Relocating The Away Fans: Your Preferred Choice

[CitizenTID]

Keep them where they are definitely, solely for atmosphere reasons. It was rubbish when they put them in the 3rd tier for the season before last's CL matches. I want to be able to see the away fans especially in European games.

 

[jrb]

Two points.

If the away fans are relocated to either 3rd tiers of the East or South Stands, the first x amount of rows will have to remain empty. This willll stop away fans abusing City fans below on 2nd level, and possibly deter them from throwing objects at City fans below.

The above scenario happened at OT for the Semi-final of the Capital One Cup a few years back. City were given the top tier of the K Stand., and the first x amount of rows were closed and meshed off.

I'm guessing the £299 season tickets will be bought by Families. If those seats are located next to the away fans on the 3rd level of the South Stand, those City fans/families will come in for some serious abuse from the away fans.


Serious consideration has to be made about moving away fans to either 3rd tier.

As others have stated, it would be ideal if the away fans in the lower tier and the singers in 111/110/111 could be flipped. This would keep the away fans next to the singers, who would then occupy the whole of the South Stand lower tier. The problem that leaves is accommodating the away fans on level 2 of the South Stand.

 

[mannycity]

Away fans location/get it right first time

There will be great discussions on this topic,from board level,safety executives,local health & safety inspectors,to us the fans.

My hope is they leave them exactly where they are now,
1.local to coach park
2.less disruption for fans around the ground-access and egress along footpath and
Proposed bridge.
3.safety of all our fans especially younger ones.fans merging.
4.Away fans above home fans and corporate areas,objects and missiles being dropped.
5.for cup games and increase in away fan support problems would be greater.
6.home fans surrounding 3 sides of away fans can only increase atmosphere.
7.Problems eventually when eastern side of the ground is developed,bars restaurants.

You would have to apply worse case scenarios, ie. Rags at home European cup semi.
Or FA cup,carling cup games.

Have faith we get it right, 57,000 blues on derby day and only 3,000 rags.
Thankyou sheik mansour.

 

[johnbmcr]

Re: Away fans location/get it right first time

well argued case hard to fault m8

 

[LoveCity]

I voted east stand level 3. Sick of them getting some of the best seats and I want our South Stand to be OUR South Stand, our Kop, our version of Dortmund's one end.

If people can't find things to sing about without insulting fat away fans then that's their problem...

 

[Dunne's own goal]

Two points.

If the away fans are relocated to either 3rd tiers of the East or South Stands, the first x amount of rows will have to remain empty. This willll stop away fans abusing City fans below on 2nd level, and possibly deter them from throwing objects at City fans below.

The above scenario happened at OT for the Semi-final of the Capital One Cup a few years back. City were given the top tier of the K Stand., and the first x amount of rows were closed and meshed off.

I'm guessing the £299 season tickets will be bought by Families. If those seats are located next to the away fans on the 3rd level of the South Stand, those City fans/families will come in for some serious abuse from the away fans.


Serious consideration has to be made about moving away fans to either 3rd tier.

As others have stated, it would be ideal if the away fans in the lower tier and the singers in 111/110/111 could be flipped. This would keep the away fans next to the singers, who would then occupy the whole of the South Stand lower tier. The problem that leaves is accommodating the away fans on level 2 of the South Stand.

Maybe the families should buy their seats on the other side of the 3rd tier to avoid this problem?

I'd like this too

 

[mannycity]

Re: Away fans location/get it right first time

Sorry didn't see the other thread can you please mege mods

 

[liamctid]

keep them where they are. if they go to the 3rd tier south stand then I'm off up there with them. it will kill the atmosphere if they are moved. we have always had our most vocal fans either side of the away fans, well since the kippax went seating, no other team has this and if we change, our home atmosphere will be worse than people currently think it is. I think its good because I'm in the singing section, but obviously people in the gods think its crap. away fans make the atmosphere at any ground in the country, moving them will make our fans even quieter. when away fans are there, they sing and we sing back louder and proder, without them this will not happen. just like at home when teams like fulham and wigan bring no fans. if they do move to the 3rd tier, do not be surprised if alot of people from 109-112 and 116-118 follow.

This, for me.

We have about two thousand that want to sing at matches every week, and they're either side of the away fans. Can't keep blaming away fans on the fact that the majority of the 90 minutes 40,000 moan/sit in silence/just chat with mates about the game.

 

[BellEnderlvl1]

Re: Away fans location/get it right first time

I agree, moving them will do nothing to improve atmosphere. In fact I believe it will have the opposite effect.

 

[Deleted member 52846]

The best place for away fans at our ground would be on the first tier of the Colin Bell from the away dug-out to the corner flag. It's out of the way of the cameras, it would give us a full end for vocal fans, which would still be close to the away fans for those who want banter with them. It might never happen, probably not actually but that's where they should have been put from day one.