Funny, I was chatting to my mate about this last weekend as we were reminiscing about the grounds we've been to. Huddersfield is a terrific stadium but apart from that I've always found most of the New build stadia to be devoid of any character, the Emirates and Eastlands are perfect examples of this and looking at the plans for the new White Heart Lane stadium it seems the English approach to new stadium builds will result in more indentikit building. I much prefer grounds that been developed over a period of time like Stamford Bridge.
My favourite new stadium isn't in England, but Germany. The Rhein Energie Stadion in Cologne is brilliantly designed. Ironically it feels like an old fashioned English stadium with the fans right next and over the pitch. It's also visually striking with its vertical floodlight towers at each corner. Also, the beer and half-time sausages are excellent.
[cite]Posted By: Valley_floyd_red[/cite]Funny, I was chatting to my mate about this last weekend as we were reminiscing about the grounds we've been to. Huddersfield is a terrific stadium but apart from that I've always found most of the New build stadia to be devoid of any character, the Emirates and Eastlands are perfect examples of this and looking at the plans for the new White Heart Lane stadium it seems the English approach to new stadium builds will result in more indentikit building. I much prefer grounds that been developed over a period of time like Stamford Bridge.
My favourite new stadium isn't in England, but Germany. The Rhein Energie Stadion in Cologne is brilliantly designed. Ironically it feels like an old fashioned English stadium with the fans right next and over the pitch. It's also visually striking with its vertical floodlight towers at each corner. Also, the beer and half-time sausages are excellent.
[cite]Posted By: razil[/cite]Hudd won an architectural award I believe.
Very disappointed with the view we had at the Emirates.
True the view we had at the Emirates was very poor, it's made all the worse by the fact that if you sit pretty much anywhere else in there the view is excellent.
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Very disappointed with the view we had at the Emirates.
Hate Boro, Derby, and Bolton - all of which seem to have come off the same drawing board.
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My favourite new stadium isn't in England, but Germany. The Rhein Energie Stadion in Cologne is brilliantly designed. Ironically it feels like an old fashioned English stadium with the fans right next and over the pitch. It's also visually striking with its vertical floodlight towers at each corner. Also, the beer and half-time sausages are excellent.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/RheinEnergieStadion_Köln_001.jpg
Princes Park - beautifully designed for a small club.
Ashburton Grove's a bit soulless for me.
I think Man City lost a lot of their identity when they left Maine Road, which was one of my favourite away grounds.
True the view we had at the Emirates was very poor, it's made all the worse by the fact that if you sit pretty much anywhere else in there the view is excellent.