The Club aren’t going to do a Spurs. They may increase junior season cards and reduce seniors, as FOCa hang up their season cards. They are also likely to reduce the amount of discount t for seniors.As an over 65 year old concessionary SC holder I'd have to agree with the first poster. He / she said that 'many' OAPs are better off than younger people. Obviously not all are but in my case and with many people I know it's a fact. No kids to buy tickets for, no mortgage to pay etc means I'm very comfortable at this stage in my life after working continuously for 53 years before retiring.
From a financial viewpoint there are no positives for the club in having many thousands of over 65s as SC holders as we pay less, I assume overall we spend less on food, drink and merchandise as in the main we are tight bastards and there is no prospect of ever paying more as with junior members. If the club thought it could get away with the backlash then concessions would already be a thing of the past like horse drawn carriages. Something along the lines of what Spurs are doing is in the pipeline I reckon.
That was in in 2012/13, two seasons later City subsidised it by 50% to £32 with the £200k to help away fans, which the Cap replaced in 2016/17.It's seems the increase is inevitable and we as fans will roll over and accept or not renew (and how the club would love that).It will always be this way (tenth increase on bounce) until we start to do something. Many years ago when arsenal charged us £72 ..us fans publicised it, made banners and the media picked up on it....shortly after we had the £30 cap. In Germany there would be banners / protests everywhere if the OAP cap was going or a 10% ST rise.....City,s match day pricing for prem / champs games is a disgrace...pricing many local fans / families out.
So far...apart from using city matters etc, we as fans have laid down and disgruntily accepted the increase. We need to start to let the club know we are not happy - en masse on match day or do nothing, apart from highlighting it on BM. I suspect WE will do nothing. Is there appetite for a coordinated protest (a banner on match day picked up by cameras etc could be a start?)
Thanks corky...I don't agree with a boycott to a game, there are other things we could do. I disagree about the lads who took the sheet in....the sheet / banner at arse got loads of media attention and raised the issue. I know your not advocating a boycott. Sheff weds fans last night held up yellow posters slating their chairman..sky highlighted it and had a brief discussion.That was in in 2012/13, two seasons later City subsidised it by 50% to £32 with the £200k to help away fans, which the Cap replaced in 2016/17.
The fans who paid the money but took a sheet in protecting in 2012/13 didn't help, the best thing was not to go, but City fans have never organised a boycott to an a match which was attractive to them, only ones they didn't fancy anyway.
City Matters ……do you have something to report on these plans ?
Probably not ….silly question really I guess ….
Three of us sit in CB level 2, all 65 by the end of May, never any luck when it comes to dosh, back in the day when Building Societies turned into banks two of us were with the Nationwide who retained Independent status whilst the likes of the Halifax gave dividends of a few grand to its “members”.Given that I'll be 65 this year, this is inevitable.
Sorry dont knowWhat discounts do you get over 65? Obviously you personally don’t get that but I have no idea what the discount is.