[Football] The Olympic Stadium, is it as bad as West Ham fans bang on about?

[Pavilionaire]

Pretty much sure it's an age thing. It's like us going from the Goldstone to Gillingham to Withdean to The Amex. There will be those of a certain age who still hanker after certain aspects of the Goldstone or Withdean. Me included.

I'm 49 and every time I walk up to The Amex I still get a buzz about how brilliant the place is. There is NOTHING I miss about any of our previous stadiums at all.

 

[The-Libertine]

I thought that West Ham's ground was simply amazing and that Arsenal's was just rubbish. Nothing at all to do with the results.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It's a dive of a football ground

Sadly I doubt the owners of the club care very much just so long as they can keep persuading 56,977 punters to part with their money.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I'm 49 and every time I walk up to The Amex I still get a buzz about how brilliant the place is. There is NOTHING I miss about any of our previous stadiums at all.

You don't miss certain aspects of the Goldstone or Withdean? Each to their own obviously, but have to say I find that more than a bit surprising.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Is that the Boleyn that was silent as a morgue until they scored against us last time we played there?

Whoops, that was meant as a response to another post!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Is that the Boleyn that was silent as a morgue until they scored against us last time we played there?

Whoops, that was meant as a response to another post!

Yeah they were, until 3 mins after ko when they scored, and proceeded to score another two before the 10 min mark. I guess that morgue feeling for a couple of minutes must have been eerie.

 

[Brovion]

I'm 49 and every time I walk up to The Amex I still get a buzz about how brilliant the place is. There is NOTHING I miss about any of our previous stadiums at all.

Agreed. I miss the concept of standing up on terraces, but of course that wasn't unique to the Goldstone or Priestfield but more a part of the era. The Amex absolutely pisses over everything we've ever had before, and away fans no longer piss themselves laughing as they did when they used to turn up at the shithole that was the Goldstone.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

I'm 49 and every time I walk up to The Amex I still get a buzz about how brilliant the place is. There is NOTHING I miss about any of our previous stadiums at all.

yep, plastic lasts for ever , until it all goes tits up
regards
DR

 

[Dick Swiveller]

For all their fancy tech, it mostly seemed broken. The PA only worked when it wasn't needed to read out Brighton scorers and the big screen seemed incapable of showing replays of goals. Can't think why.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

yep, plastic lasts for ever , until it all goes tits up
regards
DR

The stampede to get off the ST waiting list will be particularly amusing

 

[Milano]

The sad thing for me was that all the WHU ‘stuff’ is removable. For instance the Trevor Brooking stand wasn’t painted on it is a removable tarpaulin type thing. Shit compared to UP and I don’t know a single fan of theirs who likes it.

 

[looney]

You don't miss certain aspects of the Goldstone or Withdean? Each to their own obviously, but have to say I find that more than a bit surprising.

Memories and Nostalgia aside I think he has a point.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

The stampede to get off the ST waiting list will be particularly amusing

Will my original 1st season S/T be a collectors item in years to come
regards
DR

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Memories and Nostalgia aside I think he has a point.

Football's mainly about banging on about memories and nostalgia tho eh? Else what are you left with?

 

[Munkfish]

Was funny how they changed the screen so you couldnt see how long was left when we had the ball and were on the attack.

 

[Dolph Ins]

It's bigger than withdean

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Its terrible for football, they have been had by the Dildo brothers and Karen Brady who will all be laughing when they walk away with millions.

 

[Brovion]

Football's mainly about banging on about memories and nostalgia tho eh? Else what are you left with?

What you're left with is the present, and this is the best era we've ever had. Build some memories for when it ends and you want to wallow in the nostalgia of 'The Hughton Years!'

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I'm 49 and every time I walk up to The Amex I still get a buzz about how brilliant the place is. There is NOTHING I miss about any of our previous stadiums at all.

You don't miss certain aspects of the Goldstone or Withdean? Each to their own obviously, but have to say I find that more than a bit surprising.

The ticket prices

 

[Brovion]

The ticket prices

Ha! Good call! Ok, terraces and cheap admission