How big does a stadium have to be to become too big for football? That top tier looks pointless except for tourists to buy overpriced seats to tell the folks back home that they've been there. It's too far away from the pitch for you to take anything away from the game.
Free binoculars with every ticket?
And people thought the away seats St James' Park were fairly high up! As tall as NMS is, he'll be just a speck when viewed from up there.
I've heard the seats come with a free parachute.
Yes, but, money.
Its the same height as the existing away end which gives a great view (even with netting). There was just one side which the top tier didn't wrap around so they're filling that in.
Escalators out of order and you have a horrendous hike to your seat and I found the netting took a lot of enjoyment out of the game. I found visits to Lokeren and Groclin far more enjoyable than Madrid.
I've been to 3 out of the 4 Real Madrid aways and the escalator going up has been working each time, but it would be comparable with Newcastle and where I sit in the Etihad SS3 if it meant a walk up the stairs. There is netting or a screen at pretty much every away in Europe, so if thats a problem then maybe give European games a miss.
Then you didn't go to our first game there when the escalators were not working. Netting is a pain at any ground but don't recall the stand we were in behind the goals at Lokeren as being temporary. I'm not trying to say they are better grounds, just the viewing experience was rather more enjoyable.
Am I correct in saying Lokeren no longer exist?
Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but ceased to exist in 2020 after going bankrupt. Wikipedia
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will they need to dim the lighting when not full
They went bust but they were effectively reformed as Lokeren-Temse and play in the Second Amateur Division (4th tier I think). I went to see them last season the weekend before we played at Bruges, as I was at school when we played there originally and wasn't allowed to go. Decent crowd for that level.
Thanks. I was about to post that i assumed an "FC Lokeren" would have been formed
They’re like brothers or best mates those two clubs. Two cheeks of the same arse, may as well be the same club.
Best run club in the world? They were found guilty of taking backhanders from the Spanish govt over a time period of a quarter of a century and were made to pay it back, in aiding around half a dozen of their players in committing tax fraud, and their current debt (£550m) is higher than their liquid assets.
