As someone who used to work in Hanforth and not finish until 6 I've never missed an 8 kick off, the traffic on the M60 anti clockwise on a Friday is much lighter than other week nights.

That's encouraging. Don't have much experience of the M60 at that time of day/week - tend to avoid it like the plague - but on the odd occasion I've been forced roudn that way it's been chocka.

As a rule I used to factor in that rush hour started and finished 1 1/2 earlier on a Friday (used to be in transport so had to know this type of thing). You obviously can't take into account accidents and the like but on a whole a Friday is pretty much dead on the M60.

Another factor is that you don't get United playing on a Friday and that is a killer on the M60 with the idiots trying to cut the junctions as late as possible and creating havock.

We got over 6,400 against Crusaders, god knows why with the way we are playing.



TBF Glover has heavily marketed our games since taking over.

Some decent attendances the year we have by far our poorest squad.

You don't have to be a deity to conclude half price admission may have had something to do with it. Still a good turn out though if accurate.

TBH , I think Sunday 3 PM would work better , more time to get there and get parked , the access will be similar to DW stadium , more chance of away support turning up, suppose alot depends on the hospitality set up as one the main reasons for the move back to Fridays at the willows was the sponsorship / dining packages were easier to flog on an evening fixture rather than the Sunday . however it may be different at the new place ?

I think the new stadium will encourage familys back, alot of my work colleagues and friend's (and may i add I do not agree with it), are put off because of the location at the Willows. If people have their views of the willows and do not want to take their children, will they go to Barton i wonder?

The way we are playing at the moment I would be surprised at that turn out if it was free in.

The marketing of the club at the moment is great, the product is tripe.

I doubt it located between the Brookhouse estate and Irlam is hardly leafy Cheshire.

Funnily enough this was something I was going to post yesterday but then forgot;



People (outsiders) have a misconception that just because the Willows is old that its dangerous to go to and moving to a night shiny stadium is much safer yet I've just spotted that crime is higher per head in Barton than Weaste so far this year and yet nobody appears too bothered.

It's the cost that puts me off going. Putting prices up £1 every season is way above the inflation rate, coupled with appalling catering inside the ground (cans of Tetley's poured by some filthy chav-in-a-box into a plastic glass - can't they learn from Millennium Magic?). I dread to think where we'll be in 3 years time.



If they had stayed at £14 for a few seasons we wouldn't have seen the 50% of fans walk away from the game. It's not the same at other clubs where attendances are increasing (*awaits the cherry-picking of Bradford in rebuttal*)

In a new Stadium with new facilities?



Yeah im starting to dread of how bad moving to a new stadium can possibly be!