I'm happy to pay an increase on my season ticket if it meant that individual match day tickets were lower and kids tickets even lower.
Just because I won't join in the protest doesn't mean I don't care about the issues being raised but I think the only way the club take real notice is if everyone boycotts food and drinks and buying stuff from the club owned store on match days.
I hope the protest goes well and I hope it has the desired effect but I honestly don't believe it will.
And he will get his mate's point of view.
Then he could ask me for example and I would give him my point of view which is muddled by the plethora of reasons being given out here and elsewhere.
Then he could ask one of the people on here discussing those reasons and get another point of view.
That is all I meant. I am with the fans but, as always, try to be devils advocate and see all sides. Which is very difficult on this one I have to say. :-)
I know it's easy to say ignore him because I'm shit at following my own advice on that but it's worth noting that he's not offering up this viewpoint in anything like good faith due to the fact that he has a track record of forever trolling on threads like this.
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion of course but there seems to be a clique of people on this thread who are happy to anonymously spout off from behind their keyboards and not have the balls to say those same things in person to the people who will be protesting tonight. If those people were truly interested in finding out a bit more about what's going on instead of simply running off at the mouth and spouting vitriol, they would've read and digested the excellent post from @BertM19 that covers pretty much every aspect of the discontent amongst a growing number of fans. Or they may come over to the main entrance tonight and have a chat with some of the people who will be getting involved in order to better educate themselves. But certain people aren't interested in that one bit. They'll be happy to accept any price freeze/decrease that might come about as a result of this action though.
So the empty seats are only in the top tiers?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.
Exactly. I get that some fans simply aren't up to speed with it all and my post wasn't aimed at them.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.
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.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.
No there's plenty of empties in lower tiers too..So the empty seats are only in the top tiers?
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.Aren't they having problems selling out for the Manchester Derby I read somewhere.
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.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. :-)
With them small red seats it’s difficult to see on the tv.No there's plenty of empties in lower tiers too..
Those seats are way too small..if they had the same size seats and leg room as we do their capacity would be much smallerWith them small red seats it’s difficult to see on the tv.
Much different than our big shiny blue seats!
Why would we need 9 ticket providers then?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.
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!!!! :-)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.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
Why would we need 9 ticket providers then?