Atmosphere 2024/25

[Gone for a Burton]

We’ve been banging the atmosphere drum on here for years. Bar the odd request that has been granted by the club, like turning the music off before the United match, the club haven’t listened to the fans requests.

TBH, the club can’t be faulted with the displays and helping financially and with staff so the displays can be done.

The final nail in the atmosphere coffin for me was the North stand and how it’s turned out, which is more about generating match day revenue, than it is about improving the atmosphere at the Etihad.

It was obvious from the PA that the new North stand was and is weighted in favour of match day revenue, when it could have been weighted equally between match day revenue and the atmosphere.

I appreciate the club want a return of the North stand investment, and want to increase match day revenue, but in that sense, they have gone too far with the new North stand layout and seating configuration.(still to be confirmed and made public by City)

I honestly think the lack of atmosphere from the new North stand will be evident once it’s open, full, and fully operational. I expect the first couple of games to be loud. After that, and when fans settle into their seats, the atmosphere generated by the new North stand won’t make any difference to the general atmosphere at the Etihad, bar the usual big games against United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and maybe Spurs. But the North stand tills will be ringing loud and proud!

....which is why 2 ends are better than one ,and SSL3/2 should also be an exclusive City end.

8000 at each end under acoustic roofs........what bit dont people get ??

 

[Gone for a Burton]

That’s never going to happen.

I’m in an OSC.

Demand for an away derby ticket is 3 or 4 times more than the the branch is allocated.

I know for a fact not one branch member would boycott United away if they can get a ticket.

And if they did, another branch member would snap that ticket up. Thank you! :-)

Now times that by every OSC branch that applies for their share of away derby tickets.

Is an OSC similar to a FOC ?

I dont want to be in the wrong group, or be missing out on the chance of being a multiple 'C' !!

 

[jrb]

Is an OSC similar to a FOC ?

I dont want to be in the wrong group, or be missing out on the chance of being a multiple 'C' !!

I think most OSC’s are weighted in favour of FOC’s, like myself. :-)

But there also quite a few younger members as well.

 

[jrb]

....which is why 2 ends are better than one ,and SSL3/2 should also be an exclusive City end.

8000 at each end under acoustic roofs........what bit dont people get ??

SSL3 holds 6000, give or take.

 

[Psychedelic Casual]

.....and thats the whole point !!

Down in 110,111,113 etc you can hardly hear a peep cos the acoustics are shit and so are some of the embarrassing songs **.

Under the acoustic roof of SSL3, noise is louder clearer and travels further for longer !!

and that’s the whole point of moving to NSL2, there’s going to be 2,000 more seats there that are all together, not split up over different tiers like SSL2 + 3 would be.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

SSL3 holds 6000, give or take.

.....SSL2 & 1, or do the seat counters not include those 3/4 000 ?

 

[Gone for a Burton]

and that’s the whole point of moving to NSL2, there’s going to be 2,000 more seats there that are all together, not split up over different tiers like SSL2 + 3 would be.

Two ends are better than one.

Why not have both ends ??

Do you agree ??

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Two ends are better than one.

Why not have both ends ??

Do you agree ??

Have 1894 decided to move to NS2 yet ?

 

[jrb]

.....SSL2 & 1, or do the seat counters not include those 3/4 000 ?

I thought you meant SSL3, as we’ve been discussing that and NSL2.

TBH, SSL2 doesn’t generate much atmosphere as a rule. Not since 2 blocks of SSL2 have been taken over by hospitality, and with the away fans on SSL2.

 

[shnaghaicityfish]

....which is why 2 ends are better than one ,and SSL3/2 should also be an exclusive City end.

8000 at each end under acoustic roofs........what bit dont people get ??

The bit where the 3000 away fans you’ve displaced won’t fit in the blocks you’ve suggested (capacity 1500) amongst other things!