AMI STADIUM | Completed - Page 36

Snorky33 · February 17th, 2012, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by KiwiRob

Shocking to think this wonderful stadium was built for less than we wasted on the Eden Park makeover.

Agree amazing after some $250 million was spent on tarting up Jurassic Park it still doesn't look like a football stadium or cricket ground. What a class act ChCh is even though regarded as only temporary the new football park in Addington looks simple but classy and the cricket oval at Hagley Park looks perfect to be developed in an international cricket venue...god i love u ChCh

youngtim · February 18th, 2012, 01:30 AM

Thanks for the photos...Looks like they have a LONG way to go before the first game in March. Seems pretty ambitious on their part. I hope they have the act together!

Snorky33 · February 18th, 2012, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by youngtim

Thanks for the photos...Looks like they have a LONG way to go before the first game in March. Seems pretty ambitious on their part. I hope they have the act together!

Don't worry dude remember this is ChCh we are talking about a great city with beauty, class and above all courage, if it were Auckland everyone will be running around moaning about where to build it and who's going to pay for it.

youngtim · February 18th, 2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Snorky33

Don't worry dude remember this is ChCh we are talking about a great city with beauty, class and above all courage, if it were Auckland everyone will be running around moaning about where to build it and who's going to pay for it.

Haha good call Snorky. Cantabs sure are a resilient bunch. I spent 10 years there from 97 - 2007 and miss it heaps. Hope enough people stick around to commit to the rebuild!

shacky · February 19th, 2012, 12:01 AM

Cant anyone in Christchurch keep us up to date! Heres some recent photos:

http://snpa.photoshelter.com/gallery...00GbZekNc7.mI/

Marvo · February 28th, 2012, 02:01 AM

Update from Crusaders Facebook page today ...

MattTheTubaGuy · February 28th, 2012, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo

Update from Crusaders Facebook page today ...

LOL, I'm in this photo!
the little black dot underneath the two orange dots on the East Stand.
I was ripping all the old number stickers off the seats, VERY boring!

youngtim · February 28th, 2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MattTheTubaGuy

LOL, I'm in this photo!
the little black dot underneath the two orange dots on the East Stand.
I was ripping all the old number stickers off the seats, VERY boring!

Matt, if you're involved with the construction of this stadium then the onus is on you to provide up to date photos and info on how it's coming along!

Looking pretty decent. Way better than that cold exposed white elephant AMI Stadium

Marvo · February 28th, 2012, 06:09 PM

I agree with Youngtim - I think you should stand there and provide a webcam from your cell phone, just stand up start videoing and rotate 90degrees every few minutes .... just like a live stream

nalyd · March 1st, 2012, 10:37 AM

Hey guys, I was down at the new stadium the other day and took a few photos. Amazing how quickly it is going up!

MattTheTubaGuy · March 2nd, 2012, 04:41 AM

good pictures nalyd, and I agree, it is going up very quickly!

sorry guys, I was only there for 3 days, and didn't get round to bringing my camera.

youngtim · March 3rd, 2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MattTheTubaGuy

good pictures nalyd, and I agree, it is going up very quickly!

sorry guys, I was only there for 3 days, and didn't get round to bringing my camera.

No worries tuba guy. After seeing the photo on Facebook of sold out FBS in Dunedin it almost seems like a no brainer to build a similar venue in Chch. Lets face it - chch weather sucks bad and is a huge factor in the poor attendance at Super Rugby games.

Snorky33 · March 6th, 2012, 04:49 AM

Agree...don't want to be unkind but a stadium like AMI for football was without doubt completely the wrong design, sure it would be ideal for a warm city like Miami but not a cold winter city like ChCh. Sometime in the future when the time is right to build a new stadium the stadium MUST have a roof, they've got that roofed wonder in Dunedin to model on. Plenty of time to come with the best design...and the obvious venue for the summer code sport is to develop the Hagley Park cricket oval.

KLK · March 6th, 2012, 05:59 AM

Not sure I'd like to see Christchurch with a roof. Sure, its cold in winter, but its relatively dry - and what about all those crisp clear days? (in summer and winter). Would be a shame not to have games played in that atmosphere.

As long as every seat is covered and the ground is fully enclosed, that would be fine. You'd be amazed just how much difference that makes, rather than being open to the elements, even on a fine night.

An enclosed (not 100% roofed) ground would suffice. This is (another) mistake they made with the Cake Tin - very few seats are actually covered, so the ground feels quite open and cold. If there is one ground in NZ that needs a roof, its Wellington.

Of course, if Christchurch could fund a retractable roof, then that's the best of both worlds. But they are prohibitively expensive

IHaveNoLegs · March 6th, 2012, 01:33 PM

Looking alright, disappointing to see the use of that lifeless beige again. I don't want the new stadium to have a roof, what the new stadium needs to to bring back standing room, all seated stadiums are lame.

TomKiwi · March 6th, 2012, 08:23 PM

Totally agree with KLK. As long as all the seats are covered, then it'll be fine. Much prefer an open air stadium. I'm not too worried about the weather, maybe you guys should harden up ;-) Can they have fireworks in a roffed stadium?

We're gonna need to construct something decent to get the big games back. There's only three home games in the Tri Nations so someone is going to miss out. With the quality of Dunedin and Wellington stadiums and that Auckland is always going to get a game, if our stadium isn't decent enough, it's gonna be us! We'll end up getting tests against the likes of Fiji and Scotland etc.

But at least we'll still have the might Crusaders!

master_klon · March 7th, 2012, 06:31 AM

Wide view of the temporary stadium (taken yesterday)

Considering this stadium will be around for a few years, couldn't they have just used red seats like Old Trafford and Emirates Stadium?

youngtim · March 11th, 2012, 05:50 PM

Retractable Roof would be mint. But the way the wind whips through in Chch at night and the obsession with night games for a sport that is primarily played in cold months means that something better than "covered stands" has to be implemented if they expect people to come out.

Games should be sold out, week in week out. It's crazy that NZ attendance is so flippin poor for anything and everything but the perfect aligning of the stars in terms of an All Blacks test or the Crusaders somehow generating enough interest to get people off their couches. I say black out tv coverage for games that don't sell out. That'll get bums in seats again.

Brisol · March 12th, 2012, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by youngtim

Retractable Roof would be mint. But the way the wind whips through in Chch at night and the obsession with night games for a sport that is primarily played in cold months means that something better than "covered stands" has to be implemented if they expect people to come out.

Games should be sold out, week in week out. It's crazy that NZ attendance is so flippin poor for anything and everything but the perfect aligning of the stars in terms of an All Blacks test or the Crusaders somehow generating enough interest to get people off their couches. I say black out tv coverage for games that don't sell out. That'll get bums in seats again.

Agreed! Look at the crowds they are getting in Dunedin! Rinse and Repeat!

Snorky33 · March 12th, 2012, 01:49 PM

Simple really you build a stadium like that wonder in Dunedin and the fans will come, build a large icebox like they did in ChCh and fans will keep away...why pay to freeze when you can stay at home in the warmth and watch the game on your large flat screen TV while drinking your hot chocolate mmmmmmm yummy.

March 1st, 2012, 10:37 AM	#710
nalyd Dylan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Christchurch Posts: 35 Likes (Received): 0	Hey guys, I was down at the new stadium the other day and took a few photos. Amazing how quickly it is going up! __________________ Made in NZ

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MattTheTubaGuy Skyscrapers to the stars Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Christchurch Posts: 670 Likes (Received): 49	good pictures nalyd, and I agree, it is going up very quickly! sorry guys, I was only there for 3 days, and didn't get round to bringing my camera. __________________ "Never memorize what you can look up in books" Albert Einstein "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." Walt Disney Complete and T/O Supertalls Map U/C Supertalls Map Prep and O/H Supertalls Map All Supertalls map! ZZ-II's World Supertalls List view my buildings made on Maya

March 6th, 2012, 01:33 PM	#715
IHaveNoLegs No Fat Chicks Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: One of the cracks at AMI Stadium Posts: 883 Likes (Received): 17	Looking alright, disappointing to see the use of that lifeless beige again. I don't want the new stadium to have a roof, what the new stadium needs to to bring back standing room, all seated stadiums are lame. __________________ Of Course you Canterbury 1977 1983 1997 2001 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 RIP Rucks, Mauls and any laws against forward passes Bring back the embankment Canterbury Dragons - We have the CLAP Gotta get money - for the things I want to buy

March 7th, 2012, 06:31 AM	#717
master_klon Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Auckland Posts: 734 Likes (Received): 9	Wide view of the temporary stadium (taken yesterday) Considering this stadium will be around for a few years, couldn't they have just used red seats like Old Trafford and Emirates Stadium? Last edited by master_klon; March 7th, 2012 at 06:45 AM.

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February 18th, 2012, 01:30 AM	#702
youngtim Stadium Geek Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Christchurch and Colorado Posts: 196 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks for the photos...Looks like they have a LONG way to go before the first game in March. Seems pretty ambitious on their part. I hope they have the act together!

February 19th, 2012, 12:01 AM	#705
shacky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Durban Posts: 130 Likes (Received): 0	Cant anyone in Christchurch keep us up to date! Heres some recent photos: http://snpa.photoshelter.com/gallery...00GbZekNc7.mI/

February 28th, 2012, 02:01 AM	#706
Marvo Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 64 Likes (Received): 0	Update from Crusaders Facebook page today ...

February 28th, 2012, 06:09 PM	#709
Marvo Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 64 Likes (Received): 0	I agree with Youngtim - I think you should stand there and provide a webcam from your cell phone, just stand up start videoing and rotate 90degrees every few minutes .... just like a live stream

March 6th, 2012, 04:49 AM	#713
Snorky33 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 622 Likes (Received): 1	Agree...don't want to be unkind but a stadium like AMI for football was without doubt completely the wrong design, sure it would be ideal for a warm city like Miami but not a cold winter city like ChCh. Sometime in the future when the time is right to build a new stadium the stadium MUST have a roof, they've got that roofed wonder in Dunedin to model on. Plenty of time to come with the best design...and the obvious venue for the summer code sport is to develop the Hagley Park cricket oval.

March 6th, 2012, 05:59 AM	#714
KLK Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,068 Likes (Received): 0	Not sure I'd like to see Christchurch with a roof. Sure, its cold in winter, but its relatively dry - and what about all those crisp clear days? (in summer and winter). Would be a shame not to have games played in that atmosphere. As long as every seat is covered and the ground is fully enclosed, that would be fine. You'd be amazed just how much difference that makes, rather than being open to the elements, even on a fine night. An enclosed (not 100% roofed) ground would suffice. This is (another) mistake they made with the Cake Tin - very few seats are actually covered, so the ground feels quite open and cold. If there is one ground in NZ that needs a roof, its Wellington. Of course, if Christchurch could fund a retractable roof, then that's the best of both worlds. But they are prohibitively expensive

March 6th, 2012, 08:23 PM	#716
TomKiwi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Christchurch Posts: 34 Likes (Received): 0	Totally agree with KLK. As long as all the seats are covered, then it'll be fine. Much prefer an open air stadium. I'm not too worried about the weather, maybe you guys should harden up ;-) Can they have fireworks in a roffed stadium? We're gonna need to construct something decent to get the big games back. There's only three home games in the Tri Nations so someone is going to miss out. With the quality of Dunedin and Wellington stadiums and that Auckland is always going to get a game, if our stadium isn't decent enough, it's gonna be us! We'll end up getting tests against the likes of Fiji and Scotland etc. But at least we'll still have the might Crusaders!

March 11th, 2012, 05:50 PM	#718
youngtim Stadium Geek Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Christchurch and Colorado Posts: 196 Likes (Received): 0	Retractable Roof would be mint. But the way the wind whips through in Chch at night and the obsession with night games for a sport that is primarily played in cold months means that something better than "covered stands" has to be implemented if they expect people to come out. Games should be sold out, week in week out. It's crazy that NZ attendance is so flippin poor for anything and everything but the perfect aligning of the stars in terms of an All Blacks test or the Crusaders somehow generating enough interest to get people off their couches. I say black out tv coverage for games that don't sell out. That'll get bums in seats again.

March 12th, 2012, 01:49 PM	#720
Snorky33 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 622 Likes (Received): 1	Simple really you build a stadium like that wonder in Dunedin and the fans will come, build a large icebox like they did in ChCh and fans will keep away...why pay to freeze when you can stay at home in the warmth and watch the game on your large flat screen TV while drinking your hot chocolate mmmmmmm yummy.