, ▁but ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁ar ena ▁in ▁Manchester ▁City ▁Centre . ▁While ▁this ▁was ▁being ▁prepared ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁De es ide ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Manchester ▁Phoenix ▁would ▁move ▁to ▁East lands ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 / 2 0 1 7 ▁season . ▁However ▁un real istic ▁time ▁scales ▁and ▁planning ▁del ays ▁meant ▁that ▁this ▁r ink ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁started ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁club ▁chose ▁to ▁play ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁F yl de ▁Ice ▁Arena , ▁Black pool . ▁ ▁Again ▁the ▁proposed ▁times cal es ▁proved ▁un ach iev able ▁and , ▁the ▁new ▁r ink ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁even ▁started ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁making ▁the ▁business ▁model ▁of ▁playing ▁from ▁Black pool ▁un vi able . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁release ▁it ' s ▁imported ▁playing ▁staff ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁Silver ▁Bl ades ▁W id nes . ▁This ▁added ▁pressure , ▁and ▁the ▁unlikely ▁prospect ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁fund ▁a ▁permanent ▁home ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁sad ly ▁forced ▁to ▁fol d ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 / 1 7 ▁season . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁Se asons