Can't really blame Burnham for most of Metrolinks problems but I feel your frustration. What he should be doing though is giving the top dogs at Metrolink an absolute arse kicking at the state of it.Metrolink hang your heads in shame. Told no trams after the game as MCFC staff had not set up the queue barriers. Told you're better off walking to town. Got as far as Holt Town when trams started coming passed rammed. Continued walking to Piccadilly.
Burnham, you're a fucking wankstain.
Absolute disgrace by metro link employees tonight. Wanted tram back to city after game only to be told no trams are running you’d best start walking so went down Ashton side of trams to be told they are running to city centre. One turned up in less than 5 minutes
I remember the lie they told. No concerts would be taking place on the day of a game.To be fair to the employees they were all in the dark. The issue was that large crowds were arriving for the concert and some kids apparently got crushed getting off as football fans were attempting to get on.
Someone made the decision to tell football fans that all trams were suspended until further notice. It lasted about 15 minutes and then it was back to normal.
The poor fuckers trying to police it hadn’t a clue what was going on and were just getting non stop abuse.
When the new stand opens the situation will become untenable. There is no point using the metro after the match.To be fair to the employees they were all in the dark. The issue was that large crowds were arriving for the concert and some kids apparently got crushed getting off as football fans were attempting to get on.
Someone made the decision to tell football fans that all trams were suspended until further notice. It lasted about 15 minutes and then it was back to normal.
The poor fuckers trying to police it hadn’t a clue what was going on and were just getting non stop abuse.
I remember the lie they told. No concerts would be taking place on the day of a game.
Last night thousands are arriving at the Etihad stop just as thousands are leaving.
No wonder kids got crushed, absolute piss poor planning as CFG and others chase financial dominance.
This has the potential to become a huge problem. I walked home around the back of the athletics stadium through Bradford last night and the car parks and roads there were carnage. Concert goers trying to get onto car parks as City fans were trying to get off, taxis simply stuck in the middle of gridlocked traffic both ways, etc. The metrolink issue was likewise totally predictable and avoidable, with some common sense. As usual, somebody will have to be injured badly before logic overrides greed.I remember the lie they told. No concerts would be taking place on the day of a game.
Last night thousands are arriving at the Etihad stop just as thousands are leaving.
No wonder kids got crushed, absolute piss poor planning as CFG and others chase financial dominance.
Having allowed to build the Coop Arena next to the Stadium (even before the North Stand is completed) without any upgrade to public transportation is a disgrace. All in the name of profit.This has the potential to become a huge problem. I walked home around the back of the athletics stadium through Bradford last night and the car parks and roads there were carnage. Concert goers trying to get onto car parks as City fans were trying to get off, taxis simply stuck in the middle of gridlocked traffic both ways, etc. The metrolink issue was likewise totally predictable and avoidable, with some common sense. As usual, somebody will have to be injured badly before logic overrides greed.
If there’s somewhere after the game to get a coffee/food in the warm and dry then it might not be too bad as some might do that while the queue shortens. Hopefully the food outlets in the new stand will be opening to cater after the match.When the new stand opens the situation will become untenable. There is no point using the metro after the match.