Forest Green Rovers proposed stadium made from wood.

[Kalimantan Gull]

Schalke are one of the best 3 supported clubs in Germany with a usually full 75,000 stadium, and Gelsenkirchen has a population of 260,000.

Aye. Borough of Trafford has a population of 230,000, and Manchester United do alright

 

[Blue3]

Only serve vegetarian food inside the ground

 

[luppers]

went down to forest Green some years ago with Eastbourne borough. Nice ground and good supporters then.

 

[GT49er]

Willing to hold my hands up to the Forest of Dean error, but i was misled by the BBC on the dietary points (!)

Forest Green Rovers: The village team that reached the English Football League - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39923153

Forgivable, I suppose...................just!

 

[GT49er]

Only serve vegetarian food inside the ground

Not even that now - vegan only! Even got vegan beer and cider.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Stadiums made of trees... Well I never.

I wonder how many branches the supporters club has?

*ba-da-boom

 

[5mins-from-amex]

Looks bigger than 5.000 capacity to me, looks good though.

 

[RexCathedra]

Fire retardant materials, sprays etc have come on leaps and bounds and with fold no longer smoking at grounds I can see this working. Sounds brilliant to me, unique stadiums are getting harder and harder to come by.

You can do a lot with wood these days.

Wood Composites at the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center.

 

[TimWatt]

Nailsworth is a nice village but is just outside Stroud - that's a decent sized town from where teams has its support base.
The new stadium is planned for a new eco park in a green field development by the M5 slightly closer to Stroud.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Stadiums made of trees... Well I never.

I wonder how many branches the supporters club has?

*ba-da-boom

Think he's barking up the wrong tree, myself.

 

[topbanana36]

Aren't they a very "eco" club as the chairman runs a solar power business? Thought I'd read they only serve vegan or veggie food.

Chairman is a minted New Age traveller.

 

[pastafarian]

Vegan only food?
Is the chairman some sort of nutjob food snob?

 

[Hammer15]

Dartford FC also have an eco-friendly stadium, I've been there a few times to play on the 3G pitch next door. It's a lovely facility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Park_(Dartford)

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Forest -Green- Rovers....rather fitting name that if trees are felled to build it,i suppose Rover will be happy for walkies.

 

[Brok]

If it is ever built, it will be a beautiful little stadium.

 

[Vicar!]

Yes they have very impressive support. I think the Veltins Arena's capacity is 62,000.

Most of the support is drawn from the greater Ruhr area, and Eastern Holland. Schalke though have a global network of around 140,000 members. (Which makes tickets very difficult to obtain, the deal with an internet reseller was torn up after a huge fan protest.) They are one of the most traditional clubs in Germany having won most of the titles pre war. Indeed they have never won the Bundesliga. (Last title in 58 prior to the new league set up.) The rivalry with Bayern and Dortmund is only recent. The traditional rivals were Rot Weiss Essen, a point which is still bought home to me by RWE fans in Essen where I base on my trips to home games.

 

[dazzer6666]

Think he's barking up the wrong tree, myself.

Leaf it out.

 

[Kosh]

He's the founder and CEO of Ecotricity, voted best energy company by Which magazine last year. Having recently switched to them, I agree: hands down the best customer service I have ever experienced. I say good luck to him and I hope they build that ground, from sustainable sources - naturally. Ahem.

 

[glasfryn]

It looks good to me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng...ign-chosen-for-new-forest-green-rovers-ground

near the Forest of Dean
so no transport charges