If Pep or anyone else wants a positive spin for when idiots talk about empty seats.... if the crowd is 51k or more it will be the 2nd highest (of 10) LC SF home crowd City have had (inc games v LFC & MUFC). Only the 55k v mufc in 1969-70 is higher and that was when the LC was seen more glamorous by managers than it is now!
That's been in the regs for a good number of years, possibly since we moved to the new stadium.
I was going to Maine Rd night games on my own for a few years before I was 14, I might never have been a regular if I'd had to drag an adult along with me each time.
The City restriction was "supporters must have previously attended two fixtures at the Etihad Stadium to purchase tickets for this fixture." Does that genuinely prevent many City fans from buying tickets? I don't think so. Sounds like a lame excuse. 48k blues on a midweek night is a decent turnout....if the 51k prediction is correct. I thought we'd sell it out easily.
Perhaps we don't have as many local City fans as I thought. Liverpool is probably a bigger fixture. Real Madrid, a midweek fixture saw massive demand that dwarfed this game.
55,799 is the record for a city home game.
Actually it’ll be 11 including tomorrow, so 2nd highest of 11 LC home semi final crowds is a major positive, especially with so few away fans which will mean this is the largest MCFC fan gathering for a LC semi final EVER!
It’s the buying criteria which have hampered last minute sales. If the club had opened up sales to any season ticket holder or any purchase history they’d fly out.
Yes Bill, it was supporter services I spoke with today who confirmed it could not be reissued
If Pep or anyone else wants a positive spin for when idiots talk about empty seats.... if the crowd is 51k or more it will be the 2nd highest (of 10) LC SF home crowd City have had (inc games v LFC & MUFC). Only the 55k v mufc in 1969-70 is higher and that was when the LC was seen more glamorous by managers than it is now!
I was way ahead of you :)