Atmosphere 2024/25

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jrb said:
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!
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....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 ??
 
jrb said:
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.
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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' !!
 
Gone for a Burton said:
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' !!
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I think most OSC’s are weighted in favour of FOC’s, like myself. :-)

But there also quite a few younger members as well.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
.....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 !!
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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 said:
.....SSL2 & 1, or do the seat counters not include those 3/4 000 ?
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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.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Have 1894 decided to move to NS2 yet ?
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I don’t think so, as a group.

Individual members may have made their minds up.

I’m still not sure. I’m more inclined to stay on SSL1. If there any new and positive updates about the seating configurations on NSL2, I might move to NSL2. If there isn’t, I will stay on SSL1.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
....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 ??
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Two ends are not better than one. That’s the problem we have at the moment. One end is better than two or three.

The ground needs ONE voice. Only then will songs spread more.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
For once we need an organised and credible group of fans to drive this. A North Stand Action group or something. As a fanbase we’ve always been terrible at this. Even when we had fanzines they were all at war with each other.
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Why don’t you organise it then instead of waffling on and on about it

Here’s a clue: 1894 have mailed the club 3 times this season including earlier this week asking for a line of communication to again highlight what needs to happen on prices and atmosphere

The club are not interested
 
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The expansion at anfield seems to have effected the noise levels from the away end and that end of the ground. It’s dead atmosphere wise
 
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