North Stand expansion - seating, ticketing etc

East Level 2 said:
When rail seating was introduced there was a limit of 3,000 so it may not be possible to increase those seats if we have persistent standing. However, rail seats have been shown to be safe so the permitted number may have increased.
Would it be possible to get those who prefer to sit into CB1, CB3, East1 and East2, with those who want to stand and sing in the two ends? Solves some problems but the side stands tend to be more expensive and where does it leave those of us who will happily sit and sing? Also, many fans prefer the view from the side and not just because it has echoes of the Kippax.
Finally a quick question: Does anybody know how far the back of the extended stand will be from the pitch? Are we talking top shelf at Newcastle type distances or "in a different postcode" as seen at West Ham.
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Wonderfull views of Werneth Low, the south pennines and the early leavers.....and its live !!
 
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The new North Stand must surely be named after the man who elevated our club to stratospheric heights of Greatness.
The Greatest Premier League Champions in the history of the league (2018)
England's first and only Dom Quad.
England's first Four League titles in a row and 6 titles out of the last 7 seasons.
England's first and only True Treble Winning Champions of the World.
A plethora of records, winning runs and statistical phenomena that may never be bettered in any of our lifetimes.
Somehow "The Richard Dunne End" loses it's appeal somewhat when weighed up against the achievements of the Catalan master!
I'm not hoping... I'm expecting.

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jrb said:
Super City From Maine Road - Facebook

The new North Stand must surely be named after the man who elevated our club to stratospheric heights of Greatness.
The Greatest Premier League Champions in the history of the league (2018)
England's first and only Dom Quad.
England's first Four League titles in a row and 6 titles out of the last 7 seasons.
England's first and only True Treble Winning Champions of the World.
A plethora of records, winning runs and statistical phenomena that may never be bettered in any of our lifetimes.
Somehow "The Richard Dunne End" loses it's appeal somewhat when weighed up against the achievements of the Catalan master!
I'm not hoping... I'm expecting.

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Only if he stays 26 years and blasts the pisscan's record into oblivion.
 
jrb said:
Super City From Maine Road - Facebook

The new North Stand must surely be named after the man who elevated our club to stratospheric heights of Greatness.
The Greatest Premier League Champions in the history of the league (2018)
England's first and only Dom Quad.
England's first Four League titles in a row and 6 titles out of the last 7 seasons.
England's first and only True Treble Winning Champions of the World.
A plethora of records, winning runs and statistical phenomena that may never be bettered in any of our lifetimes.
Somehow "The Richard Dunne End" loses it's appeal somewhat when weighed up against the achievements of the Catalan master!
I'm not hoping... I'm expecting.

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I’ve always thought the north stand would eventually be renamed the Sergio Aguero stand with him being our record goal scorer and that being the end where his greatest moment happened.

I like the idea of a Pep Guardiola stand though. Maybe the east stand?
 
Buckshaw Blue said:
I’ve always thought the north stand would eventually be renamed the Sergio Aguero stand with him being our record goal scorer and that being the end where his greatest moment happened.

I like the idea of a Pep Guardiola stand though. Maybe the east stand?
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Yep, my sentiments exactly. That end belongs to Sergio. Pep? I'd name the stadium after him.
 
Buckshaw Blue said:
I’ve always thought the north stand would eventually be renamed the Sergio Aguero stand with him being our record goal scorer and that being the end where his greatest moment happened.

I like the idea of a Pep Guardiola stand though. Maybe the east stand?
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I agree regards naming the East stand after Pep, however I still maintain the North stand should be called the 93:20 stand.
 
From the other thread:

Tim of the Oak said:
Some info from Today’s OSC meeting:

Danny Wilson gave an update on the North Stand expansion

- capacity is increasing by 7k and half the increase in capacity will be extra flexi gold season card holders (around the ground as opposed to just extra season cards in North Stand L2). Anyone transferring to North L2 with a season card will keep it.

- The Club favours flexi golds for new season card holders because their stats show existing season card holders attend, on average, 14 home Prem games a season. No shows remains a big problem.

- There will be at least 3k safe standing. As well as the sky bar and hotel room viewing from the top of the stand, there will be a hospitality section lower in the stand (final positioning not yet firmed up / possible room for debate). There are no plans to make the remaining North West (Colin Bell) and North East blocks that aren’t currently hospitality into hospitality.

- Existing North Stand season card holders will be the main priority to be looked after, before relocations from other parts of the ground commence. It sounded as though communications about this and relocations would be stepped up in the New Year.
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Beaker said:
I agree regards naming the East stand after Pep, however I still maintain the North stand should be called the 93:20 stand.
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Danny Wilson said tonight that no thought had been given to the name of the expansion fed North Stand. He was sure that Pep would get a fitting tribute
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Danny Wilson said tonight that no thought had been given to the name of the expansion fed North Stand. He was sure that Pep would get a fitting tribute
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Can't be true, certain posters told us it was confirmed the best part of a year ago. It was that daft I've forgotten what he kept saying it was.
 
M18CTID said:
Thanks. So nothing different to what we already knew. I’d like to think that the OSC challenged the club on the Flexi Gold decision and also the upfront cost of Flexi Gold.
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For the most part, yeah I thought the same. The half (for now) being flexi is maybe potentially part interesting, in that it suggests they expect circa 4k to relocate. Asked on the other thread so a bit of doubling here, but opens up the question/guesses of what they do with the rest if less than that relocate.
 
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I'm assuming that the structure of the South Stand corners where it meets CB and East does not allow for large screens. I'm in SSL1 114 and am hoping that the screens will stay where they are with the expanded North stand.
 
Stephen230 said:
Safe standing is shit in my opinion.

Bring back proper standing or stop wasting money on stupid rails. Might as well just tell people in certain seats that they’re ’allowed’ to stand up and save the money.
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I’ve got calcified bumps on my shins and scars up my leg and hand of from celebrating goals before safe standing rails came in.

Saw one lad cut his face open badly at the Hawthorns about ten years ago on a screw that holds the seat in place as about three rows worth of fans piled down the seats as they all lost their balance.

Safe standing rails are miles better than when it was just seats.
 
M23 Citizen said:
I’ve got calcified bumps on my shins and scars up my leg and hand of from celebrating goals before safe standing rails came in.

Saw one lad cut his face open badly at the Hawthorns about ten years ago on a screw that holds the seat in place as about three rows worth of fans piled down the seats as they all lost their balance.

Safe standing rails are miles better than when it was just seats.
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100%

It's called safe standing for a reason.
 
M23 Citizen said:
I’ve got calcified bumps on my shins and scars up my leg and hand of from celebrating goals before safe standing rails came in.

Saw one lad cut his face open badly at the Hawthorns about ten years ago on a screw that holds the seat in place as about three rows worth of fans piled down the seats as they all lost their balance.

Safe standing rails are miles better than when it was just seats.
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I’ve never been in rail seats at City so suppose I shouldn’t even be commenting on them really. Maybe newer grounds and especially ones like Everton that have presumably been purpose built with rail seats in mind are better.

I’m going off away ones I’ve been in like Old Trafford, where it’s literally just a seat not tipped down with the same cramped space to stand in. Waste of time.

I think the whole thing is a disappointment to me though. For years all this talk of reintroducing standing had me picturing an old fashioned terrace, where you could rock up and stand where you like. Then it eventually comes in and you’re just crammed in front of your assigned seat.
 
Stephen230 said:
I’ve never been in rail seats at City so suppose I shouldn’t even be commenting on them really. Maybe newer grounds and especially ones like Everton that have presumably been purpose built with rail seats in mind are better.

I’m going off away ones I’ve been in like Old Trafford, where it’s literally just a seat not tipped down with the same cramped space to stand in. Waste of time.

I think the whole thing is a disappointment to me though. For years all this talk of reintroducing standing had me picturing an old fashioned terrace, where you could rock up and stand where you like. Then it eventually comes in and you’re just crammed in front of your assigned seat.
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I agree about them being cramped, they should have installed these ones Screenshot_2024-11-14-17-26-09-157_com.android.chrome-edit.jpg
 
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