United and their fans are active at improving the atmosphere at Old Trafford. Whilst we still have no idea what City’s final plans for the new North stand home end will be.
Where are our club led initiatives at improving the atmosphere at the Etihad when the North stand is expanded? All we hear from the club is a wall of silence on that matter. And constant references from the directors about improving match day revenues and nothing else.
Never mind just talking to City Matters, 1894, and selected fan groups, talk to the wider City fan base via the OS. Let us know what your plans are for improving the atmosphere ‘in conjunction with the fans’ when the North stand is expanded. As it is you‘re not telling us anything.
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Another significant change is the replacement of executive seating in the Stretford End and reallocating the area to ordinary season ticket holders. Applications will be accepted from existing season ticket holders, and 500 seats will be reserved for fans aged 16-25 with a special ‘youth season ticket’ priced at £16 ($20) per game. United said that the initiative, which had been planned from last year, aims to enhance the atmosphere and support for the team.
TRA, a United fan group that sits in the Stretford End above the tunnel, will now be behind the goal in former executive seats, occupying 2,700. The TRA’s old section of 1,800 will now be occupied by youth tickets and season ticket holders who go to away games, with applications open.
United also plan to expand safe standing areas by adding 1,300 in the first tier of the North-West quadrant, known as the Sir Alex Ferguson stand. With this expansion, over 10 per cent of the general admission capacity and all four corners of Old Trafford will have safe standing areas.