Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[manclad]

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Tar la !!!!

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Walking across flaking paint to and from a world class £350mill arena that City have aqiured 50% off is not a good advert for the Etihad Stadium and wider Etihad Campus.

I still think City will redevelop City Square into something much more impressive in conjunction with the opening of the arena in 3 years time. There's no point in doing it yet or in the near future.

I agree with this. They will not do much work in this area because they will want some sort of link-up with the Arena and a potential new stand at that end at some point.

 

[jrb]

At the Etihad now.

Note the broken concrete around the drain covers. The plants in the planters are dead and dieing. The rust effect on the paint work. The general shoddy and unkept appearance of City Square. Even a general level of maintenance would have kept City Square looking presentable.

 

[jrb]

Arena site, now.

Still piling.

 

[Prophet of Doom]

Why not?

It is in a terrible state and not worthy of a club of our size and stature.

I think I’ll be content that we have just spent £100m on a player and are building a new £300m Arena which will make the whole area around City Square unrecognisable in the next two years.

 

[Keeper!]

I think I’ll be content that we have just spent £100m on a player and are building a new £300m Arena which will make the whole area around City Square unrecognisable in the next two years.

No excuse for looking like a sh1t hole.

I understand the reluctance to do much at this time because of the arena but the lack of a general clean up is totaly unacceptable.

We have visitors coming from all over the world to visit our stadium and the surrounding area, the club should be ashamed the way they have let the area go down.

I am not sure what the argument is of signing 100m players and keeping the exterior of the ground clean and tidy.

 

[Prophet of Doom]

At the Etihad now.

Note the broken concrete around the drain covers. The plants in the planters are dead and dieing. The rust effect on the paint work. The general shoddy and unkept appearance of City Square. Even a general level of maintenance would have kept City Square looking presentable.

No excuse for looking like a sh1t hole.

I understand the reluctance to do much at this time because of the arena but the lack of a general clean up is totaly unacceptable.

We have visitors coming from all over the world to visit our stadium and the surrounding area, the club should be ashamed the way they have let the area go down.

I am not sure what the argument is of signing 100m players and keeping the exterior of the ground clean and tidy.

Maybe they will replace the dead plants in the next 10 days ???? Who knows ??

Do we have any stats on whether other clubs have flaky paint on the perimeter of the stadium ? Of course they don’t cause they don’t have an equivalent of City square or the stage showing pre match entertainment.

I find it mind boggling that people are arsed.

Maybe its just cause I’m with the other 50k + that don’t go anywhere near City Square on match day so are really not arsed if the area is painted or not.

 

[Cobwebcat]

At the Etihad now.

Note the broken concrete around the drain covers. The plants in the planters are dead and dieing. The rust effect on the paint work. The general shoddy and unkept appearance of City Square. Even a general level of maintenance would have kept City Square looking presentable.

Wow JRB ….send them to City FAO Khaldoon. Seriously he seems to have no idea. That is beyond disgraceful.

Dont we have some sort of fan’s representation where these could be shown too? I know @Prestwich_Blue used to be on it…maybe he could pass them on.

Never seen anything as bad as that for an entertainment complex that is supposed to attract the public.

 

[Mike N]

That’s pretty poor for the Champions of English football.

 

[worsleyweb]

just to give some context the entire external works package for the stadium was £10m pound - lets say £30 in todays money. Comparable chicken feed to transform the area. City square looks absolutely grim. Am i allowed to say Gary Cooke would not have let this happen?