Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[jrb]

Slightly off topic.

The live entertainment giant which co-owns the UK’s largest indoor arena, Co-op Live, is looking at building up to two new venues in London at a cost of around £1.5bn.

Speaking to City AM, Oak View Group (OVG) chief executive Tim Leiweke revealed plans for up to two arenas are currently being considered with the capital being classed as a “high priority location”.

The venues would be more expensive than the £450m OVG and City Football group shelled out to build Co-op Live in Manchester and would also be larger than that arena – which is currently the largest in the UK.

Plans to build UK's largest arena revealed by Co-op Live owner

The live entertainment giant which co-owns the UK's largest indoor arena, Co-op Live, is looking at building up to two new venues in London.

www.cityam.com

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

Asda looking to sell a number of stores and lease them back. They are deep in trouble!!!

Just wonder if they might now be looking to sell and not want to lease back Asda Eastlands

Asda eyes £400m sale of 20 supermarkets - Retail Gazette

Asda is looking to sell around 20 stores for £400m to help fund its turnaround plan.

www.retailgazette.co.uk

 

[Marvin.]

Co-op Live arena linked to NBA Basketball games

https://talksport.com/basketball/32...er-global-expansion-finals-sadiq-khan-europe/

 

[jrb]

Co-op Live arena linked to NBA Basketball games

https://talksport.com/basketball/32...er-global-expansion-finals-sadiq-khan-europe/

London Mayor wants NBA games but Manchester $400m arena could win England battle

London wants to host future NBA games. So does Manchester, which features a new state-of-the-art arena in northern England that could become a perfect regular-season venue for Victor Wembanyama, Ni…

talksport.com

 

[Kink Lad Cee]

Women's training facility late this afternoon:

 

[Cobwebcat]

Women's training facility late this afternoon:
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It’s fine during the Summer but I’m no so sure about Winter.

 

[Kink Lad Cee]

It’s fine during the Summer but I’m no so sure about Winter.

:)

 

[jrb]

Women's training facility.

 

[Delboy352]

Women's training facility.

The PTI’s, when I was in the Army, would have salivated over those mounds…up…down…up…down…I remember doing my Detachment Commander’s course in 1986 at a place called Birgelin in Germany. The PTI we had took us on a run to see his “hole” which was an old quarry. We stood at the top and could see these bushes. As we clambered down and then up, it turned out they were trees!! Never been so fit in my life as I was then!!

 

[Marvin.]

Some news regarding travel in Greater Manchester which over time might impact travel to the Etihad. There is some investment in transport infrastructure in Greater Manchester including an expansion of the Metrolink out to Stockport, money for the bus network, a new Manchester-Liverpool train line and an underground main line platform at Manchester Piccadilly. More details here: https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...eeves-announces-156bn-31783728?int_source=nba

 

[jrb]

Off topic.

Just outside the Etihad Campus.



Great Places is working in collaboration with One Manchester and This City at Grey Mare Lane in Manchester. Credit: Great Places Housing.

£225m of fresh loans arranged for Great Places - Place North West

Savills’ treasury and funding advisory team has supported the housing group in agreeing new loans with NatWest, Santander and incoming lender Nationwide.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

[cyan]

Some news regarding travel in Greater Manchester which over time might impact travel to the Etihad. There is some investment in transport infrastructure in Greater Manchester including an expansion of the Metrolink out to Stockport, money for the bus network, a new Manchester-Liverpool train line and an underground main line platform at Manchester Piccadilly. More details here: https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...eeves-announces-156bn-31783728?int_source=nba

I think the only bit of this that might affect the Etihad is the Sandhills stop at Collyhurst - but only if they open up and improve walking routes through to New Viaduct Street and beyond. Even at that it is 30 minutes and the same as the walk to Monsall or Central Park that very few people use.

I dont understand how extending to Stockport via East Didsbury improves anything when Stockport already has good rail and bus links into Manchester and the tram still goes through the bottleneck at Cornbrook.

 

[Centurions]

Off topic.

Just outside the Etihad Campus.

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Great Places is working in collaboration with One Manchester and This City at Grey Mare Lane in Manchester. Credit: Great Places Housing.

£225m of fresh loans arranged for Great Places - Place North West

Savills’ treasury and funding advisory team has supported the housing group in agreeing new loans with NatWest, Santander and incoming lender Nationwide.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

Is that on the site opposite Mary D's?

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I think the only bit of this that might affect the Etihad is the Sandhills stop at Collyhurst - but only if they open up and improve walking routes through to New Viaduct Street and beyond. Even at that it is 30 minutes and the same as the walk to Monsall or Central Park that very few people use.

I dont understand how extending to Stockport via East Didsbury improves anything when Stockport already has good rail and bus links into Manchester and the tram still goes through the bottleneck at Cornbrook.

I’m still waiting for details on the design of Sandhills as to whether they’ll want football fans walking through it on matchdays tbh. It’ll be good for Bury line travellers if they do as it’ll be an improvement on crawling through town only to walk the rest of the way.

I often wondered though if it was possible to run trams from Bury through the Queens Road depot, then changing direction onto the Rochdale line to utilise Central Park a bit more. Seems cheaper than a new stop and CP is well designed for large numbers.

 

[Marvin.]

I think the only bit of this that might affect the Etihad is the Sandhills stop at Collyhurst - but only if they open up and improve walking routes through to New Viaduct Street and beyond. Even at that it is 30 minutes and the same as the walk to Monsall or Central Park that very few people use.

I dont understand how extending to Stockport via East Didsbury improves anything when Stockport already has good rail and bus links into Manchester and the tram still goes through the bottleneck at Cornbrook.

I don't think there are any specific transport initiatives that will directly affect the Etihad but the plans for the public investment are summarised in a Greater Manchester Transport press release (https://news.tfgm.com/press-release...grated-zero-emission-public-transport-network). This references Metrolink, tram-train and electric buses.

We will need an expansion to the Matchday bus network when the new stand opens.

 

[Francis Crawford]

I think the only bit of this that might affect the Etihad is the Sandhills stop at Collyhurst - but only if they open up and improve walking routes through to New Viaduct Street and beyond. Even at that it is 30 minutes and the same as the walk to Monsall or Central Park that very few people use.

I dont understand how extending to Stockport via East Didsbury improves anything when Stockport already has good rail and bus links into Manchester and the tram still goes through the bottleneck at Cornbrook.

I agree , when complete it will probably take around 60 minutes to get the tram from Stockport to Manchester!
When currently u can use the train which takes around 8 minutes?

 

[jrb]

Is that on the site opposite Mary D's?

Yes.

One more picture and a link to the PA.

I'll leave it at that as it's off topic.

142453/FO/2025 | Erection of a six storey building to form 82 residential dwellings (Use Class C3a) with associated landscaping, car parking and boundary treatment |

pa.manchester.gov.uk

 

[jockblue]

I agree , when complete it will probably take around 60 minutes to get the tram from Stockport to Manchester!
When currently u can use the train which takes around 8 minutes?

I'll make it brief as its off topic, but you could argue that the whole way along that line from East Didsbury - plenty of trains from East Didsbury, buses galore in Didsbury and Chorlton and so on, but it does get passenger numbers happy to travel either part way or all the way to Manchester and beyond.

There's also a political element, which jrb may know more than me about, but all the GM councils contribute to the fund that supports Metrolink, but Stockport doesn't have any actual metrolink service - something the council are quick to point out frequently.

 

[Francis Crawford]

I'll make it brief as its off topic, but you could argue that the whole way along that line from East Didsbury - plenty of trains from East Didsbury, buses galore in Didsbury and Chorlton and so on, but it does get passenger numbers happy to travel either part way or all the way to Manchester and beyond.

There's also a political element, which jrb may know more than me about, but all the GM councils contribute to the fund that supports Metrolink, but Stockport doesn't have any actual metrolink service - something the council are quick to point out frequently.

I don’t disagree with anything u say ,it will be used ! ,it’s just that I think the money would be better served elsewhere on the network ,but I suppose any investment wherever should be welcomed ?,

 

[jockblue]

I don’t disagree with anything u say ,it will be used ! ,it’s just that I think the money would be better served elsewhere on the network ,but I suppose any investment wherever should be welcomed ?,

Dont disagree with you. The network has a few critical breaking points as it stands like Cornbrook, and the tram fleet continues to age, so yes, plenty to invest in if they chose.