Fans protest against ticket price hike
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Seven prominent Manchester City fans groups have jointly sent an open letter to the club complaining about ticket price rises and the prospect of local fans being frozen out.
The letter was sent to chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak and the fans' groups have pointed out that, with the exception of COVID-19 affected year, City has made a profit "each season since 2014-15".
"The club are quick to emphasise their connection to Manchester," the letter explains. "In our most recent annual report, chief executive Ferran Soriano spoke to his love for the City of Manchester.
"We are asking that we do not lose that link. After all, what is this club without Manchester? Even our nickname - the Citizens - is in reference to our Mancunian roots.
"By making it practically impossible to obtain a standard season ticket, ticketing policy decision makers at Manchester City are severing the generational link between fans and their club."