North Stand expansion - seating, ticketing etc

Invisible Man's Bandage said:
There is clearly a strong justification for splitting the new discussion about seating/standing/ticketing for the expanded NS from the original construction thread.

It should have its own thread and not be merged with the atmosphere thread for instance as the club strategy and the push back from 1894 and others is a subject many want to voice their opinions on. It's also much wider than just the new NS as the apparent move by the club to only selling Flexi-Gold instead of full SCs will affect supporters in the entire stadium.
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Just posted this in the 'construction' thread as I hadn't seen this one. It definitely needs to be retained and not merged in my view as there are bigger issues to be discussed.

My request to you is can you make the c in configuration a capital as it offends my sensibilities :)
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Just posted this in the 'construction' thread as I hadn't seen this one. It definitely needs to be retained and not merged in my view as there are bigger issues to be discussed.

My request to you is can you make the c in configuration a capital as it offends my sensibilities :)
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If we are to retain this as a thread separate from the one specific to construction matters, then please amend the title such that it's obvious. I'm afraid that 'configuration for the expansion of the North Stand at the Etihad Stadium' doesn't cut it (particularly when the first word isn't capitalised!). As IMB suggests, the new thread title needs to explicitly refer to 'seating/standing/ticketing for the expanded NS'. Otherwise, posters will understandably get confused.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Just posted this in the 'construction' thread as I hadn't seen this one. It definitely needs to be retained and not merged in my view as there are bigger issues to be discussed.

My request to you is can you make the c in configuration a capital as it offends my sensibilities :)
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Done.

The headline was a quick copy and paste from the City OS website.
 
jrb said:
Done.

The headline was a quick copy and paste from the City OS website.
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Thanks :)

I do agree with the poster above that the title needs to be more relevant and clear but hopefully this will be the 'config/ticketing' NS thread.
 
At the risk of upsetting those that demand a Blue Wall and nothing less I think that the club proposal of 3000 rail seats at the back of the NS is a decent one. For starters, it won't affect those who are already in NS2 who don't want to stand and those that get the standing area seats will know what they are signing up for. If 8000 additional seats with 3000 of them standing can't generate more noise then there isn't much more the club can do.

The 'red line' of 1894 for rail seating in the entire stand except for the GA+ plus bit is a maximum demand that was never going to happen so they were always going to be disappointed.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
At the risk of upsetting those that demand a Blue Wall and nothing less I think that the club proposal of 3000 rail seats at the back of the NS is a decent one. For starters, it won't affect those who are already in NS2 who don't want to stand and those that get the standing area seats will know what they are signing up for. If 8000 additional seats with 3000 of them standing can't generate more noise then there isn't much more the club can do.

The 'red line' of 1894 for rail seating in the entire stand except for the GA+ plus bit is a maximum demand that was never going to happen so they were always going to be disappointed.
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Their red line is no GA+ as well btw, at least not where it currently is. Not a gripe, just pointing out re your post above.
 
Coatigan said:
Their red line is no GA+ as well btw, at least not where it currently is. Not a gripe, just pointing out re your post above.
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Their statement with multiple red lines is a meaningless wish list.

We'd all like £299 SCs, £30 maximum match day prices and so on but it's pure fantasy. The club needs to be challenged but it has to be realistic and not doomed to be disregarded. Uncomfortable as it might seem we have to consider that the owner might be thinking of some sort of return on his considerable investment in this latest stadium expansion.
 
Kippaxpete said:
At risk of repeating myself (and IMB), what's wrong with 'Seating/standing/ticketing for the expanded NS'? That way, it's clear.
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We don’t know yet because we haven’t got those details and more from the club. So atm there isn’t anything wrong. :-)
 
jrb said:
We don’t know yet because we haven’t got those details and more from the club. So atm there isn’t anything wrong. :-)
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Think he meant the title of the thread, not the proposals.

Fwiw think the title is fine, just get the other one back to what it was and there won't be much confusion hopefully.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Thanks :)

I do agree with the poster above that the title needs to be more relevant and clear but hopefully this will be the 'config/ticketing' NS thread.
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If you want me to add or take anything away from the title I will do it. Just let me know.

Here’s the recap and link about the NS Configuration from the City OS. If anyone wants to read it it again?

www.mancity.com

Configuration of the Etihad Stadium’s North Stand expansion revealed

We are delighted to reveal the seating configuration for the expansion of the North Stand at the Etihad Stadium, which will open during the 2025/26 season.
www.mancity.com www.mancity.com
 
Coatigan said:
Think he meant the title of the thread, not the proposals.

Fwiw think the title is fine, just get the other one back to what it was and there won't be much confusion hopefully.
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I see.

Thanks for the clarification.

As I’ve said, I'll change the headline to whatever people want.
 
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Just changed the title.

Is this OK?

Obviously there are other topics and issues to discuss, but I can’t add everything to the title.

Configuration For The Expansion Of The North Stand - Seating - Standing - Season Ticket & Match Day Ticket Prices​

 
Here's a question sort of related to the NS.

How much difference has the introduction of rail seating in SS1 made?

I'd say no difference whatsoever.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Here's a question sort of related to the NS.

How much difference has the introduction of rail seating in SS1 made?

I'd say no difference whatsoever.
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I need to be careful here. :-/

The South stand is full of singers, people who sing every now and again, and people who don't sing at all.

It's impossible to get a large enough group of singers together on SSL1 because people have season tickets and the club rightly won't move those people to get a large enough group of singers together.

The NS expansion, especially NSL2, is the clubs last chance to get a large group of singers together.

It's up to the club to make that happen, and to market a dedicated singing section on NSL2 properly by involving the fans and fan groups in that process. Which I'm not convinced they will.

The crackdown by the club on people, mainly the youth, going into block 115 has had an effect on the current atmosphere.

The club will argue those people shouldn't be in 115 as it was over crowded and the stairs were being blocked.

But what it does show is the demand from the fans to be in 115, which is perceived as the official singing block by the fans.
 
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jrb said:
We don’t know yet because we haven’t got those details and more from the club. So atm there isn’t anything wrong. :-)
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Thanks for this thread. So have the club given any indication of when they will make details known regarding the pricing and availability of tickets in this new stand? Some kind of a timeline would be useful.
 
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