how many games next season for people

[SWP's back]

with the spiralling cost of tickets home and away, and obviously the more expensive champions league what is everyone planning on doing next year.

having been someone who likes to go to every game possible, next season is a real crossroads for me, our season tickets have risen by 240 quid, and away matches are getting crazy, especially in london.

our group have decided to sack the early rounds of the league cup, especially after last season, and away games which are on sky will now by and large be watched at home.

if all our tickets rise in the same fashion next season, then i can see our days of watching city soon coming to an end.

the cost of football for a family is getting beyond control.

Get the value seasoncards - big saving

the value season card doesnt extend to families, there is no junior equivalent, so that rules them out.

also i have accrued an enourmous amount of loyalty points , earning them the hard way, ie pompey away sat evening, middlesbrough boxing day etc, these points have cost literally thousands to accumulate, and yet city in their wisdom are now in a way forgetting the fans efforts of the past and selling points for cash, totally immoral, but if you want to stay in the pecking order you have to pay.

going back to the value season card, good luck to anyone who has got one, but surely if many are paying 300 quid less for a ticket in a seat next door to someone paying 550 surely that 300 pound saving should be spread amongst all fans, it stinks in my opinion that i have to pay another 240 quid as a family for the same seats, yet a single bloke next to me will get his season ticket for the cost of my increase.

if our family are looking at 240 quid increase every year, then you can forget us in the very near future and thats a fact.

Sounds like you just like a good moan<br /><br />-- Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:50 pm --<br /><br />

Level 1 East stand where my season ticket is is the most expensive standard ticket but works out to less than £29 per home game. Standard package in the South stand is less than £24 per home game. Not exactly a kings ransom and then there are the ST cards where you are given no choice of where your seat is and that is down at less than £15 per game. It is more expensive when a family is concerned but when you were a single item and you fancied a pork pie and a cup of tea for yourself it probably cost you a fiver, married with 2 kids your pie and cuppa now costs you 20 quid thats the price of being a family. Its life. Don't go to the games, don't moan when you cannot get tickets to the big matches.

you sir should be ashamed.

Fuckin ashamed.

No he shouldn't.

No he fucking shouldn't.

 

[CTID1974]

Level 1 East stand where my season ticket is is the most expensive standard ticket but works out to less than £29 per home game. Standard package in the South stand is less than £24 per home game. Not exactly a kings ransom and then there are the ST cards where you are given no choice of where your seat is and that is down at less than £15 per game. It is more expensive when a family is concerned but when you were a single item and you fancied a pork pie and a cup of tea for yourself it probably cost you a fiver, married with 2 kids your pie and cuppa now costs you 20 quid thats the price of being a family. Its life. Don't go to the games, don't moan when you cannot get tickets to the big matches.

you sir should be ashamed.

Fuckin ashamed.

why should he, if he's saying you opted to have a family and in doing so prices go up then he's right.
thats like moaning like fook at the tills in sainsburys because the costs have doubled cos you've got a couple of kids now.

i haven't got kids but i won't go complaining when i can't afford to go because of them/wanting them to be there.

 

[belfast blue 00]

due to living in belfast im lucky to get 3 or 4 games in a season with travel and accomodation trips do add up but with work goin well hopefully get over to as many as financially possible , love to get to our first champions league game at home , though whether my city card or new city card bags me a ticket is anotha thing !

 

[bridgeblue]

Went to 41 last year, had to pay full price for my lad who was 16 in january. Told him for this season, he has to make some sort of contribution if he wants to attend most games.The problem I have is I feel guilty if I go to a game without him. We will go to all home games, not sure how many aways yet.

 

[bridgeblue]

Went to 41 last year, had to pay full price for my lad who was 16 in january. Told him for this season, he has to make some sort of contribution if he wants to attend most games.The problem I have is I feel guilty if I go to a game without him. We will go to all home games, not sure how many aways yet.

 

[kbb]

Gonna try for them all again (only missed Kiev away in last 2 seasons) but it's getting bloody expensive

 

[Abbeygoo]

TV has a big influence now on my choice of matches. Always loved going to Villa park and they have moved it the last two seasons to a Monday night and also a Saturday teatime - both on TV. Shame to say it but I saved my cash and pick those games not on TV now (Sunderland, Everton, Wigan etc)

Really looking forward to next season although I still haven't made my mind up as to whether to join one or all of the cup schemes.

 

[u2fme2]

my only hope is winning the lotto

 

[stonerblue]

I'm staggered by the amount of money people spend on football these days.

Two seasons ago £52 for Chelski was seen as taking the piss but now it seems to be around that price for most aways.

This coming season i'll be picking off the odd game or two using mates season tickets. I'll splash out on a CL away trip if we get to go anywhere interesting.

 

[S04]

Whatever amount of games that are played when I´m back in Manchester on hols.