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

The Stockport Iniesta said:
Not long term. I'm sure we all got the bug standing on the Kippax as kids, and it stays with you. Would everyone be going now, if they hadn't got the bug then?

Where's the next generation of supporters coming from if they can't afford to get into the games?

Make no mistake, a season or two of being wank and the day trippers won't be seen for dust, who picks up the slack then?
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I've just said the same .
1985 me dad took me n me mate in that little bit between the north stand and main stand.
We used to say take us in the Kippax.
Looking at the Kippax from there it was like a mythical beast.
Eventually he took us .
On the little wall nearest the north stand.
Amazing.
Just amazed.
As we got older we moved further and further towards the away end .
Till we stood above the tunnel where I met mates I still have today.
Happy times.
But sad football and city has got to the state it's in now.
I used to feel connected to city.
I don't now.
They done care if I don't go any more .
I'll be replaced by a foreign tourist with and Instagram account
 
Betterdeedthan red said:
I've just said the same .
1985 me dad took me n me mate in that little bit between the north stand and main stand.
We used to say take us in the Kippax.
Looking at the Kippax from there it was like a mythical beast.
Eventually he took us .
On the little wall nearest the north stand.
Amazing.
Just amazed.
As we got older we moved further and further towards the away end .
Till we stood above the tunnel where I met mates I still have today.
Happy times.
But sad football and city has got to the state it's in now.
I used to feel connected to city.
I don't now.
They done care if I don't go any more .
I'll be replaced by a foreign tourist with and Instagram account
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Brilliantly put, very much mirrors my own experience. Sitting in the North Stand with my dad, then allowed onto the Kippax with my mates aged 12. First season ticket in the Kippax aged 13.

Kids can't do that anymore, I find it really sad but what do I know.
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
Not long term. I'm sure we all got the bug standing on the Kippax as kids, and it stays with you. Would everyone be going now, if they hadn't got the bug then?

Where's the next generation of supporters coming from if they can't afford to get into the games?

Make no mistake, a season or two of being wank and the day trippers won't be seen for dust, who picks up the slack then?
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It wasn’t that long ago that the club had junior season tickets 95 quid all around the stadium, because we were struggling to fill the place, why does success completely alter the dynamic. Once we struggle the first people the club target are the ones they have lost and alienated, the ones who weren’t wanted when we were winning because they were not wealthy enough. I would have more empathy with the club if gate receipts were pivotal in our existence but they only make up approximately 10% of our turnover.
 
fathellensbellend said:
It wasn’t that long ago that the club had junior season tickets 95 quid all around the stadium, because we were struggling to fill the place, why does success completely alter the dynamic. Once we struggle the first people the club target are the ones they have lost and alienated, the ones who weren’t wanted when we were winning because they were not wealthy enough. I would have more empathy with the club if gate receipts were pivotal in our existence but they only make up approximately 10% of our turnover.
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The thing is when you leave though choice, it's very rare you go back apart from fleeting visits.

Football itself, the club, the crowd will look very different in a few years.

The golden goose, not just at City is on the wain and we're running headlong into it.
 
Very true my mate had a season ticket for 20 years, watched all the crap home and away, the tipping point, when they wouldn't allow his 5 year old a bottle top, deemed a security risk. He was the epitome of a family man, he said I don't need this shite, been back 4 times in 7 years, City lost a supporter and the next generation just like that, he will never return on a regular basis
 
Betterdeedthan red said:
It's about time the fans did something
We need a proper protest.
A walk out of the ground after 70 minutes if that what the cost is that week.
Not just city but all fans.
Look at the rises they have introduced at the swamp.
All real football fans need to come together
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Do you really think that would have an affect?

We've mocked United fans on here for wearing yellow and green scarves, saying the Glazers wouldn't give a fuck what colour scarves they wear. Do you honestly think executives would bat an eyelid if everyone pays their money and then leaves early?
 
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