We sit in the north stand tier 1. We walk to Piccadilly Station after the game. At a quick walking pace it usually takes 26 to 28mins , via the Merc garage, Ashton New Road , past the Ibis then following the tram route into the back of the station via the orange multi storey car park. Always thought that was the quickest. Out of interest do you think the footpath to the north of City Square is quicker?For those that don't know, there's a walkway which starts next to the entrance to the tram (Ashton side) at City Square. It follows the tram track down the hill into Ancoats. Then simply turn right on Gt Ancoats St and you're as good as in Picadilly. The whole stroll is appx 30-40 minutes? I've never timed it but it can't be that far off. That's got to be better than standing around like a lemon for a similar amount of time waiting to get on a packed tram and paying for the privelege.
Vorsprung durch Technik or Fick dich Uli!Well he could just look at the video of the nice, shiny, new stadium & then next day, put the price of oil up. Stadium paid for in a week.....
If I am coming from my Dad's I get train to Piccadilly, and then walk to Piccadilly Bus station, get 216 and on the way back, I do same route as you but check out the bus queue. Buses are fastest way in but out depends on the queue. They only load one bus at a time and have about 30 stewards there doing nothing whilst 1 gets them organised.We sit in the north stand tier 1. We walk to Piccadilly Station after the game. At a quick walking pace it usually takes 26 to 28mins , via the Merc garage, Ashton New Road , past the Ibis then following the tram route into the back of the station via the orange multi storey car park. Always thought that was the quickest. Out of interest do you think the footpath to the north of City Square is quicker?
I think that the Spurs stadium could well be the catalyst for Abu Dhabi to think about resurrecting their plan for a new stadium. If so, it'll be on the North Car Park site, which is where they planned to build one originally, soon after the takeover. It would be around a maximum 75k capacity. The other potential site was where the CFA now is so that's obviously out now. There were pilot plans drawn up for both sites if my information is correct.
I can't really remember exactly but think the issue that killed that plan was either the financial or legal impact of getting out of the lease on the current stadium. Even though the lease was for 250 years, the useful life of the stadium was 50 years tops and we're a third of the way into that now.
It was only a few months ago that we were discussing fan reactions to North Stand consultatation over deaigns for an extension to that end. Have they been shelved?
He was prepared to pay for one in 2008 plus no club is so self-sufficient that they could pay for a new stadium out of their own pocket. All would require financing of some sort and equity finance is better than debt, if the finance is available.It would be exciting to have a brand new stadium but does Sheikh Monsour's desire for us to be self sufficient mean he would not put more of his own money into such a project?