Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Ark Royal » 23 May 2012 14:49

No Fixed Abode wrote:If Chelsea can fit a 60,000 seater stadium within the power station it might look a little like this.......

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Nice, but a shame it is wasted on egg-throwing.

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Ark Royal » 23 May 2012 14:53

Rev Algenon Stickleback H wrote:an imposing end in France

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Bet they have a jobsworth tango on match days telling everyone to sit down.

Marvin Lee Stadium in Trinidad, home of the finely name Joe Public FC

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Looks like a fart would bring down the smaller stand. Nice umbrellas, though.

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Jerry St Clair » 23 May 2012 20:27

Time for the coup de grace. The worst away end in world football.

Miejski Klub Sportowy Znicz Pruszków in Poland

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by paultheroyal » 23 May 2012 20:47

Let's put some fans in there!
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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Terminal Boardom » 23 May 2012 20:58

Romtterham Utd's new stadium taking shape:
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Torquay Utd's new main stand taking shape - as some may have seen in the L2 Play-off semi final:
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And The Gas may get the go ahead for this:
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The following link also gives updates on other clubs future plans. If they ever happen that is:
http://www.footballgroundguide.com/developments.htm

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Ark Royal » 23 May 2012 21:17

paultheroyal wrote:Let's put some fans in there!
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Brilliant! And there was I thinking that nothing could be worse than the away ends at QPR and Luton.

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Ark Royal » 23 May 2012 21:18

I see the Gas are naming it after the famous German ex-international Uwe Stadium.

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Rev Algenon Stickleback H » 23 May 2012 21:58

Terminal Boardom wrote:Romtterham Utd's new stadium taking shape:
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If anyone was wondering, yes that is Millmoor behind the ground on the right. The two grounds are about 300 yards apart.

paultheroyal wrote:Let's put some fans in there!
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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Wimb » 24 May 2012 05:51

Ark Royal wrote:I see the Gas are naming it after the famous German ex-international Uwe Stadium.
A nod to Uwe Hartenberger more likely ;)

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Terminal Boardom » 24 May 2012 10:38

I know this is not a football stadium but, for backdrops, this has to be among the best anywhere in the world.
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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by No Fixed Abode » 24 May 2012 11:27

Chelsea playing PSG here on pre season tour of St8s.

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Wax Jacket » 24 May 2012 12:23

no they're not

they're playing in the one bottom right

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Wax Jacket » 24 May 2012 12:23

Terminal Boardom wrote:I know this is not a football stadium but, for backdrops, this has to be among the best anywhere in the world.
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that's the only good thing about NEwlands tohugh, if you're looking at it from the other direction it's all a bit grotty. but that is a superb view, 'greed

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by parky » 24 May 2012 12:38

I would love Chelsea to recreate the Lucas Oil Stadium in Battersea Power station, does english football have any rules regarding playing in a dome?

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Silver Fox » 24 May 2012 12:44

It's more of a problem with nature's rules, you can't grow grass indoors

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by parky » 24 May 2012 12:47

Fair point, but doesn't Blatter want to move toward a hybrid turf.

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Geekins » 24 May 2012 13:15

This is a good site for the world's weirdest stadiums - http://www.thisblogrules.com/2009/12/12 ... diums.html

This isn't a stadium as such but just :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by 3 veesinarow » 24 May 2012 13:17

Wax Jacket wrote:no they're not

they're playing in the one bottom right
<snicker>

That's like posting a picture of Ninian Park and saying we're playing Cardiff there in a pre-season friendly.

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Wax Jacket » 24 May 2012 13:19

amazing oversight from Hobnob's resident USA expert

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Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

by Ian Herring » 24 May 2012 14:38

Ark Royal wrote:
Geekins wrote:Awesome thread btw!

This one is similar to the Croc stadium but designed more like a snake.

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That is brilliant. Where is it?
Near the Serpentine. :lol:

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