Attendances

[richards30]

I assume Level 2 at the Emirates is Corporate seating. That's typically half empty but does not get commented on as it is not pitchside

For a long time the area around City's Directors Box in the 2nd tier of the Colin Bell stand was half empty, but I don't notice that any more

It is but I think it's only about half the size of our Level 2.

[bigimg]http://www.london-pictures.com/images/xl_1600x1200/emirates_stadium.jpg[/bigimg]

[bigimg]http://www.stadiumguide.com/wp-content/gallery/etihad/etihad1.jpg[/bigimg]

To be fair to the arse the Emirates does look a quality stadium!

 

[mancityvstoke]

The stadium expansion is as much about pushing more corporate as it is increasing season ticket holders, Level 2 East and CB are earmarked for Corporate and next seasons seasoncard prices will be upped so much in order to try shove the current seat holders out.. I was told that it was going to be around £1100/1200 for these seats next season.

If Level 2 gets aimed for more corporate it could end up like Wembley where in Level 2 (behind the dugouts in particular) people take up 15 mins just to get back to their seat after half time and it looks terrible. Surely you come to watch the game not for wining and dining..

As the East stand at City is what the cameras are mostly looking directly at, I hope Level 2 prices do not force people out there at all. A few more corporate in the CB stand OK maybe, but leave the East Stand as now, or as is happening near the base of the North Stand in particular there will be bigger gaps of empty seats in the East Stand Level 2 also. If anyone is priced out of CB stand they should be offered good seats in East Stand where available or decent seats elsewhere, where they want to sit.

More corporate is already being added to the South stand development, so if a little more is added to the CB stand only then any more could be left until the North Stand is expanded surely, or maybe even at the stage when the East and\or CB stand gets expanded.

I was told by a seasoncard holder in East stand block 219 and he said they wanted his seat for corporate.

They didn't make them seats padded for nothing I suppose...did you mean 209?

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

I assume Level 2 at the Emirates is Corporate seating. That's typically half empty but does not get commented on as it is not pitchside

For a long time the area around City's Directors Box in the 2nd tier of the Colin Bell stand was half empty, but I don't notice that any more

It is but I think it's only about half the size of our Level 2.

[bigimg]http://www.london-pictures.com/images/xl_1600x1200/emirates_stadium.jpg[/bigimg]

[bigimg]http://www.stadiumguide.com/wp-content/gallery/etihad/etihad1.jpg[/bigimg]

To be fair to the arse the Emirates does look a quality stadium!

It's only better than ours because they've filled in the corners.

Would love ours to be 85000 capacity and we beat our (own) attendance record. If we build it, sign Messi, they will come. :)

 

[AJ71]

THE NORTH STAND (originally referred to as the Scoreboard End):
Original terracing until demolition commenced in 1970. New terraced stand opened in 1971 and became seated in 1972.
Final capacity: 8,527
Seated capacity in 1972: 8,120
Original standing capacity: c.18,000
Standing capacity 1971/2 season: 22,000

MAINE ROAD PROGRESSIVE CAPACITY
· 1923 – 84,000
· 1931 – 86,000
· 1935 – 88,000
· 1946 – 84,000
· 1953 – 76,500
· 1957 – 77,000
· 1963 – 64,000
· 1972 – 54,500
· 1973 – 52,600
· 1989 – 48,500
· 1992 – 39,359
· 1994 – 19,150*
· 1995 – 31,458
· 1997 – 32,147
· 1999 – 34,026
· 2000 – 34,421
· 2002 – 35,150

The first picture is a great one of the crossover between the old and new North Stand. Never seen that before.

Those attendance changes are interesting. I think I can pinpoint most of the big shifts:

1963 presumably when the Platt Lane was built and became all seated.
1972 the North Stand as referred to above.
1992-1995 the development of the Kippax/Umbro

Many of the others imposed by statute.

Honourable mention for Gene Kelly.

Can't figure out why it dropped so much in 1953 though.

Maybe when the Kippax had a roof put over it? I am sure I read it required a bit of redevelopment work at the time.

 

[worsleyweb]

Just been doing the maths on this. We have lost circa 1500 seats on the back row / rows of the South stand this season and with the 2 rows in the corners. (The corporate seats). We are getting the extra 3 rows around the pitch back before the end of the season. (The works to the Colin bell stand lower tier don't happen until next summer). I am assuming based on the information I have been told that the front 3 rows on the 3 sides will take us Up by 3 x 840 plus 45,500 = 48,020. Add 6250 - gets us to circa 54,270 virtually as I was told.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

THE NORTH STAND (originally referred to as the Scoreboard End):
Original terracing until demolition commenced in 1970. New terraced stand opened in 1971 and became seated in 1972.
Final capacity: 8,527
Seated capacity in 1972: 8,120
Original standing capacity: c.18,000
Standing capacity 1971/2 season: 22,000

MAINE ROAD PROGRESSIVE CAPACITY
· 1923 – 84,000
· 1931 – 86,000
· 1935 – 88,000
· 1946 – 84,000
· 1953 – 76,500
· 1957 – 77,000
· 1963 – 64,000
· 1972 – 54,500
· 1973 – 52,600
· 1989 – 48,500
· 1992 – 39,359
· 1994 – 19,150*
· 1995 – 31,458
· 1997 – 32,147
· 1999 – 34,026
· 2000 – 34,421
· 2002 – 35,150

The first picture is a great one of the crossover between the old and new North Stand. Never seen that before.

Those attendance changes are interesting. I think I can pinpoint most of the big shifts:

1963 presumably when the Platt Lane was built and became all seated.
1972 the North Stand as referred to above.
1992-1995 the development of the Kippax/Umbro

Many of the others imposed by statute.

Honourable mention for Gene Kelly.

Can't figure out why it dropped so much in 1953 though.

Maybe when the Kippax had a roof put over it? I am sure I read it required a bit of redevelopment work at the time.

I don't think the Kippax roof arrived until the start of the 57-58 season. In fact I'm pretty sure we started the season with three away games because it wasn't ready.

 

[Marvin]

Just been doing the maths on this. We have lost circa 1500 seats on the back row / rows of the South stand this season and with the 2 rows in the corners. (The corporate seats). We are getting the extra 3 rows around the pitch back before the end of the season. (The works to the Colin bell stand lower tier don't happen until next summer). I am assuming based on the information I have been told that the front 3 rows on the 3 sides will take us Up by 3 x 840 plus 45,500 = 48,020. Add 6250 - gets us to circa 54,270 virtually as I was told.

Thanks Worsley

 

[Questy]

If Level 2 gets aimed for more corporate it could end up like Wembley where in Level 2 (behind the dugouts in particular) people take up 15 mins just to get back to their seat after half time and it looks terrible. Surely you come to watch the game not for wining and dining..

As the East stand at City is what the cameras are mostly looking directly at, I hope Level 2 prices do not force people out there at all. A few more corporate in the CB stand OK maybe, but leave the East Stand as now, or as is happening near the base of the North Stand in particular there will be bigger gaps of empty seats in the East Stand Level 2 also. If anyone is priced out of CB stand they should be offered good seats in East Stand where available or decent seats elsewhere, where they want to sit.

More corporate is already being added to the South stand development, so if a little more is added to the CB stand only then any more could be left until the North Stand is expanded surely, or maybe even at the stage when the East and\or CB stand gets expanded.

I was told by a seasoncard holder in East stand block 219 and he said they wanted his seat for corporate.

They didn't make them seats padded for nothing I suppose...did you mean 209?

Yes 209.. My mistake

 

[Manc in London]

I assume Level 2 at the Emirates is Corporate seating. That's typically half empty but does not get commented on as it is not pitchside

For a long time the area around City's Directors Box in the 2nd tier of the Colin Bell stand was half empty, but I don't notice that any more

It is but I think it's only about half the size of our Level 2.

[bigimg]http://www.london-pictures.com/images/xl_1600x1200/emirates_stadium.jpg[/bigimg]

[bigimg]http://www.stadiumguide.com/wp-content/gallery/etihad/etihad1.jpg[/bigimg]

To be fair to the arse the Emirates does look a quality stadium!

Football rivalries aside....it is an excellent stadium.

 

[kippaxkid74]

THE NORTH STAND (originally referred to as the Scoreboard End):
Original terracing until demolition commenced in 1970. New terraced stand opened in 1971 and became seated in 1972.
Final capacity: 8,527
Seated capacity in 1972: 8,120
Original standing capacity: c.18,000
Standing capacity 1971/2 season: 22,000

MAINE ROAD PROGRESSIVE CAPACITY
· 1923 – 84,000
· 1931 – 86,000
· 1935 – 88,000
· 1946 – 84,000
· 1953 – 76,500
· 1957 – 77,000
· 1963 – 64,000
· 1972 – 54,500
· 1973 – 52,600
· 1989 – 48,500
· 1992 – 39,359
· 1994 – 19,150*
· 1995 – 31,458
· 1997 – 32,147
· 1999 – 34,026
· 2000 – 34,421
· 2002 – 35,150

The first picture is a great one of the crossover between the old and new North Stand. Never seen that before.
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It's in Gary James excellent book "Farewell to Maine Road" - if you don't own it, buy it!! ;)