Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Marvin]

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The trend in supermarkets is to downsize. I don't read their financial reports but I know from the press reports about Sainsbury's and Tescos results / trading statements that they reckon they have too much floor space and are reducing the number of large store openings and concentrating on medium or smaller stores.

 

[pfazz]

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Also people need to take into account that the Asda store was originally built to be an American style Walmart store which over there are large enough to accommodate sales of anything from car tyres to tropical fish and everything in between plus the normal food outlet. it didn't stay as Wallmart very long and was quickly rebranded as Asda. There seems to be a lot of unused space in there and the car park is usually less than half full. It is too big for purpose so who knows what could happen with it.

 

[Mattyc55]

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My mate (who played in the same youth team as Ireland) is doing the tour now with his cousin who plays at academy level. He just text me saying it's absolutely incredible and he's never seen anything like it, plus the dorms are like a top hotel. Can't take pictures because security are watching making sure they don't.

 

[dobobobo]

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The current asda is too big and underused. A smaller site on great ancoats street would work well.

I've only been in a couple of times, so can't comment on its current status, but with lots more housing to come in the area, it would be a mistake to downsize significantly.

Anyhow, how big asda is, is not really city related, just whether or not ADUG have in fact bought the site.

They won't need to downsize, like Squirtyflower posted the car park can be put underneath the store. The still fairly new Tescos next to the Swamp has done this and it is massive.

 

[Neville Kneville]

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End of last season

Last weekend

If that was Old Trafford, they could finish as it looks now.

Like.

True.

 

[blueincy]

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What are those Silver shiny things that look like Skittles outside Anna Connell sixth form college..
They look good, also very artsy, wouldn't mind knowing who designed them.

Here you are mate


Check Mate, cheers for that, Would never of guessed they were Chess pieces..

So it's a Winning Sculpture, Brilliant.. Better than the B of the Bang anyway.

 

[1.618034]

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Re car parking at Gt Ancoats St...

From the PDF posted earlier... <a class="postlink" href="http://www.watermangroup.com/waterman_times/great_ancoats_street" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.watermangroup.com/waterman_t ... ats_street</a>

The approved scheme will redevelop the retail park with a large
format food store acting as a new anchor. The site will also include
restaurants, smaller retail units, a small format cinema and associated
undercroft car parking. Approximately half of the existing non-food retail
warehousing space is to be retained on site and refurbished to a high
standard of appearance.

 

[JGL07]

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Also people need to take into account that the Asda store was originally built to be an American style Walmart store which over there are large enough to accommodate sales of anything from car tyres to tropical fish and everything in between plus the normal food outlet. it didn't stay as Wallmart very long and was quickly rebranded as Asda. There seems to be a lot of unused space in there and the car park is usually less than half full. It is too big for purpose so who knows what could happen with it.

Massive superstores are now out of fashion and most supermarket chains are focussing on opening smaller local shops to deal with changing patterns of shopping. They are lumbered with the cost of running their large stores and this is depressing their profits.

Maybe ASDA would jump at a chance to get rid of this one?

 

[marco]

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has this ASDA takeover been confirmed by city, i noticed that ASDA are taking on full time staff for the Eastlands store, why would they do that when they are going to move

 

[oakiecokie]

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has this ASDA takeover been confirmed by city, i noticed that ASDA are taking on full time staff for the Eastlands store, why would they do that when they are going to move

Are you sure they have been taken on as full time staff,or could it be for the Christmas rush and as like our local store they take temp labour on ?

 

[marco]

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The trend in supermarkets is to downsize. I don't read their financial reports but I know from the press reports about Sainsbury's and Tescos results / trading statements that they reckon they have too much floor space and are reducing the number of large store openings and concentrating on medium or smaller stores.

which if any supermarkets have downsized by either closing floor space or selling up i cant think of one, the only trend with supermarkets is snapping up smaller plots in towns to build express stores which generally work on a higher profit margin from the superstore, so the trend actually being there increasing outlets

 

[marco]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

has this ASDA takeover been confirmed by city, i noticed that ASDA are taking on full time staff for the Eastlands store, why would they do that when they are going to move

Are you sure they have been taken on as full time staff,or could it be for the Christmas rush and as like our local store they take temp labour on ?

yes they were offering full time contracts at the Eastlands store on there website, my Mrs works for them and has heard nothing of the club buying the unit

 

[jrb]

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On the OS.

2-2

[bigimg]http://content.mcfc.co.uk/~/media/Images/Home/News/Academy/2014%2015/September/Isaac-stock-image-A19U1468.ashx?h=450&w=800[/bigimg]

 

[unexpected item]

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On the OS.

2-2

[bigimg]http://content.mcfc.co.uk/~/media/Images/Home/News/Academy/2014%2015/September/Isaac-stock-image-A19U1468.ashx?h=450&w=800[/bigimg]

That's an old pic of Platt Lane I think, and not the CFA. They've used it before

https://mcfc.co.uk/News/Academy-news/2014/October/Isaac-Buckley-interview

 

[jrb]

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On the OS.

2-2

[bigimg]http://content.mcfc.co.uk/~/media/Images/Home/News/Academy/2014%2015/September/Isaac-stock-image-A19U1468.ashx?h=450&w=800[/bigimg]

That's an old pic of Platt Lane I think, rather than the CFA. They've used it before

https://mcfc.co.uk/News/Academy-news/2014/October/Isaac-Buckley-interview

:-?

Good spot. MCFC not giving anything away as regards the new training academy.

 

[pfazz]

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Anyone know if there is going to be a big public opening when CFA is ready go, seems like an ideal opportunity for some positive publicity for a change.

 

[Blue Streak]

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Anyone know if there is going to be a big public opening when CFA is ready go, seems like an ideal opportunity for some positive publicity for a change.

Am I missing something here? why do people think we are going to open our new training ground in a blaze of publicity? As wonderful as it is and as good as the facilities are, at the end of the day it's a training ground. City aren't the only club building a world class training ground and if was Spurs/Southampton/Leicester I wouldn't be interested in watching it so I wouldn't expect likewise.

 

[urban genie]

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It's open already, the players have been training there for the last week and half at least, the club use the same butcher as my work and the driver was telling me he saw vinny and lampard last week and Pellers a few more players this week warming up.

As for ASDA me brother was doing some work up at there distribution warehouse and was told that they supply eastlands but not much longer as it's shutting down and moving to ancoats

 

[GeekinGav]

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Anyone know if there is going to be a big public opening when CFA is ready go, seems like an ideal opportunity for some positive publicity for a change.

Am I missing something here? why do people think we are going to open our new training ground in a blaze of publicity? As wonderful as it is and as good as the facilities are, at the end of the day it's a training ground. City aren't the only club building a world class training ground and if was Spurs/Southampton/Leicester I wouldn't be interested in watching it so I wouldn't expect likewise.

bit more more than just a training ground isnt it?

 

[Centurions]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

Anyone know if there is going to be a big public opening when CFA is ready go, seems like an ideal opportunity for some positive publicity for a change.

Am I missing something here? why do people think we are going to open our new training ground in a blaze of publicity? As wonderful as it is and as good as the facilities are, at the end of the day it's a training ground. City aren't the only club building a world class training ground and if was Spurs/Southampton/Leicester I wouldn't be interested in watching it so I wouldn't expect likewise.

What you're apparently missing is any enthusiasm for your own club. The bridge is/has had an opening do why the hell wouldn't a £100-200 million (whatever the sum is) training/stadium development have an official opening?