Season Tickets - 2024/25

[pride in battle]

If you add up home games, away games, cup games, an expanded CL next season, Wembley, increased food, drink, travel, transport, etc prices over a season, watching football Is a lot more expensive than it used to be, even taking wage rises into consideration. That doesn't include the cost of living increases across the board. If most City fans could get an away ticket they would go away as well.

Most people don't go to a restaurant, a theatre, a night club, or out on the beer every week or every two weeks. Sometimes there are 3 matches in a week. And 2 matches a week on a regular basis.

Unfortunately it's life, if you can't afford something you have to drop it and pick and choose your games as a member.

Exactly he's talking out of his arse.

 

[pride in battle]

Sorry, but there's nothing horrible or smug in their post, it's just reality. People have been struggling for 3 or 4 years with keeping their houses warm and lit, going to a football match is a pure luxury.

Thank you, its reality, we all decide where we spend our money or not.

 

[pride in battle]

Put him in ignore he’s a troll of the highest order.

#SickNote speaks...

 

[Rammy Blue]

Groundhog Day…

 

[glenowen]

Look back in this thread as there is a poster who has been told by the club that you have to be 66 on August 1st to get the over 65 discount. That's not what it says on the official site and not what happened to me five years ago but it's worth bearing in mind.

Well, what that earlier poster stated is definitely incorrect about having to be 66 on August 1. I turned 65 this month and a 50% discount has been applied to my seasoncard cost for 2024/25.

 

[Belly5959]

Mines gone up £40, up to £910, thats less than £2 a match increase. In the grand scheme of things its fuck all. It is what it is. CTID

 

[PragueBlue]

The yearly increases are annoying and I genuinely feel for those that cannot afford it but I do feel it represents reasonable value for money compared to what other clubs charge and the increased costs of leisure/entertainment generally.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I treat it like the trains. You're getting a 5% increase every season now no matter what.

I can afford the increase because I can afford a season card full stop, but I wish we pushed back on things like children's prices, cup game prices, and making discounted tickets available for people once or twice a season genuinely priced out.

 

[Gordyola]

I got my renewal notice through this morning. Mine drops next season as I will be 65 in the summer so reach foc status.

Have the club offered any rationale for season ticket price increases? I've not seen anything. From what I've read in this thread prices seem to have risen between circa 4% and circa 10%. Again not clear why there are different percentage increases being applued

Look back in this thread as there is a poster who has been told by the club that you have to be 66 on August 1st to get the over 65 discount. That's not what it says on the official site and not what happened to me five years ago but it's worth bearing in mind.

The rule is Your age on August 1st
65 you get the discount


Birthday August 2nd you dont get the discount
However you should get the discount on any cup tickets

What are the categories (age bands) for Season Tickets? | Man City Help Centre

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www.mancity.com

Your age on 1st August in the renewal year determines which of the categories below applies to you:

• Junior (18 years and under)
• 18-21 years
• Adult (22 -64 years)
• Senior’s (65 years and over)
• Disabled

Please note: On your birthday, should your age take you into a different price category (age band), for home Cup games and Away games, the price you pay will depend on your age at the time the game takes place. So, for example, a Junior who turns 18 during the season will pay the published price in the next category up (18-21 years).

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

The yearly increases are annoying and I genuinely feel for those that cannot afford it but I do feel it represents reasonable value for money compared to what other clubs charge and the increased costs of leisure/entertainment generally.

I saw a middling pop punk band at the academy 2 on Friday and it was £30 and change once you'd paid fees. I don't think people fully appreciate how expensive Manchester's """""night time economy"""" is at the moment.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Got renewal for 2 adults and 2 kids gone up £90

£30 a trophy so happy with that

 

[dannybcity]

The yearly increases are annoying and I genuinely feel for those that cannot afford it but I do feel it represents reasonable value for money compared to what other clubs charge and the increased costs of leisure/entertainment generally.

The thing with "bench marking" against other clubs is that tickets are too expensive across the entire league. And then what happens when they start benchmarking against similar events? How much is the average big concert these days? £100? In America the average NFL match ticket is $377;

NFL average match tickets

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Thanks for the reply.

I contacted Mike at City Matters who has looked into it and he has confirmed, like the reply to me from the club, you have to be aged 66 on the 1st August to receive the over 65 discount.

Maybe the rules have changed since you were 65, but that is the position now.

Well, what that earlier poster stated is definitely incorrect about having to be 66 on August 1. I turned 65 this month and a 50% discount has been applied to my seasoncard cost for 2024/25.

I agree that 65 on August 1st is correct but I advised the poster quoted above yours to contact City Matters and Mike Ash has confirmed the club position to him.

It looks like either incompetent club employees or some sort of sneaky tweaking of the T&Cs

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I treat it like the trains.

As in you hide in the toilet to avoid a ticket check, or you slap anyone having a kip?

 

[PPT]

The thing with "bench marking" against other clubs is that tickets are too expensive across the entire league. And then what happens when they start benchmarking against similar events? How much is the average big concert these days? £100? In America the average NFL match ticket is $377;

NFL average match tickets

Which is where the American red shirted teams owner's are trying to drive the PL prices. To be fair all of the other owners are not exactly battling to stop it either.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

id like to think that also but it doesn’t take much for things to go wrong, a couple of wrong managers, not winning a league for a few years etc, then we don’t become as attractive to support, everything is cyclical, let’s face it we are 16 years in and doing well, get Pep signed for another 16 and then we should be ok.

We might make a bad managerial choice but we will put it right quickly. We won't drift like Man United or Chelsea have done. The whole club is healthy and the long term ambition will stay the same. But yeah, I'd have Pep forever if I could!

 

[remember arthur mann]

Irishi has said interest rates coming down, wages going up !! A little bit of alternative there.

 

[nozzyblue]

This is what happens when you've got nobody with any sort of emotional connection to the club other than hitting finance targets running the operations. Think its quite sad how little they care about the long standing fans. I'd say it will be their loss eventually but im not sure anymore

 

[Oyster28catcher]

Dear fans, I mean customers,

You have been and will continue to be shafted

 

[I'm not really here]

More prices rises?

Yes please!

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Not my fault if you can't afford it.

these situations show who people really are.
Almost seems like blues are looking down their noses at other blues who aren't as financially sound.