Comments for Blue Days http://www.bluedays.co.uk The site that loves Manchester City even more than Michel Platini loves the Premier League Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Plans afoot for changes at Eastlands? by True Blue http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2009/09/25/plans-afoot-for-changes-at-eastlands/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 True Blue Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:50 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=329#comment-1053 I think we could attract 80,000+ per game if our ticket pricing was fairer, like in Germany, Italy or France, etc... Like with most teams in England, it's not lack of fan numbers, but lack of cash in fans pockets. In Germany, a ticket behind the goal costs approx £8-10 for Bundesliga games and local transport is free! For me, it's approx £27 on a ticket and £5 on the tram. I spend possibly 3-4 times as much as a similair German! In reality, attendances in England are absolutely phenomenal, considering our football tickets are by far the most expensive in the World! The Championship is the 4th highest attending soccer league in the World despite being a 2nd tier league and having the 2nd most expensive tickets in the World after the Premiership! Make the North Stand a huge single tier 'singing' terrace of 15-20k, priced at say £12 a ticket, the backbone of our vocality. Then, make the rest of the ground a 3 tiered bowl similair to the Millenium Stadium, not waving up and down like the Emirates. Embrace the 12th man! Price tickets fairly. The place would be a fortress! If this is to be a truly exceptional stadium and £1Billion is being talked about with regards to regeneration, why not even build a retractable roof as well? We have such potential in terms of attendances, I hope it's not messed up! We need our working class fans to attend! Average Ticket Prices: £34 English Premiership £16 Spanish Primera £13 German Bundesliga £12 Italian Serie A £ 9 French Premier League I think we could attract 80,000+ per game if our ticket pricing was fairer, like in Germany, Italy or France, etc… Like with most teams in England, it’s not lack of fan numbers, but lack of cash in fans pockets.

In Germany, a ticket behind the goal costs approx £8-10 for Bundesliga games and local transport is free! For me, it’s approx £27 on a ticket and £5 on the tram. I spend possibly 3-4 times as much as a similair German!

In reality, attendances in England are absolutely phenomenal, considering our football tickets are by far the most expensive in the World! The Championship is the 4th highest attending soccer league in the World despite being a 2nd tier league and having the 2nd most expensive tickets in the World after the Premiership!

Make the North Stand a huge single tier ’singing’ terrace of 15-20k, priced at say £12 a ticket, the backbone of our vocality. Then, make the rest of the ground a 3 tiered bowl similair to the Millenium Stadium, not waving up and down like the Emirates. Embrace the 12th man! Price tickets fairly. The place would be a fortress!

If this is to be a truly exceptional stadium and £1Billion is being talked about with regards to regeneration, why not even build a retractable roof as well?

We have such potential in terms of attendances, I hope it’s not messed up! We need our working class fans to attend!

Average Ticket Prices:

£34 English Premiership
£16 Spanish Primera
£13 German Bundesliga
£12 Italian Serie A
£ 9 French Premier League

]]> Comment on 60,000 stadium could be part of Eastlands development by Blue Days http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/12/60000-stadium-could-be-part-of-eastlands-development/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Blue Days Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:35 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=802#comment-1048 Thanks for the picture link Boris. That looks pretty good to me. I'd hope we'd have the roof covering all the front seats in Manchester though! Thanks for the picture link Boris. That looks pretty good to me. I’d hope we’d have the roof covering all the front seats in Manchester though!

]]> Comment on 60,000 stadium could be part of Eastlands development by Boris http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/12/60000-stadium-could-be-part-of-eastlands-development/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Boris Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:12:43 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=802#comment-1047 The North and South stands could be developed on these lines but in blue hopefully. http://www.monofasica.pt/custom/images/0303%20-%20ESTADIO%20DA%20LUZ.jpg The North and South stands could be developed on these lines but in blue hopefully.

http://www.monofasica.pt/custom/images/0303%20-%20ESTADIO%20DA%20LUZ.jpg

]]> Comment on 60,000 stadium could be part of Eastlands development by peptheblue http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/12/60000-stadium-could-be-part-of-eastlands-development/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 peptheblue Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:01:06 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=802#comment-1046 Yeah I suppose that would make sense. Can't see how they are going to increase the capacity to the stadium without looking like an eyesore i.e. Old Trafford/St. James Park with all different sized stands. Yeah I suppose that would make sense. Can’t see how they are going to increase the capacity to the stadium without looking like an eyesore i.e. Old Trafford/St. James Park with all different sized stands.

]]> Comment on 60,000 stadium could be part of Eastlands development by Boris http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/12/60000-stadium-could-be-part-of-eastlands-development/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Boris Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:01:47 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=802#comment-1045 This pitch is already 8 meters below street level plus with the gradient of the stand it would mean the pitch would have to be smaller than Stokes. This pitch is already 8 meters below street level plus with the gradient of the stand it would mean the pitch would have to be smaller than Stokes.

]]> Comment on Preview: Sunderland v Manchester City by ALAN MEADOWS http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/12/preview-sunderland-v-manchester-city/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 ALAN MEADOWS Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:36:51 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=807#comment-1044 Agreed Agreed

]]> Comment on 60,000 stadium could be part of Eastlands development by peptheblue http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/12/60000-stadium-could-be-part-of-eastlands-development/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 peptheblue Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:41:11 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=802#comment-1043 I always thought it may be more feasible to dig down and add the extra 12,000 that way. Another tier could be added or just extended to the current lower tier as the pitch is quite a long way from the seats. I always thought it may be more feasible to dig down and add the extra 12,000 that way. Another tier could be added or just extended to the current lower tier as the pitch is quite a long way from the seats.

]]> Comment on 60,000 stadium could be part of Eastlands development by Boris http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/12/60000-stadium-could-be-part-of-eastlands-development/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Boris Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:41:57 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=802#comment-1041 The roof isn't a single structure - the covering at the 'ends' is supported by the roofs on the sides (remember how it looked during the Commonwealth Games). Both the North and South stands could accomodate an added tier without too much disruption but to enlarge the East and Colin Bell stands would be impractical. If the expansion does go ahead, I hope they increase it to 61,000 as it would then hold more than the Emirates. The roof isn’t a single structure – the covering at the ‘ends’ is supported by the roofs on the sides (remember how it looked during the Commonwealth Games). Both the North and South stands could accomodate an added tier without too much disruption but to enlarge the East and Colin Bell stands would be impractical. If the expansion does go ahead, I hope they increase it to 61,000 as it would then hold more than the Emirates.

]]> Comment on Why Ian Wright is wrong and Shaun may miss out on ‘contract for life’ by jimbo.k.bmoon http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/07/why-ian-wright-is-wrong-and-shaun-may-miss-out-on-contract-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 jimbo.k.bmoon Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:52:13 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=790#comment-1015 sorry shawn mate?your a real fave with the fans but truth be known we brought you up,took you back from doom n gloom on the bench at chelsea,70k is a mitey fine wage pal,in my field im some what of an expert chef and im lucky to get 28k a year mate for a 60 hour week,so do your talking on the pitch get regular first team football show me and fabio whos the man get us in to the champions league have a bang off world cup,tell the old man and maybe you wont end up at burnley on 20k a year mate?sound advice that are kid from one of your biggest fans? sorry shawn mate?your a real fave with the fans but truth be known we brought you up,took you back from doom n gloom on the bench at chelsea,70k is a mitey fine wage pal,in my field im some what of an expert chef and im lucky to get 28k a year mate for a 60 hour week,so do your talking on the pitch get regular first team football show me and fabio whos the man get us in to the champions league have a bang off world cup,tell the old man and maybe you wont end up at burnley on 20k a year mate?sound advice that are kid from one of your biggest fans?

]]> Comment on Why Ian Wright is wrong and Shaun may miss out on ‘contract for life’ by Topyid http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/03/07/why-ian-wright-is-wrong-and-shaun-may-miss-out-on-contract-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Topyid Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:24:38 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=790#comment-1004 Story morninglories, What is the world coming to when a man turns around and says getting paid 70 grand a week to play football is "insulting". Another example of footballers operating in another dimension to all us normal folk. Ian Wright needs a slap and Shaun needs new advice, for what its worth. See you in the race for skytopfour in da sunshinnneeeeee) Story morninglories,

What is the world coming to when a man turns around and says getting paid 70 grand a week to play football is “insulting”. Another example of footballers operating in another dimension to all us normal folk.

Ian Wright needs a slap and Shaun needs new advice, for what its worth.

See you in the race for skytopfour in da sunshinnneeeeee)

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