LONDON - Twickenham Stadium (82,000)

[CharlieP]

[garry67]

Not a Rugby fan but visited Twickers for a first time yesterday. I took some pics (Back of Steve Backley`s head - Javelin champ- is in one of the pics).

Outside of the ground resembled a sewage works - grey concrete,pipes, and stark.
Within the stands, lack of food outlets/toliets was apparent.Very cluttered design.

Inside the stadium, smaller than seen on t.v bland, and presented a value for money design. I would rate it 6/10. The stadium will improve once the end is completed. Currently lacks soul.[IMG]DSCF4095[/IMG]

[Its AlL gUUd]

Originally Posted by garry67

Not a Rugby fan but visited Twickers for a first time yesterday. I took some pics (Back of Steve Backley`s head - Javelin champ- is in one of the pics).

Outside of the ground resembled a sewage works - grey concrete,pipes, and stark.
Within the stands, lack of food outlets/toliets was apparent.Very cluttered design.

Inside the stadium, smaller than seen on t.v bland, and presented a value for money design. I would rate it 6/10. The stadium will improve once the end is completed. Currently lacks soul.[IMG]DSCF4095[/IMG]

of course its gonna feel souless when you go when the stadium is half full, go during a full england game, like the 6 nations. i just wonder what it could be like if they allowed football to be played there

[NeilF]

Originally Posted by Liam-Manchester

I've heard that the attendance record for the Six Nations will be broken when England play their first game at the expanded Twickenham in the Six Nations next year. It's going to look very impressive.

It all really depends on the specifics. Remember that Ireland are playing at Croke Park this year, which also has a capacity of about 82,000.

[matherto]

Originally Posted by Seth Gecko

Do you feel the same way about Old Trafford?

well, I don't like the design of the new corners, I never have, and I can't deny the fact that the stadium would look better if it were completely finished. But I still don't think the Main Stand is anywhere near as bad as you and your idiotic views make it out to be. Personally I also think Ibrox looks unfinished and clumsy. But it would look horrible if all four stands were alike. I'd imagine the Main Stand would be replaced with a Broomloan/Copland or whatever theyre called clone, and quite frankly they're just boring, ugly boxes

[Noostairz]

[Seth Gecko]

Seems like they've been working on that 1 tier for years. Get a move on!

[Calvin W]

No offence to anybody but this is finally starting to look like a regular Us football (by our standards) stadium. IE stands all the way around and a uniform level. Before anyone gets PISSED off I am not american I am Canadian! We have nothing this good in our WHOLE country. Wish we did! Saying that I love the Canadian Football League! If nothing else we have a sport that is unique to Canada. We are the only ones to play this game with our rules, and to play in stadiums as unique as we have.
Hopefully not to many people are pissed off!

[Its AlL gUUd]

i just would love to see a football match being played there

[The Hunted]

Never!!!!!!!

[Its AlL gUUd]

c'mon just one match....

twickers should've been used to host the FA cup final IMO

[The Hunted]

It would have been great if it had.

[MoreOrLess]

Originally Posted by Its AlL gUUd

c'mon just one match....

twickers should've been used to host the FA cup final IMO

Beyond the politics I'd guess the Millenium stadium offered the FA/football league a much better deal to host games as they needed the cash more. I'd say the only way Twickenham is going to see football is if we get the WC and FIFA let the FA use it aswell as Wembley and Emirates.

[Its AlL gUUd]

3 stadia in one city? would be great though

[Jack Rabbit Slim]

Big update from the official website, sorry for the picture overload, but they released all these in one go:

[CharlieP]

Originally Posted by Jack Rabbit Slim

Big update from the official website, sorry for the picture overload, but they released all these in one go:

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Well spotted - I had a look this afternoon and they were still on 1 June.

You missed one again though (the RFU neglected to put its thumbnail up):



Also note how the stage for the Eagles concert on 17 June is completely gone and the pitch has been dressed by 21 June

[docker]

damn that is an impresive stadium,

does it have food courts and other things, or just stairs and walk ways?

[CharlieP]

Originally Posted by docker

damn that is an impresive stadium,

does it have food courts and other things, or just stairs and walk ways?

It does have one or two food outlets, yes:

North Stand

Level 1, NW Corner Guinness Black Stuff Bar
Level 1, NE Corner Guinness Full Black Bar
North Tryline Restaurant
River Suites
Level 2, NW Corner Ruck and Maul Bar
Brunch & Take
Upper Crust, Hot Dogs and Pizzaman
Level 3 Oblensky's Restaurant
Level 4 Business Debenture Bar
Hot Dogs & Proper Cornish Pasties
Level 5 Hot Dogs
Car Park Beefburgers, Fish & Chips

East Stand

Level 1, NW Corner Tetley's Smoothflow Bar
Invincibles Restaurant
The Front Lawns
St Georges Suite
Level 2, SE Corner Line-Out Bar
Line-Out Fast Food
Proper Cornish Pasties, Hot Dogs, Soup, Soft Drinks and Hot Beverages
NE Corner Scrum Bar
Corner Flag
Upper Crust, Hot Dogs and Pizzaman
Level 3 Wakefield's Restaurant
Level 4 Guinness Toucan Bar
Jamesons Hot Irish Bar
Bacon Rolls, Hot Dogs & Proper Cornish Pasties
Level 5 Proper Cornish Pasties and Hot Dogs.

West Stand

Level 1, NW Corner Tetley's Cast Bar
Level 2, SW Corner Chariots of Fire Bar
Level 4 Canned Bar
Proper Cornish Pasties & Beefburgers
Level 5 Proper Cornish Pasties & Hot Dogs
Car Park - The Village Tetley's Bar
Guinness Bar
Beefburgers, Fish & Chips and Specialist Sausages
And - The Scrummery, Twickenham Stadium’s Official Onsite Public Cafe/Bar.

Plus, whatever facilities are in the South Stand when it opens...

[idlewild]

Just a thought, does anybody have any good photos of the old Twickers just to see the incredible transformation of the place over the last 25 years?

[Its AlL gUUd]

there are pics on this thread, just go through the pages again