To all who are fans of Metrolink - I think it's crap, you don't. I was quite happy with our service before they shut for 3 soddin years. I also used to live in Sale on old BR service. Perfectly fine to me and cheaper. But this an aviation site so let us all have our preferences and only refer to them in terms of aviation.
Guess you would still have us being hauled around by steam locomotives.......!!!! Methinks that if you can remember the airport when it was called Ringway you will be old enough to hold a travel pass and enjoy the same free travel that I and many others do, OK you pay a subsidised fare before 09:30 on weekdays.
Planemike
PS Just noticed you a have a while to go for the pass........!!! Enjoy it when the time comes !!!!!