d31 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I dont actually really care about the stadium location. I care about having the best stadium, with the best experience and the best atmosphere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, d31 said: I dont actually really care about the stadium location. I care about having the best stadium, with the best experience and the best atmosphere Location Location Location Part of the football experience can be that inner city vibe................we're not Americans, who prefer vast soulless arenas off motorways miles out of town. As for the expansion of Aberdeen out towards Kingsford - it is very much happening, but leaving a vacuum in the centre........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 location is hugely important. If it absolutely has to be kingsford then it would need to be made very easy to get out there, otherwise people will just find other things to do with their Saturday. We’re not Bayern Munich, we have a predominantly local fan base that wants to take in the football along with a few pints of a Saturday afternoon. Adding in a commute to watch something that 99% of them seem to despise anyway will just put people off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 The club shouldn't be coming out over-enthusiastic about staying in town. It's clear the council wants them to so they need to play hard to get, make it look like some incentives might help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 20 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: I think this has been done before, and it wasn't me, I'm 68 20 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: I could mention things from the 1950s, but they wouldn't be football related (at least not personally experienced, just told/read about.) @Wee Willie certainly is, but he doesn't post much (anything) about football. And there's a couple of others, can't mind their names. @Granny Danger is about our age but of course he's not a Dons' fan. You're a lot older than I am then... I'm 78 years auld and got my first AstraZeneca jag two days ago. I can categorically state that I've never been to a professional football match in my entire life. I watch football on the telly. My favourite was last year (and occasionally now) German Bundesliga on BT Sport. but I enjoy watching Championship fitba on BBC Scotland on a Friday night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Wee Willie said: I'm 78 years auld and got my first AstraZeneca jag two days ago. I can categorically state that I've never been to a professional football match in my entire life. I watch football on the telly. My favourite was last year (and occasionally now) German Bundesliga on BT Sport. but I enjoy watching Championship fitba on BBC Scotland on a Friday night. I enjoy them too, but I don't always remember that they're on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibsFan Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 14 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: If its anything like Saints and McDiarmid, you could find Kingsford is fairly "central" eventually. There's a new village been constructed just across the bypass from McDiarmid, with a connecting bridge, while you can now get directly out the stadium car park and onto the motorway both ways. 10 minute bus journey from town to the stadium, with it costing just pounds on a Saturday. Kingsford stadium could end up absolutely surrounded by houses/pubs etc., in the 10/15 years after it's built. Pittodrie is a fucking dump. Driving to football is not good in any sense. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: I enjoy them too, but I don't always remember that they're on. At your age that’s to be expected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: I enjoy them too, but I don't always remember that they're on. 9 minutes ago, Jute said: At your age that’s to be expected. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Behaviour Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Has Kamberi arrived yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said: Has Kamberi arrived yet? He's not getting a work permit is he? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Behaviour Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, coprolite said: He's not getting a work permit is he? Get the impression we won't see him. I would have thought the club would have announced something to say he was here. Furthermore, show photos of him in training. Pretty sure we'll be paying a % of his wage as well since Monday 1st. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, Jute said: At your age that’s to be expected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said: Get the impression we won't see him. I would have thought the club would have announced something to say he was here. Furthermore, show photos of him in training. Pretty sure we'll be paying a % of his wage as well since Monday 1st. There was an article yesterday saying he still hadn't arrived but they were still hopeful he'd be available for the weekend. Would think it's cutting it a bit tight now though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubford don Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 16 hours ago, tarapoa said: Especially as the council seem to be grovelling with them to consider the Bouleydome option.....................which just about every dandy I know would gladly welcome ahead of Kingsford. Yup whole matchday routine virtually unchanged,many fans make the match the central point of a whole day out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Kamberi seemed a good signing on paper but...he was signed with 13 games to go, looks like he might miss 3 plus probably needs a few to get up to speed. Seems like a piss poor bit of business the longer it goes on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 5 hours ago, CCB19035 said: Next time I want the fan of an irrelevant tinpot club to have an opinion on one of the most historical stadiums in Britain, I'll give you a shout. Pittodrie is a fucking dump and you know it. It's no different to Cappielow/Somerset in that it's an absolute shitehole with no facilities or redeeming features, other than the fact its old. You'll never really move forward while you remain there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, HibsFan said: Driving to football is not good in any sense. Of course not, but then again, the vast majority of fans at a game aren't going to the pub beforehand, so as long as you have easy, reliable, public transport/road links, its fine. The ~1000 folk who want to pub it up, and refuse to use the facilities at the stadium to do so, aren't especially relevant when a stadium is going to be earning you millions away from actual football, as presumably Kingsford will be used for functions etc., during the week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Behaviour Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said: Pittodrie is a fucking dump and you know it. It's no different to Cappielow/Somerset in that it's an absolute shitehole with no facilities or redeeming features, other than the fact its old. You'll never really move forward while you remain there. You've just compared two of the best grounds in Scotland to Pittodrie. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said: You've just compared two of the best grounds in Scotland to Pittodrie. They're shit. They're fine for wee day trips and "ooh look at this old fashioned stadium #AMF", but to actually use them week in, week out would be abysmal, never mind getting charged £20 to sit in 50 year old seats with no legroom and pish against a wall. Folk wonder why kids prefer to sit at home and watch EPL games while simultaneously wanting us to keep using fucking dumps as grounds. Wild. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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