Mother of disabled Child told to pay for seasoncard

[Zaba5]

No but you appear to be missing the point raised - it
Isn't about who sits with Callum this about ALL disabled children under the age of 14 and the affect this change has on disabled kids

 

[oakiecokie]

This is clearly an emotive subject for some. It's not about being heartless or any other adjective chosen by some. It's about what's fair. A child regardless of their health needs to be supervised at a match by an adult, or in any other aspect of life. I choose to go to the matches with my son or daughter and I pay so I would expect the parent or carer of anyone else to do the same.

Being an adult is different because nobody is "responsible" for you and therefore you may need help to access most aspects of life depending on the severity of your disability. To need a carer suggests to me that your disability would be severe otherwise you would just access the stadium like every other paying supporter.

Yes for me having a Lift Pass to gain access to CBL3 is a must and I would find it near impossible to walk up around the spirals.
Having said that,yesterday the bloody lift was knackered in Entrance S,so we were advised to walk around to Entrance W,where they have another lift.This was at 3.40pm and the queue was enormous,with Disabled Persons wanting to use this one lift/
In the end,with no sight of the queue moving at all and against my sons advice,we went back to Entrance S and I decided to walk up the steps.What a soft arse I was !!!
Never again and today I am truly suffering with my health.So yes,for logistical purposes I and many more are reliant on other means to help us reach our seats.

 

[bluejean1]

I can see both sides of this but my gut feeling is that this lady is virtually been getting three tickets for the price of two and wants it to stay that way. It is very sad that her little boy has a disability but to be honest, most four year olds have lost interest in the match after around ten minutes and play about, this child may be different of course. The point is that his dad goes to the match and pays for his ticket so why does he not sit with the youngster. Sort of seems strange to me that this mother has gone running to the MEN with this story right away, perhaps hoping that the club will be embarassed enough to back down. When I was working I was on the district nursing team and one of my patients was a disabled man who had a season ticket and the chap that happily took him to each game paid for his ticket too, he never wanted to be seen as a scrounger and even though he may have been entitled to a discount as an escort he was a blue through and through and was happy to pay his way.

 

[warpig]

Re: Carers of disabled fans told to pay for ticket to watch City

This is a non-story and the club are right on this in my opinion. Why should a 4-yr old with problems be treated any differently to a healthy 4-yr old? Both need someone with them and the parent or whoever takes them should pay. As has been said, the father already goes so basically she wants three tickets for the price of one.

I'm pretty sure that if a disabled adult goes and genuinely needs a carer then they will be accomodated by the club. The Disabled Supporters Association doesn't seem to be getting wound up about this and I would assume they were consulted.

i think pb sums it up rather succinctly here. does anyone know why the dad wont move ?

 

[rastus]

Re: Carers of disabled fans told to pay for ticket to watch City

This is a non-story and the club are right on this in my opinion. Why should a 4-yr old with problems be treated any differently to a healthy 4-yr old? Both need someone with them and the parent or whoever takes them should pay. As has been said, the father already goes so basically she wants three tickets for the price of one.

I'm pretty sure that if a disabled adult goes and genuinely needs a carer then they will be accomodated by the club. The Disabled Supporters Association doesn't seem to be getting wound up about this and I would assume they were consulted.

i think pb sums it up rather succinctly here. does anyone know why the dad wont move ?

He wouldn't be able to see the match and needs some respite in a difficult familly life. But hey ho were all so tough (not aimed at you) fu ck em eh

 

[warpig]

Re: Carers of disabled fans told to pay for ticket to watch City

This is a non-story and the club are right on this in my opinion. Why should a 4-yr old with problems be treated any differently to a healthy 4-yr old? Both need someone with them and the parent or whoever takes them should pay. As has been said, the father already goes so basically she wants three tickets for the price of one.

I'm pretty sure that if a disabled adult goes and genuinely needs a carer then they will be accomodated by the club. The Disabled Supporters Association doesn't seem to be getting wound up about this and I would assume they were consulted.

i think pb sums it up rather succinctly here. does anyone know why the dad wont move ?

He wouldn't be able to see the match and needs some respite in a difficult familly life. But hey ho were all so tough (not aimed at you) fu ck em eh

i don't understand. how is the mum different in the above scenario?

 

[rastus]

Re: Carers of disabled fans told to pay for ticket to watch City

i think pb sums it up rather succinctly here. does anyone know why the dad wont move ?

He wouldn't be able to see the match and needs some respite in a difficult familly life. But hey ho were all so tough (not aimed at you) fu ck em eh

i don't understand. how is the mum different in the above scenario?

Well I suppose the mum is caring, looking after her child as a primary function, glancing at the match secondary.

 

[warpig]

He wouldn't be able to see the match and needs some respite in a difficult familly life. But hey ho were all so tough (not aimed at you) fu ck em eh

i don't understand. how is the mum different in the above scenario?

Well I suppose the mum is caring, looking after her child as a primary function, glancing at the match secondary.

if I answer this, does that photo of a man landing a massive fish with a crane get posted?

 

[rastus]

i don't understand. how is the mum different in the above scenario?

Well I suppose the mum is caring, looking after her child as a primary function, glancing at the match secondary.

if I answer this, does that photo of a man landing a massive fish with a crane get posted?

Get in...lol

 

[Blue Haze]

Wow, City were giving free season tickets to parents of disabled children? That's far more generous than any sports franchise I've heard of here in the US. One game maybe, but free annual season tickets? Never heard of anything like that.