Seen Wembley recently?

[Seagullsgonnagetya]

All good things come to those that wait

 

[alan partridge]

yeah, it might be costing a fortune and taking forever but when its done its gonna be wicked

 

[Marc]

its a helluva lot bigger than I imagined judging by that Blue print pic. Looks good.

 

[magoo]

I'd still rather have Falmer than wembley!

 

[Withnail]

Wembley? What division are they in?

 

[Seagullsgonnagetya]

We'll have the best stadium in the world...


Stadia / capacity / accom. area sq.m / area per seat - sq.m/cost / cost per seat

Wembley 90,000 173,000 1.92 £352,603,000 £3,918
Stade de France 80,000 70,000 0.88 £266,597,067 £3,332
Stadium Australia 80,000 100,000 1.25 £278,897,627 £3,468
Munich (new) 66,000 - - £248,239,862 £3,761
Arena Aufschalke 51,000 58,796 1.15 £180,432,432 £3,538
Sapporo Dome 42,122 53,800 1.28 £245,959,091 £5,839
Washington State 72,000 - - £359,642,567 £4,995
Denver 76,125 - - £338,503,518 £4,447
Cincinnatti 66,000 - - £275,875,744 £4,180



1. With 90,000 seats the new Wembley will be the largest football stadium in the world with every seat under cover. There will be NO obstructed views.

2. The arch is 133 metres above the level of the external concourse.

3. The stadium roof rises to 52 metres above the pitch. This compares to the 35 metres tall Twin Towers of the old stadium.

4. The new Wembley has a circumference of 1 km.

5. The London Eye could fit between the top of the arch and the pitch.

6. The new roof will be over 11 acres. Four acres are moveable.

7. The rows of seating, if placed end to end, would stretch 54 kilometers.


8. 4,000 separate piles will form the foundations of the new stadium. The deepest of these, at 35 metres, is as deep as the Twin Towers were tall.

9. There will be 35 miles of heavy-duty power cables in the stadium.

10. With a span of 315 Metres, the arch will be the longest single span roof structure in the world.

11. With a diameter of 7.4 metres the arch is wide enough for a Channel Tunnel train to run through.

12. 90,000m3 of concrete and 23,000 tonnes of steel will be used in the construction of the new stadium.

13. The roof alone will weigh almost 7,000 tonnes.

14. At peak construction there will be 1,500 people working on site.

15. The new pitch will be 4 metres lower than the previous pitch.

16. Each of the two giant screens in new stadium is the size of 600 domestic television sets.

17. The new Wembley encloses 4,000,000 m3 (cubic metres) inside its walls and under its roof. This is the equivalent of 25,000 double decker buses or 7 billion pints of milk.

18. The total length of the escalators will be the same as a 400 metre running track.

19. There will be 2000 toilets - which WNSL estimate is more than any other building in the world.

20. There is more leg room in EVERY seat in the new Wembley Stadium than there was in the Royal Box of the old stadium.

 

[Faldo]

I get the tube past it every night - its coming along nicely!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

We get all nostalgic for the old Wembley, but it was largely a dump, with poor facilities and crap views.

No obstructed views, that sounds great. Until you get some 7ft tall freak sitting in front of you of course.

 

[Lammy]

There's no roof behind the goals?!?!

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

I think it's retractable

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

We'll have the best stadium in the world...


Stadia / capacity / accom. area sq.m / area per seat - sq.m/cost / cost per seat

Wembley 90,000 173,000 1.92 £352,603,000 £3,918
Stade de France 80,000 70,000 0.88 £266,597,067 £3,332
Stadium Australia 80,000 100,000 1.25 £278,897,627 £3,468
Munich (new) 66,000 - - £248,239,862 £3,761
Arena Aufschalke 51,000 58,796 1.15 £180,432,432 £3,538
Sapporo Dome 42,122 53,800 1.28 £245,959,091 £5,839
Washington State 72,000 - - £359,642,567 £4,995
Denver 76,125 - - £338,503,518 £4,447
Cincinnatti 66,000 - - £275,875,744 £4,180



1. With 90,000 seats the new Wembley will be the largest football stadium in the world with every seat under cover. There will be NO obstructed views.

2. The arch is 133 metres above the level of the external concourse.

3. The stadium roof rises to 52 metres above the pitch. This compares to the 35 metres tall Twin Towers of the old stadium.

4. The new Wembley has a circumference of 1 km.

5. The London Eye could fit between the top of the arch and the pitch.

6. The new roof will be over 11 acres. Four acres are moveable.

7. The rows of seating, if placed end to end, would stretch 54 kilometers.


8. 4,000 separate piles will form the foundations of the new stadium. The deepest of these, at 35 metres, is as deep as the Twin Towers were tall.

9. There will be 35 miles of heavy-duty power cables in the stadium.

10. With a span of 315 Metres, the arch will be the longest single span roof structure in the world.

11. With a diameter of 7.4 metres the arch is wide enough for a Channel Tunnel train to run through.

12. 90,000m3 of concrete and 23,000 tonnes of steel will be used in the construction of the new stadium.

13. The roof alone will weigh almost 7,000 tonnes.

14. At peak construction there will be 1,500 people working on site.

15. The new pitch will be 4 metres lower than the previous pitch.

16. Each of the two giant screens in new stadium is the size of 600 domestic television sets.

17. The new Wembley encloses 4,000,000 m3 (cubic metres) inside its walls and under its roof. This is the equivalent of 25,000 double decker buses or 7 billion pints of milk.

18. The total length of the escalators will be the same as a 400 metre running track.

19. There will be 2000 toilets - which WNSL estimate is more than any other building in the world.

20. There is more leg room in EVERY seat in the new Wembley Stadium than there was in the Royal Box of the old stadium.

Right ive got all that,am i gonna look an anorak in the pub later.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

At least we won't have to drive all the way to Wales for a cup final or play off match.

Presumably, this new Wembley will still have all the same terrible access and parking problems of the old one, only for 90,000 fans instead of 80,000?

 

[Brovion]

Well said Edna. 90,000 people trying to get in and out of an inaccessible part of North London. Nightmare.

Looks good though.

 

[clapham_gull]

It'll be fine - they're gonna flatten Croyden and turn in into a massive park and ride.

 

[Notts County Lass]

That does look mighty impressive, but it'll never beat the character of the old one. I'm sure we all have some great memories from under the two towers. The new one will never quite be the same.

 

[CAFC Matt]

I am gonna try and get a ticket for the first game there. Prob will be f***ing expensive but got to try

 

[Darren (Crawley)]

Aren't half the ground's seats that Club Wembley 10 year thing that costs about 10 grand

 

[Beach Hut]

Finally a national stadium to be proud of.

What happens to the pits in Cardiff when this is built

 

[Gerbil]

I was up there the other night and there was nothing left of the old one.

Felt a bit sad,brought back a few old memories,1983,1991 etc.

 

[The Famous Grouse]

Cant wait, wont be as good as Falmer though