When Manchester City sent Aston Villa home with a 2-1 defeat last week in a battle for a Champions League ticket, it put a damper on the celebrations of City supporters who don’t have their pockets full of pounds. Now the supporters’ association has asked Pep Guardiola to speak up for them.
Between £42 and £58 for a ticket at the Etihad may not be too bad, but when it comes to the price of children’s tickets, it goes without saying that the big family outing on match day will be distant for many.
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“We want the same thing as you, a strong team with a loud atmosphere in the stadium. The club has invested millions in improving the stadium experience, but you don’t get the atmosphere you want in the club if the fans are not there,” begins the open letter to Guardiola from the 1894 associations, MCFC Foodbank, Solid Citizens and Trade Union Blues.
“The most important thing is to make sure there are no empty seats at the Etihad Stadium. Make it easy for fans to be there, and you’ll have fully utilised stands. It also means more income for the club, as the fans spend money inside the stadium, the fans write, among other things, in the open letter.
They also urge Guardiola to have a chat with director Ferran Soriano about the current ticket prices, which supporters believe have a negative impact on attendance and atmosphere at the Etihad.
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To pay a player like Erling Haaland £500,000 in weekly wages, someone has to foot the bill. Welcome to the world of dilemmas in top-flight football. Experiencing Premier League matches live is no longer for most people.
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