North Stand Construction Discussion

[Judge Roughneck]

The Pit.

The Pickax

 

[Dodge]

The Pickax

and a sawn off shotgun...

 

[bluebanana83]

The Pit of Despair would have been a good name in the old days.

Erling’s End with the opposite side renamed to Haaland’s Hole.

Sorted.

 

[Centurions]

The Bradford Pit End.

They can call it that if it ever collapses into the old mine workings.

 

[cupsforcockups]

The great northern is the name of the pub. Near burton Albion ground,is that where gone for a burton is from?

 

[tregyblue61]

The great northern is the name of the pub. Near burton Albion ground,is that where gone for a burton is from?

It's a WWII RAF slang term. "Gone for a Burton Ale Beer" meaning: missing, not coming back.

 

[jrb]

The Shaft End. ;-)

 

[Chappie]

The "Moaners End" full every week.

 

[oakiecokie]

The Pit of Despair would have been a good name in the old days.

Erling’s End with the opposite side renamed to Haaland’s Hole.

Sorted.

Haalands Hole has a nice ring to it.

 

[Spanishbob]

It was always my dream to get the 80000 seater stadium, with the retractable roof as per the original plans for CoMS, & for the club to slash ticket prices to match the revenue of 65000 at the current prices.

We make the same money, but the more affordable ticket prices mean bigger crowds. Throw in safe standing & a singing section, we'd be well sorted going forward.

Prefer 85000 to break our attendance record.

 

[Centurions]

The "Moaners End" full every week.

Up until the last 10 minutes?

 

[Gone for a Burton]

The great northern is the name of the pub. Near burton Albion ground,is that where gone for a burton is from?

Not unless it’s a neighbourhood of Denton, the felt hat capital of the world and former home of City reserves.

 

[berryblue]

It's a WWII RAF slang term. "Gone for a Burton Ale Beer" meaning: missing, not coming back.

I was always told "gone for a burton" refered to anyone who died would normally be buried in their best suit which the working classes usually purchased from Burton the Tailors. But perhaps that was the northern version.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Anyone care to hazard a guess what the first song is that City fans usually sing after scoring an important goal?

City City City!

 

[MadchesterCity]

Stand name: Blue Wall

 

[MadchesterCity]

They haven't said much of anything yet, however @Gone for a Burton (?) says that they like 'The Great Northern' as an option.

Sound a like a train line

 

[Dribble]

Prefer 85000 to break our attendance record.

Even better. I worked it out (Caveat: I'm a bit shit at maths), but if we were to get to 80/85000 capacity, we could sell top tier seats from £20 & still make a decent profit.

Imagine our attendances up from 55000 to 85000 with 25000 of those being affordable £20 seats? This expansion wouldn't affect our FFP position, but it'd massively increase our match day revenue which would assist with FFP.

We had the go-ahead for expansion back in 2013/14, so if it was up to me, I'd go all out for an 85000 stadium with safe standing & a retractable roof.

If Real Madrid can do this using loans & technical expertise from ADUG, then I don't see why we're not doing it ourselves. We've nothing to lose, & everything to gain, PLUS it'd shut the fuckin Rags up about who's got the bigger stadium!

 

[richards30]

Why can’t we just have The Kippax? Keeps something historic alive from Maine Road but in a new and fancier stadium?

 

[M14Exile]

Shout out to my old school on Pottery lane, the Openshaw Tech End. Horrible school.

 

[tregyblue61]

I was always told "gone for a burton" refered to anyone who died would normally be buried in their best suit which the working classes usually purchased from Burton the Tailors. But perhaps that was the northern version.

I think a few versions cropped up after the war.

(Montague) Burton was the place to go for your demob suit. It's reckoned that's where the phrase " The Full Monty" came from.