Time to move the family stand

[mrtwiceaseason]

I think Tolmie mentioned tier 1 being safe standing from next season.

I would say he's wrong

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

The south stand is the only stand that makes any effort! If every other stand was as vocal we’d have the best atmosphere in England! The problem is that 3/4s of our ground are silent and the worst of those 3 is the family stand.

I was in the family stand once a few years ago and some idiot actually shushhed me when I celebrated a goal.

What kind of mentality is that.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Having sat in the north stand for the last few years ,why are people calling it the family stand anyone can buy tickets in there ?
All you atmosphere people how would you like a row of under 7s staring at you as you sing ,we don't give a fuck we are all pissed up ?
Don't you think asking a 5 year old to pay £30 in the family stand is enough ?
You wanted a singing section ,you wanted safe standing ,you all ready had unauthorized standing ,you still create zero atmosphere ,you say looking at North stand on TV looks bad why you bothered ?
Maybe you don't see it but looking up at ss3 most games isn't to impressive attendance wise but so what ?
This season I've sold my daughters ticket on seat exchange a few times ,the purchaser don't turn up ,not rocket science what's happening is it ?

 

[cookster]

Heard it all now, the atmosphere is down to the Family Stand. Most premier league crowds are no different to City, the away crowd making most of the noise.

Too many "Big City" fans trying to dictate how other fans should behave at a football match, fuck off Stalin.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

it’s actually dearer in the family stand than in large parts off SS3

In comparison to other similar areas, eg the South stand level for level, it is cheaper or at least used to be. Not by a lot though.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Heard it all now, the atmosphere is down to the Family Stand. Most premier league crowds are no different to City, the away crowd making most of the noise.

Too many "Big City" fans trying to dictate how other fans should behave at a football match, fuck off Stalin.

Watching the other games in MOTD last night and there were lots of empty seats at places like the London Stadium and Carrow Road. Covid is stopping people going at the moment. It’s like that across hospitality and other leisure activities.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

The Family Stand is getting scapegoated. The South Stand was like the Marie Celeste with 5 minutes to go, yesterday.

Single issue solutions won’t significantly improve the atmosphere, I’m afraid. We are lucky that 1894 continue to try to improve things.

If North Stand Level1 was turned into Safe Standing then I think it would be worth giving Supporters Club Branches first call on those tickets to try to generate more support for the lads. That’s the best chance we’ve got of having two more vocal ends IMHO.

 

[Blue Llama]

Watching the other games in MOTD last night and there were lots of empty seats at places like the London Stadium and Carrow Road. Covid is stopping people going at the moment. It’s like that across hospitality and other leisure activities.

Especially now as fans are just people who go to football matches. People are avoiding situations that have any risk of contracting Covid and ending up in isolation over the Christmas New Year period, after so many didn't see family at this time last year.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

The Family Stand is getting scapegoated. The South Stand was like the Marie Celeste with 5 minutes to go, yesterday.

Single issue solutions won’t significantly improve the atmosphere, I’m afraid. We are lucky that 1894 continue to try to improve things.

If North Stand Level1 was turned into Safe Standing then I think it would be worth giving Supporters Club Branches first call on those tickets to try to generate more support for the lads. That’s the best chance we’ve got of having two more vocal ends IMHO.

Where do those currently in NS L1 go to and will they have to pay more? There’s a real risk of losing more fans than you gain I would say.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

People and families who were sat with each other for years in the North stand were moved out of the North stand and we’re punished to make way for the Family stand. The club forced them out of the North stand and moved them to different parts of the ground. The Club them moved some of those fans again so they could create more corporate areas. Those fans didn’t want to move from the North stand. They had little or no say in that happening.

In theory a family stand is the right and a great idea. There should always be a place at the Etihad for the kids who are City’s future support. But the club got the Family stand wrong, and went about it the wrong way, and now they are stuck with a dilemma of where to relocate the family stand, if that is true?

Sorry JRB but why is the family stand wrong?