| Football is over isn't it 12:53 - Mar 11 with 4126 views | jasondozzell |
The United stadium plan just drives home that all the good things about the game have been pushed out for nonsense
Enormo done leisure destination arenas are here. Football like going to Westfield shopping centre - just a leisure pursuit but nothing more. It |  | | |  |
| Football is over isn't it on 12:59 - Mar 11 with 2911 views | homer_123 |
Why do we need a pyrotechnics show before kick off, exactly?
Not being funny but that is a disaster waiting to happen right there. |  |
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| Football is over isn't it on 12:59 - Mar 11 with 2900 views | keighleyblue |
That will never get approval. Radcliffe's ego trip, is all he has left. |  | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:14 - Mar 11 with 2798 views | bsw72 |
| Football is over isn't it on 12:59 - Mar 11 by homer_123 |
Why do we need a pyrotechnics show before kick off, exactly?
Not being funny but that is a disaster waiting to happen right there. |
Why do competitions need to have anthems - Prem League, Champs League etc |  | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:25 - Mar 11 with 2726 views | Dubtractor |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:14 - Mar 11 by bsw72 |
Why do competitions need to have anthems - Prem League, Champs League etc |
I will not miss that sodding premier league anthem next year! |  |
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| Football is over isn't it on 13:33 - Mar 11 with 2671 views | MattinLondon |
I don’t understand why the prospect of better facilities for fans at a football stadium stir up so much negative feelings. New stadiums are expensive and need to utilise as much revenue as possible be it where fans eat or commercial superstores. |  | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:35 - Mar 11 with 2638 views | textbackup |
| Football is over isn't it on 12:59 - Mar 11 by homer_123 |
Why do we need a pyrotechnics show before kick off, exactly?
Not being funny but that is a disaster waiting to happen right there. |
One day one of those things will tip over and fire into the crowd.
That said, remember Tarrico dropping off the ball by helicopter?! 😂😂 |  |
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| Football is over isn't it on 13:37 - Mar 11 with 2628 views | textbackup |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:33 - Mar 11 by MattinLondon |
I don’t understand why the prospect of better facilities for fans at a football stadium stir up so much negative feelings. New stadiums are expensive and need to utilise as much revenue as possible be it where fans eat or commercial superstores. |
What’s even funnier is lower down on this board Bournemouth are being hammered for NOT building a bigger and better stadium. Now MUFC are wrong for doing exactly that. | |
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| Football is over isn't it on 13:41 - Mar 11 with 2575 views | BloomBlue |
On the flip side I like old stadiums, but many Town fans moaned about the Crystal Palace ground on Saturday because it's old fashioned. |  | | |
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| Football is over isn't it on 13:42 - Mar 11 with 2568 views | jasondozzell |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:33 - Mar 11 by MattinLondon |
I don’t understand why the prospect of better facilities for fans at a football stadium stir up so much negative feelings. New stadiums are expensive and need to utilise as much revenue as possible be it where fans eat or commercial superstores. |
Because capitalism has eaten everything in this country and that includes football. A new stadium with good facilities could be good. But these aren't really that; they're just designed to maximise profit and with no care about the soul of the club.
It's like clubs charging to be a mascot. Just because you can make money should you?
Fan 'experience' is just byword for extraction. | | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:42 - Mar 11 with 2550 views | textbackup |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:41 - Mar 11 by BloomBlue |
On the flip side I like old stadiums, but many Town fans moaned about the Crystal Palace ground on Saturday because it's old fashioned. |
Personally, love Palace.
I’d take that over Arsenal, spurs etc anyday.
I’d take Cambridge or Fleetwood over those grounds too if I’m totally honest. [Post edited 11 Mar 13:46]
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| Football is over isn't it on 13:43 - Mar 11 with 2540 views | jasondozzell |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:41 - Mar 11 by BloomBlue |
On the flip side I like old stadiums, but many Town fans moaned about the Crystal Palace ground on Saturday because it's old fashioned. |
Yeah I found the moaning strange. It's a proper old ground!
I don't understand why people think a sanitised Westfield experience with a cinema seat and Madri on tap and an overpriced gourmet burger is better.
People have no soul! | | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:43 - Mar 11 with 2539 views | MattinLondon |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:37 - Mar 11 by textbackup |
What’s even funnier is lower down on this board Bournemouth are being hammered for NOT building a bigger and better stadium. Now MUFC are wrong for doing exactly that. |
What don’t we want - soulless bowls (apart from the old Wembley which was a bowl and miles away from the pitch but that’s ok because it’s been around for a long time and able to generate memories. And so isn’t a soulless bowl.
And Palace and Bournemouth should be made to upgrade their stadiums because they are dumps. But not like that because something about proper grounds and the 1970s. Proper and all that and something about modern fans. | | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:43 - Mar 11 with 2534 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:37 - Mar 11 by textbackup |
What’s even funnier is lower down on this board Bournemouth are being hammered for NOT building a bigger and better stadium. Now MUFC are wrong for doing exactly that. |
Yup, fans are odd - and often contrary.
Of course better stadia are good for fans and clubs. Our plans may not be so grandiose, but will ultimately results in a better stadium, with better facilities and a nicer surrounding. As far as I'm concerned, bring it on. |  | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:45 - Mar 11 with 2522 views | Steve_M |
| Football is over isn't it on 12:59 - Mar 11 by keighleyblue |
That will never get approval. Radcliffe's ego trip, is all he has left. |
Yeah, not forgetting that the Glazers still own a large part of the club.
Plenty of media coverage today but the likelihood of that being built is more questionable. |  |
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| Football is over isn't it on 13:45 - Mar 11 with 2511 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:14 - Mar 11 by bsw72 |
Why do competitions need to have anthems - Prem League, Champs League etc |
There's nothing sadder than the Premier League anthem or the toy town UKIP logo that now represents its branding. |  |
| An East Anglian Town overtaken by Londoners |
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| Football is over isn't it on 13:46 - Mar 11 with 2495 views | MattinLondon |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:42 - Mar 11 by jasondozzell |
Because capitalism has eaten everything in this country and that includes football. A new stadium with good facilities could be good. But these aren't really that; they're just designed to maximise profit and with no care about the soul of the club.
It's like clubs charging to be a mascot. Just because you can make money should you?
Fan 'experience' is just byword for extraction. |
Stadiums don’t have a soul as they are, just buildings. What makes a soul of a football stadium is the atmosphere generated by the fans as well as the memories made over time. | | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:47 - Mar 11 with 2470 views | jasondozzell |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:46 - Mar 11 by MattinLondon |
Stadiums don’t have a soul as they are, just buildings. What makes a soul of a football stadium is the atmosphere generated by the fans as well as the memories made over time. |
Yes but you can't make atmosphere in a Westfield. | | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:58 - Mar 11 with 2385 views | MattinLondon |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:47 - Mar 11 by jasondozzell |
Yes but you can't make atmosphere in a Westfield. |
We won’t know until it’s built - not having a pop at you but it’s quite easy to be negative at something new simply because it goes against tradition. But like it or not, that’s what new stadium developments have to be like.
Even in the smaller setting of Portman Road, MA stated that any stadium development has to be for the benefit of the town as well as for the club. Football stadiums have to much more than a football stadium with a few burger vans outside of it. | | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 14:03 - Mar 11 with 2350 views | Illinoisblue |
Of all the things wrong with football, them building a new stadium is way down the list. |  |
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| Football is over isn't it on 14:23 - Mar 11 with 2176 views | Garv |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:14 - Mar 11 by bsw72 |
Why do competitions need to have anthems - Prem League, Champs League etc |
No problem with the CL one, it's a prestigious competition and the anthem itself is quite cool I think. The PL one can get in the bin, though. |  |
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| Football is over isn't it on 14:24 - Mar 11 with 2163 views | gsoly |
Selhurst is a dump. It also has character. You can keep the latter while improving upon the former, the two aren't mutually exclusive.
Just look at Portman Road this summer. It's not hard, it just needs greedy owners to dip into their pockets. |  | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 14:26 - Mar 11 with 2146 views | PacittiJohn |
| Football is over isn't it on 13:42 - Mar 11 by jasondozzell |
Because capitalism has eaten everything in this country and that includes football. A new stadium with good facilities could be good. But these aren't really that; they're just designed to maximise profit and with no care about the soul of the club.
It's like clubs charging to be a mascot. Just because you can make money should you?
Fan 'experience' is just byword for extraction. |
Exactly. Well said | | | |
| Football is over isn't it on 14:32 - Mar 11 with 2108 views | textbackup |
| Football is over isn't it on 14:24 - Mar 11 by gsoly |
Selhurst is a dump. It also has character. You can keep the latter while improving upon the former, the two aren't mutually exclusive.
Just look at Portman Road this summer. It's not hard, it just needs greedy owners to dip into their pockets. |
For arguments sake, if someone said ‘upgrade PR’ or ‘spend the money on the team to be a club in the PL for 10/12/15 years’
What you picking? | |
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| Football is over isn't it on 14:36 - Mar 11 with 2082 views | gsoly |
| Football is over isn't it on 14:32 - Mar 11 by textbackup |
For arguments sake, if someone said ‘upgrade PR’ or ‘spend the money on the team to be a club in the PL for 10/12/15 years’
What you picking? |
I'd say upgrade PR. There's no guarantee of success when you go out and spend millions on players/wages. But if you continue to upgrade and build off the pitch, you're setting yourself up for long-term success. What Ashton/Gamechanger have done off the pitch will be completely transformative for us over the next 20 years. | | | |
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