North Stand expansion - seating, ticketing etc

[Man_City_Loyal]

The cemetery was a lot smaller before Covid.

ouch.

didnt expect that back

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

thought you can't park around the ie/cemetery??

we used to park there before covid

You can’t anymore but how does that impact residents - that was my point

 

[remember arthur mann]

You can’t anymore but how does that impact residents - that was my point

It tends to push the fans to park on the housing estates. These are the looney bastads who run the place.

 

[East Level 2]

Quite right.

The combined capacities of the Etihad and Co-Op Live will be 85,500 from next year. Yet there is one Metrolink stop servicing one line (<Town:Ashton>), a handful of buses and banned parking within a certain radius of the stadium with no Park+Ride alternative options out in place. And then there’s nothing else. Your legs are your only other option to get anywhere.

Over in Trafford Park, United’s capacity is 74,000 yet they have 5 Metrolink stops close by connected to 5 of the different Metrolink directions (Town, Airport/EDids, Alty, TraffCent and MediaC/Eccles), a railway station, more bus routes, larger road network, water taxis on the canal in either direction from Sale and Town and even a ‘River Cruise’ from Town.

Match Day Cruise to Old Trafford - Manchester United Cruise

Make your way to the stadium for all Manchester United home games without the hassle of traffic and parking.

www.manchesterrivercruises.com

They have to deal with Trafford Council, we get the anti-motorist bastards at Manchester City Council.
We need more trams, more buses, more on-road parking in non-residential areas, more off-road parking in industrial and commercial parks that are closed at weekends and in the evenings, and more exits from the main car parks.
And more walking routes so traffic can move along Ashton New Road after the games.

 

[East Level 2]

The club might get a shock when it comes to selling seats in the expanded NS2 if we continue our stuttering form for a season or two. Fans will want the discount that comes with having a regular ST and attending all the home games, and tourists might well choose other venues. Obviously we'll still be attractive to some due to the records we've smashed over the past few years.
The club really needs to go public on their plans for season tickets especially if they want the new stand to be the main source of atmosphere. They have absolutely no chance of achieving that if there are different people in those seats every game.
They also need to go public about pricing, but that won't happen as they seem wedded to maximising revenue at every opportunity.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

The club might get a shock when it comes to selling seats in the expanded NS2 if we continue our stuttering form for a season or two. Fans will want the discount that comes with having a regular ST and attending all the home games, and tourists might well choose other venues. Obviously we'll still be attractive to some due to the records we've smashed over the past few years.
The club really needs to go public on their plans for season tickets especially if they want the new stand to be the main source of atmosphere. They have absolutely no chance of achieving that if there are different people in those seats every game.
They also need to go public about pricing, but that won't happen as they seem wedded to maximising revenue at every opportunity.

Reminder to everyone of Sheikh Mansours introductory letter to all City fans, Khaldoons regular missives along with Pep & the players sentiments.

Why are the executives destroying our goodwill at avtime whwn the club has never been more successful.

We should be the happiest and most connected club and fan base in world football.

There is a serious management disconnect and mistep !!

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

As above, with the way the club are pricing tickets I think there could be a lot of empty seats in the new stand, for certain games. We already aren’t selling out a number of games as it as.

it seems like they’d rather have a quiet, middle aged fanbase, 90% attendance, and expensive tickets. There’s no long term thinking at all

 

[jrb]

Barcelona are currently playing in the Olympic stadium whilst the Camp Nou is being redeveloped.

The capacity of the Olympic stadium is 60,000.

Barcelona are averaging roughly 45,000 for their home games this season.

Ticket prices start at €54 in the corners, and go up to €139 in the Gran stand.(main stand)

Barcelona fans and tourists aren’t filling the 60,000 Olympic stadium.

 

[Dannyblue52]

thought you can't park around the ie/cemetery??

we used to park there before covid

You can't park there. The restriction is deliberate at parking allowed for 90 minutes. I see parking tickets on cars every week as some do not read the signs. They also ticket disabled motorists if they haven't set their clocks right to cover the period parked. It's a money making racket by the council. There is absolutely no need to restrict parking in an area where there are no houses and at match times all other businesses are closed.

 

[eyalluvitt]

The club might get a shock when it comes to selling seats in the expanded NS2 if we continue our stuttering form for a season or two. Fans will want the discount that comes with having a regular ST and attending all the home games, and tourists might well choose other venues. Obviously we'll still be attractive to some due to the records we've smashed over the past few years.
The club really needs to go public on their plans for season tickets especially if they want the new stand to be the main source of atmosphere. They have absolutely no chance of achieving that if there are different people in those seats every game.
They also need to go public about pricing, but that won't happen as they seem wedded to maximising revenue at every opportunity.

we could borrow Celtic's seat banners from the seasons when Rangers were papped out of the SPL