The boxpark place is great but it's in an area close to a lot of retail, not to mention a real shitload of apartments full of youngsters with a lot of disposable income, something we don't really have round the Etihad, so would it get much use outside of football ?
I've been in boxpark when its had nothing to do with football, and it gets very busy, in fact I was chatting with one of the restaurant managers there, and he's not keen on the cup final football events, as they lose quite a bit of custom from the locals because to get in you need a match ticket, and only one of the clubs can go in for a couple of hours afterwards.