larrygobfiend
Player Valuation: £40m
I really disagree. I think it's absolutely stunning, it looks like a futuristic cathedral and the design will never date.
I really disagree. I think it's absolutely stunning, it looks like a futuristic cathedral and the design will never date.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
The state of that. How can anyone think this looks good?
The weird shape alone is bad, then you get the blue contrasting seats.
Horrible design.
Death
I'll take down dat coal powered MG, I tel u Hwat
Meanwhile...
If we're going to have a stadium for another 100+ years I want it better than the rent lids! Step it up mosh. Get elon musk in.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
The state of that. How can anyone think this looks good?
The weird shape alone is bad, then you get the blue contrasting seats.
Horrible design.
It isn't to my tastes, but it's distinctive and that's probably what they want, from a profile perspective.
I went round there on a tour with a Chelsea supporter recently and I think the bloke said because they're tight for space they are essentially just digging down (4 metres I think he said) to squeeze it in, so you're probably right.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
The state of that. How can anyone think this looks good?
The weird shape alone is bad, then you get the blue contrasting seats.
Horrible design.
It is not the best from a birds eye view but from ground level it is something unique and doesn't look like a football stadium at all, which is a good thing. I'm not too sure about the stands inside it though, looks very dull as far as I have seen.
RobSpurs
Player Valuation: £2.5m
^^ Yeah, it looks stupid from the aerial renders. Ground level looks much better, definitely unique and pretty amazing architecturally, not sure I like it completely though. It's a bit....dour (pic below).
Anyway, posted that article for context really. Chelsea have got on board starchitects H&dM whose designs will always cost a bomb (and the club are apparently looking to buy a brickworks to guarantee the supply of bricks needed for the exterior
). We've gone somewhere down the middle with Populous (high quality but nothing that's going to shatter the mould), whilst in Meis you've got someone who insists modern stadiums cost too much and are too bloated so would maybe expect something lightweight, minimalist but still high quality when the designs are shown. But that's what he's up against.
Three new c60k stadiums, three different approaches (four if you throw in West Ham's athletics jobby). I hope Chelsea's costs don't spiral anymore though, that'd be a real shame.
Anyway, posted that article for context really. Chelsea have got on board starchitects H&dM whose designs will always cost a bomb (and the club are apparently looking to buy a brickworks to guarantee the supply of bricks needed for the exterior
). We've gone somewhere down the middle with Populous (high quality but nothing that's going to shatter the mould), whilst in Meis you've got someone who insists modern stadiums cost too much and are too bloated so would maybe expect something lightweight, minimalist but still high quality when the designs are shown. But that's what he's up against.Three new c60k stadiums, three different approaches (four if you throw in West Ham's athletics jobby). I hope Chelsea's costs don't spiral anymore though, that'd be a real shame.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
I like Athletic Bilbao's San Mames stadium. Cost €211m to build and it looks amazing. At 53,000 capacity, it is 7,000 short of what we need to be aiming for, though.
Just one of them in blue, please.
Just one of them in blue, please.
Sweeneytoad
Player Valuation: £2.5m
The stadium is going to look like the one on the peel website. Blue and White
Actually it’s 8178 seats short of what we are aiming forI like Athletic Bilbao's San Mames stadium. Cost €211m to build and it looks amazing. At 53,000 capacity, it is 7,000 short of what we need to be aiming for, though.
Just one of them in blue, please.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
You do have to factor in area to cost, both London and Madrid are different to Liverpool.
Chelsea in particular is central London. Contractors will be paying at least 20 quid a day for parking to start with. Believe me when I say as well, most guys/contractors won't be getting out of bed for 300 quid a day, maybe even 500 a day, given it will take two hours each way to likely get in and out.
We will have costs but they won't spiral to the same degree, or shouldn't.
Chelsea in particular is central London. Contractors will be paying at least 20 quid a day for parking to start with. Believe me when I say as well, most guys/contractors won't be getting out of bed for 300 quid a day, maybe even 500 a day, given it will take two hours each way to likely get in and out.
We will have costs but they won't spiral to the same degree, or shouldn't.
61,178?
Jacko93
Player Valuation: £35m
Meanwhile...
It will end up far more expensive than that. I'd hazard a guess at £1.2-1.4bn
Jacko93
Player Valuation: £35m
There is a possibility of relegation at the beginning of every season. We are not talking about a financial commitment for 2 years, its going to be over 40 years or so. We all know a lot can happen in that time, not to mention that the LCC is a guarantor anyway.
RobSpurs
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Another jump of 40% would be mad, but they haven't even started building yet so I'd expect some increase on the £1bn figure.