toogood18 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 This is what the completed 156,000 seated completed Waverly Park (VFL Park then) was meant to end up looking like: And yes they were dead serious that this was going to be happening for years. A close relative of mine even wrote an article in the early 1970’s about it being maybe one day being the greatest Stadium in the world. Best thing the Cain Government ever did was decide the MCG would become the showpiece and showcase venue for footy and sport in Melbourne and funded the re-buliding of the Great Southern Stand. No dis-respect to Waverley and yes a 150,000 seater stadium would've been awesome, but from my experience of Waverley (one game in 1999) but the old MCG, pre-Comm Games, was 1000 times better than Waverley in the end. Best thing the AFL ever did was sell Waverley and build Docklands, it might have pissed off some people, but it has unearthed an awesome part of the city, which before was totally unused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Used to love Waverley. Would be out there practically every second week. Can hardly see eye to eye with you when you are backing the move from a proper footy ground to a soulless cauldron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Have to agree with Woody on this! While Waverley park was around I was a regularly attended Hawthone matches. Since WP was closed I believe I would have only gone to no more than half a dozen afl games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 This is what the completed 156,000 seated completed Waverly Park (VFL Park then) was meant to end up looking like: And yes they were dead serious that this was going to be happening for years. A close relative of mine even wrote an article in the early 1970’s about it being maybe one day being the greatest Stadium in the world. Waverly park(aka VFL Park) was actually one of the reasons the VFL had to look to expand it's market nationally etc. It almost bankrupted the league. Terrible planning lead to some key factors that would always ensure Waverly would remain the poorest of poor cousins to the MCG. Great move to place a purpose built Aussie Rules stadium in the heart of Melbourne's population centre. The SouthEast was then and is still very much(the west/North are catching up) where 'suburban melbourne' lives. Cutting 30-50 mins of most commutes to the footy for a huge segment of the Footballing public would create repeat attendance to VFL(soon to be AFL) matches due to pure convenience. For the people of the South East in the 80's/90's driving and parking was a huge factor in determing whether to attend a game or not. The advent and location of the purpose built stadium also saw huge crowd surges for the tennant clubs ie Hawthorn, StKilda. The league also made money from the gorund during the off-season as the stadium hosted baseball and cricket matches. However, Waverly park failed for a few reasons. I would not profess to know all of them but; -IT WAS IN A FUCKEN PARK! by far the largest problem for fans getting to/from the ground was the lack of public transport infrastructure and roads. Clayton and Glen Waverly Stations were just too far away. The league was told BEFORE they bought the land that the government would not re-zone the area for more road access or build the ground a purpose built train station which it needed desperately. They bussed people from the poorly lit, muddy carparks to the ground and relied on existing services(for the first few seasons) to shuttle people from the surrounding stations. Busses often crowded and caught in friday night and weekend Eastern Suburbs gridlock traffic. The AFL never built the designated bus terminal that was mooted either. -The VFL(AFL) overpaid at every juncture of planning, design and construction. A point the league is still embarassed about to this day. -Premier John Cain was an MCC member and stymied expansion bids and upgrades. Go figure. -The ground(pitch) itself was FUCKING HUGE. Much bigger than the G. So the seats on wings/behind the goals were a great distance from the action. -It was All Ticketed All the time. -Standing room was greatly reduced during the first redevelopment. (Standing was still the norm for most clubs Hardcore supporters) -It became exclusively a Hawthorn/StKilda homeground when the idea of the stadium was to have a Neutral, all purpose VFL ground. -The AFL had to sign it's death warrant to seal the deal with the State Govt to build Docklands. August 1999 - last AFL game played, Hawthorn v Sydney That was lights out for VFL park! (A bit of a nostalgic pun.) Sad for those who had a lot of good(hawthorn)/bad(StKilda), memories there but all in all for those of us on the other side, thank fuck I dont have to get to fucken Mulgrave, trudge through mud and by a reserved seat to watch the Dogs get spanked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 One of my favourite stadiums in the world, been to it, for some reason I found it eerie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 With the history fo the stadium plain for all to see it is a bit of an eery place. Would love to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danepak Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Azadi Stadium, Iran. A shame about the running track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libero Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 One of my favourite stadiums in the world, been to it, for some reason I found it eerie. May i ask where it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Olympiastadion, Berlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 I love the Stade Velodrome the way it is, but. Phwoar. Expansion to be done by 2014. Back to Japan, Nihondaira, home of Shimizu. Sexy Mt. Fuji was preferred to the roof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 This is probably my favourite stadium in the world: Rasunda Stadium the National Stadium of Sweden and the home of AIK. I love who its stands are almost vertical, the worst thing is despite many protests the place in being knocked down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 This is probably my favourite stadium in the world: Rasunda Stadium the National Stadium of Sweden and the home of AIK. I love who its stands are almost vertical, the worst thing is despite many protests the place in being knocked down. It's a poor mans westfalen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuggetsMcGreggor Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) agree with dutchpride. olympiastadion is awesome. almost as awesome as Hitler's plans for "Germania." Edited May 11, 2012 by NuggetsMcGreggor 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Surely this thread needs to be kept going especially with the new and modernised stadiums for Euro 2012... Allow me to start off with Warsaw Edited June 14, 2012 by Young Polak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Good stadia but doesn't compare with the Allianz, both very similar designs along with the arena in Gdansk. The stadia which Italy played Croatia in was very unique, really liked the look of it, best that I've seen at the tournament. Edited June 17, 2012 by DutchPride 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libero Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 roof looks like Shitihad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Just saw Hendo's post on Stade Veledrome, wow. Is a brilliant stadium now, but jeez that looks unreal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Against modern stadiums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) This website is actually really cool, take your time to look at this blokes articles about travelling to various club stadiums, supplied with multiple pictures for each club stadium he visited. Shows historical and modern pics. http://worldgroundhop.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Borussia%20Dortmund%20%28Germany%29 Edited June 17, 2012 by Young Polak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) It might not be anything special but I believe this is the newest stadium in top level football in the world. The video shows the construction of the home of the Montreal Impact in the MLS. Plus here are the highlights of Impacts first game at the stadium last weekend. Edited June 18, 2012 by Peter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Woody Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 The turf's looking a hell of a lot better these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 That is insane Hendo! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomby Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Ōita Stadium (known as "big eye") in Japan is one of the best stadiums I've ever seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Not sure if its a repost but thought this was pretty cool. Mainly for the Terracing. Norway FC Aalesund 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 The turf's looking a hell of a lot better these days. Used to the be worst in the League... Then again I used to play throughout school on Ovals where they Yarra used to run before the moved it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KSK_47 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Not sure if its a repost but thought this was pretty cool. Mainly for the Terracing. Norway FC Aalesund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) Sampdoria (Italy) Norwich Edited August 16, 2012 by Young Polak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Attila Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) inb4 St Pauli fans Edited August 16, 2012 by Attila 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) BBB, gtfih malloy & spain82. Edited August 16, 2012 by DutchPride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 They must have a huge problem with people shooting up in the stadium 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Stade Louis II, Monaco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 That is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Dont forget the abandoned and overgrown terrace up against the railway line, might go by on my way to work tomorrow and grab a few pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Dont forget the abandoned and overgrown terrace up against the railway line, might go by on my way to work tomorrow and grab a few pics. I believe the old tunnel is now blocked off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I believe the old tunnel is now blocked off... Nah walked through the other day. South Terrace is a shambles though. Pool's gone now as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Stade Louis II, Monaco We won the first Super Cup in this stadium & we'll win the last on Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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