City to expand Etihad to 62,000?

[Wilf Wild 1937]

Had an interesting conversation on Tuesday.

Can't go into to details as it's not my Baby, but it brought a smile to my face.

I'm sure the said person will post details as and when they see fit.

Well done and good luck! :-)

I respect that you can't say anything but I'm guessing that this has to do with the timing of the North Stand expansion?
One of mates works with a guy (yes, I know that sounds tenuous but I've met the bloke in question and he is a big blue)
who has only recently put his name on the waiting list. He told my mate that the club had warned that it might be the
2017-18 season before he gets a season ticket. I'm thinking South Stand expansion opens 2015-16, Summer of 2016
work on the North Stand expansion starts and completion in time for 2017-18?

 

[DiscoSteve]

Since the announcement they were starting only with the South Stand it has and will continue to be my view that they'll run the North Stand one year behind - this gives you continuity of work across the ends for the various stages without breaks (service diversions, back wall break in, supporting frame, 3rd tier seats build out, new roof etc) - everything happens one behind the other South Stand first then trot around to the other side for the North Stand - and you don't need double the men/plant to do it. I suspect the club also need time to convert City Square to a pair of linked City Polygon(s) as well, to clear the space for the North Stand dig.

 

[1.618034]

Since the announcement they were starting only with the South Stand it has and will continue to be my view that they'll run the North Stand one year behind - this gives you continuity of work across the ends for the various stages without breaks (service diversions, back wall break in, supporting frame, 3rd tier seats build out, new roof etc) - everything happens one behind the other South Stand first then trot around to the other side for the North Stand - and you don't need double the men/plant to do it. I suspect the club also need time to convert City Square to a pair of linked City Polygon(s) as well, to clear the space for the North Stand dig.

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Since the announcement they were starting only with the South Stand it has and will continue to be my view that they'll run the North Stand one year behind - this gives you continuity of work across the ends for the various stages without breaks (service diversions, back wall break in, supporting frame, 3rd tier seats build out, new roof etc) - everything happens one behind the other South Stand first then trot around to the other side for the North Stand - and you don't need double the men/plant to do it. I suspect the club also need time to convert City Square to a pair of linked City Polygon(s) as well, to clear the space for the North Stand dig.

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

 

[aguero93:20]

Except we'd never get within 49,655 of a sell out crowd (officially)

Since the announcement they were starting only with the South Stand it has and will continue to be my view that they'll run the North Stand one year behind - this gives you continuity of work across the ends for the various stages without breaks (service diversions, back wall break in, supporting frame, 3rd tier seats build out, new roof etc) - everything happens one behind the other South Stand first then trot around to the other side for the North Stand - and you don't need double the men/plant to do it. I suspect the club also need time to convert City Square to a pair of linked City Polygon(s) as well, to clear the space for the North Stand dig.

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

 

[1.618034]

Since the announcement they were starting only with the South Stand it has and will continue to be my view that they'll run the North Stand one year behind - this gives you continuity of work across the ends for the various stages without breaks (service diversions, back wall break in, supporting frame, 3rd tier seats build out, new roof etc) - everything happens one behind the other South Stand first then trot around to the other side for the North Stand - and you don't need double the men/plant to do it. I suspect the club also need time to convert City Square to a pair of linked City Polygon(s) as well, to clear the space for the North Stand dig.

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

*shudders*

 

[Gary James]

Since the announcement they were starting only with the South Stand it has and will continue to be my view that they'll run the North Stand one year behind - this gives you continuity of work across the ends for the various stages without breaks (service diversions, back wall break in, supporting frame, 3rd tier seats build out, new roof etc) - everything happens one behind the other South Stand first then trot around to the other side for the North Stand - and you don't need double the men/plant to do it. I suspect the club also need time to convert City Square to a pair of linked City Polygon(s) as well, to clear the space for the North Stand dig.

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

True! And he'd get his plans wrong and demolish the second tier to give us a 38,000 capacity instead. He liked making stands at the south of the stadium smaller.

 

[CatMan]

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

True! And he'd get his plans wrong and demolish the second tier to give us a 38,000 capacity instead. He liked making stands at the south of the stadium smaller.

Poor Mr Swales, Bless him!

Continually tried, continually failed. Resilient was he.

 

[bugsyblue]

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

True! And he'd get his plans wrong and demolish the second tier to give us a 38,000 capacity instead. He liked making stands at the south of the stadium smaller.

Poor Mr Swales, Bless him!

Continually tried, continually failed. Resilient was he.

Yoda is you.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Since the announcement they were starting only with the South Stand it has and will continue to be my view that they'll run the North Stand one year behind - this gives you continuity of work across the ends for the various stages without breaks (service diversions, back wall break in, supporting frame, 3rd tier seats build out, new roof etc) - everything happens one behind the other South Stand first then trot around to the other side for the North Stand - and you don't need double the men/plant to do it. I suspect the club also need time to convert City Square to a pair of linked City Polygon(s) as well, to clear the space for the North Stand dig.

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

oi!

-- Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:04 pm --

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

*shudders*

fucking oi!

-- Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:05 pm --

That makes sense to me.

Doing it all at once or leaving a gap between constructions seems like an inefficient way of going about it.

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

True! And he'd get his plans wrong and demolish the second tier to give us a 38,000 capacity instead. He liked making stands at the south of the stadium smaller.

oi, not you too Gary!<br /><br />-- Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:05 pm --<br /><br />

It's what Swales would have done ;-)

True! And he'd get his plans wrong and demolish the second tier to give us a 38,000 capacity instead. He liked making stands at the south of the stadium smaller.

Poor Mr Swales, Bless him!

Continually tried, continually failed. Resilient was he.

kind you are