Which of these former Premier League stadiums was your favourite?

@neilwhitaker6284

Жыл бұрын

Highbury, Upton Park and then The Dell. I think both clubs took a step backwards in regards to stadium when they left. I can't say the same for the others.

@deveshmittal2310

Жыл бұрын

All

@Bromley68

Жыл бұрын

The Boleyn.

@johnmitchell2269

Жыл бұрын

WHL

@Clem_Fandango11

Жыл бұрын

The old Highbury by a country mile. So much history and character.

Part of the fun of away days was visiting each club's unique stadium. Now they're mostly identical soulless bowls.

@manpreetbrar838

Ай бұрын

Bowls is an appropriate word. Generic and no character.

Look at the character of all those old grounds. From a Liverpool point of view thank Christ we’re staying at Anfield.

@killerrabbit2693

4 ай бұрын

Anfield will one day disappear. Too small, too jumbled, too squashed in, awful travel infrastructure.

@milanpodmanik5386

4 ай бұрын

@@killerrabbit2693 too small? it is now fifth largest football stadium in england :D yeah, travel is problem but it is much cheaper and easier to solve problems with public transport than build compeltely new stadium after two big expansion in the last ten years

@killerrabbit2693

4 ай бұрын

@milanpodmanik5386 Of course too small. It can't be expanded. It will be overtaken in the years to come. It's 5th largest today, and will fall down the pecking order. Newcastle, man u, they'll develop. I'm talking about the future, and you're talking about now. If travel issues were so easy to resolve, then how come it hasn't been for decades... The limit is reached. The council and the club don't work well together. The city doesn't understand how valuable the club is to the area. If it did, it would be funding infrastructure when the club is winning titles and champions leagues. Never happened. Sorry bud, saying it's cheaper to do x misses the point of who funds x. The club will have to one day move unless the council has a drastic change.

@bionicgeekgrrl

3 ай бұрын

I believe that they secured the Stanley Park Land for the proposed new stadium that didn't happen. One day financial consideration will make a stadium essential really given the importance of match day revenue.

@novianovioTV

3 ай бұрын

Yes it’s great the way they’ve increased the size of Anfield of late. Glad we’re still at Elland Road

Proud to say I've been to all these stadiums. Upton Park was a quality stadium with a great atmosphere and so was Highbury. The Baseball ground was so tight you felt like you was on the pitch with the players. Watching this video makes me realise how lucky I am to still go to Bramall Lane and watch football in an old skool and iconic Stadium. Sheffield may been starved of football success over the years but at least both Sheffield clubs have retained their history, their stadiums and their identity and long may it continue...

@mjc8281

4 ай бұрын

Of all the grounds in the video I have been to them all too, actually seen my team lose at all of them other than Filbert Street.... only been their once it was a majorly dull 0-0 pretty much the only thing exciting that happened was a firework went off by my foot and scorched my trainers, set off by our own fans!!!

@jacobsalter8653

4 ай бұрын

Highbury was a library 😂

@jackdaniels4346

3 ай бұрын

@@jacobsalter8653you’ve never been lad

One piece of information you omitted about Maine Road was that city rivals Manchester United had to play their home games at Maine Road after Old Trafford got damaged in an air raid by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. My late father did his National Service in Manchester and Nottingham just after the war and he went to watch City one week and then United the next, while Old Trafford was being rebuilt.

@Swfc517

Жыл бұрын

Middlesbrough isn’t in the prem I could be wrong because I support Sheffield Wednesday and they are in league one

@danieljathatcher

Жыл бұрын

@@Swfc517 yeah neither are Coventry or Sunderland, but the point of these videos is which stadiums have had a team that was in the Premier League play a Premier League game there but have since been demolished.

@Swfc517

Жыл бұрын

@@danieljathatcher Sheffield Wednesday were but are stadium has never been broke or constructed 💙🤍 🦉owls🦉

@danieljathatcher

Жыл бұрын

@@Swfc517 same with us at Birmingham City. And St Andrews is still standing! I mean barely but still 😂

@kurtsudheim825

Жыл бұрын

Is a hafiz Sunday of the grounds, not detailed history of every little thing that ever harpenden

Highbury Stadium was a great place sadly missed

@garyparkinson6198

Жыл бұрын

True, don't miss the screaming lady behind the goals though

@kennethmcmillan5811

Жыл бұрын

A long way from Woolwich though

@Maz-zb9uf

Жыл бұрын

Yes I remember as a child growing up watching the arsenal v man utd games ❤️

@Afcyasiin

Жыл бұрын

@@kennethmcmillan5811Warra trophy for spurs

@kennethmcmillan5811

Жыл бұрын

@@Afcyasiin in English please if your able to !I’m old school .

Man city didn't decide to build the Etihad, they moved into the Commonwealth Games stadium and renamed it

@mjc8281

4 ай бұрын

City pretty much had to move, Maine Road was originally the location of a quarry and the site had been landfilled before they built it.... in the 1920s that was fine, by the 1980s the landfill was considered toxic which meant updating the ground was prohibitively expensive.

@TheLondonForever00

4 ай бұрын

​@@mjc8281Always knew it was a dump 😂

@jonathanmunroe3597

3 ай бұрын

Man city rent that stadium from Manchester City Council also

@SuperFredc

3 ай бұрын

@@jonathanmunroe3597 They built another across the road and an arena next door. Should have bought the stadium, and lets face it they could have bought it ten times over. Manchester City council got a good deal in the 99 year lease. CITY has paid for all the expansion and maintenence. Wish I could rent out a property that the tenents pay for the upkeep and generally make massive improvements. Don`t you?

@SuperFredc

3 ай бұрын

@@TheLondonForever00 and London isn`t?

Highbury and White Hart lane were so unique looking, it's a shame to see them traded for generic bowls.

@br-jj6re

4 ай бұрын

The atmosphere at the emirates is still shocking now, after being to both stadiums Highbury clears it easily

@RobuckBoy

4 ай бұрын

I never got to go to White Hart Lane but my dad did months or probably weeks before it was demolished.

@TheLondonForever00

4 ай бұрын

The new Spurs stadium is the best in the country, its phenomenal.

@Porkcylinder

4 ай бұрын

Think you mean arsenal mate. There’s NOTHING generic about Tottenham stadium

@Lilleh__

4 ай бұрын

@@Porkcylinderas an Arsenal fan, I think Tottenham's new ground looks fucking amazing. Would love to see the emirates one day have redevelopments that make it look, not necessarily the same as it, but close to as good as it looks.

I only live across the road pretty much, from where Highfield Road once stood. Not a hint now to tell you there was once a stadium. Coventry City should never have moved!

@rampantram1

Жыл бұрын

thats because most "conurbation brummies" living there now are not interested in football.

@paulholyoak5436

3 ай бұрын

Their moving caused me grief too. A bone headed decision, bitterly regretted since.

@cjmillsnun

2 ай бұрын

Indeed and half the area of the old pitch doesn't have grass on it. Not a Cov fan, but was always a pleasure to watch football at Highfield Road. It had character, something most new stadia lack.

We left the Boleyn Ground for the shitty bowl of the Olympic Stadium which is not fit for football.

shame to see these iconic stadiums go but at least the Highbury redevelopment retains a lot of it’s character

@darthwiizius

Жыл бұрын

Much of Highbury's structures are listed so Arsenal had no option to demolish them.

@heretic5116

Жыл бұрын

@@darthwiizius feel better?

It's a proper shame all 4 sided traditional grounds are being replaced usually out of town on cheap land by grounds that look like a giant macdonalds

@stephenbrown4211

Жыл бұрын

Spurs stadium must be the most expensive MacD’s in the world then.

@chadchadderton

Жыл бұрын

half the grounds these days look better than some of the "traditional" bowl grounds. just because it's old with rusted poles obstructing view and 2/4 of the stadium blocked off because it's unsafe doesn't make it "better"

@highgreen6452

Жыл бұрын

@@chadchadderton yes if you're around a millennial you have no sense of tradition and history of this country on all fronts.. I don't blame the melty millennials.. I blame the poxy education system and what has become of it

@chadchadderton

Жыл бұрын

@@highgreen6452 what an idiotic response... most millenials grew up with the stadiums in the video and most other "tradtional" grounds... they're well aware of "tradition and history" you melt. you blaming the education system is just laughable when on average the general public continue and continue to be more educated than before... even with all the misinformation that gets spread. many older grounds, including quite a few in this list are bowl grounds with terrible infrastructure and soulless exteriors. imagine thinking that a stadium with a blank sheet metal exterior, 1 level of bowl seating and leaky roofs with support structures that block views is a "good" stadium just because of it's age. it's sad that fossils like you are so ingrained to think such idiotic thoughts that you don't even realise how noncey y'all sound

@chadchadderton

Жыл бұрын

@@highgreen6452 Welp, another snowflake, noncey child loving liberal makes an embarrassment and mockery of the education system by being so triggered and upset that he cannot even form a basic sentence in his first language. What a surprise that an inbreeding kiddie fiddler like yourself lacks all basic education principles and has close to ZERO understanding about general history and the definition of different generations. It's almost a disgrace that gutless pedo freaks like yourself are even allowed to voice their absolute nonsensical ramblings online... only to harm to eyes of any unfortunate person to set eyes on such a pathetic comment. Go seek mental help champ... clearly your sibling parents didn't teach you... well anything.

Some of the sears from Leicester's old ground Filbert Street are now in Peterborough United's main stand as they were donated to London Road shortly after the demolition

So glad I got to see, Ayresome Park, Highfield Road, Baseball Ground, Bolyen Ground, White Hart Lane (and soon to be lost Goodison Park) following Manchester City up and down the country, over the years, as well as watching City at Maine Road hundreds of times, happy days

@maseraticc2834

4 ай бұрын

Maine Road was a proper football ground - loved it when you had the old Kippax terrace before it was replaced by the stand.

man city didnt build their new stadium as it says in the video, the stadium was built for the 2002 commonwealth games and then manchester city took it over the same way west ham did the olympic stadium

@jeffreyboggleton

Жыл бұрын

London Stadium*

@Mike-ol7gt

Жыл бұрын

Correct, city got it for a token cash gift of £1

@citymad2mancitymad644

Жыл бұрын

CITY HAD TO BUILD DOWN 20 METERS AN BUILD A NEW END BEFORE THEY COULD MOVE IN .😏

@imgoingtocountdownfromthir4580

Жыл бұрын

​@@Mike-ol7gt City sold Maine Road to Manchester City Council for 30m and used the money to convert a 3 sided athletics stadium to a 4 sided football stadium.

@tomben6180

2 ай бұрын

@@Mike-ol7gtWrong, as another reply has said, City sold Maine Road to the Council and paid £millions to covert the athletics stadium into a modern football stadium. City also offered to buy the stadium off the Council since, but the Council requested City lease it, so they have regular income… City have agreed and have a 99 year lease. You see, unlike City’s neighbours who are under the Borough of Trafford’s Council - as they don’t play in the City of Manchester - Manchester City have a great relationship with the City Council, as the only football league club to play in the City of Manchester.

Almost all of them were designed by the great Archibald Keir Leitch, who also designed all the rest of the stadiums still standing - Anfield, old Trafford, Goodison Patk, Craven Cottage, Stamford Bridge, Celtic Park, Ibrox, Hillsborough, Villa Park and more…

@charlietwotimes

4 ай бұрын

Craven Cottage, as a stadium, is really beautiful. There's an authenticity about those places; a sense of history + connection to the community.

@Ron.S.

4 ай бұрын

@@charlietwotimes Indeed. The unique gables. Practically. Semi industrial look but with historical features and sense of warmth. I miss Highbury. Much better than the “modern” Emirates.

@TheLondonForever00

4 ай бұрын

Craven Cottage is a beautiful grounds steeped in history. The best of Leitch designs.

@peterherrington3300

4 ай бұрын

Goodison is a lovely old ground . Shame it's on borrowed time

@Ron.S.

4 ай бұрын

@@peterherrington3300 it really is nice but money talks. They’ll build there around 200 houses, many offices, a massive care home and a retail park. So they’ll get a new stadium for free or even make money on top.

Great video - good to see a nostalgic reminder of these iconic stadiums that are no longer. But time moves on!

Used to love going to Roker Park with Notts County. Great old ground and great fans

Great video. Really enjoyed it and bought back some memorys...👍

Very Informative Video, Thank For The Upload.

Derby County originally played at the Derby Racecourse. The club was evicted because the fixtures clashed with the horserace meetings.The club relocated to the Baseball Ground.

I used to live on Filbert Street when I was at Uni in Leicester. It was the last few seasons they were there and I saw a few good games including the Foxes beating Leeds 3-1 when Rio Ferdinand made his debut for Leeds. If I was in when Leicester were playing at home I would know when they had scored as you could hear the cheering all down the street.

I've listened to every main channel episode, but I was holding back the tears on this one. Well done Tom and Ben for delivering such a tough case.

I had been to all of those grounds over the years, Highbury was my favourite away ground but my favourite stand was the Kippax at Maine Road. We used to get the corner of it when United played there, but in 1990 in the FA cup semi final and subsequent replay we had the whole stand. Because it was quite deep with a fairly low roof it amplified the noise the crowd used to make no end. They all had something that is sadly lacking with the shiny new stadiums and that was character a-plenty. The new stadia all look fairly similar and are soulless steel and concrete monstrosities, but the toilet facilities are slightly better, but you couldn't beat having to go on the terraces when you were all packed in, especially in the away end at Highbury, we used to be so packed in there you had more chance of plaiting shit than getting to the toilet at halftime and so the terraces used run with urine!

@liamjohnson7887

3 ай бұрын

One of the things I miss about the Kippax at maine road is the mixed smell of bovril and piss.

@nickmail7604

3 ай бұрын

@@liamjohnson7887 ahh yes that lovely smell of piss, the sooner standing is allowed again, the sooner footy becomes working class, as it should be

I miss maine road 💙

I also remember going to Burnden Park with Spurs when we were both in the 2nd division and there was 50 thousand there that night Not bad for a second division side.

@liamjohnson7887

3 ай бұрын

Burnden Park is an asda now. I always feel strange walking around the place knowing what it once was.

Man, add Goodison Park to this list. I wish premier league teams learned the lessons from baseball teams in the states that leave legendary parks…it’s not worth it! And the match-day revenue excuse is hot air…the tv money is worth way more than premium seating and tickets. Teams like Arsenal, West Ham, and Everton really left for no reason (at least Tottenham plays in the same physical space).

@tsrgoinc

Жыл бұрын

Moving grounds was only an excuse to charge more money, but most moved to use the stadiums to stage other events. At West Ham we don’t have that excuse, we moved to make it more attractive to investors, it wasn’t for money directly as we lowered the prices on match days and so 57,000 was making nothing more than 36,363 at Upton Park, we don’t make on the catering, ok a bit of increase in match day souvenir sales but as David Sullivan said the move only netted us £13mil a year extra, in football that’s pocket change. If we were to end up buying the stadium then it might become a money spinner but now David Gold has passed on I find that incredibly unlikely it will happen anytime soon.

@agharries

Жыл бұрын

Everton are still playing at Goodison Park, haven’t moved anywhere, except from Anfield where they used to play before LFC existed.

Such a shame, so many beautiful stadiums left in favor of soulless bowls. Interesting side note, it seems like most of the new stadiums have taken inspiration from American football designs, while at the same time some new MLS stadiums have taken inspiration from traditional English stadiums.

@tommysherman7155

4 ай бұрын

Most owners are Yank's now day's

That is the Ricoh Arena not Rioch.

@Soyuz2578

3 ай бұрын

Bruce would be proud 😂

I love this history. Sooooo well put together. Not really a football fan/freak, but very well done! 😊

Westham . Sure was perfect for the club . Not necessary to move . Also like the Highbury transformed to a new buildings with some sens of planning .

@johnmitchell2269

Жыл бұрын

Mate West Ham get 60,000 every home match. Upton Park (The Boylen) only had a capacity of 28,000

@darthwiizius

Жыл бұрын

Arsenal had no option to demolish Highbury because much of the structure is a listed building and had to be preserved by law.

@SikhSoldier94

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmitchell2269 35,000, they also could have easily renovated the East Stand and filled in the remaining corners to increase capacity to 42.5k but sadly money talks more nowadays

@chairmanalf7856

3 ай бұрын

@@johnmitchell2269it was 35,000 by the time we moved. At the height of the Bond Scheme, the board wanted to build a 25,000 capacity stadium at the Boleyn. That was absolute madness, considering that we now have regular gates of over 60,000.

Great video, thanks 👍

The problem with old grounds is they're nearly always restricted by housing. Was certainly more interesting back in the day than the modern stadiums, some interesting "facilities" 😄

@colinhooper1933

2 ай бұрын

Doesn't sound like our ground at all (Luton supporter)

Its strange that Hillsborough it's self was never demolished in the mid 90's with all those other clubs who moved post taylor report

@bestrafung2754

Жыл бұрын

Could have been demolished or at least renamed.

@waz3128

Жыл бұрын

They complied with the report and seated the stadium, its still decently sized with a great atmosphere and safer. Also why should they rename a 150 year old ground because of one tragedy? It wasn’t the structure of the ground that caused the tragedy but a combination of the way it was barricaded in certain sections and poor ushering on the day of the match. It could have happened at any ground in those days

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

Жыл бұрын

Because Hillsborough is absoloutley massive for its age and has plenty of room to expand

Personally, I would rather Highbury over Emirates Stadium

@peterherrington3300

4 ай бұрын

Highbury was a lovely intimidating old ground . Far better than the modern option

of all those stadiums i visited boltons burnden park twice, coventrys highfield road 3 times, leicesters filbert street once plus the old wenbley stadium, & the old molineux & villa park which you missed out, even though villa park & molineux didnt move they were both completely re-built in the 70s & on-wards from the ground up.

@stuartrobinson2456

3 ай бұрын

the premier league wasnt around in the 70s

Good to see Coventry named their ground after Bruce Rioch

@charliezobel511

Жыл бұрын

😂 I noticed that slip of the tongue too

@billybonds4449

3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't mind but didn't he play in a very good Derby County team.

Why don’t we talk about the Bolton disaster but Hillsborough is always remembered

@thenorthernvoice3713

Жыл бұрын

Same with the ibrox and bradford disasters. Heysels another

@waz3128

Жыл бұрын

Not to undermine any of those tragedies but I think Hillsborough is the most remembered because it happened at a high profile match that was aired all over the world. I think if it wasn't, there would not have been a Taylor Report and the status quo (unsafe grounds and hooligan prevention prioritised over crowd safety) would have prevailed for longer. Although i feel it would only have been a matter of time before a tragedy like that did eventually happen at another match some time later in the future.

@williambeck1574

Жыл бұрын

Murdering red bastards justice for the heysel 39 the sun was right your murderers, u.t.f.t.1878 💙

@Ash_18037

4 ай бұрын

78 years ago versus 35 (and on TV) perhaps?

@davidclarke6718

4 ай бұрын

My be it doesn't sell sadness and Liverpool are serial victims. Don't mention heysel.

The dell looked like it had a very intimate atmosphere

@tsrgoinc

Жыл бұрын

No it didn’t! About as intimidating as a puppy chewing a slipper!

@paulhanson5164

Жыл бұрын

Back when you just turned up and paid on the gate it was pain in the arse, I got locked out twice when travelling down there to watch Villa play. Ended up in the Southampton end on one occasion, on the other we ended up running around that block of flats behind the away end, somebody had the idea of getting on the blocks roof to watch the game. Couldn't find the roof, ended up being chased up and down corridors and stairwells by the police...Happy days.

@heretic5116

Жыл бұрын

@@tsrgoinc said Intimate

@charliezobel511

Жыл бұрын

Got nicked at the Dell in the late 80’s

I would have loved to see Burnden in it's full glory when the railway ran behind the embankment and the canal still existed behind the stadium where St Peter's Way runs now. I can only remember the Normid year's which saved the club but ruined the ground. The Reebok/Macron/Unibol/TBA is a fine stadium but can't compete with Burnden Park for atmosphere and moving out of town didn't help it's cause. Thanks for the video, was nice to see these old grounds again.

Highbury was my favorite. Boleyn ground and Highfield Road were also great stadiums

Man I miss the Baseball Ground, what an atmosphere!

@billybonds4449

3 ай бұрын

Champions twice in the 70's, some great players at that club. And Clough of course.

Highbury, Upton Park, White Hart Lane, 3 great traditional stadiums, replaced by the less atmospheric bowl shaped stadiums

kinda feel like the move away from Upton park was the most unnecessary, other moves were mostly necessary

@mjc8281

4 ай бұрын

Not sure Highfield Road fits with that, always quite liked that ground and it seemed you could still do alot with it, agree Upton Park was nice too....

Interesting that a lot of the last games played at these grounds ended with a home win. Would also have liked to have seen a segment on Swansea's Vetch in this compilation but you cant have it all i guess. Great video none the less. Im an arsenal fan so Highbury was my fave on this.

I remember the railway line behind the Embankment Terrace. There always seemed to be a light steam engine going backwards and forwards for no apparent reason other than letting the driver and fireman get a free view.

Filbert Street. Not a Leicester fan but my grandparents went there, I saw my first game in the old First Division there, and it was the last ground I saw the great Bobby Charlton play at.

Ninian park was the best ground away I've been to and the old Wembley by far. Been to all of these grounds and them two are the best

An awful lot of History disappeared there. Before too long Goodison Park will have to be added to the list.

Went to most of these in the 70s and 80s and 90s, all great grounds with great atmosphere, I can definitely say I miss Upton Park since we went to that soulless bowl

Some classic English grounds went to a couple of them myself mainly in the 90s Ayresome park , Baseball ground Highbury ,Filbert st Maine rd and the newer versions of these ground and Sunderland and Boltons modern versions The older grounds seemed to have a better atmosphere and more unique stadiums.

Highbury from a Manchester united fan what a time Keano v viera fergie v wenger absolutely sensational nail biting rivalry what our leagues all about 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@maseraticc2834

4 ай бұрын

I was a big Arsenal fan back then (have swapped AFC for non-league these days) and totally agree with you it was a fabulous rivalry we had then which I feel has now been lost as football just isn't what it was, especially when we used to stand on terraces - the away matches were just brilliant and I used to literally count the days down until Saturday! I went away to all these stadiums except for Boro and Sunderland and really regret having not gone. Best away ground on this video - well, the atmosphere away at Spurs was fabulous, especially when Arsenal scored or won. Maine Road in the away end benches was fabulous too, with the massive old Kippax terrace to our right. So for me it's a joint no.1 of White Hart Lane and Maine Road!

Upton Park! Fantastic atmosphere.

Maine road miss this place should have built new stadium there like spurs did over the old ground .... CTID

@tomben6180

2 ай бұрын

We didn’t have the money to, we’d still be there and would be struggling if Manchester never won the Commonwealth Games.

I had visited most of those old grounds. However, I always felt that the Dell was was a potential death trap as it was so tight in the away end with narrow stairways. It also always took an age to get out of the stadium.

4:43 - never thought I would have so much respect for an Asda store. I would guess the suits think its a way of attracting more customers, but I'm taking the sentiment from it.

11:11 that's not true. The city of Manchester stadium as it was known when Man city first moved in there was built for the 2002 commonwealth games, not for Man city

@imgoingtocountdownfromthir4580

Жыл бұрын

It was built for both, the Commonwealth stadium wouldn't have been built if it didn't have permanent residents after the games, MCFC & Manchester city Council worked together on the stadium, part of the deal was for City to sell Maine Road to the council.

White hart lane had a fantastic atmosphere as did Upton Park, such character the old grounds ,baseball ground was so close to pitch, Roger Park not great for an away fan in the rain.

I'm happy to say I watched football at all those demolished grounds in the 60s & 70s but haven't been to any of the new ones as football is now too expensive for me. I also visited the old Yeovil with the sloping pitch when Arsenal visited in the FA Cup. Now a Tesco

As a liverpool fan I liked highbury and Upton park

@rampantram1

Жыл бұрын

thats because youve only seen the redshites play there and not analfield as you were born and still live in the south. of england.

For Birmingham, we had Muntz Street until 1906 and it was demolished in 1907.

Supporting Juventus, I've travelled to England for European nights. I've been to Highbury, Craven Cottage, Old Trafford, Etihad and Wembley (Spurs). Highbury was easily the best stadium out of the group.

Highfield Road was a decent stadium and fairly modern. We never should have left Highfield Road, great memories

@helvete983

4 ай бұрын

Parking was a nightmare though.

All these losses makes me humble to be living next to the Adelaarshorst in Deventer, home of Go Ahead Eagles. It's been called the 'most authentic Brittish' ground in The Netherlands, for a good reason. It's like... a patch on the wound that modern football keeps opening up. Big R.I.P. for all lost grounds :(

Highfield road I used to live right next to this as a little nipper Hastings road Stoke heath.

Thank you for acknowledging that West Ham supporters got completely f**ked over. We didn't even want to be a "world-class" club in a "world-class" stadium. Everything was just fine as it was. Now we're a shambles in an athletics stadium next to a shopping centre.

I don’t get why Coventry left highfield

@paulholyoak5436

3 ай бұрын

Neither do the rest of the City fans. Dreadful decision by SISU.

The primary driver behind the move from Ayresome to the Riverside was that the cost of developing Ayresome to the standard required for the top flight was so high. As a result of some good wheeling and dealing, the cost of the stadium was, by modern comparison, quite low. Boro are now the sole owners of a fully paid-off venue.

I went to White Hart Lane in 1988 for the FA Cup Semi Final between Wimbledon and Luton Town. Wasn’t glamorous!

Got to say I'm a massive utd from Manchester, but always had a soft spot for West ham. Upton Park was always a stadium I would of loved to of visited

@jakehaymes4438

9 ай бұрын

To have visited *

@outdoorsummiteer399

9 ай бұрын

@@jakehaymes4438 🤓

the date of the burnden park tragedy is actually my birthday. ive got a family member up north who is a whites fan,, I always think of those 33 bolton lads and lasses who just wanted to see their beloved whites. may they rest in peace.

The capacity at Burnden Park was 22,500 before being demolished.. Many Bolton fans will agree that Burnden Park had a far better atmosphere than the Current Soulless all seater stadium out of Bolton.

I'd go for Highbury being my fav stadium. I didn't support Arsenal, but my mate did. And he always wanted me to go along with him and his old man. Back in the early 80s you would just turn up and pay at the turnstiles. I also loved buying football programmes which was the highlight for me than watching Arsenal play. 😂

@paulhanson5164

Жыл бұрын

I went in the early 80s, we went through the away fans turnstile and found ourselves surrounded by Arsenal fans. They'd split the Clock End into three sections, the away fans were in a middle section behind the goal and we had to quite literally fight our way to it. Luckily most of the Arsenal fans didn't give a damn, so a few kicks and punches were exchanged with one or two and we were off a bit sharpish along the front of the terrace.

wasn't the etihad built for the commonwealth games and later given to man city? i don't think they had any say about the building of it.

@imgoingtocountdownfromthir4580

Жыл бұрын

The Commonwealth games wouldn't have taken place in Manchester, if the stadium didn't have permanent resident's after the games, City and the Council worked closely together with the conversion of turning an athletics stadium into a football stadium, with City using the money of the sale of Maine Road to convert it for football.

@fpupesh

Жыл бұрын

@@imgoingtocountdownfromthir4580 ah ok, i didn't know that

@tomben6180

2 ай бұрын

@@fpupeshCity spent quite a bit converting it and still work with the City Council now on the stadium and the surrounding area. Thing is, as United don’t technically play in Manchester, City are the only football league club in the Council’s jurisdiction - so the relationship is very strong.

The Dell and White Hart Lane are the only ones of these I went to

The worst thing Cardiff City did was to move from Ninian park to The New Cardiff City Stadium. When Ninian was full it was electric and Big teams didn't like playing there. Ask Rio Ferdinand. Cardiff v Leeds FA Cup 2002. The new Stadium is souless. CYMRU 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@Jessica-Jones732

Ай бұрын

Bet it was a bit tasty for the visitors,maybe hostile but that made your stadium yours,individual to Cardiff,now all stadiums are pretty much the same like you buy a generic design and assemble it

Cool history

Been to all them except 3. Upton park probably my favourite. Right up close to the pitch. Loud.

The plural of stadium is stadia!

All replaced by generic flat pack stadiums that all look the same and have no identity.

@peterherrington3300

4 ай бұрын

Agree completely. Enjoy the old ones while you can

@Jessica-Jones732

Ай бұрын

I only watch football on TV rather than go to the games and even as a TV viewer all stadiums seem pretty identical,seeing TV footage of old stadiums they all seemed to have their own little quirks and some individuality and varied from club to club

When I first started watching Spurs it was 1978 and we had just been relegated to the 2nd division.You paid at the turnstiles £1•50 to get in at Spurs, When we went to Arsenal we had all the Clock End.That was for the away fans.And Hundreds of Spurs fans had infiltrated the home end and were constantly fighting with Arsenal and the police had to separate the fans with 2 lines cop’s with linked arms for the Arsenal fans protection.Then Frank Stapleton scored the winner with virtually the last kick of the game, As they scored the Spurs broke through the cordon and hundreds of Arsenal fans ended up on the pitch running for their lives,Arsenal fans always liked to make out they were bigger than Spurs but we always took the piss when we went Highbury.I really miss the 70s and 80s when football was really tribal. COYS.

Some classic stadia gone. Highbury, white hart lane, maine road, etc

Im a utd fan , but would of loved to have gone to the old highbury in the away end for one of them fiercy contested games, cant beat atmosphere at a smaller ground. sad to see them move away but understand why

@user-nx5jj3bb4l

4 ай бұрын

What, Carlisle Utd?

I’m a Middlesbrough fan absolutely gutted I never got to go to Ayresome park

Went to most of those as a palace fan . Not keen on the modern grounds at all , they all look & feel a bit flat pack compared with the historic old venues. Love selhurst , just needs updating with increased capacity to make it relevant

Roker park was the best! The roker roar was incredible

The Dell was like looking at birds shit

I remember the only game I ever got to attend at Upton Park, which happened to be the International Debut of a certain Wayne Rooney, it was a Friendly between England and Australia. In one of Sven Goren Ericsson's famous subbing the entire 11, it wasn't a good match for England as they lost 3-1 to the Aussies. To rub salt in it, some of the Aussie fans chanted "just like the Cricket,"

Upton Park should have been upgraded. And Highbury as well

@helvete983

4 ай бұрын

The local residents stopped any possibility of development at Highbury. West Ham just got shafted by greedy owners. Sell the ground, move to a soulless bowl, win win for them. If ANY of these fans had a say no team would have moved.

We'll soon be adding goodison Park to the list. Probably old Trafford, Stamford Park and others will get replaced over the coming years as clubs look for increased match day income. The older grounds for the most part are now at the limitations of their location and expansion opportunities so gradually the clubs wanting higher revenue to keep pace with the richest clubs will be forced into building new bigger grounds whether they or their fans like it or not. The sustainability rules as they currently are make it a when rather than a if. Plus with the increasing interest in the sport around the world more and more will want to go to the games. Around 80k is probably going to become the target capacity in the next 10-15 years, if not more. A more modern stadium gives the clubs abilities to supplement their income by hosting concerts etc.

What the British refer to proper football stadiums

Some high frequencies in the mix

God how quickly u forget some of these grounds ..remember them all well now ..

Coventry City moved to the Ricoh Arena, now the Coventry Building Society Arena, not to the Rioch Arena.

@kevinprior3549

Жыл бұрын

Should never have moved too

@curtinj98

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinprior3549 Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

@peterherrington3300

4 ай бұрын

We (palace) always got beat there . Standing in the pissing rain (uncovered) to watch Brian kilcline? take us apart 4.0 wasn't a highlight.

never knew about bolton deaths....

Your mistaken in your info on Manchester City. They were GIVEN the emptihad by the city's coucil as it was built for the commonwealth games, when the games were over it was simply handed to city and that is why it is known as "the council house" by a lot of opposing fans instead of the emptihad.

@tomben6180

2 ай бұрын

Oh dear Christopher, where to start… first of all Manchester wouldn’t have been given the Commonwealth Games had the centre piece stadium not had a permanent occupant afterwards. Secondly, City had to sell Maine Road and the land to fund the conversion of the athletics stadium to a modern football stadium. This cost City 10’s of Millions of £ to do. Thirdly, City have had 3 different owners since they moved to the new stadium and all 3 have offered to buy it outright but the Council have requested each time to lease it, because it gives the Council a steady stream of income. So City have a 99 year lease on the stadium. The reason MCFC and the City of Manchester Council have such a strong relationship, is because City are the only football club to play within Manchester’s boundaries in the entire football league - Utd come under Trafford Borough Council’s jurisdiction and have nothing to do with the City of Manchester as a result - which means the Council is very close with City. City got nothing for free, they’ve spent a fortune on the stadium, initially and now, including mass investment in the areas around the ground in social housing, the world’s largest football academy and a college. It’s why the City Council loves City. And lastly, the Etihad had a higher % fill rate than Old Trafford last year, in fact the only Premier League ground that had a higher % of seats filled over the season, was Saint James’s Park and Newcastle.

it's surprising that almost all English stadiums had the corners we see on modern stadiums before going to the more traditional 4 stands. I know the top comment contradicts this but seeing places like ayresome Park and burnden Park, shows the bowl configuration.

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

Жыл бұрын

It's because when the terraces were replaced with proper stands it was easier to leave the corners empty

Highbury is the most iconic and favourite stadium for me. Also shows moving stadium is not always successful as is the case with Southampton, West Ham particularly this season and Derby. Think all fans have been hoodwinked by boards at all clubs regarding extra revenue generating more success at each individual club, I remain highly sceptical.

@mrramtastic7757

Ай бұрын

Derby lost a lot of the intimidating atmosphere for sure but there was no way we could continue in an 18,000 seater stadium. even in our time while in League 1 we haven't had a crowd of below 23,822. Pride Park was needed for better or worse and there was no more room to increase the size of the BBG

Even though it was sad to see White Heart Lane close, the fact the grounds were used in the building of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a welcoming sight. A shame that other clubs couldn't do the same.

@LiamK-ep6fs

Жыл бұрын

West Ham should of done what Tottenham did

Did you know (8:00) that Leicester's _King Power_ is the only top tier football stadium to have an 'H' for helicopter landing pad, in the centre circle? 'H' for hilarious.