COYR Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, milton75 said: Compare and contrast that with going to a shopping centre like Silverburn or Braehead: Hordes of mouth-breathing automatons, stumbling from their cars with their overweight children, wandering into the same 60 shops that can be found in shopping malls up and down the country. Sometimes going to these places for a day out! "Chanelle, let's take the kids to Frankie and Benny's for a plate of microwaved dog meat". This really isn't far from the experience of what out there would be. If you look closely you can see the tower blocks where Pittodrie..King Street...town..is. Looking at that the club will be totally unrecognisable. Also shows how useful the AWPR will be for those who actually live in the city... Edited January 31, 2018 by COYR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 27 minutes ago, COYR said: This really isn't far from the experience of what out there would be. If you look closely you can see the tower blocks where Pittodrie..King Street...town..is. Looking at that the club will be totally unrecognisable. Also shows how useful the AWPR will be for those who actually live in the city... Why, just look at all those roads and is that...is that a dual carriageway I see there? Why, it'll probably be easier to reach than the city centre for fans who go into town for food&beer... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 This really isn't far from the experience of what out there would be. If you look closely you can see the tower blocks where Pittodrie..King Street...town..is. Looking at that the club will be totally unrecognisable. Also shows how useful the AWPR will be for those who actually live in the city... Wow. This reminds me of an NFL stadium plan, but if you’ve got a spare 5 minutes on google maps in your work go drop the wee google maps man down in Foxborough and have a look at the facilities that they have there to cope with 60k fans on game days. As for the roads. Again yesterday morning was spent in 1st gear stopping and starting on the A90 trying to get into Edinburgh at the same time everyone else was. Coming home at midday was a breeze, same road that took over 45 minutes to drive in the morning took about 3. Big f**k off motorway you come off there aswell by the way. Doesn’t look like it’ll be too fun getting to and from there every matchday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 hours ago, sjc said: Tynecastle and Easter Road are such good days out for home and away fans for the very reasons I gave previously. Guess what we're doing this Saturday? Might even stay in the pub and give Tynecastle a miss, football is the worst part of the day. Enjoy your sushi now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I understand the point being made but comparing the facilities available for a stadium that hasn't even started being built and an NFL stadium that's been there 15 years doesn't seem apt. Especially as that ground is more than three times the size. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COYR Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 When I was a lad a tiny wee lad My mother said to me Go see the Dons the glorious Dons Sev'n miles from Aberdeen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COYR Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rodhull said: I understand the point being made but comparing the facilities available for a stadium that hasn't even started being built and an NFL stadium that's been there 15 years doesn't seem apt. Especially as that ground is more than three times the size. Dave Cormack and/or the guy he brought on board worked with Atlanta United I think. He did an interview on RedTV talking about it but there vision and ideas is basically how Americans do the sports day out with car barbecues thing. I'm really not sure how transferable it is to Aberdonian people and standing just off a bypass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunty Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, sjc said: So 45% usually make a day of it (like many away fans) by enjoying both what the City centre has to offer i.e: pubs, bar lunches etc before walking down to Pittodrie. Now they'll have to factor in a 30-60min each way shuttle bus journey out to the new stadium. Is it a case of every time someone mentions a shuttle bus, they have to add 10 minutes to it? Soon it'll take 2 hours to get there. 3 hours ago, sjc said: Really?! Supporting Aberdeen sounds shite if the whole basis of you support is: Drive to ground -> Watch game -> Drive home I'd be amazed if that was the true percentage of fans that travel by car. Tynecastle and Easter Road are such good days out for home and away fans for the very reasons I gave previously. When I lived in Glasgow and traveled through to Tynecastle by car the day was far less enjoyable. Does every person who goes by car just travel themselves? Do people not car share, go with their mates, get a lift with their neighbours? If four people are in a car, three can drink. Sometimes I wonder if people on this thread have ever left their own street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatshaft Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 26 minutes ago, COYR said: When I was a lad a tiny wee lad My mother said to me Go see the Dons the glorious Dons Sev'n miles from Aberdeen It's in Aberdeen. it's 7 miles from Pittodrie. From the city centre there's a countdown, 4 mile garage, 5 mile garage, 6 mile garage. Guess which on Kingsford is adjacent to? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunty Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) This is where the stadium will be. Clearly next to two towns and the currently being built bypass. There's a park and ride and train station at Dyce. It's not going to take long from there on a shuttle bus. Likewise Kingswells p&r will have ample parking. If Scotrail/Aberdeen/police are screwed on, they'll encourage central belt fans to get off the train at Stonehaven, drink there, then shuttle buses up the bypass will take 20 minutes. Edited January 31, 2018 by Dunty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Dunty said: Is it a case of every time someone mentions a shuttle bus, they have to add 10 minutes to it? Soon it'll take 2 hours to get there. Does every person who goes by car just travel themselves? Do people not car share, go with their mates, get a lift with their neighbours? If four people are in a car, three can drink. Sometimes I wonder if people on this thread have ever left their own street. Yeh that's definitely the case with me! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aberdeen Cowden Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 31 minutes ago, Dunty said: This is where the stadium will be. Clearly next to two towns and the currently being built bypass. There's a park and ride and train station at Dyce. It's not going to take long from there on a shuttle bus. Likewise Kingswells p&r will have ample parking. If Scotrail/Aberdeen/police are screwed on, they'll encourage central belt fans to get off the train at Stonehaven, drink there, then shuttle buses up the bypass will take 20 minutes. And how will they get off the bypass?Traffic coming from the East have right of way and there will be plenty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 6 hours ago, Peppino Impastato said: Aberdeen is OK but the accent is brutal and they're a strange bunch up there. Pot and kettle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Cowden Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Pot and kettle? Not everyone speaks like Milne and his sidekick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Just now, Aberdeen Cowden said: Not everyone speaks like Milne and his sidekick. Pfft Milne is positively urbane for Aberdeen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 34 minutes ago, Aberdeen Cowden said: And how will they get off the bypass?Traffic coming from the East have right of way and there will be plenty. RIght enough. You could be stuck on the bypass for weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Cowden Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, kingjoey said: RIght enough. You could be stuck on the bypass for weeks. I won’t be, coming from the other direction. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunty Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Aberdeen Cowden said: And how will they get off the bypass?Traffic coming from the East have right of way and there will be plenty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Cowden Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 58 minutes ago, Dunty said: Can't work it out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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