Time to move the family stand

The NS1 wasn't the family stand for the first 10 seasons or so, and it wasn't really any better then was it?
 
Sheik Battle and Goal said:
Agree that a full vocal end is a great idea.. who was the genius who decided to bi secting the stadiums most vocal support by sticking 3 tiers of away fans in between. Why can’t they we shoved off to the top of a few tiers out of the way unless there are logistical reasons in the stadium why we can’t do this ?
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The PL want away fans pitch side to create an atmosphere, hence why they are in SSL1.

The Rags and Newcastle get special dispensation for some reason.

Brighton v Brentford.

The stadium is less than half full.
 
I’ve been going to City for 45 years and can see all the different points of view as I’ve been most of those people! I think what I would say is that a ‘family stand’ was possibly necessary in years gone by but maybe not as much now. Although if you are a young family you don’t particularly want to be sat around ‘typical’ ‘lads’ who’ve been on the lash etc. Not sure the answer is straightforward. Maybe a few blocks where no beer is sold? (Perish the thought!)
 
Corky said:
The NS1 wasn't the family stand for the first 10 seasons or so, and it wasn't really any better then was it?
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It was.
And it was full for most of the games.
We always sold the 44,000 Capacity out.
Even when we went to 48,000 it was pretty much sold out every home game.
Then we went to 54,000 and there’s been empty seats ever since.
The Family stand was created, older fans were move out of the Family stand to accommodate the kids and their parents.
 
Said it a couple of years back. Move it somewhere except behind the bloody goal in the bottom tier.
 
Most posters seem to be either unaware of or ignoring the fact that the club has designated NS1 non family stand and have asked families to consider moving out. Obviously that's not the same as booting people out (as they did in NS1 previously) & there would still be the problem of getting say a couple of thousand fans in there who want to stand and sing throughout the game.

As I'm in SS3 and so in the worst part of the ground to judge but my feeling is that rail seating in SS1 has contributed precisely fuck all to the atmosphere this season but feel free to put me straight. I can see the rail seating in the end of CB1 adjecent to the SS and that seems like everyone stands in silence rather than sitting in silence.

Getting a raucous end roaring the team on to victory seems like a very difficult task unfortunately and I can understand why the club are struggling to put any sort of plan forward.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Been saying this since the day it opened as the Family Stand. It was a terrible idea to create the stand in this form and it’s been a terrible stand for far too long now.

There was a much better feel to the stadium when it was just simply the North Stand and was just a load of old Maine Road Kippax and later North Stand lads who hadn’t realised that our singing area at the CoMS was meant to be the South Stand.

Fucking those fans off to create this bloody end we have now is the worst thing the club have done since we moved to that ground.

It’s only ever been full for end of season title lift games and the odd derby or Liverpool game. It’s never created an atmosphere for the second half of games when we’re shooting up that way.

It’s a lifeless soulless stand that needs ditching.
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on the money .
 
It's every bloody stand. For years I've been telling anyone, who would care to listen, that our core match going support is nearing an extinction event as we age faster than any policy is put in place to replenish us! It's fast becoming a sports themed day care centre for thousands of geriatrics. Thank God those little blue cars that we used to spot around the pitch perimeter at Maine Rd in the 70's have done their day, otherwise match day would resemble an Invacar convention!

It's such an easy fix too for anyone in power who actually gives a f##k. Sadly however that person doesn't exist so it will never be solved. In short, if you can't see the problem you are unlikely to look to solve it.
 
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Churchlawtonblue said:
im perfectly happy there thank you. You dont punish all because of the no shows.
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People and families who were sat with each other for years in the North stand were moved out of the North stand and we’re punished to make way for the Family stand. The club forced them out of the North stand and moved them to different parts of the ground. The Club them moved some of those fans again so they could create more corporate areas. Those fans didn’t want to move from the North stand. They had little or no say in that happening.

In theory a family stand is the right and a great idea. There should always be a place at the Etihad for the kids who are City’s future support. But the club got the Family stand wrong, and went about it the wrong way, and now they are stuck with a dilemma of where to relocate the family stand, if that is true?
 
UsFansKnowNowt said:
It's every bloody stand. For years I've been telling anyone, who would care to listen, that our core match going support is nearing an extinction event as we age faster than any policy is put in place to replenish us! It's fast becoming a sports themed day car centre for thousands of geriatrics. Thank God those little blue cars that we used to spot around the pitch perimeter at Maine Rd in the 70's have done their day, otherwise match day would resemble an Invacar convention!

It's such an easy fix too for anyone in power who actually gives a f##k. Sadly however that person doesn't exist so it will never be solved. In short, if you can't see the problem you are unlikely to look to solve it.
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What is the fix then as 1 of the things the Club has done to encourage younger supporters is being talked about as being a problem and should be fucked off!
 
jrb said:
People and families who were sat with each other for years in the North stand were moved out of the North stand and we’re punished to make way for the Family stand. The club forced them out of the North stand and moved them to different parts of the ground. The Club them moved some of those fans again so they could create more corporate areas. Those fans didn’t want to move from the North stand. They had little or no say in that happening.

In theory a family stand is the right and a great idea. There should always be a place at the Etihad for the kids who are City’s future support. But the club got the Family stand wrong, and went about it the wrong way, and now they are stuck with a dilemma of where to relocate the family stand, if that is true?
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There are a few things wrong (in my view) about how you are seeing things. Unless the North Stand is redeveloped (unlikely for many years I think) then NS2 will be the family stand. NS1 is already designated non family stand so the question is what could be done to make that a singing end. There is no prospect whatsoever of 'relocating' it into SS3 or anywhere else. What would need to be done is to put forward something whereby supporters could register their interest to move into it whilst offering those currently in NS1 preferential treatment to move with friends and family elsewhere in the stadium. That is easier said than done but it's the only way I could see it happening.
 
ysmsa said:
What is the fix then as 1 of the things the Club has done to encourage younger supporters is being talked about as being a problem and should be fucked off!
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The only fix is going to be f*cking fans off again if the club do move the family stand or make it smaller!
 
Manchester33 said:
The south stand is the only stand that makes any effort! If every other stand was as vocal we’d have the best atmosphere in England! The problem is that 3/4s of our ground are silent and the worst of those 3 is the family stand.
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I'm gonna stand up for 109 in the East Stand as we do give it a go. Thankfully the stewards are fine with standing in that section but beyond that where staying seated is more enforced it's much quieter.
 
ysmsa said:
What is the fix then as 1 of the things the Club has done to encourage younger supporters is being talked about as being a problem and should be fucked off!
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Accessibility and Pricing, it's a simple as that. Accessibility should be via a dedicated window system at the North Stand Ticket Office, that for a sum of £20 should issue anyone from 12 to 17 a paper ticket to gain entry into that North Stand lower tier. The club should also encourage some fans in their 20's and 30's to be mentors and also stand in that area to oversee singing, banners and behaviour etc. Those who get moved out fill the gaps elsewhere.
 
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