Saint-Armstrong Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Tickets-and-Travel/2012/July/City-v-Southampton-ticket-details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivepete Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Tickets-and-Travel/2012/July/City-v-Southampton-ticket-details Booking fees and loyalty points at City, sounds familiar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Is this really worthy of it's own thread? I doubt many Man City fans come on here looking for ticket sale dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Is this really worthy of it's own thread? I doubt many Man City fans come on here looking for ticket sale dates. I Have. Can you keep your trolling to yourself. Anyway, Mods Lock the thread, TCM isn't happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 And of course there's absolutely no "details" there anyway... surely the most important detail is the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Booking fees and loyalty points at City, sounds familiar! no booking fee for online purchases doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 And of course there's absolutely no "details" there anyway... surely the most important detail is the price? Price is only one of the details Steve. You're getting to see the champions of England play one of the most ambitions clubs in the history of English football, who have smashed their way through two division to return to top flight football and is now packed full of exicting young talent. Witness the cream of English football play the future of the national team in the comfortable and salubrious surrounds of one of the most modern football stadiums in the world. Feel the passion of English football at its most vibrant. Be there all for the bargain price of only £55 plus a £7 booking fee. Click below to secure your ticket for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 That page should be titled "City v Saints - no ticket details". I did enjoy the bit about us being attacking, and the mysterious lack of useful information in the following sentence : "City last played the Saints in the Premier League on New Year’s Day 2005, when goals from Paul Bosvelt and Shaun Wright-Phillips earned the home side a 2-1 win". Helpful isn't it ? Provided you know who Paul Bosvelt and SWP played for, seeing as it doesn't actually tell you who was at home. I've just had a look at the rest of their ticketing info to see if the ticket costs or categories are fixed anywhere, and my GOD that's a confusing multi-tier ticket preference system they have, I thought Arsenal's was bad but this one is just as ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Seriously, what the hell is this?? Talk about self-righteous bull! "The ultimate membership for our biggest fans is by invitation only. A ticket for every game, everywhere, and Ticket Exchange is also included. By invitation only" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 Seriously, what the hell is this?? Talk about self-righteous bull! "The ultimate membership for our biggest fans is by invitation only. A ticket for every game, everywhere, and Ticket Exchange is also included. By invitation only" Judging by the cards on the site, they're the "Executive Massively Expensive Show Off Club" tickets, with the "Ruddy Expensive Corporate Show Off" tickets and the "Relatively Normal But Still Expensive Season tickets" listed alongside, then there's the "Blue", which is for anyone with a masters degree in Completely Unfathomable Ticketing Systems and includes both a Membership costing £10 and a "Priority Tickets" choice at £15 if you only want to watch a match at some point in the next 15 years of your life, as long as it's midweek and against Reading or Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 24 July, 2012 Share Posted 24 July, 2012 no booking fee for online purchases doesn't. Good point well made. Ah, I remember the halcyon days of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Southampton FC @officialsaints #SaintsFC announce ticketing arrangements for next month's trip to @MCFC: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2859977,00.html Ticket prices for the match at the Etihad Stadium are as follows: Level 1 (Blocks 113, 114 & 115) Adults - £49.00 Under 16s - £27.00 Over 65s - £40.00 Wheelchair/Walking Ambulant plus free assistant - £40.00 Level 2 (Blocks 213, 214 & 215) Adults - £51.00 Under 16s - £27.00 Over 65s - £42.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um Bongo Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 £49.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Pricey!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 49 English pounds. Wowzer. Welcome to the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 And the club are expecting to sell out the 2800 allocation on a 4pm Sunday SKY match......no chance at those prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 And the club are expecting to sell out the 2800 allocation on a 4pm Sunday SKY match......no chance at those prices. I think you'll be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 And the club are expecting to sell out the 2800 allocation on a 4pm Sunday SKY match......no chance at those prices. It's our first game back we might do. But if it was in the middle of the season less likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 It's our first game back we might do. But if it was in the middle of the season less likely. I guess it will depend on how many extra fans we've picked up over the summer. But on for that much on a Sunday at 4pm when I can just watch it on TV. Would probably have to take a day off work as well. Think I'll save money for Arsenal away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartan_saint Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Fook. I've already agreed a "romantic" weekend away to Manch with the missus for this one. Better dust off the Credit Card, ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 What are City like with barcode scanners/Hitler stewards? Going to try get an under 16 ticket. 50 quid is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWY Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Credit to the club for applying for the largest application. This will be on a guaranteed sale basis so the club will have to pay for any unsold tickets. Bold move from the TO Manager, especially at those prices. If we failed to sell 500 in level 2 it would cost the club approx £20k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Maximum allocation at City only 2,800, does sound right? Rip off prices as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonist Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Southampton FC @officialsaints #SaintsFC have been given the maximum 2,800-seat allocation for the visit to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday 19th August (4pm kick off). Have the regulations changed then? IIRC the minimum was 3,000 or 10% of your total capacity if less than 30,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 The home club are allowed to remove seats from the away end to account for segregation, so that'll be where those 200-odd tickets have gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born In The 80s Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Those prices are an utter joke. I knew it would be a steep hike in match prices from the championship, but 50 quid? To watch a league game?? It's disgusting and i certainly won't be attending any games this year with prices like that. It's one thing paying that for a cup final at Wembley, but i'm amazed anyone can justify shelling out that for a league game that is live on sky. Hang your heads in shame, City. Definitely can't see us selling out this one. People just won't be able to afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 The home club are allowed to remove seats from the away end to account for segregation, so that'll be where those 200-odd tickets have gone. But how far are they allowed to take that? What if they need to remove 500 seats for segregation? The full away allocation at City has always looked a lot more than that to me, have they cut it down this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 But how far are they allowed to take that? What if they need to remove 500 seats for segregation? The full away allocation at City has always looked a lot more than that to me, have they cut it down this year? Quite possibly. Now they've got the demand for tickets from the home fans, which in previous years they haven't had, they're probably not that bothered about squeezing in another 2-300 away fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Another thought, perhaps we do have the "minimum" 3,000, but the other 200 are for the players' allocation for friends, relatives, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 So we have the minimum, not the maximum, and the club shouldn't be at risk for any not sold. Also how does the loyalty system work? It's seems season ticket holders get their points as the season goes on, so a non season ticket holder could be ahead of them by doing away games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 So we have the minimum, not the maximum, and the club shouldn't be at risk for any not sold. No, we have the maximum number of tickets City will give an away team for a league game. I'm sure teams like Wigan, Fulham, etc will struggle to take a thousand there at those prices (especially having been there loads of times in recent years), so City - in the same way we do - will have ways they can split the away end to account for a smaller away following and allow more home fans in. I'd guess they've got 1500, 2000 and 3000 blocks, with the 3000 one on a "guaranteed-sale" basis, i.e. the away club has to pay for them all up front, with the other allocations on a "sale or return" basis, where the away club only has to pay for the tickets it actually sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 I guess the thing with this year is, that in the past we have jsut been able to take 1000, and then another 500, and then another 500 and then the rest or something, whereas this season, the prem teams will probably want to know from the start how many we want, so not possible to get an initial allocation. The club thinks we can sell that many, or atleast have given the fans the chance. Wouldn't be surprised if this strategy changes though if we do not take 2500+ up there. If it was a 3pm Saturday game, even at those prices I think we'd be close to selling out, but with it not finishing until 6pm Sunday, I just cant see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Southampton FC @officialsaints #SaintsFC announce ticketing arrangements for next month's trip to @MCFC: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2859977,00.html Ticket prices for the match at the Etihad Stadium are as follows: Level 1 (Blocks 113, 114 & 115) Adults - £49.00 Under 16s - £27.00 Over 65s - £40.00 Wheelchair/Walking Ambulant plus free assistant - £40.00 Level 2 (Blocks 213, 214 & 215) Adults - £51.00 Under 16s - £27.00 Over 65s - £42.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 No, we have the maximum number of tickets City will give an away team for a league game. I'm sure teams like Wigan, Fulham, etc will struggle to take a thousand there at those prices (especially having been there loads of times in recent years), so City - in the same way we do - will have ways they can split the away end to account for a smaller away following and allow more home fans in. I'd guess they've got 1500, 2000 and 3000 blocks, with the 3000 one on a "guaranteed-sale" basis, i.e. the away club has to pay for them all up front, with the other allocations on a "sale or return" basis, where the away club only has to pay for the tickets it actually sells. i think it is a bit of a dodgy rule that the minimum allocation has to be guaranteed by the visiting club for sale, i wonder if they will sell the lower tier first or give fans the option. i went there with fulham a couple of years ago on a sunday, in 2009, game on tv fulham took about 200 fans, away cost £19.50 and you could pay on the day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Do they not do some sort of category system at City? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Do they not do some sort of category system at City? I guess they must do. Maybe ours is Category A as it's the first game of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWY Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 i think it is a bit of a dodgy rule that the minimum allocation has to be guaranteed by the visiting club for sale, i wonder if they will sell the lower tier first or give fans the option. i went there with fulham a couple of years ago on a sunday, in 2009, game on tv fulham took about 200 fans, away cost £19.50 and you could pay on the day!! The lesser allocations are provided on a sale or return basis. Only the full allocation is issued on a guaranteed sale basis. The argument from Man City would be that if we took only the lower tier they could easily sell the entire upper tier to their supporters. I think Saints might regret this unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 What's the point of spending 100 quid + on the trip when it's on TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 I guess they must do. Maybe ours is Category A as it's the first game of the season? City don't have categories. They just make the prices up as they go along. City ST holder I know say's this is so pricey as it's their first game as Champions so demand will be high. If this game was in November, we would've been one of the cheapest games of the season. On another note, he paid £500 for his season ticket which is right next to the away fans, we're paying £50 for virtually the same seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 3-0 SRL hat-trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 25 July, 2012 Share Posted 25 July, 2012 Basically, if Arsenal's allocation is fewer than 2800, you'll have to have gone to Man City to have anything like a reasonable chance of getting a ticket to Arsenal. They can only split the points into 4 categories at that stage for Arsenal, and there's not much practical sense in having anything other than a top priority for people who've been to all 3 matches and 2nd priority for people who've been to 2 matches (inc possibly 2 homes). I'd expect to see Arsenal : Priority 1 : 40 points (all 3 matches - there can be no more than 2800 of these people) Priority 2 : 30 points (both home matches, or Wigan h and Man C a). then maybe in the extremely unlikely event there will be tickets left Priority 3 : 20 points (Just Wigan h, or "Man U h & Man C a") - in practice this will be only non-ST holders who've been to one home match and maybe the away Priority 4 : 10 points (Man C away with no home games; or just Man U home) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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