Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

squirtyflower said:
Exactly, the dumb catering manager might to weigh up the difference between being at a football match for about two hours with one 15 minute window to drink and a concert lasting several hours when food and drink can be consumed throughout, and in the comfort of your seat as you said.
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He was just making an observation that the concerts are lucrative and using match day income as a measure. Just like one match use of a "Connell Club" seat is three years season ticket for me.
 
On the subject of how to make an end wall fit onto a tiered stadium, heres how spurs did it - the wall seating just about aligns with the middle tier, sits below/behind the top tier and in front/above of the lower tier - the lower tier option works for them because the wall stand curves right round to the side - not sure we could do it like this
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If needed, happy for North Stand to be a complete copy of the South. One thing is building a "one end" or a larger tier.. but if your a million miles away from the pitch like the Swamp it's going to kill the atmosphere altogether.

As I said before, the distance from the back of that new Spurs Stand to the half-way line is a whole football pitch! So from back of stand to opposite goal is 1.5 footy pitches! Too far IMO.
 
Manchester1894 said:
If needed, happy for North Stand to be a complete copy of the South. One thing is building a "one end" or a larger tier.. but if your a million miles away from the pitch like the Swamp it's going to kill the atmosphere altogether.

As I said before, the distance from the back of that new Spurs Stand to the half-way line is a whole football pitch! So from back of stand to opposite goal is 1.5 footy pitches! Too far IMO.
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Its a good point I haven't thought of before. Been in the east and cb 3 rd tiers and it's still a decent veiw, that would be lost at the back of a single tier unless it was very steep not sure how Dortmund is for that.
 
Seats removed for the concerts. Pitch is getting done again.

Try and imagine Safe Standing Seats installed on those terraces. And a large single or a large 2nd tier. City! City! City!

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blueparrot said:
Its a good point I haven't thought of before. Been in the east and cb 3 rd tiers and it's still a decent veiw, that would be lost at the back of a single tier unless it was very steep not sure how Dortmund is for that.
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Imagine, sitting at the back of the South Stand and thinking "this is a bit high", but then also building back another half a stand in distance. It'd be too far away.
 
Flatten the north stand, build a four teir Kippax replica that leans over the pitch. The external supports can be shaped to look like a massive flagship and slap a few trimmings on it to form a huge club crest embossed onto a moon rising from the ground. You're welcome.
 
acton28 said:
Flatten the north stand, build a four teir Kippax replica that leans over the pitch. The external supports can be shaped to look like a massive flagship and slap a few trimmings on it to form a huge club crest embossed onto a moon rising from the ground. You're welcome.
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Scale it down to one tier (Reducing capacity to around 50k, and use stone to make a centre-piece IMO..

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Manchester1894 said:
Scale it down to one tier (Reducing capacity to around 50k, and use stone to make a centre-piece IMO..

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Yes, the gas towers or clubshop will make a great backdrop. For me, the centrepiece of any ground is the green thingy that the sack of air gets booted around on.

There are plenty of great stands out there.

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Or really steep?
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steep would allow sponsors to have their logo on the empty seats most games, right?

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But this stand wouldn't be good for standing

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Manchester1894 said:
If needed, happy for North Stand to be a complete copy of the South. One thing is building a "one end" or a larger tier.. but if your a million miles away from the pitch like the Swamp it's going to kill the atmosphere altogether.

As I said before, the distance from the back of that new Spurs Stand to the half-way line is a whole football pitch! So from back of stand to opposite goal is 1.5 footy pitches! Too far IMO.
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blueparrot said:
Its a good point I haven't thought of before. Been in the east and cb 3 rd tiers and it's still a decent veiw, that would be lost at the back of a single tier unless it was very steep not sure how Dortmund is for that.
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I started off in ESL1, and I used to think it felt like I wasn’t really in the stadium. Tiering detaches you from the feel of the game (or it did me). So I moved down to Level 1. Even being further back in a single tier would still give you the feeling of being part of the game.
 
It seems very likely that Manchester Met are going to relocate their Crewe campus to the Etihad Campus. If so, then there should also be scope to build halls of residence / flats and that will lead to more bars and restaurants making the area more welcoming for City fans.
 
Marvin said:
It seems very likely that Manchester Met are going to relocate their Crewe campus to the Etihad Campus. If so, then there should also be scope to build halls of residence / flats and that will lead to more bars and restaurants making the area more welcoming for City fans.
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Would be good to have a Manchester version of Headingley in Leeds around the Etihad. Loads of good pubs and bars for the football fans on matchdays and students the rest of the time
 
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