You appear to be the one with the brain issues. It's been pointed out that families or individuals might only be able to afford one trip so decided to miss out on the semi-final on the hope - not the expectation - that we'd get there. You've assumed it's arrogance and that applies to all fans who didn't go to the Arsenal game. Also it was a bit cheaper to go to the semi-final.Your missing my point m8 i wasn't saying everyone has to attend every game i was merely pointing out last year posters were saying I'm not going to the semis I'm saving my money for the final, assuming we would beat Arsenal and get there can you understand what I'm saying or are you brain dead.It was the arrogance of some posters not if they could afford it or not,are you sure your user name shouldn't be Prestwich mental hospital
Very good post.
The public transport is a nightmare. The trams are useless, carrying what 200?? people a time back to the City every 10 mins? I have used them once a couple of years ago and the queue was awful. My mate used them earlier this season and had to wait 50mins.
The M60 is a nightmare most weekday nights. There is effectively one road going back to town, which they now close off for traffic from near the tram crossing because there are tens of thousands of fans walking back down Ashton new road to the City. Busses struggle to get down this road and i only ever see about four buses, why isnt there 30 busses lined up?
You then get to Piccadilly and if like me you live near Congleton the last train leave at 9.45pm which is no use!
Parking near the ground is a now more difficult as the Council have extended the resident's permit areas and there are less car parks.
All of this will get worse if further stadium expansion is undertaken.
Imo the Club and Council need to make Ashton Road and Merrill street one way towarss the city centre after a match. Put on 30 busses. More trams lined up if possible. And the train companies need to consulted about delaying the last trains on match days. All a long shot I know.
They already were, mate. He's probably waiting for a fitting.That ginger lad is waiting for the mobile phone to be invented
It's not the same supporters. You talk as if we're Stockport County or someone. We have a huge fanbase and shit loads of foreign fans. But the local fanbase has fallen away while the tourists have grown beyond belief. I'd argue we have one of the largest tourist fanbases outside Liverpool and the Rags. But they don't want to come to the League Cup (they don't at Anfield or Old Scaffold) so we should price all League Cup games, semi-finals included, at £10 for adults and £1 for kids now and forever and get the locals coming back.This is the bit that a lot of folk don't seem to understand.
The majority of clubs are relying on the same supporters to shell out for every single home game.
What separates Utd from City is that they have more hangers on than you.
Not sure about that anymore. Pretwich_Blue once said on here we've lost 20000 seasonticket holders from the Maine Road days.Is that to do with the loyalty of our fans, The majority have season tickets from Maine Road.
Correct.Nice to read a good post on here instead of all these doom merchants. We sold out a few days ago at home to Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup and every league game is basically sold out. Yet we don't sell out for the Carabao Cup and hysteria ensues and the world is about to end......haha!!!!!!. Not to mention that it's the 4th home game in 10 days....it's a lot of money after the holidays.
Yes, the Big SE cup Derby of Brighton v Palace was half empty, too much football.I watched from my couch last night. First ten minutes saw loads of empty seats but they slowly filled up and by half time there were a lot more in.
The only game i've seen lately that didn't have empty seats was the scouse derby.
Don't see it as arrogance, we all know that we can win or lose a semi.Your missing my point m8 i wasn't saying everyone has to attend every game i was merely pointing out last year posters were saying I'm not going to the semis I'm saving my money for the final, assuming we would beat Arsenal and get there can you understand what I'm saying or are you brain dead.It was the arrogance of some posters not if they could afford it or not,are you sure your user name shouldn't be Prestwich mental hospital