North Stand expansion - seating, ticketing etc

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Why don’t you get on to the Club the

I hope you are going to apply that logic to any discussion about any club related topic.

If the club doesn't give a rats arse about City Matters then me mailing Danny Wilson about releasing more FGs is completely pointless wouldn't you say?

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I hope you are going to apply that logic to any discussion about any club related topic.

If the club doesn't give a rats arse about City Matters then me mailing Danny Wilson about releasing more FGs is completely pointless wouldn't you say?

The Club have already committed to releasing 3k more flexi-golds

 

[Prophet of Doom]

Everything is controlled by the bean counters now and it’s gonna get much worse.

Why would they want more seasoncard holders paying less than every other option they have to flog the tickets. There will never be another new seasoncard sold.

It’s been interesting watching the decisions by multiple clubs over concession tickets at the moment.

With new seasocards no longer available to younger fans - the average age of seasoncard holders at many clubs must be creeping towards there being more concessions than normal within 10-15 years. The solution the clubs are taking is to get rid of concessions. Why do they want ticket revenue to decrease durimg a period it should only go up !

The clubs will think they can justify a minimum of upwards of £100 a ticket in the next 5 years - just like the music gig market now operates.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

The Club have already committed to releasing 3k more flexi-golds

True but I'd say there is a very good chance that next summer most / all non SC renewals in the rest of the stadium to the extended NS2 will be held back for match day sales. As has been the case for the last three summers.

 

[Prophet of Doom]

True but I'd say there is a very good chance that next summer most / all non SC renewals in the rest of the stadium to the extended NS2 will be held back for match day sales. As has been the case for the last three summers.

They are gonna be busy at Livefootball tickets with an extra 8000 tickets to try sand flog for £300 every match !

 

[jrb]

I think we should let this play out as the club aren't going to change their mind, and let the club fall on it's own sword when hundreds and possibly thousands of tickets remain unsold for matches when the North stand is expanded. Like most other City fans who know what's going on, I won't shed a single tear. I'll just smile as I look around the Etihad at all the empty seats.

 

[Luddite_Blue]

With the new stand opening in the middle of next season and the following year being its first full season, how many years will that be with no season tickets being released? It occurs to me that if for a period of 10-15 years only flexigold tickets were issued then with season ticket attrition there'd come a point where the number of flexigold tickets will equal and then surpass the number of season tickets.

Also, if in say 5 years there were 10,000 flexigold tickets and City were thinking of releasing 3,000 season tickets then how would they allocate them? Because even if City gave priority to flexigold holders, then 5,000 who missed out on the season tickets would make more impact rightly complaining than the 3,000 who were glad to obtain season tickets (assuming 2,000 weren't bothered either way). It thus occurs to me that once there are a certain number of flexigold ticketholders, it will become difficult to release more season tickets and what appeared to be a short term option is turning into a long term plan.

Now I don't think this has been fully determined as yet and there are factors, such as whether the seats not bought by flexigold holders 3 weeks before sell,which will confirm the direction of travel. But if things go swimmingly then is the club under the stewardship of Soriano going to forego the £150 premium plus the differences between match selling price and average price of a game on a season ticket for the tickets flexigold ticket holders don't take up? And that is then effectively an increase by stealth of £150 for any new "seasonticket".

 

[Bluesince1979]

Everything is controlled by the bean counters now and it’s gonna get much worse.

Why would they want more seasoncard holders paying less than every other option they have to flog the tickets. There will never be another new seasoncard sold.

It’s been interesting watching the decisions by multiple clubs over concession tickets at the moment.

With new seasocards no longer available to younger fans - the average age of seasoncard holders at many clubs must be creeping towards there being more concessions than normal within 10-15 years. The solution the clubs are taking is to get rid of concessions. Why do they want ticket revenue to decrease durimg a period it should only go up !

The clubs will think they can justify a minimum of upwards of £100 a ticket in the next 5 years - just like the music gig market now operates.

I never understand the comparison of gig prices to football prices. Its so different.

I may pay £100 to see , say, coldplay, as a one off every few years. But im not paying that to watch coldplay every other week

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Everything is controlled by the bean counters now and it’s gonna get much worse.

Why would they want more seasoncard holders paying less than every other option they have to flog the tickets. There will never be another new seasoncard sold.

It’s been interesting watching the decisions by multiple clubs over concession tickets at the moment.

With new seasocards no longer available to younger fans - the average age of seasoncard holders at many clubs must be creeping towards there being more concessions than normal within 10-15 years. The solution the clubs are taking is to get rid of concessions. Why do they want ticket revenue to decrease durimg a period it should only go up !

The clubs will think they can justify a minimum of upwards of £100 a ticket in the next 5 years - just like the music gig market now operates.

I agree with the gist of what you are saying Prophet, except loads of season cards will be passed on to Blues with the blessing of City, when relatives pass away. That’s established practice.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

The Club have already committed to releasing 3k more flexi-golds

Is that official Tim, I’ve not seen anything myself?