[galaxtico]

Here you can post pictures of stadiums in the Birmingham Metro Area, like Villa Park, St. Andrew's, The Hawthorns and Molineux Stadium.

http://www.stadiumzone.net

has a collection of most stadiums, but not of the smaller ones. Villa Park is my favourite.

 

[hoody]

Your favourite

Holte End (Without the new mosaics)

Alexander Athletics Stadium

Home of the scum

Hall Green Dogs

 

[van heckler]

Molineux

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgigreeny/3456826982/

 

[edgexedge]

we still have mainly urban stadiums in the area, lot of other places have shoved them out to the edge

 

[Nacho]

Blimey VH , I didn't realise The Molieux pitch was so narrow ! .

 

[hoody]

^^

I was about to say on the contrary it's one of the widest, but realised your joke once I saw the picture.

I think the stadiums in the Midlands really do have some character, not just doughnuts in a retail park.

Molineux is my favourite. I love the curves.

 

[Nacho]

I like the fact that The Hawthorns has traditional floodlights and can be seen from quite a distance .

Here's a photo .

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/verein/984/west-bromwich-albion/stadion/stadionbilder.html

 

[Nacho]

Take a look at how much grass the Molineux used to have and its huge stand to the left .

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/timwwfc2/OldMolineux.jpg

Here's some pics of how the stadium used to look .

http://www.google.es/images?sa=3&q=photos+of+old+molineux&btnG=Buscar+imágenes

A packed South Bank .

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/timwwfc2/OldMolineux4.jpg

 

[morestoreysplease]

Hoody - why do you make the statement about St Andrews like that? It doesn't help much. Personally I think Villa Park is worse off with the new Trinity Road stand replacing the historic stand that had stood there. I also don't like that it's got 4 totally different designs around the pitch. St Andrews may be only 3/4 finished but it's still larger than the Hawthorns and Molineux.

 

[Dr Pepper]

As Coventry is part of the Birmingham Metro Area on these threads then surely the Ricoh Arena should be included.

 

[hoody]

Hoody - why do you make the statement about St Andrews like that? It doesn't help much.

MSP = You have been on the threads long enough to recognise the banter between Blues and Villa.

As Coventry is part of the Birmingham Metro Area on these threads then surely the Ricoh Arena should be included.

Feel free to post some Ricoh pictures?

 

[itsmerob]

I've seen signs around Bearwood/Smethwick for Hadley Stadium :dunno: Anyone got any pics?

 

[hoody]

Part of Sandwell's poor leisure stock.

Sandwell never really cares much for its leisure facilities. They transferred to Sandwell Leisure Trust to generate more income and renew facilities. So far they have closed the gala baths in West Brom and done some titilation to Wednesdbury pool.

 

[edgexedge]

does Birmingham need a new big stadium, for general use, like the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff?

 

[Nacho]

I haven't seen that stadium since running there as a nipper . I didn't run too well either .

 

[itsmerob]

^^ Thanks Hoody. Looks lovely! Are they floodlights?

 

[morestoreysplease]

MSP = You have been on the threads long enough to recognise the banter between Blues and Villa

I hold my hands up - yes I've had my moments too! But I actually detest Wolves more than Villa at the moment!