FA Cup Semi Final draw - Brighton

I have mixed feelings on this. I'm glad we don't have millions of half and half scarf-wearing tourists who watch the game through the camera lens of their phones like the rags and Liverpool do.

On the other hand, we do need the match day income as that's where London-based clubs like Arsenal, United, Chelsea and Spurs have a distinct advantage over us.

But where I really am concerned is, compared with Liverpool and United, the relentless tsunami of negative publicity deliberately poured out by the media. Anyone who thinks it doesn't have an adverse effect on our commercial income and attraction to new supporters denies the power of advertising.
 
Newman Noggs said:
I have mixed feelings on this. I'm glad we don't have millions of half and half scarf-wearing tourists who watch the game through the camera lens of their phones like the rags and Liverpool do.

On the other hand, we do need the match day income as that's where London-based clubs like Arsenal, United, Chelsea and Spurs have a distinct advantage over us.

But where I really am concerned is, compared with Liverpool and United, the relentless tsunami of negative publicity deliberately poured out by the media. Anyone who thinks it doesn't have an adverse effect on our commercial income and attraction to new supporters denies the power of advertising.
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We can’t just blame the media when there are people queueing up on this thread to give lazy journalists an easy job.
 
Newman Noggs said:
I have mixed feelings on this. I'm glad we don't have millions of half and half scarf-wearing tourists who watch the game through the camera lens of their phones like the rags and Liverpool do.

On the other hand, we do need the match day income as that's where London-based clubs like Arsenal, United, Chelsea and Spurs have a distinct advantage over us.

But where I really am concerned is, compared with Liverpool and United, the relentless tsunami of negative publicity deliberately poured out by the media. Anyone who thinks it doesn't have an adverse effect on our commercial income and attraction to new supporters denies the power of advertising.
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I think if it had that much of an impact the club would do something about it. Instead of continuously raising prices and giving tickets to corporates who either don't go or sit in the bar all game.
 
Newman Noggs said:
I'd say it's the other way around. Those people have been subject to so much shit they've started to believe it.
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It’s a good job the tens of thousands of us weren’t put off during our years of failure and the rags period of dmoninance.

I don’t disagree that the negative media can make it harder to attract new match going fans.
 
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cyberblue said:
The vast majority of games we have empty seats,many of those are season tickets holders who don't go anymore, some of those try to resell the tickets either through the club or various City face book sites, many go unsold because we don't have a big enough fan base wanting them. Big problem is the thousands of fans disillusioned weather they been moved from there seat to make way for hospitality or simply priced out, also the pricing for some games is just barmy.You correct though hardly suprising we not sold out Wembley with the amount of times we have been plus all the games we have played .Respect to the fans that have made most of the games
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Selling through the club is the nonsense part. They charge full whack and give the fan the season ticket price back, 1/19th.

This puts fans off. The individual match day price. That is why the sites like this and others are better for selling tickets on if someone cannot go.

Most just ask for the 1/19th or say £30.

As an aside , nobody on here knows what we have sold for Saturday. Different figures being banded about.

Some real low ones in a type of despair mode.

If someone cannot afford to go then that is no concern of mine, if someone chooses not to because they cannot be arsed, well they can be accused if not being fully committed in my opinion.

If take up is as low as some have suggested then maybe it is games like this and especially games at home in the carabou cup for instance that loyalty is actually rewarded for.
 
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I disagree that our fan base hasn’t grown. You only have to look at cup and champions league games to see the difference from 10 years ago. City have a growing support in the under 18 category and it will probably take another 10 years of success to really see the benefit of that.Rags and dippers have grown their support over decades and decades of post war success. It will take time to get anywhere near that level
 
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