Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread
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Safe Standing being installed on South Stand Level 1, and on the corner of East Stand Level 1.
More pictures via the link below.
From the OS.
The home of the Premier League Champions is undergoing a revamp with the excavation of the Etihad Stadium pitch, which started the day after our win over Everton.
The new pitch will be completed by late June, giving seven weeks to establish.
Works were originally planned for summer 2020 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty around when the 2020/21 season would restart.
This is the first full rebuild of the pitch since 2003 when City moved to the Etihad, although a partial rebuild took place in 2010. The project is the biggest single pitch project in the Club's history.
Principle contractors are John Mallinsons from Ormskirk, who did the original build in 2003 (as well as the pitches at the City Football Academy), working with Irrigation Control and SEL Environmental and independently monitored during the pitch build by PSD Labosport - all three are north-west based.
The new build will include an air vacuum system for the first time which can pull moisture out of the pitch against the force of gravity, meaning the Etihad Stadium pitch will be one of just a handful to have this type of system in the UK.
It also has the ability to retain and recycle over 200,000 litres of rain and pitch irrigation water - a first in the UK for this type of pitch drainage system.
Once completed, the pitch will be reinforced with SIS Grass for the first time, and installed by SIS Pitches - another north west based company.
Excavation saw the pitch level dropped by almost half a metre, removing around 6,000 tonnes of rootzone, sand, gravel and clay. This will be fully replaced and the new pitch will sit at exactly the same level as the previous one.
The new pitch will measure 105 x 68 metres white line to white line, as it has since 2003. This is a standard requirement for the Premier League, as well as UEFA and FIFA tournaments.
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More pictures via the link below.
From the OS.
The home of the Premier League Champions is undergoing a revamp with the excavation of the Etihad Stadium pitch, which started the day after our win over Everton.
The new pitch will be completed by late June, giving seven weeks to establish.
Works were originally planned for summer 2020 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty around when the 2020/21 season would restart.
This is the first full rebuild of the pitch since 2003 when City moved to the Etihad, although a partial rebuild took place in 2010. The project is the biggest single pitch project in the Club's history.
Principle contractors are John Mallinsons from Ormskirk, who did the original build in 2003 (as well as the pitches at the City Football Academy), working with Irrigation Control and SEL Environmental and independently monitored during the pitch build by PSD Labosport - all three are north-west based.
The new build will include an air vacuum system for the first time which can pull moisture out of the pitch against the force of gravity, meaning the Etihad Stadium pitch will be one of just a handful to have this type of system in the UK.
It also has the ability to retain and recycle over 200,000 litres of rain and pitch irrigation water - a first in the UK for this type of pitch drainage system.
Once completed, the pitch will be reinforced with SIS Grass for the first time, and installed by SIS Pitches - another north west based company.
Excavation saw the pitch level dropped by almost half a metre, removing around 6,000 tonnes of rootzone, sand, gravel and clay. This will be fully replaced and the new pitch will sit at exactly the same level as the previous one.
The new pitch will measure 105 x 68 metres white line to white line, as it has since 2003. This is a standard requirement for the Premier League, as well as UEFA and FIFA tournaments.
Behind-the-scenes: Etihad Stadium pitch progress
The dust may only just be starting to settle on City's superb 2020/21 season... but preparations are already under way for the new campaign and beyond!
www.mancity.com
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This picture shows how far away the nearest seats and City fans in East Stand Level 1 will be from the pitch.
Another example of how the Etihads once intimidating stadium layout and atomosphere is constantly being diluted in the quest to increase revenues.
Another example of how the Etihads once intimidating stadium layout and atomosphere is constantly being diluted in the quest to increase revenues.
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Not read this thread for a while. Is the away fans section being relocated so we have all the SOUTH stand and safe standing area?
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only a few years ago we spent a fortune putting the extra few rows in. Madness.
bluwes
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Watching it on TV was very distracting, but i guess that is the point....
They will have recouped that numerous times over in the first season alone