Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

Jesus H Gabz said:
Might explain why so few season tickets went on sale this season, if there’s gonna be a mass relocation of level 2. Given the demand and minimal release this season, I reckon we’d easily break the 50’000 ST barrier if legislation allows for that percentage when up & running. But if we’re gonna rip out level 2 I don’t get why we wouldn’t consider 1 tier, surely the financials can’t be that different? Aside from that why can’t we put some temporary LED advertising (tongue in cheek) on level 2 when the works are ongoing to cover lost revenue on the seats, we have form
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Another consideration is what will happen when/if the roofs of E & W Stands need replacing and also if the club intend to just put new roofs on or to expand those stands (if possible) at the same time. The supporters in the top levels will need moving out while they are done. So it could be NS is expanded, then CBL3 supporters move into there while CBL3 roof is done, then EL3 do the same when CBL3 roof is completed, before there is actually much of an increase in capacity & season ticket availability. Interesting problem to have for the club.
 
Manchester33 said:
Nothing is set in stone yet, but here are some tidbits...

- No chance of a 1 tier stand (financially).
- NSL2 could be deconstructed if it's a two-tier stand.
- New City square is going to be undercover, between the two buildings (one of which is a hotel).
- It's likely we'll see a new corporate area elsewhere in the stadium.
- Collar site will remain untouched - for now.

The new leadership seems pretty on the ball. If you want your say, get down to the fan consultations.
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Hope rekindled here.

The @jrb dream isn’t dead yet.
 
jrb said:
United and Newcastle are the only 2 PL clubs who have special dispensation.

Every other PL club including City have fans pitchside.

United’s is because of the disabled section, which has been enlarged, and is next to and under the away fans. Otherwise the away fans would be pitchside.

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As for Newcastle, I haven’t got a clue. Probably something to do with access issues and segregation issues, as it’s a beast of a stand. Away fans top right corner.

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Newcastle‘s dispensation is due to access and segregation but it’s bollox they could manage but i don’t know how they got away with it
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
They think 1 in 20 concert goers will walk home down the canal path? In their Sunday best and high heels? Doesn't seem right.
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Mindboggling that they think everyone is just going to do away with cars.

The council should be arranging deals with all the local businesses for event day parking, rather than the free for all now.

Rather than an extended parking exclusion zone, charge £5 for on street parking match and event days, use the money to improve local facilities for residents.

A parent with young kids and their mates at a concert isn't jumping a bus or walking into town at 1030pm, then connect on to Burnley or wherever.

It's Sadiq Khan style war on cars but with a 100th of the public transport infrastructure
 
blueloon said:
I'll keep an open mind. The bottom line is our owners have got imagination and it is in there interest to make the Etihad campus a prime destination. It will be difficult to achieve something on the scale of Wembley and Stratford. They have the partners to make a success of it. Look at examples of how they have done this elsewhere.
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Please tell me you still ain’t talking about a retractable roof !!! There is more chance of log flume.
 
Manchester33 said:
Nothing is set in stone yet, but here are some tidbits...

- No chance of a 1 tier stand (financially).
- NSL2 could be deconstructed if it's a two-tier stand.
- New City square is going to be undercover, between the two buildings (one of which is a hotel).
- It's likely we'll see a new corporate area elsewhere in the stadium.
- Collar site will remain untouched - for now.

The new leadership seems pretty on the ball. If you want your say, get down to the fan consultations.
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"The two buildings" as in the new stand and hotel ?
 
pride in battle said:
"The two buildings" as in the new stand and hotel ?
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Looking towards Joe Mercer Way

Would make sense to put the Museum and/or souvenir shop to the right, the hotel to the left(soil testing on the Collar site), and the covered City Square Plaza in-between them both, with a central atrium that leads through the City Square Plaza to and from Joe Mercer Way, with access to the Museum and/or the souvenir shop and the hotel, as well as access to the expanded North stand.

The Cafe, Summerbee bar and large shelters are all going.
 
Manchester33 said:
Well, the two buildings are part of the extended stand. Either side of a covered City square.
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Didn't read that before posting the above.

*Part of the extended stand*.

Interesting.

So the North stand is going to fan out backwards to accommodate those buildings?

Which 'could' imply a larger level 2, rather than a smaller 3rd tier expansion, similar to the South stand?
 
jrb said:
Didn't read that before posting the above.

*Part of the extended stand*.

Interesting.

So the North stand is going to fan out backwards to accommodate those buildings?

Which 'could' imply a larger level 2, rather than a smaller 3rd tier expansion, similar to the South stand?
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I'm sure somebody posted the hotel and the conference centre are joined to the extended stand and come out from it as 2 wings with the covered plaza in beteween, rather than being built into the stand.
 
jrb said:
Didn't read that before posting the above.

*Part of the extended stand*.

Interesting.

So the North stand is going to fan out backwards to accommodate those buildings?

Which 'could' imply a larger level 2, rather than a smaller 3rd tier expansion, similar to the South stand?
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The footprint of an expanded level 2 or additional level 3 would be the same due to the cable net restrictions. The top of the tier needs to finish up at the same point in both instances to allow the net to feed through between the tier and the roof.
 
blueparrot said:
I'm sure somebody posted the hotel and the conference centre are joined to the extended stand and come out from it as 2 wings with the covered plaza in beteween, rather than being built into the stand.
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Maybe they’ll be twin towers on either side of, and joined up with, the new stand, creating an iconic visual. Would look great walking up Joe Mercer Way or coming from the tram stops. One tower contains a hotel and the other the shop & museum.

Like this on a bigger scale -

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blueparrot said:
I'm sure somebody posted the hotel and the conference centre are joined to the extended stand and come out from it as 2 wings with the covered plaza in beteween, rather than being built into the stand.
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That makes sense.
 
HelloCity said:
The footprint of an expanded level 2 or additional level 3 would be the same due to the cable net restrictions. The top of the tier needs to finish up at the same point in both instances to allow the net to feed through between the tier and the roof.
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blueparrot said:
I'm sure somebody posted the hotel and the conference centre are joined to the extended stand and come out from it as 2 wings with the covered plaza in beteween, rather than being built into the stand.
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So the actual stand and roof pretty much stay the same, but are extended higher and further back, like the South stand, and the two buildings, the souvenir shop/museum and the hotel are incorporated seamlessly into the sides of the stand, fan outwards, and in-between those two buildings will be a linked and covered City Square?
 
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