we are going to need a bigger stadium!

[JWP1926]

Newcastle, Norwich, Arsenal all sold out

yet Bayern Munich isn't.

Strange.

cup game, we couldnt even sell out an f.a cup 1/4 final. Although bayern munich should sell well, specially if we need a good result.

I Reckon before the staduim gets extended the club will want to see a rise in cup match attendences.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Is this the end for Value Gold Season Cards?

Absolute bargain that was this year!!!

 

[beermusic]

well we are top of the league, scoring goals-a-plenty, generally riding high ... maybe we wait and see how the sales go during, dare i say it, periods where we're not winning every game. we can't sell out champions league games yet, let alone less important cup games..

 

[SWP's back]

It’s another sell-out! All tickets for the home game with Arsenal on Sunday, 18 December have now gone - a perfect example of why you should become a Blue member if you aren't already.

Norwich is already a full house and you can be sure that with Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea still to come as well as the derby, the sold out signs will be getting good use.

Tomorrow's home game against high-flying Newcastle is set to be the highest-ever attendance at the Etihad Stadium, and we are averaging over 47,000 this season with record crowds.

Arsenal tickets didn't even get as far as general sale - because Blue members snapped up the tickets. With full houses becoming an Etihad habit, you don't have to miss out.

City’s next home game after Arsenal is against Stoke City on 21 December. Tickets for the Potters will go on sale to Blue members with ticket priority tomorrow.

Becoming a Blue member with match ticket priority costs just £25, and will give you the advantage of being able to buy before tickets go on general sale. Click here to find out more.

There is limited availability in hospitality for the visit of Arsenal with packages starting at £170 per person plus VAT. Call 0161 444 4141 or email sales@mcfc.co.uk for more details.

mmm... Let's see.

why?

-- Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:58 am --

Wait until we constantly sell out midweek cup games, then start talking about expansion.

Sorry but that is idiotic.

The club take more money in the 19 league games (as there are 19 of them), so it makes sense to expland as soon as we sell out every league game (as we have done for EVERY game this season in the league).<br /><br />-- Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:00 pm --<br /><br />

Newcastle, Norwich, Arsenal all sold out

yet Bayern Munich isn't.

Strange.

Not strange at all. We have circa 40k season ticket holders now and they have to find the extra money for cup games to go.

Whereas the league games, we only have to sell around 5,000 tickets as the SC have already bought.

 

[nedums noodles]

Is this the end for Value Gold Season Cards?

Absolute bargain that was this year!!!

hope not>>>i got a seat in block 304 ES level 3 for £260 quid..where as last year i paid £560 for a seat in 201 ES level 2 and the view was shit compared to where im sat now...Long live the value season cards!!!!

 

[Anonymous]

Wait until we constantly sell out midweek cup games, then start talking about expansion.

Midweek cup games can't be compared to weekend games for the obvious reason that they're midweek not weekend . . think about it. Think about how the people of Manchester contribute heavily to the flexible workforce and how that means that many blues (especially in the building / construction trade) work away from home in the week.
I'm an example of this as I work in Sussex between Monday and Friday each week so a Wednesday night game involves doing a half day on the Wednesday and a 5 hour drive followed by a 5 hour drive back and being fucked the next day. That's a half days wage plus £100 on fuel up the swanny and the cost of my ticket on top.

Bloody obvious that many fans in my position will miss the odd one but that's no excuse for holding back on an expansion that would bring investment into our community, at a time of great need, ensure that all fans can see the weekend games and bring additional revenue into the club.

I'm just glad that small minded and negative opinions aren't a driving force!

 

[Cadishead blue]

i am a season ticket but have tried all week to get tickets for the newcastle game for a mate & his son it proving impossable

 

[BlueSniffer]

Newcastle, Norwich, Arsenal all sold out

yet Bayern Munich isn't.

Strange.

I tend to think the reason is purely down to people not being able to afford it. It would have been better if the club would have kept the price of the tickets the same as the previous CL games (£25). Plus it's a mid week game, near Christmas and it'll be on TV will have put most people off going.

We'll probably shift more tickets at the end of the month when people have been paid. (That's when i'll be buying mine anway!)

 

[nedums noodles]

i am a season ticket but have tried all week to get tickets for the newcastle game for a mate & his son it proving impossable

whats it like being a season ticket?

 

[Why Always Ste]

We do need more seats, regardless of how many sell for the cup games....

Am I right in saying Arsenal and the Rags force their ST holders to buy Champs League tickets?

Tiers added onto both North/South and if we do outgrow this in however many years then a 4th tier added all the way around.

The club would do no harm in "referring" those who enquire about tickets for sold out games onto the cup games.

 

[BigBlueNick]

Newcastle, Norwich, Arsenal all sold out

yet Bayern Munich isn't.

Strange.

It doesnt help that the Bayern game is £35 a ticket plus booking fee!
Where as Arsenal away is £10!

 

[Cheesy]

Good news of course, but I can see the day coming when those of us who can't buy ST's for whatever reason are going to struggle to get tickets :-( The price of success I suppose.

 

[Marvin]

Good news of course, but I can see the day coming when those of us who can't buy ST's for whatever reason are going to struggle to get tickets :-( The price of success I suppose.

Arsenal sold out without even going on general sale so that's already happening

 

[SWP's back]

Good news of course, but I can see the day coming when those of us who can't buy ST's for whatever reason are going to struggle to get tickets :-( The price of success I suppose.

Arsenal sold out without even going on general sale so that's already happening

No mate. they sold to blue members. Not SC holders.

 

[Anonymous]

It’s another sell-out! All tickets for the home game with Arsenal on Sunday, 18 December have now gone - a perfect example of why you should become a Blue member if you aren't already.

Norwich is already a full house and you can be sure that with Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea still to come as well as the derby, the sold out signs will be getting good use.

Tomorrow's home game against high-flying Newcastle is set to be the highest-ever attendance at the Etihad Stadium, and we are averaging over 47,000 this season with record crowds.

Arsenal tickets didn't even get as far as general sale - because Blue members snapped up the tickets. With full houses becoming an Etihad habit, you don't have to miss out.

City’s next home game after Arsenal is against Stoke City on 21 December. Tickets for the Potters will go on sale to Blue members with ticket priority tomorrow.

Becoming a Blue member with match ticket priority costs just £25, and will give you the advantage of being able to buy before tickets go on general sale. Click here to find out more.

There is limited availability in hospitality for the visit of Arsenal with packages starting at £170 per person plus VAT. Call 0161 444 4141 or email sales@mcfc.co.uk for more details.

mmm... Let's see.

i don't get this?

if it's sold out, then it's sold out. there has been plenty of sell outs before. so how can this be the biggest attendance?

 

[Cheesy]

Good news of course, but I can see the day coming when those of us who can't buy ST's for whatever reason are going to struggle to get tickets :-( The price of success I suppose.

Arsenal sold out without even going on general sale so that's already happening

No mate. they sold to blue members. Not SC holders.

Yep. Next season though, is Blue membership with ticket priority going to be worthwhile?

I'd love to get a ST but my job just doesn't allow for it. I'd miss far too many games.

 

[Anonymous]

It’s another sell-out! All tickets for the home game with Arsenal on Sunday, 18 December have now gone - a perfect example of why you should become a Blue member if you aren't already.

Norwich is already a full house and you can be sure that with Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea still to come as well as the derby, the sold out signs will be getting good use.

Tomorrow's home game against high-flying Newcastle is set to be the highest-ever attendance at the Etihad Stadium, and we are averaging over 47,000 this season with record crowds.

Arsenal tickets didn't even get as far as general sale - because Blue members snapped up the tickets. With full houses becoming an Etihad habit, you don't have to miss out.

City’s next home game after Arsenal is against Stoke City on 21 December. Tickets for the Potters will go on sale to Blue members with ticket priority tomorrow.

Becoming a Blue member with match ticket priority costs just £25, and will give you the advantage of being able to buy before tickets go on general sale. Click here to find out more.

There is limited availability in hospitality for the visit of Arsenal with packages starting at £170 per person plus VAT. Call 0161 444 4141 or email sales@mcfc.co.uk for more details.

mmm... Let's see.

i don't get this?

if it's sold out, then it's sold out. there has been plenty of sell outs before. so how can this be the biggest attendance?

Because Newcastle only took a 1700 seat allocation and that sold out fully. Ergo, all seats in the stadium sold where more usually there are gaps in the away support.

 

[casualdeyna]

mmm... Let's see.

i don't get this?

if it's sold out, then it's sold out. there has been plenty of sell outs before. so how can this be the biggest attendance?

Because Newcastle only took a 1700 seat allocation and that sold out fully. Ergo, all seats in the stadium sold where more usually there are gaps in the away support.

More to do with the segregation mate, there will be no gaps on the SS second tier, where usually there is two. the absolute maximum attandence would be if no away fans turned up at all, hence no segregation and no wasted seats

Sorry, re-read your post and think this is what you were getting at!

 

[Metal Biker]

It's idiotic thinking to suggest the club shouldn't expand the stadium just because "we don't sell out cup games". Clubs don't base their operating revenue on cup runs, it's an added bonus as it's not guarenteed you'll reach the semi finals every season or if you'll even get home fixtures.

Does the club miss out on revenue if the stadium isn't full for a cup game? No.
Does the club miss out on revenue if the stadium is sold out for a League game and there was still demand for tickets? Yes!

I'd rather see the club expanded to around 60,000 and be sold out 13 or more times a season for League matches than be worried what "others might think" at seeing a 60,000 seater stadium with 30,000 fans in it for a cup game. That's still 30,000 fans revenue for a match that wasn't guarenteed.

It is better to have and not need, than need and not have, and right now we need to expand for League games, not be worried about Cup attendances.

 

[west didsblue]

Newcastle, Norwich, Arsenal all sold out

yet Bayern Munich isn't.

Strange.

It doesnt help that the Bayern game is £35 a ticket plus booking fee!
Where as Arsenal away is £10!

I've no doubt that we will sell out the Bayern game. The main reason it's taking longer is that we need to sell more than 35000 tickets compared to a few thousand for a league game and there are a lot of problems with the website being slow and it takes ages to get through on the phone. Everyone I know who are not already on the cup scheme are buying tickets.