Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[worsleyweb]

No more PMs sorry - for now the team who will deliver the wider Collar Street developments is very much being put in place. Will update when i can.

 

[Marvin]

Is this poor?

We struggle to sell out European games put it that way.

I think it's just a general effect of having a a large hard core support but not many 'occasionals' to make up the numbers when regulars can't go. We always had very high league crowds, and poor Cup crowds.

Only way to solve it is to get a bigger ground and set aside some part of it for cheap tickets so that locals can go and we can get a higher number of local fans.

 

[GortonBlue62]

a mate of mine has just said we didnt sell out for the CL semi final Vs Real Madrid. Is that true? Gotta admit, thats not good.

For the first leg, at home, Real Madrid didn't take all their allocation which kept the attendance lower than 54000 (IIRC).

Pretty sure we sold all our tickets for the second leg in Madrid.

 

[Marvin]

No more PMs sorry - for now the team who will deliver the wider Collar Street developments is very much being put in place. Will update when i can.

Would this be part of the North Stand expansion, or additional to it?

Can you say if you have heard any more about that ground extension? Last I heard was a report in the Sun that plans are being put together but sounded like a rip-off of stuff that you and a couple of others had put on here. Is it still in the planning stage, or has it been signed off and approved? No problem if you have to keep quiet for the moment.

 

[Marvin]

For the first leg, at home, Real Madrid didn't take all their allocation which kept the attendance lower than 54000 (IIRC).

Pretty sure we sold all our tickets for the second leg in Madrid.

You are spot on. Real madrid didn't sell all their tickets.

utd fans are going to love it tonight. Let's hope we win and make sure we sell out the Celtic game to show it's a one-off.

 

[blueparrot]

We struggle to sell out European games put it that way.

I think it's just a general effect of having a a large hard core support but not many 'occasionals' to make up the numbers when regulars can't go. We always had very high league crowds, and poor Cup crowds.

Only way to solve it is to get a bigger ground and set aside some part of it for cheap tickets so that locals can go and we can get a higher number of local fans.

I agree, but we can't go much cheaper than the current bundle and prices. I think we just have to be patient and the c/l crowds will grow. I actually think the Celtic and Barca games will be close to sell outs as will any further rounds. But group games will always be dependent on who the opposition are.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Wheels in motion.....sounds like transport link to me.

Just missing a Tolm type video

 

[worsleyweb]

Wheels in motion.....sounds like transport link to me.

Just missing a Tolm type video

No - its the land around the stadium.

 

[jonmcity]

Your mate is talking shite

And is a Rag!

 

[Fat Chance]

Hard for me to envisage a collar site being worked on pre the east stand being extended/made-over...or perhaps the stand aint getting done...or even the collar site not encroaching land opposite the east stand...whatever is placed there i hope it's not battleship-shitty day colour