This.........not comparing apples with apples at all. Close to being 'just another game' for them, not the once-in-a-generation thing it is for us.
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[Albion] Tickets Remaining for FA Cup Semi Final ***About 200 LEFT ON SALE***
- Thread starter kingcole
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This.........not comparing apples with apples at all. Close to being 'just another game' for them, not the once-in-a-generation thing it is for us.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
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In other words more profit. Or greed depending on your viewpoint
United or Liverpool (or LEEDS) would sell out no problem, even if they had been to Wembley as often as City have, purely because they have such widespread fanbases. United or Liverpool could sell their entire 33,000 allocation to fans within 50 miles of Wembley, so the kick off time, the travel logistics, etc become irrelevant.
That simply isn't the case for City.
Just to be clear, you DON'T think that the football club should be trying to maximise attendance at its football matches? Or make a profit?
The fact that it is the cheapest seats that are selling slowest, suggests that this is absolutely not the issue - for the Albion allocation.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Have to agree with that.
That hardly makes it embarrassing for City though does it ? Just means a far higher % of their fan base are actually local................................
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,199
Talking about City. But also all the neutral tickets that no one will snap up because they’re priced stupidly. Hence Wembley won’t be full. Near full is good enough mind.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,199
kingcole
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Apart from Club Wembley, how does one buy a 'neutral' ticket?
I did link to how you could buy a ticket with Air Miles last week but that would have been a sponsors (Emirates) ticket.
Can the public roll up and buy a ticket to watch a semi-final between teams they don't support, apart from Club Wembley.
On the subject of Club Wembley, is there an online place where we can check what's available there?
Peter Grummit
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Looks like only about 4,400 left to snaffle up. Not bad going for a little tin pot club with no history and a fan base of glory hunting JCLs!
The fact that we can't sell 3k for Chelsea suggests exactly that!
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
It doesn't. They know they're not as big as Liverpool and United, they're also proud most of their fanbase attends from locally from their city. Most City fans also remember it was only 19 years ago they were in Div 3.
ManUtd and Liverpool would sell out the semi final, because they'd have so many day trippers, from all over the country getting tickets who wouldn't normally get a sniff.
Certainly disappointing that there are 550+ still available to ANYONE WITH A PURCHASE HISTORY.
That was my point.
Its not embarrassing at all, that their fanbase are almost exclusively Mancunian.
(I guess a prolonged period of success will see that change somewhat, though.)
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,199
Plenty of resellers just google. Probabky more than last week and prices might dropped too given demand is weaker than anticipated. Not sure what the floor cost is, probably still quite high to ‘protect brand’ and/or holders can’t be arsed to sell as they’re rich enough as it is!
On the plus side, useful info for when the 'I can never get a ticket, closed shop blah blah blah' brigade start their whining................................
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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Don't blame the City fans at all, they have a tricky champions league tie the following week not to mention a league title campaign where they have little margin for error either. As had been said by others the timing of this game also makes it difficult for travel back to Manchester (not too mention the cost of getting down here in the first place!)
As for us struggling to sell out Chelsea we have 8 games in five weeks it's not surprising that something has to give for our fans too Chelsea, Wembley, Spurs, Wolves represents £135 plus travel at the cheapest prices. Factor in the home games and associated travel/refreshments you are looking at a big outgoing. I've Glastonbury to pay for next week, the water bill, and the demand for external works on my building all happening this month. I'd say I was well off but doing ALL these games is simply not a cost even I can justify.
As for us struggling to sell out Chelsea we have 8 games in five weeks it's not surprising that something has to give for our fans too Chelsea, Wembley, Spurs, Wolves represents £135 plus travel at the cheapest prices. Factor in the home games and associated travel/refreshments you are looking at a big outgoing. I've Glastonbury to pay for next week, the water bill, and the demand for external works on my building all happening this month. I'd say I was well off but doing ALL these games is simply not a cost even I can justify.
AndrewCity
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- Mar 26, 2019
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No embarrassment here. None in the slightest actually.
Just because our club is loaded, it doesn't mean our fanbase is.
You're correct that United and Liverpool would sell the 33,000 regardless. That's because they are historically bigger football clubs who have built up a fanbase throughout years of sustained success. City are late to the party and that means that we're having to focus on the youth rather than the older generation who have already built an allegiance to a club.
You also have to couple in the fact that our fanbase is predominantly northern. We have some fans down south but not to the extent that United and Liverpool do. When we played in the Carabao final last month we took 35,000. The tie went to extra time and penalties and anybody who'd booked trains home either missed them or were ferried on to the last train at 21:20. I was on that train and it was not a comfortable 3 hour journey. Bodies everywhere. This was a Sunday
This Semi Final is kicking off even later and again has the possibility of going to extra time and penalties meaning it may not finish until after 8pm. The last published train back to Manchester is at 9pm and getting out of Wembley and back to Euston is not easy.
All of the above is even before you consider the sheer amount of games that even a season ticket holder may have to pay for both the previous and coming months.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,199
And I’ve bought mine off a someone who can’t go now too! Still, that’s what you get for nearly two seasons devoid of wins, goals and even shots sometimes when watching the Albion away in the worlds most uncompetitive league