Northern Red Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Are people really getting annoyed about getting an email reminder to renew? Every club in the country will be doing the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 2 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Are people really getting annoyed about getting an email reminder to renew? Every club in the country will be doing the same thing. True, but it’s the positioning and optics of it I think a lot of people are annoyed with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheasant plucker Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) Well, I'll probably renew, as I have the last 20-odd years, but... I'm as royally cheesed off as I ever have been this season; and to cap off a really disappointing season, that looked interesting, and has been turned to ratshit by senior management, my 13yo son has started coming to matches this year, and I couldn't buy him a season ticket in the South Stand if I wanted too! Might just not bother.. I'm feelling really apathetic, such a damn shame. Edited March 18 by Pheasant plucker Usual dodgy spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 The ‘Fortress’ AG clips being constantly used for reference are all from one game, aren’t they? Christ. Addition of a Nathan Baker challenge from 6 years ago is a nice touch too, they must’ve forgotten that he was sent off for that one Nice clip of Tinnion stood watching training too, for absolutely no reason, as it clearly tradition. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 26 minutes ago, Hartleysbeard said: Isn’t that exactly what withdrawing your support (i.e. not renewing a ST) is doing? Nope. Withdrawing your money from a club that has been providing a poor product of entertainment for over 5 years now is totally fair enough. Blindly renewing season after season whilst being unhappy with what is on offer is just silly. Withdrawing support as a fan? No chance. Still want the club to do well, but if you don't like what you're seeing and how the club is being managed then show some courage of your convictions and walk away until things change. 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 2 minutes ago, Pheasant plucker said: Well, I'll probably renew, as I have the last 20-odd years, but... I'm as royally cheesed off as I ever have been this season; and to cap off a really disappointing season, that looked interesting, and has been turned to ratshit by senior management, my 13yo son has started comming to matches this year, and I couldn't buy him a season ticket in the South Stand if I wanted too! Might just not bother.. I'm feelling really apathetic, such a damn shame I'm really only watching them now because my own son, also 13 likes to go. Once he's older and starts going on his own I'll probably find something else to do. Just fed up with the lack of dynamism leading the club. Fed up with hearing "ultimately we want to do this or that". Any fool can say that. What about setting some proper targets and some dates when these things are going to be achieved, like the rest of us in the working world. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 8 minutes ago, petehinton said: The ‘Fortress’ AG clips being constantly used for reference are all from one game, aren’t they? Christ. Addition of a Nathan Baker challenge from 6 years ago is a nice touch too, they must’ve forgotten that he was sent off for that one Nice clip of Tinnion stood watching training too, for absolutely no reason, as it clearly tradition. Have they included the clip of Tinnion looking around the door lurking when Manning was appointed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzarian Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) I got heat for saying I'd renew a few days back but I will be. The only reason is that I have friends I go/sit with and more I see after the game. Football is a valued part of my social life (even though the game itself offers almost nothing of late). I'm not sure i would otherwise, instead opting for a membership. The difference now, is that I'll rarely be declining invites for other things this coming season, should they clash with a game. In the past the match would come first. Edited March 18 by Yozzarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzarian Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Numero Uno said: They can bullshit all they like, they will know what is actually happening. It might be that we DO have 10K that will unconditionally buy a season ticket as soon as possible. If so then fine, won't be changing my stance on account of it though. I'll be buying mine last minute.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzarian Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, 1960maaan said: I know I will renew , I may think hard about it , I may wait until late on , but I will renew. It took Lansdown making our seats Corporate and more than doubling the price for me to step away previously. The problem is I do miss the social side, I have had mates who came for a drink before games, I can't do that and just go home . Plus I love the away day when we go in a group . That said it isn't a million miles away from not bothering . More shit football , poor leadership , price rises , kit bollox etc and it will come . Me in a nutshell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 3 minutes ago, Yozzarian said: I got heat for saying I'd renew a few days back but I will be. The only reason is that I have friends I go/sit with and more I see after the game. Football is a valued part of my social life (even though the game itself offers almost nothing of late). I'm not sure i would otherwise, instead opting for a membership. The difference now, is that I'll rarely be declining invites for other things this coming season, should they clash with a game. In the past the match would come first. Exactly the same for me. If I have an Over 50's game on a Sunday that clashes with a City game then City come second, simple as that. My gut feel, as I've said before is that many will wait until late but ultimately renew and we'll be hundreds down rather than thousands.......unless the worst is yet to come THIS SEASON (I don't see that happening though) and then they really will be thousands down, a number of thousands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzarian Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 1 minute ago, Numero Uno said: Exactly the same for me. If I have an Over 50's game on a Sunday that clashes with a City game then City come second, simple as that. My gut feel, as I've said before is that many will wait until late but ultimately renew and we'll be hundreds down rather than thousands.......unless the worst is yet to come THIS SEASON (I don't see that happening though) and then they really will be thousands down, a number of thousands down. I'd say this is pretty accurate to how things will play out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheasant plucker Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 17 minutes ago, Kingswood Robin said: I'm really only watching them now because my own son, also 13 likes to go. Once he's older and starts going on his own I'll probably find something else to do. Just fed up with the lack of dynamism leading the club. Fed up with hearing "ultimately we want to do this or that". Any fool can say that. What about setting some proper targets and some dates when these things are going to be achieved, like the rest of us in the working world. If and when I do renew, I'm going to leave it to the last minute... That'll teach them to mess with my head! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 16 minutes ago, Yozzarian said: I got heat for saying I'd renew a few days back but I will be. The only reason is that I have friends I go/sit with and more I see after the game. Football is a valued part of my social life (even though the game itself offers almost nothing of late). I'm not sure i would otherwise, instead opting for a membership. The difference now, is that I'll rarely be declining invites for other things this coming season, should they clash with a game. In the past the match would come first. You don't have to justify yourself if you choose to renew. If City is something you enjoy and you get value our of it then it's no body else's business what you spend your money on. I think what grates some is that there are people who talk a big one on here, make a lot of noise, but end up renewing anyway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 50 minutes ago, Yozzarian said: I got heat for saying I'd renew a few days back but I will be. The only reason is that I have friends I go/sit with and more I see after the game. Football is a valued part of my social life (even though the game itself offers almost nothing of late). I'm not sure i would otherwise, instead opting for a membership. The difference now, is that I'll rarely be declining invites for other things this coming season, should they clash with a game. In the past the match would come first. Literally the exact same as how I feel, couldn’t put it any better. I normally get to April time before thinking “hmm I do have city that day, but may as well go to X instead” because of the season being dead and gone. Cardiff home was my last game of the season for sure, unless the final home game of the season is roaring sun, and there’s a BBQ pre/post game with the group on the cards, earliest I’ve ever sacked off my season ticket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 50 minutes ago, Yozzarian said: I got heat for saying I'd renew a few days back but I will be. The only reason is that I have friends I go/sit with and more I see after the game. Football is a valued part of my social life (even though the game itself offers almost nothing of late). I'm not sure i would otherwise, instead opting for a membership. The difference now, is that I'll rarely be declining invites for other things this coming season, should they clash with a game. In the past the match would come first. No need to get grief for that at all. Everyone had their own reasons. The two blokes in the back of the section below me must have a season ticket purely for the wifi signal…as they don’t look up from their phones at all during the game. One day I’m gonna see if the text messages they send are actually to each other! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Bris Red said: They can **** off. Won't be getting another penny out of me anytime soon. Well said mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Due to stretched finances, I have to make a choice between renewing my ticket at City or renewing my Gentleman's subscription at Hot_Thai_Escorts.com. I have just found out that Taeng-Mai isn't the beautiful lady she said she was, but is a Derek from Barnsley. On reflection, I am likely to opt for the escort service over City, as the product is closer to that advertised. 2 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kit Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Is it just me who hasn't received any communicatuon for season tickets renewals? I get most/all of the other e-mails but I haven't received anything and I know I have in the past. I am holding off for now, there are 6 games between now and the deadline so I definitely wont be renewing until after those games. I will probably renew but this is the first time in close to 30 years I feel like I'm just not that bothered. The only problem is that if Manning goes the four or five people involved in getting him here are still going to be around so it doesn't guarantee anything will change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, 2015 said: Nope. Withdrawing your money from a club that has been providing a poor product of entertainment for over 5 years now is totally fair enough. Blindly renewing season after season whilst being unhappy with what is on offer is just silly. Withdrawing support as a fan? No chance. Still want the club to do well, but if you don't like what you're seeing and how the club is being managed then show some courage of your convictions and walk away until things change. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartleysbeard Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, 2015 said: Nope. Withdrawing your money from a club that has been providing a poor product of entertainment for over 5 years now is totally fair enough. Blindly renewing season after season whilst being unhappy with what is on offer is just silly. Withdrawing support as a fan? No chance. Still want the club to do well, but if you don't like what you're seeing and how the club is being managed then show some courage of your convictions and walk away until things change. I guess it depends on your definition of support. My grandfather, who introduced me to City back in the early 90s, identified the difference between being a fan and being a supporter as the latter meaning that you give the club your money in some form, whether through ST or shirt sales or other means. In what way are you ‘supporting’ the club by not contributing in this way? All that said, you’re welcome to your opinion and to take action accordingly as you see fit. personally though, I’ll stick with it…with my eyes wide open. Nothing blind about this renewal, I know the ‘product’ isn’t great at the minute but I still enjoy going and would rather be there to witness the turn around than lurk on forums moaning about everything. Edited March 18 by Hartleysbeard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchers Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 I've renewed , it was all down to weighing up the pro's and cons. It was very close this time, but renew my season card or shopping with the Mrs. Neither give much entertainment at the moment but City are Cheaper than shopping with my Mrs. 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Hartleysbeard said: Isn’t that exactly what withdrawing your support (i.e. not renewing a ST) is doing? I guess we've got different interpretations of "walking away". I've interpreted that as meaning "not going at all" but you may have meant something different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 45 minutes ago, Mad Cyril said: Due to stretched finances, I have to make a choice between renewing my ticket at City or renewing my Gentleman's subscription at Hot_Thai_Escorts.com. I have just found out that Taeng-Mai isn't the beautiful lady she said she was, but is a Derek from Barnsley. On reflection, I am likely to opt for the escort service over City, as the product is closer to that advertised. Don’t ever stop posting MC, as you’re always worth a good laugh, however poor the City are 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 I think it’ll be a slow start,then absolutely take off when we head hunt ‘ Matt Taylor’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 21 minutes ago, kit said: Is it just me who hasn't received any communicatuon for season tickets renewals? I get most/all of the other e-mails but I haven't received anything and I know I have in the past. I am holding off for now, there are 6 games between now and the deadline so I definitely wont be renewing until after those games. I will probably renew but this is the first time in close to 30 years I feel like I'm just not that bothered. The only problem is that if Manning goes the four or five people involved in getting him here are still going to be around so it doesn't guarantee anything will change. Ironically, mine went straight into my junk folder. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 As it stands I’ll renew on the deadline, but frankly every single game of Liam Manning’s passion killing, soul destroying, mind numbing anti-football garbage I have to suffer between now and then could tip me into not bothering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) 3 hours ago, One Team said: Well, they are doubling down on Manning then with further reference to that awful poster/picture. I feel sick! Not sure it's doubling down. All this renewal stuff would've been in preparation for a good while. The recent run of form - 6 defeats in the last 10 league games playing turgid football and losing against the worst teams in the league - has come at precisely the wrong time for them but what to do? It's not practical to ditch weeks of work, so they've just had to put it out, cursed their luck and are hoping for the best. Which has made them look out of touch/cloth-eared/arrogant/incomepetent (again) - take your pick! Sorry - just seen Silvio's reply earlier - it's what he said. Edited March 18 by Merrick's Marvels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: they don’t look up from their phones at all during the game. Probably for the best currently. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Not a chance I’m renewing. Even if Manning goes, I’m completely bored of it all. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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