North Stand Construction Discussion

We’ve always been bad for early leavers.

Loads had left when Musampa smashed in that late winner against Liverpool in 2005, it was a full house that day.

Look at how many fans were left when Agüero smashed in his second on his debut against Swansea in injury time.



About half the crowd had gone

We’ve got to be the worst for it. I remember watching a game between Fulham and Sunderland, S’land went 1-3 up with a while to go and barely any Fulham fans seemed to leave at all, they all stayed to the final whistle.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
We’ve always been bad for early leavers.

Loads had left when Musampa smashed in that late winner against Liverpool in 2005, it was a full house that day.

Look at how many fans were left when Agüero smashed in his second on his debut against Swansea in injury time.



About half the crowd had gone

We’ve got to be the worst for it. I remember watching a game between Fulham and Sunderland, S’land went 1-3 up with a while to go and barely any Fulham fans seemed to leave at all, they all stayed to the final whistle.
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We’re the worst.

Maybe it’s a left over habit from years gone by where people left because they’d had enough.
 
HelloCity said:
Large increase in the number of arrests for anti social behaviour.

Large increase in arrests for racism.

Large increase in arrests for drug use.

Fans assaulting players on the pitch.
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Arrests went down by 6% (96 people) from 2016-17 to 2017-18.

Arrests went down by a further 10% in 2018-19.

Arrests went down by a further 21% in 2019-20 (granted the figures onky went from August to March that season).
 
The early leavers always reminds me of Maine Road. From the Kippax in the 70’s I could never understand the long queue snaking it’s way out of the Platt Lane. The exodus seemed to start with 20 minutes to go. Those fans must have missed so many late goals, the Dave Watson winner against Ipswich always comes to mind.
 
Mike N said:
The early leavers always reminds me of Maine Road. From the Kippax in the 70’s I could never understand the long queue snaking it’s way out of the Platt Lane. The exodus seemed to start with 20 minutes to go. Those fans must have missed so many late goals, the Dave Watson winner against Ipswich always comes to mind.
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They would leave with the kippax singing, part time supporters. Where I use to sit in the family stand, a family of 4 use to sit to my right, every game on the 80th minute, they would be off, they would definitely have left with us 2-0 down in 2012.
 
Manchester_lalala said:
A lot of good points here. The atmosphere in some of our games is terrible, I’d love it we could get that buzz back into our stadium. We probably get around 3/4 games a season what you would consider a “good” atmosphere. I don’t have a clue what the club can do to fix it, but that’s the other issue, are they even bothered?

Who ever thinks City are going to extend the north stand and reduce the ticket prices across the ground is living in a dream world. Our club that we once had is gone, but it’s balances itself out as we get to see the best players in the world play every week. The cost to expand the North Stand will be much more than the South Stand. Cost of materials are higher, City store and square will probably be moved and I’m pretty sure there was talks of upgrades to the electrical network around the etihad. I know money is no object for our owner, but it’s a big outlay of money and lowering the ticket prices isn’t going to justify it. On the other hand, if the prices stay the same, or rise again which is likely, we’d see more empty seats than ever.

I think the club will hang fire for another few years and assess all the data they’ve got from the years that have gone by since 2015 and will probably make a decision then. Extending the stadium for Euro 2028 would be a good shout, I’d also like to see a makeover of the ground as it looks older than it actually is from the outside.
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Great post. Some on this thread think we will build a new stand, then keep our fingers crossed we will fill it by flogging cheap tickets to lapsed blues. Thats not gonna happen.

It’s just doesn’t stack up with current ticket demand. 6 or 7 proper sellouts a season is not sufficient demand for an extra 6000 seats.

Maybe it will make financial sense if it incorporates a hotel or a rebuilt City Square ? The Arena will open a lot of opportunities, but it doesn’t add up just as an extra 6000 seats being sold on the cheap.
 
Prophet of Doom said:
Great post. Some on this thread think we will build a new stand, then keep our fingers crossed we will fill it by flogging cheap tickets to lapsed blues. Thats not gonna happen.

It’s just doesn’t stack up with current ticket demand. 6 or 7 proper sellouts a season is not sufficient demand for an extra 6000 seats.

Maybe it will make financial sense if it incorporates a hotel or a rebuilt City Square ? The Arena will open a lot of opportunities, but it doesn’t add up just as an extra 6000 seats being sold on the cheap.
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Maybe people are factoring in the Haaland signing, a Pep extension, the arena & even more success, our owners are also looking at making us the leading football/sports club in the world, with the best facilities & innovation, I think I read/heard somewhere they where looking at a 20 year project in all, some outsiders took that as they’ll be off in a few years, if you look at the timeline of the arena, it leaves 5-6 years to complete the stadium & surrounding areas, obviously the club are being cautious post covid & will factor in the current economical climate, but they have shown to be relentless in what they want to achieve, we also have investors who will be looking for the club to continue its momentum. I have absolutely no doubt we will sell the seats, whether we fill them is an ongoing matter for the club
 
I’m sure the Arena will open loads of doors for the stadium and collar site.


But I find it so frustrating that our crowd growth has stalled in our greatest ever period.

When the South Stand was built I honestly thought the North Stand would follow quickly.

But now we sit in a position where a majority of the lesser games are not sold out even after reducing capacity.

Spurs West Ham are now well ahead of us in attendances and LFC will be joining them soon in the 60k bracket.

Great opportunity missed
 
bridgeblue said:
They would leave with the kippax singing, part time supporters. Where I use to sit in the family stand, a family of 4 use to sit to my right, every game on the 80th minute, they would be off, they would definitely have left with us 2-0 down in 2012.
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A pedant writes……you know the rest….
 
Prophet of Doom said:
I’m sure the Arena will open loads of doors for the stadium and collar site.


But I find it so frustrating that our crowd growth has stalled in our greatest ever period.

When the South Stand was built I honestly thought the North Stand would follow quickly.

But now we sit in a position where a majority of the lesser games are not sold out even after reducing capacity.

Spurs West Ham are now well ahead of us in attendances and LFC will be joining them soon in the 60k bracket.

Great opportunity missed
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If it wasn't so expensive it would sell out every week
 
Prophet of Doom said:
I’m sure the Arena will open loads of doors for the stadium and collar site.


But I find it so frustrating that our crowd growth has stalled in our greatest ever period.

When the South Stand was built I honestly thought the North Stand would follow quickly.

But now we sit in a position where a majority of the lesser games are not sold out even after reducing capacity.

Spurs West Ham are now well ahead of us in attendances and LFC will be joining them soon in the 60k bracket.

Great opportunity missed
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I guess it doesn’t help the MSM shitting on us all the time in an orchestrated attack to make sure everything we achieve is belittled and undervalued.
 
If the NS ever gets it’s third tier, I really hope they put a fucking retractable roof on the stadium. When us punters are paying top dollar for tickets, we shouldnt have to sit in the pissing rain especially when you have kids with you.
 
Prophet of Doom said:
I’m sure the Arena will open loads of doors for the stadium and collar site.


But I find it so frustrating that our crowd growth has stalled in our greatest ever period.

When the South Stand was built I honestly thought the North Stand would follow quickly.

But now we sit in a position where a majority of the lesser games are not sold out even after reducing capacity.

Spurs West Ham are now well ahead of us in attendances and LFC will be joining them soon in the 60k bracket.

Great opportunity missed
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City have missed the opportunity by concentrating on the wrong things and not spending enough time trying to understand our fanbase.

If they understood our fanbase, the Etihad would be a 65,000 stadium and would be full every week.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
City have missed the opportunity by concentrating on the wrong things and not spending enough time trying to understand our fanbase.

If they understood our fanbase, the Etihad would be a 65,000 stadium and would be full every week.
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No doubt they’ve made a few mistakes, they’ve tried growing our support at a speed similar to our on pitch growth & it’s left a fair few behind. A more considerate approach was required, we all hoped for a club for every fan, not just those with deep pockets, I’ve read countless articles about football needing to be inclusive, whether that’s based on race, gender, sexuality, even families, yet the largest group would be those who can’t afford to go, if people are choosing between eating or heating then watching live football is completely insignificant. Which is why we need a NS stand extension & it needs to be affordable, this is more than just about profits, or empty seats, it’s about maintaining a connection with our local support and its community
 
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