From KB's link

Im defenately going to Bloemfontein. Durbs dont follow me please.


lol, its Pule you should be worrying about ;)

[QUOTE=Mo Rush;35034776]Inside


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I see they are painting the stair ways with blue color. Cool. Hope they do the same with the mute. Luftus should copy

Luftus should copy

Don't hold your breath.

Very cool for FS stadium.

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[QUOTE=Mo Rush;35034776]Inside


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I see they are painting the stair ways with blue color. Cool. Hope they do the same with the mute. Luftus should copy

I do'nt really like the blue stair ways. I'll wait and see.

it looks good on tv.

Far better than the old cement beam with lines though.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3442395606_48c94f60ff_b.jpg

The light pylon looks new. Was it installed with the rest of the upgrade?

Hey just saw the highlights from the celtic game, and i must say the pitch is looking horrendous ( bordering on disastrous). Dont know if its poor maintenance, or that the grass hasn't grown properly, or just the poor quality of SABC, but its pretty bad.:ohno:

thats not good

Eish, whats happening here

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Oh boy - not another pitch issue. There's time to solve all this but not if another 3 rugby matches have to be played!

I dont know if this question have been posed before but would like to know if the old color faded seats would be replaced ?

Me don no Puls

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3469271638_3299e11946_b.jpg

now just imagine all the seats like the new upper tier. CHANGE THE SEATS!!!


also hope the pitch has improved since March...

B4 the start of the conf cup ...it will be all system go...the pitch will look like old trafford's pitch (hoping)

or even better... the emirates stadium, simply the best football field in the world.

i was going to say that ...that stadium always have a wow effect to it.

whats so good about emirates

whats so good about emirates

http://img.skysports.com/08/07/480/Arsenal--Emirates-Stadium-London-General_1055266.jpg

dont u want the pitch looking like this during the conf cup and the world cup?

now thats what is really good

B4 the start of the conf cup ...it will be all system go...the pitch will look like old trafford's pitch (hoping)

not a chance.... there pitch is not fantastic, at all. I have spent many games there and the pitch is not the best

not a chance.... there pitch is not fantastic, at all. I have spent many games there and the pitch is not the best

damn....well they better start doing somethin...because we want quality looking pitch for the conf cup...lets hope for the best

I wonder how the pitch looks like now since that pic was taken in March.

well the cheetahs are playing their last super 14 game away so the grounds people should have plenty of time now to improve the pitch.

well the cheetahs are playing their last super 14 game away so the grounds people should have plenty of time now to improve the pitch.

Except that, they are not. Cheetahs vs Stormers, Saturday 16 May, Bloemfontein. :yes:

ah, sorry, my bad.

It doesn't surprise me that in the Free State the pitch looks a bit like a mielie field ...

It doesn't surprise me that in the Free State the pitch looks a bit like a mielie field ...

Why Flood?

'cause they LOVE mielies in the Free State. Everywhere you go, all you see is mielies. It wouldn't surprise me if they grow mielies at the Free State stadium during the off season ...

ah, sorry, my bad.
Considering your location, I'll forgive you. Your eyes and pvr must be focussed on 17:00 Absa park Durban.. :lol:

'cause they LOVE mielies in the Free State. Everywhere you go, all you see is mielies. It wouldn't surprise me if they grow mielies at the Free State stadium during the off season ...

You must make a point of it to tour MORE of the Free State when you get the chance again and not that one single route you seem to travel each time :ohno:

You must make a point of it to tour MORE of the Free State when you get the chance again and not that one single route you seem to travel each time :ohno:

Yeah, you're right. I love Ficksburg and Golden Gate and, well, tons of places in good ol' FS. :okay:

Considering your location, I'll forgive you. Your eyes and pvr must be focussed on 17:00 Absa park Durban.. :lol:

:lol: although i love the sharks too. tricky one.

:lol: although i love the sharks too. tricky one.

The reason behind our pitch being in the state it is. All the sharksh!t that ended up on it from a few weeks ago... :banana: And since then it has been :bash: :nuts: downwards.... :lol:

'cause they LOVE mielies in the Free State. Everywhere you go, all you see is mielies. It wouldn't surprise me if they grow mielies at the Free State stadium during the off season ...

:rofl:

The reason behind our pitch being in the state it is. All the sharksh!t that ended up on it from a few weeks ago... :banana: And since then it has been :bash: :nuts: downwards.... :lol:

So they drop that sh*t when they are visiting. and never do it at home.:lol:
All will change, The Bulls are coming

'cause they LOVE mielies in the Free State. Everywhere you go, all you see is mielies. It wouldn't surprise me if they grow mielies at the Free State stadium during the off season ...

HEY now... :lol:

The LOC do have a contingency plan ready to install a new pitch if need be.

Do mealies grow on pitch Flood? lolwut.... anyway great stadium 1 more month till con cup!

No, mielies don't grow on the pitch... they'll be planted around the stadium though, so that you know where in SA you are.

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I cannot upload pics, who can help us out here or whom can I send the pic to.
Halfway down, murray & roberts pic.

http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-151426.0.html#msg2534756

It is of the upgrade before the '95 world cup which consisted of well, the stadium as it is today :lol:. It was the extention of the main stand from small to the width of the field as well as the 3 remaining sides, upgraded from the old "peanut stands".
11 months, yes, you read correct and 24 million. Times have changed.... :nuts:

good site there.

nice pic mo

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0fHjaOpbpRdWv/610x.jpg

What is that surface?

For, when it needs 1 year for the world cup to start, I'd like to make a video with some photos you guys have posted in this thread and in the others of the worldcup stadiums, to post in youtube.
I'd just like to know if you authorize me to do this. I'll mention at the end of the video that the copyright of these photos belong to the users that posted these in the skyscrapercity forum.

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nice picture

nice.

lol...you might want to post that picture again Mo. Can't see it.

now i cant see the first picture i said was nice but i can see the others... weird

yo just right click on the picture click properties and copy and paste the link to the adress bar ...then come back to the picture and click show picture.

That place is soooo flat.

That place is soooo flat.
As if Welkom is flooded with skyscrapers :nuts:
I once saw a very pretty lady with a good anatomy here with a tshirt printed on the front " Not everything in the Free State is flat" :)

Anybody know what that surface on the pitch is posted by Mo on the previous page ? Something to help with the frost or what ?

Why is SA so fond of segmented stadiums?

Would it have cost too much to throw down that "main" stand and finish the uninterrupted bowl of this stadium?

Don’t get me wrong the pics look great and this is a great stadium…. just my 2 cents

4-3!!! stadium looked good

What an awesome game :D. Average looking stadium gotta admit

^^ i thought it looked great.

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it looks very discontinuous from this angle, doesn't flow at all

I like that stadium.

I like it too. Fans are pretty close to the pitch, allways nice for the atmosphere.

Me like it too!

Yip, I've been at both Currie Cup finals here, I don't care how it looks for some, this stadium creats amazing atmosphere !!! :banana:

no stadium that has been upgraded over a number of years is perfectly cohesive. nowhere in the world.

Just went and got myself semi-final tickets ...hoping for a Spain vs. Italy/Brazil semi!

Ok, just my opinion. There was definitely no wow factor when I saw it on TV.

it's one of the smaller venues for the WC. what wow factor were you looking for?

it's one of the smaller venues for the WC. what wow factor were you looking for?

Sjeesh, exactly. And as you have already told them, it is also an old one of wich this is the fourth rebuilded/added on version. The stadium is exactly the same as previously apart from the main stand getting a second tier, so I also can't see how the second tier on the mainstand should make the wow. The wow factors you will get with the other new pieces of art stadiums. Old stadiums like bloem and pta and jhb is more that worthy when it comes to atmosphere. :bash:

I think that stadium is pretty good considering its one of the smaller venues.

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I wish this FIFA linings would be permanent even after the CC. tired of this Vodacom boards

The venue overlay has been ok but pretty average. Not surprise though.

^^ what did you expect? it not much different from how it was at previous confed cups.

^^ what did you expect? it not much different from how it was at previous confed cups.

Probably but the finishing of the Germany venues in terms of overlay seems so much more "crisp" and "classy".

gonna have to agree with mo on this one. the application of the boards leaves something to be desired... seeing it in hd really shows all the flaws... wouldn't notice if you were't looking though. woulda also preferred different colours for different venue. red coulda been ellis park for sure... they coulda chosen them from the same palette as the logo. just boring branding to be honest like the did it cos they have to... and don't even get me started on the host city font...

gonna have to agree with mo on this one. the application of the boards leaves something to be desired... seeing it in hd really shows all the flaws... wouldn't notice if you were't looking though. woulda also preferred different colours for different venue. red coulda been ellis park for sure... they coulda chosen them from the same palette as the logo. just boring branding to be honest like the did it cos they have to... and don't even get me started on the host city font...
then theres the area around the field, the security guards who are scatttered around the place.

well, having recently watched some of the footage from germany 2006 i don't think our signage is that different, especially considering that this is only the confed cup. i know it's supposed to be a rehearsal, but that's exactly it. it's not a finished product...yet.

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this stadium is awesome.

Out of all 4 stadiums of the Confederations Cup, me and my 4 friends whom I travelled with to all four stadiums came to a conclusion that this stadium is the best one we've eveer been.

^^Yah only coz your beloved Celtic call this place "home" :lol:

But seriously it is a nice place, the new Grand stand is pretty state of the art & the media center behind this should be up to scratch

:lol:

Honesty is needed DB, the stadium rocks more than any of the four.

Thumbs up Pule.... :banana: Only complaint is that the cameras is positioned in such a way that you never see the mainstand :bash:

Jackes, are you from Bloem?

Jackes, are you from Bloem?
Yes I am...:banana:

I'm driving down for the semi's ...looking forward to the experience!

^^ enjoy AB.

Pitch looked a bit shoddy last night - apparently the Spanish team were complaining a bit (the ball tends to bobble instead of rolling smoothly). Otherwise the stadium looked really great.

What was the crowd like? AB?

uhhh, USA played on the same pitch. does the pitch account for the shots they missed and the lack of space in midfield and the ramos' mistake in defense. seriously, they should have more class than that.

^^ :lol:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3659932480_6a97b2cd19_b.jpg

To bad the people watching Tv will never see the improvements in this stadium....

To bad the people watching Tv will never see the improvements in this stadium....
That was the most dissapointing thing of them all !!! Shocking that they do not have a camera on the corners of the openstands, like they have in rugby as well.. :bash:

well, do you ever see the main stand at loftus? NO. cameras are almost always mounted on the main stand which means you won't see it. same here.

well, do you ever see the main stand at loftus? NO. cameras are almost always mounted on the main stand which means you won't see it. same here.
Hey Haggies, but that's only because they don't want the viewers to puke that they don't show loftus'... :lol:

it's no worse than this one. that's not a hit on this stadium, i like it, but loftus is really not that bad.

it's no worse than this one. that's not a hit on this stadium, i like it, but loftus is really not that bad. And mine was also not a hit but just a joke. But it is still a shame that they don't show the "better" parts of the stadiums.

understand. they could have shown more aerials during the tournament. the only one's i saw were last night's semi and the opening.

they were only hired for the SF and Final. Typical SABC and LOC.
Not even for the dam opening.

SABC

Sorry for the late posting on my jaunt to watch the semi's in Bloemfontein. It was a lot of fun. The Bloem Celtic fans are awesome and they use the vuvuzela in a creative way, mixing song and dance with well-played sounds. I get the impression that a lot of the reason for the "noise" of this instrument is because of all the newbies playing alone and without cohesion. Anyway, the crowd was good but only about 3/4 full. Bitterly bitterly cold (see pic of my tent in the morning ...yes, had to stay in a campsite ....- 3 degrees). Bloemfntein park-and-walk is excellent and the city is well organised for this event. It seemed as if there were few local whiteys at the game (most were English-speaking from outside town). Then again, this is a rugby town. A big thumbs up for this city ..but needs to jack-up on accommodaton! Enjoy these pics.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq290/africanbiohazard/FreeState3.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq290/africanbiohazard/FreeState4.jpg

VIP and VVIP entrance (behind main grandstand)
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Media Tribune ..after the game
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My tent the next morning ...!!
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Holy Shinto! How did you manage in that cold weather?

My girlfriend and I managed ok - we go hiking a lot. Decent down sleeping-bag and layers of clothing! Bloemfontein is a cold place in Winter - especially during a cold spell like this. Usually daytime temps are higher (15-20 C) but at night it cane go below zero like it did on the 24th June

Damn AB, i just feel the cold by looking at your tent. The random blow of vuvuzelas as I have said before, and Im glad you emphasizing it, comes from those who went to the games the 1st or second time. During our game againts spain there were plenty of SA whiteys. Im impsressed with the support that whiteys gave Bafana Bafana. Bloem atmosphere is second to none in SA, Bloemfonteiners are the best.

Pule - even though I was prepared, its still damn cold. Not sure I will do that again in a hurry. I really enjoyed the atmosphere - they can teach everyone a lesson! I just hope those guys are not priced-out of cheap world cup tickets because they should be at the WC games next year!

NO offense, but you guys should stop saying "whiteys", Its wrong, people could/would find it offensive.

Andrew - no need to be so sensitive - I'm white and don't take offense to the term, but I wont use it again.

Andrew - no need to be so sensitive - I'm white and don't take offense to the term, but I wont use it again.
Thanks....16 years later, such terms still being used...how does a country move forward when people are still seeing others not as South Africans, but in black or white.
- o well sorry for over reacting

^^ there's nothing wrong with being different. as long as it doesn't affect how we treat each other.

Hey AB you whitey :lol:, where did you guys camp, I don't recognise that camping site ? If you come to the WC next year I will do the extensions to my house we want to do then you can come and overnight with us and help me pay of the morgage then... :banana:

Shite respect AB, that looks freezing, my worst was camping at Golden Gate National park on the border of Freestate and Lesotho -5 it was, I think my piss froze in my bladder :crazy:

jeez bloem. is it too much to ask to give the park near the stadium an upgrade?

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It's winter, the grass tends to be brown.

It's winter, the grass tends to be brown.

don't think its just the grass.....gazebo is lying quarter way into the water.

Are thet not going to replace the rest of the old seats..The whole stadium should have green seats..Otherwise it looks tacky. :ohno:

Wow, you guys are harsh critics. Almost as if you have a personal stake in the project.

And RBJ, what?
Looks tacky UNLESS it has green seats....cmon bro, I think you smokin some green, know what i mean

I don't smoke anything but I can hook you up if you want any:colgate:

In the picture that mo rush posted I can see green seats, grey, dark grey, yellow, blue and even some red seats..Why the hell are there so many different type of seats..That is tacky :bash:

Wow, you guys are harsh critics. Almost as if you have a personal stake in the project.

I read these comments here and in other threads and often think the same. Some of these people seem like them live for these stadiums + other projects- kills me at times.

I also hope they do something about the waterfront and park, although it must be difficult because of the parties that is held there over the weekends does not leave the park nor water anything less than an eyesore on a monday morning

The waterfront and surrounds aren't that bad. Well at least they weren't when i was there about a year ago.

WC2010 will give SA the same amount of exposure if not more to the world than the 94 Elections, so yes we have a damn right to be critical over parks that look like sh*t near the venues :)

it will cost like R10 million just to make the ENTIRE area decent.

The Free State Stadium was constructed in 1956 as a 12k capacity stadium. The present stadium was actually built for the 1995 Rugby World Cup from April 1994 to May 1995.

The Free State Stadium was constructed in 1956 as a 12k capacity stadium. The present stadium was actually built for the 1995 Rugby World Cup from April 1994 to May 1995.

True :)

I cannot upload pics, who can help us out here or whom can I send the pic to.
Halfway down, murray & roberts pic.

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It is of the upgrade before the '95 world cup which consisted of well, the stadium as it is today :lol:. It was the extention of the main stand from small to the width of the field as well as the 3 remaining sides, upgraded from the old "peanut stands".
11 months, yes, you read correct and 24 million. Times have changed.... :nuts:

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This is the forgotten stadium..I can never remember the name of it..

This is my least favorite stadium of 'em all, although i like it. My only compliment is about the seats. I think it would be great if the entire seats were green.

Congrats to South Africa and south africans. You're doing a terrific job. This World Cup will be awesome.

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Nice pics Mo.

eNews 2010 Host City update: The city is ready and infrastructure is in place. Intermodal transport is well in progress but will be ready a month after the event :( I hope more money will be injected to complete it in time.

Oh wow, I thaught South Africa was just poor people, and jungle. Sorry for my ignnorance. Im impressed! From Argentina, saludos!

^^ HAHA Very funny! so i same thought about Argentina did the same poor people and Jungle and mountain.

Ignorance should be a criminal offence.

Ignorance should be a criminal offence.
:lol:

Ah, but the formerly ignorant has now seen the light, has more knowledge, and will doubtless tell of these learnings to others that may be ignorant in this regard.

Everyone in the world is ignorant of somethings, many things, that are not in their sphere of interest, things they do not 'need' to know.
If that were an offence, the whole planet would be in prison.

Now, it is not our Argentinian friend's fault that worldwide media has not informed him of our successes and offerings and progress - why would they, we all know good news doesn't sell.

So, ggonza, gracias companero!

Visit this thread for more info on the cities and stadiums where your team will be playing, and get to see what a brilliant world cup we have coming up...

Oh wow, I thaught South Africa was just poor people, and jungle. Sorry for my ignnorance. Im impressed! From Argentina, saludos!

Thats why this world cup is the most important yet...u will see what u never thought u will see...lol ignorance is bliss afterall

Ignorance should be a criminal offence.

The subtle use of irony. Brilliant

Wednesday Feb 03, 2010
Bloemfontein urged to reign in World Cup price inflation

Overnight establishments in Bloemfontein were on Tuesday urged not to charge over-inflated prices to visitors during the coming Fifa Soccer World Cup, a problem commonto all big sport events in the city.

"People are booking in Kimberley because of high prices," said George Mohlakoana, chief executive officer of the Mangaung local organising committee.

Mohlakoana said over-inflated prices by smaller establishments such as bed and breakfast type accommodations was one of the "problems" authorities had identified in the run up to the Fifa 2010 event.

He was speaking at a Free State tourism breakfast on the province's readiness for the Soccer World Cup, starting in June.

A spokesman for Free State Tourism, Khotso Thole, confirmed the practice of over-inflated accommodation prices and warned that the "quick buck" practice was hurting the Free State's tourism industry.

The meeting heard about accommodation quotes increasing from several hundred rand to R3000.

It was estimated that Bloemfontein officially had about 12,000 tourism beds and the surrounding areas such as Kimberley, Welkom and Lesotho another 13,000 beds.

Government authorities have launched a campaign inviting Bloemfontein and surrounding homeowners to open their homes to visiting soccer supporters, expecting another 2000 beds to become available.

Other problems experienced with accommodation establishments were that people changing to cheaper accommodation elsewhere were battling to get their money back, at times fully paid at the original service provider.

The situation, already experienced during the earlier Federation Cup Tournament last year, has in the meantime created headaches for tourism authorities in that soccer entertainment-related events needed to be established at all these "satellite" sites.

Mohlakoana said businesses should also review their business hours during the world cup.

"At 7pm, only restaurants are open at the malls in Bloemfontein, It's a problem for the world cup."

He also urged tourism operators to talk the same language as the national government on safety.

Mohlakoana said the national safety plan was sufficient and that it was one "area where we have no sleepless nights with".

Although Bloemfontein was one of the soccer world cup hosting cities, no teams participating had yet booked the city to be used as a training base camp.

The nearest is Uruguay, that would be in Kimberley.

"Not all was lost for the host city due to this," said Mohlakoana.

He said indications were that teams taking part in the Federation Cup tournament had felt the weather conditions in Bloemfontein was too cold for their preparations.

Earlier, Free State MEC for tourism Mxolisi Dukwana urged a more integrated way for tourism operators to work together in the Free State.

The province also launched a campaign to get all tourism operators to work in a coordinated way in getting as much as possible benefit for the province over the six weeks period of the Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Sapa

http://www.iolproperty.co.za/roller/news/entry/bloemfontein_urged_to_reign_in

World Cup visitors give Bloem a miss
February 03 2010

Overnight establishments in Bloemfontein were urged not to charge over-inflated prices to visitors during the coming Fifa Soccer World Cup, a problem common to all big sport events in the city.

"People are booking in Kimberley because of high prices," said George Mohlakoana, chief executive officer of the Mangaung local organising committee.

Mohlakoana said over-inflated prices by smaller establishments such as bed and breakfast type accommodations was one of the "problems" authorities had identified in the run up to the Fifa 2010 event.

He was speaking at a Free State tourism breakfast on the province's readiness for the Soccer World Cup, starting in June.

A spokesperson for Free State Tourism, Khotso Thole, confirmed the practice of over-inflated accommodation prices and warned that the "quick buck" practice was hurting the Free State's tourism industry.

The meeting heard about accommodation quotes increasing from R700 to R3 000.

It was estimated that Bloemfontein officially had about 12 000 tourism beds and the surrounding areas such as Kimberley, Welkom and Lesotho another 13 000 beds.

Government authorities have launched a campaign inviting Bloemfontein and surrounding homeowners to open their homes to visiting soccer supporters, expecting another 2 000 beds to become available.

Other problems experienced with accommodation establishments were that people changing to cheaper accommodation elsewhere were battling to get their money back, at times fully paid at the original service provider.

The situation, already experienced during the earlier Federation Cup Tournament last year, has in the meantime created headaches for tourism authorities in that soccer entertainment-related events needed to be established at all these "satellite" sites.

Mohlakoana said businesses should also review their business hours during the world cup.

"At 7pm, only restaurants are open at the malls in Bloemfontein. It's a problem for the world cup."

He also urged tourism operators to talk the same language as the national government on safety.

Mohlakoana said the national safety plan was sufficient and that it was one "area where we have no sleepless nights with".

Although Bloemfontein was one of the soccer world cup hosting cities, no teams participating had yet booked the city to be used as a training base camp.

The nearest is Uruguay, that would be in Kimberley.

"Not all was lost for the host city due to this," said Mohlakoana.

He said indications were that teams taking part in the Federation Cup tournament had felt the weather conditions in Bloemfontein was too cold for their preparations.

Earlier, Free State MEC for tourism Mxolisi Dukwana urged a more integrated way for tourism operators to work together in the Free State.

The province also launched a campaign to get all tourism operators to work in a coordinated way in getting as much as possible benefit for the province over the six weeks period of the Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup. - Sapa


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Shimla Park- I think this is one of the training venues in Bloemfontein. Does anyone know which venues will be training venues in Bloem????
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^^ I only know the following

• Seisa Marabodu (currently used by Celtics Football club for PSL matches)
• Botshabelo stadium
• Clive Solomon


I saw that the InterModal transport is comeing alright even though it's not gonna be ready for the event. Do you perhaps know if Hoffman Square is under going an upgrade.


regards,
Pule

^^ I only know the following

• Seisa Marabodu (currently used by Celtics Football club for PSL matches)


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I saw that the InterModal transport is comeing alright even though it's not gonna be ready for the event. Do you perhaps know if Hoffman Square is under going an upgrade.




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Thanks Mo, I saw the progress of Intermodal transport on Woza 2010 and it seemed as if they were gonna finish in like 3 months but they said it won't be ready by the event.

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This stadium should have been rebuilt like Orlando Stadium, when i was there early last year it was shakey when we stood up celebrating goals. I don't trust it's stands at all.

it won't be hosting any fans so all they need to do is take care of the pitch. and besides, another big stadium in bloem would really be a waste.

^^ that's a home to Celtic and they rarely use Vodacom Park. 2010 has came and it will go but the stadium will remain forever for the pessionate soccer loving people of Bloemfontein.

This stadium should have been rebuilt like Orlando Stadium, when i was there early last year it was shakey when we stood up celebrating goals. I don't trust it's stands at all.

Yeah I totally agree.Of all the teams in the psl that deserve a grand stadium its Celtic. The LOC should have used this opportunity to reward Siwelele for their unbelievable support.

Yeah I totally agree.Of all the teams in the psl that deserve a grand stadium its Celtic. The LOC should have used this opportunity to reward Siwelele for their unbelievable support.

Couldn't agree more, I think in one of the threads on this forum there was a list of average attendances per team for last season. Celtic had a higher average than the Cheetahs.

true. the club has actually won a few awards for their fans' behaviour and enthusiasm.

true. the club has actually won a few awards for their fans' behaviour and enthusiasm.

I know, they're probably the best PSL fans in the country. What is the situation with the Free State stadium, does Bloemfontien city council own it, and if so how long if FSRU's lease on the place. I'd love to see a fair gorund share between the Cheetahs and Bloem Celtic. Celtic is getting too big for a 20 000 seater stadium.

Celtic is getting too big for a 20 000 seater stadium.

true and I wonder if plans are in place to counter the situation.

why exactly don't they use vodacom park?

why exactly don't they use vodacom park?

That's what I was asking about in my prevois post. I wanted to know how the deal with the stadiumworks, whether the city controls the stadium or FSRU.

Celtic seems to enjoy more support at Seisa than at Vodacom Park. Seisa is right in the township where people can either walk or catch a local taxi.

^^ True Ruls.

Venue Focus: Free State Stadium

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lights out in tonight's match... queue 'is sa ready?'

^^ yeah i saw that. what a shame! I think they forget to put backup power. Sigh we will see splash and smear in paper tmw morning...

lights out in tonight's match... queue 'is sa ready?'
world cup venues run on generators...why don't they use them now to test them?

My take on the lights: Lights went out, shit happens. What I care about, is why the lights didn't come 'all the way' back on. Watching on TV, it looked like a club game. :(

Looks like the renders. Cool.

are they keeping the white/off white/grey/light blue/blue/random mix of seats. i remember they replaced a small portion of one of the corners with dark blue seats, are they not going through with it?

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awesome

did the lights fail or was it a power shortage? didn't see the game, but in those pics the score is on and the suite lights too so there must have been power.

The Markgraaff Pedestrian bridge will ensure safe access to the newly upgraded rugby/soccer stadium over Markgraaff Street in Bloemfontein.


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Concrete works mainly complete. Completion soon.

Thanks for the info Mo. Isn't that Polokwane developing the same bridge?

Thanks for the info Mo. Isn't that Polokwane developing the same bridge?

It would be nice if it lights up at night...

It has LED lighting, so do the Cape Town ones.

Thanks Mo, that's good to hear.

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What a difference new seats could have made to this stadium.

oh by the way. i remember there being a section of blue seats in one of the corners, now they seem to be gone. What happened?

Won't they replace the seats? All new green would be awesome!

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looking at those spaces between the main stand and the rest of the stadium, it might have been a good idea to fill those with office blocks english style. would have looked a bit better and offered extra opportunities for income. all the other stadiums focus on corporate functions etc for their long term operation. aw well.

I don't believ that the seats in this stadium will be replaced...may be it's just me :(

the main stand looks fine, but the rest...eish.

too late for them to replace them now.

Surely FIFA would force them to replace them.

can the seat replaced before end of May?

You only need a month. At NMB, they had chinese workers installing 1,000 seats a day.

That new stand looks like it's part of some track and field stadium, even though the entire stadium is supposed to be rectangular.

The rest of the stadium is attached to an athletics track ! :)

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Pitch looks nasty, but bloem should be good to go.

its atmosphere is great. same with loftus.

is the pitch evergreen? When winter hits, i dont know if it will still be green! lol

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love the singing here instead of that wacky vuvu

they played that over the pa. people rarely just start singing it anymore. i agree, it's awesome when the whole stadium sings it. when we went to the games at loftus, they only played it very briefly before the game and then never again. pitty. they should do it more often, like in 95.

had a glimpse of the stadium on SSBlitz channel today,I must say looked very nice,the pitch and the FIFA branding,awesome.

and the seats, terrible

so now one visited a game at our stadium, now aint that something these no updates

This is one game that should see /hear the vuvuzela being drowned out...nothing quit the same as 30.000 england fans chanting

TWO WORLD WARS AND ONE WORLD CUP DOO DA DOOO DA
TWO WORLD WARS AND ONE WORLD CUP DOO DA DOOO DA DAY.:banana::banana:

wonder if Mick Jagger will be joling in Btown tonight...great to see the bugger there today...lock your meissies up tonnies.:lol:

The Free State government wants the naming rights to the Free State Stadium, premier Ace Magashule said today.

“The Free State government intends to purchase the naming rights of the Free State Stadium from the Free State Rugby Union,” he said in his state of the province address.

The government had already started talks with the rugby union and was expected to finalise its commitment in the near future.

Magashule said this would include financially supporting the Cheetahs and the Griffons rugby teams.

The premier said the provincial government would also provide further support to the region’s football teams Bloemfontein Celtic and Free State Stars.

“If we do not support them who will?” he asked.

Not only did the sporting codes attract people to the Free State when they played locally, but the province’s sports stars had a lot to plough back into the province, said Magashule.

“They are role models which can keep children from the streets.”

Magashule said Free State sport minister Dan Kgothule would announce more details on the provincial government’s contributions.

City Press (http://www.citypress.co.za/Sport/News/Free-State-wants-stadium-naming-rights-20110304)

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Bloemfontein , Vodacom Park Stadium (http://cafe.daum.net/stade/5Ay7/243)


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