Our New Stadium

[Norman Potting]

I drove past it today, once on the road to Peacehaven off the A26 and then back via the A26 from the City. Both times I thought "wow". Like the way it seems to suddenly appear as you approach and enhances the AONB. How can you reasonably comment (unless you are in the construction industry) as to whether it has flaws until you can actually visit it!

I also liked the open design so that bats can fly in and out of it without fear of damaging themselves!

 

[webbyson]

f*** that, Buckinghams can do it themselves.

Or NSC can hire Natterjack to do a little bit of moonlighting when he has time!

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

It has to be a cross between the first 2 options, but i went for "I like it but it has flaws".

As has been said, fill the corners in, but also add that second tier to the east stand too and it will be near enough absolutely perfect.

EXACTLY my thoughts. Second tier on the East stand and corners filled in would be amazing.

On the other hand that's something else we can look forward to

 

[Billy the Fish]

It's obviously amazing and I wouldn't want to criticize in any way, but.....

I actually prefer the original design for the roof and the arches. That really was different to any other ground I've seen. The one we've ended up with does look quality, but most new grounds have something similar.

 

[bha_28]

Our new stadium is fantastic, love the sight of it, its going to be so good when it is complete. ROLL ON COMPLETION.

 

[Bwian]

It's obviously amazing and I wouldn't want to criticize in any way, but.....

I actually prefer the original design for the roof and the arches. That really was different to any other ground I've seen. The one we've ended up with does look quality, but most new grounds have something similar.

Cuttress doesn't like the new design either so for me it gets a massive

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Apart from a capacity that woefully undersells this marvellous club's potential, it's pretty darn peachy pop pickers.

 

[Napper]

Amazing from outside,

1 critiscm is 3 sides of it are small

 

[Everest]

Amazing from outside,

1 critiscm is 3 sides of it are small

north, east and west?

 

[wodge]

Just me that prefers it without corners then? Only improvement would be terraces.

I prefer it without the corners too, nice mix of old & new styles, especially as the stadium as a whole is enclosed anyway. I would prefer the East 2nd tier to be fitted before the corners were filled in.

We will definately be the first away fixture a lot of fans will look for when the fixtures come out next year.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

We will definately be the first away fixture a lot of fans will look for when the fixtures come out next year.

Really? I'm not so sure

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

The only flaw for me is that it will not have terracing behind the goals, unfortunately for us in the UK safe standing does not look like it will happen sometime soon.

 

[Bry Nylon]

From the artists impressions and the photos I have seen it looks like it will be fantastic and certainly the best mid-sized stadium built for many a year. Also, the comments from the Club suggest that the actual build quality of the thing will be top notch too.

But if we allowed a wish list of a few things we could change, mine would be filled in corners (hopefully happen in time) and a location that doesn't feel quite so remote to Brighton and Hove.

But on the whole they are minor quibbles.

So 9.8 from me.

 

[wodge]

Really? I'm not so sure

Yeah defo, i reckon in league one the away average at Falmer will be double what it is at Withdean, and if we go up the away end would average 2000 odd in the championship.

 

[Napper]

north, east and west?

No, the west is the big one.

I'm talking about South , East and North.

Would of prefered a smaller 2 tier west and then a bigger North.

Not an issue though, it will be fantastic

 

[Working class pride]

its a great stadium but its not a ground in the urban area. After the gloss wears off we are left with an out of town stadium. The real battle starts then, to turn the stadium into what all football clubs should play in, not a stadium but a ground. We have to make it our own so we have memories of witty comments from the terraces with the lights flickering off the turf whilst playing Barnsley at home on a Wednesday night. The club need to think how to get back the old east terrace or chicken run match day experience as that lasts longer in the memory than a hamburger, flag and plastic seat .

 

[webbyson]

and a location that doesn't feel quite so remote to Brighton and Hove.

Heck how on earth are they going to move the Stadium?

 

[Caveman]

Great staduim that will look even better once the corners are seated when we make the premiership

This, which is why opted with flaws, but once filled in will be perfect.

But hey that is me just being picky.

 

[pasty]

Just been over there for the first time in a couple of months, and something just struck me.

IT'S HUGE !!

 

[Skint Gull]

Blimey are some of you MAD or just THICK?

We could easily have built a stadium with the corners filled in but then it would have been a SMALLER stadium because the capacity would still have to be 22.5k, we would never have got permission to build a 30k stadium at the moment.

Then, if we did get successfull and wanted to extend to 30k it would have been a MISSION, no doubt involving having to rebuild the arches!

Of course there will be absolutely minor things we would all change but anyone who is anything but DELIGHTED with this stadium is a MENTALIST, and a f***ing ungrateful one at that!