North Stand Expansion | Configuration plans revealed by club (p 1285)

[Coatigan]

Statement properly read as being a “fuck you we will do what suits us”.

Aye, ok.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Utter nonsense, they arent going to put 7000 rail seats in straight away, its the city fans/groups who have shown apathy towards moving over to it, city can't force fans to move there.

1894 are the 'in stadium display group' and generally do a good job.

My understanding is that they prefer to stay in SSL1.

This leaves the NS2 guys to be the 'ATMOSPHERE END' like the NS at Maine Rd & the original Kippax....
irreverant, hostile, vulgar, intense, funny, ironic etc.

Let the NS relocators and U21s
have their head like they have at away games !!

 

[Keeper!]

I was there. You obviously were not.

I spent half of my life on the kippax, it could be superb but equally ordinary in terms of atmosphere.

The old Platt Lane in the naughty 80s was far fruitier in terms of atmosphere.

 

[I'm not really here]

I was there. You obviously were not.

To be fair it was hit and miss, some games it was rocking some others it was silent and stunk of piss.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Alcohol free zone they clearly don't know City fans

The UAE government are the single importers of ALL alcohol in to the union.

Las Vegas is being created on man made islands* off the shores of Ras Al Khiamah.

These guys know how to develop and progress.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

To be fair it was hit and miss, some games it was rocking some others it was silent and stunk of piss.

Bacon Face the GPC.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I think they should have done a section for people under 25 or 30, as that’s the biggest missing group. Once you turn 21 the prices go up so much and often leads to that age group not attending.

 

[There is a Light]

How are you going to distinguish between an atmosphere tourist and any other fan that buys a matchday ticket? Make them ring in and audition. What does it matter if a hand-full of people buy a ticket and don’t join in,in a stand of 8000 ?

The club is more than capable of finding someone to work out the right way to approach this, even if part of the solution is to make clear what they want from the area in terms of atmosphere. It should be clear as day that it's an area where people are expected to sing.

We should also learn from the mistakes of SSL3. Yes it's one of the best areas in the stadium for atmosphere, but it could and should have been so much better.

If they strategically think this through and the right people are attracted into optimal areas for noise creation that will travel out to other areas of the ground, it will be a start.

Some might be will be happy to accept a continuation of the mediocre atmosphere that we have now, or even a marginal improvement, but this is the last chance, so it's reasonable to set a high bar in terms of what we expect from this.

 

[Norman kneejerk]

Like the sound of it. Something for everyone, a hard-core to get the songs going and a chance for older fans to join in and relive their youth from the North Stand at MR when it was standing only.

 

[jrb]

Some people need to try out the new breakout spaces. ;-) And breath. Relax.

I'm only speaking for myself. Not for you. Not for any other City fan. Not for any City fan group.

I'm not moving to NSL2.

I don't want to be stood at the back of NSL2, behind 5000 City fans sitting, in-front of hotel room balconies, and below hospitality.

Please don't drag me into a North stand bun fight because I've posted that.