North Stand Construction Discussion

Stoke have also done something similar.

I watched their game on Friday against Hull City/Tigers.

The away fans have been moved to the right corner, and the old away end, which many of you have stood on, is now a Stoke end.

Liverpool were going to split the away fans and put half of the away fans on L2 of the redeveloped and larger Anfield Road stand originally, but they decided to keep the away fans on L1.

The away fans in the original CGI’s are split over L1 and L2.
That would have generated more vocal support from the away end.

As many of you know if you’ve been to Anfield, it’s hard to generate any vocal support on the L1 away end corner at Anfield.

Liverpool have now got the whole of the new 6000 capacity Anfield Road, upper tier. Which SSL3 would be like if the away fans were moved.

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Imagine City attacking the SS with L3, L2, and 3/4’s of L1 full of City fans. And after half-time attacking the new North stand full of City fans on L1 and L2. With the away fans stuck in the L1 corner between ESL1 and SSL1.
 
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shnaghaicityfish said:
Without wishing to be in anyway argumentative as you’re trying to come up with positive solutions, your comment “I rarely use the metro, am I missing something?” hits the nail on the head. Yes you are missing something; Metrolink is completely useless and unfit for purpose. The idea that they could organise different groups getting on/off at different stops is laughable. Sorry but I’ve been suffering it for games now for 20yrs and it’s never gonna be adequate. Even if they had some level of competence the infrastructure is fundamentally flawed.
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Is there any reason they can't run an away fans only metro from Piccadilly to the Velopark with no stops in-between? I don't know if there's sidings for turning back after the Velopark at some point but presume there is.
 
jrb said:
Stoke have also done something similar.

I watched their game on Friday against Hull City/Tigers.

The away fans have been moved to the right corner, and the old away end, which many of you have stood on, is now a Stoke end.

Liverpool were going to split the away fans and put half of the away fans on L2 of the redeveloped and larger Anfield Road stand originally, but they decided to keep the away fan on L1.

The away fans in the original CGI’s are split over L1 and L2.
That would have generated more vocal support from the away end.

As many of you know if you’ve been to Anfield, it’s hard to generate any vocal support in the L1 away end corner at Anfield.

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Wouldn’t they be obliged to put away fans pitchside?
 
Buckshaw Blue said:
Wouldn’t they be obliged to put away fans pitchside?
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They are pitchside. I didn’t watch all the match, but the bottom of the away end corner is directly opposite the corner flag.

As long as there a few front row corner seats pitchside that is classed as pitchside. Obviously as the rows of seats go up, the away end gets wider.

Only United and Newcastle have pitchside exemptions. United have the disabled section below the away end. And with Newcastle, it’s…..

Newcastle Chronicle.

2018.

Newcastle have confirmed that the Premier League have agreed to exempt them from their away fan ruling – which dictates that visiting supporters must be situated at pitchside.

As we reported on Wednesday, safety concerns were expressed to the Premier League a year ago which resulted in a temporary exemption. And the club have today confirmed that they will be exempted indefinitely on the basis of concerns that “analysis showed that each proposed option for relocation significantly increased the risk of confrontation, conflict and potential disorder between home and away supporters entering and, in particular, exiting the stadium”.
 
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jrb said:
They are pitchside. I didn’t watch all the match, but the bottom of the away end corner is directly opposite the corner flag.

As long as there a few front row corner seats pitchside that is classed as pitchside. Obviously as the rows of seats go up, the away end gets wider.

Only United and Newcastle have pitchside exemptions. United have the disabled section below the away end. And with Newcastle, it’s…..

Newcastle Chronicle.

2018.

Newcastle have confirmed that the Premier League have agreed to exempt them from their away fan ruling – which dictates that visiting supporters must be situated at pitchside.

As we reported on Wednesday, safety concerns were expressed to the Premier League a year ago which resulted in a temporary exemption. And the club have today confirmed that they will be exempted indefinitely on the basis of concerns that “analysis showed that each proposed option for relocation significantly increased the risk of confrontation, conflict and potential disorder between home and away supporters entering and, in particular, exiting the stadium”.
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I meant Liverpool. Apologies, I read it wrong.

I agree though. Would be great if all SSL3 was City and all safe standing. Although I appreciate that not everyone wants it. Just my personal view.
 
Buckshaw Blue said:
I meant Liverpool. Apologies, I read it wrong.

I agree though. Would be great if all SSL3 was City and all safe standing. Although I appreciate that not everyone wants it. Just my personal view.
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We also have to think of and cater for City fans who want to sit and watch the match.

If we got the 1000+ safe standing away seats on SSL3 and made them into an official City singing section, alongside SSL1, and maybe some of NSL2 (cough!), that would be great. That would leave 5000 seats on SSL3 for City fans to watch the match seated.
 
The rags look after the disabled fans by putting them pitch side which is great for them but I suspect they really don’t want away fans there.
 
Shirley said:
The rags look after the disabled fans by putting them pitch side which is great for them but I suspect they really don’t want away fans there.
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I think it benefits us and other away fans being higher up in the corner and under the low roof. That amplifies the noise and chants from the away end.

I’m more inclinded to think United would rather move the 500 or so away fans in the main stand next to the corner away end out of there. United could make nearly 3 times as much money per seat if those seats were for United fans.

If and when United build a new old toilet, there won’t be any away fans in the new main stand, unlike there are now.

Can you imagine City putting 500 or so away fans in the main stand. Wait a minute! Real Madrid fans?

Off to the Etihad in a bit. Sadly it’s pissing it down, so I doubt I’d do a picture update today. Sorry.
 
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LEXSTARproject said:
You are right @Gone for a Burton , this is what Spurs have done, when the North Stand opens, there needs to be a redsign of the seating to help the ground create atmposhere

For the North Stand to work as vocal home end this needs to be done

Move the away fans into Kippax Corner and the first tier of South Stand then have away fan zone next to section or you could go down the Newcastle route stick that away fans in the third tier of South Stand.

The redesign of seating in the staduim is something that really needs to be addressed when then are going to open the North Stand because at the moment it does not work

The Spurs Staduim is ideal staduim to copy as it features a South Stand like the Yellow Wall which City want to do with the North Stand

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NO aways fans in SS2/3.

Down in the worst position in the ground....SS1/ES1 round the corner flag.

The club should be entering into discussions/proposals with all the relevant authorities NOW and demonstrating the viability of the relocations.

Safety will be enhanced ( no dangerous missiles from above)
and all other elements will be at least neutral.

Two home ends will be better than one !!
 
Very wet today under the stand, water seeping through the gaps. Staff have been mopping for hours apparently!
 
Are there any issues getting into the family stand from the normal gates with the work going on? taking 3 kids on tuesday and just wanna check we're not running around like loons looking for an alt gate into Block C, 238
 
Bournemouth Blue said:
Did anyone in the North stand get wet yesterday.
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Yeh … sit on the back row and got a bit wet from the rain but soaked feet from the fecking water coming off the roof then coming down under the seat . Had a bloke with a mop on the stairs and wet and dry vacs behind the hoarding . Fucked if it gets biblical , will resemble the swamps waterfall
 
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