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Stadium Thread
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The Supreme Court of Madrid has suspended, on a preventative basis, the renovation and extension of the Santiago Bernabeu.
At the end of January, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez unveiled plans to redevelop the stadium, which were to include the installation of a retractable roof, as well as the construction of a shopping center, hotels and a leisure center next to the Bernabeu.
The project was to be completed by 2016 with a cost of £330 million.
But the Supreme Court of Madrid has temporarily blocked proposed changes to local planning laws that were essential to Real Madrid’s plans because the ten-time champions of Europe are among several Spanish clubs under investigation by the European Commission (EC) for receiving illegal state aid.
The investigation concerns a property swap Real Madrid made with the town hall which dates back to 1996.
Although Real Madrid have promised that the renovations and extensions to the Bernabeu will be good for local businesses and the community, the club have faced opposition from a local environmental group, Ecologists in Action, which brought a complaint against Real to the Supreme Court, citing the fact the Spanish giants are under investigation from the EC.
The Supreme Court’s acceptance of the complaint means it has blocked changes to planning laws first approved in 2011, preventing Madrid from going ahead with their plans for the stadium.
Real Madrid have 10 days to appeal the Supreme Court’s decision. It is expected that the club will lodge an appeal in the coming days.
worldsoccertalk.com/2014/08/01/real-madrid-stadium-plans-halted-by-supreme-court-ruling/
At the end of January, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez unveiled plans to redevelop the stadium, which were to include the installation of a retractable roof, as well as the construction of a shopping center, hotels and a leisure center next to the Bernabeu.
The project was to be completed by 2016 with a cost of £330 million.
But the Supreme Court of Madrid has temporarily blocked proposed changes to local planning laws that were essential to Real Madrid’s plans because the ten-time champions of Europe are among several Spanish clubs under investigation by the European Commission (EC) for receiving illegal state aid.
The investigation concerns a property swap Real Madrid made with the town hall which dates back to 1996.
Although Real Madrid have promised that the renovations and extensions to the Bernabeu will be good for local businesses and the community, the club have faced opposition from a local environmental group, Ecologists in Action, which brought a complaint against Real to the Supreme Court, citing the fact the Spanish giants are under investigation from the EC.
The Supreme Court’s acceptance of the complaint means it has blocked changes to planning laws first approved in 2011, preventing Madrid from going ahead with their plans for the stadium.
Real Madrid have 10 days to appeal the Supreme Court’s decision. It is expected that the club will lodge an appeal in the coming days.
worldsoccertalk.com/2014/08/01/real-madrid-stadium-plans-halted-by-supreme-court-ruling/
spurs' magna carter
Ronnie Rosenthal
Athletic Bilboa's new Stadium San Mamés Barria (53,332) is now complete after being constructed in the we originally planned to with the NDP. Stolen from SSC:
Recent pics taken yesterday:
spurs' magna carter
Ronnie Rosenthal
Exactly.
This, planned for the current site, was leaked about a year before the NDP was announced by THFC and is what that stadium would look like with a straight upper tier.
Armenia Spur
Steven Caulker
Iniside looks like the Emirates with the dips in the top corners blacked out. So pretty much what out stadium will look like on the inside too then i guess
thfcsteff
George Hunt
Crucially, it has avoided corner-curves. I think this will make sure the acoustics are actually sharper and better. curves (IMO) tend to "conduct" the sound smoothly, thus rendering it less 'jagged' (like these techie terms?!!!)…now watch a sound engineer tell me
a) I'm talking *******s and
b) my mid-range hearing has obviously been battered by over 30 years of frontline rock'n'roll!
thfcsteff
George Hunt
Imagining that with one end not tiered is great.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
White Hart Lane in Lego
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/see-amazing-lego-versions-anfield-4183206
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/see-amazing-lego-versions-anfield-4183206
Bullet
Andy Thompson
FC United
Punk football - FC United of Manchester
"The facility itself is a testament to fan ownership. Of the £6m it cost to build, almost half was raised by supporters with £2m coming from an innovative community share scheme which has been used by other fan-owned clubs including Portsmouth and Wrexham and a charity aimed at restoring Hastings Pier. In summer, supporters answered a call to come and clear the ground of stones so the playing surface could be laid."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29178538
Punk football - FC United of Manchester
"The facility itself is a testament to fan ownership. Of the £6m it cost to build, almost half was raised by supporters with £2m coming from an innovative community share scheme which has been used by other fan-owned clubs including Portsmouth and Wrexham and a charity aimed at restoring Hastings Pier. In summer, supporters answered a call to come and clear the ground of stones so the playing surface could be laid."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29178538
Everton have identified Walton Hall Park as the site of a new 50,000-seat stadium to replace Goodison Park, their home since 1892.
Bill Kenwright, the club’s owner and chairman, told the Liverpool Echo: “On my journey to our home games, as I pass Walton Hall Park, I inevitably think that I am only a minute away from our beloved Goodison.
“For several years now I’ve also thought ‘If only it was available for our new stadium’, it ticks all the boxes. It would fill me with great pride, it could be something very special for our city, the residents of north Liverpool and all Evertonians – a new home that goes beyond football and does what Everton does better than anyone else.
“Of course there’s enormous work to do – that again involves fixing a huge financial jigsaw – but we are certain it’s an opportunity we should pursue with great commitment, endeavour and ambition.”
Everton have the support of Liverpool council, while the housing association Liverpool Mutual Homes will be an official partner and build homes as part of a regeneration scheme.
No property needs to be demolished for the project to go ahead, unlike with neighbouring Liverpool’s long-running saga at Anfield, and the city’s mayor Joe Anderson says the public will be fully consulted.
Residents close to the park were on Monday invited by Liverpool City Council to “explore the opportunity” at a meeting in Walton Hall Park Sports Centre on 29 September, when they will be briefed and asked for observations.
“The project will include a new stadium development alongside other potential commercial and retail elements,” the invite read. “It is still at a very early stage with a wide number of factors to be developed and we are eager to engage with local residents before any major decisions are made.”
The new stadium is likely to cost around £200m, part-funded by a naming-rights deal and sale of Goodison, but there are no details of how the club would make up any shortfall. Anderson said: “The park is probably one of the most underused in the city, we get complaints about anti-social behaviour and that it’s just used for dog fouling … and I think a proposal that enhances a park in that area and provides other facilities, better facilities, is a better opportunity for the city.
“The council is going to put some money in and that will be around regeneration, not directly into the football club or stadium, without getting a financial or commercial return.”
The mayor added that keeping Everton in the city and seeing them contribute to the regeneration of the area is important from an economic and cultural point of view, and that the park is the best option.
Everton have long been looking to move from Goodison and announced plans for a new ground in out-of-town Kirkby in 2006, although they were called in by central government three years later. Previous to that the club could not raise the finance – reported to be around £30m – to secure the prestigious site at King’s Dock on the Mersey waterfront which now houses the Liverpool Echo Arena and for which they would have been the beneficiary of a substantial EU grant.
“We don’t know how long the journey will take but we won’t lack stamina or commitment,” said the chief executive Robert Elstone. “It is also essential that we bring fans with us.”
www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/15/everton-new-stadium-walton-hall-park-goodison
Bill Kenwright, the club’s owner and chairman, told the Liverpool Echo: “On my journey to our home games, as I pass Walton Hall Park, I inevitably think that I am only a minute away from our beloved Goodison.
“For several years now I’ve also thought ‘If only it was available for our new stadium’, it ticks all the boxes. It would fill me with great pride, it could be something very special for our city, the residents of north Liverpool and all Evertonians – a new home that goes beyond football and does what Everton does better than anyone else.
“Of course there’s enormous work to do – that again involves fixing a huge financial jigsaw – but we are certain it’s an opportunity we should pursue with great commitment, endeavour and ambition.”
Everton have the support of Liverpool council, while the housing association Liverpool Mutual Homes will be an official partner and build homes as part of a regeneration scheme.
No property needs to be demolished for the project to go ahead, unlike with neighbouring Liverpool’s long-running saga at Anfield, and the city’s mayor Joe Anderson says the public will be fully consulted.
Residents close to the park were on Monday invited by Liverpool City Council to “explore the opportunity” at a meeting in Walton Hall Park Sports Centre on 29 September, when they will be briefed and asked for observations.
“The project will include a new stadium development alongside other potential commercial and retail elements,” the invite read. “It is still at a very early stage with a wide number of factors to be developed and we are eager to engage with local residents before any major decisions are made.”
The new stadium is likely to cost around £200m, part-funded by a naming-rights deal and sale of Goodison, but there are no details of how the club would make up any shortfall. Anderson said: “The park is probably one of the most underused in the city, we get complaints about anti-social behaviour and that it’s just used for dog fouling … and I think a proposal that enhances a park in that area and provides other facilities, better facilities, is a better opportunity for the city.
“The council is going to put some money in and that will be around regeneration, not directly into the football club or stadium, without getting a financial or commercial return.”
The mayor added that keeping Everton in the city and seeing them contribute to the regeneration of the area is important from an economic and cultural point of view, and that the park is the best option.
Everton have long been looking to move from Goodison and announced plans for a new ground in out-of-town Kirkby in 2006, although they were called in by central government three years later. Previous to that the club could not raise the finance – reported to be around £30m – to secure the prestigious site at King’s Dock on the Mersey waterfront which now houses the Liverpool Echo Arena and for which they would have been the beneficiary of a substantial EU grant.
“We don’t know how long the journey will take but we won’t lack stamina or commitment,” said the chief executive Robert Elstone. “It is also essential that we bring fans with us.”
www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/15/everton-new-stadium-walton-hall-park-goodison
Liverpool have received a major boost in their plans to significantly expand Anfield's capacity after the city's council granted approval for redevelopment work.
The Reds hope to increase their famous ground's capacity from nearly 46,000 to more than 58,000, with the work set to take place in two distinct phases.
Phase one will see a third tier added to the main stand with the addition of nearly 8,000 more seats, while phase two - which has so far received only outline permission - will focus on increasing the size of the Anfield Road stand, where away supporters are housed.
Some local opposition to the plans was voiced, with concerns over traffic congestion, the height of the new main stand and the potential effect on local businesses all raised.
Sky Sports News HQ reporter James Cooper explained the club was adopting a low-key approach to the news, with two previous schemes having fallen through.
"It's certainly an important day for Liverpool Football Club," said Cooper.
"They see this as a major step forward rather than a day of celebration; it's a case of once bitten twice shy."
Work could start as early as January 2015, with phase one of the redevelopment hoped to be ready in time for the start of the 2015/16 season.
Once completed, the redevelopment would see Liverpool play in the third biggest ground in the Premier League with only Manchester United's Old Trafford (76,000) and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium (60,000) enjoying larger capacities.
www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9485103/Premier-League-Liverpool-granted-permission-to-expand-Anfield
The Reds hope to increase their famous ground's capacity from nearly 46,000 to more than 58,000, with the work set to take place in two distinct phases.
Phase one will see a third tier added to the main stand with the addition of nearly 8,000 more seats, while phase two - which has so far received only outline permission - will focus on increasing the size of the Anfield Road stand, where away supporters are housed.
Some local opposition to the plans was voiced, with concerns over traffic congestion, the height of the new main stand and the potential effect on local businesses all raised.
Sky Sports News HQ reporter James Cooper explained the club was adopting a low-key approach to the news, with two previous schemes having fallen through.
"It's certainly an important day for Liverpool Football Club," said Cooper.
"They see this as a major step forward rather than a day of celebration; it's a case of once bitten twice shy."
Work could start as early as January 2015, with phase one of the redevelopment hoped to be ready in time for the start of the 2015/16 season.
Once completed, the redevelopment would see Liverpool play in the third biggest ground in the Premier League with only Manchester United's Old Trafford (76,000) and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium (60,000) enjoying larger capacities.
www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9485103/Premier-League-Liverpool-granted-permission-to-expand-Anfield
DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
Liverpool's redevelopment will be done before we move into our own stadium. West f*cking Ham will move into the OS in 2016. I just hope Everton don't finish building their damn thing as well before ours goes up, although it does already seem a bit like running just to stand still given the haste with which all the other clubs are trying to erase the competitive advantage we'd get with the new stadium given their own far less intractable full-steam-ahead projects (City and Chelsea also come to mind). Sigh.
They've been trying to get (might have gotten) planning permission for all kinds of developments/new stadium in recent years. We could easily add another tier to the West stand, but it would be a waste of money. The current WHL is boxed in on 3 sides and a lot of it is ripe for demolition TBH. Building a new East stand on the current footprint would be an even bigger waste of money and an opportunity. If we're going to invest in the stadium we might as well do it properly. It's not an increase in the number of seats that bring in the big bucks.
[video=youtube;rwWZHBeSNOI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwWZHBeSNOI[/video]
Looks like a war zone.
