Pep: 'The players deserve a full stadium, we need our fans!'

[IanBishopsHaircut]

Its exactly what they should do.

Lots of business increase costs then make you think you are getting something for nothing and we could do the same.

Just include the CL group games in with the season ticket.

Exactly...the deal breaker for me is the fact that all the cup schemes are on your card rather than DD. I understand this regarding the normal cups as you cannot predict whether City will be home or away. But the CL is different...it's a league format initially...No reason why it cannot be included in the DD scheme as part of your season ticket

 

[gingerprince]

if pep wanted a full stadium and he feels the players need it, then the club could have easily,

if they had wanted to, simply have achieved this in the short term. however, they decided to

continue with tweaking their ticket price policy by promoting a group stage ticket bundle. the

club conceded this [only a tweak] by advertising pre-closure of CB3/SS3 for the gladbach game.


this of course relates to the original scheduled game and not to the rearranged fixture last night.


of course the two later home games in this years group stages will be seen by many who didnt

attend gladback or the home qualifier as more attractive and will attend one or more of these

two later games. i suppose the general consensus is these games will be sold out or very close too.


with a sellout crowd or close too for these two games already in house, then increased attendance

for these x2 later games can be attributed to peps passion and direct plea to the fans for additional

support....i am sure peps passion comes from the heart however the clubs spin machine likes it too.

 

[blueinsa]

Exactly...the deal breaker for me is the fact that all the cup schemes are on your card rather than DD. I understand this regarding the normal cups as you cannot predict whether City will be home or away. But the CL is different...it's a league format initially...No reason why it cannot be included in the DD scheme as part of your season ticket

Completely agree mate and the club are missing a trick imo.

When faced with a slightly larger DD payment at the start of the season or money you dont have going out of your account randomly i know what most would pick.

 

[Oils]

Pep make great demands of the players; greatly applauded.
Pep makes demands of the fans; indignant outrage.
This manager is going to transform this club throughout and he's not going to pussy foot about any issue. I know loads of City fans that follow avidly from their sofas and can more than afford to go, if he mobilises them, then great.

Spot on this, just think this game came a little early, I've had mates exactly as you describe who have followed city from their armchairs who suddenly want to go barca and Celtic. Won't be long before this thread is a distant memory.

 

[blue by birth]

Atmosphere last night was pretty good and considering that the game was rearranged with 24 hours notice I think it was a decent turnout.
UEFA didn't help by not allowing tickets to be sold on the day.
Even if it was free admission last night I don't think it would have been full because not everyone can rearrange their schedules that quickly.
Against Barcelona and Celtic we have no excuses not to fill the ground.

 

[jonmcity]

If you can afford it, join the CL cup scheme Simple. No messing around getting tickets, sit in your usual seat.
We should let none season ticket holders join a cup scheme.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Isn't the top tier of the SS closed for the Celtic game also?

 

[blue by birth]

If you can afford it, join the CL cup scheme Simple. No messing around getting tickets, sit in your usual seat.
We should let none season ticket holders join a cup scheme.

I'm in all cup schemes and most games I have to move from SS3 to SS1 as they tend to close stand or give it to away fans.
But I do agree that more people should join cup schemes if they can afford it.

 

[blueinsa]

Isn't the top tier of the SS closed for the Celtic game also?

Will be gobsmacked if it is and left empty.

Possibly its been closed because Celtic have been given it all?

 

[Burtonblue]

It is often said the crowd are the 12th man.
If Pep says booing the anthem is bad for our player moral then we should do what he says and cut it out.
The UEFA point has been made amply by now.
Let's give the team what Pep wants us to. It's the very least we should do!