North Stand Construction Discussion

[gocity]

Cannot understand the concept of the gravel on the hotel roof . Is it insulation? Will it not collect dirt and debris? be hard to clean?

 

[radcliffe1309]

Not many grounds could offer 35k tickets for each team which is why it works at Wembley

Yeah I accept that but I would be happy with a lower allocation to keep the tradition of the best cup competition alive and attractive....it's a fuckin nothing event by comparison to 30/40 years ago.

 

[Chris Holmes]

His drone footage is not that bad but his commentary is utter drivel. Either do some research about what you’re filming or shut the f@ck up.

Mr Drone-on... I'm sure his project that he's in Manchester for is extremely interesting

 

[blueparrot]

Yeah I accept that but I would be happy with a lower allocation to keep the tradition of the best cup competition alive and attractive....it's a fuckin nothing event by comparison to 30/40 years ago.

Yes, but don’t think that’s down to the ground used. More to do with much more football and a saturation of televised live games.

 

[bluesteve1964]

North Stand looked good from the South last night

 

[Gordyola]

Cannot understand the concept of the gravel on the hotel roof . Is it insulation? Will it not collect dirt and debris? be hard to clean?

Protects the roof materials from uv damage, heavy rain and winds also from people walking on it, will also trap leaves from being washed down drains etc

 

[Coatigan]

Cannot understand the concept of the gravel on the hotel roof . Is it insulation? Will it not collect dirt and debris? be hard to clean?

It is great for low maintenance water attenuation on such large surfaces.

 

[ccoverview]

MrDrone has been up today too, he does seem to want to get his face in his videos!?

Unlike colin and ss skies who are happy to let their video content do the work!

I hate appearing on them, do it occasionally but not very often. I don’t even like doing the commentary, if I watch it back I always have the sound down

 

[edgecroft]

I hate appearing on them, do it occasionally but not very often. I don’t even like doing the commentary, if I watch it back I always have the sound down

Nah, you're great, commentary is always very well done. I also enjoy your vlog with SS Skies and the Everton guy.

 

[pride in battle]

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North Stand looked good from the South last night

Its going to look a beast when finished !!!

 

[krisblue]

I hate appearing on them, do it occasionally but not very often. I don’t even like doing the commentary, if I watch it back I always have the sound down

You’re the master of drone commentary CP! The Benaud or Peter Alliss of the drone comms world … able to fill a silence with such possibility

 

[gouldybob]

Ahh, I didn't understand what @gouldybob was saying, video only (stills only at the east side).

The cladding has been extended across the end of the hotel facing Joe Mercer way and leaves a protruding steel beam end that something could be hooked on. It's considerably more insulation than that used in other parts of the upper floors of the hotel so I was questioning it's purpose as we don't over engineer for no reason these days as it impacts cost. I wasn't aware the screens were simply image, in which case, boring, so does a big screen emit any sound/heat that would impact the hotel guest on the other side? Hopefully we have someone who works in that field that could provide an answer.

 

[gouldybob]

I doubt the big screens will have sound ?? Fwiw I may be wrong :-(

I was hoping for sound, but thought about the need for cooling the screens by fans rather than the bracing Manchester weather

 

[DiscoSteve]

I was hoping for sound, but thought about the need for cooling the screens by fans rather than the bracing Manchester weather

Assuming the two screens on the lobster claws are synched in someway there will almost certainly be speakers in and around the new City Square - are there smaller screens inside the new City Square too?

 

[levets]

I note that this design shows three legged towers (tripods) yet we physically have 4 legged towers now...

They show four… zoom in on the right one in particular

 

[DiscoSteve]

They show four… zoom in on the right one in particular

nope. definitely tripods in some early schematics - here is a plan view from Page 39 and a 3/4 view from page 108 of the original DAS in the original planning app that confirms it

 

[ssskies]

Nah, you're great, commentary is always very well done. I also enjoy your vlog with SS Skies and the Everton guy.

Thanks "edgecroft" appreciate that. It's an interesting build and love seeing how it changes with in a couple of days. Glad you like CPS-POD we will be rebranding and bringing it back when we can all be at the same place at the same time. Cheers

 

[Gray]

nope. definitely tripods in some early schematics - here is a plan view from Page 39 and a 3/4 view from page 108 of the original DAS in the original planning app that confirms it
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I suspect the new roof and the pair of old ones will not be joined as shown in that picture.

 

[Centurions]

nope. definitely tripods in some early schematics - here is a plan view from Page 39 and a 3/4 view from page 108 of the original DAS in the original planning app that confirms it
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Not that it's particularly important but they look like tripods but with an extra, central (vertical) leg. Damned if I know what you'd call it though.

 

[Centurions]

Assuming the two screens on the lobster claws are synched in someway there will almost certainly be speakers in and around the new City Square - are there smaller screens inside the new City Square too?

There'll be speakers everywhere I suspect, except for the big 3 external screens. They're 10m off the ground and between 17m and 20m in size. The size of speakers to match them dimensions and for people to hear them at ground level would be horrendous.

There are 3 screens shown under City Square on the end of the North Stand.