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I actually like the fact that City is located ‘in the City’, rather than some ersatz, bland, manicured area. The Etihad is in the middle of a North Manchester area which has little soul!

I dislike elements of the current ground, such as the crap seating space in the lower tier of the Main Stand, the poor toilets, small screen TV’s in the concourse and of course the pitch, which despite (underfunded/inadequate) renovation is still relatively poor. But I would choose to rectify these elements ‘on site’.

Perhaps you should go to the ‘Sixfields’ stadium next season, to see how a brand new ‘out of town’ stadium feels.

 

What a great idea. You could moor it on the River Aire initially or even on the Leeds-Liverpool and then move it periodically to give the fans the opportunity to see other parts of the country and sample the local brews. I suspect you'll have to allow sufficient time to navigate the locks though!

 

Spotted this review of the consequences of a ground move. It is actually an interview with the former CEO of Bolton. His analysis of moving to a new location and the impact. In my view a lot of the points are very relevant and it must be remembered that the Horwich Parkway Railway Station is next to the Wanderers stadium!

“The location of the stadium in Horwich, seven miles away from the club’s birthplace at Burnden Park, has become a pitch too far for many older spectators to get to.

Neither the train, bus nor taxi could replace the ‘arrival’ at Burnden Park where it was estimated that 65 per cent of the spectators would walk to the stadium from the surrounding townships of Great Lever, Daubhill, Deane, Little Lever, Breightmetand Farnworth.

It is estimated that eight per cent of the Reebok attendance now walk to the games whilst the large majority have to arrive by car, bus, train, taxi or public transport.

I also wonder if the relocation of the football stadium had an impact on Bolton’s town centre? The stadium was easy walking distance from the town’s shops, bars, restaurants, train station, bus station when after the match many thousands of supporters would walk into town before making their way home.

A good victory would also encourage supporters to call into the bars for a celebratory drink. A revenue stream that was lost when the club relocated to Horwich.

I’ve learned over the years that football fans are complex characters who often vote with their feet. If something isn’t right for them, they still remain fans of the club but don’t attend matches”.


https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17682307.location-is-so-crucial-and-lets-all-of-bolton-down-the-final-part-of-our-series-from-paul-fletchers-new-wanderers-book/

 

We have been sleeping for a long, long time Fordy with only a short period fully awake or when we were dozing off! Sleeping, yes. Giant? Well, I have serious doubts about that part of your description.

Let's look at the facts. In the past 60 years, we've been in the 3rd or 4th tiers for 48 of them! We've flirted with the 2nd tier in 10 of those years and of course in the top tier for 2 years. But having spent three-quarters of our recent history in the bottom two tiers says a lot about our club. That's the reality of the sleeping giant you refer to. Unfortunately, it will take a lot more than a different owner to wake us up from our current slumbers. It will require a complete change in our approach and I don't imagine that will happen in the near future.

Repeating yourself ad nauseam will not change the facts

 

Magic beans win all day long, the route to loads of gold coins!