Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

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bammy blue said:
Have one gripe and it's the same one that many people have and it'd to do with the quality and number of match day staff working behind the bars. It was ridiculous in city square on Saturday, with many people including ourselves leaving and going on to the concourse to get a beer. That was ok till about 2:30 when the concourse filled up and the same again long ques with not enough staff and those there not well enough trained. How can the catering team not see that this needs sorting out, must be a large amount of revenue being lost due to the incompetence of the current staff.
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i know for a fact most of the people that work behind the bars haves no experience. My mate was made team leader and he know nothing about catering/ no experience same with the people he was working with, you can't really blame them a lot of them are part time and get paid very low wages.
 
The gaps in the window section where the old cable net run through have now been replaced with a mesh piece. Looks a little out of place. Perhaps this is a placeholder for a glass fitting?

There are also some new attachments at the very top. Is this the start of the new drainage system or the housing for some exterior lighting as one user mentioned last week?

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They've started to finish the corners by adding the protective covering between roof and stand.

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The view from the very back middle seat.

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jrb said:
Manchester thanks Sheikh Mansour. :-)

Watch it in HD. Speakers on for some atmospheric music.

New flythrough of the expanded stadium.



Also, click on the link for a similar flythrough of the CFA, with some nice shots of it alongside the bridge, the Etihad, the South stand construction, East Manchester, and the city centre skyline.

Again, watch it in HD.

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Awesome find jrb - there are some pretty unique shots of the South Stand in that first video that I though were worth cutting and showing separately

Elevated view from inside the stadium
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Elevated view from outside the stadium
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Elevated view of the SS roof
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Elevated view from behind the stand
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Another view from inside the stadium
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Ground view from inside the stadium
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I noticed on the OS this morning that some of the sponsors have gone from the bottom of the page. I know there used to be around sixteen different sponsors but know there's only eleven now.
Does anyone know if the contracts have ended on a few cause I can remember Thomas Cook & Jaguar being on there for sure.
Maybe new sponsors on the horizon?
 
hihosilva said:
I noticed on the OS this morning that some of the sponsors have gone from the bottom of the page. I know there used to be around sixteen different sponsors but know there's only eleven now.
Does anyone know if the contracts have ended on a few cause I can remember Thomas Cook & Jaguar being on there for sure.
Maybe new sponsors on the horizon?
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18 on there now. Thomas Cook were replaced with Thomson last year but neither there now, so looks like this seasons travel partner still to be named
 
CitizenTID said:
Anyone else struggling to hear the PA system nowadays from 1st tier Colin Bell or East stands? I don't know if those walkways they installed are playing a part or if they're not running it as load as before?
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I couldn't hear the announcements - in 126 CB. Just "garbage".....Hope they sort it.
 
it has been said on here that the fitting of screens in the south stand are waiting for 'weatherproofing' to be completed in the corners

and you need an ITK for the second question...
 
I went to the planning launch for two of adugs schemes in ancoats today. Was really impressed. 2 more great schemes that will extend the city centre further and really help further improve that area.

Anyone who is not familiar with the area - walk down Newton street and cross over behind the old daily express building and have a nosey round - it's really improving.
 
worsleyweb said:
I went to the planning launch for two of jpg[/gs schemes in ancoats today. Was really impressed. 2 more great schemes that will extend the city centre further and really help further improve that area.

Anyone who is not familiar with the area - walk down Newton street and cross over behind the old daily express building and have a nosey round - it's really improving.
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Are these new schemes not released to the general public yet Worseley?
In other words nothing to do with Murray Mills and the Manchester Life apartment blocks?

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Cheers.
 
somapop said:
Are these new schemes not released to the general public yet Worseley?
In other words nothing to do with Murray Mills and the Manchester Life apartment blocks?

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Cheers.
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No not these - the new ones are on the corner of Bengal street and hood street in real ancoats not new Islington. Next to Victoria flats. I was impressed. Jrb probably went along as well. He may be able to upload images. Not far from murrays mills.
 
Went past yesterday and they were working on both corners in terms of the covering between stand and roof. South West side much further along and probably done for the the West Ham game.

They also had a guy on a crane lift looking at the mesh at the top of the stand. Perhaps working out the layout of a badge or sign to ! the stand.
 
worsleyweb said:
No not these - the new ones are on the corner of Bengal street and hood street in real ancoats not new Islington. Next to Victoria flats. I was impressed. Jrb probably went along as well. He may be able to upload images. Not far from murrays mills.
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Ah - cheers Worsley...will look out for images.
Quite incredible the amount of projects in Manchester.
 
worsleyweb said:
No not these - the new ones are on the corner of Bengal street and hood street in real ancoats not new Islington. Next to Victoria flats. I was impressed. Jrb probably went along as well. He may be able to upload images. Not far from murrays mills.
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Missed it. :-(

Going to the Urban & Civic - Public Engagement 11 - 12 September @DoubleTreeMCR future

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I'm just a bit curious. Anyone reading this thread got one of the pitchside seats (or know anyone who has)? What's it like? When I was angling for a season card I said to myself it was the one place in the stadium that I wouldn't be interested in. Of course, if nothing else had been available whatsoever, I'm sure I would have folded and got one (as it turns out, I'm in SS, Level 2, which is just perfect). But I just can't help wondering how much overall sense of the pattern of the game you can get from there. It's nice to be close up — I'm sure you can hear boot hitting shinbone through the pad from there, and give Silva a few tips on exactly how to take that corner. But otherwise?
 
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