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It's a shame so many people go on and on about the Manchester rain it is not the rainiest city in the UK but other cities let us have the title happily. Pep the staff the players and fans negativity is a result of misinformation, get over it it's a bit of rain.

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Are the Gas holders by the stadium the same size as the King's Cross/Oval ones?
 
failsworthblueboy said:
It's a shame so many people go on and on about the Manchester rain it is not the rainiest city in the UK but other cities let us have the title happily. Pep the staff the players and fans negativity is a result of misinformation, get over it it's a bit of rain.

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Manchester is known for frequency rather than measured rainfall. The article shows the coast gets more rain which isn't a surprise, however the high rises in Pendleton affect the clouds causing rain in Manchester according to a theory 25 years ago. There is a plain before Manchester though, towns on the Pennine foothills have it worse, topography does have an impact.
 
100% agree with @trevorriley that getting singers together is the main objective of this new stand. Hopefully we can have an expanded 2nd tier where they can have a block bang in the middle or at the front of the enlarged section.

Also, I know this sounds cringy but would it be possible to ‘scout’ people to be part of this new section? Keep your eyes open for those you notice singing throughout the game, home & away, and ask them if they’d like to be part of this new block/tier.

I do also think branding/advertising will be important in terms of getting people to move in larger numbers though, especially from an area they’re very comfortable in. I’d personally call the new stand ‘The Kippax Wall’. It will pull at the heart strings then and fans will feel they want to be part of the new Kippax. The name also has a dual meaning - it’s our version of the yellow wall at Dortmund but also harkens back to the actual Kippax wall itself which was a well known landmark of Maine Road for us City fans. Even just The Kippax.

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HelloCity said:
100% agree with @trevorriley that getting singers together is the main objective of this new stand. Hopefully we can have an expanded 2nd tier where they can have a block bang in the middle or at the front of the enlarged section.

Also, I know this sounds cringy but would it be possible to ‘scout’ people to be part of this new section? Keep your eyes open for those you notice singing throughout the game, home & away, and ask them if they’d like to be part of this new block/tier.

I do also think branding/advertising will be important in terms of getting people to move in larger numbers though, especially from an area they’re very comfortable in. I’d personally call the new stand ‘The Kippax Wall’. It will pull at the heart strings then and fans will feel they want to be part of the new Kippax. The name also has a dual meaning - it’s our version of the yellow wall at Dortmund but also harkens back to the actual Kippax wall itself which was a well known landmark of Maine Road for us City fans.

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More like a gradual slope in there. Steps on the terrace must have been at minimum 2 inch’s. If you were short your neck muscles must have ached on the way home.
 
Corky said:
Manchester is known for frequency rather than measured rainfall. The article shows the coast gets more rain which isn't a surprise, however the high rises in Pendleton affect the clouds causing rain in Manchester according to a theory 25 years ago. There is a plain before Manchester though, towns on the Pennine foothills have it worse, topography does have an impact.
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You are right of course my friend but we could do with a little less whining and whinging from a lot of people on here and from inside the club, Manchester is a fantastic place to live.
 
Corky said:
Manchester is known for frequency rather than measured rainfall. The article shows the coast gets more rain which isn't a surprise, however the high rises in Pendleton affect the clouds causing rain in Manchester according to a theory 25 years ago. There is a plain before Manchester though, towns on the Pennine foothills have it worse, topography does have an impact.
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Manchester sits in the bowl of the Pennines , hence a cloud collector .
 
Corky said:
Manchester is known for frequency rather than measured rainfall. The article shows the coast gets more rain which isn't a surprise, however the high rises in Pendleton affect the clouds causing rain in Manchester according to a theory 25 years ago. There is a plain before Manchester though, towns on the Pennine foothills have it worse, topography does have an impact.
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Living in Halifax I concur :-(
 
HelloCity said:
100% agree with @trevorriley that getting singers together is the main objective of this new stand. Hopefully we can have an expanded 2nd tier where they can have a block bang in the middle or at the front of the enlarged section.

Also, I know this sounds cringy but would it be possible to ‘scout’ people to be part of this new section? Keep your eyes open for those you notice singing throughout the game, home & away, and ask them if they’d like to be part of this new block/tier.

I do also think branding/advertising will be important in terms of getting people to move in larger numbers though, especially from an area they’re very comfortable in. I’d personally call the new stand ‘The Kippax Wall’. It will pull at the heart strings then and fans will feel they want to be part of the new Kippax. The name also has a dual meaning - it’s our version of the yellow wall at Dortmund but also harkens back to the actual Kippax wall itself which was a well known landmark of Maine Road for us City fans.

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Id cringe like fuck if it was called The Kippax Wall mate. Why try and mimic what we will never achieve , a yellow wall
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Id cringe like fuck if it was called The Kippax Wall mate. Why try and mimic what we will never achieve , a yellow wall
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It has to be something more imaginative than the North stand.

“We are the North stand!” (clap, clap, clap) isn’t going give the stand it’s own identity. And it certainly won’t inspire a home end name and feel amongst City fans. Something like the Beswick end or the Manchester end, to name two off the top of my head, would be better and give the stand an identity. We’ve got 3 stands with no names, bar the South, North and East stands.

I agree about not calling it the Kippax. There should only be one Kippax and that was at Maine Road. And it should remain there in the clubs history.
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Id cringe like fuck if it was called The Kippax Wall mate. Why try and mimic what we will never achieve , a yellow wall
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You’d cringe to fuck no matter what it was called :)

Like I said, it was just as much linked to the actual Kippax and Kippax wall. Our own history and that feeling of a big stand getting vocally behind the team.

Even just ‘The Kippax’. I feel we need an emotional connection to get people to move.
 
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jrb said:
It has to be something more imaginative than the North stand.

“We are the North stand!” (clap, clap, clap) isn’t going give the stand it’s own identity. And it certainly won’t inspire a home end feel amongst City fans. Something like the Beswick end or the Manchester end, to name two off the top of my head, would be better and give the stand an identity. We’ve got 3 stands with no names, bar the South, North and East stands.

I agree about not calling it the Kippax. There should only be one Kippax, and that was at Maine Road. And it should remain there in the clubs history.
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How about "We are the gas works"
 
jrb said:
It has to be something more imaginative than the North stand.

“We are the North stand!” (clap, clap, clap) isn’t going give the stand it’s own identity. And it certainly won’t inspire a home end name and feel amongst City fans. Something like the Beswick end or the Manchester end, to name two off the top of my head, would be better and give the stand an identity. We’ve got 3 stands with no names, bar the South, North and East stands.

I agree about not calling it the Kippax. There should only be one Kippax and that was at Maine Road. And it should remain there in the clubs history.
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More likely to be the Nissan North stand or the Kang Shi Fu Noddle Stand or similar !
 
HelloCity said:
You’d cringe to fuck no matter what it was called :)

Like I said, it was just as much linked to the actual Kippax and Kippax wall. Our own history and that feeling of a big stand getting vocally behind the team.

Even just ‘The Kippax’. I feel we need an emotional connection to get people to move.
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Im honestly up for any any suggestion to get it going mate, even The new Kippax maybe ?
 
jrb said:
It has to be something more imaginative than the North stand.

“We are the North stand!” (clap, clap, clap) isn’t going give the stand it’s own identity. And it certainly won’t inspire a home end name and feel amongst City fans. Something like the Beswick end or the Manchester end, to name two off the top of my head, would be better and give the stand an identity. We’ve got 3 stands with no names, bar the South, North and East stands.

I agree about not calling it the Kippax. There should only be one Kippax and that was at Maine Road. And it should remain there in the clubs history.
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I like The Manchester End, the surely it should be The Sergio Aguero Stand
 
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