manchester city have defended price hikes after some fans saw the cost of their season tickets almost double . the british veterinary association has withdrawn its support for the shooting of free-running badgers in controversial pilot culls . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . it concluded that the first two years of culling had not demonstrated conclusively that ` controlled shooting ' of free-running badgers could be effective and humane . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . the bva said it still supported badger culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle . animal welfare campaigners welcomed the news but said the bva 's ongoing support for cage-trapping and shooting was ` regrettable ' . it comes after the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . addressing the national farmers union conference in february , liz truss said ` any future conservative government ' would push ahead with ' a wider roll-out of the culls ' , which have been fiercely criticised by wildlife groups . her comments came as nfu president meurig raymond said the incidence of tb had decreased on farms in two pilot areas in somerset and gloucestershire where culling of badgers has taken place over the last two years . the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . he urged politicians not to make the controversial cull ' a party political issue ' in the run-up to the general election , and criticised labour for pledging to give up on culling . ms truss pledged that any future conservative government would ` take the difficult decisions to deal with this disease ' . she told the conference : ` it is shameful that under the previous government bovine tb increased nine-fold and we ended up with the highest levels of the disease in europe . ` it is incredible that they would like to make the same mistake again . ' she said the government 's strategy included cattle movement controls , vaccination in ` edge ' areas around disease hotspots , and culling where the disease is rife . ` we will not let up , whatever complaints we get from protest groups . we 're in it for the long haul . we will not walk away , ' she said to the conference , to applause from farmers . a number of fans in the east stand at the etihad stadium have been informed that their # 885 season cards will rocket to # 1,750 . but the club say that is because the seats have been upgraded and now come with a different package . in gloucestershire just 274 badgers were culled in the second year of the pilot , falling far short of the minimum 615 estimated to be needed to deliver reductions in tb in livestock , leading the chief vet to admit the benefits of the cull might not be realised there . the government claimed the low numbers in gloucestershire reflected the ` challenges of extensive unlawful protest and intimidation ' by anti-cull campaigners . some etihad season tickets have seen their price double , despite empty seats at times this season . some fans will now have to pay over # 1,700 to watch manuel pellegrini 's side , up from just # 885 . they also point out that they still have 8,000 seats below manchester united 's cheapest offering . some of the fans affected claim city , who face a fight to secure champions league football after winning last season 's premier league title , are abusing their loyalty . in somerset , where the other pilot cull has been carried out , a sufficient number of badgers were killed this year to lead to expected reductions in tb in cattle , with 341 culled , in a required range of 316 to 785 . one fan said : ` after the season we have had you would think that if anything they would be lowering the prices . ` when i was told about how much they were going up to i thought it was an error . they are taking advantage of us , despite how poor they have been this year . ' the club point out that they have reviewed pricing at the stadium following its extension , which will see the capacity rise from 48,000 to 54,000 next season . city claim the change is due to upgrades which have come in during the stadium 's expansion . city have slumped to fourth this season after some poor performances in their title defence . they also cite improvements to seating and add that a number of fans have seen a decrease in the price of their ticket . city add that they have increased the number of # 299 season tickets available with only stoke city offering cheaper . the club confirmed yesterday that playmaker david silva did not suffer any fractures in sunday 's premier league win over west ham . silva was taken to hospital for checks on his cheekbone and collarbone after being caught in the face by an elbow from hammers midfielder cheikhou kouyate at the etihad stadium .
manchester city fans see prices of some tickets rise from # 885 to # 1,750 . club says those tickets now come as part of a ` different package ' city have reviewed stadium pricing following a 6,000-seat extension . cheapest etihad season tickets cost just # 299 .
manchester city have defended price hikes after some fans saw the cost of their season tickets almost double . the british veterinary association has withdrawn its support for the shooting of free-running badgers in controversial pilot culls . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . it concluded that the first two years of culling had not demonstrated conclusively that ` controlled shooting ' of free-running badgers could be effective and humane . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . the bva said it still supported badger culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle . animal welfare campaigners welcomed the news but said the bva 's ongoing support for cage-trapping and shooting was ` regrettable ' . it comes after the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . addressing the national farmers union conference in february , liz truss said ` any future conservative government ' would push ahead with ' a wider roll-out of the culls ' , which have been fiercely criticised by wildlife groups . her comments came as nfu president meurig raymond said the incidence of tb had decreased on farms in two pilot areas in somerset and gloucestershire where culling of badgers has taken place over the last two years . the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . he urged politicians not to make the controversial cull ' a party political issue ' in the run-up to the general election , and criticised labour for pledging to give up on culling . ms truss pledged that any future conservative government would ` take the difficult decisions to deal with this disease ' . she told the conference : ` it is shameful that under the previous government bovine tb increased nine-fold and we ended up with the highest levels of the disease in europe . ` it is incredible that they would like to make the same mistake again . ' she said the government 's strategy included cattle movement controls , vaccination in ` edge ' areas around disease hotspots , and culling where the disease is rife . ` we will not let up , whatever complaints we get from protest groups . we 're in it for the long haul . we will not walk away , ' she said to the conference , to applause from farmers . a number of fans in the east stand at the etihad stadium have been informed that their # 885 season cards will rocket to # 1,750 . but the club say that is because the seats have been upgraded and now come with a different package . in gloucestershire just 274 badgers were culled in the second year of the pilot , falling far short of the minimum 615 estimated to be needed to deliver reductions in tb in livestock , leading the chief vet to admit the benefits of the cull might not be realised there . the government claimed the low numbers in gloucestershire reflected the ` challenges of extensive unlawful protest and intimidation ' by anti-cull campaigners . some etihad season tickets have seen their price double , despite empty seats at times this season . some fans will now have to pay over # 1,700 to watch manuel pellegrini 's side , up from just # 885 . they also point out that they still have 8,000 seats below manchester united 's cheapest offering . some of the fans affected claim city , who face a fight to secure champions league football after winning last season 's premier league title , are abusing their loyalty . in somerset , where the other pilot cull has been carried out , a sufficient number of badgers were killed this year to lead to expected reductions in tb in cattle , with 341 culled , in a required range of 316 to 785 . one fan said : ` after the season we have had you would think that if anything they would be lowering the prices . ` when i was told about how much they were going up to i thought it was an error . they are taking advantage of us , despite how poor they have been this year . ' the club point out that they have reviewed pricing at the stadium following its extension , which will see the capacity rise from 48,000 to 54,000 next season . city claim the change is due to upgrades which have come in during the stadium 's expansion . city have slumped to fourth this season after some poor performances in their title defence . they also cite improvements to seating and add that a number of fans have seen a decrease in the price of their ticket . city add that they have increased the number of # 299 season tickets available with only stoke city offering cheaper . the club confirmed yesterday that playmaker david silva did not suffer any fractures in sunday 's premier league win over west ham . silva was taken to hospital for checks on his cheekbone and collarbone after being caught in the face by an elbow from hammers midfielder cheikhou kouyate at the etihad stadium .
manchester city have defended price hikes after some fans saw the cost of their season tickets almost double . the british veterinary association has withdrawn its support for the shooting of free-running badgers in controversial pilot culls . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . it concluded that the first two years of culling had not demonstrated conclusively that ` controlled shooting ' of free-running badgers could be effective and humane . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . the bva said it still supported badger culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle . animal welfare campaigners welcomed the news but said the bva 's ongoing support for cage-trapping and shooting was ` regrettable ' . it comes after the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . addressing the national farmers union conference in february , liz truss said ` any future conservative government ' would push ahead with ' a wider roll-out of the culls ' , which have been fiercely criticised by wildlife groups . her comments came as nfu president meurig raymond said the incidence of tb had decreased on farms in two pilot areas in somerset and gloucestershire where culling of badgers has taken place over the last two years . the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . he urged politicians not to make the controversial cull ' a party political issue ' in the run-up to the general election , and criticised labour for pledging to give up on culling . ms truss pledged that any future conservative government would ` take the difficult decisions to deal with this disease ' . she told the conference : ` it is shameful that under the previous government bovine tb increased nine-fold and we ended up with the highest levels of the disease in europe . ` it is incredible that they would like to make the same mistake again . ' she said the government 's strategy included cattle movement controls , vaccination in ` edge ' areas around disease hotspots , and culling where the disease is rife . ` we will not let up , whatever complaints we get from protest groups . we 're in it for the long haul . we will not walk away , ' she said to the conference , to applause from farmers . a number of fans in the east stand at the etihad stadium have been informed that their # 885 season cards will rocket to # 1,750 . but the club say that is because the seats have been upgraded and now come with a different package . in gloucestershire just 274 badgers were culled in the second year of the pilot , falling far short of the minimum 615 estimated to be needed to deliver reductions in tb in livestock , leading the chief vet to admit the benefits of the cull might not be realised there . the government claimed the low numbers in gloucestershire reflected the ` challenges of extensive unlawful protest and intimidation ' by anti-cull campaigners . some etihad season tickets have seen their price double , despite empty seats at times this season . some fans will now have to pay over # 1,700 to watch manuel pellegrini 's side , up from just # 885 . they also point out that they still have 8,000 seats below manchester united 's cheapest offering . some of the fans affected claim city , who face a fight to secure champions league football after winning last season 's premier league title , are abusing their loyalty . in somerset , where the other pilot cull has been carried out , a sufficient number of badgers were killed this year to lead to expected reductions in tb in cattle , with 341 culled , in a required range of 316 to 785 . one fan said : ` after the season we have had you would think that if anything they would be lowering the prices . ` when i was told about how much they were going up to i thought it was an error . they are taking advantage of us , despite how poor they have been this year . ' the club point out that they have reviewed pricing at the stadium following its extension , which will see the capacity rise from 48,000 to 54,000 next season . city claim the change is due to upgrades which have come in during the stadium 's expansion . city have slumped to fourth this season after some poor performances in their title defence . they also cite improvements to seating and add that a number of fans have seen a decrease in the price of their ticket . city add that they have increased the number of # 299 season tickets available with only stoke city offering cheaper . the club confirmed yesterday that playmaker david silva did not suffer any fractures in sunday 's premier league win over west ham . silva was taken to hospital for checks on his cheekbone and collarbone after being caught in the face by an elbow from hammers midfielder cheikhou kouyate at the etihad stadium .
manchester city have defended price hikes after some fans saw almost. the british veterinary association has withdrawn the shooting free-running badgers controversial pilot culls. the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and should completed trapping the badgers cages shooting, says the bva. it concluded the first two years culling demonstrated conclusively ` controlled shooting free-running badgers could and humane. the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and should completed trapping the badgers cages shooting, says the bva. the bva said it still supported badger to tackle tuberculosis cattle. animal welfare campaigners welcomed but the bva 's ongoing support cage-trapping shooting ` regrettable it comes after the environment secretary promised roll more culls across if the tories. addressing the national farmers union conference february, liz truss ` any future conservative government ' push ahead ' a wider roll-out the culls, have fiercely wildlife groups her comments came nfu president meurig raymond the incidence tb had on farms two pilot areas somerset where culling taken over. the environment secretary promised roll more culls across if the tories. he urged politicians make the controversial cull ' a party political in, criticised labour pledging give. ms truss pledged that any future conservative government ` take the difficult decisions deal this disease ' she told the conference : ` it shameful under the previous government bovine tb increased nine we ended the highest levels the disease europe. ` it incredible they would like make. ' she the government 's strategy included cattle movement controls, vaccination in ` edge ' areas around disease hotspots culling where the disease rife ` we will let up, whatever complaints get protest groups. we 're in it. we will walk, ' she to the conference, to applause farmers a number fans in the east stand at the etihad stadium have informed their # 885 season cards rocket # 1,750. but the club say the seats upgraded now come a different package. in gloucestershire just 274 badgers the second year the pilot, falling far minimum 615 estimated deliver reductions tb in livestock, leading the chief vet admit the benefits might there the government claimed the low numbers in gloucestershire reflected the ` challenges extensive unlawful protest intimidation ' by anti-cull campaigners. some etihad season tickets have seen double, despite empty seats at times this. some fans will now over # 1,700 to manuel pellegrini 's side, up from just # 885. they also point still 8,000 seats below manchester united 's cheapest offering. some the fans affected claim city, who face a fight secure champions league football after winning abusing their loyalty. in somerset, where the other pilot cull has carried a sufficient number badgers this lead expected reductions tb in cattle, with 341 in a required range 316 785. one fan said : ` after the season we had you would think if anything they lowering. ` when i told how they up i an error. they taking us, despite how poor this ' the club point out they reviewed pricing at the stadium following its extension, the capacity. city claim the change due upgrades which come during the stadium 's expansion. city have slumped fourth this some poor performances their title defence. they also cite improvements seating add that a number fans seen the price. city add that increased # 299 season tickets with only stoke city offering cheaper. the club confirmed yesterday playmaker david silva did suffer any fractures sunday 's premier league win west ham. silva was taken checks his cheekbone caught the face by an elbow from hammers midfielder cheikhou kouyate at the etihad stadium.
manchester city have defended price hikes after some fans saw the cost of their season tickets almost double . the british veterinary association has withdrawn its support for the shooting of free-running badgers in controversial pilot culls . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . it concluded that the first two years of culling had not demonstrated conclusively that ` controlled shooting ' of free-running badgers could be effective and humane . the two four-year pilot culls in somerset and gloucestershire should be completed by trapping the badgers in cages and then shooting them , says the bva . the bva said it still supported badger culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle . animal welfare campaigners welcomed the news but said the bva 's ongoing support for cage-trapping and shooting was ` regrettable ' . it comes after the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . addressing the national farmers union conference in february , liz truss said ` any future conservative government ' would push ahead with ' a wider roll-out of the culls ' , which have been fiercely criticised by wildlife groups . her comments came as nfu president meurig raymond said the incidence of tb had decreased on farms in two pilot areas in somerset and gloucestershire where culling of badgers has taken place over the last two years . the environment secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the tories win the election . he urged politicians not to make the controversial cull ' a party political issue ' in the run-up to the general election , and criticised labour for pledging to give up on culling . ms truss pledged that any future conservative government would ` take the difficult decisions to deal with this disease ' . she told the conference : ` it is shameful that under the previous government bovine tb increased nine-fold and we ended up with the highest levels of the disease in europe . ` it is incredible that they would like to make the same mistake again . ' she said the government 's strategy included cattle movement controls , vaccination in ` edge ' areas around disease hotspots , and culling where the disease is rife . ` we will not let up , whatever complaints we get from protest groups . we 're in it for the long haul . we will not walk away , ' she said to the conference , to applause from farmers . a number of fans in the east stand at the etihad stadium have been informed that their # 885 season cards will rocket to # 1,750 . but the club say that is because the seats have been upgraded and now come with a different package . in gloucestershire just 274 badgers were culled in the second year of the pilot , falling far short of the minimum 615 estimated to be needed to deliver reductions in tb in livestock , leading the chief vet to admit the benefits of the cull might not be realised there . the government claimed the low numbers in gloucestershire reflected the ` challenges of extensive unlawful protest and intimidation ' by anti-cull campaigners . some etihad season tickets have seen their price double , despite empty seats at times this season . some fans will now have to pay over # 1,700 to watch manuel pellegrini 's side , up from just # 885 . they also point out that they still have 8,000 seats below manchester united 's cheapest offering . some of the fans affected claim city , who face a fight to secure champions league football after winning last season 's premier league title , are abusing their loyalty . in somerset , where the other pilot cull has been carried out , a sufficient number of badgers were killed this year to lead to expected reductions in tb in cattle , with 341 culled , in a required range of 316 to 785 . one fan said : ` after the season we have had you would think that if anything they would be lowering the prices . ` when i was told about how much they were going up to i thought it was an error . they are taking advantage of us , despite how poor they have been this year . ' the club point out
 Manchester City has defended their price hike after some fans saw the cost of season tickets increase by almost double. The club claims that the prices are still competitive and that they have not increased as much as other clubs. They also mention that they have introduced new measures to help fans, such as a payment plan and a freeze on ticket prices for certain groups.