New Turnstiles v Tottenham Hotspur Tomorrow

[meeesh]

Doddle, straight in no messing

 

[half & half derby scarf]

Doddle, straight in no messing

You missed the game though. Wish I was you!

 

[Corky]

me too, no issues at C - I think the NFC thing caught a lot of people (City included) out! Time to upgrade all those crappy old iPhones methinks! And you know people will have a moan about that too!

City should supply the correct hardware to get into the ground, not cost shunt it onto fans.

 

[meeesh]

You missed the game though. Wish I was you!

I didn’t miss it unfortunately but I’d have been in Mary D’s if it had gone 3-0 a bit sooner than I was

 

[half & half derby scarf]

FWIW we developed some NFC technology to allow Fan engagment with merchandise etc. After testing it we realised that it was not the answer for many reasons. Mainly to do with adoption, privacy concerns, ease of use etc. Many other companies are running with it, and it's fine for things like payment processing but many studies i.e for Concert admission have shown that it leads to too many problems. It will probably be commonplace in 15-20 years but the problem is one of adoption and ease of use at the moment.
Too many variables. The old adage - 'What can go wrong, will go wrong' seems to have passed City by.

 

[Blue2112]

Blatantly obvious the ground is too big for us

Been going since 1965 and very proud of what has always been our hardcore support which is “mainly” drawn from the Manchester area and is very evidently even to today a generation right of passage

Family stand exemplifies this notably yesterday in August families go on Holiday ffs

Weekday evenings most families don’t have little Johnny out till gone 11

Look elsewhere and “empty” seats mean for whatever reason someone could not go to the match so Fukin what all seater stadiums highlight this without stating the obvious

In the first years of going to Maine Rd 65 to the scoreboard being redeveloped the official capacity was circ 65k this was only ever achieved on Derby Day and that would have included about 15k rags
We’d clear 50/55k possibly against Liverpool each season and even that depended when the fixture fell

I hated Maine Rd in the end the whole configuration fucked and a capacity of circ 36k

The new ground in the heart of our great City still and a capacity of 48k was oerfect but clearly someone thinks more is better

I’ve concluded I have to accept this is a modern world and I’m now left behind but can still find some solace with old mates from Denton Gorton and Reddish my city has not completely lost our great watering holes

My bank account transactions clearly support this great match day experience
Marble Arch
the Angle
Hare and Hounds
Turks Head
Millstone
Edinburgh Castle

Missed last train

Uber

And a text of the missus at 01:56 thus mirning

“Where are you”

Bring on the next game City

I doff my cap to this post, this echoes my own experience around City. Back in the 80's I would drink in the Beer House (now the Angel) the Marble Arch and others. Last night, like you I was also in the Hare and Hounds. The game has changed, lifestyles have changed and the fanbase has changed and it will never be the same again unless we go back to the Swales days and we turn to shit. Im hanging in there purely for one reason only. I have a first grandchild, he is eight weeks old and its my dream to take my new grandson and carry him on my shoulders to see the blues in a few years time. But boy it feels like its going to be hard work waiting for that moment.

 

[bluesmith]

It’s still the school holidays, it’s Bank Holiday weekend so maybe some of the family stand folk were away? :-)

Correct, the game was sold out.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

me too, no issues at C - I think the NFC thing caught a lot of people (City included) out! Time to upgrade all those crappy old iPhones methinks! And you know people will have a moan about that too!

I have an iPhone, upgraded less than two months ago. On the seasoncard in my wallet it says use entrance C, as it does for my other half and my son (on their phones) and grandson. All were told use entrance E when presented at Entrance C. We used to use entrance E until the corporate were given preference for E.
Plenty of first timers in both queues.

 

[pride in battle]

I got to n2 after 12 pm got in queue, for some reason I had to scan twice to get in, it seemed like there was 2 scanners next to each other and I scanned left one, then tried to get in, started swearing at turnstile until steward said scan the other 1 and that let me in, why is there 2 places to scan but only 1 let's you in,

I scanned the right side & the steward said its the left one ?

 

[TShed]

I doff my cap to this post, this echoes my own experience around City. Back in the 80's I would drink in the Beer House (now the Angel) the Marble Arch and others. Last night, like you I was also in the Hare and Hounds. The game has changed, lifestyles have changed and the fanbase has changed and it will never be the same again unless we go back to the Swales days and we turn to shit. Im hanging in there purely for one reason only. I have a first grandchild, he is eight weeks old and its my dream to take my new grandson and carry him on my shoulders to see the blues in a few years time. But boy it feels like its going to be hard work waiting for that moment.

Keep going for one reason only my son wants to take grandson starting possibly in the next few weeks using my tucket
I’m more than happy just going town for a booze

 

[colinthewindowcleaner]

I doff my cap to this post, this echoes my own experience around City. Back in the 80's I would drink in the Beer House (now the Angel) the Marble Arch and others. Last night, like you I was also in the Hare and Hounds. The game has changed, lifestyles have changed and the fanbase has changed and it will never be the same again unless we go back to the Swales days and we turn to shit. Im hanging in there purely for one reason only. I have a first grandchild, he is eight weeks old and its my dream to take my new grandson and carry him on my shoulders to see the blues in a few years time. But boy it feels like its going to be hard work waiting for that moment.

I too am hanging on to get my only grandson a place next to me on the east stand. He’s o my 5 years of age so the bug hasn’t got to him yet.
I still have my late ( 4years ) sons season ticket but I guess city will take that off me this season as I find it’s getting more difficult to keep. Over the years I have not abused the system with this ticket ( daughter, friend & family and the ticket exchange etc ). I have given it away quite a few times because not about the money.

 

[pride in battle]

I too am hanging on to get my only grandson a place next to me on the east stand. He’s o my 5 years of age so the bug hasn’t got to him yet.
I still have my late ( 4years ) sons season ticket but I guess city will take that off me this season as I find it’s getting more difficult to keep. Over the years I have not abused the system with this ticket ( daughter, friend & family and the ticket exchange etc ). I have given it away quite a few times because not about the money.

Late sons ticket ? Sorry mate im not understanding that line ? Apologies if its me being thick.

 

[Corky]

Late sons ticket ? Sorry mate im not understanding that line ? Apologies if its me being thick.

He is saying he died 4 years ago and keeping for sentimental reasons.

It is not uncommon.

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

me too, no issues at C - I think the NFC thing caught a lot of people (City included) out! Time to upgrade all those crappy old iPhones methinks! And you know people will have a moan about that too!

You shouldn’t have to have an up to date phone to enter a football stadium so yeah, people will moan.

 

[carlosthejackal]

me too, no issues at C - I think the NFC thing caught a lot of people (City included) out! Time to upgrade all those crappy old iPhones methinks! And you know people will have a moan about that too!

So people should shell out £500 just to get into a game of football?

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

So people should shell out £500 just to get into a game of football?

You mean an EXTRA £500.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Season Card: £750
New Phone: £500
Still missing the KO: Free

Watching us give away two goals:
Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bluestevei]

I scanned the right side & the steward said its the left one ?

LOL I scanned left and he said it was right, might be left for apple and right for android fuck knows

 

[Blue2112]

I too am hanging on to get my only grandson a place next to me on the east stand. He’s o my 5 years of age so the bug hasn’t got to him yet.
I still have my late ( 4years ) sons season ticket but I guess city will take that off me this season as I find it’s getting more difficult to keep. Over the years I have not abused the system with this ticket ( daughter, friend & family and the ticket exchange etc ). I have given it away quite a few times because not about the money.

Exactly the same here, my Dad got us both season tickets in 1977. I've had those two ever since. Later my Dads became my wifes. Then we had two daughters and they've held season tickets for almost 30 years and our family had four season tickets. Now they're both adults and with work, houses to pay for and a new baby they can't always make it so we have two neighbours who always take their seats whenever they can't. We divide the season ticket cost by 19 games and only charge them that price whatever game it is. So we have had 2 tickets since 1977 and 2 tickets since around 1995 and i really do fear we may lose them the way its going so some newbie who wouldn't be able to find his row and seat number if it was stamped in his head.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

How did New Turnstiles get on? Did they do any better than the first team?