BRIGHTON | Falmer Stadium (The AMEX) | 22,000 >> 30,750 | U/C

[Starscraper]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/4319026.stm

Good one is what I say, no Football Club should be homeless.

[RSWB]

Fantastic news for the club and the city!
6 years without a proper ground and 5 years of hard work by all those involved has finally paid off, Brighton & Hove Albion expect to move into the new Falmer stadium at the beginning of the 2008/2009 season.

[eddyk]

So the stadium will be built within 2 and a bit years

Hooray for stadium development in the UK

[RSWB]

Hoorah!

[JDRS]

I like the design alot - good news

[Wampa]

Great stadium -- love the way they've cut it into the ground.

Kind of feel sorry though for the people living nearby, they're probably gonna get swamped with traffic every match. As it is, that junction with the A27 can be a nightmare at peak times.



From the BBC: "The development includes a club shop, coach and bus facilities and other transport links, plus shared use of existing car parking space at the University of Sussex."

So, does that mean that the University of Sussex will be able to use the one at Falmer stadium too? When I was last there, unless you found a spot on campus early in the morning it was absolute chaos; when it was full, in desperation, people would park at 45-degree angles on grass banks. Hmm, wonder why they don't just take the train.

[Noostairz]

it's refreshing to see a 20,000 - 30,000 seater with an original design, as opposed to just another one of these prefab bowls. i love it. it reminds me of the reebok in the sense that it dares to be different for its size. i wonder, though, if it leaves any room for possible future expansion?

it's been a long and worrying wait for brighton fans. they deserve it.

[Day Release]

Great News, yet another superb new UK stadium

[Noostairz]

i'm sure it'll be competing to host england under-21 games, that sort of thing. perfect size for it, modern facilities, striking design.

[AndrewC]

About time, Prescott hang your head in shame.

[metro]

its a nice looking stadium but its built on the south downs, so im not sure this is the right location. but yes congratulations anyway.

looks like Portsmouths Fratton Park 'stadium' will be even more of a laughing stock once this gets built. we'll be competing with basingstoke town for the title of southern englands most hopeless football ground.

[Madman]

Its not like they had much choice though, the only way they could find a plot big enough for a decent sized stadium after selling their ground was in the south downs...

[Noostairz]

Originally Posted by metro

its a nice looking stadium but its built on the south downs, so im not sure this is the right location. but yes congratulations anyway.

looks like Portsmouths Fratton Park 'stadium' will be even more of a laughing stock once this gets built. we'll be competing with basingstoke town for the title of southern englands most hopeless football ground.

true about it.

when they first came out with the idea of turning the pitch 90 degrees and rebuilding the whole thing i had high hopes for this one, but when i saw the plans, well, it looks a bit shit, doesn't it? just an uninspiring, architecturally inconsistent, half-arsed bowl (a bit like elland road):


the new fratton park (initial capacity of 28,000, rising to 35,000 at a later stage):

[Noostairz]

other south-coast stadiums:

southampton's st. mary's (32,000):



plymouth's home park, three-quarters of which has in recent years been rebuilt (21,000):

[Zaqattaq]

They ought to name it after Mike Mendoza

[LegEnd]

Tbh 'an uninspiring, architecturally inconsistent, half-arsed bowl' is what makes a stadium interesting and gives it character!
I'm certainly proud to have one of those reather than a McBowl.

Of course, once we can get a hold of some money to make the John Charles Stand match the east, and possibly even the same with the Revie stand, then we wont have a half bad stadium

Originally Posted by edennewstairs

true about it.

when they first came out with the idea of turning the pitch 90 degrees and rebuilding the whole thing i had high hopes for this one, but when i saw the plans, well, it looks a bit shit, doesn't it? just an uninspiring, architecturally inconsistent, half-arsed bowl (a bit like elland road):


the new fratton park (initial capacity of 28,000, rising to 35,000 at a later stage):

[Noostairz]

Brighton stadium bid in new doubt

[Noostairz]

and so it goes on...

Delay for football stadium ruling

[The Hunted]

I had forgotten about this!
What are the odds on this getting built?

[Noostairz]

Brighton's stadium gets go-ahead