North Stand Construction Discussion

PeteMcFC said:
I'm getting City Circle vibes here and we all know how that ended. Purchasers will probably end up having their bricks laid in the corner of Car Park 12.
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Buy a brick has been around since at least the 80s with the Walker's Steel stand, the small one at Blackburn.

Lots of small clubs who are skint do it, or similar versions of placards for fan funding. The ones City did for the CoMS tunnels were removed after a few years, and the City Circle project a complete disaster.

Also common i getting your name plaque on a set in a new stand. Which get ripped of by other pissed fans etc.
 
Jacko1956 said:
Very true but City ain't stupid filling an extra 8000 seats won't be easy to sell especially for lesser domestic and European matches. I think they will issue more new season tickets, however I also agree that most of the remaining West and East stands will become corporate seating as its easier to sell the sides of the ground for this ! Hopefully if this happens most of the new North Stand will have more affordable priced seats ! I sit in East Stand Level 3 block 304 right next to a corporate block 305 an expect my block to be corporate in the near future as its a really good view !
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Which was my point in the discussions yesterday. There are some 8000 regular seats being added, in addition to the corporate ones that are linked to the hotel etc.

Even if they do turn some of the east or west stands to hospitality (or indeed corporate), the net result will still most likely be an overall increase to regular seats, which as you and others point out would most likely be filled by new and additional season card holders.

Even once those 'evicted' from their current seats are relocated there, there will still be additional SC blues that will likely be proportionally far more than the additional corporate (rather than hispitality, which is ultimately still blues, just at a different offering and price point).
 
blueparrot said:
Some of us are struggling to get any seat , here you are whining you haven’t got a seat for life. There isn’t a bad seat in the stadium you should be grateful you have one.
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I read your comment earlier and have been thinking about it.

I had a season ticket 20 rows up behind the ‘Aguero’ goal I don’t think I could have been in a more perfect spot. I moved into SS3 when it opened for financial reasons.

I’m miles from the pitch but I still love it. It’s a decent atmosphere most of the time but getting back up to my seat three- quarters of the way up the stand can be hard work sometimes!

I really appreciate what I’ve got and how lucky I am to see the best team in the world every couple of weeks!
 
I was lucky to get me and my son, then 10 ,tickets in the family stand for the Aguero goal about 10 rows up. a great memory. Though being 10 he didn't really appreciate it at the time and his great memory was Vinnies goal v Leicester.
Now tickets are a struggle and 50,000 of us can't all have the seat we'd choose but this year the only league game I've managed to get tickets for is Newcastle. I'll probably pick others up or cup games at least. Just annoys me a bit when those with a S/C get precious about which seat they have, though to a point I do understand people assume it's a seat they alway should have.
 
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LEXSTARproject said:
With the chat about resurfacing Mercer Way @jrb , look at what Everton are doing at there new stadium

A major new feature at Everton Stadium will give Evertonians the opportunity to make their mark on the Club’s new waterfront home.

Everton Way will be a unique walkway, paved with engraved stones set into the ground with design features that will celebrate Everton’s identity, history and the greatest players to have represented the Club. Evertonians anywhere in the world have the chance to be featured on Everton Way.

Fans can purchase personalised individual stones that will be laid on the walkway that runs the length of Everton Stadium’s South Stand; the spectacular single-tier home end that will house 13,000 passionate Blues.

The stones can be personalised to celebrate births, marriages, anniversaries and loved ones – allowing fans to forever be part of the Club’s iconic new home.

The personalised stones come in a range of sizes, designs and locations, including the opportunity to have your stone located next to an Everton Giant.

With prices starting from just £65, stones can be purchased by individuals, or bought as gifts for a partner, friend, family member, business or supporters’ club.

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City circle went really well.

Took years for mine to be actually on the deck.
 
Centurions said:
It may or may not be a business (I'd say it is and always has been) but one thing it isn't, is a charity. Sorry but prices are what they are and we're certainly not ahead of the curve in anyway.
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When did I say it’s a charity? Or tickets should be free? No idea how you’ve managed to get that from my previous posts.

I think match day ticket prices in particular are ridiculous and price out lots of fans from attending. It’s not exactly a controversial opinion.

The prices are what they are’ - that doesn’t mean I have to accept them or agree with it. If all fans just accepted it we wouldn’t have cheaper away tickets
 
Axel Freed said:
Fair enough that’s what forums are for.

In terms of evidence no smoking gun, just my observations - the general sanitisation of match days, pre match the absurdly loud PA system giving no chance for an atmosphere to grow organically, the heavy handedness of stewards to any kind of boisterousness - I was in 115 last season and the lads in there really put a shift in singing wise but stewards were constantly and needlessly asking them to not encroach on the aisles etc -, then we have the whole issue of the new stand being diluted by corporate areas, away fans being tolerated in home areas etc etc
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Between minutes 1-35 and 55-75 only.
 
blueparrot said:
I was lucky to get me and my son then 10 tickets in the family stand for the Aguero goal about 10 rows up. a great memory. Though being 10 he didn't really appreciate it at the time and his grat memory was Vinnies goal v Leicester.
Now tickets are a struggle and 50,000 of us can't all have the seat we'd choose but this year the only league game I've managed to get tickets for is Necastle. I'll probably pick others up or cup games at least. Just annoys me a bit when those with a S/C get precious about which seat they have, though to a point I do understand people assume it's a seat they alway should have.
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I am in 307 and notices quite a few empty seats in 329 Colin Bell stand for Brighton and Bournemouth, don't know but without trying to be negative,how are we gonna sell another 8k if we can't fill it now? I am sure the Club must be confident otherwise they wouldn't spend 300m, I'm assuming the big games will sell out to offset the other ones.
 
pauls said:
I am in 307 and notices quite a few empty seats in 329 Colin Bell stand for Brighton and Bournemouth, don't know but without trying to be negative,how are we gonna sell another 8k if we can't fill it now? I am sure the Club must be confident otherwise they wouldn't spend 300m, I'm assuming the big games will sell out to offset the other ones.
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Tickets are sold, people don't turn up.
 
pauls said:
I am in 307 and notices quite a few empty seats in 329 Colin Bell stand for Brighton and Bournemouth, don't know but without trying to be negative,how are we gonna sell another 8k if we can't fill it now? I am sure the Club must be confident otherwise they wouldn't spend 300m, I'm assuming the big games will sell out to offset the other ones.
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Some ST holders can’t make every game - they work!!
 
pauls said:
I am in 307 and notices quite a few empty seats in 329 Colin Bell stand for Brighton and Bournemouth, don't know but without trying to be negative,how are we gonna sell another 8k if we can't fill it now? I am sure the Club must be confident otherwise they wouldn't spend 300m, I'm assuming the big games will sell out to offset the other ones.
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I doubt they'd be going to the expense of building it without almost knowing they could sell them, based on the reported waiting lists and scrambles for tickets when made available.

Whether people show up for certsinngames once they have tickets is another matter.
 
pauls said:
I am in 307 and notices quite a few empty seats in 329 Colin Bell stand for Brighton and Bournemouth, don't know but without trying to be negative,how are we gonna sell another 8k if we can't fill it now? I am sure the Club must be confident otherwise they wouldn't spend 300m, I'm assuming the big games will sell out to offset the other ones.
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I wanted a pair for Bournemouth at home, BOURNEMOUTH !! and I was checking the official site for 2 weeks several times a day and only the odd single would pop up here and there.

I’ve no doubt we’d sell out a 65k stadium every week.
 
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