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

[chaddblue]

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

Can’t think of anything worse. Having to sit surrounded by bin dipping tramps whilst their team dry bums us

 

[jrb]

One of the saddest things about reading this thread is the general consensus from City fans is that the club doesn’t care about the fans, their views, and their opinions anymore, and haven’t done for a long time. That’s damning in itself, never mind the reasons for that. This has happened gradually over the years, before and after Khaldoon’s promises that the ‘club would always listen to the fans, and would always take the fans views and opinions into consideration’, because without the fans, and their loyalty, there would be no Manchester City Football Club.

Sheikh Mansour, 2008, when he bought City.

As part of that, we will absolutely spend time listening to you the fans about what you think about the future of the club. We are very aware that without you there would not be a club to buy, and your voice will be heard by the organisation at the highest level.

A letter to the City fans from Sheikh Mansour

Sheikh Mansour letter to Manchester City fans 2008

www.mancity.com

 

[Franny 1234]

Surely the club have a duty of care for the fans and the stewards. Several stewards told me it's out of there hands and they raise complaints after ever champions league match. The female steward supervisor said she's thinking of packing her job in due to champions league matches.

 

[jrb]

Surely the club have a duty of care for the fans and the stewards. Several stewards told me it's out of there hands and they raise complaints after ever champions league match. The female steward supervisor said she's thinking of packing her job in due to champions league matches.

Do you think those concerns ever get to Soriano & Co in the boardroom? And if they did, would they ever do anything about those concerns?

One thing I’ve learnt about managers, and especially directors in my career, is they don’t listen to feedback from the people that matter, those people who are dealing with the problems personally. Directors are closeted by
numerous levels of supervisors and managers. The above complaint by the steward supervisor will only go so far up, and will never reach the boardroom.

 

[Franny 1234]

Do you think those concerns ever get to Soriano & Co in the boardroom? And if they did, would they ever do anything about those concerns?

One thing I’ve learnt about managers, and especially directors in my career, is they don’t listen to feedback from the people that matter, those people who are dealing with the problems personally. Directors are closeted by
by numerous levels of supervisors and managers. The above complaint by the steward supervisor will only go so far up, and will never reach the boardroom.

I totally agree with every word you wrote

 

[WestGorton]

I don't for a minute think the club don't care. That's nonsense. They don't know at a level that would make a difference. The stewards will just go home after being paid and without a major problem and I totally understand that.

 

[jrb]

I don't for a minute think the club don't care. That's nonsense. They don't know at a level that would make a difference. The stewards will just go home after being paid and without a major problem and I totally understand that.

There are steward debriefs after every match. There will be incident reports. Do those incident reports get to boardroom level? Are they discussed? Do the directors sat in the directors box in the Colin Bell stand not see what is going on around them and inside the ground with their own eyes? Away fans all over the ground in the home ends.

 

[bobbymimms]

Only interested now about bums on seats. Give tickets to anyone who wants them. Soon there will be a fatality. May act then the club.

 

[bennyboy]

The old firm games at the toilet and Villa Park will be interesting to see the amount of ticket less fans that travel down.
No idea how hard it will be to get tickets in the home end but there will be thousands in both city's in bars watching the game.

 

[Taylor’s Nod Down]

One of the saddest things about reading this thread is the general consensus from City fans is that the club doesn’t care about the fans, their views, and their opinions anymore, and haven’t done for a long time. That’s damning in itself, never mind the reasons for that. This has happened gradually over the years, before and after Khaldoon’s promises that the ‘club would always listen to the fans, and would always take the fans views and opinions into consideration’, because without the fans, and their loyalty, there would be no Manchester City Football Club.

Sheikh Mansour, 2008, when he bought City.

As part of that, we will absolutely spend time listening to you the fans about what you think about the future of the club. We are very aware that without you there would not be a club to buy, and your voice will be heard by the organisation at the highest level.

A letter to the City fans from Sheikh Mansour

Sheikh Mansour letter to Manchester City fans 2008

www.mancity.com

Not sure that’s fair

There are problems with ticketing. People getting tickets ahead of ‘real fans’ - though when we were shit (the last time:-) how many people took in a European game on holiday to experience something we couldn’t get at home? We’re box office and an event now and so demand is a different challenge. It’s going to happen and arguably with expansions, happen more and be encouraged more. That’s in pursuit of more fans. The debate about local fans is a different argument but many could have gone on Tuesday and didn’t. Nothing wrong with that, but we can’t have empty stadiums either - which is why owners and directors are paid to make decisions, not people on forums, however much fun and good debate they are. Take a thread, use ‘consensus’ to make a decision and watch c50%immediately disagree. Depends where you’ve worked but the top directors do listen, take stock, prioritise and make employee and customer based decisions with a balanced lens. That’s why City have won everything while we debate our way through 10,000s of pages. That and people too close become too entitled, too opinionated and become blockers of progress. We mock ‘It Means More’ and refer to cults. Mainly spelt as cults. Those people can’t make the same decisions as directors

There wasn’t the same demand for Tuesday as a league game. It was a relatively cheap offer. So inviting schools seemed a good idea. It’s more on them to be respectful. But that’s a societal issue. One our owners have invested unbelievably in, considering local community improvement and CITC

Top players, managers, staff and facilities need paying for. The match day experience overall is fine. Queues could be reduced at the bars but they try different things, especially for families. I grew up at Maine Road, it was amazing. But it was a different kind of amazing where I stood with 19k blues with passion and connection with a team that won nothing bar a Shamrock Trophy. Hindsight gets filtered through a romantic sepia lens but our recent past has offered a better fan experience. It will become more remote and connection will be lost but we’re global now and not looking forward to a crunch match with Bury at Gigg Lane.

That isn’t not listening - making City great, winning things and delivering experiences most fans have never known would be top of most responses to that letter. Of course it can improve and sense check on if we’re drifting from what made us City. But it feels like he’s delivering overall to me.