B of the Bang was ok just that the welding was crap
Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread
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Embracing the Future of Entertainment: My Recent trip to Manchester
In my fifth week of working as a sales and strategy intern for OVG, I had the unparalleled opportunity to journey to Manchester with the dynamic team at Oak View Group. The experience was nothing short of transformative for me.
First stop was the sales centre where I got an enthralling preview of what the inside of the Co-op Live Arena is going to look like. It's not just about bricks and mortar - it's a culmination of a creative vision, hard work, and the promise of unforgettable experiences. The unique detailing and design aesthetics promised a new horizon for live entertainment in Manchester.
The next day was even more enlightening as I got to visit the Co-op live Arena site. The towering cranes, the intricate steelwork, the unique but brilliant way in how the arena is being structured along with the passionate workers committed to realizing this vision - it was truly admirable.
Meeting the Project Management team of the arena was incredibly insightful to me especially. It wasn't just about understanding the 'what' of project management, but the 'why'. The stories, the steep challenges, the victories, and the sheer determination and structured planning that goes behind managing such colossal projects. It gave me a deep insight into the intricacies of leading large-scale projects and how every small piece plays its part in the bigger picture.
In many ways, this trip has redefined my perspective. I've always been passionate about the entertainment industry, but this gave me a newfound respect for the people behind the scenes - the ones who lay the foundation (quite literally) the best moments in the sports and music field.
To Alex Reese and the entire team at Oak View Group, thank you for this invaluable experience. To every professional out there building dreams in this industry, thank you for your relentless spirit. Your work is an inspiration!
Embracing the Future of Entertainment: My Recent trip to Manchester
In my fifth week of working as a sales and strategy intern for OVG, I had the unparalleled opportunity to journey to Manchester with the dynamic team at Oak View Group. The experience was nothing short of transformative for me.
First stop was the sales centre where I got an enthralling preview of what the inside of the Co-op Live Arena is going to look like. It's not just about bricks and mortar - it's a culmination of a creative vision, hard work, and the promise of unforgettable experiences. The unique detailing and design aesthetics promised a new horizon for live entertainment in Manchester.
The next day was even more enlightening as I got to visit the Co-op live Arena site. The towering cranes, the intricate steelwork, the unique but brilliant way in how the arena is being structured along with the passionate workers committed to realizing this vision - it was truly admirable.
Meeting the Project Management team of the arena was incredibly insightful to me especially. It wasn't just about understanding the 'what' of project management, but the 'why'. The stories, the steep challenges, the victories, and the sheer determination and structured planning that goes behind managing such colossal projects. It gave me a deep insight into the intricacies of leading large-scale projects and how every small piece plays its part in the bigger picture.
In many ways, this trip has redefined my perspective. I've always been passionate about the entertainment industry, but this gave me a newfound respect for the people behind the scenes - the ones who lay the foundation (quite literally) the best moments in the sports and music field.
To Alex Reese and the entire team at Oak View Group, thank you for this invaluable experience. To every professional out there building dreams in this industry, thank you for your relentless spirit. Your work is an inspiration!
Attracts a huge number of visitors to Manchester , it's an advert for the City.
The old arena internals were very good when built but the building itself was almost invisible, surrounded by the station and adjacent buildings, again such a shame for a venue that attracts millions of visitors.
Sydney Opera house and the New globe in Vegas, stunning bits of architecture.
Superb that Manchester has got a new, "world class" concert venue that can attract the best best of events, but the external design is far from world class.
pride in battle
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Not a chance in a million it was going to be like the Sydney opera house or the globe, how much would it cost then ? As it is now its still over 450 million, what more do you want ? The Arena and the new stand etc will push spending to nearly a BILLION in a small corner of East Manchester, our owners are incredible and all you can do is moan that it's not to your taste, boo fucking boo...
I am just pointing out the design to me is disappointing, who has slagged off the investment or our ownership?
People are killing our owner for having the audacity to put in 600 premium seats in the new stand, so please feel free to rip them a new one.
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KIA’s aren’t that bad
pride in battle
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Some people just like to moan don't they ?
Expressing an opinion seems to be the issue on everything these days.
Exactly mate.
People are moaning about the exterior appearance of the Coop Live Arena when they should look at the bigger picture and all the investment and jobs that will and have been created in East Manchester by the new arena.
Manchester was chosen as the location for the new arena instead of numerous other UK cities. That investment and 100’s of jobs, pre and post construction would have gone to another UK city.
From 2020.
OVG's Mark Donnelly answers readers’ questions on what a second arena would mean for Manchester
We chose it, Manchester, as the location of our first UK arena because of its economic strength and position as a global centre for sport, music, and culture.
Is Manchester ready for a second arena?
OVG's Mark Donnelly answers readers’ questions on what a second arena would mean for Manchester
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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Yeah, I liked the B of the Bang - infinitely more aesthetic than that concrete wall in Piccadilly Gardens.
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It does with him. He often goes round certain threads picking out posts that aren’t 100% precum cockdribble about the club and calls those posters knobheads who need to get a grip.
Often he never even expresses his own opinion on the subject, why he thinks the opposite to what he’s picked out in posts, just calls people out for daring not be want to give the club a reacharound.
I know that you don’t like the design of the Co-op Live Arena, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with your opinion. I think it’s going to look classy as fuck, sleek design, classy black cladding, the LED top is going to finish it off nicely and it’ll be the best looking building at Etihad Campus by a country mile.
Conversely, I think the designs for the outside of the back of the new North Stand are fucking awful. There are car parks in the city centre with better exterior designs that what the North Stand is going to be like. The design hotel looks like some budget office block in Milton Keynes… although, the inside is going to be fucking great!
Others may disagree with that, which is fine. That’s what the forum is about, not calling people knobheads because they aren’t throwing flower petals in the air whilst skipping around and humming a happy tune.
pride in battle
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Ah that old nugget...
pride in battle
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Am I in your head or something? Just block me you numpty...
Everyone is allowed to express an opinion.
With the LED halo, the white stone street level exterior of
the arena, which is hidden behind the hoardings atm, the landscaping, including plants and tress all the way around the arena, and the canal being opened up, the arena won’t look as oppressive when it’s finished. At the moment all you can see is 3 levels of black boxes/tiers stacked on top of each other. Once construction is completed that appearance will soften.
City are planting trees around the Etihad as part of the North stand redevelopment to soften the grey and concrete exterior of the Etihad.
It’s a grey box with a pointed bottom. ;-)
Correct. They look and absolute mess.
Which I brought to the attention of Bev Craig, the leader of MCC, via Twitter. Predictably she never replied. Obviously She has bigger trees to plant and to worry about.
I’ll try and dig out the landscaping plans from the PA if I have time this week.
lancs blue
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Looks like an oil tanker in dry dock, does nowt for me.
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How small are that family in the middle? Three of them with dark hair, middle one has a red t-shirt.
Hobbits in Dundee!