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

ManCityX said:
Comments are about empty seats and not selling out.

Like Everton in the league cup when over 50k were there.
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I'm not averse to empty seats but when the club have priced as as well as they have what do they have to do to get fans through the door?
 
I went, with both of my littleuns, the south stand was great tonight.

It's a real mission for people mid week, I get that, but fuck me....the best players we have ever had, playing the best football we have ever seen, and so many just can't be arsed

It's not the money for the majority, it's being arsed, simple as that
 
Weird!

Bournemouth at home on Saturday, and it will sell out. 54,000+. Especially after tonight's performance.

Expect the odd remaining seats in each block to go over the coming days.

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goalmole said:
The football world has lost touch with the reality of the lives of it's fans, most of whom are ordinary working people struggling to make ends meet. There was some talk on the radio today about Championship clubs charging £40 a go to watch them. It's fucking bonkers.
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leeds v blackburn £40
 
To be honest I think evyone wants a solution, the fans, Pep, the players, the club. Nothing's impossible to solve and it needs a solution but that's only possible if the problem is evident and then discussed at all levels. There's so many varying points on here that there's no one singular cause that jumps out. If it's solely down to cost then that's the negotiation required with the club. Negotiate to lower the prices or offer other incentives as no doubt the club would prefer every seat filled and spending at the stadium but somehow I can't see it being that simple.
 
br88 said:
I know what you are trying to say but the opposition should not really be a factor. As a fan I am going to see my team play and, right now, it is brilliant to watch them and see the incredible improvement of our team. I just cannot wait to see the next game they play, irrespective of the opposition, and the brilliant entertainment they are now providing.
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Ed2607 said:
To be honest I think evyone wants a solution, the fans, Pep, the players, the club. Nothing's impossible to solve and it needs a solution but that's only possible if the problem is evident and then discussed at all levels. There's so many varying points on here that there's no one singular cause that jumps out. If it's solely down to cost then that's the negotiation required with the club. Negotiate to lower the prices or offer other incentives as no doubt the club would prefer every seat filled and spending at the stadium but somehow I can't see it being that simple.
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make it ten quid for a game wed sell out in hours and have an amazing atmosphere. tonight was well priced and it showed in the type of fan who went, obviously postponement made it difficult to get a full ground tonight though
 
jrb said:
Weird!

Bournemouth at home on Saturday, and it will sell out. 54,000+. Especially after tonight's performance.

Expect the odd remaining seats in each block to go over the coming days.

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if we were playing Barca tonight i wouldnt have gone but gone to the bournemouth game, don't ask me why i don't know why
 
I agree about the booing, it's got childish now and we just look like dickheads.
 
bluegirl74 said:
No excuses? How about childcare arranged for last night but not possible tonight?
Those who work shifts and had already booked off last night with no option to postpone?
And that just accounts for me and the man I sit next to.
Give your head a wobble; while a lot of us do what we can to be available for home games, it's not as if we don't have other factors to consider.
Or am I just not a big a blue as you?
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There were mitigating circumstances but fact is less than 45k sold last night which is disappointing
 
Blue Maverick said:
He also has to realise we don't all have bottomless pockets, I know the games are relatively cheap, but flog them for a £10 each and kids for £5 and the place will be full, otherwise people will pick premier league over CL everyday of the week. Thankfully we are away at Swansea in the cup otherwise that would have been 3 home games in a row, it's asking a lot of people to fork out that kind of money, when you look how much Bayern and Barca charge their fans for a season, maybe he can have a word with whoever sets our season ticket prices.[/QUOTE

The prices were cheap for tonight's game
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greasedupdeafguy said:
It is weird our fanbase at the moment. I do think a certain level of apathy has developed as fans are now so used to success. Strange example but last year we couldn't fill the academy stadium for the youth cup final yet 10 years about 20k turned up for when we beat chelsea. You then look at games like Hamburg and Newcastle in 2004 when where the Etihad was filled to the brim and extremely hostile. You don't see that anymore.

Cost is certainly a major reason and probably why I wont be going to the Barce game.

Also while the club has tried to improve the 'match day experience' it has certainly sanitised the experience which i'm sure has put of a lot of the old hard core. Probably the biggest reason why the crowds are so poor in cups imo
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Very good point about our weird fan base and the example of the youth cup final. I do actually think City fans generally are very individualistic and very cynical, we don't lap everything up like other fan bases, we question a lot, we are quite bleak and fatalistic and a million miles from lemmings at other clubs, we are not mawkish or flamboyant, we don't strut around or give it the big one, we are different whether that is a good thing or a bad thing I don't know.
 
He's right. Our Champions League support isn't good enough, however those who did make the effort tonight were superb 2nd half.

For those saying that it was priced fairly, it's worth considering that although it was, a lot of fans will prefer to overpay for Barcelona tickets and therefore not be able to afford tonight.

It stings a bit as fans when you're told your not good enough, and there's a case to be made that Pep shouldn't be calling fans out. But he's right, the support isn't good enough in the Champions League.
 
If ever there was value for money, it's watching a Pep team. Should be queues around the ground to see the football we're producing right now.

we also need to get over the fact we will attract tourists. Our attendances have shown we actually need them. Had 2 lads next to me today for who it was clearly their first game, they were live streaming almost the entire game and asking me for lyrics to some of the songs, apart from hiss arm ocassionally getting in my way they were no bother, were enjoying themselves and loving the atmosphere and even tried to join in despite clearly not knowing/understanding the songs. A few idiots though were having a go at them for no reason other than not being lifelong hardcore City fans.Thankfully, i don't think they realised it was aimed at them or they choose to ignore it. They bothered to turn up, they shouldn't be treated any differently.
 
I didn't know the tickets were only £17.50.
At that price me and my dad would have gone.

I'm a 40 year old bloke with kids and don't have a ton of spare cash so can only get there a few times a season.

Point I'm making is if I'd have known about the price I'd have gone.
When discounted tickets go on sale, clearly they need to advertise it better.
How many others didn't know.
 
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