Man City fans making daft Manchester United comparisons only hurt themselves

Manchester City fans laugh as every FFP update is greeted by fans of other clubs with the same, tired response: What about City?

Of course, the situations aren't the same so it is daft to try and suggest that they are. Which brings us nicely onto ticket prices.

The club have raised season ticket prices again, with an average increase of five per cent but some hikes a lot steeper than that. It is in line both with what they usually do - there have been just two freezes in the last decade - and also other Premier League clubs; a Chelsea supporters' group have today railed against the rises in West London, while no club that has announced for next season has frozen.

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Because other clubs have raised prices, or are more expensive, that is enough for some fans to be happy with their own prices going up. It wasn't anything like a majority online but there were still far too many comments on Tuesday justifying an increase at the Etihad on the basis that it was cheaper or better value than at Old Trafford.

Whatever else goes on at other clubs, City have the opportunity and the ability and the money to be able to do things their own way. This is squarely about the relationship that the club wants with matchgoing fans.

Imagine the good PR that City - with already some of the cheapest season tickets in the division - would get if they froze tickets for next year despite the actions of others and the success of Pep Guardiola's team. Rival supporters could moan about City being rich enough to do it, but the club would be showing exactly how to treat your fans.

Instead, City