City announce trial bus scheme for home games

[levets]

I think the pricing may be aimed more at people who go to the games in ones or twos, rather than groups of four or five.

There’s only one bus per route at the moment, so I suspect there’ll have no trouble filling them even at the current pricing.

Yes it would appear so. I’m sure it will be a success, but on some of those routes not sure one bus will be enough

 

[Brewster's millions]

Yes it would appear so. I’m sure it will be a success, but on some of those routes not sure one bus will be enough

Yep, one bus per route is nowhere near enough and I would expect some of them to be full by the second or third stop.

I get that it’s a trial but hopefully they won’t wait until next season to change it if they are massively oversubscribed.

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Seems good, but I don’t understand why they have missed out kingsway, burnage and longsight/ levenshulme. That’s the route I usually drive down.

Doesn’t seem to be many north Manchester routes either.

I wonder if these areas are where most of our season ticket holders come from.

Surprised Prestwich and/or Whitefield not included, a lot of match going blues in those areas but believe there are coaches to home games from a couple of local pubs

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Call me cynical but I feel the club has collaborated with Manchester council to restrict free parking around the stadium so they can make even more money out of us with this scheme. All take and on the make, they're taking the piss.

Mate, do the sums. Any profit made on something like this, if there is any, will be pin money and in no way worthy of stunt like that.

 

[CityBrat64]

Yes it would appear so. I’m sure it will be a success, but on some of those routes not sure one bus will be enough

Sure it'll be a success, concerning that you can't pre book to guarantee your seat

 

[Francis Crawford]

Surprised Prestwich and/or Whitefield not included, a lot of match going blues in those areas but believe there are coaches to home games from a couple of local pubs

Maybe it’s because Preswitch white field sale etc already has a metro link stop?

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Maybe it’s because Preswitch white field sale etc already has a metro link stop?

Radcliffe and Abraham Moss have tram stops and are the only 2 stops before the stadium on that route.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Yes free for over 65 and disabled

Blimey, small print.
By the time the Oldham departure arrives at Failsworth, it'll be Chaos........

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

This is clearly good news, it means the club are aware of the transport issues and are trying to resolve it. A work in progress no doubt, but its a start.

 

[levets]

Sure it'll be a success, concerning that you can't pre book to guarantee your seat

Yes, I’m not sure about it. I live in Tandle View Court and would be ideal, but as you say, not being able to pre book is concerning at the moment. Maybe they’ll introduce this later.