we need a new stadium...

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Was very impressed with the drawings posted up yesterday of Roma's proposed new stadium.

Can't help feeling that our place is already starting to be left behind in terms of design, innovation, and general state-of-the-art 21 century requirements?

Can anyone tell me when the initial stadium plans were drawn-up, as have feeling the architects were pushing the boundaries of 20th century design and build when we first decided to make the move from Maine Road.

I'm convinced COMS/Eastlands, whatever we wish to call it, is not, and will not age well, over the next couple of years.

There is little emotional attachment to the stadium for me, and one of the many reasons why I think our owners could and should look at a new stadium/major refurb before much longer.

Liverpool (eventually) Spuds and other clubs across Europe will all be in a position to take advantage of current methods, which will make our home look dated and shabby.

Some of the German arenas, Bayern's Allianz, Schalke and Hamburg, have all been able to retain a mix of the traditional with cutting edge design.

Do you see a time when our owners will not want to think our home as inferior (I'm reliably informed they were not particularly impressed with it, prior to recent internal cosmetic improvements)

They want the very best for us in terms team quality, yet we already have a stadium that will not be able to keep apace of the progress and ambition.

£400m for a new stadium, Emirates like £60k?
 
our owner may well be loaded but i dont think i new stadium will be any where near top of his wish list to spend his money on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

get real and enjoy the team he's bought !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Not sure we should be moving away from COMS after it is finally seeming like home. There is no need for a new stadium at the moment, and if we do require extra seats then surely the first step would be to expand the stadium as opposed to building a new one entirely.
 
dadnlad said:
our owner may well be loaded but i dont think i new stadium will be any where near top of his wish list to spend his money on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

get real and enjoy the team he's bought !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sometimes, I just think we see things a little too much behind blue tinted glasses.

I would not class our place in the top ten stadia in Europe at present.

Eastlands is already an eyesore from the outside and with regards our owners, property, after oil, is one thing they do best.

Think we would also be very surprised to learn of the tax benefits from a new build/improvement with building costs so low.
 
COMS was never at the forefront of design. Roofs which protect all spectators from the rain were perfected long before 2003. Unfortunately COMS was built to appeal to architects rather than to do a job properly.

City should wait until the trophies arrive and/or the place sells out on a regular basis before planning to extend COMS or build a new stadium.
 
Would take a few years of constant sell outs before it's even considered look at the West Ham attendance 42745 true the away end wasn't anyway near full but there where still a fair few thousand seats available. As for the ground aging well the foyer areas have been improved as they where showing a few signs of age sure year on year they will keep on top of it I see zero reason for moving at the moment.
EDIT... Also speaking to a fair few blues I know the place really is beginning to feel like home love and miss Maine Road but the facilities we now enjoy are light years ahead of the place and for a lot of kids ( like my sons) it's the only home they know.
 
One thing I am sure about, if he is going build a new stadium, it will be the World's Most Beautiful football stadium. State of art up to his standards.
 
Not yet. We have to fill the ground every game first, and even then, we should just extend the North and South stands. Feels like home now for me....
 

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