Ticket Prices

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Why not offer a family season ticket - 2 adults and 2 children for circa £1200?

The kids are essentially coming for free and the club gets a hold of four regulars.

Even a matchday family ticket for £100?

Families would be more inclined to club together, grandparents, mums and dads, to justify the costs.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

This is all true but after away fans, and City season ticket holders, there aren't many seats left so city price to fill the ground and from that perspective they do it right.

The only answer to this problem is to expand the ground and adapt the pricing but we didn't do that so I can only assume that this is not a priority for city's owner.

The other answer is to limit season ticket holders across three stands.

Keep one for individual match purposes only.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

me and 2 of my mates have 3 together in SSL3

I regularly can’t make games with my job doing shifts, let them use it to take their kids etc.

Still works out miles cheaper than buying on a per game basis.

With the online ticket transfer as well you don’t even need to physically hand your card over.

I do understand it's cheaper, but you do also have to make that financial commitment for ten months.

Myself, and probably lots of other people, may live month to month, or don't have a stable income (self employed), so you make a decision at the time to attend when it best suits your pocket, rather than fretting about the rolling direct debit you are signed up to?

If I am purchasing on a per-game basis, I have already made that decision to attend. Transferring an unused season ticket seat to somebody else would invariably mean being out of pocket, anyhow, as you don't charge family/mates/kids/or the ticket could still remain unsold on the ticketing exchange.

This is my main argument, the season tickets are miles cheaper but only for the section of support who can afford to pay up front or commit for the ten months, which is probably why that same cross-section of people may not really sweat it/pick or chose when that seat becomes occupied?

If you make something too cheap, it becomes less desirable, it can be easily disposed of or unused.

In this case, a season-ticket seat.

I think the club finds itself in a difficult trade off. They don't want to piss off the 40,000 people who can avail themselves of cheaper season-ticketing.

That's still 13k below capacity and we are seeing less away fans even bother turning up for us to school them.

There may come a time where they have to take the calculated risk of insisting season tickets are only available in three stands and try and build up the fourth stand through innovative pricing which ensures a new generation can attend.

I've never taken my lad to an away game outside of Wembley. I would kill to let him see what a proper away day is like, but I know that option is closed off to me despite 11k loyalty points and 25 years before being able to buy a season ticket.

 

[Kompany Car]

£20 SSL and Kippax Lower to 107 so includes my block 109 ;)

An eminently sensible decision as a fellow 109er.

 

[Octavian]

Make the North Stand lower safe standing, £300 season tickets and £25 per game match tickets in there.

Keep everything else to £30-£40-£50 options for elsewhere, £50 being the posher padded seats, £30 for majority, £40 for near half way line.

Guarantee it sells out every week and the club still turns enough profit.

 

[mancityvstoke]

An eminently sensible decision as a fellow 109er.

Even better idea for us lot is pay us for creating what little atmosphere there is. Telly lot want atmosphere......it's a "product"

Include Eccles Blue for her efforts in sleepy stand ;)

 

[jrb]

Make the North Stand lower safe standing, £300 season tickets and £25 per game match tickets in there.

Keep everything else to £30-£40-£50 options for elsewhere, £50 being the posher padded seats, £30 for majority, £40 for near half way line.

Guarantee it sells out every week and the club still turns enough profit.

That’s to sensible. The club would never listen to that.

We have to take into account deferrals, Covid cases, personal circumstances, and people who pick and choose their matches.

Bar United, maybe Liverpool in April, and the last game of the season if City are PL Champions, we won’t have another proper sell out this season.

 

[Shaelumstash]

Video of Mahrez getting a huge reception from school kids in Cameroon, so lovely to see.

Scroll down to the comments, and there are kids in Africa taking the piss saying City have no fans in the stadium!

I came across some prick in Budapest from Holland who support FC fucking Twente who said City have no fans in the stadium.

As much as people might write it off as football "bants" from fans of other English clubs, the impression is catching on around the world. City are the plastic club with no fans.

How the club value a few mil on the bottom line each season by charging £50 plus for a one-off game against cannon fodder, plus the rip-off £35 "membership", over the reputational damage done by the empty seats it causes, is beyond me.

£30 against Wolves, with no membership fee is plenty. Fill the ground, be more proactive in celebrating our loyal fan base and squash the bull shit with facts, win hearts and minds around the world. That's got to be worth more in the long run than a few extra quid in short term revenue.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Even better idea for us lot is pay us for creating what little atmosphere there is. Telly lot want atmosphere......it's a "product"

Include Eccles Blue for her efforts in sleepy stand ;)

Thank you @mancityvstoke I shall keep up the good work as long as I am able.





Have to admit that sometimes after my yelling and shouting I get a coughing fit and have to have a drink of my bottle of water.....so do you think instead of paying me they would let me take in a bottle because £2.50 is a lot to pay for that cardboard box drink they use now instead of a bottle. It is smaller capacity as well. :-)

 

[mancityvstoke]

Thank you @mancityvstoke I shall keep up the good work as long as I am able.





Have to admit that sometimes after my yelling and shouting I get a coughing fit and have to have a drink of my bottle of water.....so do you think instead of paying me they would let me take in a bottle because £2.50 is a lot to pay for that cardboard box drink they use now instead of a bottle. It is smaller capacity as well. :-)

smuggle one in......I won't suggest where

 

[Harvster]

Thank you @mancityvstoke I shall keep up the good work as long as I am able.





Have to admit that sometimes after my yelling and shouting I get a coughing fit and have to have a drink of my bottle of water.....so do you think instead of paying me they would let me take in a bottle because £2.50 is a lot to pay for that cardboard box drink they use now instead of a bottle. It is smaller capacity as well. :-)

I've taken in a bottle of (unopened) water to every home game so far this season, EB. Hide it in plain sight whilst you're being searched and the job will be a good'un

 

[mancityvstoke]

I've taken in a bottle of (unopened) water to every home game so far this season, EB. Hide it in plain sight whilst you're being searched and the job will be a good'un

I've walked in a few times swigging out of a bottle.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Here’s one for Points of Blue:
Who at City is responsible for setting the admission prices? What criteria do they use for setting them?
Whoever it is I think it would be a good idea to present a dossier to them, on behalf of the fans, which encompasses some of the arguments for more reasonable pricing across the stadium as highlighted in this thread. The ultimate aims being:
1. Ensuring the team plays to full-capacity attendances every home game.
2. Previously priced-out fans can return to watch their team.
3. New generations of supporters can attend and follow the club for ever.
4. We create sufficient demand to justify expanding the stadium.

 

[Eccles Blue]

@mancityvstoke and @Harvster thanks for that, I did smuggle on in a couple of times at the beginning of the season and got so paranoid I kept waiting for them to arrest me!! (I know they just make you throw it away, just adds to the drama if I say that ;-) ) I put it in my little bag alongside my Epipen and only took the one Epipen (I've been advised to take two at all times which sounds daft to me but hey ho doctor's orders!) and they looked inside the bag, normally they do a cursory glance and it scared the life out of me!!


I know, it's daft all they'll say is put it in the bin but I feel as if I've done something seriously wrong!! Old age I guess. :-) :-)

 

[Eccles Blue]

Apropos of nothing except a sudden urge to know the answer..... Why, when and how did the ban on taking water into the stadium come about? I can understand alcohol but why water?
City Matters folk.... any of you know the definitive answer, not a guesswork one but definitive please?


For a couple of seasons I had a letter from Supporter Services stating that I was allowed to take in a bottle of water because of my diabetes. I then started to get questioned by the stewards about why water not Lucozade!! So I gave up. I think that is when I started to get paranoid about taking/sneaking water in.

 

[Katsunari Takayama]

Here’s one for Points of Blue:
Who at City is responsible for setting the admission prices? What criteria do they use for setting them?

Supply and demand is the only criterion I would imagine and as we routinely sell well over 95% of our tickets then the guys in charge will be very happy with their strategy.

 

[its a Barm]

Here’s one for Points of Blue:
Who at City is responsible for setting the admission prices? What criteria do they use for setting them?
Whoever it is I think it would be a good idea to present a dossier to them, on behalf of the fans, which encompasses some of the arguments for more reasonable pricing across the stadium as highlighted in this thread. The ultimate aims being:
1. Ensuring the team plays to full-capacity attendances every home game.
2. Previously priced-out fans can return to watch their team.
3. New generations of supporters can attend and follow the club for ever.
4. We create sufficient demand to justify expanding the stadium.

Don't be so bloody sensible

 

[Octavian]

Video of Mahrez getting a huge reception from school kids in Cameroon, so lovely to see.

Scroll down to the comments, and there are kids in Africa taking the piss saying City have no fans in the stadium!

I came across some prick in Budapest from Holland who support FC fucking Twente who said City have no fans in the stadium.

As much as people might write it off as football "bants" from fans of other English clubs, the impression is catching on around the world. City are the plastic club with no fans.

How the club value a few mil on the bottom line each season by charging £50 plus for a one-off game against cannon fodder, plus the rip-off £35 "membership", over the reputational damage done by the empty seats it causes, is beyond me.

£30 against Wolves, with no membership fee is plenty. Fill the ground, be more proactive in celebrating our loyal fan base and squash the bull shit with facts, win hearts and minds around the world. That's got to be worth more in the long run than a few extra quid in short term revenue.

It’ll be mostly Rag and Scouser sympathisers who are about 14 that.

Our stadium is less empty than Newcastle’s, Arsenal’s and United’s this season. Chelsea have struggled to sell out a stadium that’s 12,000 seats smaller than ours and are apparently struggling to sell away allocation for this weekend.

People on Twitter just copy other idiots and that won’t change even if we sell out every game for 3 years.

 

[berryblue]

Here’s one for Points of Blue:
Who at City is responsible for setting the admission prices? What criteria do they use for setting them?
Whoever it is I think it would be a good idea to present a dossier to them, on behalf of the fans, which encompasses some of the arguments for more reasonable pricing across the stadium as highlighted in this thread. The ultimate aims being:
1. Ensuring the team plays to full-capacity attendances every home game.
2. Previously priced-out fans can return to watch their team.
3. New generations of supporters can attend and follow the club for ever.
4. We create sufficient demand to justify expanding the stadium.

We already play to full capacity crowds in Premier league games. Paid for wether they attend or not. Cup games prices are usually adjusted depending on who we play. If away fans support is poor there is little City can do about it. It's non City fans who keep telling us "empty seats", don't join in with them.

 

[jrb]

138 seats still available in 327. 138!

First playing second, and a possible January title decider match.

It’s absolutely ridiculous.

It should already be sold out and full for Saturday.