Old Trafford extension

Picture of the inside of a quadrant.

otinside.jpg


United supporters attending Saturday's game against Fulham will see it for themselves: the expansion of England's biggest club stadium continues apace.

Construction work on Old Trafford's new North-East and North-West quadrants is going so well that club officials and building contractors Laing O'Rourke are confident fans will use parts of the new stands before the end of this season.

United's project manager Gary Hebblewhite says the club is delighted with the progress, especially as building work has had to be stopped - and a clean-up job done - before each and every home match during 2005/06.

"With a development like this spectator and visitor safety is paramount," says Gary.

"But with our experience of expanding other areas of the stadium over the past decade we believe that there has been very little disruption on match days.

"There've been times when we've had a lot of home games in a short space of time but we've got a procedure in place that we feel has been a real success and we've managed to maintain the capacity."

Gary says fans will begin to notice changes inside OT during the next stage of the project, the internal fit-out.

"You can see the impact of the development externally but the real impact will come when we remove the gables between the North and East, and the North and West stands," he says.

"This will create a bowl effect, which is when fans will see the sheer scale of the development. I anticipate that being by the end of February."

As with previous developments at the stadium, supporters could be allowed into sections of the new stands earlier than the official opening. Birmingham in March has been mooted by the press but Gary insists it’s far too early to suggest a date.

"With any major development you've got to make sure that all the life-safety systems are working as they should do," he says.

"That means emergency lighting systems, fire alarm systems, exit gates, turnstiles and so on require testing.

"At this stage we allow stewards and other members of our matchday safety team to review the new areas. Only when these exercises have been done will we consider opening the new areas for spectator use.

"We've done this on all our major developments and we will be looking for opportunities to use these areas prior to next season."
 
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Nice one Weaste, seems to be coming along very nicely. Shame the same can't be said for Wembley, but with the FA overseeing it that doesn't come as much of a surprise.
 
mufc1878 said:
WeasteDevil said:
Picture of the inside of a quadrant.

otinside.jpg

from the look of this picture it would seem that where the roof of each stand meets in the middle, this will obstruct the view of the far corner of the pitch :wenger:


I don't think pics taken from the top of the stand, but probably from the top of the core, which is directly behind it.
 
Quadrants Facts & Figures

270,000 Man-hours spent on the project since it began
76,000 Old Trafford's new capacity when work is completed
70,504 United's record home crowd (27.12.1920 v Aston Villa)
60,000 Arsenal's capacity at the new Emirates Stadium
42,360 Chelsea's current capacity at Stamford Bridge
4,000 Cubic metres of concrete poured during the project
2,949 Sq. metres of hospitality & conference space in quads
1,642 Tonnes of steel used to build the two new quadrants
1,000 Pre-cast units pieced together to form the new terracing
160 Operatives (approx.) working on the site at any one time
45 Percentage increase in the number of matchday diners
 
WeasteDevil said:
Quadrants Facts & Figures

270,000 Man-hours spent on the project since it began
76,000 Old Trafford's new capacity when work is completed
70,504 United's record home crowd (27.12.1920 v Aston Villa)
60,000 Arsenal's capacity at the new Emirates Stadium
42,360 Chelsea's current capacity at Stamford Bridge
4,000 Cubic metres of concrete poured during the project
2,949 Sq. metres of hospitality & conference space in quads
1,642 Tonnes of steel used to build the two new quadrants
1,000 Pre-cast units pieced together to form the new terracing
160 Operatives (approx.) working on the site at any one time
45 Percentage increase in the number of matchday diners

You could have added...

0 - chances of it being open for Carling cup games.
 
GroundSide said:
You could have added...

0 - chances of it being open for Carling cup games.

Obviously, but we still get attendences in that shite of a competition that are bigger than any other club stadium's capacity!
 
Barnet was just a glorified reserve match and we still got 43 odd thousand.
 
Dubai_Devil said:
Barnet was just a glorified reserve match and we still got 43 odd thousand.

Yep, 43,673, not far short of the capacity of Anfield, against a fourth division side.

Team was:

Howard, Bardsley, Brown, Pique, Eckersley, Martin, Miller, Jones, Richardson, Ebanks-Blake, Rossi.
 
WeasteDevil said:
Yep, 43,673, not far short of the capacity of Anfield, against a fourth division side.

Team was:

Howard, Bardsley, Brown, Pique, Eckersley, Martin, Miller, Jones, Richardson, Ebanks-Blake, Rossi.


We got 54K in total though. Including the away support.
 
Spoony, Barnet not Burton. Burton was 53,564 in the FA cup replay.
 
Just seen a post on another forum that says we've spent about £130 million on expanding the stadium over the past ten years. I can't be arsed checking this, but it sounds about right. Does this mean that Glazer will now totally stop all new stadium developments until he has paid off the debt? Could be stuck with the current South Stand for quite some time. £130 million would have payed off quite a bit of debt if we had had any over the past ten years, or we would have had an extra 13 million a year in transfer funds. Considering inflation, it's quite a lot of cash. Yes, you can say that the expansion of the stadium has allowed us to make more money, thus providing cash to further expand the stadium, but that's not the case now. Any South Stand expansion would probably be done in one piece including the corners. It is the last piece of the jigsaw.

Will there be any free dosh going about for any possible ground expansion for any possible 2018 World Cup bid?
 
WeasteDevil said:
Just seen a post on another forum that says we've spent about £130 million on expanding the stadium over the past ten years. I can't be arsed checking this, but it sounds about right. Does this mean that Glazer will now totally stop all new stadium developments until he has paid off the debt? Could be stuck with the current South Stand for quite some time. £130 million would have payed off quite a bit of debt if we had had any over the past ten years, or we would have had an extra 13 million a year in transfer funds. Considering inflation, it's quite a lot of cash. Yes, you can say that the expansion of the stadium has allowed us to make more money, thus providing cash to further expand the stadium, but that's not the case now. Any South Stand expansion would probably be done in one piece including the corners. It is the last piece of the jigsaw.

Will there be any free dosh going about for any possible ground expansion for any possible 2018 World Cup bid?
Not sure, the club can be run for quite some time in debt if it is managed correctly, many clubs are. I'm not sure what the status of the South Stand development is, I heard that the club was in the process of buying out some of the houses that were causeing some problems behind the South Stand. They might delay any plans for the stand until we get back on track on the pitch first though, but i'm pretty sure that the Glazers will take a long term view on things if they want to make their money back.
 
very Ruud said:
What about the Exeter match last year ?


67 551.

That was the FA Cup, not the Carling Cup, and many people thought Fergie would play a stronger team than he did.
 
Video Render of New Stadium

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Prices.
Sports Bar - £1,600
Lounge Bar - £1,850
Executive Lounge - £2,820
Evolution Suites - £6,500
Fine Dining - £7,500
Super Suites - £264,375

New Seats Set For Current Season Debut

Fans who attended the 4-2 win against Fulham will have seen it for themselves: the expansion of England's biggest club stadium is continuing apace.

Construction work on Old Trafford's new North-East and North-West quadrants is going so well that club officials and building contractors Laing O'Rourke are confident fans will use parts of the new stands before the end of this season.

United's project manager Gary Hebblewhite says the club is delighted with the progress, especially as building work has had to be stopped - and a clean-up job done - before each and every home match during 2005/06.

"With a development like this spectator and visitor safety is paramount," says Gary.

"But with our experience of expanding other areas of the stadium over the past decade we believe that there has been very little disruption on match days.

"There've been times when we've had a lot of home games in a short space of time but we've got a procedure in place that we feel has been a real success and we've managed to maintain the capacity."

Gary says fans will begin to notice changes inside OT during the next stage of the project, the internal fit-out.

"You can see the impact of the development externally but the real impact will come when we remove the gables between the North and East, and the North and West stands," he says.

"This will create a bowl effect, which is when fans will see the sheer scale of the development. I anticipate that being by the end of February."
As with previous developments at the stadium, supporters could be allowed into sections of the new stands earlier than the official opening. Birmingham in March has been mooted by the press but Gary insists it’s far too early to suggest a date.

"With any major development you've got to make sure that all the life-safety systems are working as they should do," he says.

"That means emergency lighting systems, fire alarm systems, exit gates, turnstiles and so on require testing.

"At this stage we allow stewards and other members of our matchday safety team to review the new areas. Only when these exercises have been done will we consider opening the new areas for spectator use.

"We've done this on all our major developments and we will be looking for opportunities to use these areas prior to next season."

It's not just the construction work that's making excellent progress. Sales of 2006/07 hospitality packages have gone so well that only a few packages now remain in the five new areas.

Join One United - And Sit In The New Quadrant Seats

Manchester United is delighted to announce that a number of seats for Old Trafford's new Quadrants will be available before the end of the current season, increasing the interim* capacity to over 70,000.

An allocation of tickets for the brand new seats will be made available to New One United Members. To become a Member, please call 0870 442 1994 or visit manutd.com/oneunited.

To be entered into the ballot for new Quadrant seats, New Members will have to apply for tickets to one of the following three matches:

# Birmingham - 26 March (apply from Friday 10 February)
# Sunderland - 15 April (apply from Friday 3 March)
# Middlesbro' - 22 April (apply from Friday 10 March)

New Members who apply for two or three of the above fixtures will be guaranteed a ticket to at least one of the matches. Please note, this promotion does not include the Arsenal or Charlton games. You can apply for one ticket per Member.

To apply for tickets, please call 0870 442 1999 or visit manutd.com/tickets.

There are, of course, many other benefits to joining One United including £5 off the full match ticket price, discounts for the Museum, Megastore and Red Cafe, and a special commemorative George Best poster in your membership pack.

One United Members will also be invited to register their interest in purchasing a new season ticket for 2006/07. (Click here for more information).

*The capacity of Old Trafford will be over 76,000 when the new Quadrants are completed for the start of 2006/07.

More stuff here
 
WeasteDevil said:
Just seen a post on another forum that says we've spent about £130 million on expanding the stadium over the past ten years. I can't be arsed checking this, but it sounds about right. Does this mean that Glazer will now totally stop all new stadium developments until he has paid off the debt? Could be stuck with the current South Stand for quite some time. £130 million would have payed off quite a bit of debt if we had had any over the past ten years, or we would have had an extra 13 million a year in transfer funds. Considering inflation, it's quite a lot of cash. Yes, you can say that the expansion of the stadium has allowed us to make more money, thus providing cash to further expand the stadium, but that's not the case now. Any South Stand expansion would probably be done in one piece including the corners. It is the last piece of the jigsaw.

Will there be any free dosh going about for any possible ground expansion for any possible 2018 World Cup bid?

130 million? that's too steep a figure. The corners have cost us 38million( mainly because of the corporate facilities - and cheaper than the intitial 45m quoted.). The Strettie and K Stand around 9 million each and the North was around 18 million. . .and this included the purchase of all the land behind it.

Less than 80 million.
 
Someone mentioned the South stand cant get extended because of the railway, ist that true?
That stadium looks so beatiful, really one of the best stadiums! If only the pitch would look as good as the stadium itself :)
 
WeasteDevil said:
One United Members will also be invited to register their interest in purchasing a new season ticket for 2006/07. (Click here for mo
Where's that link Weaste?
 
Spoony said:
130 million? that's too steep a figure. The corners have cost us 38million( mainly because of the corporate facilities - and cheaper than the intitial 45m quoted.). The Strettie and K Stand around 9 million each and the North was around 18 million. . .and this included the purchase of all the land behind it.

Less than 80 million.

Was the North only 18 million? I remember hearing at the time that it cost around 28 million.
 
blythy said:
Where's that link Weaste?

Click on "Will you be the first to sit in the new Quadrant seats?" from the page I linked to at the bottom of my post, it says "More stuff here". ;)
 
Michel04 said:
Someone mentioned the South stand cant get extended because of the railway, ist that true?

It's not true no. The railway line simply makes the entire operation far more tricky and expensive. It would have to be bridged by the stand (putting serious Helath and Safety costs into the scheme in the case of derailment etc.), or a tunnel for the railway would have to be built, or the railway line would have to be diverted.