As squirty flower partly explained in his post it is not always easy to get seats near your friends/family. Plus some people like to sit near the front (moi) and some like to be further back so that they see every inch of the pitch. :-)
Fair enough but it's not the end of the world. So much good this club does and we cry like girls over anything. I'm in level 3, never been able to meet a mate in level 1, no biggie I go to watch city not base my experience around meeting someone for a pint at half time