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Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29546374
Bring in a NFL Franchise then.
Would be a good thing I reckon.
Bring in a NFL Franchise then.
Would be a good thing I reckon.
This new Wembley really is proving to be a waste of time and money isnt it?
This new Wembley really is proving to be a waste of time and money isnt it?
I really do think they should play some games around the country. What's the point of hosting a game against San Marino at Wembley with a small crowd in comparison the capacity when it'd probably sell out if they held it elsewhere? Only the big games should be played there.
This new Wembley really is proving to be a waste of time and money isnt it?
Although would be nice to see games played around the countries stadiums, saying smaller teams don't fill it up and therefore should play elsewhere is unfair, all international teams want to play at the home of football.
Although would be nice to see games played around the countries stadiums, saying smaller teams don't fill it up and therefore should play elsewhere is unfair, all international teams want to play at the home of football.
Wouldn't happen in Germany
Wembley, despite not having any of the character of the old ground is a fantastic stadium that will have been bought and paid for within 15 years of opening. Baring qualifiers against poor sides and games involving those down the leagues every event sells out. How that can be deemed a waste of time or money is beyond me?
Yes the design and build process was a huge car crash and it cost far too much money but we've only got to look at our own house to see that can easily happen.
I don't think 'what it is' is the main issue. England needs a national stadium - and has one.
But when Empire Stadium was built, it was in the countryside, and there was a different set of social and practical circumstances for people to attend. Nowadays, everything is different. I think the main issue is 'where it is'. If you started with a need for a new national stadium now, somewhere as spiritual as Wembley wouldn't tick as many boxes as somewhere like say, the NEC area.
The 'waste of money' people talk about is something you alluded to in your last sentence. But for the FA's internal bickering (guaranteed once Ken Bates stuck his DNA all over it), the same stadium could have been built with less money and fewer spurned opportunities. That's the waste I would refer to.