Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site

[oakiecokie]

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Great photo jrb and even better work Photoshopping people into those 20,000 empty seats. ;)

There were the usual sporadic empties today (and genuinely 20,000 empty seats 5 minutes from full-time) but as usual no-shows from ticket holders and certainly not something that would stop the club expanding.

Considering it was the Easter Weekend, the title is all but lost, Newcastle United only took half of their allocation, as well as not being the draw they used to be, the crowd of 47,000+ was more than decent.

Well said Mr.Hart !!

 

[citysix]

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Click twice 2 emlarge.

Taken today.

20,000 empty seats. are you f***ing sure?

As per some empty seats in the corporate section, family stand, and in some other parts of the stadium. However, Newcastle only sold the bottom tier of the away end, leaving an extra 1000+ seats taken by City fans in the upper tier of the away end. To my left.

More proof that the stadium needs expanding.

[bigimg]http://i.imgur.com/LfSGjfs.jpg[/bigimg]

all in good time..build it and they will come

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

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Sorry jerb, you're getting delusional again. I have some "friends" who study our attendance because they have nothing better to do on Match days. They put on their funny coloured bobble hats and scarves and study our stadium. They assure everyone that there are thousands of empty seats every game. They know this because the seats are blue, and they count them. In fact, they now count people going into the ground and they say there are so few of them that they are reduced to counting the eyes and dividing by two. Unfortunately they can't watch "their" team because every match 650 million people apply for tickets.

 

[Anthony Kun]

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Sorry jerb, you're getting delusional again. I have some "friends" who study our attendance because they have nothing better to do on Match days. They put on their funny coloured bobble hats and scarves and study our stadium. They assure everyone that there are thousands of empty seats every game. They know this because the seats are blue, and they count them. In fact, they now count people going into the ground and they say there are so few of them that they are reduced to counting the eyes and dividing by two. Unfortunately they can't watch "their" team because every match 650 million people apply for tickets.

That actually made me LOL!

 

[EricBrooksGhost]

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Sorry jerb, you're getting delusional again. I have some "friends" who study our attendance because they have nothing better to do on Match days. They put on their funny coloured bobble hats and scarves and study our stadium. They assure everyone that there are thousands of empty seats every game. They know this because the seats are blue, and they count them. In fact, they now count people going into the ground and they say there are so few of them that they are reduced to counting the eyes and dividing by two. Unfortunately they can't watch "their" team because every match 650 million people apply for tickets.

That actually made me LOL!

That has to be the first BluessinceHydeRoad post that is less than 500 words. :-o

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

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Sorry jerb, you're getting delusional again. I have some "friends" who study our attendance because they have nothing better to do on Match days. They put on their funny coloured bobble hats and scarves and study our stadium. They assure everyone that there are thousands of empty seats every game. They know this because the seats are blue, and they count them. In fact, they now count people going into the ground and they say there are so few of them that they are reduced to counting the eyes and dividing by two. Unfortunately they can't watch "their" team because every match 650 million people apply for tickets.

That actually made me LOL!

That has to be the first BluessinceHydeRoad post that is less than 500 words. :-o

Sorry! Normal service next time.

 

[trevorriley]

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NEED BIGGER STADIUM....... Football is a business, more people more revenue, a first round league cup game with 30,000 sold then next PL game 65,000 sell out v Arsenal for example will create far more revenue with bums on seats and supporter spending.....

Im going to stop there rather than spell it out...........

 

[Oystercatcher28]

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Sorry jerb, you're getting delusional again. I have some "friends" who study our attendance because they have nothing better to do on Match days. They put on their funny coloured bobble hats and scarves and study our stadium. They assure everyone that there are thousands of empty seats every game. They know this because the seats are blue, and they count them. In fact, they now count people going into the ground and they say there are so few of them that they are reduced to counting the eyes and dividing by two. Unfortunately they can't watch "their" team because every match 650 million people apply for tickets.

Fantastic!

 

[Why Always Ste]

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I see this as relevant to the Etihad Campus and the future projects from companies such as Sharp in their software development.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21992700" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21992700</a>

I may see it wrong but the signs are there for me in what they (Sharp) aim to achieve being in Manchester with this 3D form of Tourist destination being one benefactor, leading to them rolling this out in classrooms everywhere.

 

[petrusha]

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I do remember suggestions a while ago on the Vegas thread that our owners were hoping to use the stadium for major sporting and entertainment events other than MCFC home games. It was also suggested that this could play a role in the decision of when to raise capacity.

For what it's worth, the Guardian's website is now reporting that United have pulled out of putting Old Trafford forward as a venue for the Rugby (Union) World Cup 2015 and that the Etihad Stadium is likely to take its place. They also refer to the capacity at the Etihad as being 60K, which it isn't, of course - but could it be by then?

Story below but for those who prefer, the link is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/apr/02/manchester-united-snub-rugby-world-cup

Manchester United pass up chance to host Rugby World Cup over pitch fears

• Club fear tournament would ruin Old Trafford pitch
• Etihad Stadium set to be replacement on shortlist

James Riach

guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 2 April 2013 17.24 BST

Manchester United have pulled out of the running to host matches at Old Trafford during the 2015 Rugby World Cup due to scheduling concerns and worries there would be serious damage to the pitch. Manchester City's Etihad Stadium is expected to replace it on the stadium shortlist.

It is a major blow for organisers Rugby World Cup Limited, who need to sell 2.9m tickets in order to meet the £80m guarantee it made to the International Rugby Board ahead of being awarded the tournament.

Old Trafford was pencilled in to stage five games during the competition in England and Wales, but United have requested that they be withdrawn from the process because of their existing commitments to hosting rugby league.

The Rugby World Cup will take place in September and October 2015 and United are keen to avoid any scheduling complications as the club could potentially be competing in the group stages of the Champions League at that time of the season.

RWCL are keen for the competition to be spread evenly across the country and hosting matches in Manchester is crucial to their tournament blueprint. They have held positive talks with City who are willing to step into the breach at this late stage in planning, however, the Etihad's capacity is 60,000 compared to Old Trafford's 75,000 and there is the possibility of United expanding their ground even further, although the Glazers' recent plans to do so have reportedly stalled.

United, who will host two rugby league matches this winter, are already contracted to stage future Super League grand finals and believe that rugby union would exert more strain on the pitch compared to the opposing code.

With competitive scrums and rucks potentially tearing up turf to a greater extent than in league, a decision was made by the Old Trafford board and groundstaff to withdraw. Another factor was that the club are installing a new Desso pitch at the end of the campaign, which combines grass with artificial fibres in contrast to their current grass-only surface.

The World Cup organisers have already delayed naming the 12-venue shortlist because of complications regarding the Olympic Stadium. The preferred venues were due to be presented to the RWCL board last month but that decision was delayed because the future of the Olympic Stadium remained unclear.

West Ham United have since been confirmed as the future tenants and World Cup organisers are now confident that the Stratford venue will make the cut from the longlist of 17 grounds.

A final announcement will be made later this month when the Etihad Stadium and the Olympic Stadium are expected to be confirmed as World Cup venues. However, there has been criticism levelled at organisers as only three dedicated rugby grounds – Twickenham, the Millennium Stadium and Kingsholm – were named on the longlist.

They have since been joined by Exeter's Sandy Park, which replaced Bristol City's home Ashton Gate, but there is still a disproportionate number of rugby stadiums compared to football grounds.