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Roma are due to move into their new stadium next year aren't they? Sure I read it will be a 55,000 seater. With the way things are going could that end up the biggest stadium in Italy?

In addition to the San Paolo being bigger, Bari's San Nicola is as well.

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When down South for the Merseyside Derby on Saturday I managed to get to the new Man City Academy for the U21 game with Liverpool at 11.30. What a place. Liverpool won 2-1 with a late penalty great value for £3!

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St Mirren play New York City there tommorow. Streamed live on their youtube channel :) . Gutted I can't make it down. I can't comprehend the possibility David Villa playing against us, seems surreal. Shame Frank Lampard doesn't join them till the summer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Mg1GBbu9Y

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Really nice ground Jama and like you say would be ample for most Scottish clubs. It looks great in the shadow of the Etihad Stadium.

Claudio Reyna was interviewed at half time on Saturday that's a shame you can't make it. Be a great one off for St Mirren fans.

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Great wee staduim that. Ideal for a Championship club in Scotland.

Whilst City's owners, initially, looked like just another mob of foreigners spending a shitload of cash to win the Champions League, they do actually seem like they wish to invest in football in the area, what with their academy and this new park. Contrast that with some of the other mobs in England who don't seem to be bothered about what is underneath their star-studded first team.

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I take it this replaced the smaller athletics type stadium that stood next to the Etihad?

Nope. This is on the other side of the stadium from that, diagonally across the major road. It's one mighty impressive complex.

Having said that though, the main stadium at the campus that Rab's pictured above is a bit of style over substance. Having just frozen my bollocks off there watching St Mirren being outclassed by New York City I can confirm it looks looks magnificent but I don't think they really appreciate what a British winter involves. The sides to the stands and terraces are wide open with the roofs very high and there is no real solid backing to three of them, the space being mainly covered with a material that doesn't even fill the space it's in. I'm sure it's going to be an interesting experience when it's lashing and the winds blowing.

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Nope. This is on the other side of the stadium from that, diagonally across the major road. It's one mighty impressive complex.

Having said that though, the main stadium at the campus that Rab's pictured above is a bit of style over substance. Having just frozen my bollocks off there watching St Mirren being outclassed by New York City I can confirm it looks looks magnificent but I don't think they really appreciate what a British winter involves. The sides to the stands and terraces are wide open with the roofs very high and there is no real solid backing to three of them, the space being mainly covered with a material that doesn't even fill the space it's in. I'm sure it's going to be an interesting experience when it's lashing and the winds blowing.

Credit where it's due to City, they seem to have thought of everything. Going by that they've even built a "Cold, wet Tuesday night in Stoke simulator".

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