Often wondered how they'd replace the bulbs in one of them when it went.ManCityX said:Wonder if they will ever put blue lights at the top of the masts again.
Wilf Wild 1937 said:FanchesterCity said:Given our stadium was never really a huge statement piece, and it's already undergone a number of revisions, I think it's superb (barring it needs a bit more 'gloss' on the outside).
It's still well ahead of 99% of stadiums.
Arsenal had the luxury (and expense) of designing their stadium from themselves, we didn't have that. Still, can you imagine if we'd stayed at Maine Road? Arguably, moving to the new stadium was one of City's most pivotal (and best) decisions in its lifetime (in my opinion).
I agree. When we complete both ends The Etihad will essentially be on a par with The Emirates. The total cost of building The Etihad will still be
much less even factoring in the conversion costs from an athletics stadium to a football stadium. If we hadn't moved we would never have seen the takeover and would probably be languishing in the Championship or the lower part of the Premier League right now.
I find it interesting comparing and contrasting the legacy of our failed Olympic bids and hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2002 which led
to real regeneration in the city as a whole and most especially the football club with the disaster that was the Sheffield World Student
Games in 1991. Their legacy was a mountain of debt and most of the facilities including the main stadium have now been demolished.
ManCityX said:Wonder if they will ever put blue lights at the top of the masts again.
If it was then surely they would be easily replaced, and we'd have done it by now.FanchesterCity said:Maybe the light isn't at the end, but towards the bottom on the support and beamed up to the end?
cleavers said:If it was then surely they would be easily replaced, and we'd have done it by now.FanchesterCity said:Maybe the light isn't at the end, but towards the bottom on the support and beamed up to the end?
Citizen Green said:JRB my right-hand can't wait any longer!
FanchesterCity said:cleavers said:If it was then surely they would be easily replaced, and we'd have done it by now.FanchesterCity said:Maybe the light isn't at the end, but towards the bottom on the support and beamed up to the end?
Well, yes, but it cuts both ways... surely they'd have designed it to be replaceable in the first place?
Maybe (hopefully) they've just not bothered because there's some improvement down the line with the expansion? I hope so at least, as the stadium looks better at night (imo), but could look totally stunning with some more dramatic blue uplighting.
I can't remember how many bulbs are out... just the one? I must at admit, it's annoying when you see one out though!
blueday said:ManCityX said:Wonder if they will ever put blue lights at the top of the masts again.
This has been asked many many times but nobody seems to know the answer.
I think there's 2 or 3 left from memory, can't say I really look that often. Yes it would be good if they were lit, but its not that important in the grand scheme of things.FanchesterCity said:cleavers said:If it was then surely they would be easily replaced, and we'd have done it by now.FanchesterCity said:Maybe the light isn't at the end, but towards the bottom on the support and beamed up to the end?
Well, yes, but it cuts both ways... surely they'd have designed it to be replaceable in the first place?
Maybe (hopefully) they've just not bothered because there's some improvement down the line with the expansion? I hope so at least, as the stadium looks better at night (imo), but could look totally stunning with some more dramatic blue uplighting.
I can't remember how many bulbs are out... just the one? I must at admit, it's annoying when you see one out though!
You can see the extra block on either end of the East/West Stand 3rd Tier on this viewBlueAnorak said:Yes an extra block of 225+ seats at the ends of the 3rd tiers.Mike N said:Are the third tiers of the Colin bell and East Stand being extended slightly towards the new South Stand?
patrickblue said:Anyone else seen where they've extended the steps five and a half seats in at the end of the tier 1 rows. At least I assume they've done it all around the ground (I'm right at the 110 end of 109, and they've done it there).
According to the stewards, they are making the exits wider, so it looks as if anyone in the last 6 seats of any row in level one will have to move.
Someone (might have been Stony) posted about this a good while ago. Seems they need a special crane or rig to do this and there are only a handful of these around. So it's not worth getting one in just to change a couple of bulbs. So we might have to wait until they've all gone before we do it, if we do it at all.GaudinoMotors said:blueday said:ManCityX said:Wonder if they will ever put blue lights at the top of the masts again.
This has been asked many many times but nobody seems to know the answer.
That's the trouble with City, no plan B!
Should just use that big crane to do it while it's there, just get a bloke on rope to dangle from it, no probs :)Prestwich_Blue said:Someone (might have been Stony) posted about this a good while ago. Seems they need a special crane or rig to do this and there are only a handful of these around. So it's not worth getting one in just to change a couple of bulbs. So we might have to wait until they've all gone before we do it, if we do it at all.GaudinoMotors said:blueday said:This has been asked many many times but nobody seems to know the answer.
That's the trouble with City, no plan B!
That's how they've assembled the roof, not dangling from a rope but suspended in a cage, dangling from a crane ! Expect to see Danny Forster up there !Elbow beards said:Should just use that big crane to do it while it's there, just get a bloke on rope to dangle from it, no probs :)Prestwich_Blue said:Someone (might have been Stony) posted about this a good while ago. Seems they need a special crane or rig to do this and there are only a handful of these around. So it's not worth getting one in just to change a couple of bulbs. So we might have to wait until they've all gone before we do it, if we do it at all.GaudinoMotors said:That's the trouble with City, no plan B!