Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

[Winston Biscuit]

A thread on small stadiums
https://twitter.com/seidodge/status/1051407801094991872?t=hvL2zcsXe4IE7H4-aisJXA&s=19

[Hendo]

A thread on small stadiums
https://twitter.com/seidodge/status/1051407801094991872?t=hvL2zcsXe4IE7H4-aisJXA&s=19

Excellent - there is my mid-morning coffee reading sorted.

[PATRIQT]

Anfield Road coming along nicely. Still looks bizarre seeing the new stand gobble up the old stand.

The old roof was meant to be removed during the WC but fans kicked off as they would have got wet for a few months in the corner of the SKD stand. Will be finished by summer.

[PATRIQT]

BMD. Still some 20 months away from finishing but looking more like stadium every day.

[Sutekh]

Anfield capacity will be up to 61,000 when it’s complete which will make it the fourth highest capacity league ground in England after Old Trafford, the London Stadium and White Hart Lane.

Just for the record the 10 highest capacity proper football grounds (ie grounds used for regular league association football) in the world are:

1. Stade des Martyrs - AS Vita Club (DR Congo) - 100,000
2. Nou Camp - Barcelona - 99,354
3. Estadio Azteca - Club America - 87,523
4. Salt Lake Stadium - ATK Mohun Bagan (India) - 85,000
5. Signal Iduna Park - Borussia Dortmund - 81,365
6. Bernabeu - Real Madrid - 81,044
7. Estadio Munumental - Club Universitario de Deportes (Peru) - 80,093
8. San Siro - AC & Inter Milan - 80,018
9. Guangdong Olympic Stadium - Guangzhou Football Club (China) - 80,012
10. Maracana - Flemengo & Fluminense - 78,838

And from next season the 10 football grounds in the British Isles with the largest capacity are:

1. Wembley - 90,000
2. Old Trafford - 76,000
3. Principality Stadium - 74,505
4. White Hart Lane - 62,850 (well it is White Hart Lane really isn’t it!)
5. London Stadium - 62,500
6. Anfield - 61,000
7. Parkhead - 60,411
8. The Emirates - 60,260
9. The Etihad - 55,097
10. St James’ Park - 52,405

[Winston Biscuit]

Barcelona to play at the Olympic Stadium in the Montjuïc region of the city next season while the Camp Nou has some major work done on it

[Winston Biscuit]

shifting over my conversation from the Euro football thread about my new adventure of going to see a load of lower league grounds. which teams/grounds would you like to visit in tiers 3-5 if you could?

when looking within 2 hours or so from home I have Cheltenham & Forest Green quite high on my list for nearer ones. Notts County would be one too if I am going further

[paultheroyal]

Anfield capacity will be up to 61,000 when it’s complete which will make it the fourth highest capacity league ground in England after Old Trafford, the London Stadium and White Hart Lane.

Just for the record the 10 highest capacity proper football grounds (ie grounds used for regular league association football) in the world are:

1. Stade des Martyrs - AS Vita Club (DR Congo) - 100,000
2. Nou Camp - Barcelona - 99,354
3. Estadio Azteca - Club America - 87,523
4. Salt Lake Stadium - ATK Mohun Bagan (India) - 85,000
5. Signal Iduna Park - Borussia Dortmund - 81,365
6. Bernabeu - Real Madrid - 81,044
7. Estadio Munumental - Club Universitario de Deportes (Peru) - 80,093
8. San Siro - AC & Inter Milan - 80,018
9. Guangdong Olympic Stadium - Guangzhou Football Club (China) - 80,012
10. Maracana - Flemengo & Fluminense - 78,838

And from next season the 10 football grounds in the British Isles with the largest capacity are:

1. Wembley - 90,000
2. Old Trafford - 76,000
3. Principality Stadium - 74,505
4. White Hart Lane - 62,850 (well it is White Hart Lane really isn’t it!)
5. London Stadium - 62,500
6. Anfield - 61,000
7. Parkhead - 60,411
8. The Emirates - 60,260
9. The Etihad - 55,097
10. St James’ Park - 52,405

Surely someone at Arsenal is having a little look to see how they can make their stadium a little bigger ie 3000 seats to topple Arsenal?

[Dirk Gently]

shifting over my conversation from the Euro football thread about my new adventure of going to see a load of lower league grounds. which teams/grounds would you like to visit in tiers 3-5 if you could?

when looking within 2 hours or so from home I have Cheltenham & Forest Green quite high on my list for nearer ones. Notts County would be one too if I am going further

Carlisle is an absolutely brilliant ground - a proper old-school standing paddock in front of the main stand.

Accrington is also very much on my "must-see" list.

[Whore Jackie]

shifting over my conversation from the Euro football thread about my new adventure of going to see a load of lower league grounds. which teams/grounds would you like to visit in tiers 3-5 if you could?

when looking within 2 hours or so from home I have Cheltenham & Forest Green quite high on my list for nearer ones. Notts County would be one too if I am going further

Carlisle is an absolutely brilliant ground - a proper old-school standing paddock in front of the main stand.

Accrington is also very much on my "must-see" list.

Yep, Brunton Park is decent. Was one of the grounds I managed to shoehorn into my JOGLE route, over a decade ago:
Inverness CT, Ross County, St. Johnstone, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, Hibs, Hearts, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic, Carlisle United, Morecambe, Preston North End, Everton, Liverpool, Tranmere, Wrexham, Shrewsbury Town, Wembley*, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City.

Visited Accrington when we played Burnley back in October. The Wham is a tidy little ground TBF, but properly tucked away in Northern suburbia. No idea how they coped when Leeds visited last weekend. Accrington is tiny, completely dwarfed by its more illustrious Blackburn and Burnley neighbours.

[Dirk Gently]

shifting over my conversation from the Euro football thread about my new adventure of going to see a load of lower league grounds. which teams/grounds would you like to visit in tiers 3-5 if you could?

when looking within 2 hours or so from home I have Cheltenham & Forest Green quite high on my list for nearer ones. Notts County would be one too if I am going further

Carlisle is an absolutely brilliant ground - a proper old-school standing paddock in front of the main stand.

Accrington is also very much on my "must-see" list.

Yep, Brunton Park is decent. Was one of the grounds I managed to shoehorn into my JOGLE route, over a decade ago:
Inverness CT, Ross County, St. Johnstone, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, Hibs, Hearts, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic, Carlisle United, Morecambe, Preston North End, Everton, Liverpool, Tranmere, Wrexham, Shrewsbury Town, Wembley*, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City.

Visited Accrington when we played Burnley back in October. The Wham is a tidy little ground TBF, but properly tucked away in Northern suburbia. No idea how they coped when Leeds visited last weekend. Accrington is tiny, completely dwarfed by its more illustrious Blackburn and Burnley neighbours.

You missed out on Cappielow, IMHO the best Scottish ground there is. Although it would have been a bit of a detour on JOGLE.

[Whore Jackie]

Carlisle is an absolutely brilliant ground - a proper old-school standing paddock in front of the main stand.

Accrington is also very much on my "must-see" list.

Yep, Brunton Park is decent. Was one of the grounds I managed to shoehorn into my JOGLE route, over a decade ago:
Inverness CT, Ross County, St. Johnstone, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, Hibs, Hearts, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic, Carlisle United, Morecambe, Preston North End, Everton, Liverpool, Tranmere, Wrexham, Shrewsbury Town, Wembley*, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City.

Visited Accrington when we played Burnley back in October. The Wham is a tidy little ground TBF, but properly tucked away in Northern suburbia. No idea how they coped when Leeds visited last weekend. Accrington is tiny, completely dwarfed by its more illustrious Blackburn and Burnley neighbours.

You missed out on Cappielow, IMHO the best Scottish ground there is. Although it would have been a bit of a detour on JOGLE.

Yep, came down via Inverness > Aviemore > Pitlochry > Perth > Edinburgh > Moffat > Dumfries.

My long-term plan is a return LEJOG (or more accurately DING-LEJOG-DING) at some point and aim to take the western Glasgow > Fort William > Loch Ness route up, so hopefully I can pick up Greenock Morton then. And then after Inverness via Speyside > Aberdeen > Dundee > Edinburgh > Newcastle > home. Circa 2100 miles in total on initial calculations. Should knock off a few more grounds!

[Dirk Gently]

Yep, Brunton Park is decent. Was one of the grounds I managed to shoehorn into my JOGLE route, over a decade ago:
Inverness CT, Ross County, St. Johnstone, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, Hibs, Hearts, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic, Carlisle United, Morecambe, Preston North End, Everton, Liverpool, Tranmere, Wrexham, Shrewsbury Town, Wembley*, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City.

Visited Accrington when we played Burnley back in October. The Wham is a tidy little ground TBF, but properly tucked away in Northern suburbia. No idea how they coped when Leeds visited last weekend. Accrington is tiny, completely dwarfed by its more illustrious Blackburn and Burnley neighbours.

You missed out on Cappielow, IMHO the best Scottish ground there is. Although it would have been a bit of a detour on JOGLE.

Yep, came down via Inverness > Aviemore > Pitlochry > Perth > Edinburgh > Moffat > Dumfries.

My long-term plan is a return LEJOG (or more accurately DING-LEJOG-DING) at some point and aim to take the western Glasgow > Fort William > Loch Ness route up, so hopefully I can pick up Greenock Morton then. And then after Inverness via Speyside > Aberdeen > Dundee > Edinburgh > Newcastle > home. Circa 2100 miles in total on initial calculations. Should knock off a few more grounds!

If you do get to Cappilow, let me know and I can get you a tour etc. Ayr is also recommended if you come up the West Coast.

[From Despair To Where?]

Somerset Pk another proper old school ground. There's still a few about in Scotland. I'd include places like Starks Park and I'd be tempted to include East End Park in that, although it's had some redevelopment.

There's a lot of new build one and two stand grounds in Scotland and they all look a bit shit, like a half built version of the aformentioned Tony Macaroni Stadium.

[From Despair To Where?]

Struggling to find some up to date photos of Bramley Moor Dock but drove past it today and the steelwork is pretty much complete.

[6ft Kerplunk]

Is it due to be finished before the start of the 23/24 Championship season?

[Sutekh]

Is it due to be finished before the start of the 23/24 Championship season?

[From Despair To Where?]

Is it due to be finished before the start of the 23/24 Championship season?

No, it's planned to be open for the 2024/25 League 1 season.

It's still very much a shell at the moment.

[PATRIQT]

Struggling to find some up to date photos of Bramley Moor Dock but drove past it today and the steelwork is pretty much complete.

2 days ago via Mr Drone on YouTube.

[PATRIQT]

There's some talk that the Anfield Road expansion may not now be ready for the start of next season due to a cock up with how it connects to the SKD stand... Bonkers if true.