North Stand Construction Discussion

[Coatigan]

Good job it is no longer wonky!

 

[chris63]

Some interesting stuff I didn't know about.

 

[Bill Walker]

Some interesting stuff I didn't know about.

Very interesting mate, thanks for posting.

 

[jrb]

The North stand expansion is featured in the video.

It’s a really interesting video about the regeneration of East Manchester, and is well worth watching.

 

[Marvin.]

I am interested in the commercial synergies for MCFC but I don't think they are as large as imagined as City are not operating these businesses directly. I would have liked City to explore a new stadium in Manchester. The addition of 7,910 seats, current capacity of 52,600, and the proposed capacity of 61,958 implies that a significant amount of seating is currently out of commission.

If I were promoting the infrastructure spend, I would consider what the area once was, and what it will become.

 

[DiscoSteve]

I am interested in the commercial synergies for MCFC but I don't think they are as large as imagined as City are not operating these businesses directly. I would have liked City to explore a new stadium in Manchester. The addition of 7,910 seats, current capacity of 52,600, and the proposed capacity of 61,958 implies that a significant amount of seating is currently out of commission.

If I were promoting the infrastructure spend, I would consider what the area once was, and what it will become.

there's always two figures for capacity, absolute and usable - the difference includes things like unused seats to create segregation areas around away fans and blocking off front rows seats in upper tiers to prevent away (mostly dipper) fans raining coins on home fans!

 

[Centurions]

there's always two figures for capacity, absolute and usable - the difference includes things like unused seats to create segregation areas around away fans and blocking off front rows seats in upper tiers to prevent away (mostly dipper) fans raining coins on home fans!

61,958 Gross, 61,474 Net according to the Design & Access submission.

 

[jrb]

It won’t happen, but if City reinstalled the seats at the front of L1, that would be an extra circa 1300 seats.(I stand corrected on that figure)

 

[Penders1957]

Good job it is no longer wonky!

Was it ever ???

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Say we extended the East Stand, didn’t bother adding a hotel, fanzone, shop etc just extended the stand and replaced the roof. How long would it take to do?

 

[Coatigan]

Was it ever ???

I am pretty convinced it was, for a brief period. Maybe not as extreme as the aerial views made it seem which I always thought, but enough to notice from the ground level photos people posted. But as others have also pointed out, if indeed it was, it wasn't going to be left like that.

 

[nmc]

Say we extended the East Stand, didn’t bother adding a hotel, fanzone, shop etc just extended the stand and replaced the roof. How long would it take to do?

I did hear some rumours re a convention centre on the collar site a while ago - wonder if that would be incorporated into the East Stand and another hotel etc….

 

[HelloCity]

Say we extended the East Stand, didn’t bother adding a hotel, fanzone, shop etc just extended the stand and replaced the roof. How long would it take to do?

A couple of years.

I’m not sure it will ever happen, and if it does, it won’t be for a long time.

 

[DiscoSteve]

Say we extended the East Stand, didn’t bother adding a hotel, fanzone, shop etc just extended the stand and replaced the roof. How long would it take to do?

not sure we can do the raised-roof-leave-the-cablenet-in-place thing on the E or W stands (as has been done with the N and S stands) which means both E & W stand roofs would have to go at the same time. Suspect that's 'a complicated job' ;-)

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

not sure we can do the raised-roof-leave-the-cablenet-in-place thing on the E or W stands (as has been done with the N and S stands) which means both E & W stand roofs would have to go at the same time. Suspect that's 'a complicated job' ;-)

They built two new towers at the North Stand to support the roof and transferred the load, they would probably have to do the same with East or West otherwise it would be supporting columns from underneath OR a new higher cablenet?

They would need at least three towers each side, maybe four. Got to be double the cost of the NS you would think. I have wondered if the strange way the hotel juts out might hint at extending down the east stand in some way.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

They built two new towers at the North Stand to support the roof and transferred the load, they would probably have to do the same with East or West otherwise it would be supporting columns from underneath OR a new higher cablenet?

They would need at least three towers each side, maybe four. Got to be double the cost of the NS you would think. I have wondered if the strange way the hotel juts out might hint at extending down the east stand in some way.

Yes I was thinking the same. Could even build onto the side of the hotel and wrap it around the expanded East Stand for either more hotel space or for leisure/retail purposes.

 

[Alty_Blue]

Some interesting stuff I didn't know about.

Like what? I didn't learn anything new (other than I can't stand AI narration but even that I already knew!)

 

[ssskies]

Just backnl from.a break and straight to the etihad, video here, there is a part 2 bit that will be later this evening

 

[Leetwilliams]

It won’t happen, but if City reinstalled the seats at the front of L1, that would be an extra circa 1300 seats.(I stand corrected on that figure)

Seems to me they could reinstall the seats and use AI for advertising. Taking out three rows when you want fans close to the pitch (well done Everton) and don't want to look like London Stadium doesn't make much sense to the common viewer, but it's all about the money ain't it

 

[Centurions]

Like what? I didn't learn anything new (other than I can't stand AI narration but even that I already knew!)

It just seemed to be an AI scraping various random bits together to me.