my thoughts on the premierships stadiums

[musicl]

I was watching some games in the la liga and all the stadiums look really good, couple of years ago i thought some of them looked awful. So i was thinking how the premiership stadiums compared.

Man Utd: class stadium, need to add another tier to the smaller stand, looks good on TV

Portsmouth: looks really old, but looks like it has a good atmosphere, one end looks really small

Spurs: good but a bit small, need to add more seats somehow, looks good on TV

Newcastle: need to build the smaller side of the ground up to the same size as the other sides, this would look amazing if done

Everton: the stand behind one of the goals is very far the pitch, but stadium still looks like it has a good atmosphere on TV, looks quite old

Arsenal: class

Blackburn: one of the sides needs rebuilt, it looks really old, but they will have no hope in filling it, but do it anyway then close of the top tiers for some matches

Liverpool: looks good, bit small though, they are building a bigger stadium, looks good on TV

Middlesbrough: good, just need to fill it better, lower ticket prices!! looks good on TV

Bolton: good, seats bit far from pitch, need to fill it better

West Ham: one side of the stadium is different to the other three, this side is really far from the pitch, this needs fixed, maybe there is plans to rebuild this side?

Chelsea: looks good, bit small maybe? looks good on TV

Aston Villa: i dont understand this stadium or where to start

Charlton: one end looks bad, where the away fans sit, this needs rebuilt then it would look pretty good.

Fulham: small but looks ok

Man City: class, not always completely full, looks good on TV

Wigan: not sure about this stadium



anyone got any thoughts on how to improve any stadium?

[hasselbrad]

I love the look of the classic English stadia. Right angles and open corners get me hot and bothered. I'm not particularly fond of Emirates and/or Man City because they look too much like American stadia. I also love the fact that they are usually smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

[steveedster]

I love the look of the classic English stadia. Right angles and open corners get me hot and bothered. I'm not particularly fond of Emirates and/or Man City because they look too much like American stadia. I also love the fact that they are usually smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

Both West Ham and Charlton have plans to increase to over 40,000. thats why that smaller stand at West Ham is far away they movied the pitch over 5 m.

[MadAussieInUSA]

hammers have half an old stadium and half a new stadium. There was plans to do it but they got relegated at the time. Then the olympic bid came up and the meat was they thought they would get a nice new one in stratford.. then that fell through...

[steveedster]

hammers have half an old stadium and half a new stadium. There was plans to do it but they got relegated at the time. Then the olympic bid came up and the meat was they thought they would get a nice new one in stratford.. then that fell through...

Actually it seems west ham could indeed get the Olympic stadium...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4927294.stm

[MadAussieInUSA]

Actually it seems west ham could indeed get the Olympic stadium...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4927294.stm

when we get the keys, then I'll believe it.. :)

[pookspur]

when we get the keys, then I'll believe it.. :)

would you want it?

[sendô]

Man Utd: class stadium, need to add another tier to the smaller stand, looks good on TV
Make it bigger? It already holds 75,000 odd. How big do you want it ffs?

Portsmouth: looks really old, but looks like it has a good atmosphere, one end looks really small
A classic ground. Stands being really close to the pitch creates a fantastic atmosphere. Making it bigger would probably lose a lot of this atmosphere.

Spurs: good but a bit small, need to add more seats somehow, looks good on TV
Enclosed. How would they make it bigger? They can only go up, and I'm not sure if that's structurally possible.

Newcastle: need to build the smaller side of the ground up to the same size as the other sides, this would look amazing if done
With 52,000 odd seats it's one of the biggest. I think they need to concentrate on their team before making the ground bigger.

Everton: the stand behind one of the goals is very far the pitch, but stadium still looks like it has a good atmosphere on TV, looks quite old
Goodison is another great old ground. Would Everton want to lose it?

Arsenal: class
It looks impressive on TV but does that really make it a great ground?

Blackburn: one of the sides needs rebuilt, it looks really old, but they will have no hope in filling it, but do it anyway then close of the top tiers for some matches
Blackburn have always had a ground that was too big for them. Why would they want to rebuild anything?

Liverpool: looks good, bit small though, they are building a bigger stadium, looks good on TV
It's not that small, but Liverpool could fill Man Utds ground I reckon, so it's only natural that they want to move.

Middlesbrough: good, just need to fill it better, lower ticket prices!! looks good on TV
Always seems a bit of a big ground - width and length wise - to me. Another club with a ground bigger than the team?

Bolton: good, seats bit far from pitch, need to fill it better[QUOTE]
Looks good, lacks atmosphere maybe? Poor support though, Bolton isn't a huge town though.

[QUOTE]West Ham: one side of the stadium is different to the other three, this side is really far from the pitch, this needs fixed, maybe there is plans to rebuild this side?
Plans were afoot for it to be rebuilt, but relegation in 2003 put the project back indefinately. Given West Ham's recent sucess in securing a top 10 finish in the Prem, and european football, the East Stand could well be rebuilt in the next couple of years, which would take the capacity beyong Upton Park beyond 40,000, with some estimates saying 42,000 if the corners are filled in.

Chelsea: looks good, bit small maybe? looks good on TV
An old ground, still has character. I think the size of the ground reflects the true size of the club

Aston Villa: i dont understand this stadium or where to start
A great old ground that has been the venue for many classic cup semi finals.

Charlton: one end looks bad, where the away fans sit, this needs rebuilt then it would look pretty good.
I thought Charlton re-built their ground not long ago?

Fulham: small but looks ok
Fulham are a small club

Man City: class, not always completely full, looks good on TV
Looks good but does that make it a great ground? Have heard it lacks atmosphere

Wigan: not sure about this stadium
Flatpack stadium for a small club on a limited budget. Does the job for them

[Matt Clark]

Fratton Park is a complete toilet.

[hasselbrad]

would you want it?
Not if it has a track around it.

[pookspur]

Not if it has a track around it.

the odds of an olympic stadium without a track seem a bit remote, no?

;)

[hasselbrad]

the odds of an olympic stadium without a track seem a bit remote, no?

;)

Precisely. I shudder at the thought of it.
The article didn't really make me think it was close to happening, so I won't worry my pretty little head over it. :p

[alwaysbeanengland]

I'm confused... what is there to not understand about Villa Park.

Its one of the few grounds that still maintains some of its original character, its a ground with a real history and I'd take it over any ********ing newly built modern stadia - which all seem to look the same.

Have you actually been to any of these grounds your commenting on?

[musicl]

I'm confused... what is there to not understand about Villa Park.

Its one of the few grounds that still maintains some of its original character, its a ground with a real history and I'd take it over any ********ing newly built modern stadia - which all seem to look the same.

Have you actually been to any of these grounds your commenting on?Im not slabbering at it. I like it and it looks good on TV. I like Villa because of O'Neil. It just seems really big and the corners are really small, and i think they have put inside boxes onto one end of the stadium. I just need a propper look at it.

Ive only been to WHL, Old Trafford, Goodison Park, Ewood Park. But i was judging the stadiums as they look on TV, where most be see them.

[pookspur]

I'm confused... what is there to not understand about Villa Park?

all i know is that there is a particularly warm corner in hell reserved for the philistines who decided to pull down the old trinity road stand.

[Colm]

Enclosed. How would they make it bigger? They can only go up, and I'm not sure if that's structurally possible.I think the stand might have to be knocked down if they were to increase capacity I think but i aint too sure plus nothing will go ahead until the government improves transport links around the area.

[Colm]

Fratton Park is a complete toilet.True though to be fair it's got a brillaint atmosphere.

[M]

True though to be fair it's got a brillaint atmosphere.

And it's going to be shifted 90 degrees with three sides rebuilt. Been delayed several times, but it does seem as though it's going to happen.

[mixmastermatt]

I have been to several grounds in the UK.

Arsenal (Obviously): To me Highbury was the greatest English stadium. It was so typical of English tradition but managed to stay fairly modern. It was art deco and that made it beautiful and unique. Emirates stadium is fairly good, I suppose in terms of stadia it is excellent.... but to me its a big concrete coperate bowl. There is no decoration anywhere in the stadium and no history to it. The concourses are big and that allows plenty of space to move freely before, during and after the game. There is not one bad view in the whole stadium.

Man Utd: Yet another concrete coperate bowl and it smelt of piss when I went (Arsenal V Spurs FA Cup semi 2001). Nice and big but too many people say its great because its big, just because its big doesn't make it any good. Did have a great view when I went.

Birmingham: An OK ground. Its half wannabe coperate and half old skool English. Good views all around and is fairly loud inside.

Charlton: Same as St Andrews but slightly less coperate.

Millenium stadium: Great views, great stadium. Very modern and clean, but if it did belong to a club it would need more of a homely feel to it.

Wembley. Old, Rundown, smelt of piss, seats were far too small, seats were too far away from the pitch but did have a historical feel to it.

I have also been to the Vicente Calderon (Athletico Madird) which was suprisingly great. It's quite basic but has a very euro feel to it and a bit of an English feel to it. Nou Camp is big and is great inside but up the top it can be a bit too far away. Parc des Princes (PSG). A very European stadium, seemed better then avearge. Stade de France was very nice but very far away from the pitch but to its credit the seats are not as steep as Nou Camp, Emirates, OT.... I have also been to the Giants Stadium (NY/NJ metrostars). That is one of my top three stadiums.

[musicl]

There is no decoration anywhere in the stadiumWhat decoration could they put up? I think the concrete edges of the stands could have some red boards put up on them. Like Hamburgs blue boards. Maybe it was just paint. But the concrete colour looks bad.