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Post by morrisraspass on Sept 6, 2019 9:34:59 GMT 1
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Post by Jack on Sept 6, 2019 9:41:03 GMT 1
It's a good job we never added a second tier to the Kilner. It will be less than half full for our games this time next year.
And yes I am large.
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Post by morrisraspass on Sept 6, 2019 9:43:36 GMT 1
And a bastard
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Sept 6, 2019 9:51:33 GMT 1
Thanks for sharing.
All done on brownfield land as well...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2019 11:17:41 GMT 1
I still think the deign i striking all these years later and despite multiple revised versions of it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2019 11:30:05 GMT 1
It's a good job we never added a second tier to the Kilner. It will be less than half full for our games this time next year. And yes I am large. Unless we start kicking off at ten 'o' clock on a morning you're probably right. |
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Post by goalden on Sept 6, 2019 11:46:54 GMT 1
Thanks for posting. For the first time in a while I felt a small flicker of pride. Pride, that in my history of supporting my local team we have had some truly groundbreaking moments. Yeh, it's not great at the moment, but if it was - the great moments wouldn't be as special as they are.
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Sept 6, 2019 12:37:01 GMT 1
My only dislike of the current stadium is that it's not enclosed.
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Sept 6, 2019 13:14:33 GMT 1
A decent report albeit it inaccurate in relation to the attendance at the REM gig. Where they got 80,000 from is anybody's guess. At the time in 1996 it was said that the Eagles gig was the largest attendance at 36,000.
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Post by The Roaring Twenties on Sept 6, 2019 13:32:03 GMT 1
Fantastic, thanks for posting this. I remember being absolutely blown away when I first saw the artist impression drawings in the Examiner as a youngster. So much so that I cut it out and put it in a frame on my bedroom wall. I remember being a bit sceptical about how much it would resemble the picture in reality, but it was just about spot on (think the floodlights were intended to be on the trusses, but they caused too much glare in the corners or something).
I love our stadium, and I think some Town fans don't always appreciate just how special it is.
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Post by Norn Iron Terrier on Sept 6, 2019 14:36:11 GMT 1
A decent report albeit it inaccurate in relation to the attendance at the REM gig. Where they got 80,000 from is anybody's guess. At the time in 1996 it was said that the Eagles gig was the largest attendance at 36,000. Wasn't it over several nights? So total attendance of 80k? How times change, didn't the stadium originally cost £25 million (3 sides) and now we are building a training complex for £20 million. I fear that spurs stadium has made our design obsolete in regards to the amenities and we could do with a fresh look and some serious money spent on it to bring it up to date and have another successful 25 years. |
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Post by terracesider on Sept 6, 2019 15:12:13 GMT 1
Thanks for posting this - a really good innovation which at the time which, as a Kirklees ratepayer (whatever) I was not really very happy about.
The fact that the concept has been copied and modified so many times is a tribute to the foresight of the sponsors of the project (especially the Council) as well as the architects who must have made themselves famous.
Having said that I STILL wonder how long it will be (if ever) before we (ratepayers) see any return for our investment?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2019 15:38:12 GMT 1
The architect was Rod Sheard, of Populous.....an Aussie. He's also worked on Olympic stadia, and the new Wembley, amongst many major projects.
Aussie architect....Dutch current sponsors (Heineken)...a German our most successful recent manager.....lots of foreign players....and crap football.
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Sept 6, 2019 15:57:02 GMT 1
A decent report albeit it inaccurate in relation to the attendance at the REM gig. Where they got 80,000 from is anybody's guess. At the time in 1996 it was said that the Eagles gig was the largest attendance at 36,000. Wasn't it over several nights? So total attendance of 80k? How times change, didn't the stadium originally cost £25 million (3 sides) and now we are building a training complex for £20 million. I fear that spurs stadium has made our design obsolete in regards to the amenities and we could do with a fresh look and some serious money spent on it to bring it up to date and have another successful 25 years. I'd forgotten they'd played two nights. |
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Post by 28901 on Sept 6, 2019 20:12:00 GMT 1
My only dislike of the current stadium is that it's not enclosed. I like the fact that it isnt. I like seeing into the ground from outside and watching people walking away from inside with 20 mins to go. Gives it more old school ground. |
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Post by 28901 on Sept 6, 2019 20:16:00 GMT 1
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Post by ambryboy on Sept 6, 2019 20:39:16 GMT 1
My only dislike of the current stadium is that it's not enclosed the crap football  . |
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Sept 6, 2019 20:56:36 GMT 1
Apart from the roof support and uninterrupted views its rubbish. Not enclosed....poor sounds.
Seats too narrow...built with a whistle-down wind.....tiny, shite, dark concourses.
Poor facilities. Slow turnstiles...the old ones.
Outside all plastic.
As for multi-use...when exactly?
Give me Leeds Road all day.
The John Smith’s Stadium broke all the conventions of a football stadium as a cold, unwelcoming building offering little more than a plastic cup of tea and a pie on a dingy corridor
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Sept 6, 2019 21:09:15 GMT 1
A decent report albeit it inaccurate in relation to the attendance at the REM gig. Where they got 80,000 from is anybody's guess. At the time in 1996 it was said that the Eagles gig was the largest attendance at 36,000. Wasn't it over several nights? So total attendance of 80k? How times change, didn't the stadium originally cost £25 million (3 sides) and now we are building a training complex for £20 million. I fear that spurs stadium has made our design obsolete in regards to the amenities and we could do with a fresh look and some serious money spent on it to bring it up to date and have another successful 25 years. Spurs is a different demographic. It might bed in over a period of time, but it also smacks of the commercialisation of the game and the clubs intentions. The Galph is ok now its started to get a regular atmosphere and at least it has some history games wise. Much like how I think the Etihad probably is, the Spurs ground seems a bit homogenised. The only way they'll spend any sort of decent money on our ground (not that I think it's that bad), is with a long stay in the PL, a marked upturn in the local economy & some sort of HDone development alongside it. |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Sept 6, 2019 21:11:12 GMT 1
Apart from the roof support and uninterrupted views its rubbish. Not enclosed....poor sounds. Seats too narrow...built with a whistle-down wind.....tiny, shite, dark concourses. Poor facilities. Slow turnstiles...the old ones. Outside all plastic. As for multi-use...when exactly? Give me Leeds Road all day. The John Smith’s Stadium broke all the conventions of a football stadium as a cold, unwelcoming building offering little more than a plastic cup of tea and a pie on a dingy corridor Art only likes your post because a plastic cuppa and a pie on a dingy corridor is his idea of a good holiday... 😉 |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Sept 6, 2019 21:12:10 GMT 1
Apart from the roof support and uninterrupted views its rubbish. Not enclosed....poor sounds. Seats too narrow...built with a whistle-down wind.....tiny, shite, dark concourses. Poor facilities. Slow turnstiles...the old ones. Outside all plastic. As for multi-use...when exactly? Give me Leeds Road all day. The John Smith’s Stadium broke all the conventions of a football stadium as a cold, unwelcoming building offering little more than a plastic cup of tea and a pie on a dingy corridor It reminds me of one of those brutalist concrete leviathans and I like brutalist architecture. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Sept 6, 2019 21:14:25 GMT 1
Apart from the roof support and uninterrupted views its rubbish. Not enclosed....poor sounds. Seats too narrow...built with a whistle-down wind.....tiny, shite, dark concourses. Poor facilities. Slow turnstiles...the old ones. Outside all plastic. As for multi-use...when exactly? Give me Leeds Road all day. The John Smith’s Stadium broke all the conventions of a football stadium as a cold, unwelcoming building offering little more than a plastic cup of tea and a pie on a dingy corridor Art only likes your post because a plastic cuppa and a pie on a dingy corridor is his idea of a good holiday... 😉 But he's right. It's very exposed in winter. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2019 21:26:43 GMT 1
Apart from the roof support and uninterrupted views its rubbish. Not enclosed....poor sounds. Seats too narrow...built with a whistle-down wind.....tiny, shite, dark concourses. Poor facilities. Slow turnstiles...the old ones. Outside all plastic. As for multi-use...when exactly? Give me Leeds Road all day. The John Smith’s Stadium broke all the conventions of a football stadium as a cold, unwelcoming building offering little more than a plastic cup of tea and a pie on a dingy corridor Made me appreciate old football grounds again did Luton. Fantastic concourse, spacious wide seats and quaint pillars offering little obstruction. |
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Post by morrisraspass on Sept 6, 2019 21:44:31 GMT 1
Of course, step forward contrarian Otium ...
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Post by King Curtis on Sept 6, 2019 21:54:34 GMT 1
Apart from the roof support and uninterrupted views its rubbish. Not enclosed....poor sounds. Seats too narrow...built with a whistle-down wind.....tiny, shite, dark concourses. Poor facilities. Slow turnstiles...the old ones. Outside all plastic. As for multi-use...when exactly? Give me Leeds Road all day. The John Smith’s Stadium broke all the conventions of a football stadium as a cold, unwelcoming building offering little more than a plastic cup of tea and a pie on a dingy corridor Otium... How often do you say "Back in my day"? |
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Sept 6, 2019 22:22:17 GMT 1
Apart from the roof support and uninterrupted views its rubbish. Not enclosed....poor sounds. Seats too narrow...built with a whistle-down wind.....tiny, shite, dark concourses. Poor facilities. Slow turnstiles...the old ones. Outside all plastic. As for multi-use...when exactly? Give me Leeds Road all day. The John Smith’s Stadium broke all the conventions of a football stadium as a cold, unwelcoming building offering little more than a plastic cup of tea and a pie on a dingy corridor Otium... How often do you say "Back in my day"? Not often enough. |
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Sept 6, 2019 23:02:59 GMT 1
Of course, step forward contrarian Otium ... Two sayings...."just because it is written down does not make it true". In typing that half pissed i have now forgotten the second one! Oh, "question everything, accept nothing". So it won and architecture award....i got a Colne Valley Road Safety Award in 1970. The stadium is nothing special. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 7, 2019 0:08:35 GMT 1
Its a bit dated now and it was always a shame the corners weren't filled in. Think Bolton got the stadium we should have had.
But it is massively better than leeds Road was in just about every aspect.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2019 4:30:08 GMT 1
My only dislike of the current stadium is that it's not enclosed. Boring. |
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