Why didn't you go to the Leipzig game?

For some reason, we nearly always seem to struggle selling tickets for our first CL home game, and the Ticket Office hardly covers itself in glory by seemingly leaving everything till the last minute.

However, I've got plenty of comfortably well-off mates who don't bother with the CL, and I honestly think it's more to do with the hassle of crap public transport and appalling traffic (particularly when travelling South to Stockport/Hazel Grove/Whaley Bridge etc) than the actual cost of the ticket.

Last night I got home at midnight which is ridiculous for somebody who lives less than 20 miles from the ETIHAD.

I'm pretty sure that if United's Cup Schemes weren't compulsory they'd be in exactly the same boat.
 
I didn't go last night made a choice a couple of years ago league Cup and fa cup only I don't do chumps league many for the cost, and yes I would go to the final if I got a ticket couldn't get one for Porto or would of gone, I have 4 tickets to buy so something had to give, bothered me at first but I'm cool with it now.
 
I decided way back in the initial covid lock-down, that I wouldn`t be renewing my Season Ticket any longer and will only attending games as and when I can bothered but probably only twice a year.
At 71 I`ve seen and done it all with City, hitch-hiking both to English grounds and also Bilbo and Vienna, attended about 1500 games and saw something I never thought would happen, when we won our first PL and subsequently more since.
Its the travelling ,queueing, parking and walking with my elbow crutches that have made me realise that I can watch the game through the comfort of my home or even better watching it at my local boozer The George and Dragon here in likul ol` Winsford.
Its now been near on 18 months since I least attended a game and can honestly say I`ve not missed not seeing my beloved Blues in the flesh.
Who knows, things may change in the future but at the moment I`m doing OK.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
I was there but would never criticise anyone for not attending. It is bloody expensive attending matches (not the ticket costs) but the accumulation of transport and food costs etc. I am semi-retired and can afford the time but it must be nigh-on impossible for people in full-time work with children. There are just too many obstacles involved in going to night matches. If you can get past the M60 in rushhour there are few parking spaces near the ground. The public transport is a disgrace and much worse than it was ten years ago. The last train to Preston last night was 10.31 (no chance without leaving early) then it was replacement buses, few trams, and no buses. The experience of getting to and from the stadium is truly shite.
Our hard-core fanbase is brilliant as shown by the amazing support shown for 90 minutes at Leicester and the thousands we always take to European aways. Pep should talk about that a bit more. The atmosphere at his beloved Nou Camp is, in my view, one of the worst in Europe. It is never full and is dominated by tourists and plastics. I have been there three times with City. Barca have also got a shit away following. I don't recall him mentioning that before.
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I like you was there last night and never miss a match but I would never criticise anybody who did not attend because everybody circumstances are different. Regards to the manager's comments he should by now be careful in answering journalists questions which in the main are just traps
 
Because it is midweek and due to Covid I can’t work from our Manchester office meaning Therefore, it would mean a couple of days (or at least 2 half days) off work. That adds up for every midweek game. Plus it was on TV so I would rather come down for Wycombe next week which isn’t on the box. Price of ticket is irrelevant when you factor in a loss of a full days pay
 
dickie davies said:
In light of Pep's comments, if you're a season card holder, why didn't you buy a ticket and go last night?

It isn't a go at people because I'm a season card holder and haven't been to a CL game since the Liverpool quarter final
In my case it comes down to cost
I spend nearly £800 on a season card and that's enough.
My exception would be for very special games or very competitively priced matches
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Did you not think that the game last night was competitively priced ?
 
I went last night and got behind the team.

I was aware of a couple of tickets spare for people who couldn’t make the game for medical and work reasons. In previous seasons (prior to lockdowns and mobile phone ticketing), I would have made sure the tickets got used by other Blues. In the world of mobile phone ticketing, I was aware this would be a “minefield” so just sorted my own tickets.
 
The fact is wether one game or not is completevly priced, going to a football game is a very dear do
Once you shut the front door the wallet comes out & you don't stop spending till you get back in
We have 3 home games on the bounce so people will prioritise
We average 50.000 fans each game so let the commentators get giddy over empty seats .Most Premier clubs & European Clubs could only dream of getting the sort of numbers we get
Many fans are also on Universal Credit on Zero hour contracts & just can't afford to go to any games
Pep should applaud the fans that go not slagg the fans of that can't
Or he could have a word with his mates to get a system in place where we can fill the ground for every game
Can't wait to see what he says after the Wycombe game
 
Because I live over 200 miles away and can only afford one or two overnight stays a season. The first group game isn’t a priority.
 
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