Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[DiscoSteve]

A couple of hack-ettes of this
jrb original

2nd/3rd tiers as one

One giant tier (set back on second tier)

 

[philiph20]

Have they put the extra rows in at the front of the Colin Bell stand towards the North Stand?.

 

[worsleyweb]

Have they put the extra rows in at the front of the Colin Bell stand towards the North Stand?.

Not yet - there were a few issues with site lines and the access tunnel. It will be ready for West Ham.

 

[philiph20]

Thanks WW I was wondering at the Chelsea game why they hadn't filled that section in but now I know.

 

[dickie davies]

A couple of hack-ettes of this

One giant tier (set back on second tier)

Those poor buggers sat toward the bottom have got a fucking long uphill walk to exit the stadium!

 

[Bluep*ss]

In the above pic. is the blue triangular shape in the bottom right of the pic. the entrance/exit for machinery, tractors, rollers and the heating lamps contraption.
My seat in 126 doesn't afford me a good sight line to this area. Also are any more seats going into this area?. Unless Worsley has already answered this ?..

 

[Centurions]

I don't get the fascination with the single tier stand or single "second tier" at North Stand people are going on about, think people see Dortmund's atmosphere in their end and get carried away. It isn't the shape of the stand or if on one, two, or three tiers, it's who is in them that creates the atmosphere.

The North Stand is currently a family stand, if you want to create this huge single tier stand you are going to have to move the family stand or it is wasted, but where to? South Stand, which currently has the best atmosphere and away fans? They aint going to put kids next to away fans. They also aint going to stick them on the third tier somewhere, we want to appeal to new generation of fans as much as poss as we have(had) such an aging average age of fans so they aint going to stick them in the gods.

Only real option is to have them in North Stand lower, below the second huge tier, but then the whole point of it in the first place is the atmosphere, so again not really seeing the benefits

I think safe standing would change things, I grew up watching City (born '82) on the old standing Kippax, sitting on the barriers as a kid, getting pushed off when we score and then trying to rush back on quick before other kids took your spot, so totally "get" what people want regards atmosphere, and if there was a standing end I would want to be in it, I just can't see it anytime soon, and without standing and moving of the family stand, I don't really see the benefits.

That said, I have to pinch myself sometimes with where we are nowadays, the Etihad is just amazing as jrb above photo shows, and will get even better, and whatever they decide for the NS I'm sure it will make it an even more impressive stadium.

If they were going for the single tier plan I'd imagine they would simply swap the North & South stand ST's over and then give them first option to relocate when they go on sale. Or is that too simplistic?

 

[goaters shinpad]

Completely agree, don't see the obsession with not having 3 tiers in the North Stand. For me. Not convinced that the atmosphere would be massively improved and it would just look out of place with everywhere else being 3 tiers.

 

[tailspin747]

I think people are just intrigued by the idea of a single tier due to people itk saying it may be on the cards.

For me, I'd prefer a s combined tier 2&3 with a standard lower tier. That way the sweeping bowl of the lower and middle tiers is kept in tact all the way around the ground.

Whatever they do though, I'm sure will be awesome

 

[blueday]

Are the blue lights going to be replaced?