Potential Etihad Stadium Expansion

[Swales4ever]

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.

Your membership, eh?
in case You actually come back home, think Sir John would be as kind and supportive as always His generous nature has him be.
As You know, again, I don't mind money as long and me and relatives are fed.
I won't bother to reply further badmouthering. Luckily enough, an half life of legal behaviour, fair effort and responsible commitment speaks for me.

[carl_feedthegoat]

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.

Your membership, eh?
in case You actually come back home, think Sir John would be as kind and supportive as always His generous nature has him be.
As You know, again, I don't mind money as long and me and relatives are fed.
I won't bother to reply further badmouthering. Luckily enough, an half life of legal behaviour, fair effort and responsible commitment speaks for me.

On a side note , I had this fuckign huge Lobster with chips the other day , cost me 10 dollars.

Please carry on.

[Cocacolajojo1]

On a side note , I had this fuckign huge Lobster with chips the other day , cost me 10 dollars.

Please carry on.

Was it any good?

[Ted Hughes]

On a side note , I had this fuckign huge Lobster with chips the other day , cost me 10 dollars.

Please carry on.

Was it any good?

Not had lobster for a while. *insert obvious crab joke here.

[carl_feedthegoat]

On a side note , I had this fuckign huge Lobster with chips the other day , cost me 10 dollars.

Please carry on.

Was it any good?

It was, I gave the scraps to a peasant that was walking down the road..Im good like that.

[Blue Since 76]

A few images have appeared on Twitter of the photos for the consultation. Not on the City website, but all have the same disclaimer, so probably legit.

I would post, but I just get a parse error on the app. If you're on Twitter, search for Stat City's retweets.

[Elvistheblue]

A few images have appeared on Twitter of the photos for the consultation. Not on the City website, but all have the same disclaimer, so probably legit.

I would post, but I just get a parse error on the app. If you're on Twitter, search for Stat City's retweets.

The images are on the OS now. Some info about joining a waiting list for SeasonCards when the expansion is complete.

[Blue Since 76]

Just had an email to confirm 16th is the start of the waiting list (£100 deposit) for a seat in the new stands

[bobby brows]

Dear City

Already a season ticket holder!

£299 is not bad though

[Lee_R]

Looks awesome!

[city9_4eva]

100 pound deposit!?

[ELB]

http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013/10 ... he+Post%29

Apart from the reduced viewing quality of the extra 13500 seats at Eastlands, if fully used for 30 matches per season at an average of say, £35 per ticket, it gives a potential of just over £14 million revenue per season. Now I have no idea of the cost of this project but I do wonder how MCFC or it’s current paying fans will benefit
Maybe I’ve got my sums wrong on this but the Citihad juggernaut rolls on regardless

[john68]

http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013/10/manchester-city-unveil-plans-to-increase-stadium-capacity-to-61000/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+offthepost%2FTLAa+%28Off+The+Post%29

Apart from the reduced viewing quality of the extra 13500 seats at Eastlands, if fully used for 30 matches per season at an average of say, £35 per ticket, it gives a potential of just over £14 million revenue per season. Now I have no idea of the cost of this project but I do wonder how MCFC or it’s current paying fans will benefit
Maybe I’ve got my sums wrong on this but the Citihad juggernaut rolls on regardless

As a City fan, I don't understand your negativity....Nor your reference to the "CITIHAD" juggernaut.

1) Why do you believe that those extra seats will give a reduced viewing quality. I quite enjoy sitting in the upper tiers, where I get a far better view of the way teams set up and move around the pitch strategically.
2) Are you sure you are a City fan? By now most City fans would already be well aware that City and its owners have never been about financial profit. Most City fans would, by now be fully aware of our owner's motives in funding City.
3) It's pretty obvious to just about every City fan that City's success is pretty much guaranteed and that will eventually mean a 47,000+ will not meet supporters needs. A greater chance to access a seat is certainly a major benefit, as is the lower prices that have been promised.
4) MCFC only fail the benefit test when regarded in terms of profit and loss financially. MCFC will benefit from almost every other aspect of an increased capacity.

I wonder at your motive for posting that. Most City fans would not be so anti, they would not referto Cityas CITIHAD, and would usually use the terms "US"and "WE" instead of the colder MCFC.

[john68]

I'm going to demand that stair lifts are installed and emergency medical centres and recovery rooms are built.

Obviously not for me but the likes of Poor Douglas and Gillie.

[Blue Since 76]

http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013/10 ... he+Post%29 Apart from the reduced viewing quality of the extra 13500 seats at Eastlands, if fully used for 30 matches per season at an average of say, £35 per ticket, it gives a potential of just over £14 million revenue per season. Now I have no idea of the cost of this project but I do wonder how MCFC or it’s current paying fans will benefit Maybe I’ve got my sums wrong on this but the Citihad juggernaut rolls on regardless

The benefit would be the fairly obvious £14m revenue gain, plus extra pies, beer, programmes etc which would further help towards FFP compliance. The alternative is to put current tickets prices up to create the same income, so as a current paying fan, I know which I prefer.

Whilst I don't like the top down view that high stands give, how else do you make a stadium bigger? I also don't like the low down side of pitch view, but if I was there, I'd be able to apply to move to the upper tier.

Hard to see a downside for a City fan, really.

[Hutch's Shoulder]

There should be additional revenue from extra corporate and sponsorship opportunities to add to that, plus greater earnings from non-football events

[Blue Since 76]

There should be additional revenue from extra corporate and sponsorship opportunities to add to that, plus greater earnings from non-football events

Not sure there will be much corporate or sponsorship, although it does allow them to have more of the posh seats on level 2 by offering an option to move upstairs.

Non-football will help though - an extra 6000 tickets when One Dimension play would mean we could charge the promoters more for use of the ground and again the subsequent extra pie and beer sales.

[simon12]

Anywhere on the front row of that 3rd tier with season cards for my 2 sons will be what I pay for mine alone in 110 now so I will move. Wouldn't mind either side of the away fans tbh.

[Hutch's Shoulder]

Re the corporate - from what I remember from seeing the proposal a few weeks ago, part of the spin off from the extension is supposed to be more corporate/ hospitality space in other parts of the stadium (rather than in the new bit). However I am easily confused.....

[Beefymcfc]

Re the corporate - from what I remember from seeing the proposal a few weeks ago, part of the spin off from the extension is supposed to be more corporate/ hospitality space in other parts of the stadium (rather than in the new bit). However I am easily confused.....

The changes will basically mean that the whole of level 2 will become corporate and those who cannot afford it (prices rising every year) will be able to move to alternate part of the ground.