You are probably right. I am there with my family and we notice the difference. There are quite a few around us that the kids are now in there late teens and are very vocal. Others now join in more. Should be even better next season. We have done a few Poznans too!That will be decided in the future but I'd imagine so. It's been pretty lively in the family stand this season. Maybe the majority of kids in there are older now and want to join in with the singing, maybe it's the Haaland factor...but it's been a lot more lively than usual. They even started a few songs on the weekend.
Pricing/priority etc to fill the NSL2 will be the next big discussion/debate!
Definitely not fishing personally bud, I'm not sure why you mentioned the ambulant seating in that case?
If you're asking about the bar area it's shown in one of the sectional drawings somewhere.
I just don’t get why 600 premium seats at the front is a problem. There are 9500 seats together.He’s positive and correct for once. ;-)
Nobody ever thought the North stand was going to be solely for singers and cheap tickets. Now you are being silly.
You only have to look how the Etihad has been…… (choose your words carefully jrb, enhanced ;-) ) to know hospitality, etc was going to form part of the North stand expansion.
I just don’t get why 600 premium seats at the front is a problem. There are 9500 seats together.
If you are sat in the top 2/3s of the new stand you wouldnt even know the front few rows are Premium so why even be arsed.
Pretty sure there are enough fans that can afford 600 premium that want to be vocal and would know before buying they were in a vocal end, especially if it is safe standing, not sure being vocal is equated to income. Wouldn’t make the slightest difference to the rest of the stand.Not sure what messages it sends or doesn’t send nor who to.Because it’s a home end. You wouldn’t put 600 premium seats at the front of the yellow wall or the Kop. It’s the complete wrong message to send.
There are also loads of corporate/premium sections in the ground already. It’s not needed.
Premium seating also prices out lots of our most vocal fans.
They have to get planning permission first even if it should be a shoe in.So will they start work now on the new stand, now we've played our last home game of the season
I just don’t get why 600 premium seats at the front is a problem. There are 9500 seats together.
If you are sat in the top 2/3s of the new stand you wouldnt even know the front few rows are Premium so why even be arsed.
Pretty sure there are enough fans that can afford 600 premium that want to be vocal and would know before buying they were in a vocal end, especially if it is safe standing, not sure being vocal is equated to income. Wouldn’t make the slightest difference to the rest of the stand.Not sure what messages it sends or doesn’t send nor who to.
So will they start work now on the new stand, now we've played our last home game of the season
Pretty sure there are enough fans that can afford 600 premium that want to be vocal and would know before buying they were in a vocal end, especially if it is safe standing, not sure being vocal is equated to income. Wouldn’t make the slightest difference to the rest of the stand.Not sure what messages it sends or doesn’t send nor who to.
We know the cheapest are the loudest, but there are people all over the ground that won’t stand up on their own and join in, yet when a song spreads around the ground and those around them stand and sing most fans wherever they sit will join in. I would be fairly sure anyone buying a ticket in the same stand as all the vocal fans would know they were buying tickets where everyone around them were there to be vocal I’m pretty sure they would join in.Ok. Not sure I agree with that. The loudest areas in the ground are often the cheapest. Ss3 for instance. Young people in particular tend to only be able to afford the cheaper seats and they often make lots of noise - away games are a perfect example of that.
South stand level 2 is nothing like level 1 or 3 in terms of noise - is that a good example? Ss2 has meant the south stand is disjointed as the second tier often doesn’t join in with chants
As I said you wouldn’t put 600 premium seats at the front of the yellow wall. The second tier should be affordable for everyone and ideally have the most vocal fans towards the front
These aren’t hospitality which are one off match ticket and packages they are Joe /93:20 premium and will be mainly season ticket holders. I’ve been in those and they don’t start songs, they do join in and would join in in the NS if surrounded by singers.Hospitality seats are the quietest part of any stadium no matter where it is and including at the Etihad.
I think people are worried we’ll basically end up with a replica of the SS (tiers aside) and lose a generational opportunity with the new NS, but there’s no chance of that happening, the club have listened to the fans by making it two tier, and there was always going to be ample corporate etc to make it pay, where the 650 seats are situated makes it seem like a barrier between levels 1&2 to some, and I can kind of understand that.I just don’t get why 600 premium seats at the front is a problem. There are 9500 seats together.
If you are sat in the top 2/3s of the new stand you wouldnt even know the front few rows are Premium so why even be arsed.
These aren’t hospitality which are one off match ticket and packages they are Joe /93:20 premium and will be mainly season ticket holders. I’ve been in those and they don’t start songs, they do join in and would join in in the NS if surrounded by singers.
On that note maybe the club could look at extending the 18-21 prices to 18-25 for areas such as the North & South Stands, if they’re the most vocal (I know some may say different) let’s get them in there, let’s make the atmospheres like an away game, the demographic of the stand is far more important than anything elseOk. Not sure I agree with that. The loudest areas in the ground are often the cheapest. Ss3 for instance. Young people in particular tend to only be able to afford the cheaper seats and they often make lots of noise - away games are a perfect example of that.
South stand level 2 is nothing like level 1 or 3 in terms of noise - is that a good example? Ss2 has meant the south stand is disjointed as the second tier often doesn’t join in with chants
As I said you wouldn’t put 600 premium seats at the front of the yellow wall. The second tier should be affordable for everyone and ideally have the most vocal fans towards the front
Joe's is classed as hospitality by City, 9320 isn't.These aren’t hospitality which are one off match ticket and packages they are Joe /93:20 premium and will be mainly season ticket holders. I’ve been in those and they don’t start songs, they do join in and would join in in the NS if surrounded by singers.
Sorry but that is not true.Joe’s and 93:20 are still much quieter than various areas of the ground. They’re also the sections with the most empty seats these days. Not a great look for a home end.
Like I say, if it’s standing then I think it won’t be much of an issue. It will attract the right kind of audience then. I’m just concerned the club is going to go with seating especially with the front section.