Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Manchester1894]

I'm the only one that want's us to keep the stadium exactly how it is?

 

[cleavers]

I doubt that the roof is in a "poor state" its only 16 years or so old

I've no idea, but others have said this on this thread, I assume they know more than I do, its been discussed that there is rotten wood in it, no idea if its true or where.

So a new roof what are the consequences?

The stadium would need to be closed for at least a season, just removing the existing one would take months, certainly more than a close-season Then theres the construction of the new roof. The current cable-net roof is a relative lightweight construction and so the foundations of the bowl will have been designed to suit. A new roof would necessitate the construction of supporting structure probably the removal of the spirals, unless these were to be incorporated inside the new structure so a massive undertaking and personally something I doubt will ever happen, more likely a new stadium would be more cost efficient and better all round

The south stand roof was built above the old one, and the cable net, without any need to close the stadium, and if the north stand extension is built, it will be also, that would leave the east and west stand roofs to be done, and I can't see any reason why it couldn't be done in a similar way. The removal of the current structures thereafter could be done in the close season.

Will it be expensive ? Of course, but would it be better building a whole new stadium, I'm not so sure, but I'm sure the owner looked at this before deciding to extend.

 

[cleavers]

am I right in thinking that roof is now not reliant on the cable and is self supporting?

Yes, it has its own separate cable support. The old cable remains, and supports the remaining roof.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Would love that

Horrible, the charge for so few exits would start about 50 minutes in.

It's bad enough now with the third tier of the South Stand, never mind something so much bigger in size and people having to descend 20 rows to move freely.

 

[Gordyola]

I've no idea, but others have said this on this thread, I assume they know more than I do, its been discussed that there is rotten wood in it, no idea if its true or where.


The south stand roof was built above the old one, and the cable net, without any need to close the stadium, and if the north stand extension is built, it will be also, that would leave the east and west stand roofs to be done, and I can't see any reason why it couldn't be done in a similar way. The removal of the current structures thereafter could be done in the close season.

Will it be expensive ? Of course, but would it be better building a whole new stadium, I'm not so sure, but I'm sure the owner looked at this before deciding to extend.

Agree about South Stand expansion and the roof When it comes to the E&W stands roof this would be a totally different prospect that the N&S with the spirals being a major consideration together with the height that the new roof would have to be then the connection to the other stands.

My point was that some on here, not you sir, are a little naive when it comes to the topic of the "new roof"

BTW I doubt that there is any wood that is structural in the existing roof

 

[cleavers]

BTW I doubt that there is any wood that is structural in the existing roof

@worsleyweb (I think) who is involved in construction has said so, I'm not in construction so I've no idea if its true or not.

 

[GortonBlue62]

I'm the only one that want's us to keep the stadium exactly how it is?

Yes.

 

[Alcatraz]

I've no idea, but others have said this on this thread, I assume they know more than I do, its been discussed that there is rotten wood in it, no idea if its true or where.


The south stand roof was built above the old one, and the cable net, without any need to close the stadium, and if the north stand extension is built, it will be also, that would leave the east and west stand roofs to be done, and I can't see any reason why it couldn't be done in a similar way. The removal of the current structures thereafter could be done in the close season.

Will it be expensive ? Of course, but would it be better building a whole new stadium, I'm not so sure, but I'm sure the owner looked at this before deciding to extend.

I sit in the South stand with the "new roof" and I can assure you that it leaks like hell when it rains !
I watched a few Champions League games from the North stand and it was worse !!

 

[HelloCity]

Horrible, the charge for so few exits would start about 50 minutes in.

It's bad enough now with the third tier of the South Stand, never mind something so much bigger in size and people having to descend 20 rows to move freely.

How do you know how many exits it would have? :)

The problem with the third tiers is that the exists are at the bottom so if you’re at the top you have to wait for everyone at the bottom to go first.

I think Yellow Wall at Dortmund has more exits than the entire South Stand! lol

 

[HelloCity]

Here’s the one tier stand at the new Spurs stadium.

I’d imagine the build of ours would be similar.