Spudulike Posted 26 March 2021 Share Posted 26 March 2021 3 hours ago, BlueSi13 said: I just really hope that this isn't done on the cheap (if it even happens at all). Would be amazing if we could make a real architectural statement rather than do a quick bodge a la the Cardiff City Stadium: 2 hours ago, NewquayFox said: Proper bodge job, they even missed the F from the end of Cardiff... There's only one F'in Cardif. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarehamFox Posted 26 March 2021 Share Posted 26 March 2021 1 hour ago, Fox in the North said: Mentioned this before, but FC Cincinnati have nearly completed their stadium. I really like the external effects on the outside of the ground. It was mentioned at the time that it might look tacky and to me, it looks pretty decent. Never seen that before but I think that’s top class, would love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2607 Posted 26 March 2021 Share Posted 26 March 2021 2 hours ago, Fox in the North said: Mentioned this before, but FC Cincinnati have nearly completed their stadium. I really like the external effects on the outside of the ground. It was mentioned at the time that it might look tacky and to me, it looks pretty decent. i REALLY like this. but then i'm a bit of a tech geek, so this fits in with my likes!! - can see plenty of NIMBY opposition to this on our stadium though. Can't see it getting signed off even if the ownership were keen.... Just imagine a scrolling LED of Shinzi's Smile for all to see. epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 26 March 2021 Share Posted 26 March 2021 10 hours ago, Fox in the North said: Mentioned this before, but FC Cincinnati have nearly completed their stadium. I really like the external effects on the outside of the ground. It was mentioned at the time that it might look tacky and to me, it looks pretty decent. Looks to be one side of the stadium rather than completely all around. I remember going Sevilla their ground practically glowed red. It was like being at the super red light district Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox in the North Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 3 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said: Looks to be one side of the stadium rather than completely all around. I remember going Sevilla their ground practically glowed red. It was like being at the super red light district It will be whole stadium eventually, I think it was just a test run of that side of the ground. I can imagine! I just think if you’re going to have some sort of lighting you may as well make it worth it and that this style of lighting is a pretty modern and would be more unique (at the moment) at a Premier League ground. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 16 hours ago, Greg2607 said: i REALLY like this. but then i'm a bit of a tech geek, so this fits in with my likes!! - can see plenty of NIMBY opposition to this on our stadium though. Can't see it getting signed off even if the ownership were keen.... Just imagine a scrolling LED of Shinzi's Smile for all to see. epic. Probably, it's one of the reasons we have such dull stadiums here. I'd imagine someone 30 miles away who can just about see the lights if they stood on their toilet would complain and the whole thing would be scrapped. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 Dunno man. The whole thing has a pacman vibe to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 9 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said: Looks to be one side of the stadium rather than completely all around. I remember going Sevilla their ground practically glowed red. It was like being at the super red light district You’ve convinced me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudFox Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 20 minutes ago, Foxxed said: Dunno man. The whole thing has a pacman vibe to it. I'm sold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 That's going to cost more than £500m. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-56541316 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingfox Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 Looks impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadno'r Cymoedd Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Ashley said: Let's be honest. It looks shit. Cheap and easy to do what they done. Didn't blend in the roofs or anything. View might be perfectly fine but that's not what people are getting at. It looks good inside. The picture shown in the post in construction doesn't do it any favours. Have you actually been? 🤔 Edited 27 March 2021 by Cadno'r Cymoedd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 Do people go to the match to watch the football or to admire the stadium from outside? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 1 minute ago, Webbo said: Do people go to the match to watch the football or to admire the stadium from outside? ...pretty much both...!!! There are some stadiums you just want to go to just to see it in reality. Britain has a pretty much cookie cutter attitude to stadiums and the clubs in the lower divisions have nowhere near the funds to develop their grounds, to the detriment of the development of their squad. We are lucky to be in this position where we can have an innovatively designed stadium to add to the landscape and a team at the forefront of the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 30 minutes ago, Cadno'r Cymoedd said: It looks good inside. The picture shown in the post in construction doesn't do it any favours. Have you actually been? 🤔 Cardiff? A good few times. The lego Stadium. Then it had a a second tier dumped on top of it. Could have been so much better. 26 minutes ago, Webbo said: Do people go to the match to watch the football or to admire the stadium from outside? Both. Been to some fantastic stadiums across the world, let's be honest that Cardiff Stadium could be alot better. Ours will look amazing when it's done and it'll take the identikit feel away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighPeakFox Posted 27 March 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 27 March 2021 27 minutes ago, Webbo said: Do people go to the match to watch the football or to admire the stadium from outside? Aesthetics are important to many - which is why Cathedrals are so much more impressive than your local flat-roofed Methodist... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 All I want is more seating and good atmosphere. Been too long since I've been able to get to more than one game a season. I live a few hours away and, as much as I love the club, tickets are gold dust these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promised land Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 22 hours ago, Ashley said: Let's be honest. It looks shit. Cheap and easy to do what they done. Didn't blend in the roofs or anything. View might be perfectly fine but that's not what people are getting at. Maybe just maybe the roof doesn’t ‘blend’ in with the original roofs because from when the original stadium was built they’d always had plans to increase capacity as all around the stands the very back row is nowhere near the external wall, there’s a void there, if you look at that pic of the new stand you’ll see 4 or 5 rows of seats then a gap then the rest of the new stand. So chances are they future proofed the ground by being able to increase the other elevations so then the roof all runs through, but hey what do I know I have only been in the building trade 32 years. Armchair architects know far more it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbluefox Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 9 minutes ago, fox_up_north said: All I want is more seating and good atmosphere. Been too long since I've been able to get to more than one game a season. I live a few hours away and, as much as I love the club, tickets are gold dust these days. I'm with you and I imagine thousands of others. I used to be able to watch my beloved City when we weren't fashionable and had won very little. Best times were the MON years but between the Cup Final years we had some pretty dire times when fewer of us bothered to attend. However since we have been more successful there is not a cat in hell's chance of getting a ticket, home or away so the idea of expanding the stadium is much anticipated. Unfortunately living away and having a season ticket is not an option even if I could get one. So I say bring it on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 13 minutes ago, promised land said: Maybe just maybe the roof doesn’t ‘blend’ in with the original roofs because from when the original stadium was built they’d always had plans to increase capacity as all around the stands the very back row is nowhere near the external wall, there’s a void there, if you look at that pic of the new stand you’ll see 4 or 5 rows of seats then a gap then the rest of the new stand. So chances are they future proofed the ground by being able to increase the other elevations so then the roof all runs through, but hey what do I know I have only been in the building trade 32 years. Armchair architects know far more it seems. You seem really angry with this😂 Why couldn't they take the pespeck or what ever material it is down to the edge of the roof instead of leaving that massive gap? It just looks plonked on and could have been alot better. What do I know though being an armchair architect and all that 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 1 hour ago, Webbo said: Do people go to the match to watch the football or to admire the stadium from outside? Never under estimate image. This is the next stage on the road towards building the clubs status and, along with the new HQ at Seagrave, is coming to the notice of the world. The Lost city is coming out of the shadows. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfan92 Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 1 minute ago, Spudulike said: Never under estimate image. This is the next stage on the road towards building the clubs status and, along with the new HQ at Seagrave, is coming to the notice of the world. The Loster city is coming out of the shadows. Corrected for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman_Mike Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 9 minutes ago, Ashley said: You seem really angry with this😂 Why couldn't they take the pespeck or what ever material it is down to the edge of the roof instead of leaving that massive gap? It just looks plonked on and could have been alot better. What do I know though being an armchair architect and all that 🤷♂️ That only looks so plonked on because it's a different colour I don't think it would look so bad if it was blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoyleFox Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 30 minutes ago, fox_up_north said: All I want is more seating and good atmosphere. Been too long since I've been able to get to more than one game a season. I live a few hours away and, as much as I love the club, tickets are gold dust these days. 14 minutes ago, oldbluefox said: I'm with you and I imagine thousands of others. I used to be able to watch my beloved City when we weren't fashionable and had won very little. Best times were the MON years but between the Cup Final years we had some pretty dire times when fewer of us bothered to attend. However since we have been more successful there is not a cat in hell's chance of getting a ticket, home or away so the idea of expanding the stadium is much anticipated. Unfortunately living away and having a season ticket is not an option even if I could get one. So I say bring it on. If you're not fussed where you sit and only want a single ticket, not for a Cat A game, tickets aren't an issue. I live away and never had a problem getting a ticket for a match when I'm back. I'm certainly in favour of the expansion but it's definitely not impossible to get tickets. Not as easy as it was but not that difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted 27 March 2021 Share Posted 27 March 2021 22 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said: That only looks so plonked on because it's a different colour I don't think it would look so bad if it was blue. Yeah quite possibly mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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