Season Tickets - 2023/24

[Blue and still suffering]

Having made a comment on here yesterday and seen further comments and a couple of replies I have given it some thought.
We are a victim of our own success, people will always follow successful teams with big name players and I don't have an issue with that.
I suppose my point was that some of the people who attend view it in the same way as going to the theatre or to the cinema rather than going to watch a game.

 

[jrb]

No comment.
Just a retweet of the CM’s statement.

https://twitter.com/kevinp184?lang=en-GB

Contrast and compare.

City Matters statement regarding season ticket pricing for the 2023/2024 season.

https://twitter.com/citymattersreps

 

[Keeper!]

I don’t get the half and half scarves, and I know tourists will buy them, but a half and half wearer isn’t necessarily a tourist. Iv’e seen families of City fans with a child with one, maybe the childs first game souvenir, but even fans that look like regulars buying them, maybe they collect them.
My biggest surprise was being outside the gates when the Bayern fans,that supposedly hate the City model, marched up with their drums I assume hardcore Bayern fans, loads of them jumping out and buying them from the local scarf trader, he was doing a roaring trade.

100%

A sign of the times? the end of the tribal nature of football, I genuinely hope not.

 

[Brendan110_0]

Now I'm no longer involved in City Matters, I'm going to go public with this. I know, because I saw the board minutes, that back in 2017, the subject of ticket prices was raised round this time of year, when planning for the following season. The board agreed that fans had been asked to absorb a number of price rises over the previous seasons and felt season ticket prices were high enough and shouldn't be increased.

Of course they were increased and I can guess who made that decision, in defiance of the board. Our CEO's view (and I've had this confirmed by a third party) is that while we're enjoying the success we're enjoying them we should expect to pay more to watch it.

I can also tell you that the same person was planning for a European Super League for a number of years prior to the botched announcement a couple of years ago. Had the cartel clubs not made such a mess of things, we'd have been balls deep in that enterprise. It wasn't the prospect of an ESL that frightened us off but the rather clueless attempt at implementing it.

We have a CEO who has £, $ and € signs where his iris and cornea should be.

 

[jrb]

Just to clarify, as there’s one or two posters who think I’m having a go at our new fans and tourists, I’m not.

I was pointing the out different fan demographics for domestic cup games v PL and CL games.

I have met and spoken to plenty of new fans and tourists on Metrolink going to the ground, outside the ground, and inside the ground. I’ve had a few drinks with new fans and tourists.

New fans and tourists are always welcome at City. I hope they stay the course. Especially after Pep leaves and our trophy winning cycle/era stops, which it will do at some point.

 

[bluemystery]

Just to clarify, as there’s one or two posters who think I’m having a go at our new fans and tourists, I’m not.

I was pointing the out different fan demographics for domestic cup games v PL and CL games.

I have met and spoken to plenty of new fans and tourists on Metrolink going to the ground, outside the ground, and inside the ground. I’ve had a few drinks with new fans and tourists.

New fans and tourists are always welcomed at City. I hope they stay the course. Especially after Pep leaves and our trophy winning cycle/era stops, which it will do at some point.

Fully agree with the last paragraph,No doubt some tourists will move on when/if Pep/Haaland leave the club

 

[CC1]

Some? You mean one? You are right but they don’t exactly make it easy. The lady behind me stopped going as printing wasn’t an option for her. One of the chaps I go with is one of a handful who were persistent enough to get a season card after a tedious exchange of emails, phone calls and visit to the club.

If you’re being pedantic I believe The Premier League might have introduced rules about it. My point is City enforced it veciferously and didn’t exactly go out of their way to help the older fans.

Oh dear, I’m done? Ffs.

I sometimes feel that the club is over criticised in a very subjective way.

Your very negative post was not based on fact and the bit about where we place opposition fans was resolved quite quickly.

Quote;

Putting fans in danger by having away fans above us. Shitting themselves and kowtowing at every department level LiVARpool. Ignoring City Matters representatives (apparently). Making impossible promises to keep by ensuring fans that gigs at the new venue won’t coincide with City fixtures further adding to the end of game congestion and undoubtedly meaning fans leave even earlier.


It’s more supposition than fact

FFWIW I love the smart phone tickets but I’ve been able to get paper tickets for a friend when necessary.

I guess I’m happy with the club and team but you’re not. Both entitled to our view.

 

[Keeper!]

Now I'm no longer involved in City Matters, I'm going to go public with this. I know, because I saw the board minutes, that back around September/October 2017, the subject of ticket prices was raised when planning for the following season. The board agreed that fans had been asked to absorb a number of price rises over the previous seasons and felt season ticket prices were high enough and shouldn't be increased.

Of course they were increased and I can guess who made that decision, in defiance of the board. Our CEO's view (and I've had this confirmed by a third party) is that while we're enjoying the success we're enjoying them we should expect to pay more to watch it.

I can also tell you that the same person was planning for a European Super League for a number of years prior to the botched announcement a couple of years ago. Had the cartel clubs not made such a mess of things, we'd have been balls deep in that enterprise. It wasn't the prospect of an ESL that frightened us off but the rather clueless attempt at implementing it.

We have a CEO who has £, $ and € signs where his iris and cornea should be.

Update - I've found the document and here's the verbatim minute.
"The Chairman said that there should be no increase in GA ticket prices going forward as the fans' tolerance limit had been reached. Any price increases would have to be confined to premium seating."

So the CEO went against the Chairman, if that correct and I have no doubt in what you have said the Chairman must have also approved it.

 

[CC1]

Just to clarify, as there’s one or two posters who think I’m having a go at our new fans and tourists, I’m not.

I was pointing the out different fan demographics for domestic cup games v PL and CL games.

I have met and spoken to plenty of new fans and tourists on Metrolink going to the ground, outside the ground, and inside the ground. I’ve had a few drinks with new fans and tourists.

New fans and tourists are always welcome at City. I hope they stay the course. Especially after Pep leaves and our trophy winning cycle/era stops, which it will do at some point.

Good post

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

No comment.
Just a retweet of the CM’s statement.

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https://twitter.com/kevinp184?lang=en-GB

Contrast and compare.

City Matters statement regarding season ticket pricing for the 2023/2024 season.

View attachment 77123

https://twitter.com/citymattersreps

As Kevin is a member of that committee and agreed to both statements, I'm not sure what further comment you expect him to make. And comment from the OSC will be as a result of their own internal discussions.

As an OSC branch member, I understand their desire to remain "politically" neutral but I'd like to see them weigh in on these issues when it affects their own members.