Hung said:
Rasher said:
I hope the club are reading this forum, tickets too expensive and driving the real fans away and who the Fuc@ thought those lights are a good idea. All the signs are there we are heading in the wrong direction in terms of how we are treating the fans. The football is out of this world but keep the fans with the club for fuck sake.
Blame Platini and FFP. I doubt that The Sheikh will give a flying fuck whether tickets are £50, £250 or £1. In the grand scheme of things, the additional revenue will have little impact on his financial position. However, for FFP purposes, the additional income from tickets, advertising and merchandising will be critical to ‘fulfil the criteria’.
If, as many people on here say, the added income from increased match day ticket prices is minimal in the overall scheme of things ie 2 or 3 million, will it be critical to fulfil our FFP criteria?
What would the media reaction be if City failed FFP by a couple of million quid having reduced their ticket prices by £20 a go. As much as we shout about media bias, I'm sure the reaction would be one of over whelming support for the club which would apply added pressure to UEFA. I really hope that the club look seriously at the issue of ticket pricing and don't just pay lip service to the concerns of the fans. Personally I would love the club to support the campaign to re-introduce 'safe standing' on the lower tiers. All of the South Stand including the away section appear to stand anyway, so if the concerns are regarding safety, it must be safer for people to stand in an area specifically designed for the purpose.
Lots of fans are affected by the price changes and by the 'improvements' being made to the ground. Those of us in Level 2 of the East Stand will have to relocate next season as £800 isn't enough to pay for the proposed new corporate hospitality which nobody on our level appears to want or need. Quite how much 'hospitality' the club thinks it requires is beyond me and if level 2 of the East and Colin Bell are packed to the rafters with punters enjoying some premium pre match snacks and drinks having paid £1500 a season for the privilege then I'll stand corrected. It will be interesting to see the clubs attitude to those who have to relocate, I'm not expecting anything other than a 'that's what's available, take it or leave it' approach which, I fear, will lead to plenty of people 'leaving it'