Etihad Campus, Stadium Development and Collar Site

[Rascal]

Quite spectacular thread tangenting.

Well done all. Is it possible that the discovery of an ancient mancunian burial ground under the footings of the proposed extension to the south stand could be debated :)

 

[remember arthur mann]

Quite spectacular thread tangenting.

Well done all. Is it possible that the discovery of an ancient mancunian burial ground under the footings of the proposed extension to the south stand could be debated :)

Possibly a few mineshafts.

 

[IrelandSuperman]

At least be honest and make it airburst.

 

[Bluep*ss]

Is it me - or has this thread gone Awry...............???

 

[JGL07]

Is it me - or has this thread gone Awry...............???

You're not wrong there.

The mods should get a grip.

On reflection as the worst culprit is a mod, that doesn't seem very likely!

 

[aguero93:20]

I don't think anyone has taken into account three things:
1) How much a 15 KT bomb would cost (£400m - £1bn after some googling for USA defence budgets)
2) The fuckers would get money to rebuild it bigger and better from public coffers again.
3) They'd use it to sell merchandise.

 

[somapop]

Just to try and steer it back to dreamland Pandaworld et al...

Abu Dhabi to make a ‘quantum leap’ with $100 billion boom in mega projects.



ABU DHABI // A US$100 billion raft of housing, schools, transport and other projects will transform Abu Dhabi into an integrated, cosmopolitan global city.

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■ Heavy Abu Dhabi Government spending to fuel economic growth of 4-5 per cent, says Fitch
■ Arabtec subsidiary wins Dh878m contract for works at Abu Dhabi’s new Midfield Terminal
■ Arabtec shares boom as company expands
Comment Abu Dhabi reaps the benefits of its eco-investing
Photos In pictures: History of Abu Dhabi’s changing skyline
Topic Abu Dhabi Dubai metro Airports Etihad Rail Abu Dhabi Transport

“All these mega projects will contribute in making a quantum leap in the infrastructure of Abu Dhabi,” Fahad Al Raqbani, director general of Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development, said in a new report.

“These projects will emphasis the economic competitiveness of the emirate, empower the role of the private sector and sustain the local economy’s growth in a manner that will lead to accomplishing the objectives of the economic vision 2030....

Etihad towers, Abu Dhabi:

Full story below, though not directly mentioning MCFC...

http://www.thenational.ae/business/...m-leap-with-100-billion-boom-in-mega-projects

 

[fbloke]

Its an interesting balancing act for the Sheikh and his family.

They *could* spend huge amounts of money developing MCFC and the Campus into something truly spectacular but in doing that they waste a similar opportunity that could be utilised in AD.

Would you, if you were Sheikh Mansour and his family want Manchester to have the worlds best indoor leisure attraction when it could be easier to build it next to an F1 circuit?

 

[aguero93:20]

Its an interesting balancing act for the Sheikh and his family.

They *could* spend huge amounts of money developing MCFC and the Campus into something truly spectacular but in doing that they waste a similar opportunity that could be utilised in AD.

Would you, if you were Sheikh Mansour and his family want Manchester to have the worlds best indoor leisure attraction when it could be easier to build it next to an F1 circuit?

Quite honestly they could build and be associated with both.
They've referred to MCFC and CFG consistently as a flagship operation, so I think the prestige a Leisure complex like the one mentioned in Eastlands would generate for them would be something they'd welcome, the way the UAE are expanding I don't think any developments in Abu Dhabi and East Manchester have to be mutually exclusive.

 

[blueparrot]

Its an interesting balancing act for the Sheikh and his family.

They *could* spend huge amounts of money developing MCFC and the Campus into something truly spectacular but in doing that they waste a similar opportunity that could be utilised in AD.

Would you, if you were Sheikh Mansour and his family want Manchester to have the worlds best indoor leisure attraction when it could be easier to build it next to an F1 circuit?

Surely he doesn't have to choose he can have two equally good but different leisure attractions. There is already Ferrari world in Abu Dhabi which fits with a F1 circuit. In Manchester he can build something equally as spectacular but on a different theme.