Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[fierydan]

I sat in row V ,block 316 seat 425,if this is your seat you are in for a treat on Sunday.All good,a bit off finishing to do.What stood out,like a sore thumb, were the flood light gantries,carefully curved on the Colin Bell and east stands but just bolted onto the North Stand,I think an indication they are not expected to remain in situ very long.Disappointed with the "early leavers" but a little research by the club and they would have realised that an unofficial evacuation of the stadium occurs around fifteen minutes before the end of any game in the ground.Do these same people leave the cinema before the end of a film,or leave restaurants before pudding is served ?

 

[blueparrot]

Closing the whole stand for a year?

I think ww was saying the first tier would stay the 2nd an3rd would be just one tier. I'm sure they could do it without closing the stand, don't ask me how though.

 

[blue banks]

I think ww was saying the first tier would stay the 2nd an3rd would be just one tier. I'm sure they could do it without closing the stand, don't ask me how though.

How would they do ... Ah, sorry, just read your post in full :)

 

[worsleyweb]

I think there are a number of options being considered for the North end - symmetrical as per south, one single tier but would involve full stand closed for a period a la Dortmund and a two tiered option. I will keep posting on here as things develop.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

I think there are a number of options being considered for the North end - symmetrical as per south, one single tier but would involve full stand closed for a period a la Dortmund and a two tiered option. I will keep posting on here as things develop.

It's interesting...if it was one big Dortmund type stand...I can see a shift and mass migration again to the north stand whereas the whole dynamics of the stadium will change...the singers at the north end of the ground, with maybe the family stand shifting to the south next to the away support?

 

[Forzacitizens]

Sitting in the new stand last night you just can't help but feel the whole stadium needs to be brought to the same level

 

[blue banks]

I think there are a number of options being considered for the North end - symmetrical as per south, one single tier but would involve full stand closed for a period a la Dortmund and a two tiered option. I will keep posting on here as things develop.

Thanks WW.

 

[DiscoSteve]

I think there are a number of options being considered for the North end - symmetrical as per south, one single tier but would involve full stand closed for a period a la Dortmund and a two tiered option. I will keep posting on here as things develop.

Plans have already been aired around a single merged 2nd and 3rd tier

Personally I think it would be a shame to do something like this and compromise the chance of a completed three tier bowl

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Heard they put it off because of the rugby World Cup,work starts after that ???

 

[Marvin]

We will never have a Dortmund wall because the culture of fans is different so there's no point trying to superimpose that idea. My initial reaction is to finish what we've started. A 6,000 tier is pretty substantial and potentially atmospheric and it would be very disruptive to reduce the capacity for a season.