North Stand Construction Discussion

The roof won’t make much difference. At the end of the day it needs to be there for North Stand level 1 and the OG level 2 by the time the first game starts in August.

The only time they can take down the original roof is during the close season because they need mobile cranes on the pitch to do it and these will cause some damage to the pitch so the work also needs to be concluded several weeks before the new season starts.

Expect all the initial roof beams to be in place before the end of April and perhaps even cabled up by then as well.

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HelloCity said:
The roof won’t make much difference. At the end of the day it needs to be there for North Stand level 1 and the OG level 2 by the time the first game starts in August.

The only time they can take down the original roof is during the close season because they need mobile cranes on the pitch to do it and these will cause some damage to the pitch so the work also needs to be concluded several weeks before the new season starts.

Expect all the initial roof beams to be in place before the end of April and perhaps even cabled up by then as well.

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Helpful info mate. I think what the timetabling / ticket price engagement link is is that Danny Wilson has said (previously) that City will engage with fans groups / fans on tickets for the expanded North Stand when the current phase work on the roof is done. I think that’s the new roof structure that apparently needs to be up this month according to current timescales (but they might not be so important like you say).

We are expecting the engagement about tickets / season cards to start this month with the extraordinary AGM and wider fan engagement etc. City seemed to see taking down the existing roof in the Summer as less of an issue.

The above thinking may have changed now and City might be able catch up in the Summer like you say but City felt they need to be confident when the key stages in the new roof build are to be completed.

For example, they probably can’t offer half season season cards unless they are very confident the new stand will open in January 2026 and the fan engagement needs to happen before the Summer. Putting up the new roof structure looks incredibly complicated and from a layman’s perspective looks risky in terms of potential delays.

I’m not sure when the crowd test events are scheduled for the expanded stand that could affect the opening date. It would be helpful to see the project plan.
 
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As a lay person, I find it fascinating and thanks to everyone for contributing. It already looks very impressive and is incomparable to what is not going on on the other side, just outside the city.

I love the shots last night which show the Athletics Stadium, Squash and Tennis facilities which we obviously don't own but that confirms the partnership with MCC. When you throw in the Velodrome and BMX arena (which we never hear or see much about) it really is a sports area/village/campus, now. The cherry on the top being the Concert arena. I'm not sure Coop will be able to compete on the next contract, but I'm getting ahead of myself, and that's what this development does to you. As for the potential of the collar ....

Edit. Forgot about the CFA!

My Dad was born in the area and I would have loved to have shown him this and wondered what he would have made of it.
 
jrb said:
Zoomed in.

The picture really shows how high the new North stand roof will be compared to the current North stand roof, and the roofs on the Colin Bell stand and East stand.

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....'ti's a big bugger.

Pricing and conditions are going to be crucial to its occupancy and success.

Getting it right is easy, getting it wrong should be impossible !!
 
The 3rd image gives a glimpse of the fan zone and it appears there are steps leading up to the stadium it's self. I hadn't realised there was a gradient from the edge of the hotel up to the North Stand (or Pep Stand, as I like to call it).

Also a glimpse of the Sky walk.
 
Hi, are you comfortable working on scaffolding at height, in potentially high winds but with some great views?

- yes, why how high are we talking?

It is a fairly small platform, on probably only about three storeys' worth of scaffolding.

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- that doesn't seem too bad, doesn't seem attached to much though.

No, it isn't attached to anything really, it is built around 4 large leaning piers that need connected at the top.

-Right ok, doesn't sound too bad given it is only 3 or so storeys off the ground.

We didn't say off the ground. We said tall.

- Ok? What do you mean.

It is built off a hanging platform, on top of a circular disc in mid air, held on a 15m tall temporary prop.

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- right ok, still doesn't feel too bad, what are we talking, maybe 30 metres off the ground?

64, actually.

- not following, doesn't look that tall.

Yeah, see the whole thing is actually built on top of a roof of a steel tower.. that partly cantileveres a new overganging skybar on top of a..

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- fuck that, I'm out.
 
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LangleyBlue1970 said:
Will the hotel have a view
Asa's left peg said:
The 3rd image gives a glimpse of the fan zone and it appears there are steps leading up to the stadium it's self. I hadn't realised there was a gradient from the edge of the hotel up to the North Stand (or Pep Stand, as I like to call it).

Also a glimpse of the Sky walk.
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think it’s just an optical illusion in respect of the steps , just different shades of hard paving ?
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