Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[HelloCity]

They had the artist impressions of the new Spurs ground on here a while ago, looked absolutely stunning if that's what they are sticking with.

Yep.

Spurs - 62k

Chelsea - 61k

 

[yeseye]

Driving home from work today along Alan Turing Way, the car park around that side of the stadium looked like a bit of a dump tbh, a shitty wooden fence, stacks of cones, pallets etc. All that shite should be put out of the way near the gas holders and that side of the ground should be sorted out ffs!

 

[willipp]

Yep.

Spurs - 62k

Chelsea - 61k

When you see both those grounds and compare that to how ours looks from the outside I'm sure we must be planning at some point to do up the outside. Really hope it's NS development and then the outside skin sorted.

 

[JGL07]

Great photos, no matter what West Ham do that doesn't like a footy stadium, as for Anfield read Main Road, one huge modern stand rest a shambles. Looks light Spus will have a significant reduced capacity this season, but if the c g images are correct looks like being a top stadium once built.

The problem with Maine Road is that while the new Kippax stand was massive it was next to useless and held very few people. It destroyed any chance of a sensible redevelopment of the stadium.

 

[yeseye]

Yep.

Spurs - 62k

Chelsea - 61k

Great photos, no matter what West Ham do that doesn't like a footy stadium, as for Anfield read Main Road, one huge modern stand rest a shambles. Looks light Spus will have a significant reduced capacity this season, but if the c g images are correct looks like being a top stadium once built.

Spurs mate. Spurs.

 

[whitenoise]

Yep.

Spurs - 62k

Are they losing 5-0 to the bin dippers?

 

[stadiumcat]

Are they losing 5-0 to the bin dippers?

Obviously a LFC fan in the architects office, surprised it got released like that.

 

[yeseye]

Obviously a LFC fan in the architects office, surprised it got released like that.

Could you imagine the outrage on here if that was us? haha!

 

[FanchesterCity]

Artists impressions always flatter.
The reality of most stadiums is quite different.

Even Highbury's not all that great in real life.

A decent lick of paint, some trees and some creative lighting could do wonders for our exterior - at least to tide us over until there's a seriously makeover.

 

[Kippax.]

https://goo.gl/images/nKsHuU

I know it's not much, why can't we have Manchester City in the seats?

 

[cleavers]

Even Highbury's not all that great in real life.

Especially since they left and it was turned into allotments ;o)

 

[bluegirl74]

Love this thread (but recognise that I am very dull to get so excited by construction)

 

[FanchesterCity]

Especially since they left and it was turned into allotments ;o)

haha - can't believe I said Highbury! Old age setting in.

Can't believe I said Highbury ;-)

 

[FanchesterCity]

Love this thread (but recognise that I am very dull to get so excited by construction)

Not often a lady isn't stirred by an erection of some sort.

 

[HelloCity]

Done a quick mock up of the badge on the South Stand. Can't believe it has not been done tbh.

 

[manchester blue]

https://goo.gl/images/nKsHuU

I know it's not much, why can't we have Manchester City in the seats?

Because it's not 1990 :)

 

[gkmcfc]

There's some barmy comments on this thread. West Ham aren't moving anywhere. Have you got any idea how much it would cost to build a brand new stadium that size, or even half that size in London?! Not to mention the infrastructure to go with it. They've left the seats predominantly white because there's almost 70,000 of them to replace. Not sure how much a seat costs but if they're twenty quid each, that's nearly £1.5M just to change the colour!

I don't think they had much choice to be fair. What many don't understand is that it is literally only their stadium for 25 days of the year

 

[gkmcfc]

It"s on the interweb, but it cost in the region of £270mill to convert the stadium from an Olympic stadium to a football stadium. And West Ham are paying £2.5mill each year to rent it.

It's safe to say West Ham haven't been ripped off, unlike the tax payer.

It's only theirs for 25 days of the year. Compare that to us where it's ours 365 they're paying a substantial premium

 

[r.soleofsalford]

It's only theirs for 25 days of the year. Compare that to us where it's ours 365 they're paying a substantial premium

the reports seem to suggest they`ll fill it, i call bullshit, unless of course for the teams fighting for the top 3 bring 15,000 fans with them.

the first home game will probably attract a bigger crowd because of the novelty factor

 

[fallowfield]

the reports seem to suggest they`ll fill it, i call bullshit, unless of course for the teams fighting for the top 3 bring 15,000 fans with them.

the first home game will probably attract a bigger crowd because of the novelty factor

They've sold 50k+ season tickets so they will be filling it.
The bigger London clubs have huge demographics in their favour compared to us.