North Stand Construction Discussion

Alty_Blue said:
A new build may well be the most likely option but when? I imagine ADUG will want to see some return on the £300M investment in the north stand expansion before demolishing the entire stadium to build a new one.
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Absolutely.... but fail to plan, plan to fail !!

Look at the rags !!
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Plans and CGIs do exist of expanded E & W stands/ 4th tiers/corners creating a true bowel.

The spirals are incorporated in to the structure.

This,and a new build stadium remain 'futuristic' but have been through various iterations,feasability and viability studies.

A new build is the most likely option.
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Depends, in what capacity they 'exist'.

There is probably a concept floating about but I wouldn't rush to believe there are 'plans' in place, or at least not to a meaningful level.
 
jrb said:
Off topic, but hotel related.

Stock Exchange Hotel and Hotel Football both part owned by Gary Neville made loses totalling millions.

It will be very interesting to see what price point the Etihad stadium hotel will be pitched at, and what star rating it will be.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Hotel owned by Manchester United legends records huge losses

The Stock Exchange hotel, just off Market Street, opened in 2019
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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krisblue said:
Planning docs say that it is going to be pitched squarely at the leisure hotel market. I'd expect it to be in a similar range to the Malmaison and the Clayton, 4****, £150-200 a night territory.
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I thought both Hilton and Marriott were in talks with City to take over the hotel and Hilton was ahead given their experience of having an integrated hotel (which they have recently expanded as well) at the Old Trafford (the real Old Trafford that is, the cricket one) but City batted it back that they won't accept a Garden Inn (which I believe is Hilton's second tier brand that is part of the Old Trafford cricket stadium), so they came back with this being a flagship Hilton or DoubleTree. Not sure what happened after those initial talks ...
 
Gone for a Burton said:
"never backed claim"....what do you mean ?

I dont recall ever claiming anything.

Discuss !!
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The claim that these plans exist, to the capacity you suggest.

Don't get me wrong I fully believe you when you say you have seen them. I just don't think they are as ready to roll out as you make out. And with this being something you have seen and nobody else has, then it can't be backed by default.
 
MAG said:
I thought both Hilton and Marriott were in talks with City to take over the hotel and Hilton was ahead given their experience of having an integrated hotel (which they have recently expanded as well) at the Old Trafford (the real Old Trafford that is, the cricket one) but City batted it back that they won't accept a Garden Inn (which I believe is Hilton's second tier brand that is part of the Old Trafford cricket stadium), so they came back with this being a flagship Hilton or DoubleTree. Not sure what happened after those initial talks ...
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Where did you hear this out of interest?
 
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MAG said:
I thought both Hilton and Marriott were in talks with City to take over the hotel and Hilton was ahead given their experience of having an integrated hotel (which they have recently expanded as well) at the Old Trafford (the real Old Trafford that is, the cricket one) but City batted it back that they won't accept a Garden Inn (which I believe is Hilton's second tier brand that is part of the Old Trafford cricket stadium), so they came back with this being a flagship Hilton or DoubleTree. Not sure what happened after those initial talks ...
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Given that Mandarin Oriental are a club partner, any chance they will run the hotel?
 
HelloCity said:
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Hey you could of at least put black tape over my eyes.

We decided to have a walk round to view the development progress with our own eyes to take in the scale despite avidly viewing CP Overview and SS Skies' footage.

Wasn't aware we were being "watched".
Do I get royalties? Or should I contact my solicitor? ;)
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Plans and CGIs do exist of expanded E & W stands/ 4th tiers/corners creating a true bowel.

The spirals are incorporated in to the structure.

This,and a new build stadium remain 'futuristic' but have been through various iterations,feasability and viability studies.

A new build is the most likely option.
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There may have been options at one point. The investment of £400m in stadium extensions indicates that a new stadium is highly unlikely.
 
Kinkys Left Foot said:
Hey you could of at least put black tape over my eyes.

We decided to have a walk round to view the development progress with our own eyes to take in the scale despite avidly viewing CP Overview and SS Skies' footage.

Wasn't aware we were being "watched".
Do I get royalties? Or should I contact my solicitor? ;)
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Haha. I actually thought ‘it would be funny if this was someone from bluemoon’!

Incredible modelling skills though. The goal of the photo was to show the scale from the ground next to a person.

(Shall I take it down? You’ve already outed yourself though!)
 
The new north stand won’t blend into the rest of the stadium at the corners like the south stand end.

The negative is that the north stand will look a bit more ‘attached’ to the rest of the stadium from the outside but the positive is that internally the corners won’t be touched and we’ll be saved the eye sores we had with the south stand.

North

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South

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