Season Tickets - 2024/25

[Edghill OG]

No they club aren’t yet.

I just don’t see what advantages Flexi Gold gives a season ticket holder for the £150.

You can do most of that for free now.

If City gave a fair refund on a ticket not being used and it went straight back into a bank account a lot more people would make the effort to list their tickets on the seat exchange.

Somebody said if you go onto Flexi as a Gold ST holder then you can't reinstate it down the line? Not sure how true that is but they didn't let the Silvers upgrade initially. Probably only let them do it this time as they're offering too many different season-tickets it's become convoluted. Remember when they said the Silver was just for current ST holders?

I thought Silver was quite a good idea as an OPTION. They killed it by charging full rate for the ESL teams. If they charged 45-50 for those games instead of 70+ people might have been tempted. Some may have bought Silver and only added the dippers and rags. Providing they guaranteed they could upgrade it again the following season of course. They killed that initiative by their greed.

 

[Centurions]

No they club aren’t yet.

I just don’t see what advantages Flexi Gold gives a season ticket holder for the £150.

You can do most of that for free now.

If City gave a fair refund on a ticket not being used and it went straight back into a bank account a lot more people would make the effort to list their tickets on the seat exchange.

Perhaps I'm still misunderstanding then but surely for someone who can't or doesn't want to attend all games they can just pay for the ones they can get to? The initial costs of tickets come out of the £150 so it's possible that they wouldn't even use all of the £150 up? For only a few games it's cheaper than the cheapest ST and the seat gets used by someone who will be there?

Or have I got that entirely wrong?

 

[bluesmith]

Perhaps I'm still misunderstanding then but surely for someone who can't or doesn't want to attend all games they can just pay for the ones they can get to? The initial costs of tickets come out of the £150 so it's possible that they wouldn't even use all of the £150 up? For only a few games it's cheaper than the cheapest ST and the seat gets used by someone who will be there?

Or have I got that entirely wrong?

The way I understand it is the £150 is on top of the price of the tickets, so if you buy all 19 games you pay the same as a season ticket sat in the same area plus £150. I think there is a 10 game minimum too.

 

[jrb]

Perhaps I'm still misunderstanding then but surely for someone who can't or doesn't want to attend all games they can just pay for the ones they can get to? The initial costs of tickets come out of the £150 so it's possible that they wouldn't even use all of the £150 up? For only a few games it's cheaper than the cheapest ST and the seat gets used by someone who will be there?

Or have I got that entirely wrong?

OK. But why would the club sell a 19 game season ticket to a person who is only going to attend less than £150 worth of games? There are City fans who are desperate to get a season ticket and would attend all the games. If the club do that, they might as well use that seat for 19 match day tickets instead. People do miss games for various reasons. We all do it.

 

[117 M34]

So 40% of season card holders don’t go to low profile midweek games (Burnley at home). City Matters revelation from Ian Cheeseman’s podcast.No wonder City are trying to look at alternatives including flexi gold. It’s not a panacea but let’s see how it goes.

In addition, the stats revealed that only about 5K of the 100k match day members went to more than a few CL games in the last couple of years. The stats indicate that it wasn’t just tourists at last season’s Real Madrid semi final!

Other interesting info included there being 36,500 season card holders.

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The maths doesn’t make sense to me.
How can only 5000 members have been to a champions league game?
After season ticket holders who want one have bought tickets, there are more than 5000 empty seats for most (all?) champions league games and they generally sell out so who is buying them if it's not members?

 

[Tim of the Oak]

The maths doesn’t make sense to me.
How can only 5000 members have been to a champions league game?
After season ticket holders who want one have bought tickets, there are more than 5000 empty seats for most (all?) champions league games and they generally sell out so who is buying them if it's not members?

More than a few like I said. The the maths might make sense. A lot of people just want to be a member and if they get to 1 game a season they are happy.

 

[jrb]

Somebody said if you go onto Flexi as a Gold ST holder then you can't reinstate it down the line? Not sure how true that is but they didn't let the Silvers upgrade initially. Probably only let them do it this time as they're offering too many different season-tickets it's become convoluted. Remember when they said the Silver was just for current holders initially?

I thought Silver was quite a good idea as an OPTION. They killed it by charging full rate for the ESL teams. If they charged 45-50 for those games instead of 70+ people might have been tempted. Some may have bought Silver and only added the dippers and rags. Providing they guaranteed they could upgrade it again the following season of course. They killed that initiative by their greed.

I agree. There are now so many season ticket options it’s getting confusing. Not to mention working out what benefits each season ticket option has or hasn’t got.

I’m sticking with a platinum season ticket next season. If I start missing out on away games then I’m going to a normal season ticket in the future. I’ll stay in the cup schemes to guarantee a cup final ticket even though I’m a season ticket holder with nearly 25,000 points, so I should be able to get cup final tickets without being in the cup schemes. Bit by bit I’m going to come out of loyalty schemes that benefit the club, but no longer benefit me.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I attended Burnley at home on my season card. And flew into the country to do it! Does that give me associate membership of the York Away brigade?

 

[Centurions]

The way I understand it is the £150 is on top of the price of the tickets, so if you buy all 19 games you pay the same as a season ticket sat in the same area plus £150. I think there is a 10 game minimum too.

Ahh, now I don't understand the attraction so much.

OK. But why would the club sell a 19 game season ticket to a person who is only going to attend less than £150 worth of games? There are City fans who are desperate to get a season ticket and would attend all the games. If the club do that, they might as well use that seat for 19 match day tickets instead. People do miss games for various reasons. We all do it.

It was just a question bud as I wasn't sure I had it it right, as it happens I didn't.

 

[jrb]

Quick question.

When buying next seasons season ticket on the OS, is there an option for the pay in full in July, or do you have to contact supporter services to do that?
Thanks.

 

[bluesmith]

Quick question.

When buying next seasons season ticket on the OS, is there an option for the pay in full in July, or do you have to contact supporter services to do that?
Thanks.

Yes there is.

 

[jrb]

Yes there is.

Thanks.

 

[jrb]

Sorry. One more question. Can you use the Metrolink card anytime or can you only use it on match days?

From the Q&A’s.

Ticket holders can travel from 9.30am on weekdays and anytime on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

 

[bluesmith]

Sorry. One more question. Can you use the Metrolink card anytime or can you only use it on match days?

From the Q&A’s.

Ticket holders can travel from 9.30am on weekdays and anytime on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Matchdays only

 

[jrb]

Matchdays only

Thanks.

I won’t bother. I tend to walk to the ground after getting the 192 into town, stopping off for a couple of scoops in 7 Brothers. I never get the tram back into town after the match.

 

[BillingeBlue]

The way I understand it is the £150 is on top of the price of the tickets, so if you buy all 19 games you pay the same as a season ticket sat in the same area plus £150. I think there is a 10 game minimum too.

That's correct, so I don't see it as an attractive proposition for existing SC card holders. There is no doubt this is a scheme that favours the club more than fans as it helps them sell unsold seats at a higher price.
That said however, it will be an attractive scheme to some. As a matchday member (FOC), I will have attended 13 PL games by the end of this season, and that would have been 15 games if I could have got a ticket for the Arsenal and Rags games. So I am interested in this offering, albeit at an inflated price if it gets me a seat for all games. I don't consider the additional fee as £150 but rather £115 as I would be paying £35 for a matchday membership anyway.
Obviously more clarification on price levels will be required - eg will seats be offered at o/65 prices etc. Not sure what the take up will be but if its anything like the silver SC it will be tough getting one. Hopefully, for my sake, I'm luckier this time around.

 

[Ric]

Apologies if much of this has already been covered, but been pretty busy recently and not had chance to read the whole thread.

My Mum still has a season ticket, but is in her late 70s and struggles to make quite a few games (evening kick offs, winter games etc). They always get relisted on the exchange, so are never empty, but it’s a pain in the arse to keep on top of. As such, the flexi-gold option seems like it could be a viable option.

Just a few questions if anyone can help:

- it’s £150 for adults, and £75 for kids but no mention (from what I saw) for OAPs - presume that’s £75 too?
- would the games she attended be charged at a pro-rata rate for the season card, or the extortionate prices that are charged on a match by match basis?

On a related note, she has a second season card, which is/was my Dad’s, but he’s in a care home now with severe dementia so obviously no longer goes. We upgrade the ticket to an adult every time my Mum goes (as she can’t attend alone, so my sister goes with her when she can). Does anyone know if we can transfer that ticket permanently to my sister? On the FAQs it only seems to cover death when it comes to transferring tickets, so not sure if we’d be eligible?

Any advice greatly appreciated!

 

[Corky]

ason card, which is/was my Dad’s, but he’s in a care home now with severe dementia so obviously no longer goes. We upgrade the ticket to an adult every time my Mum goes (as she can’t attend alone, so my sister goes with her when she can). Does anyone know if we can transfer that ticket permanently to my sister? On the FAQs it only seems to cover death when it comes to transferring tickets, so not sure if we’d be eligible?

The example was a kids which worked out £12/13 per game on top of the £75, but that is on average. The pro-rata price for a lots of kids tickets is around that level so it was assumed that is what they are doing.

There is no mention of price for 18/21 or OAP, they are likely to charge £150 as they charge full price for Membership cards for those groups, although they haven't thought it through.

As long as there is demand on the exchange you are much better getting a normal gold and selling it.

I thought about the death thing, as people can have years of Limiting Long Term illnesses that stop them attending before they die, but they only accept a death certificate. I haven't seen anyone do it recently, you could do it before 2010 I remember it happening, but the club will say it has never been done. In those days it depended on the demand for where you sat and the status of the new person e.g. would they be next in line the over sold stand. In those days it was about £300 behind the goals and £450 down the sides, so the E&W wings were low demand.

 

[Stephen230]

Apologies if much of this has already been covered, but been pretty busy recently and not had chance to read the whole thread.

My Mum still has a season ticket, but is in her late 70s and struggles to make quite a few games (evening kick offs, winter games etc). They always get relisted on the exchange, so are never empty, but it’s a pain in the arse to keep on top of. As such, the flexi-gold option seems like it could be a viable option.

Just a few questions if anyone can help:

- it’s £150 for adults, and £75 for kids but no mention (from what I saw) for OAPs - presume that’s £75 too?
- would the games she attended be charged at a pro-rata rate for the season card, or the extortionate prices that are charged on a match by match basis?

On a related note, she has a second season card, which is/was my Dad’s, but he’s in a care home now with severe dementia so obviously no longer goes. We upgrade the ticket to an adult every time my Mum goes (as she can’t attend alone, so my sister goes with her when she can). Does anyone know if we can transfer that ticket permanently to my sister? On the FAQs it only seems to cover death when it comes to transferring tickets, so not sure if we’d be eligible?

Any advice greatly appreciated!

You would definitely be better keeping the ST in my opinion.

You’d just be replacing the faffing about for the games she can’t go to, with an equal amount of faffing for the games she does. As you have to apply individually each time you want to take up the option of attending.

I’d definitely get in touch with someone by email regarding transferring the ticket. It’s clearly not allowed in the general terms and conditions. But if you can get hold of the right person, they’ve made exceptions on numerous hard and fast rules in the past, when it comes to unique circumstances. And that’s just what I’ve heard about.

 

[JGL07]

Sorry. One more question. Can you use the Metrolink card anytime or can you only use it on match days?

From the Q&A’s.

Ticket holders can travel from 9.30am on weekdays and anytime on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

It is a great help. Having a fast track card gets you on to the platform very quickly after a match.

As the card is only active on match days, it does not cover travel on the Sunday after a Saturday match. After a match we are on the platform within five minutes of arriving at the barriers, often immediately.