City to expand Etihad to 62,000?

[bluestevei]

Interestingly enough City have now moved from 'open minded' to' fully supportive' of safe standing. According to Daniel Taylor of The Guardian.

How does safe standing benefits clubs apart from maybe improving the atmosphere? It's not like you get 2 fans per seating?

Apparently it's 1.8 fans from what I've been reading. The seats are smaller and closer together.
Compare those seats(below) to the size of the seats and distance between the seats at City.

It also means you are closer to the fan either side of you, giving it a more traditional standing feel.

Imagine 3 blocks of those seats in the Kippax corner or SS.

[bigimg]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Safe_standing_area_fitted_with_rail_seats.jpg/800px-Safe_standing_area_fitted_with_rail_seats.jpg[/bigimg]

smaller seats and nearer to the next person, WHAT ABOUT US WHO HAVE GAINED A FEW POUNDS

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

How does safe standing benefits clubs apart from maybe improving the atmosphere? It's not like you get 2 fans per seating?

Apparently it's 1.8 fans from what I've been reading. The seats are smaller and closer together.
Compare those seats(below) to the size of the seats and distance between the seats at City.

It also means you are closer to the fan either side of you, giving it a more traditional standing feel.

Imagine 3 blocks of those seats in the Kippax corner or SS.

[bigimg]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Safe_standing_area_fitted_with_rail_seats.jpg/800px-Safe_standing_area_fitted_with_rail_seats.jpg[/bigimg]

smaller seats and nearer to the next person, WHAT ABOUT US WHO HAVE GAINED A FEW POUNDS

Buy two. They'll be cheaper, after all.

 

[bluesmith]

Interestingly enough City have now moved from 'open minded' to' fully supportive' of safe standing. According to Daniel Taylor of The Guardian.

How does safe standing benefits clubs apart from maybe improving the atmosphere? It's not like you get 2 fans per seating?

You get 9 extras for every 10 seats - so if we add 6250 in south level 3 as safe standing area we could get an extra 5625 as a safe standing area.

 

[law74]

Interestingly enough City have now moved from 'open minded' to' fully supportive' of safe standing. According to Daniel Taylor of The Guardian.

How does safe standing benefits clubs apart from maybe improving the atmosphere? It's not like you get 2 fans per seating?

You get 9 extras for every 10 seats - so if we add 6250 in south level 3 as safe standing area we could get an extra 5625 as a safe standing area.[/quote
I would doubt that the third tier would be standing as the camber is normally steeper the higher up you go in any ground, standing for level 1 and seating for two and three would be my guess

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Sorry to ask questions which have obviously been in the public domain before. When will this be completed, and will the south stand have no roof whilst the building is taking place?

 

[bluesmith]

How does safe standing benefits clubs apart from maybe improving the atmosphere? It's not like you get 2 fans per seating?

You get 9 extras for every 10 seats - so if we add 6250 in south level 3 as safe standing area we could get an extra 5625 as a safe standing area.[/quote
I would doubt that the third tier would be standing as the camber is normally steeper the higher up you go in any ground, standing for level 1 and seating for two and three would be my guess

I agree,i was just using it as an example.

 

[HelloCity]

Sorry to ask questions which have obviously been in the public domain before. When will this be completed, and will the south stand have no roof whilst the building is taking place?

Fully finished in the summer before the 15/16 season.

The current roof is staying on while it is built and the new roof will be built above it.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Sorry to ask questions which have obviously been in the public domain before. When will this be completed, and will the south stand have no roof whilst the building is taking place?

Fully finished in the summer before the 15/16 season.

The current roof is staying on while it is built and the new roof will be built above it.

Thanks mate

 

[waspish]

Interestingly enough City have now moved from 'open minded' to' fully supportive' of safe standing. According to Daniel Taylor of The Guardian.

How does safe standing benefits clubs apart from maybe improving the atmosphere? It's not like you get 2 fans per seating?

Apparently it's 1.8 fans from what I've been reading. The seats are smaller and closer together.

Compare those seats(below) to the size of the seats and distance between the seats at City.

It also means you are closer to the fan either side of you, giving it a more traditional standing feel.

Imagine 3 blocks of those seats in the Kippax corner or SS.

[bigimg]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Safe_standing_area_fitted_with_rail_seats.jpg/800px-Safe_standing_area_fitted_with_rail_seats.jpg[/bigimg]

Ah right didnt know that so it is worth it..

 

[Tbilisi]

Apologies if posted before but I went in the unit in City Square and the guy in there told me that the complex would have 30 plus rooms,one for each player to stay in the night before a game and that each room would be decorated and kitted out to the players personal spec.We really are moving in different circles nowadays.

 

[HelloCity]

You get a real sense of just how big the new upper tier will be in this pic.

 

[mannycity]

Quick question ?

Are they putting an extra block in east and west stand closing the gap to the scoreboard ?

 

[Chancy Termites]

Any chance that the new front rows will be added sooner rather than later, ie along with the south stand?

 

[HelloCity]

Quick question ?

Are they putting an extra block in east and west stand closing the gap to the scoreboard ?

Yeah. There's a small block attached to the end of CB and East upper.

 

[Centurions]

Any chance that the new front rows will be added sooner rather than later, ie along with the south stand?

No, this is from the OS :-

It is the Club's current intention to first proceed with the development of the South Stand. The opportunity also exists to expand the North Stand and to introduce additional pitch side seating in the future for which planning permission has also been granted.

There's no guarantee they'll even go ahead with the extra pitch side seats.

 

[hcblue]

Interesting info in tonight's programme.

" it is the clubs current intention to proceed with the development of the south stand. However a phased or concurrent approach, persuing the additional construction of an extension to the north stand, remains a possibility."

Looks like the north stand remains a possibility. Depends on summer transfer activity?

 

[Centurions]

Interesting info in tonight's programme.

" it is the clubs current intention to proceed with the development of the south stand. However a phased or concurrent approach, persuing the additional construction of an extension to the north stand, remains a possibility."

Looks like the north stand remains a possibility. Depends on summer transfer activity?

Summer transfer activity is hardly going to affect whether we do one or both at the same time. Are you mistaking us for the rags?

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Looking at the new tiers behind the goals, they're a different shape to the east and Colin bell stands. Is this an indication that in a few years if our attendances improve dramatically, all tiers will be matches like the north and south stands completing a bowl like third tier.

 

[Marvin]

Interesting info in tonight's programme.

" it is the clubs current intention to proceed with the development of the south stand. However a phased or concurrent approach, persuing the additional construction of an extension to the north stand, remains a possibility."

Looks like the north stand remains a possibility. Depends on summer transfer activity?

Any indication when that piece for the programme was written? Could be out of date

 

[pride in battle]

Looking at the new tiers behind the goals, they're a different shape to the east and Colin bell stands. Is this an indication that in a few years if our attendances improve dramatically, all tiers will be matches like the north and south stands completing a bowl like third tier.

Yes, that's the long term view...