Amex expansion..never say never!

[clippedgull]

West stand upper upper anyone?

World Cup stadiums come in all shapes and sizes but next year’s tournament in Russia will break new ground with fans at one venue seated outside.

Architects working on the Ekaterinburg Arena have come up with a unique answer to the tricky question: how do you seat the Fifa-sanctioned minimum of 35,000 spectators when the stadium has a capacity of many thousands less? Simply build a stand outside.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...inburg-arena-seating-built-outside-venue-fifa

 

[Petee]

Couldn't they have just filled in the corners?

 

[Randsta]

Would be better to do that to the North stand

 

[Hammer15]

Well, in an era of identikit stadia, it's certainly unique.

Curious to see what the sight lines are like from the top row.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

West stand upper upper anyone?

World Cup stadiums come in all shapes and sizes but next year’s tournament in Russia will break new ground with fans at one venue seated outside.

Architects working on the Ekaterinburg Arena have come up with a unique answer to the tricky question: how do you seat the Fifa-sanctioned minimum of 35,000 spectators when the stadium has a capacity of many thousands less? Simply build a stand outside.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...inburg-arena-seating-built-outside-venue-fifa

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It's like the Worthing Beach stand at Withdean...

 

[Ernest]

Would you feel safe at the top ?

 

[greyseagull]

Pray for hailstones

 

[RandyWanger]

Looks shit.

Think we should have been designed to have 35k if England ever got a world cup? Brighton would be a great host city. Could we squeeze 4750 in somewhere?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Would you feel safe at the top ?

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I wonder how long before it collapses.

 

[Easy 10]

They did the same in the last World Cup at Sao Paulo.

Bonkers.

 

[Normski1989]

Looks shit.

Think we should have been designed to have 35k if England ever got a world cup? Brighton would be a great host city. Could we squeeze 4750 in somewhere?

The capacity is 30,750 I think. So only 4250 extra to squeeze in.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Best we don't get it though with some of the best stadium in the world. What. A. Joke.

 

[Yoda]

Well, in an era of identikit stadia, it's certainly unique.

Curious to see what the sight lines are like from the top row.

 

[Yoda]

Would you feel safe at the top ?

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I wouldn't feel safe on ANY of that. Especially if it was windy.

It's just a giant (and massively raised) stand from Withdean isn't it?

 

[Easy 10]

I wouldn't feel safe on ANY of that. Especially if it was windy.

It's just a giant (and massively raised) stand from Withdean isn't it?

Especially if there's a ruddy GOAL and everyone starts leaping about. Or doing that thing we used to do at Withdean when everyone stamped their feet. Gave me the right willies that did.

 

[dwayne]

They did the same in the last World Cup at Sao Paulo.

Bonkers.

I went in that temporary stand for the semi final ! Zero atmosphere and it rained

It was easy to move between stands and plenty of empty seats

 

[SUIYHP]

This is what the English bid lost to? What a joke.

 

[Mellotron]

If ONLY there was countries around the World that were completely World Cup Ready.

Oh hang on...

 

[Easy 10]

This is what the English bid lost to? What a joke.

It's the primary reason we lost. England could stage a World Cup tomorrow, but FIFA would much rather take it somewhere that needs major investment in stadiums and infrastructure. Big lucrative contracts on lots of vanity projects, $$$ flying around all over the place along with the incumbent kickbacks that will inevitably be part of it all. And left behind after the party is over - a whole series of white elephants, and local economies decimated with debt to pay for them.

Its the FIFA way.

 

[Triggaaar]

Would you feel safe at the top ?

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Wow that is spectacularly shit. Which sums up the WC in Russia.