City circle relocating

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Here's the main doc in the planning app for City Circle - they were going to start in the SE corner, right near the bridge and also, I suspect, where other works in association with the expansion were going to happen - so not moving far.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.publicaccess.manchester.gov.uk/associateddocs/selecteddoc.aspx?100920-dsx-0001.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.publicaccess.manchester.gov. ... x-0001.pdf</a>

Had a quick glance at that document (never seen it before so thanks for posting it) and it would appear that each single letter was anything between 100-150 discs. Let's say 120 average.

At a quick glance the total amount of letters and stars to make up the song is around 300.

That means, they were going to have to sell over 35,000+ of these bloody discs to ever complete the song!

Just what numpty in the marketing department ever thought that level of sale was achievable at the prices quoted.

I'm lost for words really.

Now we have a master plan to relocate the whole scheme to Commonwealth Way. Rather like buying a seat in CB Level 2 only to be told front row in the corner of the family stand and being asked to believe it's a good thing!

Sorry completely disagree I'm shocked that there aren't 35,000 fans that think 65 quid isn't a worthwhile investment to secure your very own bit of the club with your name and words that are meaningful to you as a City fan.

If money's tight, that's sacrificing not going to a couple of games. Great b'day present for friends and family too.

With nearly 8 million fans on fb and 40,000 going to a division 1 play-off final I can't believe that there aren't that many City fans that would want to leave their own individual and permanent mark on the etihad campus.

I think it's fantastic and can't wait to see my own disk in place at the stadium.

Sacrificing games for a bit of metal?

 

[CitizenTID]

So City Circle won't actually be a circle?

City ruining circles since...

 

[LoveCity]

Sorry completely disagree I'm shocked that there aren't 35,000 fans that think 65 quid isn't a worthwhile investment to secure your very own bit of the club with your name and words that are meaningful to you as a City fan.

Maybe if football wasn't such a financial drain, more of us would have signed up. I'd love a City Circle thing, but £640 ST + Champions League + FA Cup + League Cup tickets is barely manageable, and I doubt I'm the only one in this position.

P'raps they should have made it a perk for Platinum membership.

 

[CitizenTID]

Sorry completely disagree I'm shocked that there aren't 35,000 fans that think 65 quid isn't a worthwhile investment to secure your very own bit of the club with your name and words that are meaningful to you as a City fan.

Maybe if football wasn't such a financial drain, more of us would have signed up. I'd love a City Circle thing, but £640 ST + Champions League + FA Cup + League Cup tickets is barely manageable, and I doubt I'm the only one in this position.

P'raps they should have made it a perk for Platinum membership.

If it helps us buy Messi...

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Had a quick glance at that document (never seen it before so thanks for posting it) and it would appear that each single letter was anything between 100-150 discs. Let's say 120 average.

At a quick glance the total amount of letters and stars to make up the song is around 300.

That means, they were going to have to sell over 35,000+ of these bloody discs to ever complete the song!

Just what numpty in the marketing department ever thought that level of sale was achievable at the prices quoted.

I'm lost for words really.

Now we have a master plan to relocate the whole scheme to Commonwealth Way. Rather like buying a seat in CB Level 2 only to be told front row in the corner of the family stand and being asked to believe it's a good thing!

Sorry completely disagree I'm shocked that there aren't 35,000 fans that think 65 quid isn't a worthwhile investment to secure your very own bit of the club with your name and words that are meaningful to you as a City fan.

If money's tight, that's sacrificing not going to a couple of games. Great b'day present for friends and family too.

With nearly 8 million fans on fb and 40,000 going to a division 1 play-off final I can't believe that there aren't that many City fans that would want to leave their own individual and permanent mark on the etihad campus.

I think it's fantastic and can't wait to see my own disk in place at the stadium.

As if any hard up blue would miss a couple of games for a piece of plastic shite.

I wouldn't have one of these if they were free. Each to their own I suppose, but less of the "investment" and "sacrifice" melodrama, for god's sake man.

Spot on DD.<br /><br />-- Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:15 pm --<br /><br />

I bought 2 circles and haven't heard a dickybird. I sincerely hope EVERY customer is given the choice of a refund, given this change to the advertised product.

I got mine as a Christmas present including a replica disk, so I find that very hard to believe, unless you ordered it since Christmas in which case not hearing a 'dickybird' might not be unreasonable.

If that is the case why have you not rung them instead off posting a mard arse comment.

-- Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:27 pm --

Everyone's situation is different. I bought 2 of these at £95 a shot. There will also be people who have purchased these for departed friends and relatives in the belief they would surround the stadium. It's even possible, God forbid, that some people have passed on whilst waiting.

I bought these in Dec 12, it's now Jan 14 and we are told we will wait until Summer before installation! Furthermore, the original location was around the stadium not on some walkway 100 yards away.

Take the blinkers off. A spade is a spade and this is a big one.

The point I was mainly disagreeing with was your comment about not being able to sell 35,000. If you thought that why did you buy two in the first place ?

Tbh I'm not really mithered about the design or the location as long as my disk is there with the words I asked for and it is located within the etihad campus, but I respect that is personal choice and I don't expect everyone to agree with my stance on it.

By the way some of you may have heard that Arsenal have copied the idea so I would say our marketing dept and club are leading the way again.

I think our marketing dept are light years ahead of some of our fans on here and I have every confidence that this will be a huge success. It's the ability to visualise the effect that is lacking by some people

Yes what a great job Vicky Kloss did informing the world's media that Roberto Mancini had been sacked before the FA Cup Final, devaluing the occasion many of grew up dreaming of playing in.

 

[blingy]

So City Circle won't actually be a circle?

City ruining circles since...

Arr but it just may be, but with the words Blue moon in the middle, although iv 1st read it as something running down the avenue / way
Looking foreword to seeing the new design

 

[lordnoise]

Whats the latest on this - is it in place yet ?

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Whats the latest on this - is it in place yet ?

Is it fuck! Totally bobbins idea anyway and guaranteed to be shit when in place anyway. Those discs will get full of moss/shit etc and will be a nightmare to maintain and keep rubbish out of.

I don't know why the club just don't come out and admit they dropped a bollock with the whole sorry episode and refund everyone and bin it right off.

 

[bobmcfc]

So City Circle won't actually be a circle?

City ruining circles since...

City semi circle ?

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

So City Circle won't actually be a circle?

City ruining circles since...

City semi circle ?

Sounds like it's gonna be a penalty area arc or, worse still, a couple of corner quadrants!