Willie Henderson Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 28 minutes ago, Tony Pulis said: Nothing ever beats that feeling of walking up the steps and out onto the wonderful view of our hearty turf. Ever. 1972 probably, a night match, I was 9. That brightly lit vivid green is etched into my brain, and it will stay there for as long as I'm alive. It's why I love this sport and this club, they have lovely grass 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortlandOwl Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Agreed but it's just too big for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOT jack whitham Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Thinking back to all those semi finals when Hillsborough was classed as one of the best stadiums if not THE best outside Wembley along with Villa Park and Old Trafford. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musingowl Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Any experts out there want to hazard a guess how much it would cost now to bring up to modern standards? I'd assume it would be significantly higher than if it'd just been shown a little TLC over the previous 25+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildatheart67 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 What on earth is going on with this thread? Twice now a stream of replies has been deleted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdan2003 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Has a new fence gone up outside leppings lane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoesJackHunt Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I would prefer a new shiny stadium personally. The Old Girl is exactly that, she’s completely battered and we’ve still got the stigma of what happened with the Hillsborough disaster. Phoenix Club - Sheffield Super Owls FC playing at the Microsoft Bowl. That’s what I’m after these days. We would soon get used to it. I’ll still have the memories but most of those from the last 20 odds years are pretty awful to be honest. I’m close my eyes and see James O’Conner sprinting around midfield like he’s running in treacle. let’s start again, I vote Shwexit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eightbelow Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 Its time to move into the future and away from the current stadium. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Garryswfcowl72 said: Hillsborough from above .she’s old but she’s gold give me our Rust bucket over any modern stadium any day.a stadium with character along with the likes of Goodison park a proper old school ground ( get rid of the Chansiri signage though ) 4 stands , non of them match ,seating put in places it was not designed for ,a triangle that is never/will be used , The North with its garbage narrow concourses ,wheel barrows and rubbish strewn underneath, The West a complete embarrassment on the eye with 4 massive pillars supporting an ill thought out 20ft roof extension ,not to mention the shabby paint peeling roof As for the kop ....what can you say ! Old Girl ??? ...don't make me laugh 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, NobbyStyle said: A thing of beauty that needs the respect & responsibility of owning. We’ve sadly none of the above. Breaks my heart. A thing of Beauty ffs !! Its a **** hole 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobbyStyle Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, the monk said: A thing of Beauty ffs !! Its a **** hole Yeah like I say, breaks my heart ffs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debram Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 We just need a team befitting of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Garryswfcowl72 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 28 minutes ago, the monk said: 4 stands , non of them match ,seating put in places it was not designed for ,a triangle that is never/will be used , The North with its garbage narrow concourses ,wheel barrows and rubbish strewn underneath, The West a complete embarrassment on the eye with 4 massive pillars supporting an ill thought out 20ft roof extension ,not to mention the shabby paint peeling roof As for the kop ....what can you say ! Old Girl ??? ...don't make me laugh Well aren’t you a joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Garryswfcowl72 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, the monk said: A thing of Beauty ffs !! Its a **** hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Time to move to a new stadium given the chance. We don't need 20k plus empty seats every other week in an old rusting outdated ground. It must cost a fortune to maintain and that's probably why it's fell into such a state of disrepair. Some great memories but it will always be where a disaster claimed so many lives. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoesJackHunt Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, debram said: We just need a team befitting of her. We’ve got one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pulis Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Prince said: Time to move to a new stadium given the chance. We don't need 20k plus empty seats every other week in an old rusting outdated ground. It must cost a fortune to maintain and that's probably why it's fell into such a state of disrepair. Some great memories but it will always be where a disaster claimed so many lives. 20k+? This year we've averaged around 20k, so even then there's only around 18k empty seats. Go up into Championship and then there's around 23k average, do well there and they'll be around 24k average. If we ever go up again to the Premier League, attendances will verge on 30k and big games could sell out. Yeah there's a few more seats empty now at the moment than we all want, but the club's response should be to entice fans here, not just get rid of seats. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owler66 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 A 32000 capacity stadium will be big enough for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, Tony Pulis said: 20k+? This year we've averaged around 20k, so even then there's only around 18k empty seats. Go up into Championship and then there's around 23k average, do well there and they'll be around 24k average. If we ever go up again to the Premier League, attendances will verge on 30k and big games could sell out. Yeah there's a few more seats empty now at the moment than we all want, but the club's response should be to entice fans here, not just get rid of seats. Being fair we have had thousands of empty seats for 20 odd years. We don't need a ground for the Premier league for the minute we need a solution like MK dons have where they can expand the capacity as they try and grew supporters moving up the leagues. I have enjoyed some fabulous times at Hillsborough but its a relic now that needs a fortune spending on it to get it anywhere near modern stadium standards, If we get the chance move to a modern stadium I would welcome it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdog1121 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, Prince said: Being fair we have had thousands of empty seats for 20 odd years. We don't need a ground for the Premier league for the minute we need a solution like MK dons have where they can expand the capacity as they try and grew supporters moving up the leagues. I have enjoyed some fabulous times at Hillsborough but its a relic now that needs a fortune spending on it to get it anywhere near modern stadium standards, If we get the chance move to a modern stadium I would welcome it. Do you not think though that those generic stadiums are all the same, there used to be a day where in a quiz I could name almost every ground from a photo... With all these modern flat packed stadiums they all seem alike.. I get that there is a huge advantage to a new modern stadium but I really hope we don't get one too soon... Still life in the old girl.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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