Socialist_Owl Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) Find me one city fan that prefers the atmosphere at the Etihad compared to Maine Road. You can't, unless they're 12 years old. Edited April 30, 2016 by CaliforniaOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Still in the redevelop camp BTW. Presume most have seen the plans I drew up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archieswfc Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Still in the redevelop camp BTW. Presume most have seen the plans I drew up And it's not just them. Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Coventry, Bolton, even donny rovers will all tell you the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 And it's not just them. Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Coventry, Bolton, even donny rovers will all tell you the same. Agree. Loads of space around Hillsborough and a good location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 And it's not just them. Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Coventry, Bolton, even donny rovers will all tell you the same. Agree. Loads of space around Hillsborough and a good location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 And it's not just them. Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Coventry, Bolton, even donny rovers will all tell you the same. Not true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archieswfc Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Not true From my experience it is. And from that is what I speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 From my experience it is. And from that is what I speak Or you could just be making it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archieswfc Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Or you could just be making it up Or you could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 And yet Cardiff fans thought we were very quiet until we scored....I thought or support today was very loud and non stop. Best for a long time. Yet more proof the acoustics in our ground don't carry the noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) Demo it. Two choices following the demo Time to move on. Its old, knackered and beyond repair as its been neglected for years. If a good out of town area is available, with good transport links. Move. Failing that demo the current ground and develop the whole area in and around Hillsborough. Make the area somewhere Sheffield can be proud of. Id be equally fine with either. Edited April 30, 2016 by Maddogbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Agree. Loads of space around Hillsborough and a good location genuine question where? Need to buy up streets of houses for a start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Demo it. Two choices following the demo Time to move on. Its old, knackered and beyond repair as its been neglected for years. If a good out of town area is available, with good transport links. Move. Failing that demo the current ground and develop the whole area in and around Hillsborough. Make the area somewhere Sheffield can be proud of. Id be equally fine with either. I could get to Meadowhall area in around an hour. Dependant on traffic it could take me that long to get to the ground and park. Stuff like this that puts people off i'm sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Find me one city fan that prefers the atmosphere at the Etihad compared to Maine Road. You can't, unless they're 12 years old. The atmosphere has changed cos the place is full of plastic fans compared to the old days. You can't compare the Man City of old to the one of now - commercially and sporting wise they're on a different planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 The atmosphere has changed cos the place is full of plastic fans compared to the old days. You can't compare the Man City of old to the one of now - commercially and sporting wise they're on a different planet this is the problem these days. Look at wembley the seats on the half way line. Always empty for the first 10 minutes or so of the 2nd half. Why? Because they are all having food and drinks in the corporate area.. There was stuff in the press last season about fans being asked to be quiet whilst the match was on around the corporate areas at the Emirates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonowl Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 The Emirates cost 10 times that mate Is that relevant. Emirates is in the top 10 of the worlds most expensive stadiums and is built on land that is worth more than Barnsley. That's like saying I can't buy a new car because a Ferrari is a million quid. Most clubs seem to get it done around the £100m mark. Bearing in mind that the MINIMUM prize and TV money for a single season in premiership next year is £100 million before sponsorship, ticket sales etc etc. If we manage to find a way to Prem in next couple of years, something should be done either massive redevelopment of Hillsborough or a move to a new stadium. History is important but securing the clubs future for the next generation is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohgoditsjames Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) I'd stop going if we move from Hillsborough. My Dad shares the same opinion and I'm pretty certain there are many others that do. Edited April 30, 2016 by ohgoditsjames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) Is that relevant. Emirates is in the top 10 of the worlds most expensive stadiums and is built on land that is worth more than Barnsley. That's like saying I can't buy a new car because a Ferrari is a million quid. Most clubs seem to get it done around the £100m mark. Bearing in mind that the MINIMUM prize and TV money for a single season in premiership next year is £100 million before sponsorship, ticket sales etc etc. If we manage to find a way to Prem in next couple of years, something should be done either massive redevelopment of Hillsborough or a move to a new stadium. History is important but securing the clubs future for the next generation is more important. Only been in the South recently but in my mind the problem with the concourses for food and drink is that they are far too narrow and I cnt see how you could widen them sufficiently. If when we get into the Premiership our wage bill will go through the roof. That will have to be paid for through revenue. Gate reciepts wont be enough so it will have to come from merchandise food and drink etc. The revenue from this has been the lowest of the local clubs for a long time now. It has to improve and i'm not convinced we could do that at Hillsborough unfortunately Edited April 30, 2016 by darra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonowl Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Only been in the South recently but in my mind the problem with the concourses for food and drink is that they are far too narrow and I cnt see how you could widen them sufficiently Realistically, to move forward, I think your right. There isn't enough space round the ground full stop. These old grounds have a great place in football but they definitely hold back the clubs that are tied to them. The Emirates is commercially brilliant, they make an absolute fortune out of that place all year round but is it a better place to watch football? I don't know, it's a more pleasant experience but I don't know if I could say it was better. San Siro is as the opposite end of the scale. The bar is a folded out paste table at the top of a stairwell and there is not a single place to eat in the ground. Cracking place to watch football though it definitely holds back the Milan teams. I guess it's all about what you want from a matchday. I think more and more people are starting to think that paying £50 to get in somewhere, queuingfor half an hour for a warm pint and a cold pie and wading though ankle deep p!ss at half time is not all its cracked up to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box_Man Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I'd stop going if we move from Hillsborough. My Dad shares the same opinion and I'm pretty certain there are many others that do. That's the rub tho isn't it....look at West Ham whatever deals have been done they think moving to the Olympic stadium will push them into the top 4 / champions league football. Why do Everton want to move so badly, Spurs the same to use an example what's an extra 15k on their gate for circa 20 games at £50 a ticket, that generates roughly £20 mill extra income with the finances swashing around in the premier league that's small fry why did Derby, Swansea Southampton etc etc move to new grounds The football landscape is changing, and if we ever are in a position to build state of the art facilities that can be used all year round we need to up sticks and move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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