North Stand Construction Discussion

Centurions said:
No, I'm getting a 'timed out' error when clicking on the first picture in the original post. Have you got them set to private (if that's possible)?

Edit: https://ibb.co/Y80Ny7c is the link.
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I don’t know. I’m not signed up to Ibib, so I can’t go back and change the preferences.

Postimage is up again, so if people don’t mind, I’ll repost the pictures again later on, so that people can view them full size screengrabs, which are on my other iPad. I’m busy atm.
 
jrb said:
I don’t know. I’m not signed up to Ibib, so I can’t go back and change the preferences.

Postimage is up again, so if people don’t mind, I’ll repost the pictures again later on, so that people can view them full size screengrabs, which are on my other iPad. I’m busy atm.
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They all work fine on my iPad
 
cpoverview said:
They all work fine on my iPad
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Everyone needs an iPad.

I agree with you about the way the mock-up is facing.

Very strange.

I appreciate the holding area is a little tight and constraint, but you’d think City and Sisk would have had the mock-up facing outwards rather than inwards so the fans could have got a better view of of the mock-up cladding when the season starts.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
There’s no money in building a 100k seater just for bragging rights. 90k perhaps but that’s a big stadium to fill 20 times a season, most seats will be sold at the cheap prices. And there’ll be very few neutral matches to host. They’ll probably make most money out of concerts I reckon.

60k to 70k is more than enough for a PL stadium, perhaps the optimal size for revenue and atmosphere. Wembley always feels it’s lacking in something but that could just be the abundance of red making me nauseous.
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Lot's of money to be made with a 100K Seat stadium if you get others to pay for it.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Abu Dhabi/UAE think in terms of 50 years for integrated planning.

Take a look at the 50 year plan of/for Saadiyat Island.

We were there 20 years ago and it was mainly beach/marine desert.

Today it is the Cultural District for Abu Dhabi with the Louvre,Gugenheim and Sheikh Zayed museums, along with hotels, beach clubs, golf courses and villas.

'Build it and they shall come' !!
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Looking forward to seeing Grealish’s inconic parade photo in the East Manchester Louvre when it opens!
 
Someone I know who works at Co-op Live has mentioned the possibility of a bridge linking the hotel to the arena. Anyone else heard this or has it been mentioned before?
 
gkmcfc said:
Someone I know who works at Co-op Live has mentioned the possibility of a bridge linking the hotel to the arena. Anyone else heard this or has it been mentioned before?
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Yes some cgi shots here...

rope bridges Archives - Good Food St. Louis
 
Keeper! said:
Lot's of money to be made with a 100K Seat stadium if you get others to pay for it.
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They won’t get tax payers cash. There’s no precedence and more importantly the government has no money to give. Scruffy Jim won’t pay for it though and neither will the Glazers, it will only happen if they sell the club which is the whole point of his being there, to give it a lick of paint, get the planning permission, make it look like they know what they’re doing and hope they find someone gullible enough to be interested.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
They won’t get tax payers cash. There’s no precedence and more importantly the government has no money to give. Scruffy Jim won’t pay for it though and neither will the Glazers, it will only happen if they sell the club which is the whole point of his being there, to give it a lick of paint, get the planning permission, make it look like they know what they’re doing and hope they find someone gullible enough to be interested.
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Agreed, no chance they build a new stadium.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
They won’t get tax payers cash. There’s no precedence and more importantly the government has no money to give. Scruffy Jim won’t pay for it though and neither will the Glazers, it will only happen if they sell the club which is the whole point of his being there, to give it a lick of paint, get the planning permission, make it look like they know what they’re doing and hope they find someone gullible enough to be interested.
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I hope your right, but don't underestimate this scruffy top hat, he won't be using his money for sure.
 
gkmcfc said:
Someone I know who works at Co-op Live has mentioned the possibility of a bridge linking the hotel to the arena. Anyone else heard this or has it been mentioned before?
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I’ve not heard about it or seen it mentioned anywhere.

There is a small bridge that links the Coop Live Arena over the canal to the other side of the Etihad Campus. It’s still currently closed. New bollards have been installed in front of the bridge on the stadium side of the bridge. I’ll get a picture the next time I’m down at the Etihad.

I might get a picture of the bridge this Sunday as I’m going into town to do a centre construction roundup. If not this Sunday, definitely next Sunday. I’m trying to leave a 2 week gap in-between the pictures so there is some visible change in the North stand, hotel, and across the construction site.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
They won’t get tax payers cash. There’s no precedence and more importantly the government has no money to give. Scruffy Jim won’t pay for it though and neither will the Glazers, it will only happen if they sell the club which is the whole point of his being there, to give it a lick of paint, get the planning permission, make it look like they know what they’re doing and hope they find someone gullible enough to be interested.
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United aren’t looking for stadium money. So they say?? United are looking for transport and infrastructure money for the area surrounding a new Old Toilet. Which is strange, as Old Trafford is already served by 3 Metrolink stations, Old Trafford, Trafford Bar, and Wharfside. And is linked to the city centre by Chester Road, a duel carriageway.

There are a number of stops within easy walking distance of the ground:

  • Old Trafford (Bury/Altrincham lines) - located next to the stadium
  • Trafford Bar (Altrincham/East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines) - 10-minute walk.
  • Firswood (East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines) - 10-minute walk.
  • Wharfside (Trafford Park line) - located a 15-minute walk from the stadium
What additional transport links and investment does Scruffy want?
 
jrb said:
United aren’t looking for stadium money. So they say?? United are looking for transport and infrastructure money for the area surrounding a new Old Toilet. Which is strange, as Old Trafford is already served by 3 Metrolink stations, Old Trafford, Trafford Bar, and Wharfside. And is linked to the city centre by Chester Road, a duel carriageway.

There are a number of stops within easy walking distance of the ground:

  • Old Trafford (Bury/Altrincham lines) - located next to the stadium
  • Trafford Bar (Altrincham/East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines) - 10-minute walk.
  • Firswood (East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines) - 10-minute walk.
  • Wharfside (Trafford Park line) - located a 15-minute walk from the stadium
What additional transport links and investment does Scruffy want?
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Haha, I think those tram stop walking times are to the real Old Trafford (cricket ground) but you are correct they are well served already.

The main issue is the train line and freight terminal next door to them. Moving the freight terminal might be beneficial to the rest of Manchester tbh.
 
jrb said:
United aren’t looking for stadium money. So they say?? United are looking for transport and infrastructure money for the area surrounding a new Old Toilet. Which is strange, as Old Trafford is already served by 3 Metrolink stations, Old Trafford, Trafford Bar, and Wharfside. And is linked to the city centre by Chester Road, a duel carriageway.

There are a number of stops within easy walking distance of the ground:

  • Old Trafford (Bury/Altrincham lines) - located next to the stadium
  • Trafford Bar (Altrincham/East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines) - 10-minute walk.
  • Firswood (East Didsbury/Manchester Airport lines) - 10-minute walk.
  • Wharfside (Trafford Park line) - located a 15-minute walk from the stadium
What additional transport links and investment does Scruffy want?
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High speed link direct to the home counties is what they really need
 
jrb said:
I’ve not heard about it or seen it mentioned anywhere.

There is a small bridge that links the Coop Live Arena over the canal to the other side of the Etihad Campus. It’s still currently closed. New bollards have been installed in front of the bridge on the stadium side of the bridge. I’ll get a picture the next time I’m down at the Etihad.

I might get a picture of the bridge this Sunday as I’m going into town to do a centre construction roundup. If not this Sunday, definitely next Sunday. I’m trying to leave a 2 week gap in-between the pictures so there is some visible change in the North stand, hotel, and across the construction site.
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On Google maps it is shown as Loverose Street off Gibbon Street. It was being used when we played West Ham on the last day of the season for people going to the Barry Manilow concert.
 
Gray said:
On Google maps it is shown as Loverose Street off Gibbon Street. It was being used when we played West Ham on the last day of the season for people going to the Barry Manilow concert.
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Used to be called Forge Lane back in the old days, running generally north to south connecting to Ashton New Road, the one there now north of the arena runs in a different direction though. Just been looking at some old maps and didn’t realise there was an offshoot of the canal that ran south into wharfs (I assume) near there, just east of the locks.
 
Keeper! said:
I hope your right, but don't underestimate this scruffy top hat, he won't be using his money for sure.
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He, INEOS, don't have a good track record with using government funding he reneged on a deal to build his Defender-rip-off in Wales costing the Welsh Government >£30M

www.forbes.com

Could Ineos Build Its Land Rover Defender Copycat In France, Not England?

It (Ineos) today suspended plans to build the Grenadier in Bridgend, Wales, in favor of negotiating with Daimler over its Hambach smart plant in western France. It has also suspended development of a chassis factory in Portugal.
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Chris Elmore, MP for Ogmore in Bridgend, tweeted the decision was a “crushing blow” for the area.

He wrote: “The highly-skilled and dedicated workforce in Ogmore, Bridgend and surrounding areas would have risen to the challenge. Today’s news is a hammer blow.

“That Brexit is clearly a major factor at play is a bitter pill to swallow. Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was a vocal Brexiteer, loudly proclaiming the benefits of leaving the EU. Today, we can see his claims are as hollow as his promises.”

Can't find it now but RATCliffe said in his statement, about the Bridgend plant, that this is what "INEOS is all about supporting British workers", less than a year later he had decided to support French workers
 
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