Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[citizen_maine]

If Britain and Ireland ended up with the 2030 World Cup after the 2024 vote, am I right in thinking that we could apply for funding to develop the stadium if it was chosen as one of the host venues?

Can’t see many clubs turning their noses up at that if they had the choice to develop now or wait 3-4 more years.

There are 2 major football stadiums close to/in Manchester. Which one do you honestly think will be chosen, given that it's in dire need of refurbishment/being razed to the ground?

 

[HelloCity]

There are 2 major football stadiums close to/in Manchester. Which one do you honestly think will be chosen, given that it's in dire need of refurbishment/being razed to the ground?

Very weird attitude in a thread about building work.

The Etihad will be on there just as it was for the 2018 bid, especially with an expanded World Cup coming into play.

 

[citizen_maine]

Very weird attitude in a thread about building work.

The Etihad will be on there just as it was for the 2018 bid, especially with an expanded World Cup coming into play.

My point was - if it comes to a choice to give funding towards the Etihad or the swamp, where do you think the money will go? (It was a poor/cynical attempt at humour :-))

 

[Russian Hat]

My point was - if it comes to a choice to give funding towards the Etihad or the swamp, where do you think the money will go? (It was a poor/cynical attempt at humour :-))

I think your correct they got funds in 1966 and 1996.

 

[LongsightM13]

I think your correct they got funds in 1966 and 1996.

Got a huge bung pre-1966 to fund their ‘cantilever stand’

 

[jrb]

Posted by Steknight on SSC, MCR.

Kevin Murray, senior acquisition manager at Premier Inn’s parent Whitbread, told Place North West: “Manchester is an extremely important, popular and thriving market for both business and leisure Premier Inn guests.

“We are continuing to search for new opportunities across the city including in the Northern Quarter, where we are looking for a suitable site for a Premier Inn or Hub by Premier Inn in the Piccadilly area, and to the east of the city at Eastland’s near Manchester City’s football ground.

Premier Inn eyes hotels in Northern Quarter, Eastlands - Place North West

As it prepares to open its fifth Manchester site within the £750m mixed-use Circle Square in mid-May, the hotel chain is scouring the city for sites to house further schemes of up to 200 bedrooms.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

[Del_Bosque]

Purple palace, bit underwhelming

 

[Gremlin]

Purple palace, bit underwhelming

My thoughts exactly. Not exactly an example of gentrification of the area.

 

[blueparrot]

Purple palace, bit underwhelming

Not underwhelming for those of us needing hotels a bit more affordable to stay in when we come down for games. Sure there will eventually be more up market options too once the arena is up and running.

 

[BrianW]

Premier Inns always, always have an adjacent pub where the punters can eat. So a Premier Inn probably means a new pub being built too. Possibly quite a large one. It might even serve drinkable beer.