Shithouse stadiums

[SteveBlade]

Watching the game tonight, I can't think of anything worse than moving somewhere like the Olympic Stadium.

Can we take a minute just to appreciate what a fucking brilliant home we have? Proper ground, compact, close to the city centre, and It's been brought up to date exceptionally well. There's also so much potential for it for the future.

I think it'd be soul destroying for me if it was us in that situation. It's not a football stadium, there's no soul there at all. I almost feel bad for the West Ham fans... Almost.

 

[Tyler Durden]

If we ever leave Bramall Lane, that's me done.

 

[mosbolad]

Imagine the stadium we could have if we merged with wednedzednesday. 60,000 every match. It would be amazing!

 

[SteveBlade]

If we ever leave Bramall Lane, that's me done.

Honestly don't know how I'd react, thank fuck we'll never find out.

 

[Ricky]

I'm not going to reply to the O/P, I'm just going to play the game the title indicated:

LONDON STADIUM
Keepmoat
Kingpower
St Mary's
Madejski
Ricoh Arena
Pride Park
Stadium MK

 

[georgethecat]

Wembley

 

[Damski]

I love 4-sided grounds. Bowls are fine, for the FA Cup final or internationals, but it must feel a bit daft watching Man City play Accrington Stanley on an early round League Cup game in that enormous thing. My favourite ground (aside from BDTBL of course) is Old Trafford. Huge, beautiful, imposing, and proof that a 4-sided ground can work at the top level of football.

 

[Ricky]

Wembley

Every single game at Wembley has failed to produce any sort of decent atmosphere.

All that money they spent and they can't even make it a proper football stadium.

 

[Ricky]

I've got no idea why no new stadiums try to emulate this...

 

[LoughboroBlade]

The Kassam Stadium. Much like their fans’ dislike for Wilder is baffling, this is a stadium opened this century that inexplicably has just 3 sides.

 

[TarquinDelouche]

The Kassam Stadium. Much like their fans’ dislike for Wilder is baffling, this is a stadium opened this century that inexplicably has just 3 sides.

Looks like they ran out of money 3/4s of the way round.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Top honour...

Call it what you will, The Sty, Rustbucket, Murderdome...

S6.

A bomb there would cause £1m worth of improvements.

 

[JonnyRed(WCFC)]

Dont ever leave Bramall Lane...

There is something about the place I find quite emotional and moving the times ive been, a magic and history you just can never get back or replicate at a new plastic soulless bowl

 

[HillmortonBlade]

Dont ever leave Bramall Lane...

There is something about the place I find quite emotional and moving the times ive been, a magic and history you just can never get back or replicate at a new plastic soulless bowl

Jonny.. You're a Blade.

Its OK, you're amongst friends. Just quietly slip across from Worcester City and accept the inevitable.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Looks like they ran out of money 3/4s of the way round.

It does certainly look like that. What I can’t understand though is why Michael Appleton, reknowned Oxford miracle worker, wasn’t able to build a stand in his spare time while he was manager.

 

[Ricky]

You would've thought they'd consult the fans before building new stadiums - you know, the people who'll be using it for the rest of their lives.

But they obviously don't. Because no fan says "I want a generic identikit arena devoid of any discernible features or character whatsoever".

 

[Fanny magnet]

Top honour...

Call it what you will, The Sty, Rustbucket, Murderdome...

S6.

A bomb there would cause £1m worth of improvements.

The scabbatoir

 

[vorpal blade]

I've got no idea why no new stadiums try to emulate this...

Spurs have deliberately incorporated a single tier Kop in their new ground. The first scheme which had been two tiers right the way round (think Arsenal) was redesigned specifically to try and make it like Dortmund with the hope that it will generate the same kind of atmosphere (Cue conversation about safe-standing etc. etc.)

 

[JonnyRed(WCFC)]

Jonny.. You're a Blade.

Its OK, you're amongst friends. Just quietly slip across from Worcester City and accept the inevitable.

 

[Fanny magnet]

There was a competition in the Liverpool echo to name evertons new stadium

Suggestions like the ketihad and scallianz arena were put forward

 

[Ricky]

Spurs have deliberately incorporated a single tier Kop in their new ground. The first scheme which had been two tiers right the way round (think Arsenal) was redesigned specifically to try and make it like Dortmund with the hope that it will generate the same kind of atmosphere (Cue conversation about safe-standing etc. etc.)

Yep, Spurs are an exception. It's about time someone was. Hopefully they're taking the lead in changing the thought process for stadium design. The tide really needs to turn because we can't be building more of the shite that has appeared in the last 20 years or so.

 

[sothall blade]

Imagine the stadium we could have if we merged with wednedzednesday. 60,000 every match. It would be amazing!

Think you may have mis-calculated mate ,with all the millions of fans the massive have, surely it would need the first million seater stadium to be built

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

When City moved to The Etihad, there was a poll to name each side of the ground...

The end behind the goal where the majority of City supporters massed was going to be named after City Legend, Colin Bell...
season ticket sales were slow that season...

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Preferred?

Millmoor v New York Stadium...
Belle Vue v Keepmoat
Saltergate v ProAct

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

I've got no idea why no new stadiums try to emulate this...

Spurs are trying their best to copy Dortmund,its a bowl with a real Kop.

 

[blade67]

Dont ever leave Bramall Lane...

There is something about the place I find quite emotional and moving the times ive been, a magic and history you just can never get back or replicate at a new plastic soulless bowl

the kop needs sorting without too much change. A second tier on the south stand and were done unless a crazy billionaire buys us and half of S2 for extensions

A ground holding 40,000 in this era would be epic

 

[Part timer]

Spurs are trying their best to copy Dortmund,its a bowl with a real Kop.
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It's going to be interesting to see how that works considering White Hart Lane never had a kop.

 

[Ricky]

Rotherham's new ground isn't too bad at all. It's the minimum new grounds should be. Steep stands, with not every stand the same.

 

[Northyorksblade]

Dont ever leave Bramall Lane...

There is something about the place I find quite emotional and moving the times ive been, a magic and history you just can never get back or replicate at a new plastic soulless bowl

Ahh, JonnyRed(WCFC) we love you too

 

[vorpal blade]

What an idiot, I was looking at that photo of the new White Hart Lane wondering why they had left such a big old Wembley style tunnel in the middle of the main stand .... doh