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She's ready. Pitch will be mangled 10 mins into the first game tho!
She's ready. Pitch will be mangled 10 mins into the first game tho!
What’s a stadium doing in a stadium thread?
I love this stadiumShe's ready. Pitch will be mangled 10 mins into the first game tho!
Hey mate, does the Eastern stand hold more than the Western?She's ready. Pitch will be mangled 10 mins into the first game tho!
The east does hold more - I can't remember how much off the top of my head but because of the middle tier it does. Level 6 of the west holds more than level 7 of the east though (not including corners).Hey mate, does the Eastern stand hold more than the Western?
I know the W stand was finished in 94, replacing the old Frank Burke stand so was not part of 03 redevelopment.
It would have been aesthetically pleasing for the three tiers to wrap around fully.
Back in 02 they were actually taking tours during construction.The east does hold more - I can't remember how much off the top of my head but because of the middle tier it does. Level 6 of the west holds more than level 7 of the east though (not including corners).
I'll try find a source but from memory if they were able to have it symmetrical the capacity would be approx. 60k and if they took the roof off and made it a perfect three tiered bowl (building up the corners) they could get it to 70k. Was all talk when bidding for the FIFA WC. Would be a huge engineering job given the roof holds the top tier due to the inability to excavate. If the roof wasn't holding level 7 I think they'd have built in the level 7 corners.
Would absolutely love it to be a perfect three tiered bowl, can only dream!
That would have been awesome.Back in 02 they were actually taking tours during construction.
I went on one tour, wish I’d taken photos. By that stage they’d reached the top tiers.
That's great for your mates, but how about the other 5.64 million people in Melbourne?Not in Melbourne. Beside my two Poms mates, I don’t know anyone who follows any O/S soccer. NBA, yes. Soccer, no.
As far as club support maybe. Participation levels at both junior and senior levels are miles behind Sydney.That's great for your mates, but how about the other 5.64 million people in Melbourne?
Before successive missteps and shenanigans Victory were the biggest team in the A-league. Melbourne clubs were amongst the best supported back in the NSL days as well. Melbourne's large influx of immigrants from Europe after the war, and their descendants, are also disproportionately likely to support soccer.
In other words you're flat-out wrong, and Melbourne is arguably the biggest soccer market in the country.
Sell the GF and one of Sydneys 3 state of origin games each 2 years.Even better don’t take the 800 million just sell off the grand final
the upgrades we’ve got are good enough for now
From an inner city perspective,In terms of overall interest in sports in Melbourne it would be
1. AFL
2. Cricket
3. Basketball
4. Tennis/Netball/Soccer (obviously soccer is higher when the WC is on, just like we love swimming for a week every Olympics, or tennis during the AO).
Out of interest, what game were 90,000 doing maxing out the Nou Camp for a game of Union?San Siro - Milan. (80 019)
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Bernabeau - Madrid. 81 000
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Camp Nou - Barcelona (98 000)
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Wembley (91000)
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There are multitudes more around the world. Especially in the USA.
For Oz not to have a decent large rectangular stadium in this country and in the country's most prominent rectangular sport city is an embarrassment.
Out of interest, what game were 90,000 doing maxing out the Nou Camp for a game of Union?
Just caught my eagle eye.Sorry mate.
No idea.
It was just a good pic I found of the Camp Nou.
Tbh, I didn't even notice the rugby posts.
2016 Top 14 final between Racing 92 and RC Toulonnais.Out of interest, what game were 90,000 doing maxing out the Nou Camp for a game of Union?
As I’ve mentioned earlier the East stand at Mt Smart cost 20M to build in 2004-05. Now even if you assume the cost has gone up by a factor of 2.5 that’s 100m for a pair of good sized two-tiered main stands with near 20k capacity, add single tiered ends with a basic roof and I reckon you’d get it done for 150M and have 25K+ capacity plus whatever it costs to do the pitch itself and any demolition.As far as my thoughts for NRL stadiums are concerned, not all Sydney suburban grounds need to be as schmick as Parra.
The likes of Manly, Cronulla, Leichhardt Penrith and Campbeltown could all do with predominantly shell venues like Gold Coast or Central Coast with steep stands, rain cover and adequate (without being exceptional) corporate, food & beverage and toilet facilities.
That should be possible to build almost flat pack style, with ease and on the cheap.
Yeah, I am surprised there isn’t a leading builder formulating cheap stadia option for the NRL, promoting a bulk purchase, multi stadia contract for the suburban grounds. “Go with us, we will do all six of them for $1b”, kind of thing.As I’ve mentioned earlier the East stand at Mt Smart cost 20M to build in 2004-05. Now even if you assume the cost has gone up by a factor of 2.5 that’s 100m for a pair of good sized two-tiered main stands with near 20k capacity, add single tiered ends with a basic roof and I reckon you’d get it done for 150M and have 25K+ capacity plus whatever it costs to do the pitch itself and any demolition.
Costs have gone up massively since then.As I’ve mentioned earlier the East stand at Mt Smart cost 20M to build in 2004-05. Now even if you assume the cost has gone up by a factor of 2.5 that’s 100m for a pair of good sized two-tiered main stands with near 20k capacity, add single tiered ends with a basic roof and I reckon you’d get it done for 150M and have 25K+ capacity plus whatever it costs to do the pitch itself and any demolition.