i think each dogut has 20seats

oh and can somebody tell me how can i post big pictures instead thumbnails?

i think each dogut has 20seats

oh and can somebody tell me how can i post big pictures instead thumbnails?
You place the link for the image in between Put Link Here I hope thats what you were looking for.

thanks diaby,now it works

Jester from Arsenal Mania who was at the Emirates yesterday during the steward training said he was given a pack which says that the actual size of the stadium is 60,288.

the dogouts(i think)

http://i72.imagethrust.com/i/176431/dogout.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)
http://i72.imagethrust.com/i/176432/dogout2.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)

while the dugouts at highbury may have been narrower they went back a long way, with a lot of seats behind for squad players not in the team and other officials. So although these are wider they probably have the same number of seats.

I'm going on thursday cant wait. if it is 60,288 thats amazing, will mean attendances of over 60,000 regularly rather than annoying figures like 59,800! It's looking fecking brilliant though!

Pics of the Armoury
click here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=403854&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=The+Armoury+-+An+exclusive+picture+special)

My cab has to go in today and it's just along the rd from the Emirates, so I'll visit the armoury and try and get a few pics while I'm no doubt waiting for hours for my cab.

how come arsenals mascot is a dragon? never noticed that one before

I'm a Man U fan but I must say you have a very impressive stadium there. At least it looks solid all the way around unlike old trafford. It is just a shame it could not have been 70,000 instead.

I'm a Man U fan but I must say you have a very impressive stadium there. At least it looks solid all the way around unlike old trafford. It is just a shame it could not have been 70,000 instead.

Its the Junior Gunner's mascot called Gunnersaurus, its a dinosaur.

On the webcam they have marked out the pitch, we are so close now!

yeah they have marked the pitch...i looked on the web cam before some two hours and there was nothing like that...this guys work really fast :) does somebody know with what kind of material does the stuff mark the pitch?

Some good news from TFL (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=850) regarding transport improvements.

yeah they have marked the pitch...i looked on the web cam before some two hours and there was nothing like that...this guys work really fast :) does somebody know with what kind of material does the stuff mark the pitch?

Yeah it's called paint, and by the way if its not paint who cares? :wallbash:

I dont think this has been posted here before but its a short video of the exterior of the Emirates from YouTube. click Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD4nDBXPVnE&search=Arsenal)

What's with all the other goalposts on the pitch? I know Bergkamp is getting on a bit but thats taking it a bit too far surely! From the webcam it looks as if the side oppositte the dugouts is a lot closer to the pitch than the side of the dugouts. Looks pretty much finished on the exterior, on the pitch and in the stands, how much of the interior is finished? What type of advertisments are going to be put where the tiers finish? (i reckon the new electronic boards would be a decent investment, anyone who has seen these in the NBA they look amazing when they are showing something all at once, like when points are scored).

Yeah it's called paint, and by the way if its not paint who cares? :wallbash:
I CARE! UNDERSTAND?!?!?! and it can't be paint you stupid because if it was the grass would wither very fast. so if somebody knows - tell it, if not- don't post stupid comments.

I CARE! UNDERSTAND?!?!?! and it can't be paint you stupid because if it was the grass would wither very fast. so if somebody knows - tell it, if not- don't post stupid comments.

You may care, but no one else does so zip it, you Noddy. :bash:

limestone dust?

limestone dust?
as you can see dolt (SpudBurner) i am not the only one that is interested. well i think that it is some kind of as you said natural material...but apparently nobody knows exatly..whatever :)

limestone dust?

hmmm not sure, it's in viscous state when put on the pitch. its a composite for sure, i've heard somewhere before that teflon is used in it. probably a bit of milk too :crazy:

as you can see dolt (SpudBurner) i am not the only one that is interested. well i think that it is some kind of as you said natural material...but apparently nobody knows exatly..whatever :)

For f*cks sake what an intresting life you must have :weirdo:

new pics
click here (http://flickr.com/search/?q=Emirates+stadium&s=rec)

I never realised Emirates was in this shot until I zoomed in on the image. Taken from St Pauls.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i171/doctorrobot/emiratesstpauls.jpg

Cheers for the pic, the roof looks stunning.

Does any one have a screen print of the pitch today I left the house at 8.30 this morning and got back at 6,what an idiot.

Does any one have a screen print of the pitch today I left the house at 8.30 this morning and got back at 6,what an idiot.

click here (http://www.arsenal-mania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14555&start=2460). there's a pic from the webcam on the page.

What a muppet I went on there earlier and the pics musnt have loaded in time for me see them then i got off.cheers

click here (http://www.arsenal-mania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14555&start=2460). there's a pic from the webcam on the page.

http://hybridspecies.co.uk/rewkeonline/18jul4pm.jpg

For f*cks sake what an intresting life you must have :weirdo:
yeah better than yours...when finished the stadium looks really awsome...it let me speechless. no patience to see it full with fans ;)

I love this pano, gives you a good insight into the stadium...

http://static.flickr.com/58/192716374_4f6eabafcf_b.jpg
here (http://flickr.com/search/?q=Emirates+stadium&s=rec)

What's with all the other goalposts on the pitch? I know Bergkamp is getting on a bit but thats taking it a bit too far surely! From the webcam it looks as if the side oppositte the dugouts is a lot closer to the pitch than the side of the dugouts. Looks pretty much finished on the exterior, on the pitch and in the stands, how much of the interior is finished? What type of advertisments are going to be put where the tiers finish? (i reckon the new electronic boards would be a decent investment, anyone who has seen these in the NBA they look amazing when they are showing something all at once, like when points are scored).

Arsenal and some other clubs provide portable goalmouths to reduce wear and tear caused by warm up and practice that would otherwise occur in the "proper" goal mouth

You may care, but no one else does so zip it, you Noddy. :bash:

A bit mean and harsh mate.

Some places use titanium dioxide paint, formulated to be non toxic to grass. Others use dry powders (not common these days - for example you normally do not see "chalk" lift up at Wimbledon any more, nor the "spread" of lines, that reduces clarity). The powders are either Calcium carbonate treated so it has some stickiness, or Titanium Dioxide

my favourite so far
http://i72.imagethrust.com/i/184445/1910414831989ccd49e.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)
http://i72.imagethrust.com/i/184446/191041766ce666e8e58.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)
http://i72.imagethrust.com/i/184447/192027069d38ced97cc.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)

I actually don't mind the concrete.

they need to paint that concrete or cover it with something

It is covered, its covered with a wire mesh that looks much better in the flesh. In the pictures it looks a bit tacky. I like it.

Arsenal and some other clubs provide portable goalmouths to reduce wear and tear caused by warm up and practice that would otherwise occur in the "proper" goal mouth

thanks for that, should have thought really, just wondered why they had them out at that time as i didn't see anyone practising there. Whats the capacity been set at for the Bergkamp testimonial?

As for the concrete i don't mind, i just think they could have done something a lot better. May look better with age, giving character.

That concreate will soon pick up dirt and will be knocked about by the weather. It looks 'alright' now, but I can see it deteriating.

thanks for that, should have thought really, just wondered why they had them out at that time as i didn't see anyone practising there. Whats the capacity been set at for the Bergkamp testimonial?

As for the concrete i don't mind, i just think they could have done something a lot better. May look better with age, giving character.

53,998 + me & my boy

cool videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdrFBe0OLEg&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlKvnpYX1rs&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFgJq6FDPNU&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3CL2p7qQyM&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHShPLNskEE&search=emirates%20stadium

new pics
http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/Slideshow.jsp?collid=18419265633.254960631133.1153384324643&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&collid_list=18419265633.254960631133.1153384324643:&img_size=5&trans_delay=3000&trans_enabled=true&conn_speed=1&mode=fromshare&Upost_signin_override_collid=18419265633.254960631133&localeid=en_GB

new pics
http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/Slideshow.jsp?collid=18419265633.254960631133.1153384324643&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&collid_list=18419265633.254960631133.1153384324643:&img_size=5&trans_delay=3000&trans_enabled=true&conn_speed=1&mode=fromshare&Upost_signin_override_collid=18419265633.254960631133&localeid=en_GB

The link doesn't work - might want to amend

new pics
http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/Slideshow.jsp?collid=18419265633.254960631133.1153384324643&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&collid_list=18419265633.254960631133.1153384324643:&img_size=5&trans_delay=3000&trans_enabled=true&conn_speed=1&mode=fromshare&Upost_signin_override_collid=18419265633.254960631133&localeid=en_GB


NICE PICS :)

Here is some info on where the clock is going to be located..

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=404337&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Club+makes+new+Stadium+a+home+from+home

cool videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdrFBe0OLEg&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlKvnpYX1rs&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFgJq6FDPNU&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3CL2p7qQyM&search=emirates%20stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHShPLNskEE&search=emirates%20stadium

Those videos are really cool. Its all good looking at the pictures and videos but I think its best to go there to see it for yourself.

I like the second video "smile for the camera" and they just look at him like "WTF?" :lol:

That concreate will soon pick up dirt and will be knocked about by the weather. It looks 'alright' now, but I can see it deteriating.

yes I agree, concrete doesn't age well in London's climate. I like it now, but I fear in 10 yrs it it will look stained and grimey. still, could be a pleasing contrast to the slick glass facades

Check out the new pics posted on Flickr

http://flickr.com/search/?q=emirates+stadium&s=rec

Check out the new pics posted on Flickr

http://flickr.com/search/?q=emirates+stadium&s=rec

Great pics. I can't wait for Saturday. Never have I looked forward to going to see The Arsenal with so much anticipation and excitement.

Gonna be interesting against Ajax. Be a good atmosphere mainly because Ajax fans sang "Come you Spursh!" at Highbury :lol: :runaway:

According to Sky Sports News there is a DOG toilet on the outside!

According to Sky Sports News there is a DOG toilet on the outside!
Against the concrete wals. taht will give it a bit of colour

According to Sky Sports News there is a DOG toilet on the outside!
Its for the Spurs Fans.

More Pics (http://flickr.com/search/?s=rec&w=all&q=Arsenal+&m=text)

very good pictures
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steven.martin9/arsenal_fc.htm

more more more...
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?collid=45082488111.98351159111.1153422784654&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&collid_list=45082488111.98351159111.1153422784654:&img_size=5&trans_delay=3000&trans_enabled=true&conn_speed=1&mode=fromshare&Upost_signin_override_collid=45082488111.98351159111

thanks for all the pictures...keep them coming..

Wow... look at the turf!! :runaway:

http://static.flickr.com/72/194318663_0becccc9c8_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/53/194318723_90b9fbffa1_o.jpg

and the (reflective) roof:

http://static.flickr.com/78/194318570_576fd488f9_o.jpg

good screen:

http://static.flickr.com/53/194318534_8fc037957c_o.jpg

this part of the exterior is fresh:

http://static.flickr.com/69/194161113_83146b0c7a_b.jpg

It is covered, its covered with a wire mesh that looks much better in the flesh. In the pictures it looks a bit tacky. I like it.

I see what you mean:

http://static.flickr.com/51/194318792_afa95b9473_o.jpg

Some random photos -

http://static.flickr.com/77/194014823_4da766c2ef.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/72/194014788_749ca76cf0.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/58/194014837_9235656ec4.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/71/194014870_af8077f662.jpg

Its for the Spurs Fans.

More Pics (http://flickr.com/search/?s=rec&w=all&q=Arsenal+&m=text)

If that person is a Spurs fan you can't blame him/her for the sarcasim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azzehur0NUk&search=tottenham%20arsenal anyway enough of that dirty cheating c***.

I do think that the Emirates is fantastic a truly brilliant design but the best club stadium in the world? I think its up there with the best no doubt but for me the best club stadium in the world is the Nou Camp.

http://p.vtourist.com/1474568-Nou_Camp-Barcelona.jpg

I think its up there with the best no doubt but for me the best club stadium in the world is the Nou Camp.

Its the most impressive in terms of appearance and crowd, which of course is important, but as for comfort and treating us normal fans as human beings, it's a shit hole. Also very concrety. Although I appreciate that it is much older.

There has been a lot of discussion about the mesh over the concrete, I took this yesterday to show how it looks close up. I like the way the sun shimmers off it.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f20/clockender/P7200055.jpg

By the way, our new stadium is :eek2:

I think its up there with the best no doubt but for me the best club stadium in the world is the Nou Camp.


are you one of these guys?
http://i72.imagethrust.com/i/193723/spursbarca.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)

are you one of these guys?
http://i72.imagethrust.com/i/193723/spursbarca.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)

:lol:

No I'm not. Even though Tottenham didn't get the 4th place due to a dodgy dish and the PL bosses being assholes we still wanted Barca to win. Anyway if anyone looked like idiots I think you'll find it was Islington council..arrogant prats.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d157/Ginola90/sign8qf.jpg

:rofl:

Anyway!

Found this to be a good read. Just shows that football isn't the working class's game anymore. No wonder a few atmospheres have left clubs.

Arse*** build a bond with the prawn sandwich club
By : Mihir Bose, 13/07/2006, Daily telegraph
No place like home: Arse*** manager Arsene Wenger poses outside the Emirates stadium

Arse***'s Emirates Stadium is to be the home for a more upmarket breed of what Roy Keane calls the "prawn sandwich brigade". The ordinary supporters will fill more seats of the Emirates Stadium but their wallets will count for much less. In moving to the new stadium, the club are in effect putting themselves in hock to the extremely rich.

This is made clear in the offer document seen by The Daily Telegraph, regarding the bond that Arse*** are issuing to refinance the £260 million they borrowed from six banks to complete the stadium.

In order to get the bond Arse*** have had to agree to twice-yearly solvency tests, in September and March, and to forecast how much they will spend on transfers.

They say they will keep net transfer spending to £12 million a year for the next three years.

If, after that, they finish mid-table, then in the 2009-10 and 2011-12 seasons, transfer spend will drop to £5 million net a year. Arse*** have not been big transfer spenders. Their average net spend over the last five years, ending in 2004-05, was £8.4 million a year. This compares with Tottenham's £9.6m, Manchester United's £17.9m, Liverpool £14.5m and Cheat$ki's £60.3m.


Unlike Leeds, who had a similar bond, not all Arse*** players are on long-term contracts and Paul Crawford, of City credit-rating agency Fitch, told me: "Leeds had all their players on long-term contracts, so when things went wrong they still had to pay the salaries even of players who had been sold. Arse*** have a mixture of contracts and, should on-field performances deteriorate, they can use the staggered renewal dates to reduce salaries."

The new bond is secured against ticket income but Arse*** have also pledged everything else, such as broadcast and commercial income, should ticket income prove insufficient.

An analysis of the offer document shows that while the stadium will seat 60,000, just 9,253 of those supporters sitting in the box, Diamond Club and club-level seats will provide 43 per cent of the total income of £76 million from ticket receipts. This means that each Arse*** member of the "prawn sandwich brigade" will provide more than four times the income of the ordinary supporter. This explains why Arse*** chose a stadium within a mile of the City of London and its corporate market rather than cheaper sites on the fringes of the M25.

The most prestigious seats are the 168 Diamond Club seats sold on an invitation-only basis. According to Fitch, the offering is "unprecedented in English football stadium history". Raymond Blanc, the Michelin-starred chef who runs the Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons restaurant in Oxford and a cookery school, will be the chef directing the restaurant at the Diamond Club. Blanc is famous for saying that "when you cook, it should be an act of love" and "to put a frozen bag in a microwave for your child is an act of hate". Arse***'s Diamond Club members can expect more of an act of love.

In the Diamond Club it costs £25,000 for a one-off membership fee and £25,000 a year for a pair of season tickets. Then come the 150 executive boxes, the largest in any European ground. All members of the boxes will have reserved car parking with their own private lift, avoiding contact with the ordinary supporters.

Just below the executive boxes are the club-level seats, in the same tier as the directors' box. Arse*** say that the positioning has been determined to provide the best sightlines in the stadium. This level will not benefit from Raymond Blanc cuisine but there will be dedicated bars, lounge areas and seated dining, as well as a dedicated entrance, separate from general admission, and free drinks at half-time.

More members day pics
CLick Here (http://www.awimb.com/cgi-bin/emAlbum.cgi?c=show_thumbs;p=Members%20Day%20July%2020th%202006)

2005 when was the last time the Spurts had a sign up like that?

Anyway....I love the embossed crests on the side of the stadium. Look at this beaut:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f20/clockender/P7200054.jpg

Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=404791&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Find+out+more+about+Emirates+Stadium+-+Part+Two)

"The famous Highbury clock will be located on the back of the South East Jumbotron screen opposite the 'Clock End Bridge'."

This is what it could look like

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/Fued10/newclockend.jpg

Nice photoshop work! I am glad they are taking the Clock, one of the iconic Highbury images. Especially when it was at the back of the terrace. "We're the Clock End Highbury!"

Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=404791&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Find+out+more+about+Emirates+Stadium+-+Part+Two)

"The famous Highbury clock will be located on the back of the South East Jumbotron screen opposite the 'Clock End Bridge'."

This is what it could look like

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/Fued10/newclockend.jpg

Whatever Arsenal end up naming that part of the ground (it's green at the moment I believe), I am sure it will come to be known as the Clockend. At least I hope so - helps keep Highbury's memory alive

really really amazing stadium

some new videos
http://www.youtube.com/results?search=emirates+stadium&search_type=search_videos

Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=404791&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Find+out+more+about+Emirates+Stadium+-+Part+Two)

"The famous Highbury clock will be located on the back of the South East Jumbotron screen opposite the 'Clock End Bridge'."

This is what it could look like

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/Fued10/newclockend.jpg
its rather a clock corner than a clock end

i think that it is not very good idea to put something old in a super modern stadium...it doesnt fit in my view...i dont think it would look good

then frankly freeman you're an idiot.

The whole point about arsenal is they are a club with history, and seen as one of the classiest clubs in the world, largely due to the tradition created at highbury. To not move parts of highbury would be incredibly foolish, and the use of marble, the clock, chapman's bust etc into the new stadium is what will make it so good. The mix of old and new is crucial. The clock is a key point for arsenal, something that every football fan would link to arsenal so to use it on the back of a screen is an excellent idea.

To not use it would be criminal. Just because a stadium is new does not mean it shouldnt have old features.

then frankly freeman you're an idiot.

The whole point about arsenal is they are a club with history, and seen as one of the classiest clubs in the world, largely due to the tradition created at highbury. To not move parts of highbury would be incredibly foolish, and the use of marble, the clock, chapman's bust etc into the new stadium is what will make it so good. The mix of old and new is crucial. The clock is a key point for arsenal, something that every football fan would link to arsenal so to use it on the back of a screen is an excellent idea.

To not use it would be criminal. Just because a stadium is new does not mean it shouldnt have old features.

In the past ten years Arsenal have been seen as a classy club but before that they were known as "Boring boring Arsenal". Arsenal do not have much tradition now. They have moved on a lot since 15 years ago. They used to be very strict about money especially wages (read David Seamans Auto-Biography) but now they are not as they're paying the likes of Henry £80,000+ a week something that Arsenal wouldn't have even thought of doing ten years.

Wenger has changed the club completely. Before he arrived Arsenal were well known to be boozers and had a bad reputation because of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvFuNv-6IAc&search=tottenham (I know it says Tottenham but its about the 90/91 Adams thing) Most of Arsenals tradition has gone for better or for worse a lot of it has gone. You really shouldn't have called Freeman an idiot as he was only expressing his opinion so your the idiot for over reacting like that.

then frankly freeman you're an idiot.

The whole point about arsenal is they are a club with history, and seen as one of the classiest clubs in the world, largely due to the tradition created at highbury. To not move parts of highbury would be incredibly foolish, and the use of marble, the clock, chapman's bust etc into the new stadium is what will make it so good. The mix of old and new is crucial. The clock is a key point for arsenal, something that every football fan would link to arsenal so to use it on the back of a screen is an excellent idea.

To not use it would be criminal. Just because a stadium is new does not mean it shouldnt have old features.
everybody has the right to have his own opinion or i am wrong?! so if someones opinion on some problem is different than yours he is an idiot...well if your way of thinking is that i dont know who's the idiot at that case...yes the clock had been something very important during the years,a symbol.and i am not against saving old stuff from highbury and putting it in emirates,it is even something that has to be done.but the thing that i dont like at that case is that the Clock wont fit placed at the back of a 21 century last model TV screen...if it was placed somewhere else it would be more suitable but in my view on the back of the TV screen is not the apropriate place for that.and i would ask you to refrain from offences because everybody can use them and it is idiotic.i hope you have some brain in your head so that you can assimilate what i am talking about.peace :cheers:

everybody has the right to have his own opinion or i am wrong?! so if someones opinion on some problem is different than yours he is an idiot...well if your way of thinking is that i dont know who's the idiot at that case...yes the clock had been something very important during the years,a symbol.and i am not against saving old stuff from highbury and putting it in emirates,it is even something that has to be done.but the thing that i dont like at that case is that the Clock wont fit placed at the back of a 21 century last model TV screen...if it was placed somewhere else it would be more suitable but in my view on the back of the TV screen is not the apropriate place for that.and i would ask you to refrain from offences because everybody can use them and it is idiotic.i hope you have some brain in your head so that you can assimilate what i am talking about.peace :cheers:

That isn't what you said though, you said it doesn't fit in the modern stadium. So basically by that you were saying it doesn't fit at all. Anyway, it's called the clock end bridge, where else would they put it, underneath the bridge where no one could see it, because to me thats stupid rather than up high where everyone can see it, which is better than just seeing the back of a jumbotron.

Also the clock being there acts as a reminder to where the club has come from and the stadium a reminder to where Arsenal is going. A good result of fusing the old with the new.

That isn't what you said though, you said it doesn't fit in the modern stadium. So basically by that you were saying it doesn't fit at all. Anyway, it's called the clock end bridge, where else would they put it, underneath the bridge where no one could see it, because to me thats stupid rather than up high where everyone can see it, which is better than just seeing the back of a jumbotron.

Also the clock being there acts as a reminder to where the club has come from and the stadium a reminder to where Arsenal is going. A good result of fusing the old with the new.
i know very well what i had in mind...and i wrote it above.so dont try to guess what is in mi head...i just didnt get in too much details.somewhere inside the stadium would be a better idea where i could be also seen.but it seem that you two and maybe more people that supports you dont have any taste of good looking stuff...and definetly the clock standind at the back od the tv screen is not good looking...in my view

2005 - Yes Wenger has reveloutionised Arsenal, this stadium would never have happened without him. However, he has also reveloutionised English football, with new diets, training methods. He was the reason Tony Adams played on for as long as he did, and now everyone copies his methods. He was the first foreign manager to win the league.

But this only follows in a long line of tradition. Champman was also reveloutionary for football, the introduction of names and numbers on shirts, the first man to use wing backs, he pursued floodlights to play night games. It is this tradition i was referring to, the marble halls didnt come in 1997 with wenger, that was the tradition of the club. Yes under Graham the football was boring but Arsenal are still in the top three of the most succesful clubs who have continually developed football.

i think that it is not very good idea to put something old in a super modern stadium...it doesnt fit in my view...i dont think it would look good

You said it yourself. I was only supporting a point somebody else made and well Freeman if you say I have bad taste, then well I must have bad taste.

2005 - Yes Wenger has reveloutionised Arsenal, this stadium would never have happened without him. However, he has also reveloutionised English football, with new diets, training methods. He was the reason Tony Adams played on for as long as he did, and now everyone copies his methods. He was the first foreign manager to win the league.

But this only follows in a long line of tradition. Champman was also reveloutionary for football, the introduction of names and numbers on shirts, the first man to use wing backs, he pursued floodlights to play night games. It is this tradition i was referring to, the marble halls didnt come in 1997 with wenger, that was the tradition of the club. Yes under Graham the football was boring but Arsenal are still in the top three of the most succesful clubs who have continually developed football.

There have been many managers who have "reveloutionised" football here Just to name a few Shankly, Busby, Paisley, Nicholson, Clough, Fergie etc The question is who among those and wenger etc changedfootball in England? In don't know who did but to be honest I don't care much about that though it is in interesting thing to talk about. Wengers tatics and coaching methods wasn't anything new to be honest. Only in England was it new. I remember Waddle once saying on Football Years that at Marsaille they would make him have scans, tell him what to eat and train more. I think Wenger just introduced these things to England. I'm sure that if Wenger didn't go to England then another foreign manager would have come in at some club and have done the same.

There have been many managers who have "reveloutionised" football here Just to name a few Shankly, Busby, Paisley, Nicholson, Clough, Fergie etc The question is who among those and wenger etc changedfootball in England? In don't know who did but to be honest I don't care much about that though it is in interesting thing to talk about. Wengers tatics and coaching methods wasn't anything new to be honest. Only in England was it new. I remember Waddle once saying on Football Years that at Marsaille they would make him have scans, tell him what to eat and train more. I think Wenger just introduced these things to England. I'm sure that if Wenger didn't go to England then another foreign manager would have come in at some club and have done the same.

Idiot, go back to the spud thread :scouserd:

Idiot, go back to the spud thread :SCOUSERD:

:rofl:

No one from Liverpool is going to like that.

Shame you don't agree with me. I'm sorry Woolwich boy I can't help but tell it how it is.

Arsenal envy of North London

The first game of the stadium was played today, and not on mention of it.


Just fighting between Arsenal fans and Spurs fans.



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Arsenal envy of North London

I'm sure they are :|

Anyway! I watched Bergkamp's testimonial today and it was rather good. Nice to see Cruyff has still got his pace :lol:

Heres some pictures from today http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/5206478.stm

some people say the view of the lower tier is great
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Wow the stadium looks better then I could of ever imagined with people in! The first half of the testimonial yesterday was so boring but when the legends came on WOW! I'm mean some of the football was beautiful! Van Bastan still has it big time! He did one ice cool flick and he nearly did a Gazza esque flick over the defender and volley. And as for the Arsenal legends, it's was great to see these players straight away play stunning football considering how long these players have not played with each other. And the earthquaking cheer Vieira got was a beautiful moment.

I'm sure they are :|

Anyway! I watched Bergkamp's testimonial today and it was rather good. Nice to see Cruyff has still got his pace :lol:

Heres some pictures from today http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/5206478.stm

Seeing Davids get done by Grimandi for the Ajax penalty was quality:rofl:

It certainly is an amazing stadium......looks absolutly huge with people in it.

And it seemed to have been built so quickly, with no problems

One slight point to make about it looking similar to a few portugese stadiums, I remember first seeing rendering of this staduim 5 years ago so it maybe that the portugese followed this one. Most new stadiums these days are pretty similar withsomethign like Allianz ARENA for Bayern being the exception.


SL Benfica Stadium project was completed in 1998 and the building started to grow in 2000-2001. Emirates Stadium really is a copy of the most beautiful stadium in the world...

Beautiful, anyway... :)

Try this: check the differences between Leipzing Zentralstadion and... Estádio do Dragão at Porto.

And the possible project of Stanley Park at Liverpool with Estádio de Alvalade at Lisbon... :)

Only the Stadium bowls are the same, The roof, interior and exterior are very different and of a far higher quality..Benfica's ground just looks like a bowl from the outside in my opinion.

in fact you're right... Benfica Stadium is not ready in the exterior... but in the interior is fabulous... and very confortable... you can be sure... 2 fabulous stadiums!

There have been many managers who have "reveloutionised" football here Just to name a few Shankly, Busby, Paisley, Nicholson, Clough, Fergie etc The question is who among those and wenger etc changedfootball in England? In don't know who did but to be honest I don't care much about that though it is in interesting thing to talk about. Wengers tatics and coaching methods wasn't anything new to be honest. Only in England was it new. I remember Waddle once saying on Football Years that at Marsaille they would make him have scans, tell him what to eat and train more. I think Wenger just introduced these things to England. I'm sure that if Wenger didn't go to England then another foreign manager would have come in at some club and have done the same.

All this talk about managers revolutionising football, and not one mention of Herbert Chapman. The man who introduced floodlighting, shirt numbers, substitutes, had the initial idea re synthetic pitches, changing the colour of footballs to white.... and it was down to him that the tradition of the two cup final teams walking out together came to be. He was also renowned for his training methods, and introduced strict training and diet regimes and physiotherapists to the game.

Someone who had that much influence on football as far back as the 1930s has to go down in history as a manager who revolutionised football. A true great, and not just a manager who has won a few trophies as some of the names above are.

God bless Chapman.

the stadium is built and the forum died.normal

No this thread can hang on till the first Premiership game surely.

the stadium is built and the forum died.normal

I agree Freeman, but I will miss it. It was good to have so many people intrested in one common goal, the creation of the best club stadium in Europe. I will still come back to this site just to see if anyone is still posting, come on guys!

But unfortunately i think this is the end:deadthrea

its not dead yet cos there will be new pics, of the first matches in the premiership and then there will be the first night matches.

I agree Freeman, but I will miss it. It was good to have so many people intrested in one common goal, the creation of the best club stadium in Europe.
It's a shame that they failed in their goal.

It's a shame that they failed in their goal.

So in terms of design, size, sheer spectator comfort, sight lines, pitch, restaurants, facilities, shopping etc. which would you say is the best club stadium in Europe. Seems a bit 'sour grapes' to infer that Emirates Stadium isn't one of the finest club stadiums around.

It's a shame that they failed in their goal.

The creation of a stadium capaple generating a matchday income on par with any club in the world, so the Arsenal can compete with the biggest clubs in Europe. The only major thing, that time will tell that they got wrong, will be that the place will not be big enough.

Remember we still gotta see what it looks like with all the writing on the seats (Does anyone know what that's gonna be yet?)...The advertising hoardings on each tier have to be covered yet and I'm sure internally theres a fair bit to be done yet, it looked pretty bare to me....it's still only practically complete...I wanna start a campaign to get the Clock inside the Stadium, not on the back of a Scoreboard!!!

If by "writing on the seats" you mean words formed by different-coloured seats, surely if they were going to have that it would be in place by now - why go to the time and expense of putting all red seats in only to replace a lot of them with white ones soon afterwards?

There will be no names on the seats, it will be left blank like the Estádio do Dragão.

Comparing Arsenal's new stadium with the City of Manchester Stadium.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40185000/jpg/_40185930_stadium.jpg

Where Emirates succeeds and COMS probably fails is the continuation of the third tier. It makes such a difference.

Externally, I feel the COM is more striking.

They definately need to cover up the grey tier boundaries, or whatever they're called.

Externally, I feel the COM is more striking.

They definately need to cover up the grey tier boundaries, or whatever they're called.

Agreed Peyre. COMS looks better externally, internally Emirates looks better.

In the past ten years Arsenal have been seen as a classy club but before that they were known as "Boring boring Arsenal". Arsenal do not have much tradition now. They have moved on a lot since 15 years ago. They used to be very strict about money especially wages (read David Seamans Auto-Biography) but now they are not as they're paying the likes of Henry £80,000+ a week something that Arsenal wouldn't have even thought of doing ten years.

Wenger has changed the club completely. Before he arrived Arsenal were well known to be boozers and had a bad reputation because of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvFuNv-6IAc&search=tottenham (I know it says Tottenham but its about the 90/91 Adams thing) Most of Arsenals tradition has gone for better or for worse a lot of it has gone. You really shouldn't have called Freeman an idiot as he was only expressing his opinion so your the idiot for over reacting like that.

haha your a joke. Typical envious spurs idiot. Arsenal were boozers? I dont suppose you can remember the bell & hare pub off the tottenham high being full of drunk spurs players all the time then!!!!! Jimmy Greaves he loved a drink and didnt terry fenwick serve some time for drink driving too!! Dont suppose you recall the time when davey pleat borrowed the club limo and took a drive down to kings cross to check out the talent?

Keep deluding yourself mate

The only major thing, that time will tell that they got wrong, will be that the place will not be big enough.

Couple of points -

* I was under the impression Islington council made sure that 60k was as big as it got because of the number of supporters. After the DB10 testimonial, Arsenal station had massive queues, which higlights the transport problems that Arsenal currently have.
* We will never fill the stadium for every game. Only the big games will be a sell out. Can you imagine 60k people coming to watch Sheff Utd and Reading :)

i can imagine that, because it will be full every game.

all season tickets, club level are sold. There are 130,000 arsenal members who can apply to tickets if available to them. for instance i have two friends who are red members, cant normally get tickets but if any of those games you mentioned came up they would snap up tickets. so every game will be full, no problem

i can imagine that, because it will be full every game.

all season tickets, club level are sold. There are 130,000 arsenal members who can apply to tickets if available to them. for instance i have two friends who are red members, cant normally get tickets but if any of those games you mentioned came up they would snap up tickets. so every game will be full, no problem

...Adding to that...
Apparently there were around 160,000 applications for tickets for the Bergkamp testimonial. I'm also pretty sure Arsenal could fill the stadium with season ticket holders alone, but obviously that wont happen due to the FA's ST/matchday ticket ratio. I would imagine there will be, at most, 12,000 tickets available for red member/general sale each game, which shouldn't be a problem to sell. The only thing we have no control over is the 3,000 away allocation. Therefore we should have between 57,000 - 60,000 spectators a game.

If by "writing on the seats" you mean words formed by different-coloured seats, surely if they were going to have that it would be in place by now - why go to the time and expense of putting all red seats in only to replace a lot of them with white ones soon afterwards?

They sometimes spray paint the seats

Couple of points -

* I was under the impression Islington council made sure that 60k was as big as it got because of the number of supporters. After the DB10 testimonial, Arsenal station had massive queues, which higlights the transport problems that Arsenal currently have.
* We will never fill the stadium for every game. Only the big games will be a sell out. Can you imagine 60k people coming to watch Sheff Utd and Reading :)


On the first point you are correct. That doesn't however mean if the club thought and could afford the extra capacity and a bit horse trading with the council that a larger capacity would not of gone through. I'm not suprised at the queues after the db10 match. A new stadium, unfamiliar surroundings for the fans and the police. Things will probably get better as time goes by.

On the second point on a wet wednesday night before xmas I wouldn't be suprised at a dip in attendances, as this is normal in football. However a great many fans that haven't been regulars for years due to the limitations of highbury will be more frequent visitors and I have no doubt that this will mean sell outs pretty much across the board.

Great stadium! One of the few that look nice on the outside, too.

The only thing that's not perfect is that the lower tier is not very steep and it looks like people are not as close to the pitch as it could've been. Is that because Highbury was so tight?

Can't wait to see a game on TV :scouserd:

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I hope this has not been posted yet. A nice comparison of the Emirates Stadium and the Allianz Arena.

Emirates:
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Allianz Arena:
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Emirates vs Allianz:
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:)

Great stadium! One of the few that look nice on the outside, too.

The only thing that's not perfect is that the lower tier is not very steep and it looks like people are not as close to the pitch as it could've been. Is that because Highbury was so tight?

Can't wait to see a game on TV :scouserd:

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mikeeagle, that isn't the Emirates Stadium.

They do look vitually identical in terms of the terraces. Maybe something of interest is that Stade De Luiz. hasn't got anything covering up the grey parts of the end of the tiers, maybe Arsenal will copy this aswell.

do they put advertising boards on the concrete right now?

On the first point you are correct. That doesn't however mean if the club thought and could afford the extra capacity and a bit horse trading with the council that a larger capacity would not of gone through. I'm not suprised at the queues after the db10 match. A new stadium, unfamiliar surroundings for the fans and the police. Things will probably get better as time goes by.

On the second point on a wet wednesday night before xmas I wouldn't be suprised at a dip in attendances, as this is normal in football. However a great many fans that haven't been regulars for years due to the limitations of highbury will be more frequent visitors and I have no doubt that this will mean sell outs pretty much across the board.

I just checked out availability for the Sheff Utd game in Sept - us lowly red membership level oiks don't get to apply for a ticket, so I guess that AFC are pretty bullish about selling out even for the smaller games

On the subject of how many people will turn up, I think many people will be surprised when every game in the league sells out this season. For the Villa game there are only about 500 tickets left according to a Sliver member friend of mine who has checked online and these go on sale to the 60,000 red members tomorrow. Should tickets ever get to General Sale this season they will get snapped up even quicker by Tourists and those fans not willing to pay the 30 quid to join the clubs membership. I don't think Arsenal have anything to be worried about on that front.

Brasil vs. Argentina at Ashburton Grove on 2. September

that'll be a cracker!

I might try get tickets for that game.

Will the club be using Electronic advertising hordings? I dunno why British Clubs have been so slow in implementing these, the top Spanish clubs hav had them for a while now..

Yes, they have electronic advertising displays around the edge of the pitch.

Will the club be using Electronic advertising hordings? I dunno why British Clubs have been so slow in implementing these, the top Spanish clubs hav had them for a while now..


i thinks it's something to do with the tv companies,i think they thought it might distract the viewers or something..


plus they cost a fortune :runaway:

In Spain, some of the clubs (besides Barca and Real) have the electronic hordings, valencia, Real betis etc, we seem slow, when you see the old hordings after seeing them in action you might think you are watching footy in the latvian second division. (respect to latvians). Chelsea and Liverpool need these things!!

Anyone have any ticket info on the Brazil v Argentina friendly at the Emirates?

Btw. The Villa game is now sold out with just a few corperate packages available and they cost thousands.

Stewdogg Man U have been using them for about two seasons now. Why other clubs don't use them is a mystery to me.

Stewdogg Man U have been using them for about two seasons now. Why other clubs don't use them is a mystery to me.

I dont think UEFA allow them for CL matches though

I dont think UEFA allow them for CL matches though
Well they used them last year at Old Trafford.

I dont think UEFA allow them for CL matches though
Yeah you're correct. The same applied to Real Madrid, Bayern and other clubs with this technology.

What I can't understand is why don't UEFA allow their sponsors to be printed on these boards, is it because they are not in favour of the new technology, the technology does not allow individual boards to print a different advertisment, or uefa think the electronic boards are only being used by a few clubs so there isn't a need to convert.

Probably quite expensive to install, and they must get broken quite easily plus need a person to do the programming. Do u think they look better, I think they are quite tacky really and quite irritating during normal Premiership matches with all those changing adverts, special sponsors messages etc. One day some club will work out its cheaper to have no spectators and simply have a load of Plasma screens to dispaly virtual spectators, then possibly have a pitch displaaying adverts too.

I really like the stadium but i hate the name, can we just call it The Grove or something?

Byker Grove

In Spain, some of the clubs (besides Barca and Real) have the electronic hordings, valencia, Real betis etc, we seem slow, when you see the old hordings after seeing them in action you might think you are watching footy in the latvian second division. (respect to latvians). Chelsea and Liverpool need these things!!

Because its crap. Clubs are probably wary of spending money on something that, ultimately, is just annoying for the tv viewers.

590 emirates stadium pics here (http://www.shmee150.co.uk/emirates01.htm), like this:

http://www.shmee150.co.uk/images/emirates01/DSC00821.jpg

Brazil and Argentina to play at Emirates Stadium

http://www.arsenal.com/Images/b/brazil_argentina_emirates2.jpg?t=1

Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that Emirates Stadium will host an International Friendly match between Brazil and Argentina on Sunday 3rd September 2006.

The match will kick off at 4pm and the Club is pleased to announce that Arsenal members will receive the exclusive first rights on purchasing tickets for this high profile fixture.

The forthcoming match will give football fans in the UK the chance to see some of the world’s greatest footballers in action. The Brazilian squad travelling to London is likely to feature key players such as Ronaldinho, Adriano, Kaka and Ronaldo, and of course our very own Gilberto. With the opposition line-up from Argentina set to include stars Messi, Riquelme, Mascherano and Saviola.

Argentina and Brazil have enjoyed a healthy rivalry since their first match in 1914 which Brazil won 3-0, and between them have won the World Cup a total of seven times.

The last time the two teams played each other was in Frankfurt during the Confederations Cup in June 2005, with Brazil triumphing 4-1. However, this match is the first time these two teams have ever played each other on English soil.

Arsenal Managing Director Keith Edelman said: “We are honoured to be hosting an international match between Brazil and Argentina at Emirates Stadium. It’s a complement to both our Club and our new stadium that we have been approached to stage such a high profile match between two of the most prestigious national teams in the world.

“I understand that both countries will be fielding their strongest possible line-ups and therefore we are all looking forward to witnessing a competitive match including many of the world’s best players.”


Source: Arsenal.com (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=409076&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Brazil+and+Argentina+to+play+at+Emirates+Stadium)

The real capacity of Emirates Stadium

Saturday’s game at the Emirates Stadium will be the first played in front of a capacity crowd.

It has generally been reported that Arsenal’s new ground can hold 60,000, the actual figure is 60,432.

This is divided in the following ways: Lower Tier 24,425, Upper Tier 26,646, Club Level 7,139 and Box Level 2,222.

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source: Arsenal.com (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=410117&cpid=703&title=The+real+capacity+of+Emirates+Stadium)

In large stadia if counted accurately a full house always falls short of capacity due to the non attendance of a few people. 60,432 will never be achieved but an attendance of over 60,000 will be. That will look better in the morning paper than 59912 for instance.

There have been many managers who have "reveloutionised" football here... The question is who among those and wenger etc changedfootball in England?

what??????

Enjoy your day today, Arsenal fans. Don't go too easy on those Villa boys!

Att: 60,023.

At the game today.

Att: 60,023.

At the game today.

thats GOOD i was thinking the segregation of the fans may have meant less then 60k but im happy the attendance figure is above 60,000. looks much better

Arsenal become only the second club in premiership history to record a home attendance over 60k. The highest I ever remember at highbury was around 57,000 against Man City once. The biggest I ever went to was a midweek game against Liverpool that attracted over 55,000. There were reportedly 10,000 locked out at that game. The 70,000 plus gates for the "home champions league games" at Wembley don't really count as proper home games.
This season should see Arsenal attain their highest ever average for the season.

The next club to join the 60k club should be Liverpool, who knows how big Old Trafford will be by then?

Only the second club but also United have had 200 plus 67,000 attendances. But welcome to the 60K plus club. Brilliant idea to make the stadium slightly bigger than 60K to allow for no shows etc. I wouldnt be surprised if Newcastle get to 60K next. J

i would cos there no plans to increase st james park..

plus they can't carry on the second tier round the rest of the ground because of the main road behind the east stand. they could/should carry on the second tier behind the goal so you have 2 tiers on 3 sides of the ground..that would push the capacity upto 60/61k i reckon..

if liverpool get their act together with the new stadium then i reckon they could be next.

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Wow what a fantastic stadium :okay:

theres a big gap between the seats and the pitch isn't there :eek2:

wow, it really looked awesome on tv with 60,000 fans, and damn it would look even better in the flesh. Hopefully I will get some tickets just to go and sample the stadium atmposhere of course ;)

A couple of phone pictures from towards the back of the lower tier.
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I have to say, I'm very impressed with the new stadium. The inside is bigger than it looks in the pictures. I've never seen such large seats in a stadium and the roof design really allows the noise to reverberate around the ground. (Yes, even Arsenal fans sound loud in there!) The curved, open cornered, bowl design also creates a an airy feel. There are also 2 club shops, toilets and refreshment bars outside the stadium too. All in all, a great match day experience.

The only bad points are those concrete tier ends, which I'm sure will be covered at some point, and the queues at the north bridge. I'd imagine this is caused by the fact that it's the quickest exit to Arsenal and Finsbury park tube station and also the stairs at the end of the bridge.

i just wanted to add what an amazing stadium it is, i've been three times now but the effect doesnt go away! It really is beautiful, and once those concrete bits are covered, which they will be in due course, it'll just be amazing. I really cant wait for wednesday night, the atmosphere under lights is going to be amazing, especially if we get to see theo again!

I think the biggest testament to this stadium is i havent heard an arsenal fan complain about it. There were lots of people very worried about the move and now while everyone is sad about leaving highbury the board really have done an excellent job.

i just wanted to add what an amazing stadium it is, i've been three times now but the effect doesnt go away! It really is beautiful, and once those concrete bits are covered, which they will be in due course, it'll just be amazing. I really cant wait for wednesday night, the atmosphere under lights is going to be amazing, especially if we get to see theo again!

I think the biggest testament to this stadium is i havent heard an arsenal fan complain about it. There were lots of people very worried about the move and now while everyone is sad about leaving highbury the board really have done an excellent job.

I must admit, having seen a lot of criticisms about the stadium not looking imposing I almost started believing it myself, but it's a lot more imposing than Highbury and quite a lot of other stadiums I have been in. There are no wide open corners to hide in here and the roof design really does help the acoustics.

I am looking forward to the night games too. They seem to have a special atmposphere. I'm sure they will be even better at this stadium.

Doesn't look like the Champions League game v Dinamo Zagreb on wedneday will be a sellout. There are still tickets available on Arsenal.com. Hardly suprising given the level of opposition and the first leg lead.
The second premiership game v middlesborough on 9th september is already a sellout.


Anybody interested in seeing the Emirates for themselves could do worse than Brazil v Argentina on sunday 2nd september. Tickets go on general sale today at 9.30am.

Doesn't look like the Champions League game v Dinamo Zagreb on wedneday will be a sellout. There are still tickets available on Arsenal.com. Hardly suprising given the level of opposition and the first leg lead.


i heard the ticket system doesnt work well,sometimes the system says its already sold out despite there are still some tickets left

thats exactly right, they spent about 350m on the stadium and everything but dont appear to have spent anything on the ticketing system. Basically one day it will say sold out, another there will be tickets, if you phone they say sold out but if you ring back another time there are tickets again. It's madness!

i heard an interview on sky with a guy (from mcalpine i think) saying how he'd idealy like another 3 months until the first game at emirates stadium.

i guess this means they may be planning on covering up the concrete at the end of the tiers.

has anyone got pictures of the players entrance/areas except changing rooms.

Doesn't look like the Champions League game v Dinamo Zagreb on wedneday will be a sellout. There are still tickets available on Arsenal.com. Hardly suprising given the level of opposition and the first leg lead.
The second premiership game v middlesborough on 9th september is already a sellout.


Anybody interested in seeing the Emirates for themselves could do worse than Brazil v Argentina on sunday 2nd september. Tickets go on general sale today at 9.30am.
unfortunately for some of us red members it sold out yesterday very quickly (apparently some say it was sold out earlier but our dodgy official site was not updated quicky enough). Its looking increasingly likely that some of us will only watch Carling cup matches this season :cry:

I heard that the Emirates stadium could be the venue for one of the England matches against Israel, Estonia or Russia...is this true?

both our next two home matches Vs Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and Vs Middlesbrough in the Premiership are sold out with only Matchday Hospitality packages remaining..so expect the 60,000+ figure again for both matches :)

^^^Yup but tickets for the Brasil V Argentina match has been suprisingly easy to get. I purchased 3 tickets a few minutes ago :nocrook: . Just waiting for the confirmation mail now.

both our next two home matches Vs Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and Vs Middlesbrough in the Premiership are sold out with only Matchday Hospitality packages remaining..so expect the 60,000+ figure again for both matches :)

Well you could slap me with a wet haddock. I didn't think a champions league qualifier that we were already 3-0 up in would be a sellout.


^Yup but tickets for the Brasil V Argentina match has been suprisingly easy to get. I purchased 3 tickets a few minutes ago . Just waiting for the confirmation mail now.

Well done I'm a bit dissapointed I really want to go to that game but I'm having a bone graft 3 days before and I don't think I'll be up to going. Bad luck really with the timing as that may well be the only game this season that goes on general sale. Anyway enjoy yourself and have a great time.

^^^Yup but tickets for the Brasil V Argentina match has been suprisingly easy to get. I purchased 3 tickets a few minutes ago :nocrook: . Just waiting for the confirmation mail now.

Tickets for that fixture are now on General Sale so i guess we have to cope with the fact that some of the scum fans are gonna be around at Emirates Stadium :bash:

well Ive just booked a ticket on general sale. Upper Tier though. Who cares :D

Liverpool fans aren't scum? no? :runaway:

Liverpool fans aren't scum? no? :runaway:

well i was specifically meaning those scum from N17…its funny though how they got the Brazil Vs Wales at WHL while the more prestigious fixture of Brazil Vs Argentina will be held at Emirates Stadium :D:D

both our next two home matches Vs Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and Vs Middlesbrough in the Premiership are sold out with only Matchday Hospitality packages remaining..so expect the 60,000+ figure again for both matches :)

Yay! Guess who's heading to the Emirates Stadium tonight for a bit of corporate entertainment for the Zagreb game! :D :scouserd:

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hopefully I won't be too far up in the upper tier for the Sunday game (Brazil v Argies)

I don't like that sloping roof thingy.

I think I'm in the one of the corners, which doesn't look as bad.

Only a few tickets left for the Brazil/Argy game. £70 at club level no tickets available on the day.

£70 tis a bit steep, but you'll get good seats ;)

can't wait for tomorrow. Its gonna be 60,000 according to the BBC, and live on the beeb too.

Both sides have picked a strong squad. Ronaldinho and Kaka are in the Brazil team. And basically the Argie world cup team is going with the exception of Crespo.

It's club level and you get a bit more than a seat. I'm a non member gooner and this was going to be a rare opportunity to get inside the Emirates for me and since this match was announced I've been looking forward to it. Unfortunately due to major dental surgery on thursday I can't go and at the moment I look like Marlon Brando in the Godfather. Thank goodness for the Beeb.

Well I had a great day out yesterday. The stadium is awesome, plenty of colour with a very strong contingent of Brazillians (more so) and Argies. The sound really gets trapped in the stadium. The game was quality. The goals were brilliant. The mini pitch invasion was a right laugh. (don't know what the stewards were doing!)

I've taken a load of pics, but thats for another thread. But two anyway:

Some of the talent on show: Riquelme and Tevez. A decent shot, considering I had no tripod and was in the upper tier, using my new 1.7x conversion lens (wobbles alot)

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The Colourful, capacity crowd:

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The Red and Green of Emirates:

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I look foward to seeing a CL or Premiership match in the near future

I've also booked tickets for WHL tomorrow. I know its only Wales, but I'll get to seen Ronaldinho who is sheduled to start, and Giggs/Bellamy, along with Kaka and Robinho et co again. I think there is still tickets avaliable via Spurs website ;) £35 max adult price.

Excuse me peyre this is an arsenal thread, please don't advertise what's going on over at the other Norf London Club.

£35 that's good.....


Thanks for the photo's it was damm good match for a friendly.

nah, its a stadium thread ;) Anyway, I just wanted to let people know. For any folk that didnt get tickets to emirates. Point taken though.

Are they going to do something about the exposed concrete rim at the bottom of the tiers/stands. Makes the stadium look incomplete somehow.

it doesnt look great it must be said. I think the line arsenal have given is that they will get in and not see how things go and what people want before doing anything. So i think 6 months down the line you will see that covered with things the fans have asked for, like the banners that used to be on the north bank or similar. I think a lot of the interior is going to be decorated as it goes along so expect more arsenal signs in and around the stadium in time

posted on arsenal.com

What is the current level of each membership category?

The current figures are:

43,000 Platinum/Gold Members
22,000 Silver
22,000 Junior Gunners
61,000 Red Members

There are 38,000 on the Season Ticket waiting list, of which 15-20,000 of which fit into the above categories.


Club Level as its currently constituted is not how it appeared in the promotional material — will the furniture etc be improved?

We agree to the extent that they were sparse for the first game, but we are experimenting with the design and amount of furniture at club level to see what does and doesn’t work. We were initially worried that by having too much furniture it will be too crowded — we may have over-compensated and not put enough furniture out, something that won’t happen again.

What is going to happen with the concrete divides between each level of the stadium and where have the signs (e.g. WHL 71) gone?

Today, we’re trying 2 boards on the South Stand. This may be rolled out over time. We felt that Highbury was a bit patchwork, which can make it feel like a home but wasn’t a great aesthetic site. We realise that a lot of areas are still bare and we will dress them so that when it is fully finished it will work well. There is the logistical problem of always having to change the seats for Champions League game which we felt wasn’t an appropriate thing to do. All advertising for Champions League games has to be covered. We are discussing with the stadium manager about what we do with the signs from Highbury. We will be at this stadium for a long time and we want to make sure that the stadium looks right. When the keys were handed over to us, we had a lot of aspects to work on to get it workable for the first game here, so we had to prioritise the functionality before appearance. As already stated, we will be trying out different things to see what works. We’ve already changed the breeze blocks in the lower and upper concourses and we will be doing more over the next couple of months.

Why are the blinds down at club level?

Because of drinking legislation at football games, we have to keep the blinds down - you’re not allowed to have a view of the pitch whilst watching football. This applies to all games.

There is no actual clock in the stadium that shows the time (apart from the countdown on the scoreboard).

There will be a clock outside the stadium in due course. There are currently no plans to put one in the stadium. In terms of the jumbotron, there is a lot of information to be put on them. We understand that the viewing angle of the screens is not ideal in all areas, but we believe it’s marginal. We may put another screen in the North East quadrant but we need to balance this with how many extra people will have a good view of a screen. If this does happen, it will have to take place next summer because of the time required to install it.

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Nice picture man. COYS!

Theres a flash 44 pages magazine on the stadium here


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Thanks London Lad an amazing read.
Made my first visit to the emirates today a fantastic stadium with a very good atmosphere. The people sitting next to me said it's getting better game by game.

I read today that Arsenal allowed Tottenham to bring 5000, for this weeks North London Derby, but the Old bill said no. Is this true?

I read today that Arsenal allowed Tottenham to bring 5000, for this weeks North London Derby, but the Old bill said no. Is this true?

I would imagine Tottenham would have the usual amount of tickets allocated to away fans at league games. The only time that would be increased is for cup games. I'm not sure if the away allocation for league games is set at 5000, I thought it was around 3500.

LEAGUE GAMES IS APROXIMATELY 3000

FOR CUP GAMES WE'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE 15% OF THE GROUND TO AWAY FANS, THATS 9000, OBVIOUSLY DEPENDING ON WETHER THE CLUB IN QUESTION CHOOSES TO TAKE THE WHOLE AMOUNT

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This may be a stupid question, but how do they drain the rainwater from the roof? From what I can see, the entire roof is angled towards the pitch, and I assume there are gutters around the inside. Is the water pumped back up through the roof, to the outside, because I can't imagine there being drainpipes obscuring views in a place like this.

I remember reading that the water is pumped. Can't remember where I read it though.

I know they have such a system at court 1 at Wimbledon, but I've never known one at a scale like this. Cheers embe. :cheers:

Is it true that this stadium is in fact a 70,000 seater which at the minute has only 60,000 seats in it? Arsenal will eventually apply for planning permission for the extra 10,000 seats.

I heard this from a bloke that called in the Football Legends the other night, not sure if anybody else has heard this??

They likely use a type of siphoning system. You only need one pump or suck and it will drain the water away from where ever it is with no problems for hours. I've done it with old water tanks in other peoples roof areas. Its a very efficient process.

Is it true that this stadium is in fact a 70,000 seater which at the minute has only 60,000 seats in it? Arsenal will eventually apply for planning permission for the extra 10,000 seats.

I heard this from a bloke that called in the Football Legends the other night, not sure if anybody else has heard this??

It begs the question- why wouldn't we have heard about this already?

An Arsenal fan who was a friend once told me that the stadium could easily have an additional 10,000 - 15,000 seats added, once they proved they would be sustainable and not create banks of empty seats spoiling the look of the ground!

Whether they actually did build the stadium with the extra space or whether the idea remained on the drawing board I do not know.

Mind you, the seats are huge, I reckon if they put "normal" sized ones in they could up the capacity significantly.

A second chance for neutrals and non-members to see the Emirates stadium.
Oh and the bonus of Brazil v Portugal :)


Arsenal to host Brazil v Portugal international
Brazil v Portugal
Friendly Match
Emirates Stadium
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Kick-off: 8pm


Source Arsenal.com


Arsenal Football Club are pleased to announce that Emirates Stadium will host a match between Brazil and Portugal at 8pm on Tuesday 6th February 2007, the second international friendly to be held at the new 60,000 capacity stadium.

In testament to Emirates Stadium and the success of the match between Brazil and Argentina in September last year, the venue will hold this second international match less than six months since the stadium opened.

Key players such as Ronaldinho, Kaka and Arsenal's very own Gilberto are likely to feature, with the opposition line-up from Portugal set to be equally impressive, including stars like Ronaldo, Quaresma, Nani, and Deco.

The match will be both teams' first international fixtures of the year. The last time the two sides met was in April 2003 when Portugal beat five times world champions, Brazil, 2-1 in Porto. Scolari had already taken charge of Portugal, but this will be Dunga's first game against the Portuguese and he will be keen to extend his five match unbeaten run since becoming coach after the World Cup.

Arsenal Star, Gilberto, said: "I'm so pleased that my national side Brazil will again have the chance to play at my home ground, Emirates Stadium. I'm lucky enough to play there with Arsenal and playing there back in September with Brazil was really special. It's a great stadium to play in, the atmosphere is fantastic for all supporters and I'm really looking forward to the match."

Head Coach of the Portuguese National Team, Luiz Felipe Scolari, commented: "It will be the second time I'll face Brazil since I took charge of the Portuguese team. To me it's of course a special moment and I'm really looking forward to the match. I'm sure it will be an entertaining event given the enormous quality and talent of the players involved."

The FPF President, Gilberto Madaíl, commented: "This match could have been a dream semi-final of the World Cup 2006 for a lot of people and I'm sure it will generate a wonderful atmosphere given that this is another great opportunity for the vast Portuguese community living abroad and particularly those living in Great Britain to watch our time play."

The CBF president, Ricardo Terra Teixeira, enthused: "This announcement follows Brazil's successful international friendlies against Argentina and Wales in London last year. We are delighted to be returning to the fantastic Emirates Stadium to take on one of the best teams in the world in front of what we are sure will be another sell-out crowd."

Ticket details for the match will be announced on arsenal.com on Tuesday 9th January.

Mind you, the seats are huge, I reckon if they put "normal" sized ones in they could up the capacity significantly.

Yeah, but Arsenal fans are big, fat, kebab-munching fartbags. :banana:

so the stadium could maybe add 10,000 extra seats? i presume this would be done by filling in the corners?

btw if they could expand the emirates then they should start soon! ansenals games have been sold out almost every match, they are getting 60000 week in week out! lol

They should be able to lower the pitch and get some additional rows and a few thousand extra seats. There's so much room between the first row and the sidelines. Looks like twice what FIFA requires. But I don't think they will do any major changes in the next years. Wouldn't make sence since it's a brand new stadium.

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Looks like you had a nice plane journey on the way down to Heathrow Ciudad Bristol :) I've been on that route many'a time!

Mods: please move this into COMPLETED PROJECTS! A year late! :lol:

Under the circumstances yes. Too many clouds in reality though.

problems that typically arise on approach to Heathrow:

1) clouds/poor visibilty
2) not on the right hand side of the plane and not on a window seat
4) Plane lands at LHR from the west due to easterly winds and approach is way north of London (although view is impressive from left hand side of plane but distant)
5) No camera/camera in bag/ camera batteries depleted
6) night time so photos would be blurry (although bloody amazing at the time)

Has anyone got any pic's of the new developments surrounding Emirates?

Under the circumstances yes. Too many clouds in reality though.

problems that typically arise on approach to Heathrow:

1) clouds/poor visibilty
2) not on the right hand side of the plane and not on a window seat
4) Plane lands at LHR from the west due to easterly winds and approach is way north of London (although view is impressive from left hand side of plane but distant)
5) No camera/camera in bag/ camera batteries depleted
6) night time so photos would be blurry (although bloody amazing at the time)

I always try to get a seat on the right hand side window. The only thing I can remember seeing from the left side of the plane was Twickenham and Chelsea's ground. EVERYTHING else is visible from the right. The pictures I take are awful, or at night.

Bloody love this stadium and I think it has BAGS of character.
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It will be nice to see these shots again when the old Highbury has been redeveloped and the apartments around the new stadium built.

I always try to get a seat on the right hand side window. The only thing I can remember seeing from the left side of the plane was Twickenham and Chelsea's ground. EVERYTHING else is visible from the right. The pictures I take are awful, or at night.

I forgot to mention the obvious - don't sit over the wing.

Very Beautifull, more pics, please..

Been to The Emirates twice now. The first time I was very impressed, looked very modern and the surrounding areas are actually decent, plenty of Pubs and places to eat so close to the ground, so I was pleased with that. When I got inside though the seats were massive and you could fit two people standing in the space of one, this makes for a bad atmosphere usually if the fans are all spread out. Fans are also too far from the pitch and the accoustics are dreadful.

Second time I wasn't impressed in the slightest. It depends what you go to Football for I suppose, if you go for a few drinks, and to stand and have a sing song then I doubt you'll enjoy the Emirates experience, if you go to watch the Football and watch the Football only then you will. I'm not going to deny that it's great architecture, but I don't like it, sadly.

I agree.

. Fans are also too far from the pitch and the accoustics are dreadful.



The accoustics are actually quite good when fans are at full voice, probably due to the flat, curved in, roof. Unfortunately our home fans are pants and the away premier league fans that go to the stadium aren't much noisier either. The only time you really hear the stadium tested is when the lower European teams come to town, like the czechs and croatians.

WOW!! This stadium rocks!!

The accoustics are actually quite good when fans are at full voice, probably due to the flat, curved in, roof. Unfortunately our home fans are pants and the away premier league fans that go to the stadium aren't much noisier either. The only time you really hear the stadium tested is when the lower European teams come to town, like the czechs and croatians.

Well said.The emirates faithful are simply not as noisy as other PL teams(let alone other London teams).But with full noise it should be damn good.

The stadium looks pretty good from air.I love the architecture.
U can't ask for a more impressive stadium in a city like London.

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The often complained about concrete walls are no more.

The murals are worse imho, I would've like something more art deco...

I heard the wall to separate home and away fans is unique and can be located elsewhere around the ground, is this true?

I heard the wall to separate home and away fans is unique and can be located elsewhere around the ground, is this true?

The segregation fence barriers can be moved to create a smaller or bigger away section in the corner of the ground with the emergency exit tunnel, depending on how big the away team is. Don't know if it's unique, but the barriers just get moved along as many rows as possible to create the size of section they need.

The segregation fence barriers can be moved to create a smaller or bigger away section in the corner of the ground with the emergency exit tunnel, depending on how big the away team is. Don't know if it's unique, but the barriers just get moved along as many rows as possible to create the size of section they need.Cheers. Any idea how it works, does it lift over seats? does it need to be dismantled by hand and then relocated?

Are there any ways that Arsenal could increase capacity by say another 10k or so, they have the highest ticket prices in the country and always sell out, so they must be missing out on a canny chunk of income.

Well you could probably fit a small stadium between the stands and the pitch so maybe they could dig down? Can't imagine that would be cheap...

Well you could probably fit a small stadium between the stands and the pitch so maybe they could dig down? Can't imagine that would be cheap...

I believe digging down is not an option due to the close proximity of underground and utility tunnels beneath the pitch.
You might be able to add a couple of rows to each end behind the goal and there has been talk of filling the corners by doing away with the 'wavy' tiers but I suspect the costs would far outweigh the benefits of a few thousand extra seats.

You'd have to say then that it's a very badly designed stadium if they have built it in such a way that prevents any further expansion. 60,000 is clearly not enough :ohno:

You would've thought they'd have learnt their lesson having had the problem of not being able to expand at Highbury! If it had been built in a way to allow it to expand upto 70 or 80k without costing the Earth then they could have seen how they did expanding upto 60k before making the decision, and now with their huge waiting list and season tickets the most expensive in the PL would've seen 60k is too small. They went for asthetics over practicality though.

Not an Arsenal fan - so not sure how accurate this is (but makes sense): the level of capacity was restricted to 60,000 because the Underground stations surrounding were not deemed to be able to cope adequately with any larger levels of support. H&S as usual!

Not an Arsenal fan - so not sure how accurate this is (but makes sense): the level of capacity was restricted to 60,000 because the Underground stations surrounding were not deemed to be able to cope adequately with any larger levels of support. H&S as usual!

thats right Xander. Also a lot of restrictions were placed on the build by the local council before they would approve the planning application. For example the roof slopes downwards because there were height restrictions demanded.

60k was about as much as they could realistically squeeze into the site when all was said and done.

Im sure a more knowledgable gooner will be able to outline the issues better than I have. :)