Wembley The National Disgrace

[Keeper!]

Never got the love for the original wembley, "the home of football" and the twin towers bullshit, it was a disgrace and the new stadium is already showing its age and poor design, notwithstanding it's crazy location.

 

[crazyg]

Sure I once read the actual midpoint of England was some village in Derbyshire. But that’s by the by. No one is suggesting it should be exactly midway.

I seem to remember the shortlist was London, Coventry and Birmingham.

Out of those three, Birmingham would have easily been the best and fairest choice. If you’re up in Sunderland or down in Plymouth, pretty much anywhere is going to be a trek. But it’s pretty accessible in a couple of hours from most places in the country, not on the extremes.

Google is your fiend (SP).

Where is the geographical Centre of England?

For more than 500 years Meriden, near Coventry has marked the traditional centre of England. However, the Ordnance Survey has calculated the exact geographical centre to be in a field at Lindley Hall Farm, in Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire.

 

[Stephen230]

Google is your fiend (SP).

Where is the geographical Centre of England?

For more than 500 years Meriden, near Coventry has marked the traditional centre of England. However, the Ordnance Survey has calculated the exact geographical centre to be in a field at Lindley Hall Farm, in Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire.

Think I might have been getting confused with the furthest point from the sea, which is definitely a village in Derbyshire. Probably.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

At least I got to see them do Primavera, but I’d still love to see them at a proper gig. Wish the bastards played up north instead of just Wembley dates.

same here

 

[Oystercatcher28]

National Stadium powered by EE. No wifi. No phone signal for most of those not on EE.

Over-priced everything. Poor stewarding.
Mostly neutral and bland place.
Even the sound system reminds me of Maine Road.

 

[BLUEYESTU]

 

[stonerblue]

The farce of the Pink car park is being discussed elsewhere so I will concentrate on the disgusting national stadium itself.
Where we entered the only way up was stairs. Approximately half way up an elderly lady was really struggling, so much so me and my mate stopped. There was no emergency exits that we saw, no stewards, nothing. If she wanted to go down she had to pass hundreds of Blues going the other way which wasnt an option. Fortunately she was ok after a good rest. The point being if she had a heart attack there was no one anywhere to help. If there were lifts for the less able, we didn't see them.
The beer was in cans. 10 guys on minimum wage opening and pouring and 3 more serving it. £8 a can I think. Bearing in mind I pay £5 for 4 at my off licence, what an obscene amount of profit.
Oh and I think because we won, we got a cup. I say I think because I couldn't see the presentation I had to watch it on a 12" TV screen high in another stand.
When they rebuilt the shithole they conned and cheated football fans. I hate the place and I'm not sure I'll go back.

Went for the Wigan final. I was stumbling through a building site and suddenly found myself at the turnstiles. No fancy walk up wembley way, no stunning architecture, no colour or joy.
The inside had all the charm of a multi storey car park and couldn't get a pint. Shithole.

 

[Grassland Blue]

Less whining please. On the plus side it didn't collapse during construction like that bridge on the Ganges, and also...

nope, that's all I've got.

Don't forget the walkway in the airport in Paris, or the lift in the Empire State building when a light aircraft crashed into it severing the cables.

 

[paulchapo]

National Stadium powered by EE. No wifi. No phone signal for most of those not on EE.

Over-priced everything. Poor stewarding.
Mostly neutral and bland place.
Even the sound system reminds me of Maine Road.

I'm on EE and I couldn't get a signal in there lol. I'm trying to find a place to send a complaint about being in the City end and getting pelted with crap from rags above where the fuckers shouldn't be allowed, but like everything else about the stadium it's hard work finding an email to complain to.

 

[kashmir]

My memory of a visit to the new wembley to see AC/DC before it became our second home,had been to every final since 1969 so was looking forward to visit the new wembley
Had to park at Stanmore so arrived at Wembley wanted a drink tried to charge for entry to pub
didnt get a drink ended up at off license for a cpl of cans
wanted some food burger and chips on the old wembley way wanted a stupid amount just said at least dick Turpin wore a mask
into stadium first impressions nothing special totally underwhelmed
went to bar fuck me they know how to charge Robbin bastards,ended up drink some tap water big mistake!
aftershow walking to station along wembley way crowds stopped mate said you’re going to go mental points to sign you are 1hr 45 mins from boarding your train
finally got back to car in early hours if the morning and vowed never to spend another penny in such a disgrace of a national stadium
then city started on this incredible journey we are witnessing and although being offered tickets I’ve never set foot in wembley since and will never again
just a cash cow and piss poor it may have improved since I visited but the first impression made up my mind