Seat Counters - 2023/24

[Beaker]

When I posted that I was making a joke comparison. I wasn’t implying City should sell kids tickets for a quid. But as you say, £30, regardless if that’s in L3.

I know you weren’t being serious about the tickets for a quid, kids tickets should be no more than £15/£20 apart from corporate areas for any game ever, and that still isn’t cheap in my view.

 

[Stephen230]

If it does sell out, then fair enough. But as of now, even though it is only Tuesday, it‘s way off from selling out.

As others have pointed out correctly, there will be another 8000 seats to fill for a similar match in 2 years time. Will the ticket prices for that match be similar or even more expensive by then?

The ticket pricing policy then will be exactly as I suspect it is now.

Charge as much as you can whilst ensuring the ground is full, or at least 95% full. ( Which it was against Burnley and Brentford, to kill two birds and save replying to your other reply separately)

 

[jrb]

52000 @ £40 average - £1.82m
54000 @ £30 average - £1.62m

Club favours A over B. They won’t be losing any sleep over a few empty seats.

It will prob be close to a sell out by the day of the game I would imagine but if not then they won’t care. They may even give the rest away to schools/groups.

You have to minus off merchandise, food, drink, parking, etc on 52,000 as well.

It depends what amount a few empty seats will be on Saturday? If it’s close to selling out, you’re right, they won’t.

It’s not just about the loss of revenue, even though the club keep on playing the match day revenue card, it’s about having less City fans inside the ground supporting the team.

 

[jrb]

The ticket pricing policy then will be exactly as I suspect it is now.

Charge as much as you can whilst ensuring the ground is full, or at least 95% full. ( Which it was against Burnley and Brentford, to kill two birds and save replying to your other reply separately)

95% isn’t full. It might not be 95% full on Saturday? The ground should be full on Saturday. We have the best football manager in the world. We have officially the best football team in the world. It’s the quarter final of the FA Cup. Win the game and City are at Wembley again. We only have to sell 45,000 tickets for a full house. We are selling out 53,000 every home game in the PL with the away allocation only being 3000. Newcastle will have over 7000 fans.We have 1000’s of fans who can’t get a PL ticket and want to watch the team play. Huddersfield in the cup sold out. There were loads of families at the match, Mum’s, Dad’s, kids all going together, wearing their City shirts, scarfs, hats etc. It was great to see. They went because they could afford the tickets. They’re not going now, or so far, because they either can’t afford the tickets or they’re not prepared to pay the ticket prices.

 

[levets]

Joes v Newcastle £130 (con £115)

 

[Stephen230]

95% isn’t full. It might not be 95% full on Saturday? The ground should be full on Saturday. We have the best football manager in the world. We have officially the best football team in the world. It’s the quarter final of the FA Cup. Win the game and City are at Wembley again. We only have to sell 45,000 tickets for a full house. We are selling out 53,000 every home game in the PL with the away allocation only being 3000. Newcastle will have over 7000 fans.We have 1000’s of fans who can’t get a PL ticket and want to watch the team play. Huddersfield in the cup sold out. There we’re loads of families at the match. Mum’s, Dad’s, kids all going together, wearing their City scarfs, hats etc. It was great to see. They went because they could afford the tickets. They’re not going now, or so far, because they either can’t afford the tickets or they’re not prepared to pay the ticket prices.

I’m not talking about what it should be or what we’d like it to be.

I’m talking about how I think the club price matches. And the difference in 95% and 100% of tickets sold is so negligible in terms of income, the difference probably wouldn’t pay what they give Scotty Carson to brew up at half time.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

You have to minus off merchandise, food, drink, parking, etc on 52,000 as well.

It depends what amount a few empty seats will be on Saturday? If it’s close to selling out, you’re right, they won’t.

It’s not just about the loss of revenue, even though the club keep on playing the match day revenue card, it’s about having less City fans inside the ground supporting the team.

The club don’t care about the fans anymore. Gets worse every year. Saying that, what clubs do?

 

[jrb]

I’m not talking about what it should be or what we’d like it to be.

I’m talking about how I think the club price matches. And the difference in 95% and 100% of tickets sold is so negligible in terms of income, the difference probably wouldn’t pay what they give Scotty Carson to brew up at half time.

I understand what you are saying. What I’m saying is the Etihad should be full for the game against Newcastle. And hopefully it will be?(repeat) The club should have factored that in before deciding ticket prices. Especially with 7000+ Geordies roaring the Newcastle team on.

 

[jrb]

The club don’t care about the fans anymore. Gets worse every year. Saying that, what clubs do?

Sadly, rightly or wrongly, many of us have come to that conclusion. :-(

 

[Didsbury Dave]

This thread is becoming the flapper’s thread. This game will sell out.