Potential Etihad Stadium Expansion

[Blue Blood]

I've decided over the past few months that I don't want my kids to follow City after me, [highlight]but to follow their own local team, wherever they're born and/or grow up. City should always be their second club, though[/highlight].

So if you ended up settling in Stretford , you would be happy to let you kids grow up as Rags ?

I think everyone should try and support football at a grass roots level tbh.

My dad is a manc, moved south and brought me up as a devoted blue, I get to city games when I can but not as often as i'd like. However I still go and support my local side, Braintree Town, as they fight it out down in the conference.

There's lots to be said for standing in the cold cheering on a team of misfits then going and having a pint with the club captain and the lads in the clubhouse after. This sort of thing is gone from top level football but an honest "raw" football experience still exists at grass roots.

I'd encourage any fan of football to support that.

I agree. I was a Swansea season ticket holder as a kid (never liked the Welsh league, plus the teams massively hike the ticket prices for games in Europa League against whoever finished 4th in Lithuania and suchlike) when they were in Division 3/League Two nowadays, and support a team in BiH which gets crowds of 400-500, despite currently lying third in the Bosnian Premiership. Unfortunately, they've just agreed a merger with a team about 200KM away, which involves a relocation, so it looks like I'll be clubless as from next season here...

Braintree Town could do with a few more fans mate! The kit is orange and are currently managed by Alan Devonshire (of west ham fame). What more could you want!!



Braintree also boasts some of the best concrete steps in the land.



Stunning. Just stunning. ;D

[City64]

Being called a cretin is a tad harsh ! Been called far worse though :)

Touchy subject it seems ! Arsenal have a wonderfull state of the art stadium ........ more and more empty seats by the week and possibly a half empty stadium in the near future due to issues within the club . I and many many other MCFC supporters dont want my club going down that road.

However it is only inevitable it will happen though IMHO.

Cretin was just an understatement, in the context of a polite reply to a smart person.

Sadly for You:

Too many "tourists" and bandwagon fans already on the scene for me !

Another 10,000 of them lot and it will be worse than the swamp !!!!!!!

that's some special...
Am I wrong, or did I just saw a 24 carats, pure race fan like You, wishing The club had lined a weak team to lose?
Perhaps some injection of bastard blood ain't be all that bad!

Sick to death of this shite!

Maybe the plans include a tier just for tourists with flashing cameras so they dont get on every proper supporters tits ?

[highlight]You are a disgrace for the Human Beings, a brainless sicknote, a racist xenophobe[/highlight] and from now on I make a fierce point of slagging Your block, empty, head as much as possible.

Do Foreign Money smell nicer that Foreign Fans?

[highlight]You are such daft that You cannot even understand the severity of your moronic statements.[/highlight]

And who the fuck are you ? GOD ???

[BlueinBosnia]

Braintree Town could do with a few more fans mate! The kit is orange and are currently managed by Alan Devonshire (of west ham fame). What more could you want!!

Braintree also boasts some of the best concrete steps in the land.



Stunning. Just stunning. ;D

Unfortunately, Braintree is no closer to Sarajevo than Tuzla is, although I must admit those concrete steps are enticing!

[Swales4ever]

And who the fuck are you ? GOD ???

I am certainly NOT. Tbh I even struggle to cope with the idea of a Transcendent Entity.
Some would call me a "Homeless Football Tourist". You know?

Still You are, without a shadow of doubt, [highlight]a disgrace for the Human Beings, a brainless sicknote, a racist xenophobe, that cannot even understand the severity of his moronic statements.[/highlight]

[Cocacolajojo1]

I am certainly NOT. Tbh I even struggle to cope with the idea of a Transcendent Entity.
Some would call me a "Homeless Football Tourist". You know?

Still You are, without a shadow of doubt, a disgrace for the Human Beings, a brainless sicknote, a racist xenophobe, that cannot even understand the severity of his moronic statements.

And he's also stupid.

[City64]

And who the fuck are you ? GOD ???

I am certainly NOT. Tbh I even struggle to cope with the idea of a Transcendent Entity.
Some would call me a "Homeless Football Tourist". You know?

Still You are, without a shadow of doubt, [highlight]a disgrace for the Human Beings, a brainless sicknote, a racist xenophobe, that cannot even understand the severity of his moronic statements.[/highlight]

Your just pretending to be GOD on this forum then ?

What a sad cunt you are pal hiding behind your puter ! Tourist means absolutely none of the things you have plucked from thin air you over assuming prick !

[Cocacolajojo1]

No offence Mancio, but I've been going to as many games as I can since the 1995-96 season. In all honesty, I do kind of despise the fact that you can swan in and get a season ticket, and by the 2013-2014 season will have more loyalty points than me. Do you not understand that it is a bit of a turd in the face to those of us who are less wealthy or have to travel further? I don't begrudge you your season ticket, but the day you post pictures of yourself at Wembley cheering us on is the day that I will truly realise that I have no place any more as a Fan of My Club.

I've decided over the past few months that I don't want my kids to follow City after me, but to follow their own local team, wherever they're born and/or grow up. City should always be their second club, though.

I don't get this. What are you on about, his money or the fact that he's foreign?

As for following local footie I do it as well but I support my local time to have some live football to get excited about. Because I live outside of the UK I'll never be able to afford to watch more than one perhaps two games each season. But city's still my team. Wherever I will live.

[Alioune DVToure]

And who the fuck are you ? GOD ???

I am certainly NOT. Tbh I even struggle to cope with the idea of a Transcendent Entity.[/highlight]

Reply of the season so far. I've not laughed so hard in days.

I've never seen such calm soliloquising in the middle of an argument.

[Swales4ever]

No offence Mancio, but I've been going to as many games as I can since the 1995-96 season. In all honesty, I do kind of despise the fact that you can swan in and get a season ticket, and by the 2013-2014 season will have more loyalty points than me. Do you not understand that it is a bit of a turd in the face to those of us who are less wealthy or have to travel further? I don't begrudge you your season ticket, but the day you post pictures of yourself at Wembley cheering us on is the day that I will truly realise that I have no place any more as a Fan of My Club.

I've decided over the past few months that I don't want my kids to follow City after me, but to follow their own local team, wherever they're born and/or grow up. City should always be their second club, though.

I don't get this. What are you on about, his money or the fact that he's foreign?

As for following local footie I do it as well but I support my local time to have some live football to get excited about. Because I live outside of the UK I'll never be able to afford to watch more than one perhaps two games each season. But city's still my team. Wherever I will live.

Thanks for Your support Pal, much appreciated.
But I have much respect for someone like BiB who's got the balls to speak his fair sentiments out, in a very polite and friendly manner. All opinions and genuine sentiments demands respect in my books, whether I do agree or not and irrespectively of whether he's arsed of my intentions or not.

For the records, I never claimed to be even close to a wealthy person nor I actually am. I ,and my family before me, may have achieved some self-sustainability over 3 generations but the most important value I have been taught to believe is about money which come from hard work, and I certainly shall never claim or feel to be any better just because I was born under more comfortable circumstances than other less fortunate people who work as hard as I do to earn their beans.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

If the club advertised it as the singing end then only sold season tickets there not 1 match ticket then it wouldn't have day trippers in and those who wanted to sit would need to move over to a seat eventually it would end up people who wanted to stand sing and have a laugh

Stu, pop a comma or two in there.

[Dameerto]

570 for a fucking third tier seat behind the goal.

Is someone having a joke here? I don't pay that on the bottom tier.

I'd pay the £20 for a game in the new 3rd tier they also quoted though, that is pretty solid.

What is the current best price for a ticket out of interest, would £20 represent a decent deal based on view weighed against cost weighed against that which is currently available?

Also will the stewards allow binoculars? ;D

Just for reference, the first season Wrexham dropped out of the league (several years ago now) I paid to go watch Ebsfleet play them at Wrexham's ground and got charged 17 quid. 20 quid for a Premier League winning team sounds rather nice to me.

[Socrates]

Haven't read so much tripe in one thread since Barton left the club. Some random points in response...

We need bums on seats, those of you want to sing work out where the singing sections are and go there instead of whining about your fellow blues.

We also need more seats, we can clearly sell more than 48k for at least 20 games a season. Whether FFP holds up or not, this makes commercial sense for the owner.

If you have given your season ticket up then don't complain that someone else has bought it.

The Premier League is a world wide brand with players from all over the world. Stop complaining about "nasty forriners" becoming fans. Their interest helps fund our game through foreign tv revenues, don't devalue them it is crass and pathetic. Hell, some of them even become owners of clubs and poor billions into the game...

If a fan buys seasoncards and only uses them for games he can get to but then ensures other fans can use them the rest of the time for free, how the fuck can anyone complain about that? Being foreign or a relatively new fan has FUCK ALL to do with it. If you want to be up the queue for Wembley visits then get a season ticket and sell the seat on. if you cannot afford it, well that's tough but you surely cannot expect to queue jump if you aren't buying a Season Card?

Mancio, if you had had a bluecard last year then one of the seasoncards would be in your name. We might not even have fallen out so badly if you hadn't tried to blame that on me rather than sharing that blame between yourself and the person at the club that advised you not to buy one. I will email the club and see if it is possible to change the name on one, to have done so straight away would have looked bad, like we were scamming the loyalty system, given the nature of the loyalty system though I still doubt they will. Your good intentions that I could have use of them are not forgotten and, having calmed down about our disagreements, I wouldn't want to deny you the chance of SC renewal.

[Blue Blood]

570 for a fucking third tier seat behind the goal.

Is someone having a joke here? I don't pay that on the bottom tier.

I'd pay the £20 for a game in the new 3rd tier they also quoted though, that is pretty solid.

What is the current best price for a ticket out of interest, would £20 represent a decent deal based on view weighed against cost weighed against that which is currently available?

Also will the stewards allow binoculars? ;D

Just for reference, the first season Wrexham dropped out of the league (several years ago now) I paid to go watch Ebsfleet play them at Wrexham's ground and got charged 17 quid. 20 quid for a Premier League winning team sounds rather nice to me.

It's £15 a match to watch my local lot Braintree, so yeah when I saw £20 for City, my initial thought was bargain (but will be tough to get though)

If I add travel to that £20, it hits home at just about reasonable and therefore an option. Otherwise like it has been for many years my visits to Manchester are limited and the city away games that fall around my area the more viable option.

I for one am glad city are trying to open up new ticketing options to fans. Helps long standing blues as much as it helps the waggoner's.

Swings and roundabouts, all this.

[BlueinBosnia]

No offence Mancio, but I've been going to as many games as I can since the 1995-96 season. In all honesty, I do kind of despise the fact that you can swan in and get a season ticket, and by the 2013-2014 season will have more loyalty points than me. Do you not understand that it is a bit of a turd in the face to those of us who are less wealthy or have to travel further? I don't begrudge you your season ticket, but the day you post pictures of yourself at Wembley cheering us on is the day that I will truly realise that I have no place any more as a Fan of My Club.

I've decided over the past few months that I don't want my kids to follow City after me, but to follow their own local team, wherever they're born and/or grow up. City should always be their second club, though.

I don't get this. What are you on about, his money or the fact that he's foreign?

As for following local footie I do it as well but I support my local time to have some live football to get excited about. Because I live outside of the UK I'll never be able to afford to watch more than one perhaps two games each season. But city's still my team. Wherever I will live.

It's neither, more 'the system' in general. I now accept that there is ZERO chance of me ever getting to watch City lift a trophy (Charity Shield aside). I can't build up my loyalty points by going to away games, either, because I don't have enough points to qualify for any of these fixtures any more, and therefore have to rely on other sources for such tickets, which exacerbates the vicious circle. I feel a tiny bit bitter about this, but my bitterness isn't directed towards the fans who I feel have pushed me out of my place as a supporter, more toward the general way that football has gone these days, with the view of match attendees as 'customers' and not 'fans'.

[Cocacolajojo1]

It's neither, more 'the system' in general. I now accept that there is ZERO chance of me ever getting to watch City lift a trophy (Charity Shield aside). I can't build up my loyalty points by going to away games, either, because I don't have enough points to qualify for any of these fixtures any more, and therefore have to rely on other sources for such tickets, which exacerbates the vicious circle. I feel a tiny bit bitter about this, but my bitterness isn't directed towards the fans who I feel have pushed me out of my place as a supporter, more toward the general way that football has gone these days, with the view of match attendees as 'customers' and not 'fans'.

Ok then I understand and completely agree. Why don't you join or start a Bosnian supporter branch? I know that some people don't think it's kosher to circumvent the loyalty point system with applying through these branches... But I mean... It's not like the loyalty points system's perfect either.

[Swales4ever]

Mancio, if you had had a bluecard last year then one of the seasoncards would be in your name. We might not even have fallen out so badly if you hadn't tried to blame that on me rather than sharing that blame between yourself and the person at the club that advised you not to buy one. I will email the club and see if it is possible to change the name on one, to have done so straight away would have looked bad, like we were scamming the loyalty system, given the nature of the loyalty system though I still doubt they will. Your good intentions that I could have use of them are not forgotten and, having calmed down about our disagreements, I wouldn't want to deny you the chance of SC renewal.

Sorry Socrates,
no harm intended.
You should know I don't give a shit about money.
I just don't trust You anymore.
best wishes.

[lets all have a disco]

I'd love to go on the third tier of the SS as long as the price never rises above what im paying right now as i'm comfortable with the price.

[BlueinBosnia]

Mancio, if you had had a bluecard last year then one of the seasoncards would be in your name. We might not even have fallen out so badly if you hadn't tried to blame that on me rather than sharing that blame between yourself and the person at the club that advised you not to buy one. I will email the club and see if it is possible to change the name on one, to have done so straight away would have looked bad, like we were scamming the loyalty system, given the nature of the loyalty system though I still doubt they will. Your good intentions that I could have use of them are not forgotten and, having calmed down about our disagreements, I wouldn't want to deny you the chance of SC renewal.

Sorry Socrates,
no harm intended.
You should know I don't give a shit about money.
I just don't trust You anymore.
best wishes.

I think somebody is missing the taste of lobster... ;)

[Socrates]

Nor do I trust you Mancio but I already emailed, if they change it you can at least renew one card then try to get a second. I want my own membership back in case I need it in the future but I have no plans to return to the UK in the forseeable future so can give up the second membership.

[Blue Philistine]

Reply of the season so far. I've not laughed so hard in days.

I've never seen such calm soliloquising in the middle of an argument.

I love his posts. Lexicological, florid and full of colour.