Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Centurions]

Can work really start next year. Concerts already announced next year and the weekend have just been added today. Staging is at the North Stand so surely to much to have two building sites with ongoing construction and staging for gigs too?
Would summer 24 not be more likely?

Ground works from this summer, then the expansion itself will take place (next summer?).

 

[blueparrot]

Can work really start next year. Concerts already announced next year and the weekend have just been added today. Staging is at the North Stand so surely to much to have two building sites with ongoing construction and staging for gigs too?
Would summer 24 not be more likely?

Why can’t they just put stages at the other end. Doubt the concerts next summer will impact any works, which would just be groundworks.

 

[bluesmith]

Why can’t they just put stages at the other end. Doubt the concerts next summer will impact any works, which would just be groundworks.

Access is at the north stand end NW corner and you lose 5500 seats. They use quite a bit of space behind the stand too from memory.

I'd be surprised if we are doing major groundworks in 6 months

 

[HelloCity]

If anything ground works being at the North Stand end makes it easier for concerts. There won’t be the thousands of fans going in through the turnstiles there since that end is where the stage is.

In the more difficult scenario they had ground works going on in summer 2014 at the South Stand end when thousands of fans were filing in for One Direction.

The North Stand end can also be accessed via the access tunnel which is how many performers and their gear arrive at the stadium.

Nothing to stop them starting after the concerts anyway if they need to. The concerts aren’t going on ALL summer unless we’re having matches called off all through August for them. Potentially a likely scenario - starting after the concerts not cancelling matches :)

 

[blue whippet]

What about white dog shit? Is that a step too far?

Yes, especially if your step lands in it.

 

[bluesmith]

If anything ground works being at the North Stand end makes it easier for concerts. There won’t be the thousands of fans going in through the turnstiles there since that end is where the stage is.

The concerts usually use the area behind the north stand as well as the actual stand. It feasible they move this further out but I'd guess more likely the ground works start later.

 

[asahartford1]

What about white dog shit? Is that a step too far?

A step too far ... only if you stand on it -;)

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

Not sure people with 'big jobs from London' are moving to Miles Platting.

Possibly not but houses on Platting Village going for £400k plus. I grew up in that area and it blows my mind. Gentrification happening right before our eyes.

 

[blueyorkie]

Can work really start next year. Concerts already announced next year and the weekend have just been added today. Staging is at the North Stand so surely to much to have two building sites with ongoing construction and staging for gigs too?
Would summer 24 not be more likely?

Understand that they are hoping to finish within 3 years

 

[blueparrot]

Understand that they are hoping to finish within 3 years

From now ?