More trams

[Charlie Chuck]

If you get there at 90 minutes it takes 5-15 minutes to get on (sometimes longer on week nights)

If you wait til final whistle it takes 25-60 minutes to get on

I gave up and walked to town and now cycle - I can get home to Stretford in less than 20 minutes on bike but cannot give people a lift sorry!

Thanks mate. I thought you were Rick Shaw for a moment, obviously not.

 

[UUJblue]

If you get there at 90 minutes it takes 5-15 minutes to get on (sometimes longer on week nights)

If you wait til final whistle it takes 25-60 minutes to get on

I gave up and walked to town and now cycle - I can get home to Stretford in less than 20 minutes on bike but cannot give people a lift sorry!

As silly as sounds they could prob make this wait a bit easier -

For starters - 1- Updates on the trains - interactive boards and that.
- 2 - More associate with city square? They have screens in the stadium showing the square so why not have them in the station/waiting area? Is this TFGM property? Maybe have some of the presenters down getting opinions or even information about other results etc.

Like a few on here i often get the tram to the ground for Pic Gardens but it is far quicker to walk back when the road is closed and cut into the back of the station.

 

[peoffrey]

Could you walk up to Clayton and get one from there? The stop near The Grove pub.

 

[Alcatraz]

Try going to Ashton !
On Saturday, left N stand at final whistle ----single tram, delayed or non- arrivals , traffic delays en route , arrived Ashton way after 6pm.
If the Club is serious about increasing the capacity of the Etihad, then transport has to improve.

 

[Manchester33]

In the council's defence, the new road system they enforce has made driving home from the game significantly quicker. A huge improvement.

The trams are good, but the whole idea is ultimately flawed. There is no point having a tram on public roads. They should just use buses for that. Trams should be underground or away from roads like they are in every other major city in the world.

 

[Charlie Chuck]

As silly as sounds they could prob make this wait a bit easier -

For starters - 1- Updates on the trains - interactive boards and that.
- 2 - More associate with city square? They have screens in the stadium showing the square so why not have them in the station/waiting area? Is this TFGM property? Maybe have some of the presenters down getting opinions or even information about other results etc.

Like a few on here i often get the tram to the ground for Pic Gardens but it is far quicker to walk back when the road is closed and cut into the back of the station.

I think the club need to liaise with TFGM on resolving the problems us supporters face, particularly post match in waiting(time) for the tram to arrive to then be herded in to two carriages in packed conditions.

It's ok for unsympathetic posters to give it the "Well walk then or get a bus or cab" bollocks, plenty of blues especially elderly who find it difficult to walk or simply cannot walk that far back into town.

When the weather is fine, I don't mind the brisk 20 minute walk back, but I and many others who use the metro should not have to walk back because of the waiting time to then be crammed into a tram in dangerous conditions.

 

[Alcatraz]

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In the council's defence, the new road system they enforce has made driving home from the game significantly quicker. A huge improvement.

The trams are good, but the whole idea is ultimately flawed. There is no point having a tram on public roads. They should just use buses for that. Trams should be underground or away from roads like they are in every other major city in the world.

Agreed, but TFGM have obviously not got the message that Perfect Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance !

 

[Silvas' left eyebrow]

Not everyone is capable of walking any length of distance, are they lazy. Gobshite.

Yes we have quite an ageing fan base and unfortunately after 50 things start to creak and groan a bit.

 

[trumpton]

I never get a ticket for the tram, haven't got enough loyalty points.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

There is a need for significant transport investment before the ground gets bigger. That's the plain truth. At my age and degree of knackeredness the sheer hassle of getting to and from the ground is really off-putting. Great ground inside. Getting to and from it, a total pain.

The whole conurbation needs significant transport investment.

The state of the roads across Manchester has to be the worst I’ve seen in any big European city - potholes, sinkholes, damaged speed bumps, road markings worn away, different materials used to fill in works done on roads making it bumpy and ugly... The traffic is horrendous! Cars parked on either side of the road slowing down cars and buses. Routes into Town seem to be getting worse. Buses and Metrolink on the same roads as cars. Metrolink is not fast enough, they aren’t often enough and they aren’t reliable enough. Lack of cycle access routes. No underground for a conurbation our size is criminal, the state of the roads/traffic/poor bus and Met service means we need an underground to give us fast and uninterrupted public transport travel.

Greater London = 8.7 million people
Greater Manchester = 2.6 million people

London gets BIOLLIONS; Manchester does not get 1/3 of what London gets despite having 1/3 of the population.

 

[Wilmslow Road]

There is no point in debating this.
The Metrolink with regards to the service to and from the Stadium is.
FUCKIN SHIT end of.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Transport links/car parking etc are becoming a big issue and something needs to be done about it. I know a few older people who won't go to midweek games due to this. Why they put the ridiculous parking restrictions in side streets closer to the ground is beyond me.

 

[trotsky]

Transport links/car parking etc are becoming a big issue and something needs to be done about it. I know a few older people who won't go to midweek games due to this. Why they put the ridiculous parking restrictions in side streets closer to the ground is beyond me.

Spot on. Big part of the reason I won't be making the 250 mile round trip.

 

[Alcatraz]

Transport links/car parking etc are becoming a big issue and something needs to be done about it. I know a few older people who won't go to midweek games due to this. Why they put the ridiculous parking restrictions in side streets closer to the ground is beyond me.

"Transport" is already an issue and if affects attendance, atmosphere etc. What I do not understand is why the Club ignores the issue and does nothing.
Surely they have influence with Manchester Council and could pressure on them to do something.

 

[chesterbells]

Transport links/car parking etc are becoming a big issue and something needs to be done about it. I know a few older people who won't go to midweek games due to this. Why they put the ridiculous parking restrictions in side streets closer to the ground is beyond me.

Well said mate

 

[East Level 2]

Transport links/car parking etc are becoming a big issue and something needs to be done about it. I know a few older people who won't go to midweek games due to this. Why they put the ridiculous parking restrictions in side streets closer to the ground is beyond me.

Manchester City Council hate motorists and parking restrictions generate easy income.

 

[Vic]

If you need to go down the Etihad on an afternoon in the middle of the week, the tram service is great. For actually attending a match, it's dogshite. Not all of us are fit enough to walk from and into the City Centre, and indeed City's crowd is more elderly than most. Just because someone can walk doesn't mean they are up to walking the best part of four miles, there and back, often in the dark and pissing rain. We are not all 22 any more.

There needs to be a major improvement to public transport before the ground is extended. Personally, I favour an actual railway station on the line near the ground and a proper train service. City can perhaps pay for the station. OK, it will be millions, but so what?

£20m. For a station used maybe 25 times a year. No chance.

 

[davishawcross numbe6]

I think the club need to liaise with TFGM on resolving the problems us supporters face, particularly post match in waiting(time) for the tram to arrive to then be herded in to two carriages in packed conditions.

It's ok for unsympathetic posters to give it the "Well walk then or get a bus or cab" bollocks, plenty of blues especially elderly who find it difficult to walk or simply cannot walk that far back into town.

When the weather is fine, I don't mind the brisk 20 minute walk back, but I and many others who use the metro should not have to walk back because of the waiting time to then be crammed into a tram in dangerous conditions.

If you need to go down the Etihad on an afternoon in the middle of the week, the tram service is great. For actually attending a match, it's dogshite. Not all of us are fit enough to walk from and into the City Centre, and indeed City's crowd is more elderly than most. Just because someone can walk doesn't mean they are up to walking the best part of four miles, there and back, often in the dark and pissing rain. We are not all 22 any more.

There needs to be a major improvement to public transport before the ground is extended. Personally, I favour an actual railway station on the line near the ground and a proper train service. City can perhaps pay for the station. OK, it will be millions, but so what?

I've mentioned this before--build a temporary station halt on the current freight railway line that passes by the Regional Athletics stadium.Then,with the recent opening of the new Ordsall Chord you could have special matchday trains that start at Manchester Piccadilly,pick up at Manchester Victoria then straight to the Stadium.After the game just the reverse journeys.With Newton Heath diesel loco shed being very nearby easy-peasy for lots and lots of spare railway stock which could,in theory, transport 3 -4 times as many people as the trams do.All to the destinations of their choice.
Finally,as most things in life,where there's a will there's a way, where there's no will there's no way!!.

 

[Charlie Chuck]

Transport links/car parking etc are becoming a big issue and something needs to be done about it. I know a few older people who won't go to midweek games due to this. Why they put the ridiculous parking restrictions in side streets closer to the ground is beyond me.

Quite a lot of streets where terraced houses once were near the stadium. Nothing on them except double yellow lines. I park for free but it's a good 10-15 minute walk away.

 

[Charlie Chuck]

£20m. For a station used maybe 25 times a year. No chance.

It's more than that when you include the ladies team games and concerts in the summer. Plus events at the velodrome.