New Wembley Stadium.

[Mr JP Fugley]

It really is rather stunning.

Nice to see they decided to make it like a wee bit bigger Old Trafford inside. The Aussies who built it probly thought "Who will be here most often, let's make them feel at home".

http://newsfromrussia.com/images/newsline/20.10.05_wembley_stadium.jpg

Seriously but, it's fan-tastic.

http://www.wembleystadium.com/default.htm

[Proper Bo]

fake:dry:

[DorisInsinuate]

Ahh, I thought they'd actually finished it there, but that's one of them fancy computer generated doodads, isn't it not?

[Mr JP Fugley]

No, it really does look like that. I saw it on the snooker.

You could try the link and see it yourself.

[DorisInsinuate]

Can't be bothered to read, just looking at the pictures. Is it doubling as a race track or something. To replace Silverstone, like?

[Mr JP Fugley]

It's an amazing place, seriously, just look at the stats.

Wembley Stadium Stats

[Barbarossa]

I'm disappointed they didn't do a proper roof :(

[Chip Monk]

Weren't they doing that slidey roof thing.

[Barbarossa]

The slidey roof thing only slides as far as the touchlines, and back again. The pitch will always be in the open-air. :idunno:

[Chip Monk]

Oh right.

There stuff like slideshows and a tour here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/sport/wembley/index.shtml

Well there actually, not here.

You know what I mean.

[manker]

Not having a roof shouldn't affect anything regarding games being called off due to the weather -- but the atmosphere is so much better with any roof being shut.

Makes t'singing really loud, like.

[Barbarossa]

Agreed. It's much harder to raise the roof if it isn't there.

Maybe they could chuck some canvas over the arch and turn it into a giant marquee.

[100%]

New seats to accommodate those with mint farts.

[gerb]

Just read this topic and a thought came to mind about the cost of dismanteling the old stadium -- if you had asked the Scots they would have done it for nothing :D

[4play]

I had a few pretty good videos i took of them tearing down the towers with this monster crane thingie with huge jaws on me mobile. I cant seem to find them all i have is smutty videos.

there is also an open day (http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/wembley/newsandfeatures/Postings/2007/01/WembleyOpenDay.htm) coming up soon as well which i might try to go to just to see what its really like.

[j2k4]

I heard today the NFL has agreed to play a regular-season game there, and the tickets are pre-sold in excess of capacity to the tune of several hundred thousand.

The numbers surely can't be right, given the game's inferior quality.

Of course, as an American, I am not qualified to comment.

[Proper Bo]

Several hundred thousand tickets for one game?:blink:

[j2k4]

Several hundred thousand tickets for one game?:blink:

I mis-spoke.

The gist of it was 4-5 hundred thousand tickets could have been sold based on interest expressed, or some such.

I could not discern whether the numbers were NFL hype or originated from Wembley officials.

I find it hard to believe, given the general contempt for the American game, but again, what do I know?

[Proper Bo]

I doubt it was anywhere near that many people, like.

[DanB]

it looks hawt, they showed a real picture of it on last nights MOTD before that shit game.

[Mr JP Fugley]

I heard today the NFL has agreed to play a regular-season game there, and the tickets are pre-sold in excess of capacity to the tune of several hundred thousand.


:lol::earl:

Yeah right.

[j2k4]

I heard today the NFL has agreed to play a regular-season game there, and the tickets are pre-sold in excess of capacity to the tune of several hundred thousand.


:lol::earl:

Yeah right.

Oh, it's all quite true, you know.