NortonExile
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For anyone interested in football and who has been to York City they will know Bootham Cresent is a lovely quaint ground near a bustling city centre with plenty of food and drink establishments and a short walk for away fans from the train station. BC could have been regenerated but like Middlesbrough and Ayresome Park they felt a new stadium would help take them to a higher level by moving ground. The choice of location is baffling however.
Teessiders travelling into York will have likely come to the Rawcliffe roundabout which is busy at the best of times due to the Park and Ride facility and access to the out-of-town shopping centres of Clifton Moor and Monks Cross. When it is a busy weekend traffic can come to a standstill. From personal experience I once had to wait 1hr 45min to go just 400 metres when I tried returning from a Christmas shopping trip a few years ago. How they expect to accommodate having thousands of football fans trying to reach a new stadium at Monks Cross is baffing. Away supporters will also find this a nightmare . Coming by train will mean on a good day a further 40-45 mins from the train station to the stadium by park and ride as it will be well over an hours walk. Im not sure how they expect to get back at the end of a night game also? And for supporters arriving by car, the shopping centres have made it clear that parking will be for shopping customers only and none for those popping into the game. The Park and Ride buses are also quite full at busy times so how will they meet this extra demand remains to be seen.
So it must be worth it right? Well for the move to be a success and York City to sustain the move the average attendance needs to be 4500+. York have only ever experienced an attendance of 4600 or more 33 times in their entire history so how long will they this dream move turn into an unsustainable reality?
York City New Stadium special report
Teessiders travelling into York will have likely come to the Rawcliffe roundabout which is busy at the best of times due to the Park and Ride facility and access to the out-of-town shopping centres of Clifton Moor and Monks Cross. When it is a busy weekend traffic can come to a standstill. From personal experience I once had to wait 1hr 45min to go just 400 metres when I tried returning from a Christmas shopping trip a few years ago. How they expect to accommodate having thousands of football fans trying to reach a new stadium at Monks Cross is baffing. Away supporters will also find this a nightmare . Coming by train will mean on a good day a further 40-45 mins from the train station to the stadium by park and ride as it will be well over an hours walk. Im not sure how they expect to get back at the end of a night game also? And for supporters arriving by car, the shopping centres have made it clear that parking will be for shopping customers only and none for those popping into the game. The Park and Ride buses are also quite full at busy times so how will they meet this extra demand remains to be seen.
So it must be worth it right? Well for the move to be a success and York City to sustain the move the average attendance needs to be 4500+. York have only ever experienced an attendance of 4600 or more 33 times in their entire history so how long will they this dream move turn into an unsustainable reality?
York City New Stadium special report
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