Best new stadium you've been to?

[Cerberus Blade]

Having not been to the Emirates or Olympic stadium (I'm sure they are both better than my following choice), I'd say MK Dons.

 

[Ecco1889]

new york stadium I don't mind,not a fan of new-builds tbh

 

[Damski]

Most new stadiums I'm pretty apathetic about, however I like new Wembley (bite me) and Burton's ground is nice.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Wembley - but then it should be costing £750m

went to see United open the New York stadium - impressed with the viewing sight lines.

UTB

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Stadium of Light.

An absolute steal with a construction cost of not much more than £20m.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Borussia-Park. Opened in 2004 so I suppose it counts as a new build.

 

[axel smeets]

Of grounds built in the last 20 years, I would say, in no particular order:

Stadium of Light
Ashburton Grove
City of Manchester Stadium
New York Stadium (especially for its location)

 

[Bath Blade]

Stadium of Light.

I'll second that.

 

[BigBed]

Has to be Wembley hands down.
The new Tottenham ground is supposed to be going to be the bees when it's finished, be nice if we manage a reason to visit in the future.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Wembley is a magnificent feat of architecture but as a football venue it's appalling.

 

[alcoblade]

All utterly wank, but Rotherham have done a great job with creating a bigger stadium feel with a small build, and doing it in the centre of town,near the pubs.

Give me Boundary park any day though.

UTB

 

[alcoblade]

Wembley is a magnificent feat of architecture but as a football venue it's appalling.

I think Wembley is utterly wank on every level I know. Overpriced, overhyped, soulless and misplaced.

 

[WhiteHawk]

Millennium Stadium for me. The Emirates is good too, and I quite like Chesterfields new ground.

 

[mattbianco1]

Britannia for me. Like how the away end isn't rounded off. Its not just a 'bowl' like Ricoh, MK Dons, Majeski etc.. Also, it seems to generate so much noise. Its horrible when Stoke score.

 

[stringjunior]

Its horrible in Stoke

Fixed it for you

 

[metalblade]

I prefer the Millenium to Wembley it is just a pity it is in Cardiff but at least you can go in the City centre for a drink or have a wander round the castle then 5mins walk and you are there. By contrast Wembley is a right shithole with nothing any good nearby. Better view and much better atmosphere at the Millenium, feels closer to the pitch.

 

[Bladey McBladeface]

New grounds aren't my thing, but Stevenage and Burton are decent (both of which I think are new grounds).

Worst one goes to Coventry, hands down.

 

[vorpal blade]

Lords


(lots of new stands - showing that old and new look brilliant juxtaposed)

 

[vorpal blade]

For a one off purpose built stadium, its this one;


people were saying how much they hated concrete bowls in the thread " Why isn't Bramall Lane a listed Building"

well here is a concrete bowl....ugly isn't it?

 

[JohnDenver]

Lords


(lots of new stands - showing that old and new look brilliant juxtaposed)

The MCC have money, time and a sense of history. We always lack for one or the other.

 

[Aml-blade]

Quite a fan of Chesterfield's considering their size, the location is no worse than it used to be, easy to go for a booze before hand. Big fan of the leg room and padded seats at MK but it's in the arse end of nowhere on the outskirts of an arsehole of a town, for an arsehole of a team. Only just pipped to worst ground by Coventry.

 

[SteveBlade]

I liked Pride Park.

Derby is a pretty chill place.

 

[Bath Blade]

Worst one goes to Coventry, hands down.

Worse than Reading??

 

[vorpal blade]

In relation to the conversation we were having earlier today about football grounds.

It was a deliberate policy of the MCC to build Lords up as distinct different stands and pavilion in the 'spirit' of cricket on the village green. This masterplan dates to the design of the new Mound Stand in the 1980s.

 

[Ricky]

Not one of them is good.

 

[JohnDenver]

On the subject of Lords, the new stand roof is being built with oak beams. The Bramall Lane Kop it ain't.

https://www.lords.org/news/2016-2/november/watch-first-beam-of-warner-stand-roof-in-place/

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

For a one off purpose built stadium, its this one;
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people were saying how much they hated concrete bowls in the thread " Why isn't Bramall Lane a listed Building"

well here is a concrete bowl....ugly isn't it?

Covered in scaffolding last time I was there, Vorps. Maybe they're adding another tier or a cantilever roof

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Coincidentally and spookily, me and a colleague (a Gooner) were comparing the new build stadiums today at work. He's been to many of the grounds in the Premier league but incredibly, not to the new Wembley so I suggested he go there tonight to watch Spurs.
His favourite however was the Etihad.
Out of the new builds I've been to, I picked Derby as my favourite with honourable mentions for the Keepmoat at Donny, Hull City's new place and the Emirates to keep him happy, all of them quality.
Furthermore, just to get one in on those miserable and strangely quiet fuckin Hammers around me, I said to my mate that "you can keep all yer Premier hype and plastic fans, when Bramall Lane is rocking, it's the greatest place on earth".

Blackheath Blade 1 West Ham United 0

 

[vorpal blade]

Etihad does look fantastic from outside.... passing it on a train I asked my then girlfriend who was Japanese living in Sheffield who she thought played there. After telling her no, it wasn't Manchester United, her next guess was Manchester Wednesday!

 

[vorpal blade]

The Colosseum originally had a retractable roof



not cantilevered in the strict sense of the word but there was nothing to obstruct the plebs' view of the Lions v God Botherers. Perhaps they found the original drawings South Essex?