Stadium Expansion (Confirmed)

Bloody hell the negativity in this thread is borderline ridiculous!

For anyone with any negative thoughts/views/opinions then please read the story on the OS again.

I can't think of anything that is wrong about the proposals.

My only beef is that I don't think it's the right time yet. 25k occupying a 60k sweater stadium for a cup match will be a shambles. No doubt this expansion will also increase the number of tickets that City have to give ViaRipOff thus increasing the number of empty seats at league games.

Ah well, I suppose that is countered by more being at PL games.
 
I don't think we need to be concerned about the availability of the £299 tickets. I can't see hordes of people swapping their existing seats for ones in the third tier of the South Stand. I'm currently on level one and have no intentions of moving and I suspect a lot of people are the same. In fact in an ideal world i'd like additional tickets for the rest of the family where I am now and not in the gods. What I do suspect is given the level of interest the waiting list might generate, will prompt the club to expand the North Stand at the same time.

In terms of the South Stand becoming an all City Stand, I suspect once the expanded West & East Stands have been completed and joined onto North & South we will see the away supporters moved into the corner more. Sorry for being positive but it seems this thread is slowly being taken over by the moaners. No need for that, what could you possibly see as a negative what the Club are proposing.
 
akcity said:
My only beef is that I don't think it's the right time yet. 25k occupying a 60k sweater stadium for a cup match will be a shambles.
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I'm not sure what the problem is with a couple of capital 1 cup games having small crowds, but if they can fill a 60,000 stadium for the league games and bigger cup games (didn't we sell out all the FA Cup games last year ?), then surely its better for the club you support.

I think many are missing the point of this expansion completely, its to increase match day revenue, nothing more, nothing less, and the only ways this can be done, are stay the same size and increase prices even further, pushing more out, or expand to be able to bring in new fans, whether returning or not, and keep price rises down for those already attending, however it is definitely about increasing City's match day revenue.
 
Wow what a load of moaning/miserable cunts on here... The season tickets are the cheapest in the Prem. They can't all be the equivilent of £15 per game!!!

Now we have one of the best owners in world football, our fans seem to be more spoilt. Pay the price or don't?? Easy enough choice!
 
mayo31 said:
squirtyflower said:
Some real miserable ***** in this thread
It started off brilliantly with everyone excited about the expansion now we've got people moaning that the club are just aiming to rip them off

Ffs there looks like there's going to be about 5000 to 6000 seats at £299 which is already a lower price than any PL club and you're saying they're doing it just to appear good on the BBC

Some of you need to get a grip on reality, the stadium is never going to be £299 tickets everywhere except in corporate, it is unrealistic

Talk about being ungrateful......
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When you say except in corporate, you must mean £299 a game in that part.

Not a chance there will be 5000 at £299. I would say less than half at that price.

I do say it is to look good on the BBC. The lads in the back of the club have done a good job again.

My point was more to do with my ticket looks like it is going to be priced between £450 and £599. If that is when the new stand is complete in 2015 and the first year it is £450 I will be very happy. I now pay £450, if in 2015 it is £599 then I will be pissed off.

Being grateful or ungrateful don't come into for me.
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I'm sorry mate but there will easily be 5000 seats at the lower price
And whilst I begrudge paying the £715 I currently do its a damn site cheaper than I would pay for an equivalent seat in most of the other PL
 
We shall see.

Stuck in a rock and a hard place on this one. I know it is a great looking stadium, some possible cheap tickets but lets hope the rest don't rocket, that is my concern.
 
If you get 60k going each week the League up crowds will go up from 25k to 30k.

Fans are creatures of habit
 
mayo31 said:
We shall see.

Stuck in a rock and a hard place on this one. I know it is a great looking stadium, some possible cheap tickets but lets hope the rest don't rocket, that is my concern.
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They are more likely to rocket if we don't increase the size

After all, if there is less supply and more demand the club could charge what they like.
I see the expansion as a positive step as it will suppress prices in the short to medium term as there will be more availability
 
Same bunch who moan about Jamie Oliver , moan about metrolink, moan about Dzeko,mian about the Spaniards ,moan about the price fish , moan moan fookin moan.
 
toffee balls said:
Same bunch who moan about Jamie Oliver , moan about metrolink, moan about Dzeko,mian about the Spaniards ,moan about the price fish , moan moan fookin moan.
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Well I love the plans, I think my situation is one the club are trying to address. 25 years ago I bought my wife a season card, this was transferred to my eldest when she was pregnant with our youngest, when we moved to the new stadium,myself and the 2 lads then had season cards for 2 years until the eldest went to uni, became a steward and didn't renew. He now lives in York and attends 8-10 games a season my wife attends 1 or 2 , the youngest and I still have ours. If we could all sit together for £ 1200 I will take the 4. Great value.
 
Our owners hey! After buying the club, spending a billion on players and wages, winning two major trophies, building and funding a state of the art training centre and forking out I guess over another 100 million to extend the stadium - it really is a disgrace that they are not going to give the seats away!

I think some people don't have any idea just how damn lucky we are, and how much we have to be thankful for.
 
Back in the real world, it's gonna look fucking mega! Anyone and everyone who attends is gonna think wow including new signings as they get shown around, it will geniunley be one of the best football stadiums in Europe, I for one can't believe how lucky we are.

Just need to make sure we take advantage of the opportunity it brings to get a larger vocal section that can compete against even the most vocal away supporters.
 
toffee balls said:
Same bunch who moan about Jamie Oliver , moan about metrolink, moan about Dzeko,mian about the Spaniards ,moan about the price fish , moan moan fookin moan.
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I've never been offered a prize fish. It's a disgrace I tell you. I'm writing to Greg Dyke immediately
 
nmc said:
Our owners hey! After buying the club, spending a billion on players and wages, winning two major trophies, building and funding a state of the art training centre and forking out I guess over another 100 million to extend the stadium - it really is a disgrace that they are not going to give the seats away!

I think some people don't have any idea just how damn lucky we are, and how much we have to be thankful for.
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All well and good but forget the stadium and the rest of your post.

What is the price before you think about renewing?

I not actually arsed about the £299 ticket as I won't sit in the gods watching little peas run around. My concern is the other prices, I understand how it happens but I question if it necessary. More money made from TV then season cards, 60000 in the ground buying merchandise and pies etc will rake money in.

I posted more than once that the price of my seat could go up by £150 in less than two years. Is that reasonable?

Perhaps another thread should be started and this one left to marvel at the plans for the ground
 
Most seasoncard holders will not move, even to get a ticket at half the price, because they've chosen where to sit and to pay the price for sitting there. But what about those who will have to choose between moving or being in a seat that is now part of an expensive package which they don't want? If it's "corporate-lite" (padded seats plus) for a small increase the club might get away with it - but if they're planning to double the East and CB level 2 prices, a lot will walk (but wouldn't necessarily want the cheaper seats). Where do you go if you want to be at the side but don't want level 3, and level 1 people aren't moving?

There's nothing on the seat diagram to indicate any expansion of the corporate areas but it was certainly mooted that the new ends would allow wider concourses and meal packages for these areas.
 
mayo31 said:
nmc said:
Our owners hey! After buying the club, spending a billion on players and wages, winning two major trophies, building and funding a state of the art training centre and forking out I guess over another 100 million to extend the stadium - it really is a disgrace that they are not going to give the seats away!

I think some people don't have any idea just how damn lucky we are, and how much we have to be thankful for.
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All well and good but forget the stadium and the rest of your post.

What is the price before you think about renewing?

I not actually arsed about the £299 ticket as I won't sit in the gods watching little peas run around. My concern is the other prices, I understand how it happens but I question if it necessary. More money made from TV then season cards, 60000 in the ground buying merchandise and pies etc will rake money in.

I posted more than once that the price of my seat could go up by £150 in less than two years. Is that reasonable?

Perhaps another thread should be started and this one left to marvel at the plans for the ground
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but that's just a guess
there's just as much of a wild guess to say it will go down by £150

so how can you ask if an assumption based on little or no evidence is reasonable?
 
It is clear that some fans will not be happy once the stadium is expanded and they do not have a £299 SC in a prime area. Some of them may well stop attending games.........oh well, you can't please everyone.

Most existing fans (like me) will be delighted that the club is moving forward and many more will be ecstatic that they have the chance to buy a reasonably priced seasoncard.
 
squirtyflower said:
mayo31 said:
nmc said:
Our owners hey! After buying the club, spending a billion on players and wages, winning two major trophies, building and funding a state of the art training centre and forking out I guess over another 100 million to extend the stadium - it really is a disgrace that they are not going to give the seats away!

I think some people don't have any idea just how damn lucky we are, and how much we have to be thankful for.
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All well and good but forget the stadium and the rest of your post.

What is the price before you think about renewing?

I not actually arsed about the £299 ticket as I won't sit in the gods watching little peas run around. My concern is the other prices, I understand how it happens but I question if it necessary. More money made from TV then season cards, 60000 in the ground buying merchandise and pies etc will rake money in.

I posted more than once that the price of my seat could go up by £150 in less than two years. Is that reasonable?

Perhaps another thread should be started and this one left to marvel at the plans for the ground
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but that's just a guess
there's just as much of a wild guess to say it will go down by £150

so how can you ask if an assumption based on little or no evidence is reasonable?
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The Plans show that the price of the area I sit in will be £450 to £599 so they obviously not going down.

You know as well as I do that the prices will go up. They have for the last three seasons on average by 10 plus percent.

Kids went up by over 20% this season alone without platinum.

I leaving it now as we going round and round, even I bored with it so no doubt others are.

When more details come out we can then perhaps discuss again
 
I bet the take up of Blue membership will increase before Wednesday as it gives immediate access to the waiting list and opportunity of a cheap seat or 2015 season.
 
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