Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site
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Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium
In the halcyon days of my full engagement with this thread and the larger Vegas one I passed on snippets that have been proven to be accurate if not always to specific.
A few things happened at around the fabled MIPIM announcement (the one that never happened 2 summers ago iirc) that took things way beyond the initial plans that ADUG had.
We now know that the partnership with the council has gifted even more land to the club for their use and the overall view must be one around non-football activities as much as it is a new stadium.
I still point people to the posts I made way, way back about Melbourne being the model to which the area was to work to.
If you see what they have done in the last two years ironically they have replaced an older stadium with a new one as part of a multi-sports and multi-arena sporting region.
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In the halcyon days of my full engagement with this thread and the larger Vegas one I passed on snippets that have been proven to be accurate if not always to specific.
A few things happened at around the fabled MIPIM announcement (the one that never happened 2 summers ago iirc) that took things way beyond the initial plans that ADUG had.
We now know that the partnership with the council has gifted even more land to the club for their use and the overall view must be one around non-football activities as much as it is a new stadium.
I still point people to the posts I made way, way back about Melbourne being the model to which the area was to work to.
If you see what they have done in the last two years ironically they have replaced an older stadium with a new one as part of a multi-sports and multi-arena sporting region.
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I've got to say, that looks hideous.
jrb said:How's tricks Fbloke?
Posted before, but what the hell.
Just one tower will do, maybe a little less obtrusive, located behind and above a 20,000 seater North Stand.
I've got to say, that looks hideous.
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I agree. Don't like the towers either. However, given the right architect and corretc funding ;-), it could look amazing.
strongbowholic said:jrb said:How's tricks Fbloke?
Posted before, but what the hell.
Just one tower will do, maybe a little less obtrusive, located behind and above a 20,000 seater North Stand.
I've got to say, that looks hideous.
I agree. Don't like the towers either. However, given the right architect and corretc funding ;-), it could look amazing.
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Such a great time for us. Such amazing owners. And we're Champions to boot!
That's the great thing about our club right now, the possibilities are endless. We do not know their plans but whatever they have up their sleeves, it is bound to be iconic, best in class and shackled only by an architect's imagination!jrb said:strongbowholic said:jrb said:How's tricks Fbloke?
Posted before, but what the hell.
Just one tower will do, maybe a little less obtrusive, located behind and above a 20,000 seater North Stand.
I've got to say, that looks hideous.
I agree. Don't like the towers either. However, given the right architect and corretc funding ;-), it could look amazing.
Such a great time for us. Such amazing owners. And we're Champions to boot!
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Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium
Correct we would have to have one or two stands WITHOUT a roof during a season
The Premier League would give temporary dispensation for this as the end result would be a larger covered stand.
Health & Safety Considerations only prevent overhead work in progress during a season and any other work during a game. So long as the construction was sealed off & behind the stands as it was when the rags rebuilt the stands at OT and when the lower part of the New Kippax was built there should be no problem.
6 or 8 huge towers built outside the stadium in hexagonal or octagonal formation around the stadium to hold a mega roof an eventual 4th tier and provide support for an external stadium shell would be awesome and could be done over two seasons if North and South Stands were open air for a year.
As others have said many in the bottom tier up to about row 'M' (with the wind in the right direction) get wet when it pisses it down anyway. A mega roof would allow the roof to be closed.
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Correct we would have to have one or two stands WITHOUT a roof during a season
The Premier League would give temporary dispensation for this as the end result would be a larger covered stand.
Health & Safety Considerations only prevent overhead work in progress during a season and any other work during a game. So long as the construction was sealed off & behind the stands as it was when the rags rebuilt the stands at OT and when the lower part of the New Kippax was built there should be no problem.
6 or 8 huge towers built outside the stadium in hexagonal or octagonal formation around the stadium to hold a mega roof an eventual 4th tier and provide support for an external stadium shell would be awesome and could be done over two seasons if North and South Stands were open air for a year.
As others have said many in the bottom tier up to about row 'M' (with the wind in the right direction) get wet when it pisses it down anyway. A mega roof would allow the roof to be closed.
Re: Etihad Campus & potential new stadium
I like this thread and the old, mammoth Las Vegas thread get a room and get up to some right old funny business (no holds barred).
The offspring will be the droid we are all looking for.
I guess we should be hoping for the CEO announcement...
Still not entirely convinced they (the whole 'collective') have found the right leisure operator yet...anyone know if Paul Gregg's Apollo Leisure are totally out of the picture now?
Still got my money on a 'eden project' type affair...glass domes et al. This summer has proven we need to think of roofs if we want the 365 days a year catch.
I like this thread and the old, mammoth Las Vegas thread get a room and get up to some right old funny business (no holds barred).
The offspring will be the droid we are all looking for.
I guess we should be hoping for the CEO announcement...
Still not entirely convinced they (the whole 'collective') have found the right leisure operator yet...anyone know if Paul Gregg's Apollo Leisure are totally out of the picture now?
Still got my money on a 'eden project' type affair...glass domes et al. This summer has proven we need to think of roofs if we want the 365 days a year catch.
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