Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[mikeskitz]

Laing o Rourke cabins have been taken down and removed today from the east stand car park

 

[GornikDaze]

Laing o Rourke cabins have been taken down and removed today from the east stand car park

That's only because they're worried they will get nicked on Saturday!

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Looked like there is some sort of temporary netting/structure type thing put on top of the north stand this morning

 

[mancity dan]

Looked like there is some sort of temporary netting/structure type thing put on top of the north stand this morning

Ooooh interesting :O)

 

[HelloCity]

Have they done anything more to the stairway exteriors at the South Stand? They seemed to be working on them quite a bit a couple of weeks back.

 

[Why Always Ste]

Question for those who may know... Would it be possible to eventually introduce a retractable roof on the stadium?

As seen at The Etihad Stadium in Melbourne

I ask as with ADUG having a stake in UFC now and more interest in hosting Concerts.

 

[droylsdenblue]

Here is an interesting pattern:

Maine Road 34,000 move to CoMS 47,000 - approx a third increase in capacity
CoMS/Etihad 47,000 to 62,500 extended Etihad North and South Stands - approx a third increase in capacity
Etihad Stadium 62,500 (world class) with extended East and West Stand development to 80,000 - approx a third increase in capacity

Each time the pessimists have said we will never fill the stadium and the optimists have countered with build it and they will come. They have come!!! It is just a matter of time.

Got to say you are right, I said 47000 was more than enough as we'd never averaged that many since I started going in the 1960's. An incredible effort by the club and the fans, bring on the north stand level 3

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Ooooh interesting :O)

Probably nothing mate but here's a pic I got this morning (I don't think that's usually there!?):

Was on my work so didn't have time to look properly

 

[tailspin747]

Have they done anything more to the stairway exteriors at the South Stand? They seemed to be working on them quite a bit a couple of weeks back.

The curved sections that wrap in front of the original cable towers have been finished off.

 

[mcfcphil]

Have they done anything more to the stairway exteriors at the South Stand? They seemed to be working on them quite a bit a couple of weeks back.

last match while I was walking up the stairs I noticed there are big brackets on the outside of the stand. they seem to be part of the metal frame of the stand itself. god knows what they're for but they look like something you could rest a giant screen on or something like that as they're fairly considerable.