December 29, 2011

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Great progress :yes:

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February 19, 2012

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Waooo nice stadium! :drool:

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March 17, 2012

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You guys still have snow? When does winter end up there?

You guys still have snow?

Yes, the daily weather is still about 0°C in European Russia :(

When does winter end up there?

In April (maybe :D)

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Will the field still be the same quality in the winter on this new stadium? Also Lokomotiv have pretty modern stadium but cant keep a good field, do they have under soil heating?

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Of course they do, every stadium in Russian premier league is provided with under soil heating. Weather sometimes is just too terrible

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Of course they do, every stadium in Russian premier league is provided with under soil heating. Weather sometimes is just too terribleYou sure? i dont know much about them but surely they should keep grass in better conditions than it has in Kazan for example.

I'm sure that the grass of the any major European stadium (Old Trafford, Camp Nou, San Siro, etc) will be in similar terrible conditions under such continuous climatic influence.

I'm sure that the grass of the any major European stadium (Old Trafford, Camp Nou, San Siro, etc) will be in similar terrible conditions under such continuous climatic influence.

You tripping. Look for example at the Ahmad Arena in Grozny they have excellent pitch. Its because they take care of it by covering, heating and lighting.

You tripping. Look for example at the Ahmad Arena in Grozny they have excellent pitch. Its because they take care of it by covering, heating and lighting.

Its because climate at the Caucasus (as well as in Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, etc) is more warmer than in the rest part of European Russia ;)

Its because climate at the Caucasus (as well as in Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, etc) is more warmer than in the rest part of European Russia ;)

Again for example Scandinavian countries which is located in the same line as Moscow and St Petersburg have mostly the same winter and summer but still most of their pitches having real grass. Anyway this is not what I’m trying to say. What I am trying to say is that regardless of whether condition in Russia(except tundra and far Siberia weathers) you can keep and maintain real grass if you just follow procedures that keeps grass alive fresh and wealthy ready for the match and training. Like I mentioned before you do this by cover it, heating, lighting and etcetera. I believe it can be archived.

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I think you don't understand the situation with russian climate. You should know that at the Caucasus they have subtropical climate - it means that average temperature of the year there is 14 °C, in winter they almost never have snow (only on the top of high mountains it lays always, of course) and in summer it is always very hot there, but in Kazan and, for example, in Tver region, where I live, the climate is continental (there are 3 different types of continental climate, but I would need a lot of time to tell you about them, so I won't do it) - it means that temperature in these places can change from +30 °C in summer to -30 °C in winter, and autumn and spring are rather cold too - it's because we live very far from any sea or ocean. But in all island countries, that aren't very big, and in such regions of big countries, that are rather close to the sea or ocean, and, of course, on the all seasides, the climate is very soft and calm, and in north countries with such conditions (Scandinavian countries, Great Britain and others) it isn't very cold in winter and very hot in summer, so there are very good conditions for the grass in such countries. Sorry for my English, I hope you understood me))

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I think you don't understand the situation with russian climate. You should know that at the Caucasus they have subtropical climate - it means that average temperature of the year there is 14 °C, in winter they almost never have snow (only on the top of high mountains it lays always, of course) and in summer it is always very hot there, but in Kazan and, for example, in Tver region, where I live, the climate is continental (there are 3 different types of continental climate, but I would need a lot of time to tell you about them, so I won't do it) - it means that temperature in these places can change from +30 °C in summer to -30 °C in winter, and autumn and spring are rather cold too - it's because we live very far from any sea or ocean. But in all island countries, that aren't very big, and in such regions of big countries, that are rather close to the sea or ocean, and, of course, on the all seasides, the climate is very soft and calm, and in north countries with such conditions (Scandinavian countries, Great Britain and others) it isn't very cold in winter and very hot in summer, so there are very good conditions for the grass in such countries. Sorry for my English, I hope you understood me))

I understand what you mean and it is true. But still i think its possible to have real grass. Do Russia have some experience of maintaining real grass field in Moscow or St Petersburg regions?

Moscow now have 1 stadium with mixed grass - it is half-natural, half-synthetic - Lokomotiv, and 1 stadium with natural grass - Arena Khimki, but it isn't really inside Moscow, though it is very close to it. Petrovsky stadium in St Petersburg has natural grass, and it's quality is rather good. Actually, there aren't much stadiums in Russia with synthetic grass, that belong to clubs from Premier-League - usually such stadiums have capacity about 1-2 thousand people and non-professional clubs from regional championships play at them. So i think they have problem with the field at old Kazan stadium not because of the weather but because of bad management of the stadium. And I'm sure they haven't any problem with money.

real grass in Kazan nowadays
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Love the constrast in the last picture. How on earth have they managed to get the surface in that state?

Their stadium had terrible pitch and that's why It was forbidden to play there for a couple of weeks. And they just sown the new grass which has grown up in these days

Their stadium had terrible pitch and that's why It was forbidden to play there for a couple of weeks. And they just sown the new grass which has grown up in these days

Ok, but still though. I`ve looked at the weather forecast lately, not exactly ideal for growing grass... And where have they, Kazan, played in the meantime, if they havent been allowed to play in this stadium?

And where have they, Kazan, played in the meantime, if they havent been allowed to play in this stadium?

At their own reserve stadium (on March 11 vs Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Championship) and in Grozny (on March 21 vs Lokomotiv Moscow in the quarterfinal of Russian Cup).

At their own reserve stadium (on March 11 vs Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Championship) and in Grozny (on March 21 vs Lokomotiv Moscow in the quarterfinal of Russian Cup).

Pictures...? : )

Grass on their reserve stadium was terrible either :)
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As for Grozny, there's a top-class pitch, but the climate there is also much better

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April 10, 2012

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Great to see that the snow is gone, now for some progress :banana:

April 15, 2011

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Photos by fotodenis (http://fotodenis.narod.ru/stadion_kazan_45000_zritelei/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6302/161625247.4/0_68c63_d39a8bd2_XXXL

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6211/161625247.4/0_68c54_bbca5ddd_XXXL

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6210/161625247.3/0_68c2f_fb344faa_XXXL

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6303/161625247.3/0_68c31_5bf03bd3_XXXL

very nice progress, quite different from Zenit's

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5155/7215386946_f5d586ba12_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7215414292_b3c575b374_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7215401492_30688acdd2_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5076/7215407300_27e021296e_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/7215424380_5a4e4b4d4c_b.jpg

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr107/vicccp/diverse/2ec69053fdse.jpg

^^ The building in the top left, is that used for construction for the stadium as well?

^^ The building in the top left, is that used for construction for the stadium as well?

Kazan Aquatic Sports Palace (4200 seats) for 2013 Summer Universiade and 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships:
http://i38.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0523/51/76c82b0bdede2d6b76149fc51b828051.jpg

http://i38.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0523/d5/e1d35b7fa20ab34b26874d2bd3c537d5.jpg