North Stand Expansion

South Stand pics off here from back in the day. Just to show how fast the steel work goes up

Edit - Note in the 2nd pic that the cable nets have been made yellow like has just happened at the North Stand end. Probably to help the crane operator avoid hitting the cables.

20th August 2014

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18th October 2014

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spiny said:
That graphic makes it easier to understand the concept and implementation behind the North Stand development, rather than it being just a botch or South Stand copy. It will additionally provide unrivalled fans facilities shared with Co-op live to become the foundation for a true destination attraction unlike any other.

Wembley ihas been a template showcase stadium that has proved hard to sustain economically. Arsenal built a budget version based on premium price admission. Spurs built a similar multi-purpose stadium to increase use and exploit London demand that has gained plaudits but it still has limitations on its use.

West Hams London Stadium shows how not to develop a legacy Olympic athletics event, despite every advantage being gifted in place with land and infrastructure?

The much vaunted Old Trafford and Anfield stadiums offer capacity with nostalgia but little else. Both are history clubs offering an outdated past experience that modern fans will not be keen to repeat. Any development of St James Park or Villa Park will be costly steps into the unknown albeit currently under review. Attending at the Etihad offers unrivalled facilities, comfort and views for all.

Looking at major European stadiums. Germany has updated traditional grounds particularly at Bayern Munich, Dortmund and Schalke with the Berlin Stadium still with echoes of the pre-war Olympics including an athletics track. The German model is failing economically and competitively.

The Spanish giants are also going for showcase stadia whilst the Italians have been left behind. Of the other major leagues, France has no solutions.

The English climate and latitude pose different problems with light and weather issues, especially in Manchester which is also without the economic and other advantages of London and many of our European competitors.

It was hard to envisage the CFA being built on contaminated derelict ground next to the Etihad rather than on out of town green field land as the usual option. It has become recognised as a World Class facility and a template for others. The concept behind the North Stand is looks even more revolutionary.

It is 10 years since the South Stand Development. The North Stand Development is a different scale. If City continue on this trajectory, no doubt in 10 years we can expect a 80k stadium as well as stuff our owners are already planning.

The golf saying “drive for show, put for dough” comes to mind. Setting apart design aesthetics, the North Stand development increasingly looks like it will be best in class for fans as well as for MCFC/CFG and as a part of a destination to benefit Manchester.
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Bayern Munich really didn’t really update a ‘traditional stadium’, they built a brand new one that opened 18 years ago. This replaced the Olympic Stadium which wasn’t a traditional stadium either.
 
richards30 said:
Why would the club not want the north stand to be purely a home end? Baffling if true
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@richards30

Because of this GA+ section

The club and City Matter reps were supposed to meet with the club to discuss getting rid of this.

The chairman wants a "Blue Wall" someone better tell Danny Wilson that !!!!!!!!!!!

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LEXSTARproject said:
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www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Man City fan group wants more safe standing amid Blue Wall dream

As Manchester City continue with plans to expand the North Stand, one fan group would like improvements made in the South Stand
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North Stand redevelopment could have put the away fans in an upstairs bit like Newcastle & we get one end. But that isn’t happening it seems and 25000 fans not going to swop ends now. We want club to canvass Tier 3 south stand supporters.

The fact they are so high up means songs can travel a lot better from there too. That’s why when away fans get full tier 3 they dominate the ground. It’s the lay out of our ground.
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We can’t put the away fans in tier 3 totally because there’s a rule saying they need to be at pitch side. A couple of clubs have dispensation not to due to their stadium layouts.
 
Buckshaw Blue said:
Can’t understand why rail seating was only installed from row Z backwards in the away end SSL3 when everyone tends to stand in that section.

Certainly all of 314 tends to stand so would make sense to have it installed in that block at least.
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I had posted about this a few months ago in the SS3 thread. I had a call with the club to establish if the snippet published in the Mail after the Liverpool game was true. It said that all of SS3 was to be safe standing (I'd move out if that was the case). I was told that all of the away section would be safe standing as the stadium safety authority had said the club needs to do it. They still haven't done all of it but they will. There are no 'current' plans to do the same in the home section but the club is considering all options for when the expanded NS opens
 
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