Any news on a new City Stadium?

[skybluekings]

Any ITKs on here know anything about if City is building a new stadium?

So far there has only been speculation, but has anyone heard anything new?

EDIT: Pic of project?

 

[CITY FOR LIFE]

Why do we need one, lets extend what we have, it is now proving that when the crowd is up for it it can be brill, tell you what take out the North Stand and rebuild it in the format of one tier that would add maybe another 4/5000. Extend the South to 3 Tier like Arsenals, that would be another 3000 giving us 55/56000 and see how we go with that.

 

[skybluekings]

I think the present deal is that anything above 30,000 tickets goes to to the Council, so extending the capacity won't have any benefit for City at all. Which is why I asked if we are building a new stadium.

Also, its embedded in the Abu Dhabi business culture to buy and not rent (even though its a very good lease deal at the moment).

 

[BufordUSABlue]

Why do we need one, lets extend what we have, it is now proving that when the crowd is up for it it can be brill, tell you what take out the North Stand and rebuild it in the format of one tier that would add maybe another 4/5000. Extend the South to 3 Tier like Arsenals, that would be another 3000 giving us 55/56000 and see how we go with that.

This!

With a 60,000 capacity.........

 

[BurnCK]

Why do people keep harping on about this ?

We've been in the stadium for only 6yrs FFS, it has the 6th highest capacity in the whole country and we don't fill it week in week out as it is.

 

[not my fault!]

We are not moving stadium end of. I can tell you now though that the stadium will be developed and they are looking to start at the end of the current season! I hear 80k but the papers and a few others have heard more like 60k, either way it's getting extended sooner rather than later. Expect the whole area to be developed very quickly, not just the ground.

 

[skybluekings]

No one is harping about anything. Its a reasonable question given the current City stadium deal with the Council:

"City have the City of Manchester Stadium on a 250-year lease but the present arrangement means the local council takes a 50 per cent cut of all match-day gate revenue above and beyond 34,000 - the capacity of the old Maine Road ground."

Extending the Stadium to whatever imaginable capacity would serve NO purpose given this existing deal.

1. The Council takes 50% of all match-day gate revenue above and beyond 34,000!

So asking about if there are plans for a new stadium with all funds (gate receipts) going into the club is a reasonable question.

Why does every single comment by anyone in here have to face at some point, ridicule and most certainly insults to follow when one defends his / her different points of view.

 

[bluwes]

Extending the Stadium to whatever imaginable capacity would serve NO purpose given this existing deal.

1. The Council takes 50% of all match-day gate revenue above and beyond 34,000![/size]

So asking about if there are plans for a new stadium with all funds (gate receipts) going into the club is a reasonable question.

Why does every single comment by anyone in here have to face at some point, ridicule and most certainly insults to follow when one defends his / her different points of view.

Because that was the agreement signed for the present capacity of 47k+. Any extension to the capacity would not be included in this agreement, therefore the gate receipts would all go to the club.

Additionally in the original deal the 50% of match day takings which goes to the council, is after all expenses has been taken out, e.g extra stewards, catering and policing costs. etc
It was a great deal

 

[not my fault!]

No one is harping about anything. Its a reasonable question given the current City stadium deal with the Council:

"City have the City of Manchester Stadium on a 250-year lease but the present arrangement means the local council takes a 50 per cent cut of all match-day gate revenue above and beyond 34,000 - the capacity of the old Maine Road ground."

Extending the Stadium to whatever imaginable capacity would serve NO purpose given this existing deal.

1. The Council takes 50% of all match-day gate revenue above and beyond 34,000!

So asking about if there are plans for a new stadium with all funds (gate receipts) going into the club is a reasonable question.

Why does every single comment by anyone in here have to face at some point, ridicule and most certainly insults to follow when one defends his / her different points of view.

Whatever your view it's happening. City have held talks with the council and the developer and all the plans have been submitted, the council wont refuse as it benefits them and us, it also fills their pledge to develop the surrounding area as this is being done by the same firm at the same time financed by the club or rather our owner. We have bought, or rather will have done any day, all the land the ground sits on and the area around the ground meaning the council would pay us a rent so surely this 50/50 split will be scrapped and a deal struck! Just takes a second to think about it rather than shouting!!! The old gas tower for example will be developed and hold a giant football in it as a symbol of what lies beyond it, this is acording to the plans laid down in the owners brief anyway.
The training ground work starts at any time too seen as we now own (bought a few weeks back) the old chemical works or what ever it was down the road. Exciting times ahead and like I said, the ground will be expanded rather than a new one built. I dont make the rules or the plans but I do know people who were in the meeting and they ar very excited about what they have seen and heard.

 

[BibbyBlue85]

Whatever your view it's happening. City have held talks with the council and the developer and all the plans have been submitted, the council wont refuse as it benefits them and us, it also fills their pledge to develop the surrounding area as this is being done by the same firm at the same time financed by the club or rather our owner. We have bought, or rather will have done any day, all the land the ground sits on and the area around the ground meaning the council would pay us a rent so surely this 50/50 split will be scrapped and a deal struck! Just takes a second to think about it rather than shouting!!! The old gas tower for example will be developed and hold a giant football in it as a symbol of what lies beyond it, this is acording to the plans laid down in the owners brief anyway.
The training ground work starts at any time too seen as we now own (bought a few weeks back) the old chemical works or what ever it was down the road. Exciting times ahead and like I said, the ground will be expanded rather than a new one built. I dont make the rules or the plans but I do know people who were in the meeting and they ar very excited about what they have seen and heard.

This has just made me shiver with excitement, just what i needed after a hard nights drinking last night. Thanks for the hangover cure mate