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Went to city vs Liverpool last night did I mention that? Anyway I know you're not going to like this but it has to be said.

I only go to the Eithad once a year and every year it gets more impressive. Its simply astonishing its called the Eithad Campus now you can jump on a modern tram and be at the ground from the centre of the city in 5 minutes the tram drops you off at the campus. The Campus is called because in addition to the football stadia there are other sports facilities.

Where at Anfield the fare is burgers / sausage and chips / pies from vans the Campus has well known high street franchises in purpose build buildings with seating areas along with bars that are on a par with the city centre. There is a reason for this football is heading for the American model where people don't just go for the game they make a day of it.

As the demand increases so will the stadium capacity and given the space it is limitless. Coming back from the game yes a bit of a wait for 10 mins or so then back into Piccadilly in the heart of Manchester in 5 minutes, three stops.

The lowest ticket price at Anfield is £710 at City its £299.

You saw the gulf in the teams last night you don't need to be a brain surgeon to see the future.

I am sure some will come on and tell me if we can get more for our ticket prices we should charge the maximum immediate price we can so as to get the money in the club. That is so short sighted and mind numbingly stupid I would not know where to start.

Unless Liverpool build an equivalent then you can forget our club winning anything in the future other than the odd cup or so. Football has changed and it is changing I thought in the days of Moores we were being left behind by Manchester United believe me folks this is on another scale.

And as for demand curves well you can shove them up your a***

We have to build what the customer of the future wants and provide it to them the customer will ultimately drive football not the other way around.

Oh and one last thing unlike Anfield where the spectators are 70% plus middle aged and elderly at City I saw visibly greater numbers of young people. The only negative to Citys set up vs Anfield is it was very corporate / marketing where Anfield is more traditional (which I like) but I am an old git that format is what the modern customer wants as on the NFL model. I also saw a lot of foregin people at City Spanish / Korean / Japanese etc and if you want to come where better than Manchester with that infrastructure.

Transport....nil
Lie down on me nest...FREE and comfy.
'arf time brew.....less than 1p
Hassle...non existent.
Risk of getting your 'ed kicked in...nil
Useage of wireless for 90 minutes....probably less than 1p
Time to get home....nil

No brainer....100%

That's my willy waving done nicely then.

Next?

It all boils down to money which they have in abundance. If you can't see that then maybe you are the one with your head in the sand?

+1, but you know our Stanley.
He likes to give it from a 'hands on' perspective.

He'll no doubt be on to our owners via conference call as we speak.

THen we will be second best and we need to accept that. You seem like a man more interested in defending your argument than the future of the club. Money is not my problem I want Liverpool to be able to compete if our owners have shallow pockets maybe we need alternatives

They have virtually unlimited funds, FFP or not. We have rich owners who might not be putting in all they can afford but to build what they have would cost close to a billion? Plus our owners don't have a company that can sponsor it.

Gerrin there then geezer.

I got some nookie from my wife as soon as the game ended, i guess she felt the need to console me. that would not have happened if i went to the game. Well, maybe, I dunno...ya think Stan got some lovin' from his man city friend?

Either way, i am glad I watched from the comfort of my sofa.

Most clubs come second best to City and they're money. Even Chelsea and Utd. I don't like it but football is ruled by money and they have a [oops] load more than us. Our owners seem to have deep enough pockets but maybe their arms are too short? I don't know but I know they're no where near as deep as Cities pockets.

Tw@t.

Gone RIGHT off you now.