Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[kp220]

What evidence is there of a transport problem between Manchester City centre and the Etihad? Not seeing it. Takes me 25 mins walking, or 10 mins on the bus in. A lot more out mind, but it's still OK.

Have you ever tried waiting, standing in the rain, to fight your way onto the platform to catch a tram into town, on a bitterly cold winters night ...? Maybe think of those who cannot walk that distance but still enjoy coming to watch their team.

 

[cleavers]

I'd be very surprised if GMP would allow two simultaneous events.

The Met Police allow it at Wembley.

In any case any arena will mostly have its own security, and its not like a rival bans fans will turn up and kick off is it ? There's enough security against other reasons (terror) already done without the police.

 

[JGL07]

Have you ever tried waiting, standing in the rain, to fight your way onto the platform to catch a tram into town, on a bitterly cold winters night ...? Maybe think of those who cannot walk that distance but still enjoy coming to watch their team.

Yes most of us have. It’s an occupational hazard for any venue with 50,000 people coming out at the same time. Show me any football ground where public transport appears miraculously to whisk everyone away within minutes.

There is no chance of building a new railway line to cater for 25-26 home matches a year.

 

[jrb]

In the coming Weeks if anyone local receives a leaflet or any information from Oak View outlining the proposal, can you take a picture of it and post it on the thread. Thanks.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

It is not another stadium, it is another arena, big difference. The Manchester Arena was built as a multi use venue with ice rink, basketball court etc which all failed but left it not perfect for concerts acoustically or seating wise. The arena attracts audience from across the UK and abroad, there is plenty of capacity for a second venue of that size, placing it next to the Etihad allows for multi use with perhap city branded teams in other sports, conferencing etc

Right arena then. The Men, the Etihad, the cricket club are perfectly fine for concerts and all do similar jobs.

To me it’s jist building something for the sake of it.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

It can benefit local residents by creating lots of jobs. Some of these will be apprenticeships so people have the opportunity to develop skills.

The vast majority of the jobs in my opinion will go to agencies and companies that specialise in event management. A lot of people who work in the Etihad aren’t from the local area and are brought in by a company.

For a lot of locals, it’s more traffic and noise.

 

[Blue Mist]

Yes most of us have. It’s an occupational hazard for any venue with 50,000 people coming out at the same time. Show me any football ground where public transport appears miraculously to whisk everyone away within minutes.

There is no chance of building a new railway line to cater for 25-26 home matches a year.

Rag FC. They have trams waiting to whisk the fans away. I have been there for non City matches (long story covered here before) As an example, Rags v Chelsea. leave at full time, tram back, not an efiin queue, the only queue was the amount of trams queuing to take you away from the shithole.

 

[worsleyweb]

Significant hotel also part of the planned first phase of delivery. Idea is footfall on campus will soon be significantly more during the week.

They are stretching the city centre out to the etihad. Makes absolute sense.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Really don’t see the point of another stadium. We already have the Etihad, the cricket ground. MEN arena, old Trafford - that’s more then enough stadiums for concerts.

How does it benefit local residents either ?

Outdoor stadiums are total tosh for gigs. The sound is appalling at outdoor gigs. I have no idea why people go to and enjoy festivals. It’s like putting a speaker out in the back yard while you’re in the bath and trying to listen to it.

Bobbins!

The acoustics in the MEN are shit n’all.

So we’re left with the Academy and Apollo in the whole city that has decent sound good enough to do decent bands of musicians justice.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I'd be very surprised if GMP would allow two simultaneous events.

The city has had a City game, the Super League Grand Final at the Swamp and gigs on at the MEN and other venues all on the same afternoon/evening.

Have also had a Rugby Union World Cup game at the Etihad at the same time as the Super League Grand Final at the Swamp at the same time as a gig at the MEN and other events on at other venues across the city. That evening Town was RAMMED!