North Stand Construction Discussion

[mexico1970]

The cap is going on one of the spires right now

We've got spires? Now that's impressive ;-)

 

[cpoverview]

And now it’s back on the ground!

 

[Chappie]

It's going up, it's going down

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Oh no, Amazon delivered the wrong size! Down to the local post office then to return and request a refund.

 

[Gray]

It's going up, it's going down

With a million in the bank.

 

[Norman kneejerk]

Yes, the definition of "close proximity" is key to whether City can count rental income from the Arena (assuming I'm right in assuming that there is some). CFG and OVG are the operators of the Arena so the club itself doesn't receive any of the operating income.

IIRC, there are developments in Europe where other sports and entertainment venues are in the vicinity of stadiums and count for FFP purposes, with the distances involved there suggesting that the Arena should count here. However, I can't be sure about that so would need to check. Unfortunately, the point isn't clear from a quick Google so requires more research.

Ah I wondered about this.

Must be a proximity and related activity thing maybe?

E.g if we imported coffee beans and manufactured jars of coffee you wouldn't expect. that to be allowed but wondered what the regs were?

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

It's going up, it's going down

That sounds like a Yes lyric from Close to the Edge.

 

[moggymoz]

And now it’s back on the ground!

City have just heard we have been convicted of all 115 charges so are dismantling the whole construction and fuckin off home.

 

[eyalluvitt]

The builders mantra , “measure once, cut twice”

 

[Coatigan]

And now it’s back on the ground!

Just edit that bit out ;)

 

[Gray]

And now it’s back on the ground!

Obviously doesn’t fit, could be a costly mistake and adds more time to the build.

 

[Centurions]

Obviously doesn’t fit, could be a costly mistake and adds more time to the build.

Have I wandered into a matchday thread by mistake?

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

The cap is going on one of the spires right now

This one will fit right in!

Too soon?

 

[HelloCity]

Obviously doesn’t fit, could be a costly mistake and adds more time to the build.

I wonder how long it would take to replace?

 

[failsworthblueboy]

It looks like they are getting ready to lift

 

[Gazza]

I wonder how long it would take to replace?

They probably took the left handed one up and not the correct right handed one.

 

[DiscoSteve]

It looks like they are getting ready to lift

is this the before or after photo in relation to the journey to the top of the world and back? ;-)

 

[Goatmeal]

They probably took the left handed one up and not the correct right handed one.

Apparently the builders were heard saying ‘to me, to you, to me, to you’

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Obviously doesn’t fit, could be a costly mistake and adds more time to the build.

If it is that, it would be up to the contractors to absorb the costs, but it could mean a delay. That said, their may be a work around, of the rivets don’t line up exactly we have already seen them overcome slight misalignments.

Or, possibly the lift was a rehearsal

 

[petrusha]

Ah I wondered about this.

Must be a proximity and related activity thing maybe?

E.g if we imported coffee beans and manufactured jars of coffee you wouldn't expect. that to be allowed but wondered what the regs were?

It's not very tight drafting and you could see how differing interpretations might easily arise. My guess at this stage would be I'd guess that as long as it's sports/leisure/entertainment related, i.e. the sorts of wider developments that a football club might anchor in the modern climate, and as long as there's no gap between the club's own land around its stadium/training ground and the ground where this business is, it should be OK.

I'd like to see what has been allowed through on this point, however. That might well give us greater clarity.