Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

[From Despair To Where?]

Deluded as fcuk.

Be fair, they need somewhere for all the glory hunters and celebrity posers (+ entourages), as well as all the cameras once they start making the film.

They've already got somewhere for all the glory hunters. It's called Netflix.

[RG30]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2v0SBSq6g

This is lengthy but very interesting nonetheless on the sheer number of changes Ipswich have had to undergone in the off season just to get the stadium ready for the demands of Premier League football.

[Clyde1998]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2v0SBSq6g

This is lengthy but very interesting nonetheless on the sheer number of changes Ipswich have had to undergone in the off season just to get the stadium ready for the demands of Premier League football.

Incredible amount of things needing to be done. Obviously not helped by the ground being as old as it is; the point about having to reinforce the structure in order to complete the required work would slow things down.

Makes me wonder what would have to be done here if we were ever to get back in the Premier League.

[Sutekh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2v0SBSq6g

This is lengthy but very interesting nonetheless on the sheer number of changes Ipswich have had to undergone in the off season just to get the stadium ready for the demands of Premier League football.

Incredible amount of things needing to be done. Obviously not helped by the ground being as old as it is; the point about having to reinforce the structure in order to complete the required work would slow things down.

Makes me wonder what would have to be done here if we were ever to get back in the Premier League.

Slight difference between a purpose built modern stadium and a converted rabbit hutch.

[RG30]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2v0SBSq6g

This is lengthy but very interesting nonetheless on the sheer number of changes Ipswich have had to undergone in the off season just to get the stadium ready for the demands of Premier League football.

Incredible amount of things needing to be done. Obviously not helped by the ground being as old as it is; the point about having to reinforce the structure in order to complete the required work would slow things down.

Makes me wonder what would have to be done here if we were ever to get back in the Premier League.

The only big difference we’d have had in 16/17 is a number of ST holders in GU5 would have had to get relocated due to additional media facilities required. Those who were impacted were made aware by the club early on that season and were invited to a meeting to find them alternative seats with a heavy discount applied as compensation. From what I heard all those who were impacted were very understanding of the situation.

[From Despair To Where?]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2v0SBSq6g

This is lengthy but very interesting nonetheless on the sheer number of changes Ipswich have had to undergone in the off season just to get the stadium ready for the demands of Premier League football.

Incredible amount of things needing to be done. Obviously not helped by the ground being as old as it is; the point about having to reinforce the structure in order to complete the required work would slow things down.

Makes me wonder what would have to be done here if we were ever to get back in the Premier League.

Slight difference between a purpose built modern stadium and a converted rabbit hutch.

You'd have thought with their prices, they'd at least could afford to replace the light bulbs for the signage.

[Winston Biscuit]

Highest average attendances worldwide over the past year

1. River Plate - 84,567
2. Borussia Dortmund - 81,365
3. Man Utd - 73,297
4. Inter - 71,333
5. Milan - 70,742
6. Real Madrid - 70,178
7. Tractor FC - 70,000
8. Roma - 67,517
9. Marseille - 63,841
10 Spurs - 61,357

[Whore Jackie]

Highest average attendances worldwide over the past year

1. River Plate - 84,567
2. Borussia Dortmund - 81,365
3. Man Utd - 73,297
4. Inter - 71,333
5. Milan - 70,742
6. Real Madrid - 70,178
7. Tractor FC - 70,000
8. Roma - 67,517
9. Marseille - 63,841
10 Spurs - 61,357

Since the beginning of the 1996–97 season, Tractor has played its home games at the Sahand which has a seating capacity of 66,833, though it is able to hold more people during important matches.

[Sutekh]

Highest average attendances worldwide over the past year

1. River Plate - 84,567
2. Borussia Dortmund - 81,365
3. Man Utd - 73,297
4. Inter - 71,333
5. Milan - 70,742
6. Real Madrid - 70,178
7. Tractor FC - 70,000
8. Roma - 67,517
9. Marseille - 63,841
10 Spurs - 61,357

Since the beginning of the 1996–97 season, Tractor has played its home games at the Sahand which has a seating capacity of 66,833, though it is able to hold more people during important matches.

So Tractor FC is not Ipswich then

[Clyde1998]

Highest average attendances worldwide over the past year

1. River Plate - 84,567
2. Borussia Dortmund - 81,365
3. Man Utd - 73,297
4. Inter - 71,333
5. Milan - 70,742
6. Real Madrid - 70,178
7. Tractor FC - 70,000
8. Roma - 67,517
9. Marseille - 63,841
10 Spurs - 61,357

Since the beginning of the 1996–97 season, Tractor has played its home games at the Sahand which has a seating capacity of 66,833, though it is able to hold more people during important matches.

So Tractor FC is not Ipswich then

It's incredible how many fans turn up out of nowhere when you get to the Premier League.

[RG30]

On 13 September 2024, Luton Town Football Club’s development company, 2020 Developments, formally submitted a detailed application for a new 25,000-capacity stadium at its Power Court site in the heart of Luton town centre.

The submission of detailed plans to Luton Borough Council is a defining milestone in the delivery of a sustainable long-term home for Luton Town Football Club, the increasing ambitions the Club has for its football team and as a vital catalyst in marking a regenerative era for the town.

The hybrid application will provide full detail on the stadium and will also include an updated outline submission for the hotel and music venue. This pack, which includes a core Design and Access Statement supported by a variety of technical reports, was delivered to the Council’s Planning Office today [13th September] and will now be formally validated by officers once everything is found to be complete. This process could take up to two weeks and, once validated all documents will be in the public domain.

Gary Sweet, Chief Executive of Luton Town Football Club and 2020 Developments:

“This important announcement is a pivotal moment for all supporters, residents and businesses of Luton. It also marks an important milestone for everyone who has worked tirelessly and diligently on the project over the last few months to shape it masterfully into the magnificent building we have presented to the planning officers.

“Once our lives changed 16 months ago with promotion at Wembley, concurrent to the gargantuan task of getting Kenilworth Road Premier League ready – which naturally dominated our workload for most of last year – we decided to reassemble a design team to take a fresh look at the whole Power Court project from foundations upwards. All in light of the new ambition, we wanted to embrace for our Club going forwards, demonstrated by the proposal to build to a 25,000 stadium capacity in one phase.

“We hand-picked and structured an elite design team of architects, engineers and technicians who have been working with us, crafting every floor and corner of our new stadium to a detailed stage such that it can now be submitted, publicly aired and presented as a well-prepared detailed design instruction for contractors.

“I personally want to take this opportunity to give a huge thanks to the entire team of specialist technicians who have submerged themselves into this colossal task so efficiently and to do so by breaking the mould in stadium design. They have pushed the boundaries beyond the norm in order to remain loyal to our original desired look and feel and have incorporated more unique cultural characteristics that will make this a familiar home for us all.”

Together with sustained progression on the pitch and re-stating the Club’s cultural identity and community work off it, the delivery of a new home was going to be the key cornerstone to be accomplished when the 2020 group became custodians of the Club in 2008.

It was known from the very outset that identifying a site such as Power Court, with all its inherent technical and commercial challenges, was an ambitious ask – but the 2020 board was unwavering in its desire to embed the Football Club into the heart of the community and town.

Furthermore, there was a robust belief that the technical brief that challenged the design team needed to include characteristics that embodied the atmosphere, intimacy and intensity of Kenilworth Road; that positive emotional spirit that has been precious to so many past generations will be carried forward for the future generations of Luton to enjoy in an innovative, modern form.

The Club will now focus on engaging with and assisting Luton Borough Council’s officers to work towards a determination date before the end of the year, thereby enabling material stadium construction to commence on site within six months of such determination, as we move towards a target completion of 2027.

Michael Moran, Chief Operating Officer of 2020 Developments:

“Beginning with the original purchase of this site back in 2016, it has been a long process of concluding all the various associated land deals and legal consents, outline planning applications and then the various infrastructure challenges of moving a major sub-station and diverting the River Lea.

“Together with the recent confirmation of planning approval for our earthworks and site remediation efforts, our project team are now fully engaged on a construction timeline that would complete in 2027.

“In addition to, we hope, a truly unique stadium that will resonate with all football supporters, we are committed to achieving a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating to demonstrate our intent to achieve a sustainable environment in support of the Luton 2040 initiative.”

Chairman of Luton Town Football Club and 2020 Holdings, David Wilkinson:

“As an invested observer into this project it was staggering to see the amount of work that has gone into every detail, with such exceptional craftmanship.

“We appreciate some may be anxious to see some visible progress – as indeed we all are – but the sheer volume of forced changes brought about by society, politics, economic forces and our very own growth, has ultimately led to a bigger, better, more ambitious, more beautiful and more sustainable end product which we are all excited to present.

“We all need to positively get behind our team now to hope that, while we watch the cranes put the concrete and steel in place, the wonderful new stadium debuts as the home to a Premier League team.”

https://www.lutontown.co.uk/en/news/det ... -submitted

[On Strings]

Nice to see something a little different from the boring norm.

[Winston Biscuit]

Leeds announce plans to increase capacity from 37k to 53k

[From Despair To Where?]

To be fair, 2 sides of Elland Rd is a shed. It's a bit of a dump.

They could do worse than replacing the John Charles and South Stands

[Green]

Massive club too

[Brogue]

St Pauli stadium the building is an old ww2 bunker - now a hotel

[Sutekh]

St Pauli stadium the building is an old ww2 bunker - now a hotel

Not sure how old that photo is, wiki's photo of Pauli's Milerntor Stadion seems to have changed a good deal and dates from 2014:



Also the stadium is apparently just 5 minutes or so from Hamburg's most "famous" street so plenty to do pre and post match.

[Brogue]

St Pauli stadium the building is an old ww2 bunker - now a hotel

Not sure how old that photo is, wiki's photo of Pauli's Milerntor Stadion seems to have changed a good deal and dates from 2014:



Also the stadium is apparently just 5 minutes or so from Hamburg's most "famous" street so plenty to do pre and post match.

dunno the article was two days ago with the caption "This former World War Two bunker now looms over a Bundesliga stadium"

[Sutekh]

St Pauli stadium the building is an old ww2 bunker - now a hotel

Not sure how old that photo is, wiki's photo of Pauli's Milerntor Stadion seems to have changed a good deal and dates from 2014:



Also the stadium is apparently just 5 minutes or so from Hamburg's most "famous" street so plenty to do pre and post match.

dunno the article was two days ago with the caption "This former World War Two bunker now looms over a Bundesliga stadium"

Apparently there's a couple of pitches between the bunker and the stadium, which I presume is where the original photo comes from. The Sun have an article on it:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/30625340 ... ts-garden/

[Winston Biscuit]

Estadio Saturnino Moure in Buenos Aires, home to Argentinian Div 4 side Club Atletico Victoriano Arenas. The bit of land its on is called Meandro de Brian (Brian's Meander)