Season Ticket Renewals - small increases (again)

[RACHACE]

I’ve recently come out in a relationship because City take up too much of my time and money, leaving me with little less spare. It’s not the first time that’s happened to me.

Not wanting to come across as a tool here but city probably shouldn't dominate your life to that extent bud.

There's no way I'd let it take more money out of my pocket that'd leave me in a position that I couldn't do other things. Nor would I have let it affect a relationship, unless of course I wasn't too arsed about it anyway.

It's a hobby at the end of the day and an expensive one at that. Yes there is an emotional attachment involved too that you don't get with hobbies like canoeing but still, I wouldn't allow it to stop me enjoying other stuff, especially a relationship.

 

[Stoned Rose]

It really does mate, honestly!

For years many will have been paying between £450-550 and they had a headline budget of £650. But it went above that about five years ago and over the last few years they’ve had to give up other things to allow them to afford the £795 it went up to last season. They’ve stopped going to away games, dropped Platinum, come out of the Cup Schemes. Some have given up going to gigs or meals with their other half too, no more gym membership and have ditched Sky. But now at £820 they just can’t justify it anymore.

This is where people get priced out. It’s not the individual £25 increase, or £3 a month. It’s the accumulation of £400+ increases over a eight years. Where they could justify it in the past, there’s no room in people’s budgets.

Some will have moved to cheaper seats but for others there aren’t many of them left as there is a queue now.

It’s alright for those of us who can afford it, I’m a single bloke with no kids, but for those in a different situation there’s just no justification.

We have to cut our cloth mate.

I’m a single parent and it’s difficult but I have to not have other things if I really want my SC.

There’s a £370 difference in the 2 prices you mentioned there.

£37 a month (on DD) difference over an 8 year period.

I’d argue that pretty much everybody would be able to either ‘find’ that £37 a month (eg through doing extra hours at work) or could ‘save’ that £37 a month by for example stopping smoking, not going out on the ale as often, having a less expensive phone, cutting their big shop bill, having a slightly cheaper holiday, hell even just not buying a newspaper everyday would save about £20 a month.

It’s do-able and imo City have no moral obligation to ‘help’ when options like these exist.

 

[ID70]

How much does dropping platinum affect your usual support for city over the years?

I ask because it sounds perfect but for some platinum is needed as an essential part of their match going habits are the away games.

Used to go home and away every game but started cutting back when away prices hit £50+. Although they dropped to £30 I've done less and less over the years but kept it on in case we got to for example CL final but looking at ridiculous pricing for that this year as much as I'd love to go if we got there I wouldn't be willing to pay any price. We are now constantly getting further in cup competitions so more home games and that all adds on to the ST price.

 

[kippax4ever]

Many can afford it but they don’t have the “I’m alright, Jack” attitude so are also sticking up for those who struggle or sticking it to the club for their extra huge £1m.

Without going off topic,i was wondering how much the club must spend on the masses of media c.nts over a season,
Been told its very fine dinning not a beer & pie.Yet the fans who supported through the basement off lower leagues,can now lump it.The clubs not getting it,how many trips to Wembley & the players paid for the coaches(grey matter)am sure..not the club??
Food & beverages/merchandising all goes up besides SC,so it not just a quid a game,& all for a extra £1m..

 

[daztrueblue91]

We have to cut our cloth mate.

I’m a single parent and it’s difficult but I have to not have other things if I really want my SC.

There’s a £370 difference in the 2 prices you mentioned there.

£37 a month (on DD) difference over an 8 year period.

I’d argue that pretty much everybody would be able to either ‘find’ that £37 a month (eg through doing extra hours at work) or could ‘save’ that £37 a month by for example stopping smoking, not going out on the ale as often, having a less expensive phone, cutting their big shop bill, having a slightly cheaper holiday, hell even just not buying a newspaper everyday would save about £20 a month.

It’s do-able and imo City have no moral obligation to ‘help’ when options like these exist.

This is where we disagree because I do think the club has a moral obligation not to price long-serving match going fans out of the game.

The club has made it abundantly clear that they want our prices matching the likes of United and Liverpool, and it is no surprise that a large portion of the Rag and Dipper match going fan base are tourists.

You obviously see the ticket increases as the club maximising its income. I on the other hand see it as the club trying to slowly price out loyal customers for a new breed of fan with deeper wallets.

 

[RACHACE]

Used to go home and away every game but started cutting back when away prices hit £50+. Although they dropped to £30 I've done less and less over the years but kept it on in case we got to for example CL final but looking at ridiculous pricing for that this year as much as I'd love to go if we got there I wouldn't be willing to pay any price. We are now constantly getting further in cup competitions so more home games and that all adds on to the ST price.

Good point on the champions league final. I too have generally had the opinion that I'd go no matter what but that has wained in recent years. Not convinced I'd pay 4 figures to ensure I go.

 

[jrb]

Good point on the champions league final. I too have generally had the opinion that I'd go no matter what but that has wained in recent years. Not convinced I'd pay 4 figures to ensure I go.

A Spurs fan is paying £2500 for flight, hotel, and ticket.

I wouldn’t pay that.

But each to their own.

 

[ken_barnes]

Is that platinum mate? How far from the front in SS3 are you?

We're SS2, 4 rows from front and its £725 this season to go platinum. Just wondering how big a difference in price it is up in SS3.

I'm SS3 towards the back (cheap seats). Last year was £310, next season will be £325, so roughly a 5% increase. My lads has gone from £150 to £160.
Yes its annoying having a price increase, but if you look at it as being £25.53 per match, for adult & son, that's value for money.

 

[Corky]

"It is only £XX this time, well happy etc etc"

 

[ID70]

A Spurs fan is paying £2500 for flight, hotel, and ticket.

I wouldn’t pay that.

But each to their own.

I'd have paid category 4 price for this year's at £60 but next level was £154, not a chance I'd pay that for any football match....unless it included food and drink.

At the prices now being charged I just don't know how the next generation of fans afford it. When I first went I could afford to pay out of my spends but cheapest PL ticket at City last season was £25, only take my son to cup games at £5 or 10 as I think any more for a child is just ridiculous