North Stand expansion - seating, ticketing etc

[mayo31]

Yeah, I agree mate. Someone who has bought a match day ticket early on for one of those games when there were no £30 tickets available kind of gets penalised for committing early to a ticket in another section that has cost £20-£30 more but on the flip side what do the club do if 1500 or so extra tickets suddenly become available a week or so in advance of a match that isn’t considered a marquee fixture?

The problem partly is the club does not communicate why it has done certain things

We now just say because they are greedy but the point we just discussed shows they not always

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

I can't say I'm 100% sure on this but I have seen on here that a SC can be transferred to another family member in the circumstances you mention but all loyalty points are wiped.

Thanks for the reply mate, that's really helpful as it's something my family is going to have to consider at some point sadly, so its good to get an idea of where we would stand with it.

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

Sorry, the season ticket stuff has kind of passed me by. Can I just check I have this right, that the club are no longer offering season tickets for sale, at all?

Does anyone know if a season ticket holder is an OAP and decided to stop going, whether the family would then get the opportunity to upgrade the ticket price to an adult ticket so another family member could go? Or would they lose the season ticket altogether in that scenario?

My understanding is that a ST cannot be transferred unless that person has passed away in which case a member of the family could take it on.

Can’t do any harm to state individual circumstances to the club though and see what they say. At the end of the day they can do whatever they want I suppose!

 

[TivvyBlue]

My understanding is that a ST cannot be transferred unless that person has passed away in which case a member of the family could take it on.

Can’t do any harm to state individual circumstances to the club though and see what they say. At the end of the day they can do whatever they want I suppose!

 

[metalblue]

Can't say that corresponds exactly to my experience, EB. When I could go regularly (i.e. late sixties, right through seventies, until, basically, I changed countries, and then continents for a while) I can't remember ever being turned away from Maine Rd. I always got in on the gate. Even for derbies. And for a while, through the schoolboy gate where it was 2s/6d (or half-a-crown, which is a term you'll understand!). That was the team of Young, Bell etc, and then later the team of Watson, Tueart, Barnes etc., so not exactly charlies. It was good football. Like you, I never thought of getting a season ticket a) because I couldn't afford it at first, and b) because I never felt I needed it. Even taking account of inflation, paying £60 today for a decent seat for one match is a whole level up. Ok, it's fifty years ago, but still.
The experience of going to a football match in 2024 is a whole different level of comfort. I never once used the toilets at the Kippax because I didn't want to go through that gnarly experience (didn't even know where they were!). I held it in, simple as that.
The evolution of football has left the segment of our support which is still definitely working-class (however you define that term) behind. I actually think that prices at City are reasonable if you compare them to most other PL clubs. I won't even talk about the London clubs. But there are plenty of poor people around Greater Manchester. And some of them were match-going blues. They've had to give up. That's just a fact.

You could just turn up as “recently” as the nineties as well. Not sure about Maine Road as had ST but certainly any away I woke up on a Saturday morning, checked hangover, and fancied going to was no mither getting in to.

Its all changed with the euros in 1996 IMHO.

 

[Manchester33]

I agree they the Club are greedy but the pressure groups are now moaning about every decision Cory makes. Not thanks.

FEIW, I’ve stated subsidising match day ticket prices in the OSc Branch that I run. Actions speaks louder then word:!

The club keep making terrible decisions (for fans) so it's perfectly acceptable for fans to call them out. Just in recent months they've:

- Increased SC prices again
- Charging disabled fans to park
- Introduced Flexigold (£150 ticket tax)
- Playing a home game in a white shirt
- Giving fans one day's notice before cup scheme payments go out

Fans moaning (as you put it) has led to two of those changes. It worked.

The second line I quoted shows that you disagree with the clubs pricing policy to the extent that you're having to act on it. Yes, actions do speak louder than words, but if you don't say anything about it, why would it ever change?

The club does many things brilliantly (especially on the pitch), but it also does many things horrifically (Ticketing and supporter relations spring to mind). We are allowed to be critical when the club's actions warrant it and we have lots of previous examples where fan action has worked!

Therefore I don't think it's fair for you to call our supporters groups who are bringing attention to these mistakes.

 

[jrb]

The OSC are working behind the scenes on behalf of 'their' members

 

[Gone for a Burton]

The OSC are working behind the scenes on behalf of 'their' members

Could do with Garry Cooke as Chairman.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

The club keep making terrible decisions (for fans) so it's perfectly acceptable for fans to call them out. Just in recent months they've:

- Increased SC prices again
- Charging disabled fans to park
- Introduced Flexigold (£150 ticket tax)
- Playing a home game in a white shirt
- Giving fans one day's notice before cup scheme payments go out

Fans moaning (as you put it) has led to two of those changes. It worked.

The second line I quoted shows that you disagree with the clubs pricing policy to the extent that you're having to act on it. Yes, actions do speak louder than words, but if you don't say anything about it, why would it ever change?

The club does many things brilliantly (especially on the pitch), but it also does many things horrifically (Ticketing and supporter relations spring to mind). We are allowed to be critical when the club's actions warrant it and we have lots of previous examples where fan action has worked!

Therefore I don't think it's fair for you to call our supporters groups who are bringing attention to these mistakes.

Fair points about the Club making some very poor decisions. They definitely have . I don’t want to offend you guys. I just see a few of the contentious issues a bit differently eg because the kids on our supporters bus love what they see as season cards / going to the games regularly. They don’t see the parents paying the up front charges.

I’m glad the Cup scheme payment date has been put back. I read the article in the Evening News and if City Matters, 1894 and similarly minded reps see that as the only way to go e.g. because talks with the Club are so unproductive then fair dos. Just one point from the article. My idea of disgusting (not your word) is more to do with things like the IRA bombing Warrington etc. Yes it’s very frustrating when hospitality seats are plonked in the new North Stand though and the charging disabled people full parking fees was shite.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

The OSC are working behind the scenes on behalf of 'their' members

We’d be lost without Sir Kevin.

Anyway, we all want more affordable tickets and a better atmosphere in the ground.