Seasoncard - 2021/22

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I was just using an analogy
you said "but how anyone gets by without a smart phone nowadays is beyond me"

Everyone i know would give up everything except their beloved car,even their mobiles.

My ERO is often saying he doesn't need a car. He does live in London with probably the most frequent public transport the world has ever seen.

 

[blue44]

My ERO is often saying he doesn't need a car. He does live in London with probably the most frequent public transport the world has ever seen.

I walk everywhere,to work,shopping,etc
I use public transport to City,i like a drink so wouldn't drive even if i could.

I work in the NHS and walk to work,10 to 15 minutes
I work with people who live closer to the hospital yet they still drive and pay
the car parking fee and moan about it

we just come back from liverpool for a short break
tram and train and walking from door to hotel
it can be done,easily.

 

[GortonBlue62]

My ERO is often saying he doesn't need a car. He does live in London with probably the most frequent public transport the world has ever seen.

For my generation getting a car was a rite of passage and meant freedom to go where I wanted when I wanted.

For the twenty somethings I work with, that's largely not the case; they live and work in the town centre. Everything they need is in town; apartment, job, pubs, clubs, cinemas, gyms, restaurants, etc.

There's a similar generation gap with respect to smart phones. For young 'uns it's the centre of their universe. For me it's useful but not essential (or at least it wasn't before City decided I needed one to go to a football match).

 

[meeesh]

I walk everywhere,to work,shopping,etc
I use public transport to City,i like a drink so wouldn't drive even if i could.

I work in the NHS and walk to work,10 to 15 minutes
I work with people who live closer to the hospital yet they still drive and pay
the car parking fee and moan about it

we just come back from liverpool for a short break
tram and train and walking from door to hotel
it can be done,easily.

A short break in Liverpool you say ?

Surely it was a 3 hour shopping trip and out of there quickly ?

 

[blue44]

A short break in Liverpool you say ?

Surely it was a 3 hour shopping trip and out of there quickly ?

I love the place
3 days no trouble
great craic

get back here,right away from Picc to ashton
see 3 lads pick on 1 lad on the tram
i was gonna intervene
had my elderly parents
2 nephews and son close by

when i saw the blade come out i thought twice

nice to be home

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Bollocks mate, no disrespect.

I pay 15 a month with Sky for a semi decent Samsung.

All the data I need and I use a lot, calls, instant messaging, social media,internet the lot.

Never use a PC anymore at home.

I get the plastic cards should be an option but how anyone gets by without a smart phone nowadays is beyond me.

FFS, even the save 6 tokens for a free McDonald's coffee has gone to an App!

Well good for you.

I have a work iPhone that I have to use for all sorts of applications and it has NFC so I can use it for mobile ticketing. When I stop working I’ll buy my own phone.

However, like a few on here you seems to be oblivious to the fact that many people own smartphones that aren’t NFC enabled. For many people it isn’t a feature they need. My son and daughter are in their 20s and both work in IT & have NFC phones but neither wants either Google or Apple Pay enabled (one has iPhone & the other Android). The vast majority of people of all ages don’t routinely use them to pay for goods and services.

 

[BillCarlisle]

This has been an object lesson in how to mismanage a communication strategy.

While it would seem that the footballing authorities are behind this introduction of mobile ticketing, Everton seem to have got away with offering cards as an option and it seems the majority of their fans (possibly 75%) have gone for this, so it's clearly not mandatory. Yet City and other clubs have gone for broke, despite the risks, including completely inadequate testing, and without scenario analysis of all the different use cases. I've no issue with mobile ticketing per se but this approach is complete madness.

I know it's been on the cards - no pun intended - for a while so there's been plenty of time to think these things through and consult with fans. But that hasn't happened and we've got to where we are.

But knowing they were going to do it, they prevaricated about the announcement and people weren't singing from the same hymn sheet, with Supporter Services initially offering to send cards out, then tweeting the opposite yesterday.

Meanwhile, there's nothing from the club, largely because they're in a mess of their own making. Some people will almost certainly HAVE to be issued with cards but no doubt they'll find a way of making things as hard as possible for themselves and us in doing that.

Instead of managing the communications properly and being in control of the message, they've let loose a storm of rumour, uncertainty and anger among the fans, when the situation was, at best, likely to provoke a fair bit of that even if managed properly.

And this has not in any way been managed properly.

Spot on.
I have no issue with digital tickets. It's the way it's all been mishandled that's pissed me off.
Having supported City for over 60 years I personally feel let down by the Club I love. As will many more Fellow Blues.
It's a bit like a relationship when you find out that the other party really doesn't give a shit about you. This episode has confirmed to me that City clearly doesn't care about it's fans, no matter what they may say.

 

[Eds]

WTF is going on at City. Have to find out via this platform that cards not being issued. FFS they have all our email addresses and whilst they keep bombarding me with new kits emails, 10% off emails, women's season cards on sale emails, another new kit launch emails etc they can't communicate this important information. I don't have a suitable phone so can anyone tell me how I get into the match.

 

[cityzen81]

WTF is going on at City. Have to find out via this platform that cards not being issued. FFS they have all our email addresses and whilst they keep bombarding me with new kits emails, 10% off emails, women's season cards on sale emails, another new kit launch emails etc they can't communicate this important information. I don't have a suitable phone so can anyone tell me how I get into the match.

Unless there is a massive back track your only other option is print at home tickets

 

[blue44]

WTF is going on at City. Have to find out via this platform that cards not being issued. FFS they have all our email addresses and whilst they keep bombarding me with new kits emails, 10% off emails, women's season cards on sale emails, another new kit launch emails etc they can't communicate this important information. I don't have a suitable phone so can anyone tell me how I get into the match.

Its a fucking joke
i had my 10% off that shitty away kit offer this morning via email
only £63 ! now,what a bargain.
and thats for the cheap one
not the "authentic " one at £110
these suits are taking the piss aint they ?