Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Wwywwws]

....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.

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.

 

[quiet_riot]

Lol. Some temporary corner roofing is still an issue to some?

 

[worsleyweb]

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.

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.

 

[Marvin]

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.

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.

 

[somapop]

What I'd do.

This thread is warming up again.

 

[Wwywwws]

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.

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 :-)

 

[Bluep*ss]

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".......

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

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

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

 

[RichardDunneOwnGoal]

*sniff*

Do you ever give it a rest?

He's talking about the CFA ground.

Get your bumps felt mate.

 

[bluemoon98]

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.