Football stadiums and stands - the good and the bad...

major bill

major bill wrote: »

What Dalymount will hopefully look like in 2020

Think I'd file that with the bad. Though great to see Dalymount developed, that's just...bland.

OldMrBrennan83

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major bill

Patww79 wrote: »

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10,000 is the aim for the project, it should hopefully be built all in one go as its meant to be the FAI's legacy of the 2020 European Championships. As a poster above mentioned il believe it when I see it!!

OldMrBrennan83

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kksaints

Patww79 wrote: »

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Not sure if its still in the plans but there was plans to build an Irish football museum there. Also the plans are for a category 4 stadium so it could become the host for any LOI matches in Europe that need that level instead of the Aviva. Also could become host for the EA Sports cup final and maybe even the FAI cup final (Hope not. I like the AVIVA for the FAI cup final)

major bill

Patww79 wrote: »

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Something to show what came out of hosting some of the championship games pretty much but wont be used in the actual championship, will be used by Bohemians and Shelbourne, maybe cup finals (Not FAI Cup) schoolboy football, basically what Tallaght is doing, underage internationals etc

OldMrBrennan83

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Darkglasses

dan1895 wrote: »

Believe it when I see it. It'll get knocked and re-opened with just one stand built. The original plan for Tallaght was a stadium wrapped all the way around the pitch. It opened with just one stand. Markets Field plans showed four stands. It opened with one and some temporary seating. Bad record of finising these kind of projects in this country. Hopefully I'm wrong though.

I completely agree, although if it does get used for the Euros it'll have to be mostly completed really.

Also agree that it's a quite bland design compared to the good examples of new stadia in this thread.

topmanamillion

Patww79 wrote: »

What does the legacy aspect mean other than they're going to build it with some of the hosting money? They're not actually going to use it for the championships or for anything after them are they?

The plan is also to use it as a training base for a team playing here during Euro 2020.
If we qualify, there's a decent chance it'll be Ireland training base.

I think the bland design is mostly down to the limitations of the site.
One of the main stands was sold to property developers a few years ago, meaning the stadium is being rotated from its current design.

pappyodaniel

I love how mad this is.
The 2 Dundees.

The Main Stand at Dens Park in the above pics is unusual, curved and with a V shaped roof.

Speaking of Scottish grounds, I like Fir Park with the giant stand behind one goal so out of scale with the others. It's like a kid with 3 Subbuteo stands who just puts a large box at one end to take up the space...

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/united_kingdom/scotland/motherwell_fir_park.shtml

Another good one in the "stand completely out of proportion with the others" was Stamford Bridge back in the day, with the giant East Stand going up in the mid 1970s and then the development stopped...leaving a curious mix of terrace and small stands and then ONE GIANT STAND!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2585983.main_image.jpg

Harry Palmr

Another massive new stand in old stadium entry!

inforfun

The Sparta stadium already mentioned in this thread because of its facade, used to have this 1 out of proportions side as well.



The one on the right side was later extended to at least 2 the size. Looked impressive when full which it hardly ever was in the years before the new stadium.


Pitch is now turned 90 degrees. The main entrance, giving the stadium its name The Castle hasnt changed much.
There is however 1 thing that makes me hate that stadium, the artificial pitch.
The oldest professional club in The Netherlands, proud of their traditions and their hate of their southern neighbours Feyenoord, play on a plastic pitch.

Jelle1880

Deleted User wrote: »

Another good one in the "stand completely out of proportion with the others" was Stamford Bridge back in the day, with the giant East Stand going up in the mid 1970s and then the development stopped...leaving a curious mix of terrace and small stands and then ONE GIANT STAND!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2585983.main_image.jpg

I love that old single stand they had:



And then it just looked tiny:



Another weird one was The Dell, Southampton's old ground:



And then later they just build a modern stand there, but keeping the original look:

raheny red

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The Argentinians are fond of the steep stands alright

Huracan

FreeOSCAR

New Minnesota Vikings Stadium is delicious.
Chelsea played the first ever game there this pre-season

Fr Tod Umptious

Deleted User wrote: »

Another good one in the "stand completely out of proportion with the others" was Stamford Bridge back in the day, with the giant East Stand going up in the mid 1970s and then the development stopped...leaving a curious mix of terrace and small stands and then ONE GIANT STAND!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2585983.main_image.jpg

What was most noticeable thing about the old Stamford Bridge when it was on TV was the cars parked behind the goal.

A few of them.in that pic too.

Hulk Hands

Couple more for the New Vikings Stadium here. Not 100% yet but they seem certain it'll be the loudest ground in the US



The doors here open fully so while a domed stadium it can add in an interesting element of cold air or wind to proceeding if the home team wishes



The Glass everywhere gives a sunny/light game during the day and a dark floodlit game at night, same as outdoors but with the benefits of a roof and AC



It's modern Architectural perfection imo

BoJack Horseman

And it wouldn't be the vikings stadium without its massive horn

BoJack Horseman

Liverpool's new stand is completed

Jayop

That Vikings stadium is absolutely bonkers looking in the best most modern way possible. I think I love it.

The_Kew_Tour

Vikings stadium looks class

BoJack Horseman

World Cup 2018 is being spared no expense.

The new Luzhniki sans running track



And St Petersburg is getting a space ship landing site!

Jayop

Boring bowls I think.

Hulk Hands

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Couple more for the New Vikings Stadium here. Not 100% yet but they seem certain it'll be the loudest ground in the US



The doors here open fully so while a domed stadium it can add in an interesting element of cold air or wind to proceeding if the home team wishes


...
It's modern Architectural perfection imo

I don't like it.

Why have a stadium look like a bank hq in Frankfurt, or a 2010 museum in some Asian City, when everything kinda looked like the Shard?

Why can't a football stadium look like a football stadium? Why hide the stadium nature, the stands, from the outside world? I like stadiums, I like to see the stands towering over the surrounding landscape, I don't want "building that could be anything...maybe airport terminal designed by Foster + Partners",

And it doesn't look anything like a Viking ship, no matter what they claim.

OldMrBrennan83

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inforfun

Indoors Viking stadium during day time : Meh
Indoors Viking stadium in the evening/night: Brilliant (well the view through that glass wall in any case).

Outdoors: trying too hard not to look like a stadium.

Jelle1880

That looks stunning.
But every time I see the NFL clubs building these massive new grounds I feel sorry for the tax payers who foot the largest part of all those building projects. Especially given that the NFL itself (supposedly a non profit organisation btw) signed a tv deal worth close to 40bn dollars a few years back.

BoJack Horseman

Deleted User wrote: »

Why can't a football stadium look like a football stadium? Why hide the stadium nature, the stands, from the outside world? I like stadiums, I like to see the stands towering over the surrounding landscape, I don't want "building that could be anything...maybe airport terminal designed by Foster + Partners",

It's needed to attract Superbowls.
An open-air stadium would be unappealing if it's -20c
And indeed this Vikings stadium will be hosting it in 2018.

The 2019 Superbowl will be held in Atlanta's new stadium
Dubbed "Megatron's butthole"

Oh this cost a pretty penny.

And in case any Arsenal fans were wondering why one of the wealthiest clubs in the world spend so little.... well, it's so slimey owner Stan Kronke can build his mega stadium in Los Angeles which has already been awarded the 2021 Superbowl

BoJack Horseman

Jelle1880 wrote: »

That looks stunning.
But every time I see the NFL clubs building these massive new grounds I feel sorry for the tax payers who foot the largest part of all those building projects. Especially given that the NFL itself (supposedly a non profit organisation btw) signed a tv deal worth close to 40bn dollars a few years back.

It sucks alright, it is often done with voter consent but often with threat that the team will be moved if they don't.

brinty

oh this looks like a class thread, is it limited to soccer stadia???

BoJack Horseman

brinty wrote: »

is it limited to soccer stadia???

Probably should be, but those US stadiums are or will also be soccer stadia as well as gridiron.

Moist Bread

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't like it.

Why have a stadium look like a bank hq in Frankfurt, or a 2010 museum in some Asian City, when everything kinda looked like the Shard?

Why can't a football stadium look like a football stadium? Why hide the stadium nature, the stands, from the outside world? I like stadiums, I like to see the stands towering over the surrounding landscape, I don't want "building that could be anything...maybe airport terminal designed by Foster + Partners",

And it doesn't look anything like a Viking ship, no matter what they claim.

I quite like it. Nothing wrong with a bit of variety. I do perfer grounds with 4 unique stands.

You're right though. Looks nothing like a Viking ship, or any ship for that matter.

Jelle1880

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

It sucks alright, it is often done with voter consent but often with threat that the team will be moved if they don't.

Well, at least they sometimes get things like this in exchange for their tax dollars :pac:

Captain Havoc

Moist Bread wrote: »

I quite like it. Nothing wrong with a bit of variety. I do perfer grounds with 4 unique stands.

You're right though. Looks nothing like a Viking ship, or any ship for that matter.

The bowls looked cool and modern when they started popping up, now they're 10 a penny. Jeremy Clarkson said that things with imperfections have soul.

Captain Havoc

Captain Havoc wrote: »

The bowls looked cool and modern when they started popping up, now they're 10 a penny. Jeremy Clarkson said that things with imperfections have soul.

The bowls looked like stadiums.

The Vikings stadium looks like an airport terminal, from the outside. The 2 pics I referred to, you could pass that building on the outskirts of a city and not know it was a sports venue.

The_Kew_Tour

Keep the pictures coming people. One best threads for me

Shedite27

FatherTed wrote: »

MLS team Vancouver Whitecaps's stadium BC Place features a retractable roof:

One of the coolest things about this stadium, is that there's two tiers, with a curtain that can be pulled over the upper tier when it's not being used to make it look smaller.

Here's the full seating arrangement....



...and here it is with the curtains over the upper tier.....

Ulysses Gaze

Pancho Arena in Hungary



Exterior

Jelle1880

Gorgeous, but seems pretty small inside.

pappyodaniel

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Gorgeous, but seems pretty small inside.

Just read the wiki page on it. It is small with a capacity of 3500 but bare in mind it's located in a village of 1700 people. Mad stories of corruption regarding it too. It's beautiful and I wouldn't mind if it was some sort of a vanity project by some rich prick, but the construction of the stadium seems to have been indirectly funded by the taxpayer.

BoJack Horseman

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Just read the wiki page on it. It is small with a capacity of 3500 but bare in mind it's located in a village of 1700 people. Mad stories of corruption regarding it too. It's beautiful and I wouldn't mind if it was some sort of a vanity project by some rich prick, but the construction of the stadium seems to have been indirectly funded by the taxpayer.

That place is a masterpiece though.

To compare, that arena in Hungary cost just over €12m.
For the same price we got the half effort that is Tallaght Stadium.

RainMakerToo

Was always fond of the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa. Probably looks like an 80s monstrosity now, but it was the scene of David O'Leary's penalty at Italia 90, and home to Sampdoria's unlikely title victory a year later

Hulk Hands

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

It's needed to attract Superbowls.
An open-air stadium would be unappealing if it's -20c
And indeed this Vikings stadium will be hosting it in 2018.

The 2019 Superbowl will be held in Atlanta's new stadium
Dubbed "Megatron's butthole"

Oh this cost a pretty penny.

And in case any Arsenal fans were wondering why one of the wealthiest clubs in the world spend so little.... well, it's so slimey owner Stan Kronke can build his mega stadium in Los Angeles which has already been awarded the 2021 Superbowl

Actually looks as if Kroenke is squezing 4 rows of corporate boxes into one stand there, incredible :pac:

Just on the Vikings again, dont want to spam the thread with any more pictures, but it looks different from most angles and we're probably picking the most unique looking ones for effect. Looks more like a normal stadium in other photos. Google image it anyway if interested

pappyodaniel

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Actually looks as if Kroenke is squezing 4 rows of corporate boxes into one stand there, incredible :pac:

If Capitalism had a wet dream it would like like that stadium.

Fr Tod Umptious

RainMakerToo wrote: »

Was always fond of the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa. Probably looks like an 80s monstrosity now, but it was the scene of David O'Leary's penalty at Italia 90, and home to Sampdoria's unlikely title victory a year later

No it will never be an 80s monstrosity

I always found the place to be unique among the stadiums you used to see on the Italian football show on TV years ago.
It always looked more compact than the others and the corners with the windows will always be cool.

inforfun

This is for me Italian football of the 80's.
A full Artemio Franchi with that glass wall around the pitch

BoJack Horseman

inforfun wrote: »

Carlos Puyol's boyhood team!