You can just see the crowd at the Emirates now - Mum, Dad and their two sons Nigel and Edward.


'Oh, lovely goal Nigel - yes dad, it was just like the one I scored on my Playstaion 2 last night - hahaha, yes, son, i'm sure it was'

'Hey daddy - yes son - that bad man behind me swore - I know son, ignore the ruffian, he shouldn't be allowed to watch the football now that it is a family game - yes dad, I love football, it's fun for all the family'

5 years later..........'Son, do you want to go to the football - no football is rubbish daddy, all the kids at the horse riding club don't like it anymore - ok son, we will move on to something else, something that is more trendy - yes daddy, I love you!'

"I tell you what son, why don't you support that Man U because you are from London you know, and believe it or not, they might for some obscure reason be trendy"

"FACk off you wanker yourra CAANT"

I know how tempting it is 2zanzibar, please dont feed the trolls.

Went on Friday to take a peak at the new ground while i was in London. First thought is just how much bigger the building is than Highbury. Its huge no doubt about it, thought the construction of the roof makes it look smaller than my local the Amsterdam arena for example, despite the larger capacity. The Amsterdam arena has a towering roof that extends high over the highest point of the back of the stands. Sounds great, looks imposing from outside, but it swallows every bit of noise the supporters generate. I'd be surprised if you'd find a single Ajax supporter who wouldn't prefer a more enclosed stadium rather than playing in the equivilant of a cathedral. If you see people naming the Amsterdam arena as one of their favourite stadiums then i'll guarentee you they are not Ajax regulars.

Anyway here are a couple of pics i took while i was there, i have more if anyones interested although its difficult to get decent shots from where i walked.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/ninkemfool/Dscf0289.jpg

I particularly liked the underside of the roof, very classy.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/ninkemfool/Dscf0285.jpg

They were just finishing the lettering as i walked past.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/ninkemfool/Dscf0277.jpg

Went on Friday to take a peak at the new ground while i was in London. First thought is just how much bigger the building is than Highbury. Its huge no doubt about it, thought the construction of the roof makes it look smaller than my local the Amsterdam arena for example, despite the larger capacity. The Amsterdam arena has a towering roof that extends high over the highest point of the back of the stands. Sounds great, looks imposing from outside, but it swallows every bit of noise the supporters generate. I'd be surprised if you'd find a single Ajax supporter who wouldn't prefer a more enclosed stadium rather than playing in the equivilant of a cathedral. If you see people naming the Amsterdam arena as one of their favourite stadiums then i'll guarentee you they are not Ajax regulars.

Anyway here are a couple of pics i took while i was there, i have more if anyones interested although its difficult to get decent shots from where i walked.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/ninkemfool/Dscf0289.jpg

I particularly liked the underside of the roof, very classy.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/ninkemfool/Dscf0285.jpg

They were just finishing the lettering as i walked past.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/ninkemfool/Dscf0277.jpg


Looking at those pics I think you're right. You didn't get any decent shots from where you walked.

fuck off goofy

Looking at those pics I think you're right. You didn't get any decent shots from where you walked.

You are right it was purely an exercise in self-indulgence I enjoyed the experience myself, yet it would be utterly tedious and of no interest or value to anyone else really. Strangely reminiscent of every one of your posts actually. :)

lol ^^ although in fairness it must be hard being a goofy cunt.

Anyways good pics, i think they give a good idea of why the concrete is good, it blends very well with the glass. You are right about it being huge, i think even those pics dont do it justice. you have to really walk by it to get a real feel! Anymore pics would be more than welcome!

Nice pics, if you've got anymore do post 'em up! interesting comment about the Amsterdam Arena also

Lovely pics mate. please post more

Rangers faced similar restrictions when they played Villareal in the last 16 of the same tournament, but it didn't stop thousands more making the effort to travel. Maybe Rangers just have better fans than Arsenal?

They probably didn't expect quite so many Rangers fans for that game to turn up and consequently made precautions for the Arsenal game and imposed restrictions.

Considering you morsels had never made the CL knockout stages before, a general reflection of Scottish team performances in Europe in the whole, then it is hardly surprising that so many of you made a vain effort for the trip.

Yes, Rangers do have a phenomenal support, I must concede, but you are still a club of peasants by comparison and can whoop your arses anyday.

Great pics by the way, stadium thread

I wonder if this Stadium will have the Old Trafford style electric advertising boards!?

Bad support is Boro only bring about 300 fans to Old Trafford. Which is what they did last night, poor excuse for a football club. Leeds need to get back up so we can have abit of atmosphere.

I know that Celtic have the whole of the north stand, holds 25,000 so dont know what the other 5000 fans are coming up here for because there not gona see anything. Its not a like final or anything is it.

I wonder if this Stadium will have the Old Trafford style electric advertising boards!?
Quite suprised to see UTD the only team in the whole of the premiership to have them, seeing that almost all the spanish stadiums have them. I mean I thought the English Premiership which is one of the most followed leagues in the world, the stadiums will be up to date with technology. Hope to see Stamfordbridge, anfield, city of man, emirates & so on with these elec screen type boards.

Here in South Africa, the Wanderes cricket stadium in Joburg is the ONLY cricket stadium in the world to have that electric advertising boards. :)

I wonder if this Stadium will have the Old Trafford style electric advertising boards!?
The question was asked at the supporters forum last year

Will there be electronic advertising boards at the new stadium?

Yes there will be. For Champions League games, we will be using their static boards - our electronic boards will be the same dimensions as these so we will hopefully not lose any capacity because of this.

Here is the Link (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=Fanzone&article=362047&Title=Supporters+Forum)

Also on the latest forum questions were asked about the Emirates hosting England matches, the plans for the final game at highbury, statues outside the new ground, family enclosed sections and more

Click Here (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=Fanzone&article=344865&Title=Supporters+Forum)

a couple of interesting things from those fans forums. First, " The clock from Highbury will be somewhere outside the stadium" so as a kingd of meeting point which i think will be good

also there wont be a 20,000 match but a training day, like they have at highbury, and then im guessing bergkamp's testimonial then the first game, so that solves that!

We will be having a closing ceremony which will hopefully start at 5pm and last about an hour and half. We will probably have a marching band and also a large parade of legends and former managers, with an announcer on the pitch linking everything together. There will also be music and links between Highbury and Emirates Stadium, including displays on the pitch relating to our history at Highbury. The event will be covered on Arsenal.com, which will also have behind the scenes footage on the build up to the event. For the final game, there will be a commemorative programme which will have a replica of the programme produced for the first game at Highbury. There will also be an A-Z of Highbury publication that fans will have the option of buying with the programme.

We will emphasise that anybody who runs on the pitch at this game will be banned from Emirates stadium.


Cool.


Some cool stuff onthere.


What are everyones thoughts onthe 'Arsenal Anthem' that is to be played as the players walk out onto the pitch?

Sounds like itll be some event, just wish i was going! I think the Arsenal Anthem is a good idea, it will certainly add to the identity of the stadium. Although i hope it is done properly, and not some cheesey crap, something that has the same meaning to gunners as "you'll never walk alone" does to liverpool fans so that we can all sing, more likely shout to, before the game.

p.s. just had a look at the webcam and it looks like more seats are being added to the upper tier.

It is quite a nice stadium but i cant help wonder what the atmosphere will be like and will arsenal be able to fill 60,000 week in week out against teams like reading, portsmouth...etc. I also think selling the rights to the name of the stadium is a little low, tha name of the stadium should be something about the history of the club and not about which company pays the most money to have their name on the side. Typical Arsenal. Im supprised the rights wernt sold to a french company!

What is the cost of the stadium?

It is quite a nice stadium but i cant help wonder what the atmosphere will be like and will arsenal be able to fill 60,000 week in week out against teams like reading, portsmouth...etc. I also think selling the rights to the name of the stadium is a little low, tha name of the stadium should be something about the history of the club and not about which company pays the most money to have their name on the side. Typical Arsenal. Im supprised the rights wernt sold to a french company!

What is the cost of the stadium?

well i think selling the naming rights is the way forward nowadays, although it is very sad. clubs need the extra cash.

well i think selling the naming rights is the way forward nowadays, although it is very sad. clubs need the extra cash.

Yes it is very sad, and many clubs do need the money although i would hardly say arsenal need the money, if i supported arsenal i would be gutted that they have sold the naming rights, anyone have any details about how much arsenal are being paid for the naming rights?

Yes it is very sad, and many clubs do need the money although i would hardly say arsenal need the money, if i supported arsenal i would be gutted that they have sold the naming rights, anyone have any details about how much arsenal are being paid for the naming rights?

90m, 8 years for the shirts, 15 years for the naming rights.

So is this the end of the maroon kit this season? I must admit, it's the best kit I've seen in a long, long time and it will be a shame to see it go. Especially for the red shirt with white sleeves, which is probably the tackiest, worst shirt in the league.

Anybody know?

So is this the end of the maroon kit this season? I must admit, it's the best kit I've seen in a long, long time and it will be a shame to see it go. Especially for the red shirt with white sleeves, which is probably the tackiest, worst shirt in the league.

Anybody know?
Its not maroon, its burgundy, and yes, it is a 1 year top that will be binned at the end of this season. It was a one-off to mark Arsenal's last season at Highbury and although it took a wee bit of getting used to, it is by far and away their best strip I can remember.

The red and white will look tacky next year in comparison.

http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/6607/1002931copy4sq.jpg
May 1st

Thanks eddyk! :okay:

yeah i will miss the redcurrant colour kit, looking at the colour of the seats in the stadium it looks like they are redcurrant, much darker than the seats at highbury. perhaps we will see a slightly darker shade of red for next seasons shirts than the usual red.

Its not maroon, its burgundy, and yes, it is a 1 year top that will be binned at the end of this season. It was a one-off to mark Arsenal's last season at Highbury and although it took a wee bit of getting used to, it is by far and away their best strip I can remember.

The red and white will look tacky next year in comparison.

That Red and White kit you are talking about is beautiful im my honest opinion.

That Red and White kit you are talking about is beautiful im my honest opinion.

Yes but you're a dickhead.

:banned: Yes but you're a dickhead.

oh dear welly/boot wheat/wader is gonna get a slapped wrist!

So guys we are coming to the end of construction, hopefully these images show how close we are to the finish line and how much is left to do. (i know the first image is slightly outdated, but its the newest one i cud find using this sort of angle)

http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/6369/image0082rn.jpg


http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/5130/untitled1go.png

Chester, these are fantastic pictures. Well done, you really get a good feel about the place. Sod the stupid doubters about the roof, from this angle it looks magnificent.

Can't wait til they also play England matches there as well as Arsenal.

yeah i will miss the redcurrant colour kit, looking at the colour of the seats in the stadium it looks like they are redcurrant, much darker than the seats at highbury. perhaps we will see a slightly darker shade of red for next seasons shirts than the usual red.

You are probably correct here, the seats do look slightly more redcurrent than the old scarlet. Perhaps they are going to go for a slightly nostalgic feel for the new home kit and blending redcurrent into the new strip gradually.

If Arsenal win the champions league maybe they should continue with the red current kit, or make the red part of thier traditional strip red current. If Werder can change the colour of their strip for winning the bundesliga why can Arsenal do the same for the CL. It could also be a homage to highbury.

^^I doubt they will do it, cause they said it just for this season, cause when the first Arsenal team walked onto Highbury they wore those colours, hence for the final season there , the current team are wearing those colours, who knows, if Arsenal go back to the red & white, in 100 years time, when the build a new stadium, maybe the colours would have changed again & for the final season @ emirtes that Arsenal team will wear the Red & white :D

3rd of May http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/9776/thegrove0305061rr.jpg

If Arsenal win the champions league maybe they should continue with the red current kit, or make the red part of thier traditional strip red current. If Werder can change the colour of their strip for winning the bundesliga why can Arsenal do the same for the CL. It could also be a homage to highbury.

I disagree.

Besides, there's plenty of evidence to suggest we will wear the beautiful red and white kit again. I will miss the redcurrent kit as it has coincided with our run in Europe.

thanks for the webcam pic diaby. i dont have XP so i cant watch the webcam

Can you remind me the opening date?
Thank you!

Spuer stadium, a little bit too round but it's true that I can't bare myself to compare it to highbury

Can you remind me the opening date?
Thank you!

Spuer stadium, a little bit too round but it's true that I can't bare myself to compare it to highbury

I think its July not for sure.

So it will be ready for the new season.
Great!

yeah i will miss the redcurrant colour kit, looking at the colour of the seats in the stadium it looks like they are redcurrant, much darker than the seats at highbury. perhaps we will see a slightly darker shade of red for next seasons shirts than the usual red.

The seats currently have a plastic cover over them which is why they appear slightly duller and more 'Redcurrant', once the covers are off as far as I understand it they will be bright red.

http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/437724/szek.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1PS4/view-image/szek.html)

First match will be Dennis Bergkamps testimonial on July 22nd

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8806/ashburtongrove2440x3307gu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The seats currently have a plastic cover over them which is why they appear slightly duller and more 'Redcurrant', once the covers are off as far as I understand it they will be bright red.

Yes, i was just gonna say that, the seats are RED!!

In terms of money it is very revenue generous.

The increase in ticket reciepts is lickely to be in the range of £30 Million - 50 Million.

Cianotico (http://cianotico.altervista.org)

Cianotico (http://cianotico.altervista.org)

WTH?

Cianotico (http://cianotico.altervista.org)

er....explain please.

Cianotico (http://cianotico.altervista.org)

are you sure you meant to post this here, wasn't it meant for somewhere else? ;)

are you sure you meant to post this here, wasn't it meant for somewhere else? ;)

I do that sometimes on my Spurs forum..its a very bad habit :runaway:

new pics from Arsenal.com

http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440448/1.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA0/view-image/1.html) http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440449/2.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA1/view-image/2.html) http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440450/3.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA2/view-image/3.html) http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440451/4.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA3/view-image/4.html) http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440452/5.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA4/view-image/5.html) http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440453/7.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA5/view-image/7.html) http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440454/8.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA6/view-image/8.html) http://i73.imagethrust.com/t/440455/9.jpg (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1QA7/view-image/9.html)

I just noticed those on the Arsenal website too, they're of the usual poor quality and look like they were taken about 10 days ago judging by the progress of the pitch.

They really need to sort it out and get a decent photographer!

I don't think that putting carpet in the restaurant is a good idea, with the amount of people walking over it, and also spilling food and drink over it I can't imagine it lasting more than a year before it needs replacing. Some sort of wood or marble or even some cheaper tiling would have been much more appropriate, it isn't even that much more expensive these days when you consider the replacement and maintenance costs of carpet.

Arsenal.com need to sort it out. Its bad enought they are about 2 weeks old but the sizes of the images are ridiculously small and it is hard to see/fully investigate the pics.

I don't think that putting carpet in the restaurant is a good idea, with the amount of people walking over it, and also spilling food and drink over it I can't imagine it lasting more than a year before it needs replacing. Some sort of wood or marble or even some cheaper tiling would have been much more appropriate, it isn't even that much more expensive these days when you consider the replacement and maintenance costs of carpet.

You'll be dead by the time you're 30 if you don't calm your lifestyle down a bit.

Shut it before I give you the slipper, Welly you pr*ck!

arsenal.com is hopeless im just waiting for liverpool pictorial

3rd may:
http://www.awimb.com/emAlbum/albums/Ashburton%20Grove/webcam%203%20May%202006.jpg

Highbury closing ceremony - general running order


3pm - Arsenal v Wigan Athletic.
Approx 4.50pm — Final Whistle.
The return of a Marching Band to Highbury.
Alex Morgan, the Police tenor from Highbury yesteryear returns to perform.
Parade of ‘Arsenal Legends’ escorted by Junior Gunners.
Period of reflection.
Trophy Parade by Junior Gunners.
Welcome to the Arsenal Ladies.
Roger Daltrey will perform The Who classic ‘My Generation’ and a specially written song entitled ‘Highbury Highs’.
Arsenal crest parade.
Balloon release from Emirates Stadium.
Welcome to Sir Henry Cooper, to commemorate his famous bout at Highbury against Muhammad Ali in 1966.
Lap of honour by the current Arsenal First Team.
Presentations to distinguished Club members.
The Final countdown of the Highbury clocks.
Fireworks.
A giant ‘Sky Banner’ hung from a helicopter will circle the local area for approximately one hour after the Closing Ceremony.

Arsenal are so far up their own arses it's untrue. What a pile of pretentious bollocks.

Arsenal are so far up their own arses it's untrue. What a pile of pretentious bollocks.

Not as much as the old firm. (wavingtwofingeratbubombsface).

Not as much as the old firm. (wavingtwofingeratbubombsface).

Roar SHUT UP

Ignore the idiot he is an attention seeker and just says things that he knows will piss people off so they can reply so he gets the attention he wants.

Thats goes to everyone else on this board not just Roar.

If I am honest I do think that the Highbury celebrations are a bit over the top.

ANYWAY!! moving on quickly I think Emirates is a grand stadium its a shame that it will be occupied by the Woolwich ;)

Roar SHUT UP

Ignore the idiot he is an attention seeker and just says things that he knows will piss people off so they can reply so he gets the attention he wants.

Thats goes to everyone else on this board not just Roar.

If I am honest I do think that the Highbury celebrations are a bit over the top.

ANYWAY!! moving on quickly I think Emirates is a grand stadium its a shame that it will be occupied by the Woolwich ;)

reports coming in on CNN!! yes...it's confirmed.....you are a jizz mop!

Who are the "Arsenal Ladies"?

Who are the "Arsenal Ladies"?

I hope to fuck you're not a detective.

I'm Peter Falk. Now answer my question.

I'm Peter Falk. Now answer my question.

Ok. The Arsenal Ladies are a football team called... are you ready for this... Arsenal! Another interesting fact about them is that they're all female (allegedly). This is where, and I'm completely shooting in the dark here, the name Arsenal Ladies comes from.

Another interesting fact is Freddie Ljungberg is the first person in the world to play for both his club's male and female sides.

Ashley Cole has also been asked to appear but was rumoured to be frightened off at the thought of getting a kiss from a female if he scored.

Now that wasn't so hard, was it? I mean the Arsenal Ladies could have been the players' wives or some group of old women who rebuilt Highbury after the blitz (hypothetically speaking).

Now that wasn't so hard, was it? I mean the Arsenal Ladies could have been the players' wives or some group of old women who rebuilt Highbury after the blitz (hypothetically speaking).

Sorry, you're right. I offer my apologies.

I was totally unaware that I was conversing with a numbskull.

May I suggest your next name? How about "Springerstiefel"?

May I suggest your next name? How about "Springerstiefel"?

No you may not.

Are they gonna auction off the pitch?

^^^ yes, it had for us to talk about emirates when theres nothing going on, all the eyes are on highbury right now

reports coming in on CNN!! yes...it's confirmed.....you are a jizz mop!


I'm a yop mop.

O.....K..... then.

Anyone that calls anyone anything that is rude or stupid they should be banned.

What are prices at Emirates heard they're a right rip off. I think the prices of tickets are disgrace every prem club seems to be ripping people off.

I thought they were freezing the prices of the tickets for the first year so they should be the same price as Highbury this season. Obviously some types of seats are completely new and never existed in Highbury (such as Club Level) so they have a new price.

In the recent club members meeting the price of tickets were discussed and the club said that they would rise about 2 or 3% each season.

I agree though that the price of tickets at Arsenal is very expensive, along with most of the premiership clubs.

great that arsenal are giving highbury a true send off, and why does it bother some people on here? i'm not an arsenal fan but what they do with highbury is their business and what they've planned sounds great

great that arsenal are giving highbury a true send off, and why does it bother some people on here? i'm not an arsenal fan but what they do with highbury is their business and what they've planned sounds great
Exactly. If Spurs were leaving the lane and wanted to celebrate like they got a draw at highbury, I certainly wouldn't criticise them.

Also who on here knows scouserdave? If you know him do you know when he is going to the emirates next?

Also who on here knows scouserdave? If you know him do you know when he is going to the emirates next?

not any time soon i would think, he posted some new pics couple of weeks back

Exactly. If Spurs were leaving the lane and wanted to celebrate like they got a draw at highbury, I certainly wouldn't criticise them.

Also who on here knows scouserdave? If you know him do you know when he is going to the emirates next?

Or wanted to celebrate the fact that they have not lost back to back games in the league something that they haven't done since...1950/51

Diaby stop the bullshit all I said was that it was over the top a bit thats all. And when I was "celebrating a point at the Library" I was infact celebrating Tottenham getting Europe via the League for the first time in 23 years (well would be a lot shorter if it wasn't for the Hysel ban) thats all I was a bit over the top...oh well who cares? no one.

Stop this stupidness and continue with what is actually being talked about THE STADIUM.

End of.

does scouserdave live in liverpool ?? so he has to drive that far

The little GrassMaster tents have gone.

I can only assume now the seed is down and its growing.

Below are a few images taken from the 'Highbury Farewell' coverage. Emirates is looking amazing as usual.

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6199/em13gs.png

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/3589/em29on.png

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5028/em36hy.png

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5112/em40bx.png

Can we see some propper pics at one point? :D

Its always these tiny, dark pictures were you cant see whats going on really.
Isnt there a site thats documenting the construction progress with some decent pics?

The Arsenal site I guess...

http://www.arsenal.com/emiratesstadium/index.asp?title=Home&sub=Home&navlid=Navigation+thestadium


Check out the live video webcam from inside the stadium...it's Fantastic!

thx. but the pics on this site are also so small. :(

you are thinking of liverpool pictorial http://www.**************************/emirates2/index.html pictures from march and feb on there, really good stuff, hopefully some more soon!

I just looked on the Arsenal web cam, and there was this little cart thing whizzing round the pitch, with something coming coming out from behind it-I don't know whether it was just exhaust smoke, or whether it was spraying water behind it or some kinda growth agent....I don't know what it was doing.....but yer, all the tents are gone, so they should be concentrating on getting the ret of the seats in shouldn't they??

:cheers:

I just posted this on the Wembley website, but it is also relevant here.

This video, although not directly about Emirates stadium, includes a few seconds of footage of how the inside of the stadium will look (it's about 1/3 of the way through the video if you don't wanna watch all of it, though I reccomend you do, it's good stuff ;) )

http://www.visitlondon.com/business/future_london/video/index.html

:cheers:

*licks lips at that video* good find mate!

I just posted this on the Wembley website, but it is also relevant here.

This video, although not directly about Emirates stadium, includes a few seconds of footage of how the inside of the stadium will look (it's about 1/3 of the way through the video if you don't wanna watch all of it, though I reccomend you do, it's good stuff ;) )

http://www.visitlondon.com/business/future_london/video/index.html

:cheers:

That is one great video, shows so much in that one clip :banana: :applause: :applause:

lol, the official stadium tour:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-RzOGcKehY&search=virtual%20stadium%20tour

i think its better

^^ oh yer, I'f forgotten about that video. I think I saw it a while ago, but watching it again is still fantastic, it's gonna be one heck of a good stadium. It's amazing enough that they can do such quality picture renders, but to do a video like that...it makes you thankful we live in this modern age ;)

I wish they'd hurry hup with the dam seats though! The inside just doesn't look as good at the moment with grey concrete patches in the stadium bowl as when it will do when all the seats are installed and it all comes together!

:cheers:

Anyone know if the Video Screens, shown in the media clip, are actually going to be a feature at the new Stadium. It looks to me like they are where the 'Arsenal' and 'Emirates' Logos are placed.
Plus I was reading the planning brief for the new Stadium and the description of the areas where the concrete is most prominent went something like this 'Will be covered with a wire meshing, something similar to what was used on Norman Fosters Berlin Reichstag Development and will house a spectacular lighting array.

yes there will be two giant screens in the corners, they are being supplied by Mitsubishi i think, gonna be hd, huge and much clearer than the ones at highbury, they are currently being installed at the moment i think

I think Picknett is talking about video screens on the outside of the stadium. If you look at the video that Jack Rabbit Slim provided you can see that there seems to be a video wall on the outside of the stadium.

ah well i think those were for novelty value only, the fact they have put logos up means i doubt it. Also the local residents had enough complaints about having logos so i would think they would go mad at video screens!!

Which is another interesting point actually, the Lib Dems did really badly in Islington and apparently a lot of it was due to bad feeling amongst residents about the new stadium, i say dont live next to it then!!

I don't think there will be.


Cool video.

It would be cool if they did have it, for advertising & they can display next fictures, tickets sales info & so on, most stadium have huge board outside the stadium stating all that info, so if it were on a screen it would be nice

Good news, Scouserdave has posted some new images from the emirates stadium in the UK section.

You can see them here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=8423127#post8423127)

^^ Well, just so the good folks of this thread are saved the hassle of looking at another thread, I'll just post the pictures here, curtesy of Scouserdave:

http://www.**************************/maygooner001.jpg

http://www.**************************/maygooner002.jpg

http://www.**************************/maygooner003.jpg

http://www.**************************/maygooner004.jpg

He says he took about 60+ pics and he will upload the rest sometime later today :)

:cheers:

http://www.**************************/emirates6/images/image024.jpg

http://www.**************************/emirates6/images/image017.jpg

http://www.**************************/emirates6/images/image022.jpg

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

Kool, looks like they've installed quite a few more seats...though why are some covered up differently then others? With some you can see that they are clearly red seats, with others the covers are just white...at least, I think they are covers and not the actual seats themselves...?

Lookin good though!

:cheers:

I think the top tier is now basically done, except for two corners where they are installing the big screens but 85% done from the look of the pics.

I think the covering is just dependent on when they put them in, they seem to have a light covering when they install them and then later they put on a heavier white one, but they dont seem all that bothered about it, club level is still all red!

But with that done hopefully its time for the lower tier soon!

Great pics again! :applause:

Taking some of Wembley?

i think its gonna be damn hard to get into wembley now!!

http://www.**************************/emirates6/images/image017.jpg

I like this one here ^^

they're all good....i cant wait to see a pic with all the seats!

I have to be honest, even with the roof dipping I am sure I will still be able to hear the north bank, clock end, the East and West stand sing, just like old-fashion Highbury.

I now appreciate earlier concerns about the roof which may not please some supporters, but I think on the whole they will be happy with the new stadium.

I have to be honest, even with the roof dipping I am sure I will still be able to hear the north bank, clock end, the East and West stand sing, just like old-fashion Highbury.

I now appreciate earlier concerns about the roof which may not please some supporters, but I think on the whole they will be happy with the new stadium.

I don't remember any singing........

singing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jESMO6AKOjw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyW-GSgKN1o&search=highbury

legends on highbury in emirates:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0otHFgkVTDQ&search=highbury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPM_gBscOc&search=highbury

^^ those videos are brilliant!!

I havent seen this posted, It was in the programme for the final game against wigan and it talks about the new chnging room & what is left to be done. Enjoy
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=&article=384412

I don't remember any singing........

WE'RE THE NOORRTH BANK, WE'RE THE NOORRTH BANK, WE'RE THE NORTH BANK HIGHBURY....EAST STAND.......CLOCK END.....WEST STAND

you've never been mate, not even as an away supporter..

WE'RE THE QUADRANTS, WE'RE THE QUADRANTS WE'RE THE QUADRANTS EMIRATES!

All fans have good singing tbh. Arsenal were well known for their singing but after 2000 Highbury became known as the Library but of late they've started to sing but only because it was the last season at Highbury IMO. Last season they beat Liverpool 3-1 played fantastic football and instead of singing their lungs out about how good their team played footbal etc they just sat there silent letting Liverpool fans continue the celebrations of getting to the CL final.

oops

nice to see the Emirates on film, you somehow get a different idea of its space. It shows how big it is and how clean the lines are: its a very elegant space

Its not a bland bowl

but then I am a gooner so I will say this

nice to see the Emirates on film, you somehow get a different idea of its space. It shows how big it is and how clean the lines are: its a very elegant space

Its not a bland bowl

but then I am a gooner so I will say this
The stadium looked decent, but I think the first video made the lower tier look very flat indeed. I didn't watch the 2nd one.

I like this stadium, looks good, looks a lot like the Benfica stadium... but that's not a bad thing I guess. I do not know how the rooth is going to be.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/03/28/cz_06soccer_pm_jerseyslide.html?thisSpeed=15000

1. Man U - £14.1m
2. Juventus - £12.8m
3. Bayern München - £11.5m
4. Cheat$ki - £11m
5. Real Madrid - £9.7m
6. *Tottenham Hotspur* (new) - £8.5m
7. Borussia Dortmund - £8.3m
7. Olympique Lyonnais - £8.3m
9. Bayer Leverkusen - £6.6m
10. AC Milan - £6.2m
11. Schalke 04 - £5.2m
12. Liverpool - £5m
13. Ajax - £4.9m
14. Inter - £4.8m
15. Arsenal - £4m
15. Porto - £4m
15. Newcastle - £4m

I thought that Arsenal were getting more than that with O2.

Can someone please explain to me how much Arsenal get from Emirates for this 10 year shirt and 15 year stadium sponsorship deals?

It dips towards the centre of the stands. Many have argued that this isn't the cleverest of designs but should still provide for a fantastic atmosphere because it is meant to emphasise the acoustics

The reason why Highbury was called the library was because of the big gaps in the corners and the carrying wind. As emirates will be enclosed all round, I think we won't have this problem

2005, it's an 8 year shirt sponsorship and 15 year stadium sponsorship for £100 million. Here is a statement from the Arsenal website...

"Arsenal Football Club has today signed the biggest club sponsorship agreement in English football history with Emirates Airline, in an agreement worth £100 million.

The agreement provides the Dubai-based international airline with naming rights to Arsenal's new £357 million stadium. The new 60,000 seat stadium will be known as Emirates Stadium with immediate effect and for the next 15 years.

In addition, Emirates will take over as the Club's title sponsor - including 'Fly Emirates' shirt sponsorship - for eight years, starting from the 2006/07 season, the first playing season in the new Emirates Stadium."


It's a good long term deal that was essential for the building of the stadium.

you wont really be able to work out the value of the deal until the shirt deal is re-negotiated in 8 yrs time, because i dont think anyone really knows what the weighting is stadium v shirts

2005, it's an 8 year shirt sponsorship and 15 year stadium sponsorship for £100 million. Here is a statement from the Arsenal website...

"Arsenal Football Club has today signed the biggest club sponsorship agreement in English football history with Emirates Airline, in an agreement worth £100 million.


They make it sound good when in reality it is a paltry sum compared to the cash Man United and Chelsea are getting for shirt sponsorship.
Man United signed a deal with AIG for £56.5m for 4 years, = £14m per year just for their name on the shirt. Chelsea get £11m per year.

Arsenal (based on the 8 years of shirt sponsorship) get £12.5m per year, but this deal has naming rights to the stadium thrown in for 15 years!

So naming rights and shirt sponsorship is worth less than Man United's shirt deal alone. Not exactly the best deal for Arsenal, or maybe just reflective of the fact that Arsenal are not really a big club.

well it is lower, but when you compare it with other stadium sponsorship deals it is very large, and actually it is a front-loaded deal so helps with paying for the stadium.

The deal provides 9m a year 2004-2012 so helps finance while it is being built, and then pay off the load much quicker, with then less in the final years. The shirt sponsorship starts in 2006 at £5m a year. While it isnt a lot, added to the £3.3m for the naming rights (which is much bigger than any other uk stadium) it's a decent sum. The long term nature of it means it provides more money earlier so is actually more useful.

Yes it doesnt add up to utd but no one really does, chelsea's is irrelevant because it is just a company trying to cash in, it has no relevance to club size. It was also a £3m increase every year from the 02 deal so even better. In 8yrs they will renegotiate the shirt deal, probably for a hell of a lot more, while in 15 they could re-name the stadium or re-sell the rights.

The mainb point is that it was crucial to recieve such a big sum (a third of the stadium cost) before moving into it, and the front loading means the debt can be paid off quicker, and then post 2010 offset by the sale of highbury.

So naming rights and shirt sponsorship is worth less than Man United's shirt deal alone. Not exactly the best deal for Arsenal, or maybe just reflective of the fact that Arsenal are not really a big club.

Yeah right, Arsenal are a small club are they? Well they have done very well in recent years then. In the last three years we have won 3 major trophies (1 League, 2 FA Cups) compared to Man Utd's 0. We're competing in the final of the biggest club competition in the world and you're trying to tell me we're not a big club! Your timing on making ludicrous comments could not be worse in my opinion.

Of course Man Utd can attract a bigger sponsorship deal, that may have something to do with the fact that they (along with Real Madrid) are the biggest club in the world, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work that one out!

Now f**k off you mindless tw*t and go get banned yet again!

Ventura1

Calm down ignore him no need for your outburst was there?

it's all relative guys, you're wasting your breath/energy of typing.

Had a look at the webcam today and noticed the odd box on the bottom tier, similar to those that were on the top tiers, although no where near as many. perhaps the beginning of the lower tier seat installation?

They make it sound good when in reality it is a paltry sum compared to the cash Man United and Chelsea are getting for shirt sponsorship.

Not exactly the best deal for Arsenal, or maybe just reflective of the fact that Arsenal are not really a big club.

Name another football club in the world who has splashed out as much as £360m in one single project, no one. This is not the work of a small club

At the end of the day, Arsenal have always been a massive club. We held assets in the city for years and have got the financial muscle as well as the support to fill the stadium, drawing from over 4 million people within a ten mile radius.

Name another football club in the world who has splashed out as much as £360m in one single project, no one. This is not the work of a small club

At the end of the day, Arsenal have always been a massive club. We held assets in the city for years and have got the financial muscle as well as the support to fill the stadium, drawing from over 4 million people within a ten mile radius.

mauritius gunner.

All this "we're a massive club" talk is going to get you no where. All he'll do is remind of this and taunt you about that which will most probaly be little things you really shouldn't care about.

Also there is no point in trying to crow about putting £360m into a project because if it wasn't for the sponsorship deals and the bank being persuaded that Ashburton Grove was a good investment then the whole thing wouldn't have happened. Also you haven't "always been a massive club" because the reason why Woolwich Arsenal left SE18 in the first place was because Millwall stole all your fans.

Stop the bickering and concentrate on the stadium not some wynde up merchant.

Hey atleast arsenal stadium is almost complete, sum of the big guns dont even have a new stadium, like Liverpool we still looking for sponsership deals, the first premiership club to get a state of the art mordern stadium is Bolton! & now arsenal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-RzOGcKehY&search=stadium

Hey atleast arsenal stadium is almost complete, sum of the big guns dont even have a new stadium, like Liverpool we still looking for sponsership deals, the first premiership club to get a state of the art mordern stadium is Bolton! & now arsenal.

absolutely dude..i agree

man utd may have a big capacity stadium but it looks like a bag of shit. chelseas also looks crap..their pitch is no more better than playing in mud

^^ That was how Chelsea's pitch looked for a few weeks prior to their match against Barcelona to try to put them off...which didn't work. But since then they have re-laid the turf and it is now one of the best pitches in any stadium you could wish to see.

Oh, and that ain't the stadium of the biggest club in London, in case you are seriously ignorant. This is:

3rd may:
http://www.awimb.com/emAlbum/albums/Ashburton%20Grove/webcam%203%20May%202006.jpg

Chelsea, unlike Man U, Liverpool and Arsenal are not in the G14. And the system they have is different: Those three clubs are rich becasue they have been so successful, whereas Chelsea have become so successful becasue they are rich.

Btw, I looked at the webcam earlier today, and the pitch is fully laid now, completely covered, almost starting to look like a completed stadium ;) They still haven't put in seats for the lowere tier yet, but that should be happening v.soon. I wanted to post pictures of the webcam shots, but I don't know how to capture webcam images...can anyone help with that?? What I like about the Arsenal webcam is that it is actually broadcasting live video feed, and not just shots every 10 mins, so you can actually see the builders walking round the stadium...couldn't see many today though...

:cheers:

Completion & hand over dates? anyone?

Can the first trophy to be brought to this stadium be ol big ears? We will have to wait for tonight.

Look at webcam! The playing surface looks as good as highbury :)
Good luck tonight Gooners...

Of course it looks good, not a single ball has been kicked on it yet.

There is a serious lack of activity going on inside the stadium, from the view provided by the webcam at least....can't see any builders...maybe they're all busy developing the luxury boxes and all that....but what about the seats dammit! :)

:cheers:

I think the lack of activity is down to lack of things to do.

I think the lack of activity is down to lack of things to do.
If thats the case Multiplex needs some help up the road :cheers:
Here is todays webcam shot
http://www.mackass.com/images/other/Emirates_17_05_06.JPG

I think the lack of activity is down to lack of things to do.
No, everyones downed their tools because they're all too nervous about tonight!
C'mon you GOONERS!

The first few rows are getting very wet!

Well, this should be my last comment before the CL final, so just wanted to say good luck Wenger boys, do the Premiership proud lads!

:cheers:

Come on the Arsenal, do me proud!

c'mon the GOONERS!!!

Just been on MSN having a chat with me mate and invited him down to my house so we can go down to the bottom of my 70-90ft long :D garden so our Tottenham selves don't have to suffer watching Arsenal win it tonight.

I have a bad bad gut feeling (being a Tottenham fan) that Arsenal will win it tonight by God I hope I'm worng but that smug skinny french man gets it right when I have a feeling that he will.

So I'm off to the off-license to buy a few beers and just be as far away from the game as possible. No way can I watch the goons celebrate winning the biggest prize in club football.

Yes I'm bitter!

See ya!

Its all about a Henry and Ronaldinho in 14 mins.

No football talk!!!!!!

^^ He said it guys, no football talk.

i am so tempted to say express how angry i feel at the way lost because of the ref

i am so tempted to say express how angry i feel at the way lost because of the ref
I wouldn't though because the spoil sports will go in a huff.

But you're right, the ref sucked.

dont worry

check out the thread some barca fan has started

^^ i wont be surprised if that is closed

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351252

Nothing to do with the ref, lads.

He was poor but just as bad for Barca as he was for Arsenal.

I never said the ref favoured Arsenal, but he did ruin the game.

Harsh on Arsenal having Lehmann sent off. It should have been 11 vs 11.

nobody wants the forum to be closed , so no football talk .

To get this thread back on track, I just checked out the webcam and the pitch looks really great now! Can't be too long before they will be able to cut it.

Still can't see much action going on, only a couple of builders walking about, and no sign of the seats :(

I could see the shadow of the clouds moving from above

lol, yeh it was dark clouds all over London last night ;)

wow they have already cut it!it looks great!i didnt think grass could grow that quickly, it was just the synthetic plastic last week that the laid so the must have seeded the ground already and its grown within a week!truely amazing, although they do have one of the best groundsmen in the country :)

2 months now, or about 9 weeks before the Bergkamp testimonial.

can someone please get a screen shot of it. Also anyone here using 56k know how to access it. I just moved houses and am having problems with the web cam. no images are shown after it buffers

It does that sometimes, it's not working for me either.

Latest from ashburton

parade cancelled

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel/4/46/466/466560/ballfolelser2_503.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4042/Barca58.jpg

Soon to be on tv


http://www.thfc1961.fsnet.co.uk/henrypriceless.jpg

nothing original, have seen all of these before.

yido362, at least we have been to 6 european cup finals, how many have tottenham been to? At least there is the UEFA cup for you!

nothing original, have seen all of these before.

yido362, at least we have been to 6 european cup finals, how many have tottenham been to? At least there is the UEFA cup for you!

Don't bother mate, It will be ours sooner or later.

Poor Bloke, Tottenham BitterSpur Football Club fans are in love with us and they know it.

Also I find the Spuds use the term European Final very losely .... had we been in that 2nd rate European Comp they call the Uefa Cup we would have won it 10 times by now. But No, This season we're Champions League Runners Up. They'll never get there without a rich sugar Daddy. HAHA get it??

nothing original, have seen all of these before.

yido362, at least we have been to 6 european cup finals, how many have tottenham been to? At least there is the UEFA cup for you!

Tottenham have won 3 European finals to your 2 so pipe down.

There is no point in replyying as it only makes the situation worse and then maybe the mods might stop pussy footing and delete threads ok?

So calm down please.

Look, frankly I'm happy to take it all on the chin. Besides 2005, you can talk after your little north london derby spat...

At the end of the day, I was proud of the gunners because they played fantastically with ten men without conceding a goal for 70 minutes, against a team like Barcelona as well. I honestly believe we will win it one day and the NEW STADIUM will be a catalyst

Tottenham have won 3 European finals to your 2 so pipe down.

There is no point in replyying as it only makes the situation worse and then maybe the mods might stop pussy footing and delete threads ok?

So calm down please.

No one cares about you green eyed people with a lemon tasting breath. In our shaddow your are.

I really feel for Tottenham fans, Oh to be a Gooner.

I had a look at the Stadium today, it was absolutely fantastic. Like Mars Gooner said, it will be a catalyst for many peices of silverware. I can't wait until those awful white things come off the seats.

^^ Everyone calm down please. Keep this to stadium talk.

^^ Well, if you look on the previous page you can see I at least tried to get the thread back on topic, and it almost pulled off...but then a few posts later it goes back to this crap.....inevitable.

^^ Well, if you look on the previous page you can see I at least tried to get the thread back on topic, and it almost pulled off...but then a few posts later it goes back to this crap.....inevitable.
Ass kisser.

^^ In case any mods out there lack less then 2 brain cells, I'll just point ou that that is BuBomb. Say no more.

Its not actually.

Look, frankly I'm happy to take it all on the chin. Besides 2005, you can talk after your little north london derby spat...

At the end of the day, I was proud of the gunners because they played fantastically with ten men without conceding a goal for 70 minutes, against a team like Barcelona as well. I honestly believe we will win it one day and the NEW STADIUM will be a catalyst

And then they ruined it all by letting their french humility get the better of them.

It was the refs fault. Rubish. The ref was to soft on you. Barca should e the ones complaining. But what else can you expect from a moaning frenc team.

By bye Henry.

Ass kisser.
Took the words out of my mouth, but I was gonna say brown noser, but ass kisser sounds better,

anyway Bergkamps Testimonial is on 22 July? the pitch is ready & coverd, the interiors look like they going on at a decent pace, but still there is ALOT of seats to be installed, just how long does it take to install these seats?

^^ In case any mods out there lack less then 2 brain cells, I'll just point ou that that is BuBomb. Say no more.

It's Socrates.

And then they ruined it all by letting their french humility get the better of them.

It was the refs fault. Rubish. The ref was to soft on you. Barca should e the ones complaining. But what else can you expect from a moaning frenc team.

By bye Henry.

Sorry yido but

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i255/2zanzibar/henry1.jpg

he stays!!!

Just checked the webcam, there are a load of workmen setting a load of boxes on the lower tier, they look like they are the boxes for the seats so they should be going in now!

:)

Just had a look meself...should take what 3 weeks perhaps?
even tho it was so gutting to lose on Wednesday, the fact that we made it to the final and could've beaten them, we rose to the occasion, Henry (and perhaps Pires and Cole) will be staying, and Ashburton Grove is just coming round into the final 100 meters.....I'd say things are lookin good again!!

Took the words out of my mouth, but I was gonna say brown noser, but ass kisser sounds better,

anyway Bergkamps Testimonial is on 22 July? the pitch is ready & coverd, the interiors look like they going on at a decent pace, but still there is ALOT of seats to be installed, just how long does it take to install these seats?

seat installation deadline: 5 June

german article about the seats:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_business/index.php?template=news&stadionname=Emirates%20Stadium&stadt=London&news_id=1405

seat installation deadline: 5 June

german article about the seats:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_business/index.php?template=news&stadionname=Emirates%20Stadium&stadt=London&news_id=1405

nice find tv123. Looking at this image are these (seats on the right) the diamond club seats/club level?
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_business/images/news/emirates_100506_1.jpg

cant wait for new pictures

Glad Henry is staying, he brings something special to the Premiership.

Anyway, just looked on the webcam, and there are some new...errrr.....packages on the bottom tier, nearest the side where the webcam is. Can't actually tell what they are, but a likely guess would be more seats....although that could just be wishful thinking...

:cheers:

Did anyone see the ITV program last night about the last season at Highbury?

Did anyone see the ITV program last night about the last season at Highbury?

That was pretty good. I think that they should do the same about other famous English stadiums like Old Trafford, Anfield, WHL, Villa Park & Goodisen Park.

Didn't watch it all but found some of it interesting.

Did anyone see the ITV program last night about the last season at Highbury?

Yes, i did. they even filmed the inside of the emirates stadium, looked lot bigger then in those pics

I met an Arsenal fan today, he wasn't very friendly

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/TonyMcCarrol/chav.jpg

I met an Arsenal fan today, he wasn't very friendly

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/TonyMcCarrol/chav.jpg

yes, it's because you're a twat!

yes, it's because you're a twat!

Anyone called Uncle Chop Chop is not a twat as they know of the brilliance that is Chopper!

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/images/chopper.gif

Have Arsenal sold all of the club level seats yet?

the most important feature of the stadium has been put in.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4202/henrysigupdate3ku.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ henry is probably the only person that they would allow to stand on the pitch at the moment (apart from the workers of course), he is not even wearing his hard helmet(photocall i suppose)

^^ henry is probably the only person that they would allow to stand on the pitch at the moment (apart from the workers of course), he is not even wearing his hard helmet(photocall i suppose)
You have an unrivalled ability for stating the obvious. It makes me smile

It's looking good, but just not particularly imposing. Maybe it will be different when full.

And if they ever need someone to roll the grass, eboue is the man...
http://myspace-821.vo.llnwd.net/00747/12/86/747346821_m.gif

The playing surface is looking great, hopefully it will stay that way. All that's needed now is the lower tier seating and a few features like sponser boards, dugout seating etc. and we'll be able to see a complete stadium bowl.

We're very close!

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7333/18as1.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/387/21wt.png

Anyone have any information about how the stadium fitting out is going, the general admission areas, megastore etc?

the most important feature of the stadium has been put in.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4202/henrysigupdate3ku.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The pitch is loooking great, Henry will be planting his feet down many more times on this turf over the years; good news that he is staying! He has stated that the new stadium is one of the main reasons he has decided to stay, shows the advancement of the club; plus, as Henry said in his interview '"England is the best country to play football". :okay:

Why exactly doesn't the stadium webcam work on weekends?? presumably they still work on Saterday at least...?

:cheers:

These corners look a bit gay to me.

http://i4.tinypic.com/105zkhv.jpg

Its a nice stdium, but like reyrey said, not very imposing.

The stadium looks quality.

I love modern stadia. :)

It is looking absolutely magnificent. I am definately getting my red membership this year as should all dedicated gooners.

I am absolutely convinced that every premiership game will be a sell-out next season. Sorry doubters, but 60,000 will be very imposing indeed.

Depending on who we will sign, I am certain we will finish either top or runners-up

Socrates has a question: Will Emirates be wifi enabled for spectators? ie business men in club seats and/or the media?

These corners look a bit gay to me.

http://i4.tinypic.com/105zkhv.jpg

Its a nice stdium, but like reyrey said, not very imposing.

those corners are there for a reason..its to allow air to circulate the stadium and for the pitch

looks great if u ask me

Socrates has a question: Will Emirates be wifi enabled for spectators? ie business men in club seats and/or the media?

The centre tier are club level seats, incorporating business lounges, seating and suites in possibly the biggest revenue generator for the entire stadium. The media suites are bound to be state of the art. No expense has been spared in this ground.

This is a HOK stadium, designed and made by the best stadium planners in the world. Unlike Ibrox, Socrates.

whats ibrox?

a sh*thole within the bigger sh*thole that is glasgow. Oh and Rangers play football there, and we all know they are pretty sh*t

a sh*thole within the bigger sh*thole that is glasgow. Oh and Rangers play football there, and we all know they are pretty sh*t
No amount of expletives will mask your below average intelligence.

The centre tier are club level seats, incorporating business lounges, seating and suites in possibly the biggest revenue generator for the entire stadium. The media suites are bound to be state of the art. No expense has been spared in this ground.

This is a HOK stadium, designed and made by the best stadium planners in the world. Unlike Ibrox, Socrates.
http://i4.tinypic.com/106y5h1.jpg

You seem to be trying awfully hard to convince me of the merits of Emirates. Re: the Ibrox reference - Main Stand was built in the 20s with "no expense spared", and most recently refurished in the 90s again with "no expense spared". The other 3 stands are also fairly old - pre-dating the Taylor report infact. At the time of construction they were also designed and built by the best stadium planners in the world, with "no expense spared".

Had Rangers decided to neglect stadium redevelopment and allow their ground to fall into disrepair in the manner Arsenal did, basing my opinion on what Rangers have done previously, I am sure Ibrox too would have been re-built (today, long overdue) with "no expense spared."

So your cheap and needless dig at Ibrox was not only unwarranted, but also unfounded. And you didn't answer my question: is Emirates wifi enabled or not. And if you are going to attempt to answer again please provide details and a source.

eg Here is a Times article on wifi in the Allianz Arena (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-2171082,00.html)

whats ibrox?
Oh dear god, Mo how often u visit this stadium forum? & you dont know wat the Ibrox is, at least 90% of each thread has pics of the ibrox.

compared to the sort of things you have been posting i'm the stephen hawking of this forum.

"allow their ground to fall into disrepair in the manner Arsenal did"

do you know nothing about why the stadium is being built? It had nothing to do with highbury being in disrepair, the clock end and north bank are both less than 20yrs old, and in fine condition. Unfortunately there is no room for expansion, which is hardly the clubs fault, you cant exactly beat geography now can you? The fact that the east and west stands are remaining and being turned into apartments show they are still in good condition, even being listed they dont need much done in terms of repair so its a ridiculous comment.


As for wifi I have no idea why this is important, its a football stadium. However, considering it is going to have top class conference facilities I would imagine those areas which are going to be used will have full wifi access, hardly the major selling point of a stadium though is it. Im sure most fans, even those in club level, would have no interest in wacking out their laptop during a match to check their e-mail.

You have an unrivalled ability for stating the obvious. It makes me smile

Thx, BTW try and not to get banned again ;)

http://i4.tinypic.com/106y5h1.jpg

You seem to be trying awfully hard to convince me of the merits of Emirates. Re: the Ibrox reference - Main Stand was built in the 20s with "no expense spared", and most recently refurished in the 90s again with "no expense spared". The other 3 stands are also fairly old - pre-dating the Taylor report infact. At the time of construction they were also designed and built by the best stadium planners in the world, with "no expense spared".

Had Rangers decided to neglect stadium redevelopment and allow their ground to fall into disrepair in the manner Arsenal did, basing my opinion on what Rangers have done previously, I am sure Ibrox too would have been re-built (today, long overdue) with "no expense spared."

So your cheap and needless dig at Ibrox was not only unwarranted, but also unfounded. And you didn't answer my question: is Emirates wifi enabled or not. And if you are going to attempt to answer again please provide details and a source.

eg Here is a Times article on wifi in the Allianz Arena (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-2171082,00.html)


OMG Here we go :ohno:

Here you go Ivan/Socrates
Emirates stadium WiFi (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=374399&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=World+Class+Conferencing+and+Banqueting+at+Emirates+Stadium)

Here you go Ivan/Socrates
Emirates stadium WiFi (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=374399&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=World+Class+Conferencing+and+Banqueting+at+Emirates+Stadium)
Thanks.

Had Rangers decided to neglect stadium redevelopment and allow their ground to fall into disrepair in the manner Arsenal did, basing my opinion on what Rangers have done previously, I am sure Ibrox too would have been re-built (today, long overdue) with "no expense spared."

er....I dunno if you've failed to notice the aesthetic merits of your own stadium, but its few and far between; all this veneration of Ibrox is wasted flannel; its a rather non-descript red brick post-industrial facade with 3 very neglected cumbersome sheds. Yes the interior of Archibald Leitch's stand is very beautiful, the exterior though is mediocre; infact Leitch is rather overated on these forums by a certain few.
Lets not forget that Arsenal demolished his parochial vision of mass spectatorship with something far more elegant and progressive. hmm...disrepair eh? can you qualify that statement in any way without obviously resorting to your usual crass pictograms?
but I guess you can't reason with a geeky 15 yr old, and even less when the geek is probably over 30!

These corners look a bit gay to me.

http://i4.tinypic.com/105zkhv.jpg

Its a nice stdium, but like reyrey said, not very imposing.
I'm with bubomb on this one . . . the dip in the corners of the upper deck are way too severe for my liking in an otherwise impressive stadium.

Will the be filling them in with scoreboards, advertising etc???

er....I dunno if you've failed to notice the aesthetic merits of your own stadium, but its few and far between; all this veneration of Ibrox is wasted flannel; its a rather non-descript red brick post-industrial facade with 3 very neglected cumbersome sheds. Yes the interior of Archibald Leitch's stand is very beautiful, the exterior though is mediocre; infact Leitch is rather overated on these forums by a certain few.
Lets not forget that Arsenal demolished his parochial vision of mass spectatorship with something far more elegant and progressive. hmm...disrepair eh? can you qualify that statement in any way without obviously resorting to your usual crass pictograms?
but I guess you can't reason with a geeky 15 yr old, and even less when the geek is probably over 30!
You want to know what disrepair means? From dictionary.com (www.dictionary.com) - The condition of being in need of repair.

Where's the confusion?

I'm with bubomb on this one . . . the dip in the corners of the upper deck are way too severe for my liking in an otherwise impressive stadium.

Will the be filling them in with scoreboards, advertising etc???
If you are agreeing with me, then I'm not bubomb.

two of the corners will have giant state of the art screens http://www.**************************/emirates6/image073.html. The other two will be open and the reason they are low is for air flow, to ensure the pitch doesnt end up like stamford bridge.

You want to know what disrepair means? From dictionary.com (www.dictionary.com) - The condition of being in need of repair.

Where's the confusion?

er no, I was asking you to qualify your statement: 'Had Rangers decided to neglect stadium redevelopment and allow their ground to fall into disrepair in the manner Arsenal did'
not the word

These corners look a bit gay to me.


There not the only thing that look a bit gay :sly:

why is the colour of the seats looking more pinkish than red?

why is the colour of the seats looking more pinkish than red?

They are covered in plastic, and some in white sheets

in actual fact they are bright red

Plastic coverings over them, are making them look like that.


http://www.arsenal.com/images/e/emirates_seats1.jpg

I'm with bubomb on this one . . . the dip in the corners of the upper deck are way too severe for my liking in an otherwise impressive stadium.

Will the be filling them in with scoreboards, advertising etc???

I have an idea that the HD jumbotrons will be filling-in at least two of those corner gaps. This should give those 'gay' dips a little more purpose and reason.

Thanks.

Bwaha!

Backfired.

Bwaha!

Backfired.
Care to explain that totally random senseless comment?

er no, I was asking you to qualify your statement: 'Had Rangers decided to neglect stadium redevelopment and allow their ground to fall into disrepair in the manner Arsenal did'
not the word
OK.
Ibrox is a fine, high capacity UEFA certified 5 star stadium.
Highbury is not.

Arsenal are having to move from their stadium, Rangers are not.

OK.
Ibrox is a fine, high capacity UEFA certified 5 star stadium.
Highbury is not.

Arsenal are having to move from their stadium, Rangers are not.

That is because, you need a ground capacity of near 50,000+ to qualify for UEFA 5 star status. Highbury's capacity meant that this wasn't possible, nothing to do with the quality of stands or the facilities which were already first class.

Don't knock Highbury, it is already universally recognised as a supurb stadium. Irrespective of what you may think Bubomb/Socrates/Ivan the Terrible or whatever you choose to call yourself these days.

I know its you because you fell for my 'Ibrox' bait

I didn't fall for anything, I don't deny who I am. (Socrates btw) And Highbury is most definitely NOT universally recognised as a superb stadium.

Top 10 football stadiums in Britain http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=329332 (no mention of Highbury)

Now, considering the fact that England is bereft of superb football stadia (only one UEFA certified 5 star stadium and one 4 star stadium), the fact that Highbury made it onto no one's list shows that they clearly do not regard it as "superb", irrespective of what you may think, mauritius.

thats funny i thought this was about the Emirates Stadium

Is anybody else sick and tired of seeing Ibrox in every f*cking thread?

well to be fair whoever made that list is clearly a bit of a joker, stadium of light 3rd? white hart lane 10th, celtic, which we all know to be a horrible stadium in there! I think thats a wind up. Anyway you were clearly trying to insinuate that it was arsenals fault it wasnt 5*, when that was an impossibility, what do u want to do go back 80yrs and blame them for picking the wrong site??

Anyway the important thing is that the emirates stadium is going to be, outside wembley, by far and away the best ground in the country, with the best facilities for everyone, as well as making a large amount of money for the club.

Is anybody else sick and tired of seeing Ibrox in every f*cking thread?

:yes:

its just a bog standard british looking old stadium, i just don't need reminding about it ALL THE TIME, by its adoring and over obsessive fan's!! :gaah:

:yes:

its just a bog standard british looking old stadium, i just don't need reminding about it ALL THE TIME, by its adoring and over obsessive fan's!! :gaah:
http://horsecrazy.co.za/catalog/images/BLI016.jpg

Take your blinkers off and look at who it is that brings that particular topic up - it is very rarely me. Other users take it in turns to "bait me" - thats how we keep getting back onto that topic.

eg
I know its you because you fell for my 'Ibrox' bait

Socrates and bubomb should just join a Rangers forum where they can talk all day long about how awesome Ibrox is.

We can do that here because almost every other poster seems determined to compare every other stadium to Ibrox. Check - theres loads of them doing it!

well there is the Thread about the Ibrox thingy somewhere,

We can do that here because almost every other poster seems determined to compare every other stadium to Ibrox. Check - theres loads of them doing it!

ahem, hypocrite much

If you were an intellectual guy you wouldn't fall for the so called bait

I'm not falling for any bait. I am merely correcting the misguided.
Does that make me an intellectual guy then?

well if that makes you feel better.....

I feel fine, thanks.

Care to explain that totally random senseless comment?

Sorry I burst out laughing at your "wireless" troll backfiring. Couldn't help myself.

well to be fair whoever made that list is clearly a bit of a joker, stadium of light 3rd? white hart lane 10th, celtic, which we all know to be a horrible stadium in there! I think thats a wind up. Anyway you were clearly trying to insinuate that it was arsenals fault it wasnt 5*, when that was an impossibility, what do u want to do go back 80yrs and blame them for picking the wrong site??

Anyway the important thing is that the emirates stadium is going to be, outside wembley, by far and away the best ground in the country, with the best facilities for everyone, as well as making a large amount of money for the club.

You are right there. Having been to a few of those 4 and 5 star stadiums in other parts of Europe, the star ranking has little reflection on whether it is a great stadium. Many of them seem empty and have no soul. I think we have better stadiums in Britain, including unranked ones, than we realise, although those lists are mainly down to personal opinion and bias. Having been going to Highbury for the best part of 20 years now, i'd say the things that let it down the most were not being able to fill the corners in and the clock end boxes being built at the wrong time (just before the Taylor report). I remember there being a model of the North Bank being connected to the East and West stands, but this was never realised due to building restrictions. It's a shame as I think i'd have prefered to stay there had it been big enough and made enough money. The current North Bank is a superb stand however, easily the best in the stadium for match day experience and facilities. The East and West stands are unique but needed a bit more attention but I guess they hadn't bothered wasting too much money due to the planned move to the Emirates. I have 2 worries about the Emirates. Will it have the soul (feel) of Highbury and will it feel as intimidating to opposition as Highbury was? (cue library jokes!)