City today announced an agreement with the council and New East Manchester to develop the area around Eastlands. Precise plans have yet to be confirmed but could include expanding the stadium capacity to 60,000 with a vast new training complex being built opposite.
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Eastlands redevelopment to include City stadium expansion?
26th February 2010
According to new reports in the business and building press, details of plans to redevelop the area surrounding the City of Manchester stadium should be released in the coming weeks. Discussions have been ongoing ever since the collapse of the super-casino plan.
Plans afoot for changes at Eastlands?
25th September 2009
According to the M.E.N. yesterday, the next step in the ADUG revolution could be to announce changes at Eastlands. Talks between City and the Council appear to have been ongoing for a while now, covering topics such as providing training facilities at Eastlands, expanding the ground capacity, and naming rights for the stadium.
The training facilities on the land around Eastlands are likely to be the first change, and it will fascinating to see what the plans are. There is talk of state-of-the-art facilities (aren’t they always?), but I don’t see that there is a sufficient amount of space even if we go right up to the gasometer by New Viaduct Street. Top level facilities take up a fair few acres, with Everton, for example, having 10 full size pitches at Finch Farm.
City to expand Eastlands capacity to 60,000?
18th August 2009
According to The Guardian’s Daniel Taylor, the club have been looking at expanding the capacity of Eastlands to 60,000 with a new training ground alongside the stadium. There would also be development of the surrounding land to create a sports village. The article claims the plans are at an early stage and have yet to be discussed with Manchester City Council.
This news may not be as startling as it initially sounds. When ADUG took over the club there was initial …