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[Archived] Pompeys New Stadium

Tris

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Its a nightmare location travelwise though, not to mention its horrific appearance.

However, its better than the rent a kit stadiums popping up everywhere else.

Where would you prefer it to be? Birmingham? ;)

It's surely got to be a huge step forward from the recent bog standard bowls built in the middle of industrial estates. (Emirates excepted imo)

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Where would you prefer it to be? Birmingham? ;)

It's surely got to be a huge step forward from the recent bog standard bowls built in the middle of industrial estates. (Emirates excepted imo)

Darwen?

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I love Portsmouth (the city, not the team) and I like the idea of this stadium. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be a disaster along the lines of the Tricorn - the state of the art shopping centre that looked good on paper and turned out to be a big mistake. bugal.jpg

I think bluebruce could have a point about it looking better than it will actually be as my previous point!

Only worry I would have is the approach particularly for the disabled and those who cannot walk far as there are limited parking spaces, and I would expect that to have been considered. Still, we'll probably only be visiting it once a season, we can cope with that!

Love Tris's point :lol: They could always stick engines on it and use it as a ferry........

Tris Champions League

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Its a nightmare location travelwise though

Looking at the second picture (can't copy the link unfortunately), it's hard to imagine being able to get a stadium closer to a mainline railway station than that!!

And it's right next to Portsmouth Interchange bus station (a new version of which is included in the stadium plans), and a ferry terminal? What more do you want - a helipad and runway?!

On BBC Breakfast news this morning, they said it's projected that 20% of visitors to the stadium will arrive by water.

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When they said 'on the docks', i didnt think it would literally mean that the away end is standing on water! :rover:

Looks superb and at least its a different design to that saints/lcfc etc grounds that all look and sound the same. Still its a long way in the future, they havent got plannin permission for that or the 1,500 new homes they hope to build with it!

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When they said 'on the docks', i didnt think it would literally mean that the away end is standing on water! :rover:

It's standing ON water?!? :blink:

It's the second coming! Pompey's Stadium is our new messiah!!

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I love Portsmouth (the city, not the team) and I like the idea of this stadium. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be a disaster along the lines of the Tricorn - the state of the art shopping centre that looked good on paper and turned out to be a big mistake. bugal.jpg

I think bluebruce could have a point about it looking better than it will actually be as my previous point!

Only worry I would have is the approach particularly for the disabled and those who cannot walk far as there are limited parking spaces, and I would expect that to have been considered. Still, we'll probably only be visiting it once a season, we can cope with that!

Love Tris's point :lol: They could always stick engines on it and use it as a ferry........

Roversmum, were do you park, the location looks totally unworkable, what about the visitors to the dockyard on a weekend when,if, pompey are at home to Southampton, doesnt seem a good idea to me unless visitor numbers have dropped off signifcantly since i last visited.

You cant put an extra 30000 plus people down on the hard it would be nightmare i think your link with the tricorn is very apt.

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It's absolutely horrible! The second picture - I can't work it out. It looks like it's got a hole in the roof at the far end?

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It just doesnt compliment the area does it, to move the warrior and put a big football ground there defies logic if they go ahead with it i will be amazed.

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Those mock-ups might have it shimmering gold and bleeding white light from between the bricks but when it's built, it'll look like Milton Keynes.

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What about a Safety Certificate? How do you evacuate from the rear of the stadium in the event of a fire? Swim for it? It's a bodged job if you ask me.

Seats can be used as floatation devices?

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has anyone seen a cartoon called the hurricanes?

it reminds me of their stadium :unsure:

Ha Ha - loved that program. Remember the Gorgons playing in a Volcano? That was a better looking stadium. :unsure:

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But then again Pompy is a bit of a toilet anyway !!!

being an ex-sailor, I know Pompy quite well. That area is NOt suitable for a football stadium. There is a decnet shopping avenue/parade adjacent to it full of pubs and restuarants as well as shops etc. On a Saturday, I am certain that the locals would not want 3000 away fans swelling the home crowds in the avenue/plaza or pompy harbour area. It would just be too overcrowded, it is even adjacent to the IOW ferry terminal !

parking would be an absolute nightmare for EVERYONE, the streets are all oneway and there is a massive flat development at Gunwharfe which is getting bigger and bigger evey day.

Me thinks its a hot air proposal that aint be thought through properly.

I do actually like the design of the stadia.

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It says in the blurb that the idea is to get everyone there on public transport, apart from players and some facilities for VIPs etc. So I assume they will have to have some sort of park and ride from somewhere ......unless they are issuing wetsuits and flippers to everyone <_<

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Looks absolutley 'orrible and about as far away fron what a footy ground should look like.

I agree . I was having a conversation on this subject whilst at Old Trafford and the general conclusion was that the new grounds built recently are pretty awful and predictable .

Take a look at the soulless grounds at Bolton , Middlesbough , Man City , Leicester etc - there's none of them with any distinct character . The Millenium is good but apart from that I'm struggling .

The best grounds are those that have distinct ends , asymetrical - developed over the years . Pompey's proposed new ground just looks like another concrete and steel crisp bowl . Nothing new and fresh , architecturally wise , that I can see .....except that it's floating .. :blink:

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I agree . I was having a conversation on this subject whilst at Old Trafford and the general conclusion was that the new grounds built recently are pretty awful and predictable .

Take a look at the soulless grounds at Bolton , Middlesbough , Man City , Leicester etc - there's none of them with any distinct character . The Millenium is good but apart from that I'm struggling .

The best grounds are those that have distinct ends , asymetrical - developed over the years . Pompey's proposed new ground just looks like another concrete and steel crisp bowl . Nothing new and fresh , architecturally wise , that I can see .....except that it's floating .. :blink:

The NEw Wembley is pretty good. As is the Emirates. But I do agree about Bolton, awful stadium.

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