I agree, but that’s progress unfortunately, think we just need to make the most out of what’s on offer till companies/breweries see the benefits of the new arena and look to maybe reopen some of what’s been lost, or new entities. I’m hoping for a set up similar to the darts and an atmosphere to rival itIt's too coporate. A couple more old fashioned boozers on the way to the ground would do the job
Progress towards what though? The club has been gentrified as it is it will become unrecognisable soonI agree, but that’s progress unfortunately, think we just need to make the most out of what’s on offer till companies/breweries see the benefits of the new arena and look to maybe reopen some of what’s been lost, or new entities. I’m hoping for a set up similar to the darts and an atmosphere to rival it
Haha, fair doos….I’m surprised there hasn’t been any small tap room style pop ups at least, these can go anywhere, old shops, industrial units etcI agree. We need some proper pubs around the ground. The above description sounds like the Trafford centre.
It’s not a club issue though, it’s a societal shift, pubs aren’t frequented like they used to be. I guess progress really means profitability, it’s not what I’d prefer, but we aren’t returning to the seventies & eighties regarding pubs/social clubs, far better to look forward and hope to improve the match day experiences than chase history, a bit like the Kippax, neither are returning in past form. I suppose the best we can hope for relatively short term is for the new hotel to have an ardwick style barProgress towards what though? The club has been gentrified as it is it will become unrecognisable soon
When will city reveal the plans and capacity of the new stand?
CheersRumoured to be the week before or after the Newcastle home game.
Also long time closures in The Bull's Head? (Briscoe Lane) and The Gibraltar (Grimshaw Lane). Both crappy pubs but plenty of people park up around these areas.Most of the pubs have gone. To make it work the club would have to subsidise them. The Bank of England and Mitchell Arms both closed over the last 20 years both buildings still there both need serious modernising. When I was a kid there was dozens of pubs around there. We even lost the Grey Mare since the Ethiad opened.
Sadly I don’t see a return for most of what’s gone, you’re talking about 25-30 times a year of use for football, the arena crowd will be looking for something a lot different too. The modernisation of the Etihad & complex is trying to draw people in for a greater length of time & spend more money while they’re at it. What is a possibility though, would be for pubs/bars etc in multiple districts of the local area to form a cooperative, maybe involving supporters groups/clubs to provide a rounded offering including transport etcMost of the pubs have gone. To make it work the club would have to subsidise them. The Bank of England and Mitchell Arms both closed over the last 20 years both buildings still there both need serious modernising. When I was a kid there was dozens of pubs around there. We even lost the Grey Mare since the Ethiad opened.