Stadiums

[Nymzee]

Look at the 'improvements'...

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She’s a beauty.

 

[Efcjake]

Which stadiums are your favourite ones?

My favourite foreign stadiums:

1) La Bombonera (The Chocolate Box), extremely steep stadium in Argentina. The home of the famous Boca Juniors, the former club of Maradona.
2) Estadio Azteca, the huge stadium in Mexico City which hosted two World Cup finals.
3) The home of Borussia Dortmund, with "The Yellow Wall", the impressive standing section.

Other foreign stadiums I love:

Camp Nou, Spain:

http://www.worldofstadiums.com/europe/spain/camp-nou/

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Italy:

http://www.worldofstadiums.com/europe/italian-republic/stadio-giuseppe-meazza/

AT&T Stadium, USA:

http://www.worldofstadiums.com/north-america/united-states/texas/att-stadium/

Little Caesars Arena, USA:

http://www.worldofstadiums.com/north-america/united-states/michigan/little-caesars-arena/

I enjoy your work on the recorder pepper

 

[longers]

Wembley (for all its faults) was iconic.

That new ground “Wembley” is a soulless abomination.

It’s a lesson that shiny new stuff doesn’t automatically mean better, and if it’s replacing something that is iconic it usually means much worse.

FA Cup finals (those pre match overhead shots of the stadium and the twin towers which got the hairs standing on the back of your neck), 1966 World Cup final, Freddie Mercury at Live Aid, iconic moments that cannot be emulated in the generic bowl that’s now there.

You never hear anyone sing “we’re going to Wembley” now, or those that halfheartedly do aren’t arsed. Winning a semi final knowing you were going to the twin towers was almost as big as winning the final itself. Dennis Bergkamp when he arrived in England had one ambition, to play a Cup final at Wembley. The bowl killed the final as a destination as Wembley was the place that everyone got excited for.

The old wembley was terrible, it had huge gaps between the fans and the pitch.

New one dicks all over it

 

[The binman chronicles]

The old wembley was terrible, it had huge gaps between the fans and the pitch.

New one dicks all over it

As an iconic stadium the old one wins hands down. For views, concourse space and quality of the finish of course the new one is better. Mind you the views aren't that great compared to other stadiums, Twickenham, Millennium etc. are better.

 

[EverTheOptimist]

You're on about the Nou Camp crumbling yet you've put Ibrox???

 

[longers]

As an iconic stadium the old one wins hands down. For views, concourse space and quality of the finish of course the new one is better. Mind you the views aren't that great compared to other stadiums, Twickenham, Millennium etc. are better.

Only because it has 53 extra years of history attached to it, the stadium itself was nothing special... it’s mainly the history and memories people attach to it that makes people remember it fondly.

In 50 years time people will be calling the current stadium iconic

 

[wandyr79]

Look at the 'improvements'...

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It took over 20 years to get a roof back on that end

Although they have been covered for a while it does mean that my dads murals of 2 bluebirds, that he was commissioned to do on the back wall, will definitely never be seen again.

 

[wandyr79]

As an iconic stadium the old one wins hands down. For views, concourse space and quality of the finish of course the new one is better. Mind you the views aren't that great compared to other stadiums, Twickenham, Millennium etc. are better.

Views?

Unless their is a post in the way then I am not sure as to how exactly they can make the views 'better' than any other stadium in the world. Steepness of the stands I suppose but in the end you are still looking at the same piece of grass and, as said, if there is no post in the way then your view, in all these stadiums is usually pretty good.

I have only been in the lower tier of the New Wembley but was right at the back of it for one match, around the half way line, and the view was extremely good.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Only because it has 53 extra years of history attached to it, the stadium itself was nothing special... it’s mainly the history and memories people attach to it that makes people remember it fondly.

In 50 years time people will be calling the current stadium iconic

I doubt it tbh, looks like a generic (albeit large) modern stadium. If England win the world cup in it perhaps - which goes with what you saying about the history as time goes on but I think it would take something that seismic to elevate it.

The thing about old Wembley that was special is that the cup finals were such a big deal back then, the overhead shots where you see something unique and unlike any other ground (except maybe Hampden). Not being used for semis also helped build up the aura.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Views?

Unless their is a post in the way then I am not sure as to how exactly they can make the views 'better' than any other stadium in the world. Steepness of the stands I suppose but in the end you are still looking at the same piece of grass and, as said, if there is no post in the way then your view, in all these stadiums is usually pretty good.

I have only been in the lower tier of the New Wembley but was right at the back of it for one match, around the half way line, and the view was extremely good.

You are quite a bit further back from the pitch compared to some of the others. It's like being at the back of the pub to watch a game, you can see the screen fine but the people at the front are closer to the action.

 

[wm02]

Here’s a pic from Audi Field.
Saw DC United there this past Sunday

 

[duncs pigeon]

Wembley (for all its faults) was iconic.

That new ground “Wembley” is a soulless abomination.

It’s a lesson that shiny new stuff doesn’t automatically mean better, and if it’s replacing something that is iconic it usually means much worse.

FA Cup finals (those pre match overhead shots of the stadium and the twin towers which got the hairs standing on the back of your neck), 1966 World Cup final, Freddie Mercury at Live Aid, iconic moments that cannot be emulated in the generic bowl that’s now there.

You never hear anyone sing “we’re going to Wembley” now, or those that halfheartedly do aren’t arsed. Winning a semi final knowing you were going to the twin towers was almost as big as winning the final itself. Dennis Bergkamp when he arrived in England had one ambition, to play a Cup final at Wembley. The bowl killed the final as a destination as Wembley was the place that everyone got excited for.

This was massive back then, one reason the FA Cup has lost some appeal. The old Wembley was fantastic, loved going there and will never be replaced.

 

[duncs pigeon]

Views?

Unless their is a post in the way then I am not sure as to how exactly they can make the views 'better' than any other stadium in the world. Steepness of the stands I suppose but in the end you are still looking at the same piece of grass and, as said, if there is no post in the way then your view, in all these stadiums is usually pretty good.

I have only been in the lower tier of the New Wembley but was right at the back of it for one match, around the half way line, and the view was extremely good.

Bit of info for you, every seat in the new Wembley is positioned so it points to the centre circle. Been in all different parts of the ground and as you say, the veiw is extremely good.