Media Discussion - 2023/24

[Heath Park]

And win-free! :(

And goal free!!! ;-)

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I thought it was a peppercorn rent with the council taking a percentage of any seats over 35,000 but you may be right. I think it's important to remember that other teams were also offered the chance. Too small for the rags, unrealistic for anyone else. The stadium wouldn't have been built without a Tennant being agreed? Council didn’t want a white elephant rotting away like other athletics venues in the past? Great deal for City but Manchester hosted a successful Games and got some further revenue after.

It’s an example of how to purpose venues after an Olympics or Commonwealth games. The London stadium is weird with its temporary stands set up for football and the cost to convert it over to athletics and then back costs £6 million. The prestige of holding a major games is starting to lose its appeal to bidding cities, Brisbane don’t want the Olympics even though they have been awarded the 2032 games. Birmingham had to step in for Durban as they didn’t want the 2022 Commonwealth games.

You look at the site for the Commonwealth games from 2002, everything from the velodrome to the squash centre is still being used. On top of that the stadium is being extended and it now has one of the best arenas in the world standing on the campus. It’s how you do it and provide a sporting legacy from hosting a major games.

 

[staffsblue]

It’s an example of how to purpose venues after an Olympics or Commonwealth games. The London stadium is weird with its temporary stands set up for football and the cost to convert it over to athletics and then back costs £6 million. The prestige of holding a major games is starting to lose its appeal to bidding cities, Brisbane don’t want the Olympics even though they have been awarded the 2032 games. Birmingham had to step in for Durban as they didn’t want the 2022 Commonwealth games.

You look at the site for the Commonwealth games from 2002, everything from the velodrome to the squash centre is still being used. On top of that the stadium is being extended and it now has one of the best arenas in the world standing on the campus. It’s how you do it and provide a sporting legacy from hosting a major games.

Add the Aquatics Centre to the 2002 legacy. It's a fantastic facility, very handy for the student population and other city centre dwellers, and a rare opportunity for the general public to swim in a 50m pool, as well as for kids to have swimming and diving lessons and a splash about.
It's recently had an extensive refurbishment given that it's now 22 years old and was getting a bit tired looking and worn, but is back to being "state of the art".

 

[kippaxwarrior]

It’s an example of how to purpose venues after an Olympics or Commonwealth games. The London stadium is weird with its temporary stands set up for football and the cost to convert it over to athletics and then back costs £6 million. The prestige of holding a major games is starting to lose its appeal to bidding cities, Brisbane don’t want the Olympics even though they have been awarded the 2032 games. Birmingham had to step in for Durban as they didn’t want the 2022 Commonwealth games.

You look at the site for the Commonwealth games from 2002, everything from the velodrome to the squash centre is still being used. On top of that the stadium is being extended and it now has one of the best arenas in the world standing on the campus. It’s how you do it and provide a sporting legacy from hosting a major games.

Don't forget The Aquatics centre on Oxford Road. That just been refurbished. My lad goes diving there and it brilliant. In fact most of the Olympics swimmers from the north train there as the facilities are some of the best in The UK

 

[Asa's left peg]

Don't forget The Aquatics centre on Oxford Road. That just been refurbished. My lad goes diving there and it brilliant. In fact most of the Olympics swimmers from the north train there as the facilities are some of the best in The UK

There's a better facility, just up the East Lancs Rd for diving.

 

[andthesunshineband]

It’s an example of how to purpose venues after an Olympics or Commonwealth games. The London stadium is weird with its temporary stands set up for football and the cost to convert it over to athletics and then back costs £6 million. The prestige of holding a major games is starting to lose its appeal to bidding cities, Brisbane don’t want the Olympics even though they have been awarded the 2032 games. Birmingham had to step in for Durban as they didn’t want the 2022 Commonwealth games.

You look at the site for the Commonwealth games from 2002, everything from the velodrome to the squash centre is still being used. On top of that the stadium is being extended and it now has one of the best arenas in the world standing on the campus. It’s how you do it and provide a sporting legacy from hosting a major games.

But you'll probably find it's City ruining Athletics again?

 

[The perfect fumble]

It’s an example of how to purpose venues after an Olympics or Commonwealth games. The London stadium is weird with its temporary stands set up for football and the cost to convert it over to athletics and then back costs £6 million. The prestige of holding a major games is starting to lose its appeal to bidding cities, Brisbane don’t want the Olympics even though they have been awarded the 2032 games. Birmingham had to step in for Durban as they didn’t want the 2022 Commonwealth games.

You look at the site for the Commonwealth games from 2002, everything from the velodrome to the squash centre is still being used. On top of that the stadium is being extended and it now has one of the best arenas in the world standing on the campus. It’s how you do it and provide a sporting legacy from hosting a major games.

What the City did with the Commonwealth games was close to perfection, my favourite was a dog track converted to a hockey stadium.

As you say, so many of the facilities are still in use.

Manchester doesn't get the credit it deserves.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

What the City did with the Commonwealth games was close to perfection, my favourite was a dog track converted to a hockey stadium.

As you say, so many of the facilities are still in use.

Manchester doesn't get the credit it deserves.

The people out there who obviously don’t like City, what should have happened to the stadium? Look at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, it ended up turning into a crumbling white elephant which has now been demolished. Should that option have happened and City staying at Maine Road?

The original capacity of the COTM stadium for the games was 38,000, it will be pushing past 60,000 in a couple of years time. 22 years after it has been built it’s only starting to reach the peak of its potential. The Commonwealth games transformed that area of Manchester with the campus expanding and the training centre moving down there, to colleges and housing moving out from the city centre towards Ancoats.

 

[Vic]

The people out there who obviously don’t like City, what should have happened to the stadium? Look at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, it ended up turning into a crumbling white elephant which has now been demolished. Should that option have happened and City staying at Maine Road?

The original capacity of the COTM stadium for the games was 38,000, it will be pushing past 60,000 in a couple of years time. 22 years after it has been built it’s only starting to reach the peak of its potential. The Commonwealth games transformed that area of Manchester with the campus expanding and the training centre moving down there, to colleges and housing moving out from the city centre towards Ancoats.

They should have designed it to allow for it to be expanded. We did tell the architect when they displayed the plans. And that, as an Australian, he didn't understand how rain plus wind worked in Manchester.

 

[johnnytapia]

And goal free!!! ;-)

We scored ten goals at home that season. I was on holiday for the three of them and honeymoon for the two against Everton. Think my season ticket worked out at roughly 100 quid a goal. And one of them was a penalty. Thin fucking gruel