An Imposing structure

[Djmiles]

Wasnt it supposed to blend in with the contours of the land or something?

Yes.....stadium....blend..... countryside.....

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

pic three is a corker - and it's taken from roughly where the new footbridge will go over the railway track to a car park I think.

 

[Hunting 784561]

Ho Ho

Yes the stadium does blend in very well doesn't it ?


*snigger*

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Just drove down Falmer road towards A 27 and you can see it from the top of the hill, and then driving past on the A27 it looks fantastic and thats just 1 stand nowhere near finished!!!! 3 more to go yet!!!! I love how it doesnt blend in with the landscape
Great pics K2

Its hardly noticeable

 

[minnieme]

pitch level - North Stand Chat

Haha, told ya.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wasnt it supposed to blend in with the contours of the land or something?

It does. It's an arena of outstanding natural beauty.

 

[The Grockle]

And that's the smaller side stand. The one opposite it will be twice the size...

Almost one and a half times bigger! 5000 vs 12000 seats

 

[Fungus]

Its hardly noticeable

I want it to be noticeable all the way down the A27.

 

[Marc]

i'm gonna drive up and take a look myself at somepoint this coming week, might have to take the kleenex with me as I know i'll get over excited!

 

[trueblue]

It does. It's an arena of outstanding natural beauty.

Quality. We should have a whip round and buy the naming rights... that'd be blinding.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It does. It's an arena of outstanding natural beauty.

 

[Horsham Gull]

went past it for the first time to see it in the flesh since the erection has started on the chocho yesterday on the way down to lewes. Absolutly incredible!!!

 

[DerbyGull]

last time i visited it it was just a brown field, whe nim down for xmas i'll be sure to see it in the flesh

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I went to see it today, awesome!

 

[Nottseagull]

Almost one and a half times bigger! 5000 vs 12000 seats

Err...no. 12000 is approaching 2½ times 5000. "Almost one and a half times bigger" than 5000 would be a figure just short of 7500.

 

[The Grockle]

Err...no. 12000 is approaching 2½ times 5000. "Almost one and a half times bigger" than 5000 would be a figure just short of 7500.

Yeah sorry meant 2 and a half.

 

[Stoichkov]

The best thing about the forthcoming autumn is that those trees at the bottom of the Falmer Rd will soon start shedding their leaves giving you a much better view of the stadium site as you drive past!

 

[jimmypbha]

Drove past today, looks amazing even with one stand. Cannot wait until it is finished!!

 

[simon swagbag]

It's a lot bigger & more imposing than I thought it would be.
I can see why the locals fought so hard against it.
Perhaps we should look to relocate the structure somewhere else where it'll be less of an eyesore.
Waterhall perhaps?
Bloom can surely afford to organise running a few trucks a few miles along the A27 and then restoring the Falmer field to it's original state.
OK it'll put back the opening day by, say, a season, but I think long term we'll recognise it was the fair & correct thing to do.

 

[cardboard]

It's a lot bigger & more imposing than I thought it would be.
I can see why the locals fought so hard against it.
Perhaps we should look to relocate the structure somewhere else where it'll be less of an eyesore.
Waterhall perhaps?
Bloom can surely afford to organise running a few trucks a few miles along the A27 and then restoring the Falmer field to it's original state.
OK it'll put back the opening day by, say, a season, but I think long term we'll recognise it was the fair & correct thing to do.

Are you a NIMBY in disguise?