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Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread
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pride in battle
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A full refund on tickets, free show for everyone.Think its a bit too soon too be overly critical. It's obviously a shit show at present but best reserve judgement until the exact reason is known.
If its a continuation of previous issues then yes they deserve what they get if it's something entirely new that couldn't be forseen then it's incredibly bad luck on the venue
WesthoughtonJohn
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Anyone counting the empty seats in there tonight???MUEN.
Live from the we're not really here Coop Live Arena.
'Workers in tears'
An eyewitness told the M.E.N there are Co-op Live workers 'in tears' at the venue tonight.
"I wanted this to work tonight," one said. "I'm so disappointed for all these fans."
Joking aside, feel sad for those impacted. This is beyond ridiculous now - they MUST have known months ago this was likely. Call it early and get much better PR.
I did say on another post someone would be getting Grilled....
If it is a factory defect they may be able to tie it down to a certain batch, change all of that batch and spot check a large percentage of the others, it would still be thousand+ of man hours though. The other issue is how many replacements they have in stock - probably not enough.
Or it just wasn't screwed in correctly and they check every single one.....
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Manchester1894
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So the venue try and justify these stupid prices by giving it the "best in class venue" spiel....
Then not only don't open, they also lose customers their hotel, travel costs and time.
It's disgusting.
The owners should refund every May show immediately.
Then not only don't open, they also lose customers their hotel, travel costs and time.
It's disgusting.
The owners should refund every May show immediately.
LEXSTARproject
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They should not have booked events until the place is finished, end of story. I bet the people at the OVO will be laughingSo the venue tries and justify these stupid prices by giving it the "best in class venue" spiel....
Then not only don't open, they also lose customers their hotel, travel costs and time.
It's disgusting.
The owners should refund every May show immediately.
Seems everything now is driven by GREED...No matter the issue we will just put up with it! Poor people booking hotels etc
deano ou812
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Meh stick them in with the 115..Plenty of small claims going in against OVG and CFG.
On a serious note who can blame anyone who does it’s a shambles..
Other people on here have posted similar.
Last year when I was taking update construction pictures of the arena I talked to contractors off site. They all said the arena was months behind schedule and it wouldn’t be ready for the opening date. OVG and CFG would have known that, so why did they start selling tickets and say the Coop Live Arena would be ready for the first artists? The guys at the very top of OVG and CFG made that call knowing it was wrong.
Last year when I was taking update construction pictures of the arena I talked to contractors off site. They all said the arena was months behind schedule and it wouldn’t be ready for the opening date. OVG and CFG would have known that, so why did they start selling tickets and say the Coop Live Arena would be ready for the first artists? The guys at the very top of OVG and CFG made that call knowing it was wrong.
Seen some one said they paid £25 for parking
Yasin, 20, told BBC Newsbeat he paid £25 for parking and arrived at the venue to be handed one of the pieces of paper.
He said: "I'm thinking is this real? Why isn't it online? It was very unprofessional, I couldn't believe it almost, like is this the way we're finding out that it's been cancelled?"
Yasin said he had been looking forward to attending the show and had been listening to the rapper's music "on repeat" for two weeks.
"It makes me question future events, if they're going to be planned properly or if it's going to be organised enough", he added.
Northerndave
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Purely luck that the venue was almost empty. Imagine if the opening night had resulted in a death if this item had fallen on top of a crowded bowl.
They need to place the opening on an indefinite hold and check everything over. Reeks of a last minute panic build with little or no supervision over the completed work.
They need to place the opening on an indefinite hold and check everything over. Reeks of a last minute panic build with little or no supervision over the completed work.
Brightwell Bros.
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Kalvin Phillips breathing a sigh of relief for not being the biggest CFG fuck up of the last decade. Jack Rodwell crossing his fingers that this fuck up last beyond May.
Alan Kernaghan rightly pissed off as he has now dropped out of the top 10Kalvin Phillips breathing a sigh of relief for not being the biggest CFG fuck up of the last decade. Jack Rodwell crossing his fingers that this fuck up last beyond May
warpig
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Surely this work must have been signed off. When inspectors were removed from the aircraft industry, we had to take responsibility and stamp the job up ourselves. Onus was on the engineer. Something I thought was not a good idea. Especially when working under pressure of meeting what appeared to be, in this circumstance a failing deadline.
Building control inspectors are not project managers nor do they offer quality assurance
Cutting corners and rushing the finishing, a total and utter &uck up and pure greed to go with it.
I was slaughtered on here last week for suggesting this situation could lead to a disaster.
ALL concerts should be cancelled until this build is 100% finished. Ticket prices are high, the promoters boast of the quality of facilities, all good, but give the punters what they have paid for.
I was slaughtered on here last week for suggesting this situation could lead to a disaster.
ALL concerts should be cancelled until this build is 100% finished. Ticket prices are high, the promoters boast of the quality of facilities, all good, but give the punters what they have paid for.
It's no surprise though is it?Somebody at OVG, CFG or both got impatient and greedy.
I bet the Co-op are fuming. What a PR disaster for them.
You have reported the delays many months ago and it's an open secret.
Why on earth were they booking acts when there were major problems?
Greed I would suggest and a problem when American investors are involved sadly.
It's no surprise though is it?
You have reported the delays many months ago and it's an open secret.
Why on earth were they booking acts when there were major problems?
Greed I would suggest and a problem when American investors are involved sadly.
Desperate to claw as much money back as quickly as possible. Look at all the acts booked for May instead of a soft phased launch after the arena was 100% ready to open.
100% agree, ALL EVENTS should be cancelled immediately.Desperate to claw as much money back as quickly as possible. Look at all the acts booked for May instead of a soft phased launch after the arena was 100% ready to open.
Get this finished to specifications and then have a huge opening that Oakview and Manchester can be proud of.
If not this could have serious repercussions.
I realise test events are needed but even with those they jumped the gun. Invite the local population to those when ready free of charge, the PR would be fantastic.
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The problem for OVG was that they were will have been approached by promoters with loads of touring artists looking for May and June dates.
If they had launched later in the Summer like they should have done those artists and their tours would have been and gone - with not much happening in the July / August schedule.
The contractors have obviously assured them they could get it to a stage it could operate safely and they’ve fucked up the timings by a couple of weeks.
Greed, optimism, call it what you want.
What has been completely unforgivable is how everything has been managed in the past few days. They have lost any shred of goodwill anybody has for the venue and turned the opening into a Fyrefest like disaster.
Oak View and CFG are serious operators. I’m struggling to understand how they have let this all happen. They need to engage some serious crisis management in to try and fix the PR nightmare they are in.
If they had launched later in the Summer like they should have done those artists and their tours would have been and gone - with not much happening in the July / August schedule.
The contractors have obviously assured them they could get it to a stage it could operate safely and they’ve fucked up the timings by a couple of weeks.
Greed, optimism, call it what you want.
What has been completely unforgivable is how everything has been managed in the past few days. They have lost any shred of goodwill anybody has for the venue and turned the opening into a Fyrefest like disaster.
Oak View and CFG are serious operators. I’m struggling to understand how they have let this all happen. They need to engage some serious crisis management in to try and fix the PR nightmare they are in.