Cardiff city's new stadium

[Simster]

The South Bank

That was replaced in 1992. I do agree with the new grounds being soul-less - this season I am planning a trip to Craven Cottage because it looks fab.

Edit - actually that could be the north bank.

Yeah I bet that looked CRACKERJACK in 1984-1987 when less than 4,000 were rattling around in the entire stadium.

 

[Brighton till i die]

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hubba hubba - thats what i meant! new stands/grounds etc

same as fulham - the old terraces in each end were great! now its a bit shit to be frank.

 

[wigman]

Interesting that you count Molineux as a new ground... Wolves are looking at building a new stadium top replace the small and outdated Molineux (28,000 capacity, built in 1988 [Steve Bull stand] and 1992 [the other 3 stands])

The Steve Bull stand was originally called The Stand Cullis stand.

 

[Curious Orange]

The Steve Bull stand was originally called The Stand Cullis stand.

I take it you didn't actually mean to put the 'd' on the end of Stan Cullis' first name?

 

[strings]

The Steve Bull stand was originally called The Stand Cullis stand.

Nope - The Steve Bull stand was originally called the 'John Ireland' stand - the Stand Cullis stand is still alive and kicking (it is the stand next to asda).

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Yep, the John Ireland stand was in place when I went to Molineux in the late 80s. Think it was the only stand actually open at the time- the rest of the ground was condemned.

 

[Simster]

Yep, the John Ireland stand was in place when I went to Molineux in the late 80s. Think it was the only stand actually open at the time- the rest of the ground was condemned.

When I went (early 90s), that big terrace was open along with the new stand along the side of the pitch. It was weird, the pitch had been moved and so the terrace was at a really strange angle to the pitch.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I think that's what you have in that photo- if you look there's a line of advertising boards at the front, which gives a good idea of how far back the new stand was.

 

[Scotty Mac]

i wonder whether the traditional "new stadium no atmosphere" affect will kick in

if it does, it will make it all the more shame that ninian park is gone as it virtually ALWAYS had an air of intimidation about it

 

[Cian]

I know what you mean. I'm sure fans in the 19th century at places like Celtic, Aston Villa Spurs etc all moaned that they were getting 'another' Archibald Leitch stand: "I say Carruthers I think it's a rotten shame that all football grounds look the same now, what? This Leitch chap just turns out brick sheds." (Ok, I appreciate people at Celtic probably didn't speak like that but I wanted it to sound 'Victorian').

However a lot of modern grounds ARE all soulless bowls and if Falmer looks a bit different then it will have been worth waiting for.

Leitch didn't half build small stands... well, terraces converted in to stands at a later date. The remaining open half-a-terrace of his in Dublin has seats which only fit someone about 5'6'' or smaller comfortably. Sore when there are nazi UEFA stewards around