Guys a much needed part two for this nearly complete stadium

the previous link can be found below

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=385939&page=66

Can't wait for this stadium to be finished

It's looking awesome every day i see it. Glad to see the progress going along well!

Any images,please?Am not seeing what you are talking about, Slmjm884.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=385939&page=66
Check the few last pages of the previous thread.

All photos courtesy of NMB Website:
http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/FIFAWORLDCUP/Default.aspx

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http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x22/monkfish07/30thapril2009-2DesktopResolution.jpg

These and many more (including interior shots) here:
http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/FIFAWORLDCUP/Content.aspx?objID=5

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^^Great close-ups of the exterior.

looks stunning

Big up to NMB for their website. Its amazing. Thanks Percy

so beautiful
looks great with sunset

they have GOT to paint that concrete.

Great stadium

That interior is stunning.

http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr270/rulani/open20day20newspaper20ad-web1.gif

Very cool except for that "awesome concert lineup - HHP, Nadine and others". not exactly enticing.

Very cool except for that "awesome concert lineup - HHP, Nadine and others". not exactly enticing.

Speak for yourself... lol

After seeing Snow Patrol AND Oasis live at Coke Fest :cheers: , I would have to agree with Haggiesm... But yes, it's all personal taste i guess.

Still it's really great that they are opening the stadium like that, I hope every host city gets a similar experience. :)

^^ Nah, I agree... Gang of Instrumentals, Freshly Ground, Parlotones, Jax Panik, Koldproduk, Goldfish... now that would be a line-up! :)

will the concerts be thefirst lineup and if it is when is the first sports mathc to be played at the stadium?

Now, I can say am contented with the interior.

A really beautiful stadium. It's amazing how much of a difference the grass pitch makes to a stadium.

Tickets for the British Lions games at this venue are now on sale. can't believe how cheap they are: R85-R170.

wow cheap! which website? u mean computicket?

when British Lion vs Springbok play in NMBS?

well its because the springbooks arent playing!

British Lions v Coastal XV Rugby @ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Tues 16 June 2009

The Tuesday before the opening test match against the Springboks sees the British and Irish Lions play out a (slightly) easier final preparatory match against

aaah sorry, my bad.

NMB always reminds me of the initial London 2012 Olympic stadium concept

http://www.sportindustry.biz/resource/binary/cache/0630bb121173686736042f8b32e2b5d4/568x300_2012stadium2_n.jpg

i see why, but NMB is way better :)

The roof in the initial PE renders were also meant to reach closer to the ground.

dont like the london one but nmb yes

any pictures of the roof?

well its because the springbooks arent playing!

well considering a ticket to watch the sharks play the lions will set you back R300 then it's quite a good deal

All the sides of the stadium:

http://i43.tinypic.com/1qphkz.jpg
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Great photos, thanks PE Fan.
The glazing is coming along nicely.

Where's Lukus? He's been very quite lately.

Thanks for the update
stadium is looking good

nice update

Where's Lukus? He's been very quite lately.

Good question, Maybe the NMB officials are keeping him in check, considering his blog was on their site and all, hmmm interesting.

Lukus has moved on from SSC. Too cool for us :)

piff the nerve!

Hey guys yeah been pretty quiet. been focussing a lot on the blog. Seems there's not much for me to do here anymore with PE Fan giving great updates. Still been checking the threads with interest though

^^ you still needed here bro. PE is more than just about the stadium and the 2 of you will even give us more accurate and appropriate updates.

Lukus has moved on from SSC. Too cool for us :)

oh no he di'int. :lol:

^^ you still needed here bro. PE is more than just about the stadium and the 2 of you will even give us more accurate and appropriate updates.

Shot pule. will still be around don't worry;)

Pule is right. You are valued here.

My friend emailed me this photo. Won't name the source :) They might just get into trouble. lol.

Its a great photo.

http://i42.tinypic.com/5zmkz.jpg

cant understand why pe as a city, would choose this as the industrail part of town. between a lake and the ocean, sounds like prime property to me...

The name of the place probably has a lot to do with it: Port Elizabeth.
Most likely the reasoning behind founding the city in the first place and the rest of the citizens got the raw end of the deal.

nice aerial view of the stadium.

how much of the roof is left?

chileno u and ur questions...are u gonna go to the world cup or are u going to watch it on tv in santiago

how much of the roof is left?

Hey. Not to be rude.
But we see the same pictures you see everyday, we dont see more or less.

well mo you usuaaly are the one that has insider updates and crap. plus i dont live in south africa so you probably know more websites with pictures than I do.

how much of the roof is left?

http://i43.tinypic.com/15zm9s8.jpg

I took this photo on Sunday. So as you can see it is only this side of the stadium which needs to be completed . The aerial shot hides the side that is not yet finished. Hence it looks complete.

Thanks PE Fan.

well mo you usuaaly are the one that has insider updates and crap. plus i dont live in south africa so you probably know more websites with pictures than I do.
there is no better website than skyscrapercity.

there is no better website than skyscrapercity.

well all the pictures dont just pop up onto ssc. they are originally on other websites and i may not know what those websites are callled and you may

Why has the landscaping taken this long?

In Cape Town we have huge parts of the common paved already.

Why has the landscaping taken this long?

In Cape Town we have huge parts of the common paved already.

The reason is that only recently have they cleared the site of all building materials ect. The area that needs to be landscaped is not large and therefore requires less time than maybe Cape Town or Soccer City. Furthermore paving has progressed around the stadium as you can clearly see in the aerial photo.

I also noticed that there is already entrance pillars up and paving progressing from around the stadium downwards. The municipality will be planting trees ect once all the paving and outside construction is complete. Don't forget that we still have plenty of time and landscaping does not need to be rushed just for the sake of a lions vs "?"team.

cool cant wait to see when it done.

great stuff. that lake just needs some chemicals or less thereof :)

^^ i dont think the lake is to nasty, ppl water ski there ect...

Don't see whats the big deal of the lake.

Don't see whats the big deal of the lake.


????????

that lake looks llike a sewage dump

My friend emailed me this photo. Won't name the source :) They might just get into trouble. lol.

Its a great photo.

http://i42.tinypic.com/5zmkz.jpg

got that pic this morning was dated 14th May

NMB is beautifull. Period

reminds me of this stadium http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/south_america/chile/coquimbo_rumoroso1.jpg

Where is that?

lol where is that too? look like that more membrane than truss.

Where is that?

Estadio Municipal Francisco Sanchez Rumoroso

http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007860/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Municipal_Francisco_Sánchez_Rumoroso

Great stadium. Took me a while to find this thread. There is no link on the old thread to this one....................................... :(

Nice Stadium indeed. Pity the surroundings are pretty grim...

reminds me of this stadium http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/south_america/chile/coquimbo_rumoroso1.jpg

But better:)

yea. lol

That stadium is tiny in comparison.

PE's stadium is much better then that

that lake looks llike a sewage dump

Dude, have you ever been to the place? Its no sewage dump. Lots of runoff storm water, but no sewage.

mybad homie

What's the lake called?

north end lake

I still hate this stadium being skipped for the confederations cup...now its gonna open with some "rugby match"

^^ it's sad that it won't be used for CC but remember that Rugby is one of our most supported sports in SA and the Eastern Cape Province, which is were this stadium is, has a strong rugby support from all races.

I still hate this stadium being skipped for the confederations cup...now its gonna open with some "rugby match"

Yeah, it is sad....but looking at the aerial pic, the stadium looks complete but the surroundings look far from it. There are only 3 weeks to Confederations cup, I find it hard to believe they could finish all that with time to spare for crowd testing etc.

some "rugby match"
pfft, ruggas will more than likely make the stadium viable in the long run. PE does not have a PSL team..

you can't ask for a better 2nd event than springboks vs lions.

its the spears, not the sprinjgboks.

Love it when people make some emphatic statement and then they get their facts wrong. Laugh so hard!:rofl:

i love being the one to prove them wrong :) haha

its the spears, not the sprinjgboks.

oh my bad. i'd heard reports that the southern kings would be the 1st game there, and that the boks would play there as well. pity.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/rfataar/Interior.jpg

Looks alot like an English stadium. Very cool.

Wow, just wow. i envy the club who are going to use this stadium post 2010.

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why is there a net behind the goals? i remember reading that 5 star stadiums need to have no netting behind the goals as a criteria. also, the space between the goals and the stands is HUGE!

ALLIANZ IS 5 Star i think ( srry to bring it back) and i think it has nets behind its goals

Criteria for UEFA 5 Star rating
Minimum capacity of 50,000 (5-star venues) / 30,000 (4-star venues) – individual seats with backrests. (Venues that still have individual seats without proper backrests will still continue to be accepted. In the future, however, closer attention will be paid to this aspect, and which will influence the committee’s decision regarding the addition of venues to these list categories.)
Pitch dimensions of 105 x 68 m. The field of play must be in pristine condition and be prepared accordingly for a final (quality of grass, irrigation, smooth surface, etc.).
Protective fences around the field of play are not acceptable. Venues which have such installations will not be included on the list.
Sufficient room around the field of play for advertising boards and at least 18 TV cameras. In addition, there must be enough room between the goals and the first row of spectator seats behind both goals for a minimum of 150 photographers.
First-rate dressing-rooms for both teams and the referees (equal size and furnishings for both teams, spacious, bright and clean).
Suitable and appropriately equipped drug-testing room.
Floodlighting of a minimum intensity of 1,400 lux (eV) in the direction of the main camera, and of 1,000 Lux (eV) towards the other areas of the stadium, plus an efficient emergency power supply able to provide, without interruption, the same luminous light intensity as the main lighting.
Modern security installations (access monitoring system, adequate PA system, etc.).
A permanent TV surveillance system in colour that is able to monitor the movement of spectators, as well as their behaviour inside and outside the stadium. This installation must also be able to produce still shots of any troublemakers, which can then be distributed immediately to the security officers / stewards in the stadium.
Clear signage that everyone can understand inside and outside the stadium, as well as in its immediate vicinity.
Suitable covered seats for disabled spectators and their accompanying persons (minimum of two sectors with at least 50 places each). The areas for disabled spectators must be adequately equipped with toilet facilities and a refreshment bar.
Acceptable sanitary facilities for spectators (both sexes) in terms of numbers, cleanliness and standards. Toilets without seats will no longer be accepted for spectators of either sex.
Provision of first-rate media facilities in terms of camera positions, working places, TV studios, etc., in accordance with the “UEFA Guidelines for Media Facilities”.
Adequate first-class facilities must be provided for VIPs, including a minimum of 150 places in the Honorary Tribune VIP box.
International airport(s) able to cope with the huge extra demands of a UEFA final (capacity for up to 60 charter flights per day in addition to the normal, scheduled flights)
Adequate hotel accommodation. For UEFA and its partners, at least 1,000 five-star hotel rooms (UEFA Champions League) / 500 rooms (UEFA Cup) are needed. In addition, enough other hotel accommodation in all types of category must be available.

nvr mind then

Perhaps it's there temporarily for the rugby.

^^ yep

why is there a net behind the goals? i remember reading that 5 star stadiums need to have no netting behind the goals as a criteria. also, the space between the goals and the stands is HUGE!

& thats rugby posts if Im not mistaken

Perhaps it's there temporarily for the rugby.
And why would that be ? I have not seen netting at any rugby stadiums or matches. :ohno:
My eyes might by lying to me as well, but those polls look to close to each other for rugby, the holes in the pitch wich are at the back to where the grass is shorter looks more like a rugby size pitch.
Btw, 3 AM, you just came back from a welkom night out ? :cheers: :lol:

i think that net to prevent fan stealing the soccer ball when the ball fly to fan stand haha

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http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/fifaworldcup/Content.aspx?objID=5

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absolutely world class!

Yeah, it is sad....but looking at the aerial pic, the stadium looks complete but the surroundings look far from it. There are only 3 weeks to Confederations cup, I find it hard to believe they could finish all that with time to spare for crowd testing etc.

At the time when PE was still in the running for Confed Cup they were working 24 hours a day, seven days a week with extra staff as well. When Confed was taken away, they stopped working overtime and went back to working on it "normal office" hours.

At the time when PE was still in the running for Confed Cup they were working 24 hours a day, seven days a week with extra staff as well. When Confed was taken away, they stopped working overtime and went back to working on it "normal office" hours.

Well that makes sense they cant really be blamed, the motivation was removed.

from those pictures, it looks like they may have to get back to 24 hours a day to get it ready for lions game.

What can i say, He?

List of UEFA 5 Star Stadiums


Stadium Name Capacity City Country
1 Amsterdam ArenA 51628 Amsterdam Holland
2 Ataturk Olympic Stadium 75486 Istanbul Turkey
3 Camp Nou 98772 Barcelona Spain
4 Ernst Happel Stadion 53008 Vienna Austria
5 Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys 55926 Barcelona Spain
6 Estadio da Luz 65647 Lisbon Portugal
7 Estadio do Dragao 52000 Porto Portugal
8 Estadio Jose Alvalade 50466 Lisbon Portugal
9 Estadio Olimpico de Sevilla 57619 Seville Spain
10 Feijenoord Stadion 51577 Rotterdam Holland
11 Hampden Park 52103 Glasgow Scotland
12 HSH Nordbank Arena 57274 Hamburg Germany
13 Ibrox 51082 Glasgow Scotland
14 Luzhniki Stadium 78360 Moscow Russia
15 Millennium Stadium 74500 Cardiff Wales
16 Old Trafford 76212 Manchester England
17 Olympic Stadium 71030 Athens Greece
18 Olympic Stadium 74228 Berlin Germany
19 Olympic Stadium 69250 Munich Germany
20 San Siro 80074 Milan Italy
21 Santiago Bernabeu 74634 Madrid Spain
22 Stade de France 80000 Paris France
23 Stadio Olimpico 72700 Roma Italy
24 Sukru Saracoglu Stadium 52500 Istanbul Turkey
25 Veltins Arena 61482 Gelsenkirchen Germany
26 Vicente Calderon 54851 Madrid Spain
27 Wembley Stadium 90000 London England
28 Westfalenstadion 80552 Dortmund Germany

when are they going to fix all the holes still left on the roof.

thats uefa, not fifa. they have different requirements.

hey zatuga were the numbers random or was it a ranking system by fifa?

um...its in alphabetical order...

oh wasnt paying attention lol

That lake looks contaminated, from the images posted here. Wonderful stadium! It's really catching up...

i cant see what you guys are seeing in the lake thats so bad. the world cup has to be shown where it is not where it would be perfect for it to be located (even though sa is a great location)

^^ that doesn't make sense ???

let me try to rephrase that. friendsofthecity had said that the lake look contaminated but the fact is that the world cup cant and never will be hosted in the "ideal" scenario.

that lake will be taken care of.....they will put some sprinkler or somethin to make it fancy or someshyt

or 1000 litres of HTH :crazy:

when are they going to fix all the holes still left on the roof.

Anytime now, maybe already done.

Yip, that was the first pic where the lake looked like crap. on all the others where it's visible, it looks great.

I think there is consultants working on lake's water. They just need to get the biology right. The lake is healthy just needs to be a bit clearer.

Bear in mind with all the construction going on, loads of cement dust and general dirt will find its way into the lake making it off-colour. When its all finished and they've paved over the dusty roads etc, the lake will have a chance to redeem itself.

looking at older pics the lake has gotte a bit dirtier

Well, it's right next to an industrial area, and it looks like it's used as a dump.

that sucks

can't be used as a dump and recreational activities. that can't possibly be legal.

Could you explain to me what they are going to put in the nearby Northend Lake?

so its only a few days away until it has its first international event...all ready?

The open day is this weekend so will be be trigger happy with my camera. What I don't understand is they say it is a open day for the public to come and see the stadium but u are required to buy tickets or have been given tickets by the muncipality if u work for them. I am fortunate enough to have friends in the muncipality, so have tickets to attend. Looking forward to it.

Will take photos from the inside to the outside. So there will be a big update soon.

Just not going to be impressed if my photos get used without crediting me. Saw a blog using our photos and not even crediting the photographers or us for putting all the hard work into informing the world how much we are looking forward to hosting the world cup. Its not cool.

Anyway hope u guys are all well. Will be updating soon

^^ when will the be completing the upgrade around the stadium and the lake?

You guys should watermark your images.

let me try to rephrase that. friendsofthecity had said that the lake look contaminated but the fact is that the world cup cant and never will be hosted in the "ideal" scenario.

Ah, I see. Just some simple grammar

Lovely new pics

http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=52646

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:drool:

if those pics are real i am going to crap all over this office chair.

Beautiful

no, theyre actually taken on a hollywood film set.

beautiful pictures

Love the uplighting onto the inside of the roof. :banana2:

if those pics are real i am going to crap all over this office chair.

Oh Dear ... :lol::lol::lol:

Lovely.

Don't know if you guys have seen these shots. Taken on 2 May courtesy of the NMMU site

http://i42.tinypic.com/ev5jki.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2qj92rs.jpg

Wow! I saw the SA FIFA 2010 gingle on CNN today and, I think this stadium can be used or added to the advert.

great aerial

if those pics are real i am going to crap all over this office chair.

Man, you need a new chair you dirty man!

.......and probably a keyboard.

.......and probably a keyboard.

Arrrrgghh!!!.....so he sprayed it ????!!!!!! :toilet:

jeez, violent diarrhoea :crazy:

I'l admit to having a semi woody at those night shots, but shit myself......noooooo :D

jeez, violent diarrhoea :crazy:

I'l admit to having a semi woody at those night shots, but shit myself......noooooo :D

Dont take much to excite you then ... whats gonna happen to you when Durbs gets a supertall ..:lol::lol::lol:

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:eek2:

Webcam is back online!!! :D ......but..wheres the glazing?

hahahahaaaaaa, can't believe you guys are so worried about my bowel movements. i'm touched :D

how is the area surrounding the stadium coming along as the first game here is not too far away?

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http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/tadpolefarm/NMB%20Stadium/DSC_5027.jpg

VIP concourse with view onto lake
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Office access walkway
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Mixed zone
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Players showers
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wow tad doing is magic again....another great set of pix

Looking sharp, I suppose the landscaping can start now?

Tad, how does the roof work when it rains? Rain water moves towards the bottom of the roof into pipes? Pumped into a storage system?

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/picture.php?albumid=457&pictureid=3174http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/picture.php?albumid=457&pictureid=3173

wow, probably better than i expected. the light has a yellow tint instead of white, which i prefer.

Tad, how does the roof work when it rains? Rain water moves towards the bottom of the roof into pipes? Pumped into a storage system?

Rain collects in the triangular box at the base of the membrane.
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/tadpolefarm/NMB%20Stadium/DSC_4976.jpg

A view of the box and downpie from below.
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/tadpolefarm/NMB%20Stadium/DSC_4990.jpg

and the downpipe dissapears into the concrete column
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/tadpolefarm/NMB%20Stadium/DSC_4991.jpg

Excellent pictures Tad!
Highly impressed with this Stadium

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/picture.php?albumid=457&pictureid=3174

WOW, even better than the render.:applause:

WOW, even better than the render.:applause:

If I wouldn't know better, I would say it IS a render.

great pictures tad

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.

Good idea, go ahead. Think it will be good for promoting all the stadiums.

First 2010 stadium opened
2009-06-07 17:27

Port Elizabeth - South Africa's first newly-built 2010 World Cup stadium officially opened on Sunday in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth a year before kick-off next June.

"For us today's first opening of a newly-built 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium is a huge boost," said local organising committee chief Danny Jordaan.

"It demonstrates the capacity of SA's construction industry and our commitment to deliver on all our 2010 FIFA World Cup promises," Jordaan said in a statement.

Eight 2010 games, including a quarter final and a third and fourth place playoff, will be hosted at the city's 48 000-seater Nelson Mandela Bay stadium.

The new ground hosts the touring British and Irish Lions rugby team on Tuesday when they will play a local Southern Kings Invitational side.

The 2010 'curtain raiser' Confederations Cup starts on Sunday at four refurbished stadiums in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Rustenburg.

Five additional new stadiums that will also be used in Africa's first World Cup were "shaping up nicely" to be ready ahead of 2010, Jordaan said.

The eight nation Confederations Cup will be played for two weeks in four host cities. The World Cup follows a year later at 10 grounds in nine cities.

- http://www.sport24.co.za/Content/Soccer/WorldCup/383/007371176d68421eac03f50865011707/07-06-2009%2005-06/First_2010_stadium_opened

Stadium Open Day

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The stadium looks great, but that pitch looks kinda dry

Beautiful stadium, i hope Mexico will be at South Africa next year, regrads!! :cheers1:

Unfortunately we look bad right now. I'm still hopeful that we'll get there!

The pitch needs work.

Beautiful pictures big mo....the pitch will be fine come next year ...thats all u have to worry about....but that stadium is done 1 year ahead of the world cup...and worry about the pitch?? thats the least of any concern.

the place looks fantastic!

Beautiful stadium, i hope Mexico will be at South Africa next year, regrads!! :cheers1:

I regularly check the log standing, I hope you guys qualify. I would like to see you here net year. Sweden, Portugal and Mexico are not doing well and I would like to see you all here next year. I really don't think Sweden will make it but Mexico and Portugal still stand a good chance.

beautiful stadium. It look like a big fancy cake :)

yea swedes are done...but the world cup need christiano ronaldo and portugal.....sweden dont even have major stars apart from ibrahimovic...and Mexico will qualify they just need to play more home games now...its gonna be usa, mexico and costa rica from concacaf and the 4th team losing to south america in the playoffs.

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wow

PE's unleashed a monster!!!

I get you Dennis but for me its more than just having best players but having big spenders during the tournament which might bring their families and friends with later on.

looks better than the render!

very beautiful night shot

BEAUTIFUL STADIUM.........Wow

yea swedes are done...but the world cup need christiano ronaldo and portugal.....sweden dont even have major stars apart from ibrahimovic...and Mexico will qualify they just need to play more home games now...its gonna be usa, mexico and costa rica from concacaf and the 4th team losing to south america in the playoffs.

sweden's not quite done. they've played one less game than portugal and on wed. theyre playing mighty malta so dont rule them out quite yet

i dont like fifa grouping sweden, denmark and portugal in one group....while group 2 has greece, switzerland, latvia and israel.....plus the last group with netherlands having a cake walk to the finals.

if hungary,slovakia,and greece classify over portugal im gonna be very angry.

ya if they qualify over portugal and sweden i will be very angry too just like togo, angola qualify while likes of nigeria and cameroon stayed home last world cup

take out angola from group d in 2006 and place in nigeria. mexico, portugal, nigeria, and iran is way better than mexico portugal angola and iran

True...there is a different between contenders and pretenders.

just think of Algeria, Serbia, South Korea, Paraguay in one group. will that be a World Cup?

paraguay is an awesome team. theyve tied to argentina away, and beaten brazil. they clearly do not compare toalgeria, south korea, and serbia

do you think they will beat Brazil on wednesday night?

how did you feel when Chile beat Paraguay, and already beaten the 2010 host nation, do you think they can make it to 2010 world cup?

how did you feel when Chile beat Paraguay, and already beaten the 2010 host nation, do you think they can make it to 2010 world cup?

yo dude if u live in rustenburg u should us some pix of royal Bo stadium...yes brazil will beat paraguay at home....chile will definately qualifer for their first world cup since 1998.

was hoping for glass all around the lower levels of the stadium ): dag nabbit

was hoping for glass all around the lower levels of the stadium ): dag nabbit

would not make sense to cover areas that deal with larger crowds with glass. nice, but not entirely practical

Im so pissed off that this wont be a venue for Confed cup. They should have kept the faith :ohno:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3603426950_8836d2b532_b.jpg

PE Banner, get the f*ck in!

would not make sense to cover areas that deal with larger crowds with glass. nice, but not entirely practical

big ass sliding doors? :)

ps-you should change your pic to MR instead of RF in the same logo style
rohjeur feurduregher

RF is da man

big ass sliding doors? :)

ps-you should change your pic to MR instead of RF in the same logo style
rohjeur feurduregher
RF are my initials

thats not what it says on your id

thats not what it says on your id

Thats exactly what it says.

It does say RF.

Yeah Rodger Fitumba, ex Sundowns player

Kiddin Mo

Mo Rushbunzy was it? still dont believe you. ss man of mystery. thats if you not an alien

Mo Rushbunzy was it? still dont believe you. ss man of mystery. thats if you not an alien

Man of mystery?

http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-151426.256.html

Nice update with pics of the opening of our first newly build SWC stadium...

http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-151426.256.html

Nice update with pics of the opening of our first newly build SWC stadium...

these images appeared on SSC first. Please have them removed from that website.

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see above.

Stadium Open Day

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see above.

these images appeared on SSC first. Please have them removed from that website.
Please go and register there and tell it them yourself, i just posted the link. Did you not get enough sleep last night ? :ohno:

Please go and register there and tell it them yourself, i just posted the link. Did you not get enough sleep last night ? :ohno:

Not "mad" at you. I just assumed that you were already registered and therefore could ask them to remove the images.

Not sure if it was posted here. If it was ignore. Peace out!
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is it me, or are there hundreds of people on the roof?

Not "mad" at you. I just assumed that you were already registered and therefore could ask them to remove the images.
Wish I was. Then I could tell that RSA-anus to leave my name out of his fights with Toxicbunny. Maybe toxic can help us out to go and :bash: speak with his RSA buddy on that site again... :lol:

is it me, or are there hundreds of people on the roof?

Ya, there are a lot of people up there.

Not "mad" at you. I just assumed that you were already registered and therefore could ask them to remove the images.

Instead of just telling them to remove the photos, tell them to just copy the url of the photos in this forum and paste them in their site. for certainly they don't know about the legal aspect.
Besides , it's cool to see that someone else is still informing other people that don't know of this site.

Instead of just telling them to remove the photos, tell them to just copy the url of the photos in this forum and paste them in their site. for certainly they don't know about the legal aspect.
Besides , it's cool to see that someone else is still informing other people that don't know of this site.

They need to come visit our site. Not steal our updates.

They need to come visit our site. Not steal our updates.

Well then the people from where you get your photos would say the same, go visit their site or register to flickr, photobucket,... if you want to see my photos.:bash:

^^

I agree, it's not a competition. What it is though, is publicity - the more the better! This isn't Reuters, this is just a dissemination of information freely available to anyone. The only thing anyone has the right to complain about is the use of photographs without credit, that's a violation of intellectual property law.

Well then the people from where you get your photos would say the same, go visit their site or register to flickr, photobucket,... if you want to see my photos.:bash:

So every source, flickr or personal or other, we must go them first?
Where the use of imagees causes any conflict I either remove them or just dont use them or post them.

SSC is the central source for information from a wide variety of sources.
Simply repeating posts from our members at another forum is lazy and stealing.

We will crush them. etc...I am Julius

I just can't understand what goes up in your mind, just as you say "SSC is the central source for information from a wide variety of sources", if we had to remove all these sources we'd have pratically nothing here to read or see.

I've mentioned this before ..but here goes. Pictures on the net are by definition published, and lifting/reposting them is allowed so long as they are not used for making money. The only requirement is that the original source is acknowledged. But otherwise, the pictures can be used freely.

Ya, there are a lot of people up there.

y?

You know, you could always just watermark your images.

Check this slide show out on woza
http://multimedia.thetimes.co.za/photos/2009/06/world-cup-fever/

From Fifa.com

2010 FIFA World Cup: Latest Ticketing figures

It is a very special day tomorrow, when it will be exactly one year to kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ South Africa, the very first on African soil. The second ticketing phase on a first come, first serve basis will continue until 16 November.

As of today (with four out of 32 teams qualified, in addition to the hosts South Africa) there have been a total of 630,021 tickets in 188 different countries/territories sold. Nearly half of those total orders have been submitted by South Africans (301,601). Outside of South Africa, supporters from the USA have purchased the largest number of tickets (73,441), followed by the United Kingdom (42,907), Germany (30,880) and Australia (15,038). Reigning champions Italy have so far received 6,063 ticket orders, Brazil 5,777 and from France 5,106 tickets have been so far sold.

FIFA Confederations Cup: Ticketing centres will be open until last minute
The final countdown is on: With only four days to the first match of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 on 14 June - with the home team South Africa facing Iraq at Ellis Park - there have been already more than 70 % (this corresponds to a figure of 438,000) sold of the total of tickets available. To cater for the expected last-minute surge of demand, tickets can be purchased (even on match days) at:


- Main Ticketing Centre at Sandton Isle, Corner of Rivonia Road and Linden Street, Sandown/Johannesburg;
- Mangaung/Bloemfontein Venue Ticketing Centre - Lochlogan Waterfront Mall, Corner of Charles Street and 1st Avenue;
- Rustenburg Venue Ticketing Centre - Waterfall Mall, 1 Augrabies Avenue;
- Tshwane/Pretoria Venue Ticketing Centre - Brooklyn Mall, Corner of Middel and Fehrsen Street, New Muckleneuk;

The ticket centres will be open from 9am-6pm, seven days a week.

To further assist football fans, a Ticketing Call Centre has been established and fans can call 0832010010 to book their seat at the FIFA Confederations Cup. Please be aware, that there will be no ticket sales at the four stadiums.

Hearing that the U.S has the most tickets bought is a bit surprising, although i do see an increase of people getting into soccer and the M.L.S. which pleases me.

damn i went to an MLS game last nite....first time ever i went to any soccer games.

Man of mystery?

In RaFa we trust

http://emmabarrow.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/rafa-benitez-22.jpg

In RaFa we trust

http://emmabarrow.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/rafa-benitez-22.jpg

trust for what? an empty trophy cabinet?

trust for what? an empty trophy cabinet?

wait & see

y?

Donno

trust for what? an empty trophy cabinet?

rafa did win the 2005 champions league trophy

Enough about Rafa

Donno

lol. weird

rafa did win the 2005 champions league trophy

2005 Super Cup

2006 FA Cup

2006 Community Shield

PE's official 2010 poster:

http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/FIFAWORLDCUP/Assets/poster%20laurch/safa-home.jpg

Higher res: Very large - 3888 x 2592 - 6.8Mb (http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/FIFAWORLDCUP/Assets/poster%20laurch/poster1-big.jpg) (You can see the intricacy of the design on the ball.)

Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Website (http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/fifaworldcup/Content.aspx?objID=271)

could have been a bit more creative but not bad.

Out of the four stadia that is going to be used for the conf. cup, it's most likely certain this one will be completed before some of them.

The Confed Cup starts in a few days time :tongue2:
Those stadia have long since been completed.
Unless you meant the World Cup next year ;)

Out of the four stadia that is going to be used for the conf. cup, it's most likely certain this one will be completed before some of them.

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