Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

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cyclops said:
Just been to the stadium for the Supporters club AGM and took these pics. I hope this works from my phone.
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how did you sneak out - I couldn't find an easy way past the staff on the lower concourse so gave up this year
 
Pride_In_Battle said:
Looks weird. Hopefully they fill in those corners soon, because it looks daft where it drops then rises steeply into the new stand. Before it was sleek and organic.
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Comments like this are like buying Messi and saying he has no right foot and doesn't win enough headers.

There's truth to it but it's not at all important when the overall product is absolutely brilliant.

I don't think some realise how much of a difficult piece of engineering this new stand was to build and design due to the old cable net restrictions.
 
ManCityX said:
Comments like this are like buying Messi and saying he has no right foot and doesn't win enough headers.

There's truth to it but it's not at all important when the overall product is absolutely brilliant.

I don't think some realise how much of a difficult piece of engineering this new stand was to build and design due to the old cable net restrictions.
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I do realise to a certain point, because of everything they've had to do, and how long it's taken, to expand just one stand. However, I am no structural architect.

Are you saying that the shape of the ends of the roof are integral to the overall stability of the stadium? Surely the curve of the roof could have been flattened slightly to lead into the roof of the new stand? This would have also given us more space inside the stadium to fill the corners with more seating when we reach that stage. Just looks a bit daft is all.
 
Pride_In_Battle said:
I do realise to a certain point, because of everything they've had to do, and how long it's taken, to expand just one stand. However, I am no structural architect.

Are you saying that the shape of the ends of the roof are integral to the overall stability of the stadium? Surely the curve of the roof could have been flattened slightly to lead into the roof of the new stand? This would have also given us more space inside the stadium to fill the corners with more seating when we reach that stage. Just looks a bit daft is all.
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They can't do the corners because the cable net comes in through them. They'll only be able to be done when the sides are expanded. They've had to create a temporary cornering solution, which will be easy to remove once the expansion reaches that stage. Most of the inner works will be covered up with the new screens in the near future.
 
they've done pretty well with those corners all things considering - the old roof slopes backwards, the new roof sloops forwards and the ends of each are about 60-70 degrees angled compared to each other - a very complex and subtle shape required to temporarily plug the gap whilst keeping everyone in 111,119,211,212,219 and 220 dry
 
chris63 said:
Christ the new stand looks so impressive. First home game v Chelsea will be huge.
Lets hope the guys give us a win.
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These moaners need to give their heads a wobble. I love the fact (whether engineering forced them to or not) that they have created a stand at one end that looks imposing. I would say they are making this more like a football stadium. The designs like the Emirates looks aesthetically great but they are almost 'too' uniform meaning they lack a bit of character. To me the new South stand looks imposing, like one end where all the singers can gather to create an impressive display and it can stand out, but not so outlandish as to not fit in with the rest of the stadium like St James or the Swamp. To be honest I think the whole thing is a triumph. We had a great stadium in the Etihad that were it not for our new owners we would all have been happy with. When it was designed no one even conceived of the monster we would become therefore the design never incorporated expansion. To me that lacked a bit of ambition and forethought but it is what it is. These moaners are ungrateful tw*ts if the truth be told.
 
chris63 said:
Christ the new stand looks so impressive. First home game v Chelsea will be huge.
Lets hope the guys give us a win.
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It will if we fill it.

But make no mistake blues, City NEED to get through that test / open training session on Wednesday 12th - so I implore all blues to spend that three quid and get those 100 points to make sure that happens - it will be a MASSIVE let down if we fall short and City are forced to withhold some seat sales because they didn't get the safety certificate - the MUEN red pen will have a f*cking field day and run out of ink on the blank spaces if we let the club down - so everyone do the club a favour and get sign up for it and down there on the 12th!
 
DiscoSteve said:
It will if we fill it.

But make no mistake blues, City NEED to get through that test / open training session on Wednesday 12th - so I implore all blues to spend that three quid and get those 100 points to make sure that happens - it will be a MASSIVE let down if we fall short and City are forced to withhold some seat sales because they didn't get the safety certificate - the MUEN red pen will have a f*cking field day and run out of ink on the blank spaces if we let the club down - so everyone do the club a favour and get sign up for it and down there on the 12th!
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Couldn't agree more.
 
DiscoSteve said:
It will if we fill it.

But make no mistake blues, City NEED to get through that test / open training session on Wednesday 12th - so I implore all blues to spend that three quid and get those 100 points to make sure that happens - it will be a MASSIVE let down if we fall short and City are forced to withhold some seat sales because they didn't get the safety certificate - the MUEN red pen will have a f*cking field day and run out of ink on the blank spaces if we let the club down - so everyone do the club a favour and get sign up for it and down there on the 12th!
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It would be helpful if the club told us how many tickets they have sold for the training session. You know, people have got better things to do on a Weds evening than watch a glorified kick about, If they are short of numbers i'd certainly make the effort.
 
Goater666 said:
It would be helpful if the club told us how many tickets they have sold for the training session. You know, people have got better things to do on a Weds evening than watch a glorified kick about, If they are short of numbers i'd certainly make the effort.
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They had only sold 2000 up to yesterday morning.
 
Do they really have to try and make more money out of us so they can get their safety certificate though? I know it's only £3 but still
 
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