North Stand - fans being moved for "City Hall" GA+ section

Corky said:
For a sunday game people tend to stay over Sat night and pay about double that.
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I did it as Chelsea’s first PL game after the international break. As you say, some people will stay over Saturday night. I did it staying over Sunday night after the match.
 
jrb said:
If will be the same view looking from the hospitality seats at the very back of North stand, Level 1, unless the club somehow enhance the seats and the viewing experience.

I have stood under the overhang at the back of South stand, Level 1 on quite an few occasions, and to be honest it can be quite oppressive as the concrete overhang constantly catches your line of sight throughout the match.

TBH, that is right at the back of the overhang. The wheelchair bays are to the right behind the metal barriers.

Can you see what’s going on in penalty area and in the goal mouth at the other end of the pitch?

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Maybe they are copying what the NFL do, where they have suites behind the endzone

Close to the action - close to the goals -basically the tunnel club behind the goals

Below is the Endzone at the Las Vegas Raiders stadium

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Centurions said:
They affected fans get first choice I think before anyone else.
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Yes, before anyone can relocate or new tickets. They’re still going to have to wait until after renewals though ( barring the new stand )

They can’t just pick an occupied seat and kick someone out.
 
Stephen230 said:
Yes, before anyone can relocate or new tickets. They’re still going to have to wait until after renewals though ( barring the new stand )

They can’t just pick an occupied seat and kick someone out.
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No, of course not.

I had it in my head that renewals and relocates happened at the same time for some reason :(
 
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mrtwiceaseason said:
Has anyone any idea on a seat a planner where the new area is ?
My guess would be central current level 2 ??
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Not sure your question makes sense (although I have just got up so it may be me :( )?

If you're talking about the GA+ seats then besides the ones that are mentioned by City as related to City Hall somewhere at the back of the bottom tier (and central given the emails sent out, that we know about) then there's not any confirmation that there are any. Early next year they'll (hopefully) put out all the information that people need.
 
jrb said:
That’s true.

How much did Sheikh Mansour buy City for?

How much has he invested in the club, the team, before that was stopped, the stadium, and in East Manchester?

According to Ai……

Manchester City's club value varies depending on the valuation method, with a recent Forbes valuation placing its enterprise value at $5.3 billion and the Brand Finance Football 50 Report valuing its brand at £1.4 billion. Other reports from November 2025 list the club's value at $5.3 billion, making it the fifth most valuable club globally according to footballtransfers.com.

Let’s be honest, City is worth much more than £1.4 billion.

I’m sure if Sheikh Mansour sold his remaining stake in City he would walk away with a nice profit and a thank you from every City fan.
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@jrb I think the £1.4bn is just the "brand" value, not the club as a whole
 
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Spot the difference in these documents; by the look of it, nothing has changed except that the GA+ section is now called Cross Bar, and there are 6 toilets instead of 4 on Level 1

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In Level 0, two changes on the right side of the reception have now been replaced by a faith room and a furniture store and on the left, they have changed the Wire & Sky to have a lobby.

There is no change to City Hall at all, so why are they moving the fans
 
LEXSTARproject said:
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Spot the difference in these documents; by the look of it, nothing has changed except that the GA+ section is now called Cross Bar, and there are 6 toilets instead of 4 on Level 1

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In Level 0, two changes on the right side of the reception have now been replaced by a faith room and a furniture store and on the left, they have changed the Wire & Sky to have a lobby.

There is no change to City Hall at all, so why are they moving the fans
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They may not be the final version, the ones above were covered as part of a much bigger round-up of changes to the whole development, and it was like 5 or 6 months ago. May be more to come.

The changes above to the cross bar suggest a positive improvement (and potentially it not being GA+ at all there, the way I read that).

We stil don't know what they will do with the City Hall. For example they might have dedicated machine kiosks where only the GA+ pass works all within the same overall space (which if coupled with above would be a big improvement to the whole GA+ integration). Or they could limit or subdivide the space, which would be a missed opportunity imo. Or they could have both areas as GA+ which would be a backwards step.
 
Coatigan said:
They may not be the final version, the ones above were covered as part of a much bigger round-up of changes to the whole development, and it was like 5 or 6 months ago. May be more to come.

The changes above to the cross bar suggest a positive improvement (and potentially it not being GA+ at all there, the way I read that).

We stil don't know what they will do with the City Hall. For example they might have dedicated machine kiosks where only the GA+ pass works all within the same overall space (which if coupled with above would be a big improvement to the whole GA+ integration). Or they could limit or subdivide the space, which would be a missed opportunity imo. Or they could have both areas as GA+ which would be a backwards step.
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The drawing still does not explain why they want to move the fans, unless they are making the disabled areas into corporate areas, similar to what is pictured below

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City Hall, if you look at the drawings, is going to be a multi-use hall for different events, just like City Square is as well

City Hall could have been an amazing meeting place for all City fans in the North Stand if they had just done what all the fans asked for: a blue wall, an atmospheric home end

Instead, as Hello City said, we're getting a mish-mash of a stand. If you look at stadium design around the world, clubs want more corporate areas to generate more income.

Just look at the sister club in New York

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Coatigan said:
They may not be the final version, the ones above were covered as part of a much bigger round-up of changes to the whole development, and it was like 5 or 6 months ago. May be more to come.

The changes above to the cross bar suggest a positive improvement (and potentially it not being GA+ at all there, the way I read that).

We stil don't know what they will do with the City Hall. For example they might have dedicated machine kiosks where only the GA+ pass works all within the same overall space (which if coupled with above would be a big improvement to the whole GA+ integration). Or they could limit or subdivide the space, which would be a missed opportunity imo. Or they could have both areas as GA+ which would be a backwards step.
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I like that idea.
 
LEXSTARproject said:
The drawing still does not explain why they want to move the fans, unless they are making the disabled areas into corporate areas, similar to what is pictured below

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City Hall, if you look at the drawings, is going to be a multi-use hall for different events, just like City Square is as well

City Hall could have been an amazing meeting place for all City fans in the North Stand if they had just done what all the fans asked for: a blue wall, an atmospheric home end

Instead, as Hello City said, we're getting a mish-mash of a stand. If you look at stadium design around the world, clubs want more corporate areas to generate more income.

Just look at the sister club in New York

etihadpark.com

Etihad Park Premium Seating | New York City FC

Etihad Park - New York City FC Stadium. The First-Ever Soccer-Specific Stadium in New York City.
etihadpark.com etihadpark.com
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I know it doesn't explain it, that's what I am saying too!

The accesible spaces you highlight are not a change, they were there in the original submission and approval.
 
This is what our sister club are doing with their North Stand, it gives an idea of what CFG and City are doing regarding stadium design, as a lot of the features mentioned here are also at the Etihad- City Hall, City Square and the Tunnel Club

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A First Look at the Supporters Section at the North End of New York City Fc’s Stadium in Queens | New York City FC

Etihad Park - New York City FC Stadium. The First-Ever Soccer-Specific Stadium in New York City.
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A first look at the supporters section(Ultra's everywhere else) at the north end of New York City FC’s stadium in Queens, including: The Supporters Porch: a 9,000+ sq ft outdoor bar & gathering area, 3,400 safe-standing positions, mural wall for fan-created designs, three ‘capo’ stands and a drum platform, and a roof canopy designed to hang tifos.

Hopefully, the power at Manchester City can copy this to our North Stand, but on a bigger scale

The video below shows what the NYCFC is going to have at their stadium

 
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