In the specific case of Man City, the original planning stipulations limit how many non-football events they can hold in any year. If a pop promoter is prepared to pay more than the RFL, they really have no incentive to let us have the stadium.

Im not doubting that, but I have only every heard that from RL fans. In any case why would their be a limit on non football events stipulated in the planning? Seems abit daft for a stadium that was orginally built to host a multi sports event. Would have been great if they could have held it there.

Because the football games obviously aren't optional and the council had to limit the number of any further (ie effectively 'non football') events to help smooth through the project without too many objections from residents.

Oh right, shame really a game of this standard should be played at qaulity stadiums like Eastlands. Good news that the second tier will be open on Saturday now.

CoMS' pitch has been relaid recently, so they can hold more events on it

Yup, like Coldplay. A choice between a winter event that will earn them a few thousand or a summer event that will earn them a whole lot more, which one do you think they'll choose.

Blame Manchester City council for allowing the stadium to be locked down for soccer use at the expense of almost everything else.

Where is it actually stated that there is a limit? Based on what your saying how the hell do they plan on staging the magic weekend there? What I dont understand is that the Council own the ground and lease it to Man City for a now fixed fee. So who gets to decide other events, and what money they take from there. Are the council taking a fixed fee for other use because if they are it wouldnt matter what event was held there.

Part of the planning consent.



There are only people on an RL website saying it will be there, nothing confirmed yet.



MCFC. Soccer trumps everything else.



MCFC and the concil



If they are then they are stupid, one concert can generate millions.

should sell out. i bought tickets just before NZ scored on Saturday and the website then was very slow presumably from traffic on the site...

Bought my 3 tickets this morning. Come on England!!

We got ours last week. Can't wait for the match now. Big bonus that england have made the final. A sell out will make for a fantastic atmosphere. Hopefully that will have a big influence on the match if we get behind our lads and give some grief to the aussies for the whole 80 minutes. Come on England!