Liverpool at Home... FROM £57

[willipp]

Oh well, thats made up my mind. i can just about justify 57 quid for a ticket, add to that the 35 for membership and then travel etc and not a chance im paying 140 quid to watch a game of footy. If they had set membership at maybe a tenner a lot of people would snap those tickets up.

City have fucked up here. They will alientate a lot of people not just setting ticket prices so high, but also fleecing £35 of people just to buy a ticket. They dont get much wrong, but this will just push people away.

 

[Whitefield Blue]

Probably one or two, but which one will/do YOU use?

When every game is a sellout, and ST prices are so reasonable (and payable interest free over the season), hard to know what the problem is? We all make choices. This is just one of a litany on which we all spend money.

Anyone who thought the stadium, players fees, salaries, Academy, etc, etc, etc...was all going to be paid by the Sheikh is simply deluded.

Lest anyone forgets, we actually were just hammered by FFP (Excuse #1), and are apying to watch the best team in England for the last THREE SEASONS, which has won two titles, the FA Cup (and a lost Final), the League Cup and gone further than ever in the CL.

Man gotta get paid!

Season ticket prices are NOT "so reasonable" whatsoever.

They have gone up TEN PERCENT EVERY YEAR FOR 5 YEARS.

This thread has brought out the myth that somehow City's season tickets are fairly priced. Some very limited £299 STs does not mean that the majority are fair FFS.

Still one of the cheapest ST's in the Premiership..and the most value in comparison to goals scored

Mine is now £730 (gold). Forgive me for not buying the 'one of the cheapest' myth.

Your goals scored argument is also pathetic and irrelevant. By that token if we score half the amount of goals next season I'll be getting a 50% refund. No?

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

Oh well, thats made up my mind. i can just about justify 57 quid for a ticket, add to that the 35 for membership and then travel etc and not a chance im paying 140 quid to watch a game of footy. If they had set membership at maybe a tenner a lot of people would snap those tickets up.

City have fucked up here. They will alientate a lot of people not just setting ticket prices so high, but also fleecing £35 of people just to buy a ticket. They dont get much wrong, but this will just push people away.

Who are they pushing away though?

Season tickets sold out in record time..when the expansion happens they have another 7000 on the waiting list

Casual match goers are unfortunately not a priority..the small number of available tickets for single games will sell easily as demand increases..mainly snapped up by tourists..it won't affect attendance in the slightest

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

Season ticket prices are NOT "so reasonable" whatsoever.

They have gone up TEN PERCENT EVERY YEAR FOR 5 YEARS.

This thread has brought out the myth that somehow City's season tickets are fairly priced. Some very limited £299 STs does not mean that the majority are fair FFS.

Still one of the cheapest ST's in the Premiership..and the most value in comparison to goals scored

Mine is now £730 (gold). Forgive me for not buying the 'one of the cheapest' myth.

Your goals scored argument is also pathetic and irrelevant. By that token if we score half the amount of goals next season I'll be getting a 50% refund. No?

You are sitting in one of the most expensive areas of the ground

Your choice that

I pay £705 platinum and I'm quite happy to do so

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[mrtwiceaseason]

just wait till people read what it says tickets FROM £57 !!!!

 

[willipp]

Oh well, thats made up my mind. i can just about justify 57 quid for a ticket, add to that the 35 for membership and then travel etc and not a chance im paying 140 quid to watch a game of footy. If they had set membership at maybe a tenner a lot of people would snap those tickets up.

City have fucked up here. They will alientate a lot of people not just setting ticket prices so high, but also fleecing £35 of people just to buy a ticket. They dont get much wrong, but this will just push people away.

Who are they pushing away though?

Season tickets sold out in record time..when the expansion happens they have another 7000 on the waiting list

Casual match goers are unfortunately not a priority..the small number of available tickets for single games will sell easily as demand increases..mainly snapped up by tourists..it won't affect attendance in the slightest

Your right, the ground will sell out still. But when everyone is on the atmosphere thread saying how shit it is every week then look no further than ticket prices. So yes its full, but more and more of the people who have been watching city over the decades are being priced out, and thats a sad time for football and city even if it is reality of modern day football.

 

[Whitefield Blue]

Still one of the cheapest ST's in the Premiership..and the most value in comparison to goals scored

Mine is now £730 (gold). Forgive me for not buying the 'one of the cheapest' myth.

Your goals scored argument is also pathetic and irrelevant. By that token if we score half the amount of goals next season I'll be getting a 50% refund. No?

You are sitting in one of the most expensive areas of the ground

Your choice that

I pay £705 platinum and I'm quite happy to do so

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Good for you that you're happy with a 10% increase every year for the last 5 years.

FYI I've had the same ST since the ground opened (and equivalent seat at Maine Rd) and it was perfectly affordable previously. I didn't suddenly 'choose' to sit in an expensive seat.

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

I can see both sides of this, to be fair.
As a seasoncard holder, it doesn't really impact upon me, but it is bloody expensive for a the average bloke who wants to take his couple of sprogs to the odd game.
If the Club aren't careful, they are in danger of alienating the young sink pissers, coke snorters and early leavers of tomorrow.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

i cannot believe that anyone is prepared to defend FROM £57
give your fuckin heads a wobble,you must have too much money
the excuses
payed this last year
going rate
other clubs charge this
ffpr,platinni
so you can justify 10 hours wages for a football match seriously WOW
we only have 4000/5000 match day tickets for sale so what difference does an extra £10 make on the scheme of things ? absolutely NONE !!
by dont this you price out regulars and the next generation for a few quid a game
remember these are the same people you will be targeting/chasing when you need to shift 6000 then 12000 extra season tickets ,,!! you aint going to find that many tourists mid week
genuinely feel sorry for anyone whose circumstances mean them by buying match tickets how can it be right that my lad will pay about £6.50 to watch the dippers and the kid in the next seat will pay £29 ?
this is pure greed nothing else and dont try and defend it in any way or form

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

Oh well, thats made up my mind. i can just about justify 57 quid for a ticket, add to that the 35 for membership and then travel etc and not a chance im paying 140 quid to watch a game of footy. If they had set membership at maybe a tenner a lot of people would snap those tickets up.

City have fucked up here. They will alientate a lot of people not just setting ticket prices so high, but also fleecing £35 of people just to buy a ticket. They dont get much wrong, but this will just push people away.

Who are they pushing away though?

Season tickets sold out in record time..when the expansion happens they have another 7000 on the waiting list

Casual match goers are unfortunately not a priority..the small number of available tickets for single games will sell easily as demand increases..mainly snapped up by tourists..it won't affect attendance in the slightest

Your right, the ground will sell out still. But when everyone is on the atmosphere thread saying how shit it is every week then look no further than ticket prices. So yes its full, but more and more of the people who have been watching city over the decades are being priced out, and thats a sad time for football and city even if it is reality of modern day football.

You're spot on..we will end up like our neighbours..but I think..barring a couple of clubs..the soul has been sucked out of top flight football across the board..not because of pricing IMO..though it plays a part..I think it changed when the terraces were taken out..match days were never the same after that

If you want atmosphere barring the odd title decider or big CL match..you'd have to drop a couple of divisions

Saying that..I'm not completely at the disillusioned stage yet..ask me again in 5 years..by then I'll probably be priced out too

 

[moomba]

Oh well, thats made up my mind. i can just about justify 57 quid for a ticket, add to that the 35 for membership and then travel etc and not a chance im paying 140 quid to watch a game of footy. If they had set membership at maybe a tenner a lot of people would snap those tickets up.

City have fucked up here. They will alientate a lot of people not just setting ticket prices so high, but also fleecing £35 of people just to buy a ticket. They dont get much wrong, but this will just push people away.

Who are they pushing away though?

Season tickets sold out in record time..when the expansion happens they have another 7000 on the waiting list

Casual match goers are unfortunately not a priority..the small number of available tickets for single games will sell easily as demand increases..mainly snapped up by tourists..it won't affect attendance in the slightest

IMO they are pricing out the core supporter that sustained us in the hard times in favour ofnthe new supporter/tourist that spends innthe club shop but doesnt have the same affinity with and loyalty to the club.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

I didn't suddenly 'choose' to sit in an expensive seat.

However you could 'choose' to move to a cheaper seat

I'm not arguing with you here btw

I think the price we pay to watch a game of football these days is obscene

But I also think the petrol prices are obscene

And cigs

And the price of a pint

Welcome to the capitalist 21st century

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

IMO they are pricing out the core supporter that sustained us in the hard times in favour ofnthe new supporter/tourist that spends innthe club shop but doesnt have the same affinity with and loyalty to the club.

I disagree

The core support it the majority of the 36,000+ ST holders..most of which have been holders for years

 

[chesterguy]

IMO they are pricing out the core supporter that sustained us in the hard times in favour ofnthe new supporter/tourist that spends innthe club shop but doesnt have the same affinity with and loyalty to the club.

I disagree

The core support it the majority of the 36,000+ ST holders..most of which have been holders for years

Absolutely

 

[blueparrot]

IMO they are pricing out the core supporter that sustained us in the hard times in favour ofnthe new supporter/tourist that spends innthe club shop but doesnt have the same affinity with and loyalty to the club.

I disagree

The core support it the majority of the 36,000+ ST holders..most of which have been holders for years

I think you can add a majority of blue/ citizen members to that as well I was a season ticket holder from 1976, now I live away and a season ticket doesn't suit me. I can only get to 6 games a year.
However if I can get one for £299 in the expanded stadium I could well get one. Trouble is I will still only be able to make around 6 games / season so it could well be empty except for a few games when I can lend it to friends.

 

[jollylescott]

Manchester United mkII.

Actually, do United even charge that much for games against Liverpool?

City fans set to follow the well trodden path of watching matches in the local, while the Frinton-Smiths from Kent buy £150 ticket bundles for themselves and their two kids.

sad but true

Our owners have done marvellous things for the club and the City of Manchester.

However on this particular issue they only need to look at the trend in Germany. Clubs like Dortmund and Bayern make sure they keep their tickets cheap. This ensures that the local fans who can't afford season tickets can still afford to attend the odd game.

I think the other relevant issue is that revenue from the paying punter is a very small part of the overall revenue stream flowing into the club. For this reason I believe that it would do no significant harm if the club went the other way and reduced prices, or at least offered the occasional fan a reasonable pricing structure.

I also can't understand how they can justify charging kids so much to attend. For a family it becomes a huge expense. Where are the fans of the future going to come from if parents can't afford to take their kids to a game?

My final point is that the club are not recognising the local demographics. Manchester is not one of the wealthiest cities in the UK. Hence any price increase hits hard for those that are not well off.

Come on City. Please reconsider this issue. The club is not going to go broke if local fans are looked after.

 

[chesterguy]

IMO they are pricing out the core supporter that sustained us in the hard times in favour ofnthe new supporter/tourist that spends innthe club shop but doesnt have the same affinity with and loyalty to the club.

I disagree

The core support it the majority of the 36,000+ ST holders..most of which have been holders for years

I think you can add a majority of blue/ citizen members to that as well I was a season ticket holder from 1976, now I live away and a season ticket doesn't suit me. I can only get to 6 games a year.
However if I can get one for £299 in the expanded stadium I could well get one. Trouble is I will still only be able to make around 6 games / season so it could well be empty except for a few games when I can lend it to friends.

Now this is something the club should help with as it would stop a seat being empty and give the ST holder some money back. I know certain ST can do this using viagogo but I think they should find a cheaper way for all ST holders

 

[moomba]

IMO they are pricing out the core supporter that sustained us in the hard times in favour ofnthe new supporter/tourist that spends innthe club shop but doesnt have the same affinity with and loyalty to the club.

I disagree

The core support it the majority of the 36,000+ ST holders..most of which have been holders for years

Most season ticket holders have faced fairly consistent above inflation rises as well. I'd be surprised if the number who have given up season tickets isnt significant. And will only increase if the price rises continue.

But it used to be that if you met a blue there was a good chance they went to games. As opposed to rags who watch in tv or at the pub.

 

[peter.evans]

I hope the club has a rethink on this one. Individual match ticket prices between thirty and forty pounds is seen as too much for some but would be much better than this. Come on City.

 

[Bozzie]

The way modern football is in the Premiership the only way to get 'affordable' tickets is to have a season card. Unfortunately that makes it very expensive for the guy with a couple of kids or those fans who either cannot afford a season card or who can't attend many matches. I guess, like many of my generation, I miss the spontaneity of fans being able to turn up at the ground and pay at the gate. Season ticket holders were the exception rather than the norm and I know it's not City's fault that isn't the case, football violence leading to all seater stadiums and limited capacity being the main reason. But I do feel our club has a unique opportunity to buck the trend of rip of prices. £125 for a bloke to take himself and two kids to watch City v Liverpool is, in my opinion, obscene and City do not have to charge those prices. When my Dad first took me and our kid to Maine Rd it cost him 12/6 for the three of us, I'm guessing that was probably about 1/15 of his weekly wage, what percentage of an average blokes weekly wage is £125?
Some posters have suggested that to reduce ticket prices to a more affordable level would mean a drop in revenue of about 2.5 million a year. Now if the club say that they cannot meet FFP without that 2.5 million then so be it but I can't believe that amount would make a significant dent in our finances. Every time one of those surveys comes through I always put in the "any other comments" box that the club has to be aware of the unique relationship it has with the fans and that they damage that relationship at their cost. Our owners have the finances to make a statement on ticket prices, not rip away fans off, stand out from the rest and support the supporters. As a P R exercise it's got to be worth 2.5 million in positive publicity.