Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[warpig]

Working capacity for ‘football’ is 54,780 after segregation. Actual number of seats is 55,097

I didn’t think segregation took any seats out nowadays. I thought it was fixed fencing with stewards on the steps either side (??)

 

[warpig]

Sir Howard Bernstein has taken a development-focused advisory role at the parent company of Manchester City Football Club, Property Weekcan reveal.



The former Manchester City Council chief executive has joined City Football Group as a strategic development advisor, with a mandate to support the next phase of community, commercial and development initiatives in and around the Etihad Campus.

As part of his advisory role, Sir Howard will be a member of the board of Eastlands Strategic Development Company, the joint venture between Manchester City Council and CFG parent company, the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG).

Commenting on the appointment, Marty Edelman, City Football Group board member, said: “We are deeply honoured that Sir Howard has accepted this role as we progress ambitious plans to advance the Campus and surrounding areas. Sir Howard’s retirement from Manchester City Council earlier this year meant that we could have potentially lost his invaluable two decades of experience in rejuvenating East Manchester. We are delighted that he will take an active role in the continued revitalisation of the area through the further evolution of the Etihad Campus.”

While at Manchester City Council, Sir Howard was a driving force for Sports City and the 2002 Commonwealth Games which then became the Etihad Campus following the Abu Dhabi United Group’s acquisition of Manchester City Football Club in 2008.

The subsequent partnership between the council and ADUG led to more than £400m of investment, resulting in the 80-acre City Football Academy and an expanded stadium.

Superb appointment. Poacher turned gamekeeper.

 

[warpig]

I literally haven’t seen thousands of empty seats at a league game for a long time. 10s maybe hundreds depending on the fixture but never 1000s

Leicester at home last season looked 5000 down give or take

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Watched the Madrid derby last night and very impressed by Atletico's new stadium which is another ground better than ours. The fact is that soon we will be well down the pecking order when it comes to stadia both in capacity and design.
We have built a superb training facility, one of the world's best. We have acquired some world class players. The final piece in the jigsaw HAS to be a significantly bigger and better stadium. If we build, say an 80,000 capacity stadium now (not in ten years or whatever) then this would be a show of intent by the club to dominate World football for generations to come.
Can we not just ask the club outright what's going on?

 

[gkmcfc]

At the Cityzens event yesterday from the Legends lounge you can do nothing but be impressed by our stadium. The future expansion of the North stand will see a very imposing and impressive ground. For me the final piece of the jigsaw is a designated home end, accessible and good value pricing and no end of noise.

 

[gazzaa2]

Bars, Restaurants around the ground.
Rammed on match days drinking out of plastic pots, no thanks.
City Centre 20 mins walk away with first class establishments.

If there was more of them they'd be less rammed and some with proper pints.

 

[salfordbluetrue]

think at the ground is good but the walk up is dull bars cafes and restaurants need more than once a week customers we need other reasons to take that walk, an ice ring driving range and ski slope may be the answer with our better transport links but we definitely need a supporters club a museum would not go down badly

 

[Manchester1894]

After looking at the list below, I think a museum would be the best to pull in visitors but not to engage and make people come to the football. Instead it needs to be a leisure destination, take a film in, bowl, eat, laser tag, trampoline, stay in a great hotel etc. I also wonder how a cinema built under a new expanded roof could work in our favour? At the moment, you can go and watch Leicester away at the Legends lounge. Imagine, if a cinema screen showed all the 3pm ko's at the Etihad?! I can dream

The 20 most popular UK attractions

1. British Museum - 6.42m
2. National Gallery - 6.26m
3. Tate Modern - 5.84m
4. Natural History Museum - 4.62m
5. Southbank Centre - 3.9m
6. Somerset House - 3.44m
7. Science Museum - 3.24m
8. V&A Museum - 3.02m
9. Tower of London - 2.74m
10. Royal Museums Greenwich - 2.45m
11. National Portrait Gallery - 1.95m
12. Chester Zoo - 1.9m
13. Kew Gardens - 1.83m
14. Westminster Abbey - 1.82m
15. National Museum of Scotland - 1.81m
16. Edinburgh Castle - 1.78m
17. Royal Albert Hall - 1.66m
18. Scottish National Gallery - 1.54m
19. St Paul’s Cathedral - 1.52m
20. British Library - 1.5m

 

[blue b4 the moon]

After looking at the list below, I think a museum would be the best to pull in visitors but not to engage and make people come to the football. Instead it needs to be a leisure destination, take a film in, bowl, eat, laser tag, trampoline, stay in a great hotel etc. I also wonder how a cinema built under a new expanded roof could work in our favour? At the moment, you can go and watch Leicester away at the Legends lounge. Imagine, if a cinema screen showed all the 3pm ko's at the Etihad?! I can dream

The 20 most popular UK attractions

1. British Museum - 6.42m
2. National Gallery - 6.26m
3. Tate Modern - 5.84m
4. Natural History Museum - 4.62m
5. Southbank Centre - 3.9m
6. Somerset House - 3.44m
7. Science Museum - 3.24m
8. V&A Museum - 3.02m
9. Tower of London - 2.74m
10. Royal Museums Greenwich - 2.45m
11. National Portrait Gallery - 1.95m
12. Chester Zoo - 1.9m
13. Kew Gardens - 1.83m
14. Westminster Abbey - 1.82m
15. National Museum of Scotland - 1.81m
16. Edinburgh Castle - 1.78m
17. Royal Albert Hall - 1.66m
18. Scottish National Gallery - 1.54m
19. St Paul’s Cathedral - 1.52m
20. British Library - 1.5m

Trouble is the National Football Museum never seems that busy so a whole area with one just for us as a centre piece I don't think would be that busy.

 

[kinkladze10]

Watched the Madrid derby last night and very impressed by Atletico's new stadium which is another ground better than ours. The fact is that soon we will be well down the pecking order when it comes to stadia both in capacity and design.
We have built a superb training facility, one of the world's best. We have acquired some world class players. The final piece in the jigsaw HAS to be a significantly bigger and better stadium. If we build, say an 80,000 capacity stadium now (not in ten years or whatever) then this would be a show of intent by the club to dominate World football for generations to come.
Can we not just ask the club outright what's going on?

Don't forget to brush your teeth before bed son.