Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Marvin]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

If only! No, by the start of the 2015 season.

Thanks Termite - I thought mine was a daft question - So we will have a giant crane over the SS till maybe next May?.

Yes but no loss of seats during the work, which is good news.

I thought we were losing the last row of seats in the South stand 2nd tier. Those who sit there have been told they have to move for next seaon

 

[Bluebee2]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Now that the Rugby League Magic Weekend has finished will the works start immediately.?
Is the South Stand expansion expected to be finished by August 2014.? - i.e. in time for new season .

Serious?

If your interested check the schedule of work, I posted, on Pg48

Still got the concerts to go yet.

 

[Oyster28catcher]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Thanks Termite - I thought mine was a daft question - So we will have a giant crane over the SS till maybe next May?.

Yes but no loss of seats during the work, which is good news.

I thought we were losing the last row of seats in the South stand 2nd tier. Those who sit there have been told they have to move for next seaon

as disruption goes that is pretty damn minimal

 

[Academica]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Was told at the magic weekend that there will be no summer events next year as the giant crane is going to be erected on the pitch.

 

[unexpected item]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Connell College just tweeted this

A football club building a school for local kids - that is real respect for people yaya !

 

[Marvin]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Phase 1 – Enabling works

Site establishment, including removal of fencing to the rear of the South Stand and removal
of 2no. trees to allow access.

Undergrounds services relocations (from foot print of new stands subject to separate
planning application).

Phase 2 – Substructure works

Sub structure works (piling and foundations externally and internally)

Phase 3 – Advanced works (close season)

Deconstruction of legends lounge and other works at box level

Temporary propping and jacking to allow cutting back of existing roof

New Steelwork and concrete slab up to level one to form a protected route for the public

Installation of front row of columns for the new tier

Erection of the Tower Cranes

Relocation of pitch side services ready for additional seating

Phase 4 – Main Construction works

Super structure – New structural steel frame and metal decking slabs

Ground floor slab including drainage and service ducts

Inner bowl precast terracing

Roofing structure and coverings

External envelope

MEP installations

Internal fit out

Adjustment to the rear of the existing terrace

Formation of additional rows of seating pitch side

External works

Phase 5 - Completion works (Final close season)

Closed season works (existing roof removal and terrace completion)

Testing and Commissioning

When will the Tower Crane(s) arrive? Mid July?

 

[desperatedon]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Yes but no loss of seats during the work, which is good news.

I thought we were losing the last row of seats in the South stand 2nd tier. Those who sit there have been told they have to move for next seaon

as disruption goes that is pretty damn minimal

I understand what you mean (regarding infastructure) but when you are being told to bugger off to another part of the stadium after sitting around the same people for the best part of 20 years including Maine Road then to some it's not ""pretty damn minimal. All to make way for hospitality (probably). At least those who are having their seats "converted" to hospitality have an option to pay or move. If this affected half the South Stand pitch forks would be drawn but as it only affects a couple of hundred then it is "pretty damn minimal".

Rant over!

 

[Marvin]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

I thought we were losing the last row of seats in the South stand 2nd tier. Those who sit there have been told they have to move for next seaon

as disruption goes that is pretty damn minimal

I understand what you mean (regarding infastructure) but when you are being told to bugger off to another part of the stadium after sitting around the same people for the best part of 20 years including Maine Road then to some it's not ""pretty damn minimal. All to make way for hospitality (probably). At least those who are having their seats "converted" to hospitality have an option to pay or move. If this affected half the South Stand pitch forks would be drawn but as it only affects a couple of hundred then it is "pretty damn minimal".

Rant over!

The old R Block from the North Stand at Maine Rd. Hope you can relocate nearby

 

[Oyster28catcher]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

All this development and no mention of a greasy spoon on-site.

 

[uweuweuwe]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

All this development and no mention of a greasy spoon on-site.

A greasy spoon is the last thing that needs to be built in light of recent events they should prioritise building retail outlets so that we have a celebrations card shop and a gregs on site so if we do forget birthdays in the future we'll have it covered.

 

[Rammyblues]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Have we done this

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.leisuremanagement.co.uk/detail.cfm?pagetype=detail&subject=news&codeID=309482" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.leisuremanagement.co.uk/deta ... eID=309482</a>

if so my apologies.

 

[unexpected item]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Small article on T3.com about stadium/academy tech upgrades at City.

Most is known, but thought I'd share anyway, despite the usual raggish journo references about oil, money, etc.

The billionaire, oil-magnate benefactor of Manchester United’s “noisy neighbours”, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, certainly knows his gadgetry, and has been splashing the tech cash accordingly.

Chuckling in the face of UEFA’s incoming Financial Fair Play laws, an influx of funds has been used to not just hoover up all the best players into the Manchester City team bus but create the most tech-savvy football arena, too.

Last year, the club followed Liverpool’s lead and installed high-density Wi-Fi at its Etihad stadium. But with the capacity being increased to 62,000 for the 2015-16 season, making it the second largest stadium in the UK behind Old Trafford, it’s now raising the bar with a blitzkrieg of new media partnerships to define the future of kickball.

The Stadium

While the traditional turnstiles remain for now, the Etihad is also ushering in contactless smartcard entry, admitting 1,200 fans per minute on match days. It was also the first Premier League club to stick a camera in the player tunnel and beam the unplanned results to the internet in a move of still-unparalleled social genius.

The network

Struggle to get even texts to send at your ground of choice on match day? Prepare to feel sick: the Etihad introduced high-density Wi-Fi last year similar to that at Anfield, the Nou Camp and the Bernabéu. The result is 65-72Mbps for streaming goal replays and penalty calls as the match plays in front of you.

Goal-line tech

Hawk-Eye’s spycam system costs roughly £250,000 to install and feeds directly into the referee’s fancy new watch. Tracking is handled by high frame-rate cameras that monitor the ball and software that triangulates its position in relation to the goal line.

The training

Having long utilised Prozone analysis tools, custom Coaching Data software and an entire fleet of in-house IT analysts to maintain their performance, City are building a state-of-the-art £100m academy with 16 training pitches for next season. Current innovations in training kit that could make an appearance are shirt sensors to record blood pressure, hydration and CO2 levels and boots that track ball impact and players’ steps, pedometer-style.

The apps

The Manchester City Connect app already lets fans play a real-time multiplayer game based around the emerging match, part four-in-a-row, part FIFA Ultimate Team. However, Cisco Systems’ StadiumVision app, already used by the Brooklyn Nets basketball team, is also incoming. It delivers in-game video on demand across Wi-Fi, letting you watch replays from a variety of angles.

http://www.t3.com/features/tech-tak...ampaign=9487&utm_term=19498&utm_content=11200

 

[CitizenTID]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Never seen this before at Benfica's stadium

Would be brilliant if we had something similar outside our main entrance

 

[oldius]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Small article on T3.com about stadium/academy tech upgrades at City.

Most is known, but thought I'd share anyway, despite the usual raggish journo references about oil, money, etc.

The billionaire, oil-magnate benefactor of Manchester United’s “noisy neighbours”, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, certainly knows his gadgetry, and has been splashing the tech cash accordingly.

Chuckling in the face of UEFA’s incoming Financial Fair Play laws, an influx of funds has been used to not just hoover up all the best players into the Manchester City team bus but create the most tech-savvy football arena, too.

Last year, the club followed Liverpool’s lead and installed high-density Wi-Fi at its Etihad stadium. But with the capacity being increased to 62,000 for the 2015-16 season, making it the second largest stadium in the UK behind Old Trafford, it’s now raising the bar with a blitzkrieg of new media partnerships to define the future of kickball.

The Stadium

While the traditional turnstiles remain for now, the Etihad is also ushering in contactless smartcard entry, admitting 1,200 fans per minute on match days. It was also the first Premier League club to stick a camera in the player tunnel and beam the unplanned results to the internet in a move of still-unparalleled social genius.

The network

Struggle to get even texts to send at your ground of choice on match day? Prepare to feel sick: the Etihad introduced high-density Wi-Fi last year similar to that at Anfield, the Nou Camp and the Bernabéu. The result is 65-72Mbps for streaming goal replays and penalty calls as the match plays in front of you.

Goal-line tech

Hawk-Eye’s spycam system costs roughly £250,000 to install and feeds directly into the referee’s fancy new watch. Tracking is handled by high frame-rate cameras that monitor the ball and software that triangulates its position in relation to the goal line.

The training

Having long utilised Prozone analysis tools, custom Coaching Data software and an entire fleet of in-house IT analysts to maintain their performance, City are building a state-of-the-art £100m academy with 16 training pitches for next season. Current innovations in training kit that could make an appearance are shirt sensors to record blood pressure, hydration and CO2 levels and boots that track ball impact and players’ steps, pedometer-style.

The apps

The Manchester City Connect app already lets fans play a real-time multiplayer game based around the emerging match, part four-in-a-row, part FIFA Ultimate Team. However, Cisco Systems’ StadiumVision app, already used by the Brooklyn Nets basketball team, is also incoming. It delivers in-game video on demand across Wi-Fi, letting you watch replays from a variety of angles.

http://www.t3.com/features/tech-tak...ampaign=9487&utm_term=19498&utm_content=11200

It's amazing that such innovation can still be tarred by an oily rag. Our ongoing success is going to feel even sweeter as it wipes the sneer off the uk press' faces.

 

[EricBrooksGhost]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Never seen this before at Benfica's stadium

Would be brilliant if we had something similar outside our main entrance

Like this one...

Maybe not

 

[IOWBlue]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

professor Yaffle?

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Never seen this before at Benfica's stadium

Would be brilliant if we had something similar outside our main entrance

Isn't that the bird from Bagpuss?

 

[Rammyblues]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

It is probably Errol from the Potter movies. ;-)

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Never seen this before at Benfica's stadium

Would be brilliant if we had something similar outside our main entrance

Isn't that the bird from Bagpuss?

Lol. Yes it's professor Yaffle waiting for Emily.

 

[The Silver Surfer]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site (cont

Never seen this before at Benfica's stadium

Would be brilliant if we had something similar outside our main entrance

That looks awesome.

I know a lot of people don't like the eagle on the badge, but the club could (and imo should) find a way of incorporating it more.
You could have a graphic of an eagle swooping from the sky to finish with its wings round the badge protecting it before finally showing the actual badge. Just for use on tv's or the website.