Man City return almost HALF of 2,000 tickets for Arsenal match after fans are asked to pay £62

Manchester City have returned 900 unsold tickets of the 2,000 allocation for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Arsenal at the Emirates.

The champions were expected to sell out but it appears travelling supporters have been put off by the £62 Arsenal are charging each fan.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...s-Arsenal.html

don't blame them tbh.

£62 to watch a £#%&!ing league game is a joke and i'd refuse to pay it as well.

Good for them.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

don't blame them tbh.

£62 to watch a £#%&!ing league game is a joke and i'd refuse to pay it as well.

Originally Posted by andyroo

Good for them.

Agreed, £62 £#%&! me

Armchair not lending them any money?

Top reds jib the emirates.

Doesnt explain why they never sell out when tickets are a tenner.

Wonder if they would have been more willing to pay £62 if they were 7 points clear and all was well with their "project"?

its the start of the beginning of the end of the prem bubble. It won't burst but it will be like a long draw out fanny fart to the land of empty stadia and generations of kids who never been to a football match.

City have sought to play down the affair and Arsenal insisted they were close to selling out the remaining tickets. Kevin Parker, the general secretary of the Manchester City Supporters Club, said: "It's the most expensive amount I can ever remember paying for a ticket in my life, for a Sunday afternoon game which is live on satellite television.
"And it's not as if finding a television to watch the game on is difficult nowadays. Even if the game wasn't live, to charge £62 to watch it is ridiculous, but to charge that amount when people can see it live on TV is crazy.
"It just shows that football clubs are out of touch with reality. If City supporters are travelling on a supporters' club coach it will cost £30 per person. That's £92 before they have even done anything; add in a programme, food, drink and you are looking at £125-£130 per person.
"There are a combination of things at play here. Some people cannot afford the price, especially as it is just after Christmas, and there are some who just refuse to pay £62. This is also the first time in a long while that I remember City fans saying to me they could pay the money but are refusing to do so. That is a brave decision to take. Soon, though, fans will vote more strongly with their feet and clubs like Arsenal will have to decide what to do about ticket prices."

£62 for a game is a joke. anybody paying that wants their head looking at.

I don't really blame them to be honest, £62 is scandalous. Big reason why I don't go to away games anymore, £47 for Villa away last year finished me off.

So so so scandalous.

can see United fans doing the same when we play there

It is a £#%&!ing joke....though fair-play to the divs, they've been top boycotters for years.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

It is a £#%&!ing joke....though fair-play to the divs, they've been top boycotters for years.

exactly

Remember this?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6380273.stm

Originally Posted by andyroo

Remember this?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6380273.stm

Nope

our support as the emirates has been woeful over the last few years with united obviously dishing out the tickets to sponsors etc. It has become a real hard to get ticket so dont expect our supporters to boycott it.

Good on the massive @#%&!s. You need to be %@#$&!ated to £#%&! to pay £62 for a league game