mizfit Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Windsor Park - it looks great, but will never replace the atmosphere of the current ground. Is Windsor park not also linfields stadium? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) It is not "also" our stadium, it is our stadium, the IFA rent it for Internationals. Sadly, we rarely fill it. Edited March 27, 2014 by Audaces Fortuna Juvat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 It is not "also" our stadium, it is our stadium, the IFA rent it for Internationals. Sadly, we rarely fill it. Yet Linfield are moving into what looks like a much bigger stadium? Does look smart mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Smart, but lacking in any character. It is a joint venture with the IFA, and their needs dictate the size. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCelt67 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I believe Landsdowne Road's anomaly came about because of listed buildings at one end. I actually think it was down to locals complaining their houses wouldn't get enough sunlight if a second tier was added to the North Stand. This is to be a joint stadium for York City and the local rugby team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I actually think it was down to locals complaining their houses wouldn't get enough sunlight if a second tier was added to the North Stand. My pal in Dublin who attends ALL Ireland home games told me that it was a long protracted battle but the fact they were listed Georgian buildings meant that the stadium had to be designed that way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCelt67 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My pal in Dublin who attends ALL Ireland home games told me that it was a long protracted battle but the fact they were listed Georgian buildings meant that the stadium had to be designed that way. He'll know more about it than I do, just I seem to remember reading somewhere about how people complained about the lack of sunlight they would get. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 That happened when they built the north stand at Windsor in 1980'something. Apparently it caused problems with sunlight, and also affected the chimneys in local houses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCelt67 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 That happened when they built the north stand at Windsor in 1980'something. Apparently it caused problems with sunlight, and also affected the chimneys in local houses. Just to change the subject slightly, what area is Windsor Park in? I will be visiting Belfast in the summer for the first time, fancy nipping along to the stadium for a look. Like some of the others on here I am also a bit of a geek when it comes to stadiums. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It is in south Belfast, just off the Lisburn road, and is about a fifteen minute walk from the city centre. PM me and I'll try and sort out something for you (I also have the stadium geek gene), although I think the work will have started by then. I'll find out more for you. Could also try and arrange a few other stadia if you fancy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Older picture of Windsor in 1950's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The 1980's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The late 1980's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 No more Kop end 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I was talking about Antonio Di Natale... Apologies, I read what you typed as Totti 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotts56 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I also love football stadiums. My dad used to take me in to see any grounds in the area whenever we were down south when I was a child, I've been inside the following grounds simply as a fan and not to see a game - as a child in the 90s it was far easier to get into grounds for a look about than I assume it is these days: I've gone along to a few grounds on non-match days to see if I could have a look around, and there is usually one gate left open somewhere when you can wander in. As long as you're not stupid about it, most clubs tend not to bother with you walking in, standing at the side or sitting in one of the seats. Best one was a few years ago when Scotland played Spain at Levante's ground - I wandered along to the Mestalla (Valencia's ground) the day before the game to see if I could get in, wandered in an open gate no problem, and there were quite a few tourists doing the same, all just sitting in the sunshine inside the ground taking in the view. A couple of club officials wandered past and never batted an eyelid. Restores your faith in modern football, a little bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Liverpools plans for Anfield Expansion http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27135682 Looks very impressive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) Those pictures of Windsor Park are really good, it's interesting to see what it must have looked like in the days when rampant bigotry and sectarianism was widely accepted in Northern Ireland football grounds. I believe that first picture was taken as long ago as last Thursday. Edited April 23, 2014 by Gaz -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Apparently they're planning to do up the Anfield Road end as well, which might fix what is possibly the worst away end view in Britain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Apparently they're planning to do up the Anfield Road end as well, which might fix what is possibly the worst away end view in Britain. Yes that's the plan. The back 10 rows or so of it are pish but the rest of it is ok. Newcastle up in the gods is pretty awful. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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