Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

jrb said:
Using the away fans and their proximity to the home fans as an excuse not to have a proper home end is a bit short sighted.

Less and less away fans are coming to the Etihad, and only the big and close clubs take their full allocation of 3000 away tickets.

There have been numerous occasions when only level 1 is full or part full of away fans, with level 2 and 3 of the away end sold to City fans.

Bournemouth will probably bring 500 fans on Saturday.

Another thing not often mentioned on here is the effect the away fans in SS level 3 are having on our home support below them.

My partner and daughter sit in SS level 2, block 212, and they constantly tell me that they can't hear SS level 1 or the Kippax corner, blocks 111, 110 and 109, because of the noise coming down from the away fans above them.

Having a safe standing home end with a 10,000 to 15,000 capacity would make a massive(arf!) difference and change the atmosphere inside the Etihad for the better instantly.

The fact that the club is looking at safe standing at both ends of the Etihad is even more interesting and exciting, not to mention having safe standing seats on level 2 of the NS. Our own Curva.

Saying that, I fully expect these exciting initial safe standing proposals to be watered down, and a sort of safe standing fits all to be taken forward by the club in the future.
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Not even the close clubs sell out.

Huddersfield and Burnley had a load of empty seats while Brighton filled the whole three tiers.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
I’ve been saying for years that there could be a monorail system that connects Trafford Park/The Quays to Etihad Campus creating a long West-to-East city centre.

Or that as well as having Metrolink at snails pace over ground in those areas, also have an underground just from that same West-to-East city centre that’s quick an efficient.

As you say a circle line connecting inner city districts without having to go through Town n’all. Would free up space on them coming through Town.

Bus only roads.

Cycle only roads.

More walks/walkways created that aren’t street/canal-side.

Transport in this city and especially around the city centre and around the Etihad could be so much better!
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The stadium needs a rail station, and now the City centre stations are linked, what better way is they to get people to the stadium ? Trains now run between the Airport and Victoria via Piccadilly, Oxford and Salford Central (?) . So why can't they run a special or two from the Airport or Wilmslow to a new stadium station ? Also wouldn't this help with the concerts in the summer too , helping to move the thousands of fans from the City centre for the concerts. As for the station not being used much , I bet even if it was only used every two weeks it would have more passengers then some other stations in Greater Manchester annually.
 
kev20971 said:
The stadium needs a rail station, and now the City centre stations are linked, what better way is they to get people to the stadium ? Trains now run between the Airport and Victoria via Piccadilly, Oxford and Salford Central (?) . So why can't they run a special or two from the Airport or Wilmslow to a new stadium station ? Also wouldn't this help with the concerts in the summer too , helping to move the thousands of fans from the City centre for the concerts. As for the station not being used much , I bet even if it was only used every two weeks it would have more passengers then some other stations in Greater Manchester annually.
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Ashburys?
 
Leaving Maine Road school car parks was always a nightmare but buses were more easily available and more angles of leaving too.

More streets to park on too.....if your windows were still intact.

The location of the Etihad only has two ways out.
 
kev20971 said:
I always wonder if they could build two platforms next to the lines behind the Merc garage, two long platforms from Ashton New Rd to the other road bridge near the athletics stadium?
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The costs involved for any rail projects would be eye watering to say the least.
 
As other posters have said what we need more then anything is a proper home end. No away fans and a place where the singers can go. Also affordable tickets.

Having both tier one and a big tier two north standing would be ideal. Two singing Ends behind the goals. It’s what our stadium and fan base have been missing !

We are one of the only clubs without a home end. We’ve gone from the kippax to the embarrassment we have now. We need to finally sort this out while we can. We as fans, the 1894 group need to be pushing the club on this.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
As other posters have said what we need more then anything is a proper home end. No away fans and a place where the singers can go. Also affordable tickets.

Having both tier one and a big tier two north standing would be ideal. Two singing Ends behind the goals. It’s what our stadium and fan base have been missing !

We are one of the only clubs without a home end. We’ve gone from the kippax to the embarrassment we have now. We need to finally sort this out while we can. We as fans, the 1894 group need to be pushing the club on this.
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I have a feeling some on here are getting carried away with the potential demand for safe standing. I'm happy for safe standing to be introduced into part of the revamped North Stand and maybe in part of the South Stand but personally I don't want to stand at matches any more and I suspect many other current seasoncard holders would feel the same. I moved into 316 when SS3 opened having previously been in ES3 & before that the Family Stand. I'm very happy with my current seat and would have no intention of moving. The atmosphere in SS3 is probably the best in the stadium in my view, although I reckon it would be enhanced by a vocal North Stand to bounce off.

The idea that the entire revamped North Stand would be taken up by safe standing isn't happening in my opinion. The entire first tier and a bit at the top of the upper tier maybe. As for the South Stand, maybe the bottom tier and a bit at the back of the third tier.
 
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