Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[IWasHere]

that would be amazing. its exactly what our stadium needs. if we went with what we have in the south stand it would be a waste imo. wed end up with basically arsenals stadium.

Would that mean the whole stand would have to be closed down during construction?

 

[jrb]

Nah, no plans beyond demolition of that single disused building - maybe a bit of extra car park for now?

OK.

Disappointing.

I always look at demolition in a positive light. As a rule it can mean things are moving forward.(see SSC and all the construction/towers starting this year) Saying that, there are still plenty of ghost car parks in the city centre which were once buildings before being demolished. Oh well, the wait continues!

 

[fierydan]

I did a Stadium Tour just before Christmas and the guide volunteered that construction of the new North Stand would commence in New Year 2018

 

[gkmcfc]

i guess there's no major rush to expand further. Club are probably right to rethink any proposed redevelopment of the North Stand in light of plans of the likes of West Ham and Spurs who's capacities will exceed 60k. Would be good to see a large single tiered end for sure.

 

[blueparrot]

i guess there's no major rush to expand further. Club are probably right to rethink any proposed redevelopment of the North Stand in light of plans of the likes of West Ham and Spurs who's capacities will exceed 60k. Would be good to see a large single tiered end for sure.

Dont see what West ham and Spurs have to do with it?

 

[stadiumcat]

Pretty much agree on all of that.

Some have said we wouldn't have a 'neutrals' area. Maybe not but it would be ideal for the matchday 'casual' home fans. Maybe even pay on the gate if that were possible.

The number of tourists is growing exponentially, week-in week-out you only have to look at the number of national flags displayed within the front ten rows of level one. the neutral area is needed and get the 'CITY' supporters back in the main stands.
The problem and unspoken issue is that the level one front 10-15 rows are not the best views of the whole game and you get a soaking on a regular basis. consequently those regulars and season ticket holders migrate from these, hence the take-up by tourists.

 

[blueparrot]

Some have said we wouldn't have a 'neutrals' area. Maybe not but it would be ideal for the matchday 'casual' home fans.

Depends what you mean by casual. We are matchday fans but wouldn't buy a ticket in a neutral area.

 

[SouthstandL3]

Depends what you mean by casual. We are matchday fans but wouldn't buy a ticket in a neutral area.

BP - obviously as its a first come first served system in theory, the first matchday fans get a choice of any spare seat in the ground. It would be the latecomers who would end up in that area, as everywhere else fills up. If you are saying you wouldn't go at all if the 'neutral' area was the only option, thats your choice.

 

[jrb]

Spurs have gone for a 3 tier - 2 tier end layout at their new stadium.

New flythrough released today.

 

[jrb]

Regardless if we can fill a 60,000 seater stadium or not, we have to expand the Etihad further. We can't be left behind. .

Eventually United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, and maybe Everton will have bigger stadiums than us. Newcastle already have a similar sized capacity stadium.

Even if we average 58'000, that is 4000 more than we are getting now.