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That it opens on time, featuring a trophy winning team.
The poll would probably get hijacked and we'll end up with statues of Judas and Herbert Chapman.
Some nice outlets selling chicken
One of those travelators that they have at airports from seven sisters to WHL 2.0
Hot tubs, prawn sandwiches and half time raffles.
That could solve the stubhub tourist problem.
This thread is making me giggle
Some new tings like an underground dressing room basement:
http://www.planningservices.haringey.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=280768
http://www.planningservices.haringey.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=280768
Half price beer at half time if we are losing / drawing.
This isn't as silly as it sounds, they could extend it to after the match as well....
If they haven't had to pay out win bonus' then they can afford it.
We'd then be able to boo the team off at half time even when we're winning
Corners
No seriously hear me out. Modern stadium designs become souless bowls because we're are too much in thrall to the cult of the architect. Who strives for a seamless uniformty of design. Stadiums need corners, edges, demarcation lines where fans can lend their ownership.
The historic emotional stadiums evolve and their atmosphere is almost by accident as one stand is added to where once stood a grassy bank. The shelf sings to the paxton. In a souless bowl there is no edge, no ends, no right angles, no beginning, no end, no ownership of turf won and therefore no soul
No seriously hear me out. Modern stadium designs become souless bowls because we're are too much in thrall to the cult of the architect. Who strives for a seamless uniformty of design. Stadiums need corners, edges, demarcation lines where fans can lend their ownership.
The historic emotional stadiums evolve and their atmosphere is almost by accident as one stand is added to where once stood a grassy bank. The shelf sings to the paxton. In a souless bowl there is no edge, no ends, no right angles, no beginning, no end, no ownership of turf won and therefore no soul
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Atmosphere is created by the spectators mate, not the stadium design.
1) steep-sided stands like cardiff's Millenium Stadium
2) single-sided stands as much as poss
3) pedestrianised wide walking route to WHL station for 45 mins after game
4) stands to be named after players (Perryman, Hoddle my two must-haves)
5) retain WHL name somehow
6) warm salt beef bagels for sale all round ground
7) Chance to "buy" a seat and have your name on it via a little plaque. Can be your season ticket for example. Exeter did this when they needed the fans to bail them out. Lovely idea. Can have your name or that of loved one permanently attached to the stadium.
2) single-sided stands as much as poss
3) pedestrianised wide walking route to WHL station for 45 mins after game
4) stands to be named after players (Perryman, Hoddle my two must-haves)
5) retain WHL name somehow
6) warm salt beef bagels for sale all round ground
7) Chance to "buy" a seat and have your name on it via a little plaque. Can be your season ticket for example. Exeter did this when they needed the fans to bail them out. Lovely idea. Can have your name or that of loved one permanently attached to the stadium.
Atmosphere is created by fans yes but the design of the stands and the acoustics it creates do have a role. The old Highbury was more atmospheric than the death star. Spurs away fans are some of the best in the country but their efforts at Portsmouth where the stand had no roof was audiable worse. It's an interplay.
Certainly acoustics play a big part but if people don't sing to start with it won't matter what shape it is unfortunately.