Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

Interesting. City getting involved.

Business Desk North West.

Northern business leaders have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to kick-start the devolution process to reinvigorate the Northern Powerhouse. One hundred business leaders, from organisations such as property giant Bruntowood, Associated British Ports, Manchester City FC and Siemens, signed the 'Devo 100' letter. They want powers to transfer from Whitehall to elected mayors and local leaders which, they say, will energise the economic vision of the Northern Powerhouse which was promoted by former Chancellor George Osborne. ...
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
This is a big blow. I wonder if poor transport infrastructure was one of their considerations (as well as costs) for pulling out. It seems bizarre to build more sports facilities around All Saints in a sort of rival to the sports campus. This will not help with the arena proposals either.
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Sounds like the plan is to go ahead and find a new partner, not sure how easy that'll be but they sound fairly confident.
 
blueparrot said:
Sounds like the plan is to go ahead and find a new partner, not sure how easy that'll be but they sound fairly confident.
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They also mention speed of delivery. We, as fans, have found delayed proposals slightly frustrating - the MMU have decided to act independently to expedite matters. There is a lesson to be learned here by the Council and maybe the City Group too. Get things moving quicker and partners committed.
 
trotsky said:
They also mention speed of delivery. We, as fans, have found delayed proposals slightly frustrating - the MMU have decided to act independently to expedite matters. There is a lesson to be learned here by the Council and maybe the City Group too. Get things moving quicker and partners committed.
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Plus a lot of universities are nervous about life without EU funding with less foreign students post-Brexit. They are also facing tougher competition from other universities. Getting anything done quickly is impossible in this country. Our political decision-making processes are 30 years out of date.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
Plus a lot of universities are nervous about life without EU funding with less foreign students post-Brexit. They are also facing tougher competition from other universities. Getting anything done quickly is impossible in this country. Our political decision-making processes are 30 years out of date.
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Exactly this. The number of unconditional offers is reportedly at about 38% this year in an attempt to get numbers booked onto courses as early as possible before the student can change their mind and my daughter's accommodation cost was actually reduced back in April so it looks like demand has taken a real hit.
 
UoM has a big sports centre in Fallowfield and a smaller centre close to town on Oxford Rd, but I've never heard of any UoM students doing sports science or physiotherapy, that's an MMU thing. MMU is the old Poly which does the more vocational training, whilst UoM is more academic. MMU is the natural fit for sport. If MMU have pulled out, it feels unlikely that anyone will step in.
 
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