Quote from: Villan82 on January 22, 2022, 05:11:36 PMSurely the stand at Old Trafford and the new one at Anfield go back, and up, further than the Holte?Haven't been there but the ends at West Ham look far from the pitch as well. I've never found it to be an issue in the Upper Holte.
Surely the stand at Old Trafford and the new one at Anfield go back, and up, further than the Holte?
A cheap stadium at that too. Open concourses, temporary seats, miles from a decent pub. It’s crap.West ham that is, not spurs.
Spurs was purpose built for PL and NFL which they seem to have done a superb job of. Shame then that the punters have to watch Tottenham and mainly the Jacksonville Jaguars play there
Wembley lost a lot of mystique when they ditched the twin towers instead of incorporating that iconic image into the new stadium. The other thing about the stadium was the fact that it stood alone in an very flat area with little or no development, that along with the fact that it was white, made it a striking landmark and as you approached you could feel the excitement and tension ahead of a big match or gig. Fans were used to attending football grounds that were markedly different, think the backstreets around Maine Road, the residences almost invading the terraces at Highbury or our own location where the traffic passes within yards of the turnstiles.Now it's been almost swallowed up by buildings and the area feels claustrophobic and airless, were it not for the very ordinary and unremarkable arch you wouldn't even know it was there.The southerly approach to Villa Park, from the Lichfield Road, heading under the Expressway, the Church on the right, the park on the left and The Holte Pub ahead is magical and something I would hate to see change.
Yeah, I think if we are to develop Villa Park - which personally I think is the most sensible option in the short-to-medium term future - then we should really go out for making it as striking as possible. A landmark that people who aren't even interested in football will recognise, like Wembley was.A big, brick-clad clocktower in the corner is the way to go IMO, like the one at Birmingham uni. It's all about impressions, isn't it?
The only issue we did have was the stupid lorries parked outside the church blocking the road and funneling everyone through a narrow gap.