Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[canyerdogputoutafire]

Who's paying for them (let alone the sidings!)? You do realise that the metrolink system is stretched almost to capacity at peak times so for night games you would have no chance of "loads" of trams being available just to sit in sidings and there isn't that much slack at weekends either.

As for the wonders of the Allianz Arena, on my last visit there I was queuing for around 45 minutes just to get on the metro platform after the game. Last time I used our metrolink I was back in Piccadilly station in less time than that after the final whistle and I didn't have to leave early either. There's a limit to how fast you can shift 50,000+ bodies after any event, there will always be a significant waiting time unless you set off walking.

A heavy rail station behind the Athletics Arena would be great but upgrading what I believe is currently a freight-only line to carry passenger traffic plus the cost of re-connecting the line with the main line into Piccadilly would be a fairly major infrastructure project not too dissimilar to the Ordsall Chord which is costing close to £100m and has a far better business case than carrying football fans once a fortnight!

Yep, one and half hours back to a central hotel.

 

[kev20971]

How would you put up gates when the stop is wide open. Have you ever been to the stop?

It would cost a fortune to fence off the station and would not be able to keep people out as they could walk along the track. This would not be possible at the Etihad stop which is grade separated.

And it would be zero help to anyone. Stupid idea.

Anything is possible and looking at the stop there is a path between the eastern platform and Asda that could used as a holding area, ticket guards stopping people from "walking up the tracks". So if Metrolink can find people to steward people at Piccadilly station & Piccadilly Gardens then after the match they could find some to do the same at the Velodrome stop!

 

[canyerdogputoutafire]

I know it's an old, old issue but why leave an event 10 or 15 minutes before the end?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

My brother has a narrow boat, it will probably take 20 (they will have to hang on tight mind, 4mph is the speed limit, but there is a risk of drowning) I can see a business opportunity here!!

I was in a pub down Deansgate a couple of years ago somewhere near The Ox and there was a flyposter on the wall offering barge travel to the swamp.

Maybe run a City one with beer and result full barge.

 

[bluwes]

I was in a pub down Deansgate a couple of years ago somewhere near The Ox and there was a flyposter on the wall offering barge travel to the swamp.

Maybe run a City one with beer and result full barge.

Too many locks to navigate on route to the Etihad

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Too many locks to navigate on route to the Etihad

Yeah but if you had beer it wouldn't matter.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Too many locks to navigate on route to the Etihad

Would that mean you could have a lock in after the match!

I'll get my coat

 

[remember arthur mann]

Would that mean you could have a lock in after the match!

I'll get my coat

BM while you're here, off topic, is it true four fire engines were sent to assist in a health issue incident because it was unsure which of the crew could perform CPR ?

 

[Blue Maverick]

BM while you're here, off topic, is it true four fire engines were sent to assist in a health issue incident because it was unsure which of the crew could perform CPR ?

I've not heard of this but we are now responding to what the ambulance term Red 1s that is unconscious not breathing, it's supposed to be for cardiac arrests, what I will say is the system they have in place for sending us is not the best at the moment, however all crews are trained in CPR so the only reason I can think 4 would be sent is a break down in communication, we are supposed to be going as back up for NWAS, however it seems to have grown arms and legs already as many thought it would.
Where did you hear about this?

 

[remember arthur mann]

I've not heard of this but we are now responding to what the ambulance term Red 1s that is unconscious not breathing, it's supposed to be for cardiac arrests, what I will say is the system they have in place for sending us is not the best at the moment, however all crews are trained in CPR so the only reason I can think 4 would be sent is a break down in communication, we are supposed to be going as back up for NWAS, however it seems to have grown arms and legs already as many thought it would.
Where did you hear about this?

Lady who's husband is in the brigade in north Manchester, it was about 3/4 weeks ago.

 

[Fat Chance]

Who's paying for them (let alone the sidings!)? You do realise that the metrolink system is stretched almost to capacity at peak times so for night games you would have no chance of "loads" of trams being available just to sit in sidings and there isn't that much slack at weekends either.

A heavy rail station behind the Athletics Arena would be great but upgrading what I believe is currently a freight-only line to carry passenger traffic plus the cost of re-connecting the line with the main line into Piccadilly would be a fairly major infrastructure project not too dissimilar to the Ordsall Chord which is costing close to £100m and has a far better business case than carrying football fans once a fortnight!

A £100 mills figure might be more cost efficient if the million visitors to the campus per annum is to be believed

 

[Blue Maverick]

Lady who's husband is in the brigade in north Manchester, it was about 3/4 weeks ago.

That's when they first rolled it out so it could have been a possibility, I personally haven't heard it but I do know we are going to things we weren't expecting to

 

[Bluep*ss]

Back to The Etihad.
Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this question but: Does anyone know the attendances at the Olympic Stadium for the RUWC matches.?
They seem to have altered the Stadium - by putting a a plastic ? paneled roof on and brought the flood lights onto the roof. I know the Olympics were 80,000 sellouts
but has the capacity been reduced to say 60,000. The reason for this question is Whammers will be moving there at the start of 2016 season. They should do well -
and Tottenham are building a new Stadium to seat 60,000 so I believe - and finally Liverpool are extending their main stand by 12,000 seats - so will Anfield , Spurs and Wham
have bigger capacity (s) than the Etihad.
Long winded question - I know.

 

[xgorton]

Back to The Etihad.
Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this question but: Does anyone know the attendances at the Olympic Stadium for the RUWC matches.?
They seem to have altered the Stadium - by putting a a plastic ? paneled roof on and brought the flood lights onto the roof. I know the Olympics were 80,000 sellouts
but has the capacity been reduced to say 60,000. The reason for this question is Whammers will be moving there at the start of 2016 season. They should do well -
and Tottenham are building a new Stadium to seat 60,000 so I believe - and finally Liverpool are extending their main stand by 12,000 seats - so will Anfield , Spurs and Wham
have bigger capacity (s) than the Etihad.
Long winded question - I know.

They had 6 matches at the Olympic Stadium 55,900 was the top attendance for the 3rd and 4th spot but I don't know if that was a full house.

 

[PrestwichPeteMcfc]

Back to The Etihad.
Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this question but: Does anyone know the attendances at the Olympic Stadium for the RUWC matches.?
They seem to have altered the Stadium - by putting a a plastic ? paneled roof on and brought the flood lights onto the roof. I know the Olympics were 80,000 sellouts
but has the capacity been reduced to say 60,000. The reason for this question is Whammers will be moving there at the start of 2016 season. They should do well -
and Tottenham are building a new Stadium to seat 60,000 so I believe - and finally Liverpool are extending their main stand by 12,000 seats - so will Anfield , Spurs and Wham
have bigger capacity (s) than the Etihad.
Long winded question - I know.

West Ham's capacity will be 54k. They're adding retractable seats to go over the track, but some seats in the top tier will be covered, I think it's because they're too far away from the pitch. Going to be a fair few big stadiums.

 

[blueloon]

So, it is inevitable that The Etihad expansion to around 62,000 seats will take place in the very near future.

 

[mancity dan]

62500 from reports on here.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

West Ham's capacity will be 54k. They're adding retractable seats to go over the track, but some seats in the top tier will be covered, I think it's because they're too far away from the pitch. Going to be a fair few big stadiums.

Don't know if anyone has seen the pictures with the seats out but it leaves a massive gap between the levels and looks ridiculous. Even with the seats out they look a long way from the pitch

 

[gkmcfc]

It does if it affects the atmosphere. Anyway, the thing that is going to impact this is success on the pitch. If we continue winning and growing the brand, my concerns are likely to be unfounded. Let's hope they are, for me success on the pitch is the most important thing. The rest will take of itself...

I agree. Why does anyone offering an opinion that some disagree with get labelled a rag? Piss poor blues. Fact is 62k will be fine for us for the foreseeable future. I'd love to see future expansion but the club doesn't need to rush into anything.

 

[blue mash up]

Crack on lads costs on infrastructure dont mean anything to FFP and Mansour has still got loads of his Barclays money left.