Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

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worsleyweb said:
The East and west stands will allways have a gap with the North and South. The rakes of the upper tiers behind the goal are different to the east and west tiers. However when the east and west stands are expanded the corners will be resolved and the roof will read as one again. I can't be bothered finding the pictures but they are on this thread. It will look simple magnificent. I was there today and they were doing some tidying up of the external plant areas - new stone chippings etc.

By the way - this stand has cost 80 million pound and will not pay for itself for decades. There are some real ungrateful c...ts on here.

Just fill it and we will be seeing the North stand soon. Then the east and west - we will be getting 76,000 plus crowds in 2022.
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Or put another. Way
One new south stand = 1 Paul pogba !
 
The Fat el Hombre said:
Well if you want to be pedantic about it then we'll call it that, but whatever way you dress it up, those corners look pretty crap
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If screens go in that would radically alter the appearance. It just looks unfinished now.

Aren't you excited by the fact that the corners are temporary, i.e. this is phase 1 of the expansion and that's why the corners are the way they are
 
Anyone who thinks our owners intend to leave the stadium as is are clueless. They looked at a 100,000 sweater stadium for us as part of the feasibility studies. The long term design for the etihad has been future proofed and I know for a fact that they want a capacity larger than the swamp. The south stand was originally going to have a gable end as it were. ( use your imagination) but man city council wanted the temporary corners more tied into the east and west. Hence why currently the width of the south stand upper tier is limited somewhat. When full expansion professes the perimeter of the stadium will be significantly larger. The club will have all eyes on the crowds next year. They want to control pent up demand and phase it to suit out growth. These guys are no fools but will not go out screaming - look at what we are going to do. Wait until the collar site kicks in!!! It will make the swamp look even more third rate. Just have patience. Oh and adug are busy on starting work on the 6000 new homes. Work starting soon at murrays mills.
 
Yeah, sadly I think the corners look really naff too. Still, I'm hugely excited and I think the whole thing and project is fantastic. Looks brilliant from the outside. I'm just a proper pedant with all things aesthetic based, and I can't pretend the lack of symmetry in the curve of the roof doesn't really, really bug me. Likewise the way the stand just stops instead of curving round.

I was at a hotel the other week, and i found myself straightening the pictures on the wall. I can't stand things that look unfinished or not quite right. Yeah, I know that's my problem but that's just me ha. I'm not moaning for the sake of it, just voicing an opinion on what i think it looks like. Some bits look mint, others look a bit tacky. That's life though innit.
 
It could have been 10 said:
A couple of questions

Does anybody know how the Health & Fitness Centre (round the corner from 6th Form College) is coming along. Does it look anywhere near completion.

Also does anybody know if there are plans to do something with the area underneath the west stand of the mini Etihad. It looks completely bare & unused. I think the mini Etihad is brilliant & must be the envy of all other premiership clubs. My only complaint is the catering is not up to much. Two little cubby holes supplying only hot dogs, crisps, chocolate bars. I was thinking maybe this area underneath the west stand could be used for bar, seating, more catering options. Maybe have something on 2 levels as it is quite high. Just a thought.
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*sniff*
 
worsleyweb said:
....The south stand was originally going to have a gable end as it were. ( use your imagination) but man city council wanted the temporary corners more tied into the east and west. Hence why currently the width of the south stand upper tier is limited somewhat.
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The supporting cables limit the potential width of the current new south stand 3rd tier and, for the same reasons, the future north stand extension. Only when the east and west stands are extended (a HUGE undertaking) can the current cable ring be removed and a new roof design be implemented. At that point, and that point only, can the east/west stand 3rd tiers be extended around the corners. Nothing to do with council demands, simply design limitations. Have a walk around the outside of the stadium and follow the cables from floor level up (and through) the new stand: you"ll see how the extension is built right up to the very limits of where we could take it.

Sure, the corners are a bone of contention; consider them more as a temporary sticking plaster and you"ll feel much better...and just a little excited about what is yet to come :-)

This is just the start.
 
Wwywwws said:
The supporting cables limit the potential width of the current new south stand 3rd tier and, for the same reasons, the future north stand extension. Only when the east and west stands are extended (a HUGE undertaking) can the current cable ring be removed and a new roof design be implemented. At that point, and that point only, can the east/west stand 3rd tiers be extended around the corners. Nothing to do with council demands, simply design limitations. Have a walk around the outside of the stadium and follow the cables from floor level up (and through) the new stand: you"ll see how the extension is built right up to the very limits of where we could take it.

Sure, the corners are a bone of contention; consider them more as a temporary sticking plaster and you"ll feel much better...and just a little excited about what is yet to come :-)

This is just the start.
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I understand your point about the roof cable ring and your post is correct However I can assure you the original design had a table end in each corner and the council modified the design to make it look more connected to the existing stands.
 
Wwywwws said:
The supporting cables limit the potential width of the current new south stand 3rd tier and, for the same reasons, the future north stand extension. Only when the east and west stands are extended (a HUGE undertaking) can the current cable ring be removed and a new roof design be implemented. At that point, and that point only, can the east/west stand 3rd tiers be extended around the corners. Nothing to do with council demands, simply design limitations. Have a walk around the outside of the stadium and follow the cables from floor level up (and through) the new stand: you"ll see how the extension is built right up to the very limits of where we could take it.

Sure, the corners are a bone of contention; consider them more as a temporary sticking plaster and you"ll feel much better...and just a little excited about what is yet to come :-)

This is just the start.
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So from your perspective the North Stand is pretty much a certainty to go ahead? Is there anything scheduled or is it a case of wait and see?

Thanks. Interesting posts above. Yet to see it in person but the photos look fantastic to me.
 
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What I'd do.

This thread is warming up again.
 
Marvin said:
So from your perspective the North Stand is pretty much a certainty to go ahead? Is there anything scheduled or is it a case of wait and see?

Thanks. Interesting posts above. Yet to see it in person but the photos look fantastic to me.
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The north stand development is somewhat of an inevitability. However, the debate about building it first and worrying about filling it later is flawed, in that supply all of a sudden dramatically outstrips demand. The club are very carefully monitoring this "demand" to ensure supply is adequate but don't want to fall into the trap of having to almost give seats away. There's no question of funds for ongoing expansion and development being made available; quite the opposite in fact. The crucial element is providing capacity at the right time, ensuring attendances grow steadily and in a controlled manner. That might sound awfully tainted with what many might call "business bullshit talk", but the plan is there and the expansion will happen...next season will be a big one in many ways! Exciting times, so let's not worry too much about some grey cladding and some temporary steel support structures :-)
 
Well that's it then..................I'm going to make sure I don't go to the Stadium ....ever again. Corners not looking good - Pfffft.
As Dick Emery used to say -" Ohhhhooo.you are awful".......
 
Marvin said:
If screens go in that would radically alter the appearance. It just looks unfinished now.

Aren't you excited by the fact that the corners are temporary, i.e. this is phase 1 of the expansion and that's why the corners are the way they are
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Excited about a lot of things about it mate - my new seatoup there hopefully with a better view, the cheap price, splitting the away fans over 3 tiers and having 6k extra blues in there.

I don't really care about how crap the corners look because 1. It doesn't matter and 2. As you say one day the whole stadium will be complete and look amazing,so this is only temporary albeit for a couple of decades but I'm a patient man who thinks of the long term! 1 day we will look back at how awful these corners looked and they will act as a symbol of how our club was growing and the growing pains we've had. When the stadium is complete we will be firmly established as one of the top clubs in the world. Let's enjoy the ride there's a long way to go yet

But the corners do look crap there's no getting away from that. Hopefully as you say the tv screens will help
 
I know a marketing director for the first team, eds and women's team for city and she said today that by entrance s (disabled entrance) next to vinny lifting the pl trophy 13-14 new panels have gone up showcasing the women and the u18's successes.
 
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