Does their ground even hold 40,000?
Pep asks for more fans to attend City's next match.
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Ffs I’m not one of them . I’ll be in my usual seat in the Copland rear tonight!
I saw a post , I think on here, of the availability of tickets for Lyon game and there was a worrying amount of tickets available. I think the price is steep but hey ho you’re quite right. This is about City and only getting 40,000ish for a group stage game
Sir Know it All
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They are an absolute joke of a football club, not even up for debate.
DeeCeeTee
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If, as you say there was 40,000 last night at the Etihad, that is 72% capacity.
At Ibrox that would give an attendance of 36,000 attendance. We get more than that for pre season friendlies.
Someone on here or Twitter was saying tickets are available for students for £12.50.
No matter what you think of their support, that’s an excellent price to watch one of the top teams in the country.
No matter what you think of their support, that’s an excellent price to watch one of the top teams in the country.
bilkobear
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In the fifties Maine Road was one of the bigger grounds in England and City had a support that was easily as big if not bigger than United's.
Although Matt Busby started yo change that and Munich would see United become (for a while) everyone's second team.
When City's fortunes waned and they went down divisions, their support was remarkably loyal.
I cannot understand why they struggle to fill their stadium today?
Perhaps the extensive lure and glamour of United has captured recent generations of locals?
Sir Know it All
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Lyon game is going to end up very close to a sell out.
Keyser_Soze
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Tickets on their website last week were £15 an adult £5 a kid.
Gibraltar Loyal
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Love the irony in this post
bob1873
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I had a mate who went to watch City he always said they had a steady 25000 crowd and 30000+ when they were doing well. But they moved it’s more expensive to watch them now and pre the Arab investment they were toiling in the lower leagues. It will take them a while to rebuild their fan base.
Bear Of Yorkshire
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Tell you what I really don't like the Etihad as a football stadium, either. I've been in a 7,000 travelling away crowd there and the atmosphere just disappears out of the ground. Especially in the lower tiers, the view is rubbish and it feels like the roof is about 4 miles above your head. It just feels like a cavernous hole.
There was a thread on here the other day about Juventus and leaving the Delle Alpi. I always expected the Saudi's to do similar at City instead of extending the Etihad.
There was a thread on here the other day about Juventus and leaving the Delle Alpi. I always expected the Saudi's to do similar at City instead of extending the Etihad.
Fuertebear55
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We have too many fan's can Ranger's not lease out 20000 bears.
Yeah,dead ironic.
We went to the Everton v Lille game the following night.
Didn’t buy a half and half scarf at either game.
Go to games in England regularly.
Been to hundreds.
Noddy
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They've alienated a lot of working class City fans. You might find this hard to believe, but a lot of their supporters preferred going to watch them at Maine Road when they were pish. They still have a massive support and it's silly to suggest otherwise.
Gibraltar Loyal
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Yet are slagging them for attracting tourist fans of which you are one.
Adam_
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Went on a stadium tour a few weeks ago the tour guide said to me they are adding another 10k on it to make it bigger so they can qualify for holding the champions League final will look even more empty then
GovanFront4
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I bought a ticket for the City v Monaco QF that ended 5-3 the night before the match with no purchase history at all. That’s how easy it is for tickets.
Adam_
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When they took the stadium over after the commonwealth games I think it only held 30k odd so they removed the running track and dug it all out 10 meters down that's probably why it feels like a massive hole because it is
Tony75tfc
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Its usually quite easy to get CL tckts for etihad , ive took my boy down a few times and got tckts no bother , just register your details on the website and create a cityzens account it doesnt cost you anything
last minute signing
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Tickets started at £20 last night, didn’t bother to check the maximum price.
Everyone of their home games is currently up for sale for this season, probably have been up a number of weeks now and no games are sold out, including their derby and other top 6 sides.
Everyone of their home games is currently up for sale for this season, probably have been up a number of weeks now and no games are sold out, including their derby and other top 6 sides.
Monty_greenock34
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All of their fans was er last night.
What hes asking is for more new fans (tourists) to attend.
It's like st johnstone building a 60k stadium then moaning they can't fill it.
What hes asking is for more new fans (tourists) to attend.
It's like st johnstone building a 60k stadium then moaning they can't fill it.
Sir Know it All
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Cheers, I literally saw a thread in the lounge for a gig the same night about 2 minutes after I had posted that, appreciate the advice though!
I am heading down in a few weeks to see City play Chelsea, it was a piece of piss getting tickets for that.
Stockport bear
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It hasn't really. They probably have a core of around 30-35,000 match attending fans. Which has increased to an extent with the success but you can't really magic up 20,000 people to make the place a sell out.
Maine Road only held 35k, but as with most older stadiums had character and a soul.
They average about 45k, but the Etihad, just like the Emirates in my opinion whilst they are excellent in terms of facilities are not a patch on the their old stadiums.
Bearsdenloyal
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Or to watch them play Chelsea, Liverpool etc
bigy
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I think the criticism of City fans is harsh. Anyone who remembers them going down to the lower leagues will know that they still drew 30k+ on a regular basis.
The problem seems to be that, for whatever reason, they've never increased that core fan base in the UK. They'll have increased it massively abroad, but in the UK it's still that same core.
But their core support is still there and is still strong. They were there when the club was at it's lowest - and it's not their fault that their team was taken over by oil tycoons.
The problem seems to be that, for whatever reason, they've never increased that core fan base in the UK. They'll have increased it massively abroad, but in the UK it's still that same core.
But their core support is still there and is still strong. They were there when the club was at it's lowest - and it's not their fault that their team was taken over by oil tycoons.
Ayrforce1
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I went on one of those Parks buses they run for boys clubs etc. I won't lie when I say it was the worst experience of watching football ever. W4nkers outside singing oasis songs, tourists everywhere (including myself obviously) you could just tell some kids had came home from school on Thursday and asked daddy to go to a soccer match and daddy had bought matching kits for the full family and off they trotted probably never to be seen again.
Don't get me wrong, and this is something I gave a lot of thought to last night, I'm generally out of love with football, other than Rangers. I can't watch a full 90 minutes of any game anymore unless it's us or my boys games. I flicked through BT last night but quite frankly I was bored rigid by it.
I like to keep an eye on the results of the local juniors and amateurs but as for sitting watching a game on TV, I just can't be ar5ed.
Don't get me wrong, and this is something I gave a lot of thought to last night, I'm generally out of love with football, other than Rangers. I can't watch a full 90 minutes of any game anymore unless it's us or my boys games. I flicked through BT last night but quite frankly I was bored rigid by it.
I like to keep an eye on the results of the local juniors and amateurs but as for sitting watching a game on TV, I just can't be ar5ed.
a_weir
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Most likely this.
It's coming from 10+ years of being spoilt by their sugardaddy. They see the group games as a stepping stone to the knockouts and therefore can't be arsed.
Meanwhile, we are selling out games left, right and centre because not a single fan takes our club for granted.
Wazza
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Not really 100% true that is it:
Buy Manchester City v Manchester United Tickets
Buy official Manchester City v Manchester United Premier League tickets and hospitality at the Etihad Stadium.
www.mancity.com
Wazza
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Looks like you need to become a member to have a good crack at them:
Buy Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain Tickets
Buy official Manchester City v PSG UEFA Champions League tickets and hospitality at the Etihad Stadium.
www.mancity.com
last minute signing
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Not really 100% true that is it:
Buy Manchester City v Manchester United Tickets
Buy official Manchester City v Manchester United Premier League tickets and hospitality at the Etihad Stadium.
Which part is not true? If you’ve been to 3 games at the stadium before and are a member you can go on right now and buy a ticket for that match. Looks like there is 400 or so left. It’s been on sale there for weeks.
Turn the tables round and we’d have sold that game in seconds if the only requirement was to be a MyGers member having been to Ibrox 3 times before.
Wazza
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Well you seemed to be implying every match is on sale general, Man U certainly isn’t.
PSG also isn’t on sale full stop?
Buy Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain Tickets
Buy official Manchester City v PSG UEFA Champions League tickets and hospitality at the Etihad Stadium.
www.mancity.com
That definitely has a lot to do with it, hence the push by the big hitters for the ESL. Bums on seats is becoming secondary to raking in money from global tv deals.
Peachy Catboy
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Aye that's exactly it. Much more of the new generation stadium and fan experience.
I've been to Old Trafford and I didn't enjoy it either. Much more atmosphere there however as it's very much more fans that's have travelled and are up for it.
Peachy Catboy
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I hate the trams take ages. Stopping all the time.
Peachy Catboy
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I just didn't enjoy the whole experience as its a generational thing. I much prefer going to Edgeley or the Non League Grounds I visit with Buxton. I've had more fun at Hillsborough and Elland Road going watching Derby.
I saw the deal on itison today.Think it was £70 for hospitality
temperance
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ST for City is around £900, compared to Spurs £1,825
last minute signing
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Well you seemed to be implying every match is on sale general, Man U certainly isn’t.
PSG also isn’t on sale full stop?
Buy Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain Tickets
Buy official Manchester City v PSG UEFA Champions League tickets and hospitality at the Etihad Stadium.
Fair enough if that’s the way you are reading my post, however I’m only pointing out that the tickets can actually be bought now. 3 games and a membership is all that’s required. Pretty pathetic they can’t muster up the interest to have that sold out by now.
PSG game, full agreement not on sale. Would imagine it’ll be a sell out, with high ticket prices to boot, but that crowd will have a few thousand neutrals there to see an oil money Harlem Globetrotting event, not filed with Man City fans.
No they don’t. It’s about 10 mins from Piccadilly cutting out all the traffic mayhem.
Tram is the quickest most convenient way to get to the ground from the City.
We park car near Holm Town (?) tram stop. Get Tram into town for a few beers then back to the ground
Wazza
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You lot are worse than City for throwing money about mind! I prefer non league now (Northern Premier), stand and have a pint etc… be different for those with families I expect, those are the ones who seem to enjoy going City now.
Wazza
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A lot of lads who went in the Kippax wouldn’t have paid all season mate back then, let alone been the type to pay for memberships and have a booking history now. Just how it has all changed in some parts of the North.
