Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

so you'd rather walk up to a mis mash of stands like maine road turned out ok

Swales out

 

[berryblue]

So when do we start the new stand?

Will the failure in Porto have delayed it?

 

[gouldybob]

so you'd rather walk up to a mis mash of stands like maine road turned out ok

That wasn't the statement I was responding to. I was saying that the arena blocking the view on the ground as you walk up towards the North Stand side was no big deal as other than for what goes on inside it I feel it's uninspiring. It's more imposing arriving at the South/West entrance as the stands soar above you. Maine Road was a mess from the moment they built the North Stand in the 1970's a decade esthetics forgot

 

[blueparrot]

Will the failure in Porto have delayed it?

No, doubt they are planning to start before the Arena is finished, would probably be impractical to have 2 big constructions going simultaneously.

 

[Prophet of Doom]

No, doubt they are planning to start before the Arena is finished, would probably be impractical to have 2 big constructions going simultaneously.

There have just been 10 pages on this thread about why there are empty seats and why many games don’t sell out.

There will be no new stadium developments any time soon as extra seats are not needed.

The focus for the next 5 years will be on the Arena and collar site to support the Arena and Stadium

 

[blueparrot]

There have just been 10 pages on this thread about why there are empty seats and why many games don’t sell out.

There will be no new stadium developments any time soon as extra seats are not needed.

The focus for the next 5 years will be on the Arena and collar site to support the Arena and Stadium

No there hasn't there have been pages on why s/c holders don't put seats on resale, the games do sell out. Many games sell out.

 

[Corky]

There have just been 10 pages on this thread about why there are empty seats and why many games don’t sell out.

There will be no new stadium developments any time soon as extra seats are not needed.

The focus for the next 5 years will be on the Arena and collar site to support the Arena and Stadium

The arena is forward planning as the 6-a-side indoor with become the dominant game once the heading ban comes in and people lose interest in football.

 

[jrb]

City are tied into a 250 year rent agreement on the stadium.(council house)

Richard Hunt used the freedom of information act to access details of the rent agreement between MCC and the club. Sadly those details aren't available anymore. Maybe another request would be a good idea? ;-)

Dear Manchester City Council,

Please send me a copy of the rental contract between (presumably) the City Council (or an entity set up by the council for the purpose) and Manchester City FC, regarding the stadium now known as the Etihad stadium.

Commercial terms of Etihad Stadium rental by Manchester City - a Freedom of Information request to Manchester City Council

Please send me a copy of the rental contract between (presumably) the City Council (or an entity set up by the council for the purpose) and Manchester City FC, regarding the stadium now known as the Etihad stadium. For clarification I seek to learn only the broad commercial terms of the...

www.whatdotheyknow.com

 

[Irlamblue]

A mate of a friend who lives near the stadium overheard a conversation that.. we plan to knock down the stadium and build a 95,000 seater stadium complete with retractable pitches and home made pie kiosks.
dont shoot the messager

 

[EricBrooksGhost]

A mate of a friend who lives near the stadium overheard a conversation that.. we plan to knock down the stadium and build a 95,000 seater stadium complete with retractable pitches and home made pie kiosks.
dont shoot the messager

Any notion of a new stadium without a cheetah racing track means I'm out.