Individual Match Tickets

[Edghill OG]

The thing is, having a limited number of matchday tickets doesn’t prevent the club from jacking season ticket prices closer to what matchday tickets are on a game for game basis. ST prices are entirely at the club’s discretion - and they could apply the same arguments, ie best football in the world, loads of demand, if you can’t pay it someone else will…I would hope they won’t, and don’t think they’d get away with it because the number of us who would be affected is far greater than the matchday fan base, so the shouting would be much louder. But no one can be claimed for being cynical about what the club will look to monetise further next in these times, surely. We thought £70 for the rescheduled weekday Spuds fixture was bad last season, and now it turns out that was just foreplay for this season’s dry bumming.

I think that despite wanting less ST holders they're the only 'core' supporters they're interested in not alienating too much. Firstly they don't want the earache, but we all know it won't always be this rosey and therefore at current prices there's got to be a large disparity between matchday prices and season tickets. I think they're aware post-Pep there could well be a drop off and that safety net of recurring income is important to them. I don't know how many would re-new if their season ticket worked out at £65 a game currently. Even just dropping into the top 4 pile there'll be a growing number questioning it.

 

[MCFC Wirral]

They’ll let Seasoncards drop away by not putting cancelled ones back on sale. We all surely know people who’ve stopped going for a multitude of reasons.

Even after last seasons achievement, I guarantee not every single Blue renewed.

 

[Impeccable One]

When City mentioned this second match day ticket drop I suspected it was due to the price hike, last season I bought tickets right through the season in one go as I had missed the silver ticket bollox, however, if the Chelsea game is anything to go by, we are talking over a grand per adult and that’s being a fucking nomad and doesn’t count any away game or cup game.

when you throw into the mix the way our fans are treated, boiling hot days, a token amount of free water, any misdemeanour and you are dragged out, away fans can do what the fuck they want.

it‘s a club I am struggling to identify with.

Any coincidence … Chelsea, United, Arsenal & Last home game v West Ham are in the 2nd drop.

How about the 2nd drop is designed for ONE PURPOSE ….

Possible City Internal Memo : ‘By the time of the second drop we can see if we have more demand for hospitality packages at the premium games. Then we can take seats from the second drop and nobody will be the wiser. As everyone knows, we can turn a 70 quid seat in to a 400-500 quid hospitality ticket. If we still have plenty of hospitality options available, we’ll let the fans have access to all the tickets we kept back for the 2nd drop. And best of all, with less seats available in the first drop, we’ll get more people to think they should buy a hospitality ticket to ensure they are at the game.’

 

[M18CTID]

The 1000 seats that when they were put in everyone complained about not being able to see without standing up ?

It didn’t bother me that as I never stood in mine anyway, choosing to stand with my mates further back. Saved me over £200 a season compared to what they paid!

 

[M18CTID]

They’ll let Seasoncards drop away by not putting cancelled ones back on sale. We all surely know people who’ve stopped going for a multitude of reasons.

Even after last seasons achievement, I guarantee not every single Blue renewed.

Yep. I can see it going this way, and you’re right - there’s always a churn of season ticket holders every year for all manner of reasons.

 

[blueparrot]

It didn’t bother me that as I never stood in mine anyway, choosing to stand with my mates further back. Saved me over £200 a season compared to what they paid!

Maybe it would be different now with the pressure on seats but when they were there and I was buying match day tickets they always seemed to be the last available, I assume because most like me didn’t buy them and chose different seats or another game to go to.
Maybe now they’d sell but they were hard to shift when they were taken out.
Thing is the ground just isn’t big enough now and even at 61,000 tne pressure will ease a bit, but will still sell out.

 

[Alfie Budd]

They’ll let Seasoncards drop away by not putting cancelled ones back on sale. We all surely know people who’ve stopped going for a multitude of reasons.

Even after last seasons achievement, I guarantee not every single Blue renewed.

Agreed. A guy that sat four rows behind me hasn’t renewed for various personal reasons. I confidently expect to see different faces in his old seat at every game next season.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Any coincidence … Chelsea, United, Arsenal & Last home game v West Ham are in the 2nd drop.

How about the 2nd drop is designed for ONE PURPOSE ….

Possible City Internal Memo : ‘By the time of the second drop we can see if we have more demand for hospitality packages at the premium games. Then we can take seats from the second drop and nobody will be the wiser. As everyone knows, we can turn a 70 quid seat in to a 400-500 quid hospitality ticket. If we still have plenty of hospitality options available, we’ll let the fans have access to all the tickets we kept back for the 2nd drop. And best of all, with less seats available in the first drop, we’ll get more people to think they should buy a hospitality ticket to ensure they are at the game.’

Spot on mate.

 

[MCFC Wirral]

All this £100 ticket… I pay a little less for Morrissey on Wednesday but The Smiths soundtracked my teenage years and it’s a very one off. I’m Row A too.

Aside from someone taking in their first ever City match having flown in from outside Europe, I don’t see how this price can ever be justified for 90 minutes of football.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

All this £100 ticket… I pay a little less for Morrissey on Wednesday but The Smiths soundtracked my teenage years and it’s a very one off. I’m Row A too.

Aside from someone taking in their first ever City match having flown in from outside Europe, I don’t see how this price can ever be justified for 90 minutes of football.

But for many fans it will be a one off to watch City, so they can justify the cost. It’s the regular non season-card holders who will struggle to afford it repeatedly over a season.