Comparing Falmer to other recently built stadia...

[dingobruce]

Some info on recently built stadia in the UK, from what I've found ours is the most expensive after the Emirates (and Wembley obviously)


2006 £390m Emirates Stadium (60,355) - Arsenal

2011 £93m+ Falmer Stadium (22,374) - Brighton & Hove Albion

2005 £56m Ricoh Arena (32,609) - Coventry City

1998 £50m+ Madejski Stadium (24,161) - Reading

2007 £50m Stadium MK (22,000) - MK Dons

2014 £50m Brian Clough Stadium (40,000) - Nottingham Forest

2009 £48m Cardiff City Stadium (26,828) - Cardiff City

2002 £44m KC Stadium (25,404) - Hull City

2002 £37m Walkers Stadium (32,500) - Leicester City

2001 £32m St Mary's Stadium (32,689) - Southampton

1999 £30m DW Stadium (25,138) - Wigan Athletic

1997 £28m Pride Park (33,597) - Derby County

2005 £27m Liberty Stadium (20,532) - Swansea City

1997 £25m Reebok Stadium (28,723) - Bolton Wanderers

1997 £23m Stadium of Light (49,000) - Sunderland

1994 £16m Riverside Stadium (34,988) - Middlesbrough

1996 £15m Britannia Stadium ( 28,383) - Stoke City

 

[Marc]

you missed Spurs' new gaff

 

[Simster]

I suspect we've got lots more infrastructure costs than most, along with having to dig into the Downs. Digging downwards costs a fortune apparently.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

....and Huddersfield's ground.

BTW What is that huge Squirrel on the side of the Notts Forest ground?

 

[Publius Ovidius]

....and where are all those dots going to sit making their way to the Notts forest ground as it looks full by that picture?

 

[Citrus]

I cannot express how happy I am that Falmer does not look like ALL the others.

 

[Easy 10]

I suspect we've got lots more infrastructure costs than most, along with having to dig into the Downs. Digging downwards costs a fortune apparently.

What other direction does one dig ?

 

[adrian29uk]

That is exactly my thinking. Our new stadium looks unique.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I quite like this one

Philadelphia

 

[Marc]

What other direction does one dig ?

sideways!

 

[Simster]

What other direction does one dig ?

Fair point.

What I mean is that I suspct that we are digging a lot more than just the foundations you might expect to dig for a stadium on a flat piece of wasteland, what with it nestling perfectly into the South Downs. And all that earth is displaced and needs to be transported somewhere which is expensive.

I am probably talking bollocks to be honest, in which case, carry on.

 

[strings]

How much did the Prosar stadium (New Meadow) cost? It must have been more than £15, simply because it is recent - only opened in 2007.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

The Brian Clough one looks like one of those cushions that people with piles have.

 

[8ace]

Doesn't the stadium cost amount to £60 million - the other £30 million is for the road improvements paid for be SEEDA

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I love the way everyone bangs on about ours being so unique - when it's clearly going to have most of the same Huddersfield, Bolton and Hull

 

[wellquickwoody]

I do have a soft (?) spot for the Gunners, so I have to say the Emirates looks f**king amazing! (unless you compare it to Falmer of course). In reverse mentality Falmer looks better now than MK Dons Lego stadium, World Cup ground my arse!

 

[Publius Ovidius]

How much did the Prosar stadium (New Meadow) cost? It must have been more than £15, simply because it is recent - only opened in 2007.

If you can build a stadium for £15, good luck to you.

 

[strings]

If you can build a stadium for £15, good luck to you.

That was sort of my point - the prostar stadium surely should be on the list at the start of the thread. Looking at new stadiums such as the New Meadow and Dean Court mark 2 always makes me feel good about Falmer. For a League one team, we are doing pretty good.

[edit] for info, the new Dean Court cost £6.5 million. I can't find a cost for the New Meadow

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I love the way everyone bangs on about ours being so unique - when it's clearly going to have most of the same Huddersfield, Bolton and Hull

Bolton...

Hull...

Brighton...

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Bolton...
http://www.cabe.org.uk/files/imagecache/csLarge/case-studies/node/6978/edit/reebok-021.jpg

Hull...
http://www.betterpublicbuilding.org.uk/assets/images/finalists_2003/kingston/kingston_large_1.gif

Brighton...
http://www.caproconsulting.com/scaled/11cf4bbb.jpeg

I missed out the word "features" in my original post.

Don't get me wrong, Falmer is going to be MINT, but it's not exactly going to be totally unique as some make out, and chances are another team will knock up plans for a similar ground once it opens.