Blue Streak
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Firstly excuse me for starting a new topic on this. I tried to find the original but couldn't? This really is for the benefit of people who don't live close to the stadium and can't get here to visit during the summer for various reasons. This afternoon as I only live 20 mins away I decided to pop over by myself and have a snoop around and report back any findings or points of interest.
Approaching the stadium from the City centre and walking past the City at Home building round the back of the Colin Bell Stand towards the club shop nothing at all has changed or looks any different. Behind the North Stand and looking onto Joe Mercer Way again nothing has changed. I walked down JMW and back up again (quite strange really as I was the only person there) and there is absolutely nothing happening at all. I don't know what or when the so called City Street is due to start or what it will contain? (a load of official trade selling huts I should imagine) but if it's to be ready for the start of the season don't be expecting something out of the ordinary because there wasn't a person to be seen. The only interesting note was the tram link seems to be taking place quite nicely and one of the ground workers explained that there will be access ramps from the platform either side of Joe Mercer Way - the hardcore is already in place and from a distance you can sort of work out how its going to look.
Around the back of the East Stand the land that was going to be used for the casino is fenced off (as has already been previously mentioned on here) I pushed through and had a look and again nothing going on - possibly some ground testing has been done previously but nobody about now. Nothing to tell on that score either.
The only bit of work outside was at the main entrance at the back of the East Stand. This had been ring fenced off and a small trench has been dug in the ground from the frontdoors outward. I can only assume its a drainage related issue but again nothing exciting. A couple of Hi-Viz vests were mooching about near one of the turnstyles but that was about it.
So to sum it up, there really at present isn't anything going on at all and its pretty much as you were. Sorry if this is a bit of a letdown but with some of the absolute horse shit I see written on here I thought it best to give a true account of the situation. Infact if anything on a damp Manchester afternoon the Stadium was actually looking a little tired and bland. Hope this helps those who won't actually see Eastlands again till August.
Approaching the stadium from the City centre and walking past the City at Home building round the back of the Colin Bell Stand towards the club shop nothing at all has changed or looks any different. Behind the North Stand and looking onto Joe Mercer Way again nothing has changed. I walked down JMW and back up again (quite strange really as I was the only person there) and there is absolutely nothing happening at all. I don't know what or when the so called City Street is due to start or what it will contain? (a load of official trade selling huts I should imagine) but if it's to be ready for the start of the season don't be expecting something out of the ordinary because there wasn't a person to be seen. The only interesting note was the tram link seems to be taking place quite nicely and one of the ground workers explained that there will be access ramps from the platform either side of Joe Mercer Way - the hardcore is already in place and from a distance you can sort of work out how its going to look.
Around the back of the East Stand the land that was going to be used for the casino is fenced off (as has already been previously mentioned on here) I pushed through and had a look and again nothing going on - possibly some ground testing has been done previously but nobody about now. Nothing to tell on that score either.
The only bit of work outside was at the main entrance at the back of the East Stand. This had been ring fenced off and a small trench has been dug in the ground from the frontdoors outward. I can only assume its a drainage related issue but again nothing exciting. A couple of Hi-Viz vests were mooching about near one of the turnstyles but that was about it.
So to sum it up, there really at present isn't anything going on at all and its pretty much as you were. Sorry if this is a bit of a letdown but with some of the absolute horse shit I see written on here I thought it best to give a true account of the situation. Infact if anything on a damp Manchester afternoon the Stadium was actually looking a little tired and bland. Hope this helps those who won't actually see Eastlands again till August.
