Hull's New Stadium [Archive]

Nico

22 Dec 2002, 11:20 AM

have people seen this yet???

The KC Stadium is amazing - 25,400 all seater in division 3. Its only working on 90% capacity at the mo due to testing of facilities but over 20,000 tickets have been sold for the boxing day game against leaders hartlepool already

funkidaniel2001

23 Dec 2002, 05:15 AM

It is very nice. They have a promising young manager as well. Things are looking up for hull.

Mc.Nitro3000

25 Dec 2002, 07:47 PM

y build so much 4 a division 3 team

RichardL

26 Dec 2002, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by Mc.Nitro3000
y build so much 4 a division 3 team

Maybe, just maybe, they have ambitions that go beyond being a Division 3 team. You can guarantee they'll be the best supported Div 3 team since Portsmouth's 15,000+ average 20 years ago.

Peakite

26 Dec 2002, 04:20 PM

They also share with the local rugby club, who are one of the better sides in the country.

30 Dec 2002, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by Luan
They also share with the local rugby club, who are one of the better sides in the country.

Ironic that the two Football League teams who share with Rugby League teams in superb new stadia (Huddersfield and Hull) could well be playing each other in the Third Division next season.

CrazyMLSfan

30 Dec 2002, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by RichardL
Maybe, just maybe, they have ambitions that go beyond being a Division 3 team. You can guarantee they'll be the best supported Div 3 team since Portsmouth's 15,000+ average 20 years ago.

Why the Wizards dont move there?. Hey, they should instead of playing in that big NFL/College Stadium.

Michael K.

30 Dec 2002, 11:21 PM

Isn't Kingston-upon-Hull largely a rugby league city, anyway?

It's a bit crude to pigeonhole a place like that, but there has to be a reason why a city that's what, the 8th or 9th most populous city in England, has one team and it drags the bottom forever like Hull City has. Good for them if this spurs them on to bigger and better things, though.

RichardL

31 Dec 2002, 08:41 AM

Originally posted by Michael K.
Isn't Kingston-upon-Hull largely a rugby league city, anyway?

It's a bit crude to pigeonhole a place like that, but there has to be a reason why a city that's what, the 8th or 9th most populous city in England, has one team and it drags the bottom forever like Hull City has. Good for them if this spurs them on to bigger and better things, though.
Apparently such talk is not popular in Hull. They are better supported the both rubgy league clubs put together, I believe.

Wigan also share with a rugby league team, as do Rochdale.
Watford, Reading, Watford, Wycombe Wanderers & Bristol Rovers all share with rugby union clubs, although with the 5 sides sharing with rugby union clubs, the ownership of the stadiums is not shared, the rugby teams pay rent to play there.

Hull & Plymouth are the biggest cities never to have hosted a top flight team.

lanman

31 Dec 2002, 10:29 AM

Have a look at the new Darlington stadium (should be ready for next season). It's supposed to have the best facilities of any stadium in the country, although that's George Reynolds talking, so take it how you wish. It does look extremely impressive close up.
Just a shame the average crowd is currently around 3000, and I can't see it going over 7000 even if we are extremely successful. There will also be no rugby team to share it.

http://darlington.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=955&p=2&stid=8063120

On a related issue, Darlington won the last ever game at Boothferry Park.

Peakite

31 Dec 2002, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by M
Ironic that the two Football League teams who share with Rugby League teams in superb new stadia (Huddersfield and Hull) could well be playing each other in the Third Division next season.
Wigan as well do, although they won't be in the third divisin next season.

Although we could (but the ground isn't entirely new).

funkidaniel2001

06 Jan 2003, 01:58 PM

True, Wigan will most probably be kicking it up in the first division next season...