Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Marvin]

with Intu facing tough times, be silly for any new arena/extension of previous to be opened

Hospitaility and leisure pre-virus was doing well. Retail was not.

 

[spiny]

Manchester is missing a Birmingham style Conference and Events Centre or London Grosvenor House style hotel that can host prestige events.
When added to the new arena proposal, they would provide a compelling argument for improving transport and infrastructure.

 

[Prophet of Doom]

Talking about concerts , I wonder why the Academy Stadium or even the Athletic's Stadium is never used for concerts for less bands ?
They both must hold around at least 10 thousand for concerts ?

Because there is no demand or need for outdoor concerts for a 10,000 capacity, at small outdoor venues which have no facilities to support such events.

Gigs requiring 10,000 capacity are catered for by the multiple arenas dotted around the country.

 

[nmc]

Manchester is missing a Birmingham style Conference and Events Centre or London Grosvenor House style hotel that can host prestige events.
When added to the new arena proposal, they would provide a compelling argument for improving transport and infrastructure.

a nice Four Seasons Hotel in East Manchester

 

[quiet_riot]

Manchester is missing a Birmingham style Conference and Events Centre or London Grosvenor House style hotel that can host prestige events.
When added to the new arena proposal, they would provide a compelling argument for improving transport and infrastructure.

We have Event City.

 

[Gordyola]

We have Event City.

Event City about to make way for a new leisure complex https://ilovemanchester.com/therme-manchester-wellbeing-resort/ it will relocate but no details as yet

 

[WNRH]

Manchester is missing a Birmingham style Conference and Events Centre or London Grosvenor House style hotel that can host prestige events.
When added to the new arena proposal, they would provide a compelling argument for improving transport and infrastructure.

Gmex?

 

[dadnlad]

Event City about to make way for a new leisure complex https://ilovemanchester.com/therme-manchester-wellbeing-resort/ it will relocate but no details as yet

where the indoor soccer centre is near sking place i heard

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

You should get in touch asap with Oak View to tell them to scrap their plans with immediate effect.All those months of feasibility studies and planning a £300m investment were pointless, cause the 'MEN is rarely sold out'.

Which is of course total bollocks. The current Arena is a 25 year old out of date sports venue unsuitable for gigs that is still the 10th biggest grossing Arena in the world !!!

I think Oak View know what they are doing.

Which is still rarely sold out but ok you know best

 

[Marvin]

If the dire forecasts of the lengths of this crisis are correct then hospitality companies like this may not be around in 12 months time. However, I believe these stories to be rubbish. We're getting into the exponential phase of the crisis now where cases accelerate rapidly, and if the lockdown is followed properly then it should collapse as transmission is broken (see Wuhan).

 

[Marvin]

Manchester is missing a Birmingham style Conference and Events Centre or London Grosvenor House style hotel that can host prestige events.
When added to the new arena proposal, they would provide a compelling argument for improving transport and infrastructure.

We have a conference centre right in the City centre. GMEX and right next to it there's a purpose-built conference centre. Is this deficient in some way?

 

[Gordyola]

where the indoor soccer centre is near sking place i heard

Found this https://www.eventcity.co.uk/media-centre/press-news/plans-for-new-and-bespoke-eventcity-submitted

 

[Asa's left peg]

a nice Four Seasons Hotel in East Manchester

Quite an apt name for a Manchester hotel - all 4 seasons in a day!

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Al this will pass. Second half of the year will look very different.

Bet you my last pound coin on it, the second half of the year won't be much different :(

 

[Gordyola]

Talking about concerts , I wonder why the Academy Stadium or even the Athletic's Stadium is never used for concerts for less bands ?
They both must hold around at least 10 thousand for concerts ?

Not worth it for such low numbers The cost of a smaller gig is probably not a great deal less than one where there are 60k tickets sold.

 

[worsleyweb]

Bet you my last pound coin on it, the second half of the year won't be much different :(

Maybe mate - but lets hope for all our sakes i am right.

 

[Bluearmy]

We have a conference centre right in the City centre. GMEX and right next to it there's a purpose-built conference centre. Is this deficient in some way?

It isn't really comparable to the NEC, the scale of the NEC is impressive, even if the buildings themselves are showing their age a little. The NEC has 20 interconnected Halls and is the busiest Conference Centre in Europe I believe!! Just to give you an idea Crufts over 4 days attracts circa 160000 people.

 

[pirate]

Getting a vaccine may not take long - I think the US injected one into 100 people today but the clinical trial lasts at least a year. Hence the 18 month time frame to do the trail, observe the subjects and then produce it.

phase 1 trial started two weeks ago in cambridge
accelerated trials means possibly small ammounts of vaccine available in oct if trials are successful

 

[seafordblue]

Just a thought, but wouldn’t right now be the perfect time to extend the North Stand. No home matches for a year and unprecedented demand when we resume.

 

[Keeper!]

Just a thought, but wouldn’t right now be the perfect time to extend the North Stand. No home matches for a year and unprecedented demand when we resume.

Who is going to build it? Robots?