North Stand expansion - seating, ticketing etc

[TheGhost]

Taxis wait close to the South stand after the match. But can't move until most of the fans have stopped walking on the road.

But if you leave early enough, you can get a taxi and be back in town before the end of the match, and before the fans start coming out of the Etihad.

People queue for the buses outside the South stabd back into town whilst the match is still going on.

The club should put a line of match buses along New Viaduct St behind the athletics track and get the council to make it an after match bus only route south along Bradford Rd, Old Mill St to Store St into Piccadilly. Also trams should be backed up past Asda heading into town after the match.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

There were Blues in the stands opposite us Im sure at Madrid, player types but a few.

Think Blues who cant get tickets in the City end for big games will get them in home stands, I have a few times and will do so going forward.

There were plenty of City fans around at Madrid, particularly in the 'main' stand below us.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

The club should put a line of match buses along New Viaduct St behind the athletics track and get the council to make it an after match bus only route south along Bradford Rd, Old Mill St to Store St into Piccadilly. Also trams should be backed up past Asda heading into town after the match.

100%.....but there's no room on here for sensible,practicle solutions to a deep rooted problem.

Get orf with you !!

 

[Stephen230]

100%.....but there's no room on here for sensible,practicle solutions to a deep rooted problem.

Get orf with you !!

It’s being explained several times by people with knowledge of these things why it isn’t possible to have too many trams on the same section of track at the same time. Something to do with the electricity in the overhead cables.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

It’s being explained several times by people with knowledge of these things why it isn’t possible to have too many trams on the same section of track at the same time. Something to do with the electricity in the overhead cables.

25 double deckers parked behind the both the SS & NS ready to go to town along priority lanes at full time.

What an embarassing solution for the great City of Manchester, and by association, Manchester City

8000 more fans in 18 months time plus the arena audiences......fail to plan, plan to fail !!

The transport infrastructure serving the Etihad complex must be amongst the worst in Europe.

It cant remain as it is .....elite venues.....third world services !!

 

[bluestevei]

Not sure about Madrid mate, I was there last season for the 3-3 draw, don’t recall seeing any City fans in the home areas. Definitely the case with Barcelona though.

I'm sure there was city fans on the side near the corner flag, but it could of been the 1 1 draw season b4, but definitely city fans there and not a few but maybe 100 or so

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

I'm sure there was city fans on the side near the corner flag, but it could of been the 1 1 draw season b4, but definitely city fans there and not a few but maybe 100 or so

Would that be players families etc?

 

[bluestevei]

Would that be players families etc?

Don't think so as its the other side of pitch

 

[Manchester33]

Here's a picture I took yesterday. Look at level 2.

Towards that South Stand (where I am taking the picture from) you can see the 93:20 GA+ seats. Further towards the North Stand are the 'standard' L2 seats.

The second half has kicked off, and look how empty and soulless the GA+ areas are. This image was taken minutes after the second half kicked off. Many of those empty seats filled up 10/15 mins into the second half. But these are not 'supporters' they are spectators and they contribute to a poor atmosphere at the Etihad.

More of this is to come, front and central, in the newly expanded NSL2!

 

[blueparrot]

Here's a picture I took yesterday. Look at level 2.

Towards that South Stand (where I am taking the picture from) you can see the 93:20 GA+ seats. Further towards the North Stand are the 'standard' L2 seats.

The second half has kicked off, and look how empty and soulless the GA+ areas are. This image was taken minutes after the second half kicked off. Many of those empty seats filled up 10/15 mins into the second half. But these are not 'supporters' they are spectators and they contribute to a poor atmosphere at the Etihad.

More of this is to come, front and central, in the newly expanded NSL2!


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Are you sure? I think the 93:20 are included in those full blocks,not certain though.

 

[Manchester33]

Are you sure? I think the 93:20 are included in those full blocks,not certain though.

Yep... 93:20 is only on the Southern section of CBL2 and ESL2. The Northern section (which is separated in each stand by a full hospitality/corporate section on the half way line) has not been converted to GA+ seating (yet).

 

[Jazzyblue]

A start would be to fuck Flexi Gold off + the £150 markup (for good), and instead offer new normal season tickets for the expanded North stand.

But Khaldoon, Soriano & Co aren't going to take any notice of a no-mark posting on Blue Moon.

The supporter gets a guaranteed seat/significant discount on the matchday price and the club gets to know weeks in advance if they’re turning up or not, avoiding the problem of no-shows and season ticket hogging. You talk a lot of sense jrb but in the scheme of things flexis are not a problem, they have gone to fans who are loyal and vocal, it’s horses for courses like a lot of things fans have paid for over the years like Superbia, Platinum, cup schemes, Joe’s, parking, 93:20 etc

 

[BungleBear]

Yep... 93:20 is only on the Southern section of CBL2 and ESL2. The Northern section (which is separated in each stand by a full hospitality/corporate section on the half way line) has not been converted to GA+ seating (yet).

In 2022/23 block 204 and part of 202 (north side of EL2) were taken out of GA and started at £1,750 for a new sports bar. It will creep block by block.

 

[Coatigan]

Yep... 93:20 is only on the Southern section of CBL2 and ESL2. The Northern section (which is separated in each stand by a full hospitality/corporate section on the half way line) has not been converted to GA+ seating (yet).

What are the empty seats below, at L1?

 

[Gone for a Burton]

I can't agree with many of today's posts...

The expansion is definitely needed. We shouldn't judge it based on a low-key, midweek game in late November. Instead, we should base it on the derby and Liverpool at home (plus games like Real Madrid in the Champions League) where demand is far higher than the current capacity.

Hopefully, it will benefit us regulars in the long term (the club will lower prices for games like last night to ensure more seats are filled).

I do think the increased GA+ seating capacity (as well as the lack of a push for 'atmosphere' in the expanded NS) will lead to essentially a bigger version of the current NS, though (lots of tourists/away fans/empty seats when compared with areas like SSL1). The club (Soriano) want Disney Land. They don't care about the atmosphere or hardcore fans. They want ANYONE who will go and spend a lot of money (on tickets and in the club shop) to fill the stadium. It's not about support; it's about revenue.

It is arguably 2/3 years too late.

The arena took precedence.

Pre selling tickets 2/3 years ago would have generated huge demand.

Priorities !!

 

[Manchester33]

What are the empty seats below, at L1?

Tunnel club mostly!

 

[Manchester33]

The supporter gets a guaranteed seat/significant discount on the matchday price and the club gets to know weeks in advance if they’re turning up or not, avoiding the problem of no-shows and season ticket hogging. You talk a lot of sense jrb but in the scheme of things flexis are not a problem, they have gone to fans who are loyal and vocal, it’s horses for courses like a lot of things fans have paid for over the years like Superbia, Platinum, cup schemes, Joe’s, parking, 93:20 etc

Flexi Gold is bad for fans. It's a money grab from the club (otherwise, they would just offer new season card holders the choice of Flexigold or a standard season card - I know which one I'd take).

Asking fans to pay £150 more than a normal season card is wrong.

Asking fans to log in and buy a ticket for each game proves it's not a season card; it's a membership that guarantees discounted matchday tickets.

Having to log in three weeks before a game and not being able to transfer or cancel the purchase afterwards is not flexible.

It's a terrible idea, and it comes at the expense of proper season cards, which are the lifeblood of a fanbase.

 

[cyberblue]

Flexi Gold is bad for fans. It's a money grab from the club (otherwise, they would just offer new season card holders the choice of Flexigold or a standard season card - I know which one I'd take).

Asking fans to pay £150 more than a normal season card is wrong.

Asking fans to log in and buy a ticket for each game proves it's not a season card; it's a membership that guarantees discounted matchday tickets.

Having to log in three weeks before a game and not being able to transfer or cancel the purchase afterwards is not flexible.

It's a terrible idea, and it comes at the expense of proper season cards, which are the lifeblood of a fanbase.

I would have thought Flexi gold is a good idea if you can't make the game & if you can't it gets sold on
Many people buy season tickets then bin games like last night.it there choice though .but it can be if and or I size never fits all

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Flexi-golds were mainly introduced to get youngsters on the season card ladder. The families I know with flexi-golds enjoy having them. Hopefully, the up front charges can be reduced. It’s about £50 juniors when you knock off the City junior membership fee but the tickets are much cheaper than match day individual tickets.

It’s also a route for adults who have struggled to get on the season card ladder. Some of these Blues would have got on the season card ladder if they hadn’t been brainwashed that Supoorters Clubs were a bad thing, as a small number of season cards continued to be released through Branches / the OSC until recent years.

I think there needs to be a route to a full season card where flexi-gold season card holders can show they are turning up for virtually every game. The current average attendance of season card holders is 14 home games per season.

There are bigger issues like more affordable match day tickets.

 

[M18CTID]

Flexi Gold is bad for fans. It's a money grab from the club (otherwise, they would just offer new season card holders the choice of Flexigold or a standard season card - I know which one I'd take).

Asking fans to pay £150 more than a normal season card is wrong.

Asking fans to log in and buy a ticket for each game proves it's not a season card; it's a membership that guarantees discounted matchday tickets.

Having to log in three weeks before a game and not being able to transfer or cancel the purchase afterwards is not flexible.

It's a terrible idea, and it comes at the expense of proper season cards, which are the lifeblood of a fanbase.

Also, if you remember one of our lot said the other week that his mate who had Flexi Gold couldn't get a derby ticket as he logged on the day after the 3 week deadline was up and the club had already flogged it. Now I get that it's the responsibility of the fan to make sure they don't miss the deadline but people have other stuff going on in their lives, could easily forget to do it, and by the time they've remembered it's then too late.