Silly Falmer question.

[johnnyrocketpants]

Why is the West Stand called the "West Stand" if it faces more South than the "South stand"? And why is the South Stand called the "South Stand" if it faces more East than.......... etc?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Presumably it's not the way it's facing, as the side of the ground it's on....

 

[pasty]

Dunno. Maybe the same reason that North Road and North Street in Brighton run East<-->West

 

[Lady Whistledown]

and West Street and East Street run north-south...at least that's what it looks like.

 

[pasty]

But then Eatern Road and Western Road appear to have got it right. All too confusing.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

But then Eatern Road and Western Road appear to have got it right. All too confusing.

Except Western Road is named after a family and not the direction it travels!

 

[johnnyrocketpants]

Except Western Road is named after a family and not the direction it travels!

The Road family?

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I think the North, West & East in the streets marked the boundary's of the old small town.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

There was a very interesting presentation on this at the Falmer Public Inquiry by the football club's architect. He explained that every modern stadium has its main facilities on the west side of the ground - it's where the expensive seats can be provided to people who don't want the sun in their eyes. It's where hospitality can be provided, because the folk who are paying the most will also be happy to eat the prawn sandwiches. And it's where the TV studios will be located (see prawn sandwiches).

And stadium architects always call this big, flashy stand "The West Stand". I guess if they have to turn the stadium round a bit, as at Falmer, they still call it The West Stand.

 

[Stoo82]

I remember the West Stand at the Goldstone. Now that was posh.

 

[The Grockle]

There was a very interesting presentation on this at the Falmer Public Inquiry by the football club's architect. He explained that every modern stadium has its main facilities on the west side of the ground - it's where the expensive seats can be provided to people who don't want the sun in their eyes. It's where hospitality can be provided, because the folk who are paying the most will also be happy to eat the prawn sandwiches. And it's where the TV studios will be located (see prawn sandwiches).

And stadium architects always call this big, flashy stand "The West Stand". I guess if they have to turn the stadium round a bit, as at Falmer, they still call it The West Stand.

Sorry a little off subject but where is the fans bar going to be? From the blueprints there doesn't seem to be any room for it in the west stand, East stand

 

[MORTY]

Isn't West Ham in the East end?

 

[Notters]

Isn't West Ham in the East end?

Yes, but it's west of east ham.

 

[Gully]

...and Southampton is in the South...but Northampton is in the Midlands!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

... and if you want to go to London Road, you get off the train at Preston Park. But if you want to go to Preston Park, use London Road station.

 

[Notters]

... and if you want to go to London Road, you get off the train at Preston Park. But if you want to go to Preston Park, use London Road station.

To be fair, it's halfway between the two.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

...and Southampton is in the South...but Northampton is in the Midlands!

Well where the bloody hell is South Shields then??

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Well where the bloody hell is South Shields then??

My mum always says if you dunno ask a police person.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

My mum always says if you dunno ask a police person.

Yeah, but you can never bloody find one, can you?

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Yeah, but you can never bloody find one, can you?

He he.