Centurions
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They don't look temporary to me either.
North Stand Construction Discussion
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Gordyola
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Even though to their right as they enter City Square there is a large City Store covering the whole ground and first floors
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No you get the bids in and then negotiate with the 2or3 lowest tenderest to get the best possible prices then consider all bids .thats why it’s called competitive tendering , but to say you never pick the cheapest price is bunkum !
HelloCity
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Will be interesting to see how it ends up looking. They might pull shutters down on it and take the sign off when it’s being used as a coop live pre-event area.
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me neither, edges need to be tided up that'll make the roofing look better but still it's a bit of a mess. The finishing details just seem to be a bit off at the moment and althogh the project is far from cheap these elements do make a huge difference to the overall apperance
Just to be clear (for others more than for you) this is the crest I was talking about being removed, which people will have got used to seeing in all the visuals.
In fairness we don't know what portion of that will be a City store and what might be other units. The City store will be across two floors, connecting to the museum. But that could potentially be say a third of the overall, with the rest taken up by other retail units.
Gordyola
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I’m bet it’s City Store in entirety
Hopefully.
Maybe as part of their billion pound deal, Puma have secured themselves a store there.
Next to the vape shop/turkish barber combined unit :|
I think getting rid of that crest is a real shame.
If City “branding” was plastered across the area around co op on the other side of Joe mercer way, then maybe.
But this is external face of City’s stadium and no one visiting that area would be unaware of that fact, given it’s fucking massive and one of the most famous sporting venues in the world. I can’t for the life of me see much commercial risk in having the crest there - on the contrary the club should feel comfortable in doing so.
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If people who don’t support City are so sensitive, they don’t deserve to go to the Co-Op Live. I went to see Genesis in 2007 before they installed the waterfall at the swamp, terribly uncomfortable seats, but I was there for the gig.
Gordyola
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@cpoverview Hi Colin the structure at the top of the City Square is F&B, square and hall sides in the middle is entrance to the City Hall. The "roof" level is a stage with the E/W walk through is square side of that
Missed opportunity. Too neutral and it will look like a stadium with the Printworks attached!
Worth pointing out that the men's toilets in the top corner don't 'belong' to the f&b unit. I.e people there can use them but they are also accessed separately from the square. The bottom corner seems to be accessed only by the f&b unit.
Gordyola
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I somewhat doubt it the store will probably remain open and no provision for shutters
HelloCity
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Wouldn’t fancy working the evening shift before a coop live gig. Usually closes by 6:30 on non match days though.
I should point out as well, while there is scope for them to subdivide the retail units as I mention above, there is indeed currently no indication of the intention to do so.
What's the likelihood of the landscaping around the stadium (section 5) actually happening? Is the removal of the crest likely a sign of things to come in terms of the project scope being cut back as we get nearer to handover?