Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

[Franchise FC]

Can someone help ,e understand what a ‘soulless’ stadium is ?

A stadium without soul

Inanimate objects don’t have souls, would be my answer to that

[Winston Biscuit]

Can someone help ,e understand what a ‘soulless’ stadium is ?

A stadium without soul

Inanimate objects don’t have souls, would be my answer to that

take that one up with the animists!

[paultheroyal]

Southend United one step closer to their new stadium ready for 24/25 season. Scaled back plans to make it a 17,000 seater. Ironic that its bigger than Bournemouth and on par with Brentford but they have just had their lowest ever league position.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Southend United one step closer to their new stadium ready for 24/25 season. Scaled back plans to make it a 17,000 seater. Ironic that its bigger than Bournemouth and on par with Brentford but they have just had their lowest ever league position.

Andy Steggall Will be pleased.

Good for Southend building for the future

[PATRIQT]

Anfield Road - 15 June

[RG30]

Main stand at Fratton Park undergoing renovation.

[paultheroyal]

Main stand at Fratton Park undergoing renovation.

Certainly needs it. 2 sides of ground there is nothing you can do but surprised they never went further back on that newish stand they have. New works takes it back over 20,000.

[AthleticoSpizz]

According to my man at the ground (‘smuff sth) Fratton will have increased capacity…at the expense of even less leg room.

[PATRIQT]

Love how they're keeping a traditional look. Very refreshing.

[RG30]

Main stand at Fratton Park undergoing renovation.

Latest video from the club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7PV9Y9GbKk

[PATRIQT]

Bramley-Moore Dock - 19 June 2022













I can't help but be under-whelmed by this ground.

[Green]

I can't help but be under-whelmed by this ground.

How so, PAT?

[PATRIQT]

I can't help but be under-whelmed by this ground.

How so, PAT?

It's just feels a bit small to me. Two stands there look very average for a big 'ish' club.

Everton can't fill a 60k, so they don't need to fill in corners or every corner, and utilise every inch of space. They could have done something fresh with this, something more original; but it's very template and copy-cat again.

[RG30]

Good thing it's not a 60k capacity then as it's 52k.

[From Despair To Where?]

I'm confused it looks too small but is too big for Everton?

I think the design is quite original for a hew build, especially considering the location. Admittedly, the seated bowl is quite generic but you don't hear the same criticism of Arsenal, Man City or Spurs where the only fundamental difference with those 3 is the seat colours. The difference is in the external view of the stadium. Even the Anfield redevelopment is trying to create more uniformity between stands.

[Whore Jackie]

Most new stadia look broadly similar on the inside. Kudos to Spurs, their single-tier south stand looks pretty impressive, and sets them apart from the exec box all around the middle that most big clubs opt for. 17,500 seats

Think the new Everton stadium looks superb on the outside, sad to see them leave Goodison, but that dockside location gives it a chance of being pretty iconic.

[RG30]

Aston Villa released designs of the Villa Park redevelopment this morning.

[NathStPaul]

Aston Villa released designs of the Villa Park redevelopment this morning.

Wondered when they'd get around to improving Villa Park, looks very dated now.

[Dirk Gently]

Archaeologists have done a small dig at Cathkin Park and have uncovered various relics, including the old team bath and china and tiles in the colours of Third Lanark.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/202 ... age-found/

[PATRIQT]

"Villa have launched a public consultation on plans to expand the capacity of Villa Park beyond 50,000."

Artist impression of the new stand.



"That will see Villa Park's capacity increase from 42,785 to over 50,000.

Improvements to food and drink outlets, enhanced hospitality packages, and better access to the stadium are included in the project, which will also create Villa Live, a fans-zone which will showcase the club’s rich history.

The first phase of improvements to Villa Park are estimated to take place from 2023 through to 2025, if the four-week consultation is successful."