Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

jrb said:
SES is pleased to announce its appointment to one of the largest of the ‘Big Nine’ sub-contractor packages on the Co-op Live Arena project in Manchester by BAM Construct UK.

The MEPH contract on one of the largest and most sustainable live entertainment venues in Europe, will see the team install 16 innovative air handling units, as well as over 1000km of cabling linking all systems together and over 2,500 emergency public address, voice alarm and sound system speakers.

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SES Engineering Services secures multi-million-pound MEPH package at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena - SES Engineering Services

SES Engineering Services secures multi-million-pound MEPH package at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena
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Its looks like its going to be shite.
 
Jesus H Gabz said:
Recently attended the Joshua Usyk fight at Spurs & the weigh in at the O2, got to say I was very impressed with both, not a bad seat in either, especially the O2 which is a sort of bowl shape. Concourse & retail offerings where fantastic, the O2 is a proper destination and caters for all sorts, in and around it. I’m hoping this development has the best of both combined regarding facilities etc, The possibilities are endless especially pre & post match and potential beam-backs of big away games, and maybe even high demand home games (if they can squeeze us in to the schedule) hopefully it’s a bit of a joint enterprise to improve the match day experience for everyone & not just separate facility
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The combination of events that can be held at the COOP Live Arena are endless.

The facilities pre and post event will be up there with any arena or stadium in the world, if not better.

The COOP Live Arena is on another level. I honestly don't think people are aware of how good this arena will be. And the facilities it will offer to event goers.

There will be no need to rush home or back into town after a concert or event. Just head back to the bars and enjoy the rest of the evening 'inside the arena'.

Hotel accommodation adjacent to the arena will be needed. And must surely for part of any proposal for the Collar site and wider Etihad Campus in the future?
 
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jrb said:
It isn't mate.

Go to the next Open Doors Construction site event in the future. You'll learn a lot more about the arena. And you'll appreciate what a fantastic arena it is, and will be for Manchester.
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What will undoubtedly be very poor is the transport situation. A complete lack of foresight and investment in public transport combined with even less car parking will make getting to and from the Arena and the Etihad when matches and events are running simultaneously a complete nightmare.
 
r.soleofsalford said:
Its looks like its going to be shite.
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Hoping that's tongue-in-cheek! It looks class!!! Will be incredible. Purpose-built. It will be what our stadium should have been and what our owners would prefer undoubtedly but for cost and logistical issues. 32 bars and restaurants. Architecturally it looks fantastic as well.
 
Went to the Construction Open Doors event on Friday.

A big thanks to BAM and Mike McCarthy for the presentation.

Stand corrected on some of these snippets that I remember. Didn't bring a pen and paper to write everything down. Arrrgh!

As per in the newsletter, there will be 7 lift and escalator cores. Core 1 is the large core in the NW corner of the site. Core 6 is the core under construction near the canal . The other 5 cores are spread out across the site.

There is going to be 1 static crane in the middle of the site.

The steel will be going up clockwise or anti-clockwise(?). Starting at core one, and going to the next core. The steel won't be erected in a scattergun approach.

The roof trusses will be manufactured off site, and put together onsite. They are 100 metres wide. They will be put into place by 4 of the biggest mobile/crawler cranes in the construction industry.

If I can remember anything else I will add it later on.

Sunday.

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jrb said:
The combination of events that can be held at the COOP Live Arena are endless.

The facilities pre and post event will be up there with any arena or stadium in the world, if not better.

The COOP Live Arena is on another level. I honestly don't think people are aware of how good this arena will be. And the facilities it will offer to event goers.

There will be no need to rush home or back into town after a concert or event. Just head back to the bars and enjoy the rest of the evening 'inside the arena'.

Hotel accommodation adjacent to the arena by will needed. And must surely for part of any proposal for the Collar site and wider Etihad Campus in the future?
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It might be the best thing since sliced bread, but unless they sort out Transport and in particular the awful Metrolink why would anyone risk being stranded near the Etihad at that time of night.

It wasn't that long ago that the Met closed at 10.30 on a Sunday ffs. I remember me and 20,000 people all leaving the MEN arena after ELO one year and discovering no trams. 24hr city ??
 
jrb said:
It isn't mate.

Go to the next Open Doors Construction site event in the future. You'll learn a lot more about the arena. And you'll appreciate what a fantastic arena it is, and will be for Manchester.
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This is the essence for me.

Rather than an Etihad extension in capacity I believe we are looking at a future major stadium revamp like RM and surrounding area. Lots of factors come onto play but it is hard to believe plans are not in place. We are looking at a demographic shift.

In part lost the generations of local City fans atttending and coming back but also the matchday demographic with the experience of others from farther afield.
 
remember arthur mann said:
Footprint doesn't look as bid as the MEN Arena (AO) or is that just an illusion ?
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Without knowing the dimensions of the AO Arena, it's hard to tell.

But looking at aerial photographs on the AO Arena, I'd say the COOP Live Arena is bigger in size.

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the Manchester Arena from the air

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Northerndave said:
It might be the best thing since sliced bread, but unless they sort out Transport and in particular the awful Metrolink why would anyone risk being stranded near the Etihad at that time of night.

It wasn't that long ago that the Met closed at 10.30 on a Sunday ffs. I remember me and 20,000 people all leaving the MEN arena after ELO one year and discovering no trams. 24hr city ??
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Transport to and from the COOP Live Arena is an important issue for City, OVG, MCC, and TFGM. Watch this space.
 
jrb said:
Transport to and from the COOP Live Arena is an important issue for City, OVG, MCC, and TFGM. Watch this space.
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I hope it's top of the list. It's getting worse travelling home now, especially night games. The recent 3 o'clock KOs have been better for me personally getting home but the night games are a real pain in the arse.
 
Northerndave said:
It might be the best thing since sliced bread, but unless they sort out Transport and in particular the awful Metrolink why would anyone risk being stranded near the Etihad at that time of night.

It wasn't that long ago that the Met closed at 10.30 on a Sunday ffs. I remember me and 20,000 people all leaving the MEN arena after ELO one year and discovering no trams. 24hr city ??
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I was there that night. They employed people to stand at the entrances saying no trams available. Left loads in the shit. Barely used the Manchester vanity project since.

Not sure it’s improved one iota since.
 
domalino said:
I was at the new Spurs stadium for the NFL game yesterday. All the beer taps broke just before half time.

As I queued up watching the staff pour cans into cups it did cross my mind that if it happened at a new City stadium some posters would never get over it.
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Me too, up to that point I was impressed, got served in the Dispensary bar before and during the first half in less than 5 seconds each time, enjoying a few nice pints of Beavertown Neck Oil at (ahem) £6.90 a pint.

Then it all went to shit and ended up queuing for 20 minutes for a can of Guiness in a plastic cup and an overpriced Burrito.

The bars opened at the end of the game and only Bud available on Draft. (at £6.90 too).
 
jrb said:
Transport to and from the COOP Live Arena is an important issue for City, OVG, MCC, and TFGM. Watch this space.
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Would be great if anything happens on the subject of Metrolink, but let's not forget it was due to be in place for the Commonwealth Games in 2002, but limped in 11 years late after more delays in 2013 and it's barely been fit for purpose since then. No stacked Trams back to the City Centre and the Ashton exit is clogged as the Trams share the roads with the traffic leaving the ground.

If MCC and TfGM were bothered about transport then why have they done nothing for over a decade? Not just for our home games, but for any major event held at the Etihad?

I hope whatever plans are in place for the COOP also apply to moving our 50,000 people, quickly and safely at least 25 times a year.
 
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