I know this was mentioned above but I’m not technologically savvy enough to get the exact quote in the reply. I’m in that nightmare situation of life situation changing mid NYCFC season contract right now. I took a job in Pittsburgh this summer (yes, I’m already planning on grabbing Riverhounds and Riveters tickets), but my family is still in New York, so I’m going back and forth on weekends. And this means I’m also paying right now for 2026 tickets knowing that it’ll be difficult to attend a lot of the games. I still want seats and would absolutely travel for games, but I really don’t want to be tied into a multi-year contract.
Honestly, if the club were thinking strategically, they’d offer a true year to year option for premium seats. More people would jump in. Part of me thinks the reason they don’t is because once fans realize the premium seats aren’t really worth the cost, they’d never commit to another two years of escalating prices.
Anyway, back to my point. I’ve got Champions Club seats now, and I actually love that level. I still think I’m paying too much, but the all you can eat ballpark fare and the included parking passes make it worthwhile for me. What I hate is that there’s no reasonably priced version of the same quality seat. Premium tickets are already tough to resell, and I don’t see that improving in the new stadium.
On top of that, my wife is already annoyed that we’re locked in for 2026 when we’ll only be able to get to weekend matches. And with how expensive the new stadium is going to be, there is no way I’ll convince her we should keep premium seats and a contract. I might end up in general seating just to have tickets at all, but honestly, even that’s starting to feel unlikely. All of this is a long way of saying: be careful before you get locked into any contract. Things change fast, and you don’t want to be stuck when they do.
