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I miss the old stadiumDoes anyone miss watching the stadium being built?
Probably just me ?
I miss the old stadiumDoes anyone miss watching the stadium being built?
Probably just me ?
It’s always been this way it’s just another 25k around doing it.Not sure if this is the place for it but wondering what people thought about the atmosphere in the new stadium. I know things aren't going well at the moment but have we become Arsenal? Anything other than fast flowing, attacking , winning football just isn't good enough?
I'm a ST in the South Lower and have a group near me who do nothing but call our players ****s, shout abuse and basically just piss and moan. My ST in the old ground was Paxton lower and so I picked the opposite end and the big kop style stand to be with the really passionate supporters - little did I know the passion would be channelled into complaining.
The guest blog below (short and sweet) covers my feelings quite well.
Not sure if this is the place for it but wondering what people thought about the atmosphere in the new stadium. I know things aren't going well at the moment but have we become Arsenal? Anything other than fast flowing, attacking , winning football just isn't good enough?
I'm a ST in the South Lower and have a group near me who do nothing but call our players ****s, shout abuse and basically just piss and moan. My ST in the old ground was Paxton lower and so I picked the opposite end and the big kop style stand to be with the really passionate supporters - little did I know the passion would be channelled into complaining.
The guest blog below (short and sweet) covers my feelings quite well.
Does anyone miss watching the stadium being built?
Probably just me ?
Emirates have announced Killers concert for June. Can’t remember last time they held a concert. Most likely just trying to oppose us. I’d guess we will hear very soon about concerts next summer.
They've done as good a job as they possibly can on the new ground. It really is fantastic but it will just never be the old WHL unfortunately.I miss the old stadium
I miss the old stadium
I'm still impressed by how much the bowl "feels" like the old one despite obviously being much bigger. It must be something to do with the relative sizes and angles of the tiers.They've done as good a job as they possibly can on the new ground. It really is fantastic but it will just never be the old WHL unfortunately.
For me, for next season, I like to see the cameras swapped back to their old position opposite.
For these reasons:
1. The Park Lane has always been on the left on the TV, the west stand in front. I find myself having to reorientate myself every time. I'm having to convert from old WHL memories/references.
Some might say WHL has gone, there is no Park Lane. This is a totally new ground so get with it daddio. Well in that case, it doesn't feel like home.
2. I can't see the bench. I know we get highlights of MP when VAR has intervened or we have conceded again. But I quite liked to see what was happening real time, who he was calling over, how animated he was at events, who was warming up. You used to get a view of all that, and the camera would naturally zoom in there too when nothing interesting was happening. I miss that.
3. As the main camera pans from side to side, we mostly see the front rows of the east stand and the far ends of the north and south stands. Given the middle block is pretty inert, with corporates, royalty and ambassadors, it seems there are as many away fans as home fans. Obviously the away fans often make more noise than the home fans - that has been the case for a long while. They are more animated. But now as they have a long stretch of pitch-side seats, I'm having to watch them too.
When ever Danny Rose kicks someone in the air along by the East stand, seemingly the whole ground are wildly protesting, and demanding a red card... as that is the frame the TV cameras are presenting. I don't want to see it!
That all seems sensible, but is just a guide. Wembley stadium is East West orientation.Unlikely to happen for EUFA games , short extract from recommendations for all stadia ,
Orientation
When planning the orientation of the pitch, the primary consideration is its position in relation to the sun and prevailing wind. In Europe, a north-south orientation is generally considered best, as it means that, in the evening, the setting sun will not hinder the vision of one team more than the other. Assuming a north-south orientation, the main TV camera positions should be in the west stand (main stand) to avoid problems caused by the glare of the sun.
Full guide,
https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFile...ions/General/01/74/38/69/1743869_DOWNLOAD.pdf
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