Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site

[mostonbluemark]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

This thread seems to have come to the conclusion that

1) The academy site will be built and finished including our landmark bridge.

2) In the interim while work progressing plans have either been drawn up or being drawn up regarding expansion of stadium

3) That the enlargement of stadium must at some stage include the leisure facilities or hotels casinos or sucj like on the collar site.

4) To enable the leisure side to be sucessful we will need outside partners who may or may not have been identiied such as Marriot Hotels etc

5) That the timing for such work will be delicate given the shortness of the close season but everything is possible.

6) To enable our season tickets to remain affordable the expansion should incorporate a large expansion of corporate facilities thereby increasin revenue streams on a par with our competitors.

Have I missed something?

I suspect that, as others have posted, to expand the South Stand will have to mean re-routing of Ashton New Road. It will be interesting how this pans out between the Club, Council and Residents. Lots of Planning Applications going in around the area for housing, including affordable housing schemes. Perhaps these might be used as a sweetener for potentially affected residents?

 

[jonmcity]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

This thread seems to have come to the conclusion that

1) The academy site will be built and finished including our landmark bridge.

2) In the interim while work progressing plans have either been drawn up or being drawn up regarding expansion of stadium

3) That the enlargement of stadium must at some stage include the leisure facilities or hotels casinos or sucj like on the collar site.

4) To enable the leisure side to be sucessful we will need outside partners who may or may not have been identiied such as Marriot Hotels etc

5) That the timing for such work will be delicate given the shortness of the close season but everything is possible.

6) To enable our season tickets to remain affordable the expansion should incorporate a large expansion of corporate facilities thereby increasin revenue streams on a par with our competitors.

Have I missed something?

It is clear if all comes to fruition, we will have the best players, stadium, training facilities, academy, sports science facilities, leisure facilities on the planet. Happy days!

 

[ste.sully]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

Was watching North West Tonight and they were doing a report on the legacy on the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They have a small interview with the president of Sport England, who effectively own the stadium. He said the lease had been renegotiated in 2010, and that the £3-4 million payment would be spent on the continual redevelopment of east Manchester.

Importantly, he said the lease was renegotiated for 60 years. Fits in with my previous belief that once City occupy the stadium for 50-60 years, they will be offered the stadium (possibly in return for a fee) as they will be deemed to have paid the face value worth of the stadium over that period. That 250 year lease seemed ridiculous anyway, I never believed it.

 

[oakiecokie]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

Was watching North West Tonight and they were doing a report on the legacy on the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They have a small interview with the president of Sport England, who effectively own the stadium. He said the lease had been renegotiated in 2010, and that the £3-4 million payment would be spent on the continual redevelopment of east Manchester.

Importantly, he said the lease was renegotiated for 60 years. Fits in with my previous belief that once City occupy the stadium for 50-60 years, they will be offered the stadium (possibly in return for a fee) as they will be deemed to have paid the face value worth of the stadium over that period. That 250 year lease seemed ridiculous anyway, I never believed it.

Yes saw that myself Ste, and was wondering if anything would be said about these new plans,over the next couple of nights.

 

[more lazy than useless]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

I was reading the latest Swiss Ramble blog and it sparked a question about City.

The article is about PSG, but he makes comparisons with other clubs, and in relation to Arsenal he wrote:

Arsenal make 35% of their match day revenue from just 9,000 premium seats at the Emirates stadium.

He had already stated that Arsenal makes over £100 million a year in matchday receipts, so that implys they get about £35+ million from 'premium' seats.

I've read (on this thread I'm sure) that the Etihad could accomodate a few/several thousand extra seats in the north and south stands as it is. Not sure how reliable this info is, but I seem to remember thinking it sounded reliable at the time.

Putting two and two together I wondered if the club might -as a short to medium term fix - think about adding those extra seats and swapping around some ST holders from the better seats to create more 'premium' seats with the minimum of fuss. Even if we only got half of Arsenal's 9,000, and then half the ticket price for them, you could be looking at the best part of £10 million, probably more.

A nice amount to earn as a quick return on a smallinitial outlay?

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

This thread seems to have come to the conclusion that

1) The academy site will be built and finished including our landmark bridge.

2) In the interim while work progressing plans have either been drawn up or being drawn up regarding expansion of stadium

3) That the enlargement of stadium must at some stage include the leisure facilities or hotels casinos or sucj like on the collar site.

4) To enable the leisure side to be sucessful we will need outside partners who may or may not have been identiied such as Marriot Hotels etc

5) That the timing for such work will be delicate given the shortness of the close season but everything is possible.

6) To enable our season tickets to remain affordable the expansion should incorporate a large expansion of corporate facilities thereby increasin revenue streams on a par with our competitors.

Have I missed something?

It is clear if all comes to fruition, we will have the best players, stadium, training facilities, academy, sports science facilities, leisure facilities on the planet. Happy days!

We wont hae the best stadium on the planet.

 

[GXCity]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

This thread seems to have come to the conclusion that

1) The academy site will be built and finished including our landmark bridge.

2) In the interim while work progressing plans have either been drawn up or being drawn up regarding expansion of stadium

3) That the enlargement of stadium must at some stage include the leisure facilities or hotels casinos or sucj like on the collar site.

4) To enable the leisure side to be sucessful we will need outside partners who may or may not have been identiied such as Marriot Hotels etc

5) That the timing for such work will be delicate given the shortness of the close season but everything is possible.

6) To enable our season tickets to remain affordable the expansion should incorporate a large expansion of corporate facilities thereby increasin revenue streams on a par with our competitors.

Have I missed something?

It is clear if all comes to fruition, we will have the best players, stadium, training facilities, academy, sports science facilities, leisure facilities on the planet. Happy days!

We wont hae the best stadium on the planet.

What makes you say that?

 

[fbloke]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

FYI

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[flipmode]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

FYI

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.east-manchester.com/visiting/whats-on/122/the-clayton-vale-mountain-bike-trail/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.east-manchester.com/visiting ... /index.htm</a>

I got a leaflet through the door about this only yesterday. What they plan to do to that area is nothing short of sensational. It is quite a nice place to walk anyway, even without a new attraction.
The amount of people that will visit Clayton Vale, both professionally and with children will be staggering.

 

[somapop]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

FYI

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Great news...