Stadiums

Dublin Spur

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Just like the Aviva.

indeed

alchemist33

Zaph wrote: »

Best facilities - Century Link Field, Seattle. Pity the standard of MLS on the pitch didn't match the stadium. Also great viewing position, I'd say there isn't a seat in the stadium that you'd have a bad view of the pitch from.

Going there in 3 weeks so glad to hear all this. Otherwise, no stadia really stood out for me. I've been to Old Trafford a few times and getting away after the game can be a real pain.

Poor_old_gill

Killarney in a Munster football final day in the sun is a beaut.

Facilities are old fashioned but that adds to the charm, atmosphere is usually very good aswell

Bobblehats

alchemist33 wrote: »

Going there in 3 weeks so glad to hear all this. Otherwise, no stadia really stood out for me. I've been to Old Trafford a few times and getting away after the game can be a real pain.

That’s the ground with the ‘hawks nest’ upper stand at one end giving way to a view of the city. With the two large main stands, probably modelled on the Hong Kong stadium but of of course being America they have to be all the more imposing

I like stadiums like that though with something unique going on that aren’t too enclosed giving you a sense of where you actually are. A bit like the Dragao and in the case of our own, also letting the evening sunshine in. Whilst providing the opportunity to allocate an absolute bare minimum of away tickets

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Anfield. Especially on a good cold night with Champions League on.

When you hear the start of You’ll Never Walk Alone then you know it’s a special place to be.

That was great to experience in the flesh.

JohnnyFlash

Old Trafford is a soulless stadium in the arse end of nowhere. It’s a pain to get to, the atmosphere is terrible, and Manchester United play there. Nothing to recommend it.

DelBoy Trotter

My favourite stadium is the Millenium Stadium in Wales (when Wales are actually playing), the atmosphere is phenomenal.
I miss the Old Lansdowne Road also, as another poster said, it was a dump. But it had a great atmosphere. The atmosphere on the terraces was always great, and it's something I miss from all newer stadiums

helimachoptor

Landsdowne
Aviva
Croke Park
Old Trafford
Wembley
Centurylink (seattle)
Candlestick (SF)
First Energy Stadium (Cleveland)
Gilette Stadium (Boston)

All fine, but gilette stadium is a bit annoying to get to/from, its only 20 miles from Boston but takes over an hour

Strumms

alchemist33 wrote: »

Going there in 3 weeks so glad to hear all this. Otherwise, no stadia really stood out for me. I've been to Old Trafford a few times and getting away after the game can be a real pain.

That’s the biggest ball ache about Old Trafford, trying to get away from it. From final whistle to getting your arse back to a city center hotel is the guts of two hours and the odd occasion more... great experience being there for a game but the shine is usually taken off it somewhat by the cold ultra slow get away. Been times with the whole debacle I’m just fit for a meal and bed at the end of it. Can be agonizing.

Zaph

alchemist33 wrote: »

Going there in 3 weeks so glad to hear all this.

I'm guessing you're going for a Seahawks game. Don't know if it's the same, but before the Sounders games there's a fan parade to the stadium with bands and stuff that's great fun and it really helps build the atmosphere. It starts about an hour and a half before kick-off from Pioneer Square. Might be worth checking out if they do something similar for the Seahawks.

hynesie08

The at&t in texas is an insane building, just amazing in every way. Metlife in new jersey is also amazing, great to look at, no bad seats, food and drink selection is great. Aviva is a decent stadium but hampered by terrible food and drink selections....... Dying to see the new minnesota stadium.

Muahahaha

Dublin Spur wrote: »

Bonbonara (Boca Jnrs) Buenos Aires

Nothing in Europe comes close

+1 on this La Bombonera must be one of the most mental places to attend a game anywhere. Boca Juniors purposely put both the dressing rooms underneath the main terrace and it will be fully packed out over an hour before kick off with the fans bouncing up and down on it because they know it makes the walls in the away teams dressing room literally vibrate.

Watched a game on Dortmunds 'Yellow Wall' a few years back and that truly is an experience too. They sing Youll Never Walk Alone too, cracking atmosphere in that stadium.

Centre Court at Wimbledon is another one that I loved. Only game of tennis Ive ever been at but it was something special to see the speed of the play up close.

jay1988

The old Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, former home of Galatasaray, was there for an Istanbul derby in 2008, absolutely unbelievable place.

Croke Park best and Stangmore Park worst.

beggars_bush

College Station, Texas.

jack747

Independiente in Buenos Aires. Watched them play Boca, unbelievable atmosphere. A side note, their rivals Racing's ground is literally right beside them. Its worth looking up. Makes Anfield and Goodison look miles and miles apart!

fullstop

Strumms wrote: »

Stade De France (for the cûnt Henry fûcking us + a few other games back in ‘98)

I was there too

Favourite stadiums I’ve been to are, in no particular order;
Molineux
Villa Park
SCG
Stade de France
Newlands
Millennium (probably the best for atmosphere)

As well as the obvious, Lansdowne and Croker.

Been to a few **** ones too, not necessarily for facilities, but for atmosphere and being a bit soulless. Most notably ANZ Stadium and Allianz stadium, both in Sydney.

MrAbyss

PTH2009 wrote: »

What were the best stadiums you ever visited ???

Been to a few UK stadiums and have to say there designed great in terms of fan areas for food/drink etc.

I go to watch the stuff happening on the green rectangle in the middle and couldn't give a ****e about access to a Starbucks or McDonalds in a stadium.

I have also had some of the most enjoyment ever in some of the ****test stadiums. I really don't care for comfortable and flashy stadia.

un5byh7sqpd2x0

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Cardiff arms park (old names are best)

One still exists, beside the Millennium Stadium

Captain Havoc

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Standard Liege's stadium is excellent. It's steep and the atmosphere is excellent.

PTH2009

Been to concerts in the Etihad stadium and by god it's a trek after it back into Manchester city centre. The metro fills up very fast

Only done the old Trafford stadium tour and thought it was grand getting back into the city centre but I imagine why it could be difficult after a match/concert

All the UK stadiums I've visited (2x in Manchester and London Stadium) were for concerts or stadium tours

Wembley, principality stadium and Twickenham are on the bucket list for me.

Stadiums are a wonderful experience. Truly magnificent architecture

Quantum Erasure

Croke Park, probably the only sports ground i've visited that could properly be called a stadium

NIMAN

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Croke Park, probably the only sports ground i've visited that could properly be called a stadium

You need to visit more then.

Black Swan

Renderings of the future SoFi Stadium.

Lillyfae

Once passed the Allianz Arena in Munich when I was on a bus on the way to Austria. Was probably about 6 or 7 in the morning, middle of winter and I thought it looked like a gigantic snow structure. I'd been in Munich before but for Oktoberfest so wasn't near it. Was never in the thing though. I've only been in The Shed (Turners Cross), Musgrave Park, Croke Park and my local stadium here once or twice a year- nice but not mind blowingly impressive.

dan1895

The Monumental in Buenos Aires for a River Boca game was the best atmosphere I've ever experienced followed by Hamburg's Volksparkstadion, a 3-2 win over then champions Borrusia Dortmund.
Goodison Park is a great spot for getting a feeling of what it was like going to games in the 70's.
Utrecht's Galgenwaard had a good atmosphere when I was there considering the away support was small. A modern looking stadium which was opened in the late 80's. Must have looked space aged at the time.

sioda

Old thomond Park loved it there new stadium is good but doesn't move me like the old one still feicin baltic there always.
Pearse stadium in Galway on connacht final days always sticks out.
Top of the list Stade Aimiral in Perpignan absolute bear pit of a place but good craic every time.

anacc

How anybody thinks the Aviva is a good stadium is beyond me.

Sharp MZ700

Nou Camp was extraordinary but a bit too shallow, too far back from the action.
Bernabeu also impressive but hated the crowd, way too fickle
Old Müngersdorfer Stadion was bland but on Derby Day it came alive, the Leverkusners would have police escorted trams in and out of the game.
Best atmosphere in England was at the Millars, for a little place it packs some punch(20 years ago anyway).
Going to start going over more when finances are mine a bit again.

Joe_ Public

Big soft spot for Loftus Road, small ground that packs a meaty punch. Also loved the old filbert street, the block of flats across the road with people occupying every square inch of the roof on match days. The old stadiums had so much more of a unique character but....progress, i guess.