Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
It was a football match Iain, not a pop concert!

“The City of Manchester Stadium also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, has a seating capacity of 47,805. Outside the football season the stadium hosts occasional concerts, and is one of the UK's largest music venues, having a maximum capacity of 60,000 for performances.”
Ahh OK.. I thought they'd have spent millions building the Etihad so it was comparable to Old Trafford.. not Hillsborough...

Very very short sighted view and little faith in their ability to attract more fans...

Still thousands didn't show.. if you see empty seats its a lot..

This was for the 2011 season.. so they do have a history of struggling to fill it.. Strange for the supposedly dominantly supported club in a conurbation of 2.5 million + people...

Manchester City – EuropeAhead of the first Europa League game, City were offering tickets to all three group stage games for a total of £50, working out at £17 a game. On the day of the Juventus game, they were selling tickets for £10 (£5 for under-16s). On the day of the Salzburg game, they were selling tickets for £5 (£1 for under-16s). On the day of the Aris Salonika, they were selling tickets for £17 (£5 for kids).
vs Salzburg – 10,274 empty seats. 21% empty.
vs Aris – 11,078 empty seats. 23% empty.
vs Juventus – 12,614 empty seats. 26% empty.
vs Timisoara – 24,282 empty seats. 51% empty.
Average: 30.3% empty
Manchester City – FA Cup
Tickets for the 3rd round game vs Leicester and 4th round game vs Notts County cost £15 for adults and £5 for U-16.
vs Leicester – 20,071 empty seats. 42% empty.
vs Notts County – 20,550 empty seats. 43% empty.
Average: 42.5% empty
Manchester City – Premiership
vs Arsenal – 433 empty seats. 0.9% empty.
vs Blackpool – 530 empty seats. 1% empty.
vs United – 616 empty seats. 1% empty.
vs Chelsea – 623 empty seats. 1% empty.
vs Liverpool – 739 empty seats. 2% empty.
vs Bolton – 966 empty seats. 2% empty.
vs West Brom – 980 empty seats. 2% empty.
vs Villa – 1,110 empty seats. 2% empty.
vs Wolves – 1,154 empty seats. 2% empty.
vs Newcastle – 1,759 empty seats. 4% empty.
vs Everton – 2,798 empty seats. 6% empty.
vs Birmingham – 3,505 empty seats. 7% empty.
vs Blackburn – 3,580 empty seats. 7% empty.
Average: 3% empty
Total average: 12.8% empty