r you seriously saying the emirates is da luz rip off, everything in emirates is done to a higher and better quality then da luz, just compare the pitch

Quite right. After all some stadiums are bound to look similar. It's purely because de luz was such an original design that people are slagging this one off: due to the three tiers and sloped corners. This stadium will be one of the worlds best when finnished and better than Benfica's.

Everybody agrees that Arsenal get's the upgraded version of the Benfica stadium?

No, Estadio looks better and has the better atmosphere.

Get some frys & a shake to go with ur Big Mac :eat:

'Mr. Shankly, my name is Tom Williams, I don't know whether you remember me but I am the chairman of Liverpool Football Club, how would you like to manage the best club in the country?' 'Why,' asked Shankly, 'Is Matt Busby packing it in?'

Justice for the 39
La giustizia per il 39

No, Estadio looks better and has the better atmosphere.

Spot on Tocino, Estadio does indeed have a better atmosphere than the Emirates, infact the Emirates has been eerily quiet all season, i mean, even on matchdays!!

Hard to say, the sloping roof really does impact on the otherwise pleasing aesthetics of Emirates, however the sponsors slogans on the seats of da luz also cheapens the appearance of that stadium somewhat. When I watched Liverpool get pumped by Benfica in this seasons Champions League, I was mightily impressed with the stadium.

Will I be as impressed with Emirates when it is full of spectators and hosting a game?

Not likely. The roof will have more of a negative impact than different coloured seats occupied by Portuguese arses. And will more than likely obscure camera angles and affect the continuity/community of the spectator ring (not sure which is more appropriate, whatever makes more sense to you).

So from the armchair fan's point of view, da luz is currently coming out on top.

but the roof is designed to help with the atmosphere

i cant wait for that stadium to be full of spetators!! the atmosphere will be immense

I was answering tocinos:
"No, Estadio looks better and has the better atmosphere"
with my previous post. It got swept away in all the madness

got swept away in all the jealousy going on in here

Funny how its only the Arsenal supporters who are claiming people are jealous. Benfica fans seem less concerned about jealousy... maybe they are more secure because they are confident their stadium is the 'original and best' ?

alot of people are envious, you can just see it in their posts

A lot of people are pretty stupid too, again you can see that in their posts

A lot of people are pretty stupid too, again you can see that in their posts

yes i know, i can see it in this post ^^

well there are going to be 41 camera positions in the ground so i very much doubt there will be any obstructions! Also the view is only diminshed by the sloping roof in the top seats, most of the people in the upper tier will have excellent views, only those at the very top will have reduced views, and even then there will be no pitch restriced views and the bowl nature of the stands will mean huge views left and right like http://www.**************************/emirates6/image014.html

and


http://www.**************************/emirates6/image017.html

yes i know, i can see it in this post ^^
http://i3.tinypic.com/117y1bd.jpg

always the same thing socrates, have you no originality?

are you really that insecure about urself? want to talk about it?

Do you want to talk about it? Worrying!

your the one who IS actually talking about it. Worrying!

^^ haha

http://i2.tinypic.com/117zhx3.jpg

'Mr. Shankly, my name is Tom Williams, I don't know whether you remember me but I am the chairman of Liverpool Football Club, how would you like to manage the best club in the country?' 'Why,' asked Shankly, 'Is Matt Busby packing it in?'

Justice for the 39
La giustizia per il 39
ahh shut it prawn face

^^ well said

taken last friday (thanks to clockender on the uk forums for the link):

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1869/mvc039s3nv.jpg

This roof... I'm about to like it! The stadium looks realy impressive now!

^^ great picture dude..the turf looks amazing

this is a picture of a model of a stadium thats going to be built in Dubai..dont know if its going to be exactly the same but wat does it remind u of

http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5715/dr45q89ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

taken last friday (thanks to clockender on the uk forums for the link):

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1869/mvc039s3nv.jpg

thats looking pretty damn impressive

hmmm, it seems familiar, but i cant put my finger on it, although the inside looks completely different

I hope the seats have covers over them and that is not the colour of them!! If not, then they are pink, and that means this is the poofiest stadium in the world!!

well they do have covers over them, white covers and plastic see through covers, sorry to diminish your excitement over the seat colour

The white seat covering "cover" the seat design eg arsenal, emirates. So they ae proberly gonna unveil it at some media lauch

this is a picture of a model of a stadium thats going to be built in Dubai..dont know if its going to be exactly the same but wat does it remind u of

http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5715/dr45q89ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It does look similar, but as someone else pointed out, the inside is totally different, look its seem to have a round pitch as to emirates rectangle one, & it has flood lights on poles:?

thats looking pretty damn impressive




with those white seat coverings,all the jealous Spurs fans on here can pretend for a while that its their new home

with those white seat coverings,all the jealous Spurs fans on here can pretend for a while that its their new home


I won't bother saying on it (why I'm not jealous) on here I'll send you a PM.

Does anybody know when the Prem kicks off?
I heard it might start a bit early.

I won't bother saying on it (why I'm not jealous) on here I'll send you a PM.

Does anybody know when the Prem kicks off?
I heard it might start a bit early.
Doubt it as its a world cup year, players tend to be given an extended break during a WC year.

I won't bother saying on it (why I'm not jealous) on here I'll send you a PM.

Does anybody know when the Prem kicks off?
I heard it might start a bit early.




just joking 2005,i don't mind Spurs(except for when u beat us in '82)

think the Prem kicks off August 12th(or is it the 19th)

What is the pitch size of E mirates?

just joking 2005,i don't mind Spurs(except for when u beat us in '82)

think the Prem kicks off August 12th(or is it the 19th)

Cheers.

Damn I just wasted 10 mins on that PM but I hope you get what I'm saying ;)

Ooooh secret messages been passed between forumers! Lets hear it then 2005...

Ooooh secret messages been passed between forumers! Lets hear it then 2005...


you had to say something,didn't you?

I think i love the roof.

Ooooh secret messages been passed between forumers! Lets hear it then 2005...

I see what you mean when you talk about Seth Gecko being a c........

this is a picture of a model of a stadium thats going to be built in Dubai..dont know if its going to be exactly the same but wat does it remind u of

http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5715/dr45q89ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It's So Obvious!! It's the stadium Used in the Sydney, Australia 2000 Olympics
Well it has a large resemblelance to it.

Actually I was wrong, I just saw pictures of it, but that Dubai Stadium look so Familiar!

taken last friday (thanks to clockender on the uk forums for the link):

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1869/mvc039s3nv.jpg

Well, judging by that photo, I cannot see what those 'critics' are banging on about obstructing views.

Even if you are sitting at the very top tier of the side stands, you should still get a fairly good view of at least 90% of all the fans sitting around you- that is at least 54,000.

If you are sitting at the terrace-ends, I imagine the roof will not dip as much and you can see everyone.

The noise should be deafening however

As deafening as wrustling a crisp packet in a library :bash:

knob

Racist.

What does this mean for Arsenal?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5037494.stm

interesting link, but it has nothing to do with the stadium. (damn arsenal mafia! :eek2: )

What does this mean for Arsenal?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5037494.stm
I thought it was common knowledge that they were a feeder club of sorts for Arsenal, and it was their responsibility to scout Africa for Arsenal, even if the players did not end up at the Ivory Coast Academy, Arsenal were to be made aware of any promising talent. (Arsenal do have a few Africans in their squad now).

I guess I got my wires crossed, I do that sometimes

http://www.fulton.k12.ky.us/teacher/atc/jpotts/images/cross_eyed3.JPG

Well, I think if we are found guilty it is unlickely that we will be excluded from the Champions League. Sepp Blatter has told us that he is in no position to conclude what should be done to punish guilty clubs. I think we're innocent and have not commited a crime. Like I said, the media needed to sell themselves by including the "Champioins League expulsion" thing to sell papers. A small fine isn't going to affect a club with a £100 cash reserve and a £50 million increase of revenue starting in August PA.

ahh shut it prawn face

I'm not Italian. I will not allow you to continue making terroristic threats towards me. You've been warned.

this is a picture of a model of a stadium thats going to be built in Dubai..dont know if its going to be exactly the same but wat does it remind u of

http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5715/dr45q89ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It reminds me of

http://moleskine.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo/Benfica.jpg

The noise should be deafening [at Ashburton] however

http://www.nearlygood.com/pictures/img/bwahahah.jpg

contrary to what tweedle dee and tweedle dum think, i think the atmosphere at emirates would be great

What does this mean for Arsenal?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5037494.stm

Just watched this on newsnight (had some nice shots of the exterior of the emirates :) ) Arsenal have stated that they loaned the money to Beveren (but we all know thats most probably BS). But surely you don't think Arsenal are the only team doing this sort of thing, would you be suprised if united are doing the same with Antwerp or Chelsea with corinthians/PSV. Morally we haven't done anything wrong but we should be a lot more careful when doing our dodgy deals.

http://www.nearlygood.com/pictures/img/bwahahah.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/11cbli1.jpg

I loved the idea that is was a 'secret deal'. Why would you ever sign a contract if it was secret? Also every club has feeder clubs, this is how football works, Amramovich sponsors CSKA Moscow, who played Chelsea in the champions league yet fifa found nothing wrong with that so the chance of a problem between arsenal and a 2nd division beligian club they will never play is hardly an issue.

They are playing some videos of construction of the emirates this week on arsenal.com, yesterday was them putting in the north brigde, all very impressive but i couldnt really have cared less about a bridge, show me new pictures of it!!

I'm not Italian. I will not allow you to continue making terroristic threats towards me. You've been warned.
Who called u Italian? wtf? terroristic? oooh i'm scared, his warning me, the ass that destroyed the previous threads is warning me!

Looser :weirdo:

The Arsenal website has been very poor on updates, written stories or photographs, they may as well not bother. Oh sorry, they don't , they may have got the stadium right, but not on keeping fans and others who are interested informed.

It is very much in their interest to get as many people visting their website for advertising alone.

On the subject of the pitch where have they used earth on the top layer, it seems to be sand.

dont be making terroristitiscs threats u heaR!

Well, judging by that photo, I cannot see what those 'critics' are banging on about obstructing views.

Even if you are sitting at the very top tier of the side stands, you should still get a fairly good view of at least 90% of all the fans sitting around you- that is at least 54,000.

If you are sitting at the terrace-ends, I imagine the roof will not dip as much and you can see everyone.

The noise should be deafening however

Look at photos taken from the top tier and you'll see that large portions of the stadium are obscured by the roof. I am quite certain that far less than 90% of the stadium will be viewable from the top of the top tier.

As to the noise, I'm sure the atmosphere will be decent for the big games but there's no reason to expect that the atmosphere will be any better for the majority of games - especially with so many prawn sarnie seats at the new stadium! It's the fans that make the atmosphere. Not the stadium.

Just looked on the webcam and they have actually laid out quite a lot of the seating round the bottom tier...doesn't look like they have been installed yet (I don't think so anyway) but they have at least got a lot of them out ready to be put in!

:cheers:

Just watched this on newsnight (had some nice shots of the exterior of the emirates :) ) Arsenal have stated that they loaned the money to Beveren (but we all know thats most probably BS). But surely you don't think Arsenal are the only team doing this sort of thing, would you be suprised if united are doing the same with Antwerp or Chelsea with corinthians/PSV. Morally we haven't done anything wrong but we should be a lot more careful when doing our dodgy deals.

Precisely, this is nothing compared to what Chelsea or United may have done themselves which is probably ten times as bad or plentiful

Look at photos taken from the top tier and you'll see that large portions of the stadium are obscured by the roof. I am quite certain that far less than 90% of the stadium will be viewable from the top of the top tier.

As to the noise, I'm sure the atmosphere will be decent for the big games but there's no reason to expect that the atmosphere will be any better for the majority of games - especially with so many prawn sarnie seats at the new stadium! It's the fans that make the atmosphere. Not the stadium.

Well, will have to see when the first few matches are being played. I am sure the fans will give accurate feedback and I still reckon 90% plus, how do you know previous pictures were not taken from seat level or even the roof?

Regarding atmosphere- this stadium wasn't built for atmosphere, it was built to accomodate more fans. Who cares whether or not they will be shouting for 90 minutes. MCG holds 100,000 aussies, because cricket is popular, not because they want to scream the place down.

I bet its just a chance for aussies to catch up with mates, drink a few beers and have a barbi on a nice sunny day. :)

Quote: Regarding atmosphere- this stadium wasn't built for atmosphere, it was built to accomodate more fans. Who cares whether or not they will be shouting for 90 minutes. MCG holds 100,000 aussies, because cricket is popular, not because they want to scream the place down.

The MCG along with most major cricket grounds in Australia, have expanded & grown due to the popularity of Australian Rules Football. Though cricket is popular, the grounds have not expanded due to that sport as only a handful of international games are scheduled each year (in summer).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/Emirates_stadium.jpg

thanks for the pic glad someone is still putting in effort. The love how the stadium dominates the north-est skyline apart from that dam building next to it.

Quote: Regarding atmosphere- this stadium wasn't built for atmosphere, it was built to accomodate more fans. Who cares whether or not they will be shouting for 90 minutes. MCG holds 100,000 aussies, because cricket is popular, not because they want to scream the place down.

The MCG along with most major cricket grounds in Australia, have expanded & grown due to the popularity of Australian Rules Football. Though cricket is popular, the grounds have not expanded due to that sport as only a handful of international games are scheduled each year (in summer).

Fair enough, though I did often wonder whether you Aussies had a thing for shoulders and armpits.....

thanks for the pic glad someone is still putting in effort. The love how the stadium dominates the north-est skyline apart from that dam building next to it.

I would, but I am a South Londoner

Its pretty ugly IMO.

dont be making terroristitiscs threats u heaR!
ok Mo i'll stop with the terrorism, tocino, u cant come out now, I took off my vest made of C4 :D

I see you're still contributing utter off-topic trash durban.

How's your close Scottish pal getting on??

:bash:

:weirdo:

I see you're still contributing utter off-topic trash durban.

How's your close Scottish pal getting on??

:bash:

:weirdo:

clearly you are the one contributing utter off-topic trash, as seen in your above post!!

I see you're still contributing utter off-topic trash durban.

How's your close Scottish pal getting on??

:bash:

:weirdo:

Shut up dickheadhttp://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6849/dkh6gx.jpg

Now how are preperations going on for the Bergkamp game? just about a month to go.

90% of seats are now installed.

90% of seats are now installed.

75%

interesting point that, anyone know what each tier holds. I think it is 9,000 for club level and executive boxes but does anyone know the split between the upper and lower tiers? The upper must be considerably bigger!

Interesting website here http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/arsenal.htm gives some nice information and a great pic of the exterior, i love the way the roof looks from the outside!

interesting point that, anyone know what each tier holds. I think it is 9,000 for club level and executive boxes but does anyone know the split between the upper and lower tiers? The upper must be considerably bigger!

Interesting website here http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/arsenal.htm gives some nice information and a great pic of the exterior, i love the way the roof looks from the outside!

upper 27,000
lower 24,000

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/2470/14355663qq.jpg

Is it me or are they taking off some of the seat covers. I just looked at some old pics from the web cam and it seems that the seat covers have been removed from some of the club level seats.

']Its pretty ugly IMO.

spot on, it looks like a spaceship

90% of seats are now installed.

10% more extra cushy seats left to install, after all Arsenal fans really enjoy sitting in them for 90 minutes

10% more extra cushy seats left to install, after all Arsenal fans really enjoy sitting in them for 90 minutes

Unlike you boys though, we won't be eating Prawn sarnies as it might make a mess on our nice new seats!

Unless you have something relevant to say about our wonderful new stadium, don't bother saying anything ok? :bash:

What type of lights will it have? I know thats a dumb question but this day in age its interesting to find out of there are coming out with energry saving halogen floodlights.
Plus if it is energy saving, that means it would give of less heat, therefore prolonging the fitting.

10% more extra cushy seats left to install, after all Arsenal fans really enjoy sitting in them for 90 minutes

Yes, a full 90 Minutes rather than abandon the Stadium like you did at the end of the 2004/2005 season after yet another club wins the League title on your turf. Shameful Support.

Funny becuase it seems you can't understand that United spent £40 Million on 8,000 prawn sarnie seats just this year. Old Trafford is like a graveyard on matchdays anyway, filled with Londoners aswell. It's not like Arsenal fans have an option to have seats or not. I think the majority of Arsenals genuine support would much rather stand on a terrace only expending £5 a game.

Race you back to London???

Can everyone stop this constant petty club bickering that keeps de-railing the thread, if you wanna talk crap about each other's teams there are plenty of other websites out there for that kinda thing, but this is an architecture site, and this particular thread is concerned only with the Emirates stadium!

Anyway, just looked on the webcam and I'm glad to see that a vast majority of the bottom tier seating has now been installed, they should be installing the last seats over these next few days, so it doesn't look like they have an awful lot more to do really. I also noticed that they appear (could be wrong here) to have taken the covers off some sections of seating, cus some areas now look bright red.....strange,

:cheers:

spot on, it looks like a spaceship

And you think this ugly? Have you ever actually looked at Old Trafford? Could you honestly objectively say its more attractive than Emirates?

spot on, it looks like a spaceship

futuristic then, nothing wrong with that

What type of lights will it have? I know thats a dumb question but this day in age its interesting to find out of there are coming out with energry saving halogen floodlights.
Plus if it is energy saving, that means it would give of less heat, therefore prolonging the fitting.

Being an energy efficient stadium was key in the design criteria. Whether this will have energy efficient floodlights, I am not sure, but it wouldn't surprise me if it had.

Here is the only information I could find about the lighting at the Emirates.

Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=&article=380473)

http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/design/article/562905/arsenal-fc-uncovers-stadium-branding/

stadium branding

thanx diaby & mauritius gunner

http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/80025/kul1.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/kOJ/view-image/kul-1.html) http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/80026/kul2.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/kOK/view-image/kul-2.html) http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/80027/kul3.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/kOL/view-image/kul-3.html) http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/80028/kul4.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/kOM/view-image/kul-4.html) http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/80029/kul5.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/kON/view-image/kul-5.html)

Since its not been posted here

Click Here (http://www.**************************/emirates7)

Dammm, this is looking verrry impressive!!

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/876/emirates2tu.png

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7418/emirates23wu.png

:cheers:

That pitch is looking ultra smooth and nice.

Is that the reflection on the grass on the part of the roof?

Yep, its the shiny roof! Looks great!

Looking less like Estadio de Luz every day. Top stadium!

new tiny pics on Arsenal.com

Here is the link to Arse.coms new pics Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=393658&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=See+the+latest+pictures+from+Emirates+Stadium)
Nice pics of the exterior. Would have been better if they were bigger

Well hurrah! At last almost an entire thread page without a troll posting, never thought that would be possible

Jack Rabbit Slim- brilliant pictures mate

I also think the roof looks fantastic, better than the Luz by far

Well hurrah! At last almost an entire thread page without a troll posting, never thought that would be possible
Can we make it two do you think..?? I doubt it personally, but who knows, stranger things have happend...Ecuador beating Poland for instance :D

Jack Rabbit Slim- brilliant pictures mate
Ah it was nothing really, just had to sneak into the stadium in desguise, knock a security guard unconscious, take a few snap shots, then leg it the hell outa there....well, actually, I'd love to take the credit, but I was actually just uploading the pics onto this thread from the great web page that Diaby posted ealier on, which he got from ScouserDave.

This kind of successful stadium building should inspire the likes of Liverpool, Everton, Birmingham and possibly a few other clubs to really start committing to building new stadiums of their own in the near future, once they see how Arsenal benefit from theirs!

:cheers:

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=393658&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=See+the+latest+pictures+from+Emirates+Stadium

^^ thats been posted already

^^ thats been posted already
That doesn't make him a bad person.

8th june, awimb.com:

http://www.awimb.com/emAlbum/albums/Ashburton%20Grove/emirates%208%20June%202006.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/emiratesstadium/article.asp?article=393668&Title=The+latest+pictures+from+Emirates+Stadium&lid=the+stadium+-+Latest+News

Brilliant pictures, can't wait for opening because I am expecting my red membership number to arrive soon. Does anyone know when the FA anounces the official fixture list for 06/07?

It should be later this month. Early July at the latest.

best stadium in the Premiership IMO

amazing pics

www.**************************/junegooner1.html
www.**************************/junegooner2.html
videos courtsy of scouserdave

http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/84969/vonalak.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/m6t/view-image/vonalak.html)

Brilliant pictures, can't wait for opening because I am expecting my red membership number to arrive soon. Does anyone know when the FA anounces the official fixture list for 06/07?

The fixtures are announced on 22nd June.

http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/84969/vonalak.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/m6t/view-image/vonalak.html)


those are prob the worst seats in the house.not bad IMO :)

those are prob the worst seats in the house.not bad IMO :)
Yeah, but not exactly great either.

those are prob the worst seats in the house.not bad IMO :)

According to the prices they are not the worst seats in the house. The worst ones are behind the goal in the lower tier.

from the Uk forum

For the first time in my life, the heat got to me. There was no way I could drive up to my beloved Liverpool today :bash:

Took shitloads of pics. I'll post the rest of them later on. Sorry Clockender, I can't recall whether I took a pic from Lower 18, but I'll check out the pics later on. Took loads of the changing rooms though

Here's a few:
Viewed from the front tier
http://www.**************************/goonerjune2001.jpg

Had a chat with Richard from London Engineering and he told me this is where they're going to place a time capsule. Has to be sorted by the end of the week apparently, as the tours will start soon

http://www.**************************/goonerjune2002.jpg


Goooooooooners changing room. Surprised at the lack of Red.
http://www.**************************/goonerjune2003.jpg

http://www.**************************/goonerjune2004.jpg

http://www.**************************/goonerjune2005.jpg

Woooow....!

Gooners, I need your advice - I wanna become a Junoir Gunner for next season, should I apply now, or wait 'till just before the 06/07 starts?

http://i72.imagethrust.com/t/84969/vonalak.jpg (http://i72.imagethrust.com/images/m6t/view-image/vonalak.html)

To quote Highbury Souljah, I would agree.
Tobe fair, this is the sort of view you would have got in the lower tiers of the East/West/Northbank Stands. Sure you cannot see the whole stadium, but this is taken right at the very back afterall. It shouldn't diminish the atmosphere one bit.

According to the prices they are not the worst seats in the house. The worst ones are behind the goal in the lower tier.
Probably where the bond-holders will sit

Woooow....!

Gooners, I need your advice - I wanna become a Junoir Gunner for next season, should I apply now, or wait 'till just before the 06/07 starts?

I'd apply now as I think there are lot's more benefits to be had for members if they join before June the 22nd. For some reason though I am not sure.

Check online, I got my red membership recently and they are advertising heavily at the moment.

I'd apply now as I think there are lot's more benefits to be had for members if they join before June the 22nd. For some reason though I am not sure.

Check online, I got my red membership recently and they are advertising heavily at the moment.

OK, so that gives me 10 days to apply. :D

Thanks for the tips, MG! :okay:

no one seems to talk about the roof but that is prob the best part of the stadium, theres nothing like it its the best roof in any stadium.

http://www.**************************/goonerjune2008.jpg

http://www.**************************/emirates7/images/image001.jpg

more pics
http://www.**************************/emirates7/

that pitch looks delicious!!

no one seems to talk about the roof but that is prob the best part of the stadium, theres nothing like it its the best roof in any stadium.

http://www.**************************/goonerjune2008.jpg

You obviously missed my earlier posting Souljah, I said that this probably was a similar view from the lower tiers of the East/West/Northbank stands and it shouldn't diminish the atmosphere

I like the rooth, but not the white beems (here I go again, Benfica...? not the same but also there the beems, which are wurse there, are the only parts I do not like about the stadium.) for the rest it's perfect!

that pitch looks delicious!!

I get your picture now! Its the London Eye

I thought it was a sea-anemone

i love the outside of the stadium

i like glass, steel and concrete for the outside of the stadium (Wembley and Emirates) more than Allianz outside

I get your picture now! Its the London Eye

I thought it was a sea-anemone

what? how the hell did u think it was that? well at least you realised in the end, great detective work :okay:

MORE MORE MORE!!

http://www.**************************/emirates8/

Cracking pictures!

Cant wait to see this stadium in action!

LOL, they making the england flag with the seat covers.

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6285/image0848vl.jpg

^^ We do love our football here in England!! :)

:cheers:

Does anyone have a recent picture from the webcam?

i think they start installing the goalposts

would be wise if they painted the lines first.

Does anyone have a recent picture from the webcam?

The latest pics from Arsenal's new* stadium...

http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/2004euro/images/LisbonEuro2004_4.jpg

http://moblog.co.uk/blogs/4459/moblog_5c39830b5e749.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/europe/luz4.jpg

EEENNNNNGLANNDDDD :D
http://www.**************************/emirates9/images/image003.jpg

LOOOONDDOONN
http://www.**************************/emirates9/images/image074.jpg

http://www.**************************/emirates9/images/image091.jpg

http://www.**************************/emirates9/images/image093.jpg

like the ouside more than the Allianz one


Arsenal FC Emirates Stadium
20th June 2006

http://www.**************************/emirates9/

pics from the Uk forum, u know who u are guys :cheers:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/creagh/Arsenal001.jpg http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/creagh/Arsenal002.jpg http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/creagh/Arsenal003.jpg http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/creagh/Arsenal006.jpg http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/creagh/Arsenal015.jpg

www.**************************/emirates9 :cheers:

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Tocino you are a sad man. i pity you

^^Leave him, his just jealous that arsenal's stadium is a piece of art & old trafford is a piece of .... ;)

kinda ironic seeing England flags at Arsenal lol...

stadium is looking top-notch so far

wow great eh i went to see the outside of it about three weeks ago and it was great wish i could've seen inside but these pics are great the stadium any club would be proud to play in and that includes man utd.Old trafford is a nice stadium but the corners aren't what they should be for a world class club those corners are a real let down.i think asburton grove is the best club stadium in england now

the seating design, is probably the worst ive ever seen!!!!!!

whit chairs and some red lines, except for the englad flag, the rest doesnt make any sense.

no nike logo, emirates sign, not even arsenal is writen there.

tthis stadion is a giant rip off from da luz!

the seating design, is probably the worst ive ever seen!!!!!!

whit chairs and some red lines, except for the englad flag, the rest doesnt make any sense.

no nike logo, emirates sign, not even arsenal is writen there.

tthis stadion is a giant rip off from da luz!

i hope ur kidding :runaway:

thatsone green field

the seating design, is probably the worst ive ever seen!!!!!!

whit chairs and some red lines, except for the englad flag, the rest doesnt make any sense.

no nike logo, emirates sign, not even arsenal is writen there.

tthis stadion is a giant rip off from da luz!
lol. :bash:

aww i feel bad for the fella! got to tell him!


The white is just plastic covers on the seats


bless!

^^Yeh not all people are blesses with brains Jacob,
shame, hope he gets through life with less problems

i never notice the seats above the club level seats i thought it was just gonna be glass, its almost like 4 tiers

I like the form of the roof as shown on the last pictures, the corners are nice. the fact that part of the roof let's light though, very nice! Only thing is the big white beems, a bit to much, but that's the only thing(and nescesary...) , for the rest it is looking good!!!

I don't liek it , it is to ordinary. There is nothing special in it taht will diference it from other stadiums. It looks like luz. With so many money you could build uniqe stadium

2nd Dcemeber the Spurs play there. Can't wait COYS!!!!!

The opitch best be still in good condition!

wow great eh i went to see the outside of it about three weeks ago and it was great wish i could've seen inside but these pics are great the stadium any club would be proud to play in and that includes man utd.Old trafford is a nice stadium but the corners aren't what they should be for a world class club those corners are a real let down.i think asburton grove is the best club stadium in england now

in terms of stadium quality, old trafford is no way near this

kinda ironic seeing England flags at Arsenal lol...

stadium is looking top-notch so far

FYI- we have only two french players left

the seating design, is probably the worst ive ever seen!!!!!!

whit chairs and some red lines, except for the englad flag, the rest doesnt make any sense.

no nike logo, emirates sign, not even arsenal is writen there.

tthis stadion is a giant rip off from da luz!

are you thick ot what?

the seating design, is probably the worst ive ever seen!!!!!!

whit chairs and some red lines, except for the englad flag, the rest doesnt make any sense.

no nike logo, emirates sign, not even arsenal is writen there.

tthis stadion is a giant rip off from da luz!
Are you blind or are you just slow?

I don't liek it , it is to ordinary. There is nothing special in it taht will diference it from other stadiums. It looks like luz. With so many money you could build uniqe stadium

Good post, I agree 100%. Ashburton is unfortunetly an unoriginal and bland stadium. You must blame those who are in charge of Arsenal for being ambition -less and satisfied with inferior plans.

the stadium looks pretty good so far.

The stadium looks fantastic and is the best in Britain, when you consider the limitations set by planning permission by local government, I think those currently in charge at Arsenal have done extremely well.

Good post, I agree 100%. Ashburton is unfortunetly an unoriginal and bland stadium. You must blame those who are in charge of Arsenal for being ambition -less and satisfied with inferior plans.

you are so pathetic,i cant stop laughing :hahaha:

So KiwiBrit, I suppose you don't object to this Tocino twat's interference, do you?

So KiwiBrit, I suppose you don't object to this Tocino twat's interference, do you?

No because I've only expressed an opinion, but he probably objects to your juvenile name calling.

Listen Mauritius. Tocino is purely looking to wind everyone up, and by you responding he is succeeding.

I thought you had more sense than to simply fight fire with fire, and stoop to his level.

That is why I haven't replied to any of his threads.

So for Christ's sake move on!

In some of the recent pics I have noticed that the third tier (box level) with seats actually now looks like an extra tier rather than just being hidden in between club level and the top tier. It looks really good, will be nice to have the first four tiered stadium.

It may not be the most mind bogglingly original and unique stadium in the world, but it still looks dam fine!! If you think about it, most stadiums round the world look similar to one stadium or another, there are only so many ways you can make a football stadium look wholly new and uncomparable. It has vague similarities to Da Luz, but nothing to get in a fuss about, and certainly nothing to suggest it is just a 'copy'. Da Luz is a great stadium, and so is Ashburton Grove, both have similar charachteristics, but both are equally different and varied in many ways. So this talk about it being a 'ripp off' is just coming off sounding like bitter rantings from people who have an agenda against the club! And I'm a Man U supporter for heavens sake! :)

It will make a fine addition to the England 2018 World Cup!!

:cheers:

In some of the recent pics I have noticed that the third tier (box level) with seats actually now looks like an extra tier rather than just being hidden in between club level and the top tier. It looks really good, will be nice to have the first four tiered stadium.


If you would count that a tier then Real Madrid has 5 as wel as Barcelona but well, see discusion three tier stadium, it is a discusion if this stadium has 3 or 2.
Nice stadium, but I have to agree with the seating, original but not very nice, a bit boring... The rest looks good yep very good, (nice copy of Luz haahahahaaaaaaaaargggggghhhh :runaway:

I meant the first four tier stadium in england. And it has four, you can count them. Also I find this original argument very odd, people are comparing it to da luz correctly, yet da luz is in portugal. For an English stadium this is quite original, very different to the traditional square stadium. Yes it can be compared to a stadium in a random country, all stadia can, but for english stadia it is quite original.

^^^
i think its the 3rd "Laola" Stadium in England (1st galpharm stadium and 2nd reebock??)

The stadium looks fantastic and is the best in Britain, when you consider the limitations set by planning permission by local government, I think those currently in charge at Arsenal have done extremely well.

Sure your not being biased there.

http://wooller.com/sites/wooller/gallery/10262/IMG_4793.JPG

;)

God I miss Highbury

Sure your not being biased there.

http://wooller.com/sites/wooller/gallery/10262/IMG_4793.JPG

;)

Your point being?

What's with the Wembley picture? Multiplex are a national discrace that has siphoned time and money from the FA.

I agree with ajgooner, because Sir Bobby McAlpine has delivered on time and on budget and yes, they have managed the whole project brilliantly Hat's off to Arsenal.

P.s. Carrick was a load of shit today, amongst others

:scouserd:

why only 54,000?!!

why only 54,000?!!

For safety, it was initially thought we would only have 40,000-45,000 for this game, but we can now see the stadium with more fans in it for the master; is good news.

Your point being?

What's with the Wembley picture? Multiplex are a national discrace that has siphoned time and money from the FA.

I agree with ajgooner, because Sir Bobby McAlpine has delivered on time and on budget and yes, they have managed the whole project brilliantly Hat's off to Arsenal.

P.s. Carrick was a load of shit today, amongst others

1. Carrick was man of the match
2. We're through
3. Multiplex are Aus.

My point is that when Wembley is (finally) finished it will be the best stadium in the world.

The fact that you compare Sir Robert McAlpine to multiplex is a bit of a joke. Wembley is a 90,000 seater stadium that had to be built after knocking down a stadium with also the cost of the whole project being £757m now compare that to Ashburton Grove. A 60,000 seater (30,000 less than Wembley) stadium on land that was coverd by small buildings and the project costs £357m (£400m less than wembley) I personaly find it a joke that you say Sir Robert McAlpine are better than multiplex just because its on time. Both projects are totally different in size and what had to be done before building work even starts. Also AB is actually 2 years behind schedule.

Multiplex are a national discrace that has siphoned time and money from the FA.

I agree with ajgooner, because Sir Bobby McAlpine has delivered on time and on budget and yes, they have managed the whole project brilliantly Hat's off to Arsenal.

P.s. Carrick was a load of shit today, amongst others


:rofl:

well said 2005 btw

Its possible that Ashburton could be a better football stadium. Its also possible that on its scale, its a better venue overall. I don't see anything absurd about that statement.

No offense mauritius gunner, and I don't want to start an arguement with you here that will drag the thread off topic, but your last comment was a load of bollox! Plain and simple!

Btw, when is DB's testimonial??

:cheers:

1. Carrick was man of the match
2. We're through
3. Multiplex are Aus.

My point is that when Wembley is (finally) finished it will be the best stadium in the world.

The fact that you compare Sir Robert McAlpine to multiplex is a bit of a joke. Wembley is a 90,000 seater stadium that had to be built after knocking down a stadium with also the cost of the whole project being £757m now compare that to Ashburton Grove. A 60,000 seater (30,000 less than Wembley) stadium on land that was coverd by small buildings and the project costs £357m (£400m less than wembley) I personaly find it a joke that you say Sir Robert McAlpine are better than multiplex just because its on time. Both projects are totally different in size and what had to be done before building work even starts. Also AB is actually 2 years behind schedule.
1. Size and cost does not make a stadium better than the other. Da luz costs less than Emirates and some of you think its better. WHL is smaller that Highbury but you believe the former is better.

2. Emirates is not behind schedule because of Sir Robert Mcalpine, its because people that owned business on the ground and people that lived in the area delayed the process as they were unhappy with certain things concerning the stadium.

Dont know why ur'll started comparing Wembley to Ash. Grove, because you cant compare the two.

Dont know why ur'll started comparing Wembley to Ash. Grove, because you cant compare the two.

Correct. Wembley is as late as it could possibly be and Emirates is ready for next season

1. Size and cost does not make a stadium better than the other. Da luz costs less than Emirates and some of you think its better. WHL is smaller that Highbury but you believe the former is better.

2. Emirates is not behind schedule because of Sir Robert Mcalpine, its because people that owned business on the ground and people that lived in the area delayed the process as they were unhappy with certain things concerning the stadium.

Wrong. I wasn't saying anything along the lines of that. What I was manily saying was that Sir Robert McAlpine had an easier job to do. Wembley is the biggest stadium in the world (in size that is not capacity) where as the Emirates is a 60,000 seater stadium. Its like trying to say that whoever built the Empire Statebuilding were on time etc in comparison to those who did Sears. What saying is that Sir Robert McAlpines job was a lot easier than Multiplex's because of the difference of the projects.

But thats irrelevant, no one is saying they should have taken the same amount of time to build. However, Multiplex made a commitment to complete the stadium by a certain date and failed, McAlpine succeeded. Wembley is more complicated, in which case they should have left more time for it to be built, also their issues with the steel contractor etc were their problem, not the FAs so it is their fault! The Emirates is only late because of planning permission, in terms of construction it is a few weeks ahead, while wembley is months behind, and possibly anything up to a year.

I think McAlpine have done a wonderful job, there were a number of difficult construction problems here too, such as the railway tracks on either side so to overcome all this is very impressive.

btw cole was man of the match, saving fat robbo

Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=398393&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Emirates+Stadium+floodlights+tested+-+picture+special) Emirates stadium floodlight test at night
My pick of the bunchhttp://www.arsenal.com/images/e/emirates26062006_6.jpg

Diaby, I am very interested in day to day progress made on the stadium, but again the quality of the images on the Arsenal site leave a lot to be desired, the size of the photographs are way too small. They should give the job to someone in Liverpool! ScouseDave by himself has embarrassed Arsenal with the quality of his photography. He my opinion has kept this thread going even though he is banned from these pages. I really just await the results of his next visit. Also having problems with the club webcam. But thanks anyway for the heads up

Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=398393&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Emirates+Stadium+floodlights+tested+-+picture+special) Emirates stadium floodlight test at night
My pick of the bunchhttp://www.arsenal.com/images/e/emirates26062006_6.jpg
i hope there will be also light for the tribunes/stand

btw cole was man of the match, saving fat robbo

Cole and Carrick were both excellent. Cole saved England and John Terry.

Diaby, I am very interested in day to day progress made on the stadium, but again the quality of the images on the Arsenal site leave a lot to be desired, the size of the photographs are way too small. They should give the job to someone in Liverpool! ScouseDave by himself has embarrassed Arsenal with the quality of his photography. He my opinion has kept this thread going even though he is banned from these pages. I really just await the results of his next visit. Also having problems with the club webcam. But thanks anyway for the heads upI think every gooner or anyone interested in the stadium progress feels the same way as you. Apparently Arsenal do it for copyright issues :bash: . But as for scouser he now posts at Arsenal Mania (http://www.arsenal-mania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14555&start=1470). As for the Web Cam here is a pic taken Earlier today.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8493/thegrove4hn.jpg

Diaby, you are a star, thanks, still having problems with windows media player so i can't even get Arsenal TV!

No offense mauritius gunner, and I don't want to start an arguement with you here that will drag the thread off topic, but your last comment was a load of bollox! Plain and simple!

Btw, when is DB's testimonial??

:cheers:

22ND JULY !!

By the way, which part was a load of bollocks?

1)Multiplex is a national disgrace, in spite of being Australian, because it was the FA's decision to use them.

Bobby McAlpine, delivered on time and on budget once work was allowed to start. I think, for example, the British Olympic Association can take heed of this and would be right to award big contracts to Sir Robert McAlpine for the 2012 games, as I think they a capable of delivery.

2) Wembleys £757m price tag is attributed to cost over-run's, on a project originally budgetted for half that amount. IT IS a waste of money, siphoned out of the FA

3) Since this is an architectural forum, I think many can agree, and have, that I am not talking sh*t here. If you don't agree, take your quibble to a fan's forum where you can argue to your hearts content about anything you like

:rofl:

well said 2005 btw

and as for you, who the hell are you?
Piss off

1. Carrick was man of the match
2. We're through
3. Multiplex are Aus.

My point is that when Wembley is (finally) finished it will be the best stadium in the world.

The fact that you compare Sir Robert McAlpine to multiplex is a bit of a joke. Wembley is a 90,000 seater stadium that had to be built after knocking down a stadium with also the cost of the whole project being £757m now compare that to Ashburton Grove. A 60,000 seater (30,000 less than Wembley) stadium on land that was coverd by small buildings and the project costs £357m (£400m less than wembley) I personaly find it a joke that you say Sir Robert McAlpine are better than multiplex just because its on time. Both projects are totally different in size and what had to be done before building work even starts. Also AB is actually 2 years behind schedule.

1) Carrick? Man of the match? Your having a laugh!
Aaron Lennon played better than him, for only 3 minutes

2) Yes, I know Multiplex are Australian, I mean in the context of being awarded the contract- a national disgrace

3) Wembleys price tag is attributed to huge cost over-run's, plus they are over 1 year behind schedule on delivery. As a result, Wembley costs almost double its original estimate, back in 1999. The comparison is not a joke, if I was Lord Coe, I would award big projects for 2012 to Sir Bobby anyday, and yes, I think they would have done a better job of Wembley.

I think every contractor would have overun in terms of money/time if they took on Wembley due to the issues Multiplex have been faced with during the construction, some their own fault and some just bad luck. It's just unfeasable to think a project on the scale and complexity of Wembley would run smoothly from start to finish. Thats why the contract was turned down by Laing O'Rouke, most of the 'bigger' contractors weren't comfotable with the financial risk the FA put on contractor in the contract.

Sir Robert McAlpine have done a great job on Emirates, but they have been lucky in the fact that nothing has happened to take them off schedule, its a very complex project due to access and small size of the site but there is definately less risk involved for a contractor in building Emirates than a project under constant scrutiny like Wembley.

Also how come DBs testimonial is now 54,000? wierd number, thought it was 40,000 due to the fact Emirates doesn't have the appropriate licence yet? sources anyone?

http://www.arsenal.com/images/e/emirates26062006_4.jpg

ain't it nice how the immaculate green pitch gets reflected in the steel cladding of the roof

apparently it was in the official magazine this month, perhaps they can have a larger event for the second match, i think 40k was a guess as it was 2/3, but obv they need more.

http://www.arsenal.com/images/e/emirates26062006_4.jpg

ain't it nice how the immaculate green pitch gets reflected in the steel cladding of the roof

No, it just looks stupid to be honest. Who goes to a football match to stare up at the roof?

apparently it was in the official magazine this month, perhaps they can have a larger event for the second match, i think 40k was a guess as it was 2/3, but obv they need more.

Cheers for the info. It's a good job too, it would've been a shame if only 40,000 were allowed to go to the game. I could see arsenal filling the new Wembley for DBs testimonial. Take a look at the right hand side of the pic below, it looks like they are spelling England with the covers on the seats. It's not too clear though, thanks to those brill photographers at Arsenal.com. The workers must be really bored if they've got time to do this! :)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/2366/emirates2606200633sn.jpg

Just found this posted by Legend#1 on arsenal-mania.com. http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2598

Not great news, that Katie Dawson woman needs to sort her life out. :bash:

Just found this posted by Legend#1 on arsenal-mania.com. http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2598

Not great news, that Katie Dawson woman needs to sort her life out. :bash:

Or you need to to except what she is saying. You have no power in politics do you?

Anyway I hope you like rock n roll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d_fHuMMurw&search=wolfmother%20woman Thought this might cher you up ;)

Or you need to to except what she is saying. You have no power in politics do you?

Anyway I hope you like rock n roll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d_fHuMMurw&search=wolfmother%20woman Thought this might cher you up ;)

i was joking sunshine

No, it just looks stupid to be honest. Who goes to a football match to stare up at the roof?

of course these finer aesthetic details are lost on your northern sensibilities, unless of course yer talkin 'bout lard butties and route 1 football, then I'm sure you could 'open up' and converse/grunt for hours

If u dont like things like looking at roofs tocino then why are you commenting on an architecture forum? I thought the stadium was unoriginal?? but if u dont care all a stadium needs is a pitch and some stands, what else matters?

That article from the greens is full of a lot of shit frankly, one councillor trying to make a fuss, but the previous council have put in all the work, luckily the recent local election results werent a few years ago or this stadium would never have been built.

It ignores the 000s of new homes, and although the jvc centre may have been closed there are so many new facilities (community and sporting) that are opening it more than makes up for it, this has regenerated a whole area of london, with a state of the art waste facility instead of an old one, and new housing, shops and jobs, so she can shove it.

http://i4.tinypic.com/10satkl.jpg

That was a funny picture....

No, it just looks stupid to be honest. Who goes to a football match to stare up at the roof?

Hmm yeh like OT's roof is o_so delightful

Or you need to to except what she is saying. You have no power in politics do you?

Not when it comes to the green party. I'm going to go and burn some tyres in protest!
Seriously though, surely this issue of road closure was thought about a long time ago. It seems a bit late to be thinking about it now.

Found this today.

"So im driving home from work last night listening to talk sport, and a advert comes on... the short of it is that a company are giving away Arse*** season tickets (club level) with every property they sell.... are the goons having problems shifting these tickets? Arse*** are such sell outs...."

I thought that the arse had sold out alll the ST already.

They have, but a number of the properties built around the area have access to season tickets (once they are finished) all it means is that the tickets are currently used by someone else but if you buy one of the flats you have the option to buy a season ticket. I dont think they are club level, they are general tickets, cos there is already a 300+ waiting list for club level. These tickets are part of the 50% allocation of new tickets for islington residents, which will be used as general sale i would imagine until people actually buy the flats and then decide if they want the st or not.

The main new allocation has been sold out, and there are still 20k+ i believe on the waiting list, so it wont be an issue.

They have, but a number of the properties built around the area have access to season tickets (once they are finished) all it means is that the tickets are currently used by someone else but if you buy one of the flats you have the option to buy a season ticket. I dont think they are club level, they are general tickets, cos there is already a 300+ waiting list for club level. These tickets are part of the 50% allocation of new tickets for islington residents, which will be used as general sale i would imagine until people actually buy the flats and then decide if they want the st or not.

The main new allocation has been sold out, and there are still 20k+ i believe on the waiting list, so it wont be an issue.

Thanks for the info man.

Arsenal.com post pics 2 days in a row :omg:
Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=398502&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Emirates+Stadium+goalposts+erected+-+picture+special) Pics of the goal posts being put in.

one of my fave pics from scouserdave :)

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1734/emirates43sm.jpg

^^ ^^

The blokes a legend!

Just found this posted by Legend#1 on arsenal-mania.com. http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2598

Not great news, that Katie Dawson woman needs to sort her life out. :bash:

Well, we are still waiting for news about the vote.

I think regardless of what happens, AG will eventually have a full crowd.

She seems like a very, very, very frustrated person imo. Taking it out on the pride of north London. I was once going to vote for the green party, not anymore now that I see how stalinist and extreme they are.

since its not been posted here
http://www.**************************/emirates10/index.html

http://www.**************************/emirates10/image049.html

wats that tunnel going to be used for?

^^Thats when UTD come to play, the teams can dirty that tunnel by throwing pizza's & soup & shit at Fergie & his boys :D

http://www.**************************/emirates10/image049.html

wats that tunnel going to be used for?

Well, in every stadium there has to be another exit on pitch level other than the player’s tunnel for emergencies as a safety measure and I guess that one is the Emirates. You will notice that in all bowl shaped stadiums in England e.g. Stadium of Light, Rebook, Walkers, St. Mary’s, etc etc there is that kind of tunnel which usually occupies one of the corners in the stadium and its usually wider than the players’ tunnel to allow space for emergency vehicles.

Also to get things like, Lawn mowers, those artificial sunlight light trailor things and other large machinery.

I have to say that am kinda disappointed about the lack of red at Emirates. Why on Earth is the HQ Building frakin greenish? It’s the HQ of Arsenal FC so red should be the major colour hittin ur eyes when u look at it. And if you look at the exterior of the stadium the only thing that is red as far as I’m concerned is the “Emirates Stadium” letters with masses of colourless bare concrete all over the place…and to see that the home team showers have a black background is even more disappointing…ok, maybe these colours make things look more posh as some would argue but we are talking about a football stadium for a football team so it should reflect the colours of that team as much as possible and I really don’t think that using red in the showers or in the HQ would have made them look ugly in anyway

I have to say that am kinda disappointed about the lack of red at Emirates. Why on Earth is the HQ Building frakin greenish? It’s the HQ of Arsenal FC so red should be the major colour hittin ur eyes when u look at it. And if you look at the exterior of the stadium the only thing that is red as far as I’m concerned is the “Emirates Stadium” letters with masses of colourless bare concrete all over the place…and to see that the home team showers have a black background is even more disappointing…ok, maybe these colours make things look more posh as some would argue but we are talking about a football stadium for a football team so it should reflect the colours of that team as much as possible and I really don’t think that using red in the showers or in the HQ would have made them look ugly in anyway

There will be more than enough red once the seat covers are removed.

As to the exterior of the stadium, I like that they have left just bare concrete and glass, with only a mere splash of red for the signs. Red cladding on the exterior would have been horribly tacky and 1980's. And red paint would have been just tacky.

they are taking the covers off

Flood Light test and other small bits of info - Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/emiratesstadium/article.asp?article=399041&Title=Light+Fantastic+-+floodlights+tested&lid=the+stadium+-+Latest+News)

Edelman says stadium is almost ready - Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/emiratesstadium/article.asp?article=399167&Title=Edelman+-+Emirates+Stadium+almost+ready&lid=the+stadium+-+Latest+News)

They must be getting it from the builders soon as I was at Highbury on Monday and they are due to move out from 8th July onwards. We are so close now!

Just found this article (http://www.arsenal-mania.com/news/2408997/Stadium-capacity-for-Bergkamp-testimonial-confirmed.html) on arsenal-mania.com which confirms the capacity for Dennis Bergkamps testimonial, which will be 54,000, yey!

Right, time to ressurect this thread. Got my red membership card on Saturday, looking forward to the new season.

Have decided the games I will watch in this order:

Boro 9/9
Liverpool 12/11 (pending red member avail)
Blackburn 23/12 (xmas treat)
City 30/1
Reading 3/3
Chelsea 5/5 (pending red member avail)
or Fulham 28/4

at least 2 CL home ties and all Carling Cup home fixtures (nice n cheap)

Thats new Fly Emirates kitlooks too scary for my liking!

I got my Red membership the other day too but I'm not too confident that I'm going to be able to get tickets for any decent matches. The only matches I think I will be able to see are the games against the poorer teams in the PL (Watford, Portsmouth, Reading, Sheff Utd etc...), all the Carling cup games and perhaps some games in the FA Cup and CL when we play smaller teams (such as FC Thun last season).

I received an invite to the members day on the 20th July. Very much looking forward to seeing this stadium close up. ScouseDave's recent pictures are excellent (set 11). Works not complete on dugout area yet.

Looking at arsenal.com, it looks like they will be implementing a fair-price policy. With reduced ticket prices for family/junior members and a tiered-pricing band structure for games in the premiership. i.e., top clubs prices will be higher priced as compared with the rest.

This seems to me like a sensible policy and the way it should be going forward

Looking at arsenal.com, it looks like they will be implementing a fair-price policy. With reduced ticket prices for family/junior members and a tiered-pricing band structure for games in the premiership. i.e., top clubs prices will be higher priced as compared with the rest.

This seems to me like a sensible policy and the way it should be going forward

Most clubs already do the same thing.

I'm surprised if Arsenal have only just started doing it.

They probably knew every Highbury game would be a sell-out anyway, so as long as the demand was there, why reduce prices?

At least this new thing will be happening in the new ground. Afterall an extra 22,000 is a big jump, so perhaps the board is being cautious, but a welcome thing for any football fan

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Dave doing some magnificant work again :cheers:

On how close the stands are to the pitch, this could be to make sure we don't lose any capacity for CL games, due to regs. on advertisement boards. It does look very impressive, I hope all seats remain red. I can accept logos on outside of stadium.

When I first saw the renders I had my doubts about this stadium but the real deal looks pretty cool.

EMIRATES STADIUM INSPIRES ANOTHER STADIUM



Since an announcement was made about a week ago stating that Kaizer Chiefs would be building their own stadium in Mogale City Municipality (Formerly Krugersdorp) around 40 km from the Johannesburg City Centre.

We have been inundated with requests from supporters wanting to see what the stadium will look like once completed so we have acceded to your requests.

Above is a picture of what the 55 000 seater Amakhosi Stadium will look like once it is completed in December 2008. The stadium has been modelled on the Emirates Stadium in London, which is to be the new home ground of English Premier League Club Arsenal when the 2006-2007 Premier League Season commences in August.

The developers of Amakhosi Stadium have worked closely with the architects of the Emirates Stadium and found that the design and concept of the stadium was a practical one and would fit into the local environment.

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Same bowl different claddin & roof :D

Same bowl different claddin & roof :D
no its not ! hehe

EMIRATES STADIUM INSPIRES ANOTHER STADIUM



Since an announcement was made about a week ago stating that Kaizer Chiefs would be building their own stadium in Mogale City Municipality (Formerly Krugersdorp) around 40 km from the Johannesburg City Centre.

We have been inundated with requests from supporters wanting to see what the stadium will look like once completed so we have acceded to your requests.

Above is a picture of what the 55 000 seater Amakhosi Stadium will look like once it is completed in December 2008. The stadium has been modelled on the Emirates Stadium in London, which is to be the new home ground of English Premier League Club Arsenal when the 2006-2007 Premier League Season commences in August.

The developers of Amakhosi Stadium have worked closely with the architects of the Emirates Stadium and found that the design and concept of the stadium was a practical one and would fit into the local environment.

http://images.supersport.co.za/ChiefsNewStadium2006Impression450.jpg

Don't you mean Estadio Da Luz ;)

Going back to Emirates, I have spotted 4 tiers. What's the mini one for above club level? About 4 rows of seats

Going back to Emirates, I have spotted 4 tiers. What's the mini one for above club level? About 4 rows of seats

the executive boxes

Sheets are Off!


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Looks Great!

yeah looks great

But i have a question to the Arsenal fans
is it too red?
I thought Aresenal is red-white?
maybe som white seats would have been better?

looks very good indeed.
Im just abit dissapoined with the low roof. Its kinda what theyve done in Dortmund.
Fans in the upper tiers will not be able to see the full stadium.
They cant see all of the fans/tiers located opposite tp them.
Thats a bit of a shame.
But its still a greta stadium nevertheless.
Im looking forward to see the next CL-game on TV there

yeah looks great

But i have a question to the Arsenal fans
is it too red?
I thought Aresenal is red-white?
maybe som white seats would have been better?

As an Arsenal fan, I quite like the all-red seats.
I've always found the white-seat lettering a bit tacky.

Perhaps if it is a named-stadium, they cannot put the words Arsenal FC in?
In either case, I'm not bothered

"Arsenal Beats Chelsea, Manchester United With Asset-Backed Debt"

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=apHqn1NSiWUs&refer=uk