Seasoncard Renewals 2017/18

[Marvin]

Sad day for me yesterday. I rang up and canceled my season card. I've been going for many a year with my old man but having recently started a family the money I spend on watching my beloved Manchester City Football Club is now needed elsewhere (who knew nurseries were so expensive?!!).

I toiled over the decision for months and months but financially it just isn't doable for me anymore.

I have to say that I was pretty upset when I made the call yesterday afternoon. It certainly feels like the end of an era for me. From the undoubted high of witnessing the greatest ever Premier League finale to some desperate times at Maine Road and latterly under the stewardship of good old Stuart Pearce at our new home.

I know people are pissed off with the price rises and rightly so but before you do anything rash you have to really think hard about giving it all up. It's not just a game to us fans is it and it doesn't mater whether or not I can watch every game online or on Sky etc, it's just not the same as being there.

I really hope that I'll be back in the not too distant future with my little lad in tow and I'll be as passionate about our great club then as I have been since my first game against Stoke City at Maine Road in 1989.

Don't let all the bollocks cloud your love and passion for the game blues and above all else KEEP THE FAITH!

City till we die.

There'll be two blues then soon enough.

 

[PragueBlue]

Exactly my point, ours add up to £45 extra next season, binned Platinum on all three leaving a deficit of £105, so whoever did the original sums to justify the increase can't have thought about fans making their own protests costing the club over double the proposed increase.

Maybe the club expected a lot of people to bin platinum regardless (after all it is pretty pointless unless you are near the top of the points tree) and so the price rise was to some degree in anticipation of that.

 

[Eds]

Well then, the cost of your ticket has gone down and they're making more money across the stadium as a whole because not everyone will.

No one agrees with the season ticket increases, and my comment wasn't about this years increase, so don't try and drag me into it.

Wasn't dragging anyone into anything - don't be so tetchy. And if people are giving up platinum as well as not renewing then they won't make money.

 

[PragueBlue]

Wasn't dragging anyone into anything - don't be so tetchy. And if people are giving up platinum as well as not renewing then they won't make money.

To be honest they'll probably make more money if some people don't renew as they sell match day tickets at a higher average price than the season ticket. Obviously that only applies if the demand is there.

 

[Marvin]

I'm n to sure the demand is there for the North stand expansion regardless of the price. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure that they would do it.

Let's see the attendance tomorrow then. An early KO on TV, and the title long since lost. I bet it is 54,000 with City selling the away fans' tickets.

 

[blueparrot]

Maybe the club expected a lot of people to bin platinum regardless (after all it is pretty pointless unless you are near the top of the points tree) and so the price rise was to some degree in anticipation of that.

Think most that bin it would have anyway don't think its the extra £15 that has pushed them into it, a few may have done it as a protest, but for most if it was worth keeping they would have done.

 

[YaYa]

There'll be two blues then soon enough.

Give it 3 or 4 years and there will be hopefully!

 

[glenowen]

Sad day for me yesterday. I rang up and canceled my season card. I've been going for many a year with my old man but having recently started a family the money I spend on watching my beloved Manchester City Football Club is now needed elsewhere (who knew nurseries were so expensive?!!).

I toiled over the decision for months and months but financially it just isn't doable for me anymore.

I have to say that I was pretty upset when I made the call yesterday afternoon. It certainly feels like the end of an era for me. From the undoubted high of witnessing the greatest ever Premier League finale to some desperate times at Maine Road and latterly under the stewardship of good old Stuart Pearce at our new home.

I know people are pissed off with the price rises and rightly so but before you do anything rash you have to really think hard about giving it all up. It's not just a game to us fans is it and it doesn't mater whether or not I can watch every game online or on Sky etc, it's just not the same as being there.

I really hope that I'll be back in the not too distant future with my little lad in tow and I'll be as passionate about our great club then as I have been since my first game against Stoke City at Maine Road in 1989.

Don't let all the bollocks cloud your love and passion for the game blues and above all else KEEP THE FAITH!

City till we die.

Great post, YaYa. It's a shame you have to give up, but you obviously have to put your family first. I hope you get back soon - with an enthusiastic son/daughter in tow!

 

[VOOMER]

Ferrano, Pearce and the like, hate the average fan, they are the wrong people for pour club.

 

[harvo the blue]

How many fucking times does it need to be said? It's not the amount, it's the fact that it's been done at all. You yourself said we shouldn't be paying more. None of the other top teams' fans will be paying more so why should we and what, exactly, is the benefit to the club? Financially there's virtually none but any benefit there might be is outweighed in terms of fan goodwill lost.

You along with everyone else who will jump on the moan wagon it's gone up deal with it.

You will still turn up giving your support 100% week in week out, you will make it back by getting value for money.

Pep will give you your £15-£30 increase back in trophys