North Stand Construction Discussion

We’d easily get that if the prices were right.

City (and United) are fucking clueless when it comes to getting fans in our stadium. More people attend football matches at all the other clubs in our conurbation than they do City or United games.

City’s best attendance this season is 53,453
United’s best attendance this season is 73,711

All our clubs from the Championship to the the North West Counties Premier Division - 9th tier - (that includes 18 clubs and there are more lower down who also get a few thousand fan between them but there’s no official stats) best attendances from last season combined comes to 75,034!

Nobody’s telling me that there are more fans of all the other clubs combined than there are City or United fans in our conurbation. The two clubs are run by people who don’t understand Manchester, Mancunians, the local or national economy/incomes… they’re just run by people who need to justify their salaries and bonuses by showing revenue spreadsheets to their bosses.

City could get 65,000 from our Manchester support alone, never mind those who live elsewhere. City have pulled away from our Manchester support in my opinion though. I think the City boardroom are more interested in getting people from anywhere else into our corporate areas than they are interested in getting our local fans into the normal seats.

16,000 season tickets at Bayern are priced at €170, Liverpool price all child Premier League matchday tickets in every stand at £9 and they give discounts to people with an L postcode… those two clubs seem to understand and want to look after their local fans but City and United don’t.

This new stand has the opportunity to look after us though. Cheaper tickets and priority to those with an M postcode would be brilliant. But will they understand this?
If the likes of Stockport County and West Didsbury and Chorlton continue to grow and offer people a more grassroots experience than they will get in the PL they will take away people who would have been Blues, just as Salford City will take away people who would have been United fans. Some will follow a small club and a big club no doubt, but in these times the cheaper option will win out for some. Small numbers perhaps, but that's years of recurring income lost.
 
If the likes of Stockport County and West Didsbury and Chorlton continue to grow and offer people a more grassroots experience than they will get in the PL they will take away people who would have been Blues, just as Salford City will take away people who would have been United fans. Some will follow a small club and a big club no doubt, but in these times the cheaper option will win out for some. Small numbers perhaps, but that's years of recurring income lost.

Don’t think we have to worry too much about west didsbury or chorlton impacting our attendances.
 
When you think that Old Trafford is serviced by three Metrolink stops very close by that service six different Met lines, a train station, larger more free flowing roads with a Motorway close by and even water taxis on the canal from Sale… and we have just one Met stop that goes in just two directions and the odd buses but with smaller less free flowing roads and no Motorway nearby… someone somewhere at City or TfGM should be thinking ‘if they’re increasing capacity and there’s going to be an arena opening, surely more transport links are required?!’
Maybe if when everyone who fills out the survey on the transport part says that we disagree and that they should build a train hub at the old Mercedes garage , maybe then City would be pressed to act
 
Please City, don’t name a stand after a player. I love Sergio, but there could be bigger legends than him in 20/30 years time. I like the three statues outside the ground now, but are we going to keep on building them for every great player that leaves the club? Stand namings should be reserved for a few decades.
Name the stand after 3 legends Kompany, Otamendi and Phil, the KOP end
 

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