When Is The Club Going To Stop Selling Tickets In The Home End To Away Fans?

Taylor’s Nod Down said:
Nearly a riot last night after their first goal. About 30 of them cheering, waving scarves and taking the piss out of us. A pointlessness of stewards, or whatever the collective noun is, grouped and went to tackle them, stood in the way of watching it go to 3-2

It was a fucking school trip. One of many pockets who did the same thing. The teachers are dick heads for taking them in the home end, the club are dick heads for selling them. But when I hear next to nothing from middle aged dick heads apart from slagging the team off before turning on 12 year olds, it’s a little bit sad.
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City organise lots of school trips from around the UK. My school from Birmingham attended the previous champions league game. The students follow lots of different teams. They come from deprived areas of Birmingham and don't get to attend live games much. They were sat in the lower North Stand (I'm in the second tier North Stand), so I was able to keep an eye on them and they were thoroughly enjoying themselves and were in great spirits. I spoke with some of the sixth formers the next day and they loved it and have great memories for life (despite not being City fans). One of them has only been to 4 live games and 2 of them are school trips to City. The PE teacher that organised the trip is a plastic Liverpool fan, so it was good for him to see us score 5! Where I sit lots of season ticket holders don't seem to attend European nights, so it's inevitable that City want to cash in with tourists and school trips.
 
bluebarry said:
City organise lots of school trips from around the UK. My school from Birmingham attended the previous champions league game. The students follow lots of different teams. They come from deprived areas of Birmingham and don't get to attend live games much. They were sat in the lower North Stand (I'm in the second tier North Stand), so I was able to keep an eye on them and they were thoroughly enjoying themselves and were in great spirits. I spoke with some of the sixth formers the next day and they loved it and have great memories for life (despite not being City fans). One of them has only been to 4 live games and 2 of them are school trips to City. The PE teacher that organised the trip is a plastic Liverpool fan, so it was good for him to see us score 5! Where I sit lots of season ticket holders don't seem to attend European nights, so it's inevitable that City want to cash in with tourists and school trips.
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organise some cheaper tickets for your own fans instead of charging over 70 quid on the Saturday, and then expect the same fans to shell out again 3 days later
 
bluebarry said:
City organise lots of school trips from around the UK. My school from Birmingham attended the previous champions league game. The students follow lots of different teams. They come from deprived areas of Birmingham and don't get to attend live games much. They were sat in the lower North Stand (I'm in the second tier North Stand), so I was able to keep an eye on them and they were thoroughly enjoying themselves and were in great spirits. I spoke with some of the sixth formers the next day and they loved it and have great memories for life (despite not being City fans). One of them has only been to 4 live games and 2 of them are school trips to City. The PE teacher that organised the trip is a plastic Liverpool fan, so it was good for him to see us score 5! Where I sit lots of season ticket holders don't seem to attend European nights, so it's inevitable that City want to cash in with tourists and school trips.
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Do you mind confirming if kids have to pay? If so, how much?

In my view, kids are doing City a favour in these games, as having a fuller stadium looks better on TV, so they shouldn't be paying at all.
 
fathellensbellend said:
organise some cheaper tickets for your own fans instead of charging over 70 quid on the Saturday, and then expect the same fans to shell out again 3 days later
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I agree City should price these games better, but even when they have done this in the past lots of season ticket holders still don't attend.
 
daveyboybluemoon said:
Is this the area they have to give to the away team for UEFA matches? or is that the other side of the ground?

"Premium seating in between the 18 yard box and the half way line" might explain it?

I got in the ground early last night and about 7:30ish a pissed Feyenoord fan turned up in 314/315, identified by waving his scarf everywhere (wasn't even half and half) and talking to the away end and other blues.

To be fair to the stewards as soon as they saw him they called for the stewards in the bright yellow to remove him which they did within 5/10 minutes. The issue was, given I and everyone else had to undo my coat when being searched to get in last night, how was someone that pissed with a Feyenoord scarf on (and i doubt he was being subtle about it) allowed in?
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I don’t think they care, there was a Spurs fan with Son on her back and two strikers up top but nobody blinked an eye
 
adopted_manc said:
Do you mind confirming if kids have to pay? If so, how much?

In my view, kids are doing City a favour in these games, as having a fuller stadium looks better on TV, so they shouldn't be paying at all.
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Yes they pay (and for coach travel). I believe the school subsidised the cost.
 
bluebarry said:
Yes they pay (and for coach travel). I believe the school subsidised the cost.
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no wonder there is no money to hire teachers. I get it's a nice experience for the kids who will remember it forever (hopefully!), but not sure it's the best use of the school's money.
 
adopted_manc said:
no wonder there is no money to hire teachers. I get it's a nice experience for the kids who will remember it forever (hopefully!), but not sure it's the best use of the school's money.
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I could be wrong about the school subsidising the cost, but the school will see the wider benefits for the students and for the school. For example, the trip was used as a reward for attendance, good behaviour etc. Those that didn't go have now heard lots of positive stories from the students that attended and are more motivated for the next school trip.
 
I’ll be sat in Liverpool’s Main stand on Sunday, in corporate, I’ll keep me gob shut
Did corporate in NYE in the Kenny Dalgleish Stand a few years ago too, saw two other blues I knew in there.
It happens, get offered tickets and a seat, yes please, thank you very much
 
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