Roll call for 9 minute protest

[Shirley]

Bollocks..there's plenty of empty seats at the swamp most games..they even turn down the lights in the top tiers to try and hide them.

So the empty seats are only in the top tiers?

 

[M18CTID]

The City fans that don't know or who aren't on social media a lot probably would support this, but there are some who wont support it because of one reason and one reason only.

This thread is littered with clues, from blues who are only blues from a certain perspective.

Exactly. I get that some fans simply aren't up to speed with it all and my post wasn't aimed at them.

 

[Eccles Blue]

The reasons aren't muddled. They are very clear, regardless of how many reasons there are .The club has caused the reasons, not the fans. The fans haven't done anything wrong. No blame should be attached to the fans. The club should and must take full responsibility for what has happened, and why we as a club we have ended up in this situation.

I am not apportioning blame to anyone. As I said I try to see all sides but I am on the side of the fans.
I just try and point out the way(s) Pep might be looking at it. :-)

 

[blue by birth]

So the empty seats are only in the top tiers?

No there's plenty of empties in lower tiers too..

 

[aka blue jambo]

Fully support this

 

[M18CTID]

Aren't they having problems selling out for the Manchester Derby I read somewhere.

Somewhat surprisingly - with it being the Derby - they've reintroduced the concessionary prices for the match which would indicate that demand isn't exactly off the scale.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I am not apportioning blame to anyone. As I said I try to see all sides but I am on the side of the fans.
I just try and point out the way(s) Pep might be looking at it. :-)

I’m trying to see it as an unfocused, hastily put together protest that will be useful to gauge the scale of how many fans are on board with it moving forwards.

If there is enough support, there needs to be far better organisation and focussed messaging moving forward.

There also needs to be far less hostility to fans that aren’t as passionate about this issue as others may be.

The vast majority of fans at the match tonight won’t be in the loop fully. It’ll be interesting to see how many join in.

 

[Shirley]

No there's plenty of empties in lower tiers too..

With them small red seats it’s difficult to see on the tv.
Much different than our big shiny blue seats!

 

[Eccles Blue]

*tongue in cheek alert time*
If I were going to the match tonight and supporting the 9 minutes please may I start my ascent to my seat on the front row at kick off as it takes me about 7 minutes to get down to my seat anyway these days!!!




Sorry, you know I get concerned when you all get angsty with each other (& me) as we need to be a cohesive force to win our argument. :-) :-) Hope I get forgiven and not banned.

 

[blue by birth]

I agree about there should be less hostility to fans who aren't joining in the protest.
Serious question here..how many of the fans who are going to protest will still be buying food and drink ... because in my opinion the club are raising prices and using ticketing sites in order to maximise revenue..the best way to get back at them is through boycotting food and drink in the ground.
Plus with so much food going unsold and not being able to keep until the next match they will have to dispose of it..maybe to the food bank..so it's a win win situation for the food bank too

 

[blue by birth]

With them small red seats it’s difficult to see on the tv.
Much different than our big shiny blue seats!

Those seats are way too small..if they had the same size seats and leg room as we do their capacity would be much smaller

 

[fathellensbellend]

travelling 6 hours round trip, but will support the protest, the club has seriously let the fans down, although the 1000's of empties should tell the story.

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

The club sets the prices for match-day and season-ticket prices. There are 37,000 season ticket holders. Almost all match-day tickets are bought direct from City. I think the number of 3rd party sales are relatively minor.

Why would we need 9 ticket providers then?

 

[wahablue]

We park about a mile from the ground,I am 79 soa fair walk,then up to level 3.Sorry But I will need my seat,both hips replaced right knee replaced.Feel pleased with myself on completion Level 3 no place to rest,so sorry off straight to my seat.

 

[Eccles Blue]

I agree about there should be less hostility to fans who aren't joining in the protest.
Serious question here..how many of the fans who are going to protest will still be buying food and drink ... because in my opinion the club are raising prices and using ticketing sites in order to maximise revenue..the best way to get back at them is through boycotting food and drink in the ground.
Plus with so much food going unsold and not being able to keep until the next match they will have to dispose of it..maybe to the food bank..so it's a win win situation for the food bank too

I have my own protest going on anyway.... I am not buying food until they bring back the Meat and Potato pies in CBL1 concourse!!!! :-)

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

I agree about there should be less hostility to fans who aren't joining in the protest.
Serious question here..how many of the fans who are going to protest will still be buying food and drink ... because in my opinion the club are raising prices and using ticketing sites in order to maximise revenue..the best way to get back at them is through boycotting food and drink in the ground.
Plus with so much food going unsold and not being able to keep until the next match they will have to dispose of it..maybe to the food bank..so it's a win win situation for the food bank too

The hostility comes from the ones not participating. The problems city are dishing on thousands of fans doesn't impact on them so they are preaching why we are wrong to protest. No issue if you are participating in it or not, but don't tell blues who are feeling the crunch and have done for years that they are wrong for trying to put a stop to it.

 

[mexico1970]

Why would we need 9 ticket providers then?

The puzzler is what happens to the big game tickets with match day members not getting anywhere near the tickets because they are gone before you blink it's like they were never available?

Are matchday members just there to pick up the slack on the "Less interesting" games because the people who go to the bigger games can't be arsed, that'll be SC holders and tourists alike.

 

[Mike S]

I was chatting to a mate yesterday whose season ticket is in SSL3. He doesn't get his ticket checked by stewards when going from the concourse to his seat. So why do we get checked in SSL115 ? Do only a handful of blocks have this ridiculous second check ? Being in 115 I just see mayhem after 9 minutes if hundreds are then trying to get to their seats at the very same time and the hi viz jacketed power crazy stewards are trying their best to piss everyone off by this additional check of your ticket....

 

[uwerosler28]

I was chatting to a mate yesterday whose season ticket is in SSL3. He doesn't get his ticket checked by stewards when going from the concourse to his seat. So why do we get checked in SSL115 ? Do only a handful of blocks have this ridiculous second check ? Being in 115 I just see mayhem after 9 minutes if hundreds are then trying to get to their seats at the very same time and the hi viz jacketed power crazy stewards are trying their best to piss everyone off by this additional check of your ticket....

We have never been checked in 302

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

The club sets the prices for match-day and season-ticket prices. There are 37,000 season ticket holders. Almost all match-day tickets are bought direct from City. I think the number of 3rd party sales are relatively minor.

But presumably the 3rd party sales are helping Dippers/Rags/Tarquins get in the home end, not to mention Real Madrid ‘fans’ sporting hair clippers.

Even if the number is low, the impact is high.