Manchester City fan group 1894 have backed the club after they announced their decision to increase season ticket prices.
Prices for next season were officially released to supporters on Thursday and the club confirmed there had been an average three per cent increase on tickets across the stadium.
Club sources stressed their pricing structure allows their Seasoncards to be accessible to all supporters and believe their prices make them one of the most reasonable in the top tier. And despite a few grumblings the decision to put prices up has been backed by fan group 1894, although they'd rather they were frozen.
"Whilst we feel fans generally are paying too much for football and we feel strongly that prices should be frozen full stop, there has not been too much dissent this time around about season ticket prices," a spokesman for the group told MEN Sport.
"The club have off the pitch issues to deal with and there's an understanding of the support about this now and the fans are very much backing the owners as they have delivered what they promised years ago - to bring sustained success to the club.
"In the context of the season we have just had, the fantastic football we are experiencing - the fans will no doubt renew again in huge numbers. The relocation window also offers fans a chance to move and potentially grab a bargain."
The most expensive season ticket is now £950 with the cheapest priced at £325 and the group believe the pricing structure is also important in relation to the atmosphere.
"We comment on the ticket prices because we feel they have a knock on effect with atmosphere," the spokesman continued "We think the club have developed a better understanding of that correlation in recent seasons.
"With safestanding on the agenda the way to get all the noisiest fans together would be to look at the pricing for such a section. It's an opportunity to get things right once and for all."
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak touched on the possible introduction of safe standing in his end of season interview.
"You didn't ask me about safestanding so I'll pre-empt you," he told the club website. "That's one of the areas that we're certainly considering. I'm a huge fan. I think it's such an important part of the game.
"I would love for us to have a safe standing area. That would be great for the fans and the players and the Etihad atmosphere."
