Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site

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Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

Drove past the stadium this morning and got to thinking about just how big the collar site is. At the moment its being used as a Car Park on matchdays and it got me wondering about how the Club would replace these parking spaces once they start developing it.

Wouldn't multi-storey car parks solve this issue? If they are looking to maximise their land utilisation I'd imagine that would be the route they would take.

If it was me, I'd put up some big car park in Droylsden or Ashton-under-Lyne and try and get people to use the tram as a park and ride type thing.

Ashton Moss would be better as its close to the M60 so could be handy for people from all directions... Except west obviously. They'd need to make sure there's enough trams though, otherwise you might as well get within a 15 minute walk and park on a street for free, like I do now.

 

[Carver]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

Wouldn't multi-storey car parks solve this issue? If they are looking to maximise their land utilisation I'd imagine that would be the route they would take.

If it was me, I'd put up some big car park in Droylsden or Ashton-under-Lyne and try and get people to use the tram as a park and ride type thing.

Ashton Moss would be better as its close to the M60 so could be handy for people from all directions... Except west obviously. They'd need to make sure there's enough trams though, otherwise you might as well get within a 15 minute walk and park on a street for free, like I do now.

There are 2 park and rides planned for Ashton Moss and Ashton West, holding a total of 600 cars.

 

[Chancy Termites]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

Just so long as they don't paint yellow lines on Riverpark Road, I'm all in favour of more public transport!

 

[jaiden]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

A little off the subject but does anyone feel the super casino which was once going ahead will actually be built in the coming years ? I think it would be great for the area

 

[sweenyuk]

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Anyone know if the new stadium wifi system is going to be ready for the start of the season?

Spoke with club recently, yes the network is already in place so ready for game 1 but the added match day experience such as instant replays to phones will be later in the season. Network has been supplied by O2 but my contact says he understand will be accessible on all networks

 

[Oyster28catcher]

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The title is "Etihad Campus & potential new stadium" - should it not read as the "Etihad Campus & new stadium" now.

On a note, the new stadium, I hope it is named something like The Ken Barnes Stadium with stands such as Micah Richards, Alan Oakes, Mike Doyle & Bert Trautmann etc.
It should be in touch with the club's local (and legendary) talent of old and the future.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

A little off the subject but does anyone feel the super casino which was once going ahead will actually be built in the coming years ? I think it would be great for the area

I've no idea, but I would have thought that such a place would be against Muslim ethics. Then again, alcohol is sold within the stadium itself so I suppose it could be done.

 

[JGL07]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

A little off the subject but does anyone feel the super casino which was once going ahead will actually be built in the coming years ? I think it would be great for the area

I've no idea, but I would have thought that such a place would be against Muslim ethics. Then again, alcohol is sold within the stadium itself so I suppose it could be done.

The super casino was dead in the water as soon as Tony Blair stood down as Prime Minister. It is not likely to be revived, Certainly not at Eastlands.

 

[GXCity]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

A little off the subject but does anyone feel the super casino which was once going ahead will actually be built in the coming years ? I think it would be great for the area

Zero chance of that mate.

Maybe a third party may build one in the future but it will definitely not form part of The Campus. The Club or MCC will have no part in it.

 

[john@staustell]

Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium

A little off the subject but does anyone feel the super casino which was once going ahead will actually be built in the coming years ? I think it would be great for the area

I've no idea, but I would have thought that such a place would be against Muslim ethics. Then again, alcohol is sold within the stadium itself so I suppose it could be done.

The super casino was dead in the water as soon as Tony Blair stood down as Prime Minister. It is not likely to be revived, Certainly not at Eastlands.

John Prescott's idea wasn't it? Probably the only idea he ever had and not a very good one at that!

 

[fbloke]

The developments are to be as green as is possible with every aspect of heat, power, water etc under consideration so to simply build 20,000 car park spaces seems something of a retrograde step TBH.

It will be very interesting to see how many services they can combine to deliver the audiences for so many different elements.

The canal network wont be much use in its current form, the trams are relatively limited in terms of capacity and trains are nearby but not right on top of the developments so there is some work needed there too.

And of course no planning permission will be gained unless the needed improvements are in any plans.

 

[Rammyblues]

Told by Mike Summerbee a couple of years back that it would be park and ride.

 

[fbloke]

Told by Mike Summerbee a couple of years back that it would be park and ride.

I suppose that begs the question where the 'park' will be?

 

[Rammyblues]

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

 

[fbloke]

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

Should we start a collection?

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

Nah, needs to be in Manchester

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

It' took at least 18 months to decontaminate the land where Clayton Aniline once stood, we can't wait 10 years plus till the toxic bunker of owed Trafford is safe enough to build on.

 

[Falastur]

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

It' took at least 18 months to decontaminate the land where Clayton Aniline once stood, we can't wait 10 years plus till the toxic bunker of owed Trafford is safe enough to build on.

Just replace it with a statue of a sinking ship then. Or a clock.

 

[GornikDaze]

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

Can Uwe fly as good as his grandad?

 

[Oyster28catcher]

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

Should we start a collection?

Do we get International clearance for levaing the Mancunian Republic?

From what I can remember he seemed to think we had purchased land near the motorway but I cant remember exactly where these locations were. I was half hoping the swamp would be flattened and that used as a park and ride for our stadium.

Can Uwe fly as good as his grandad?

I'll offer him a flight suit. Anyone good with flight lessons and can we borrow the Vulcan Bomber XH558 from <a class="postlink" href="http://www.vulcantothesky.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.vulcantothesky.org/</a> ? The Spirit of Great Britain will certainly appease many a fan as it drops a payload or two over The Swamp.