Salvo Montalbano Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 The thin side used to be a terrace called the Bob Stand since it cost a Bob to get in. They they brought in a plastic pitch (the old horrible sand based one), a membership scheme (that nobody other than Maggie Thatcher liked) and the hospitality section. They've wanted to redevelop or move for years - IIRC the train tracks were disused and they hoped to build a new stand, then it turned out that a new bypass was going to use the trackbed instead but that didn't happen either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Kenilworth road is a lashed up shambles of a ground. f**k knows how it is still standing the main stand was second hand about 90 years ago when they put it up. They've had no end of crooks running the place it's a wonder none of them put a match to it late one night. If it finally goes through the new ground will be slap bang in the centre of town next to the university but we'll wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 45 minutes ago, pub car king said: Kenilworth road is a lashed up shambles of a ground. f**k knows how it is still standing the main stand was second hand about 90 years ago when they put it up. They've had no end of crooks running the place it's a wonder none of them put a match to it late one night. If it finally goes through the new ground will be slap bang in the centre of town next to the university but we'll wait and see. They had a perfectly good chance to have it demolished when Millwall visited in 1985. Another 10 minutes would have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locheedfcno1 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 There is a really good documentary on YouTube about life behind the scenes at Luton. Will look for a link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 On 07/01/2017 at 15:36, tongue_tied_danny said: Bristol Rovers... From the television cameras it looks like the covered terrace behind the goal is a lot bigger than in that photo. Always looks packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Can't remember if I (or anyone else has) posted this before but FK Vozdovak in the Serbian SuperLiga's stadium is built above a shopping centre. Capacity of 5,200 which is a little small but I love the concept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Smurph said: Can't remember if I (or anyone else has) posted this before but FK Vozdovak in the Serbian SuperLiga's stadium is built above a shopping centre. Capacity of 5,200 which is a little small but I love the concept Neuchatel Xamax have a similar set up. It's a strange experience when you walk into the ground, walk up half a dozen flights of stairs, then walk out level with the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The MAPEI Stadium in Reggio Emilia (formerly the Stadio Giglio) is also built on top of/incorporated into a shopping centre. Sassuolo play there at the moment, as do Reggiana (remember them?) and Carpi played their season in Serie A at the ground. I think some rugby gets played there too? https://goo.gl/images/z1FLmJ https://goo.gl/images/6gh5DQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pencils Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The stadium Scotland played Slovakia at in October was also built on a shopping centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 One Scottish entry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 The Olympic stadium in Munich is pretty unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogisbairns Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 The MAPEI Stadium in Reggio Emilia (formerly the Stadio Giglio) is also built on top of/incorporated into a shopping centre. Sassuolo play there at the moment, as do Reggiana (remember them?) and Carpi played their season in Serie A at the ground. I think some rugby gets played there too?https://goo.gl/images/z1FLmJhttps://goo.gl/images/6gh5DQ FC Basel's stadium is built above a shopping centre, and the pitch centre is marked directly under it on the shop floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 10 hours ago, yogisbairns said: FC Basel's stadium is built above a shopping centre, and the pitch centre is marked directly under it on the shop floor. It also has an old folks home built into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 So does Ibrox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Enjoyed going back through this thread from the start but noticed a few missing that I thought should have been up by now. Maybe some are doublers. Apologies if so. First two are the Kramyra Stadion. The old stadium of Aalesund. Where, in lieu of stands, ye ge to just stand on the hill like a fucking hobbit. Then this one is the home of Cadbury Athletic FC. Dunno what the rest of the ground looks like but that wee Edwardian cottage is pretty cool. Bonus points if it's made out of gingerbread or some other kind of confectionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Dunno the name of this ground but this is FC Celerina from Switzerland... putting Claggan Park to shame And, still on the subject of mountains, this is Cocodrilos Stadium in Ecuador which is carved into the side of a fucking mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Igraliste Batarija, home of HNK Trogir, in Croatia. Situated between two UNESCO World Heritage sites. And Marina Bay in Singapore. Just look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I think everyone seen this one... FC Gspon's Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium. The highest stadium in Europe... And Venezia's Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. Surrounded by water on all sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Zenit's Petrovsky Stadium (and reserve stadium) constructed on man made islands. Fancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Cagliari's Stadio Sant'Elia. I have no idea whhy this happened but they've built a stadium inside a staduim. Absolute roasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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