Off Topic Bill Nicholson Arms

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"How does this work without having masses of space between the pitch and the seats?"

God knows. Finding the stadium that "already exists" would help.
 
How does this work without having masses of space between the pitch and the seats? Or are the seats retractable too? Or the pitch comes in half?

It couldn't work the way shown in the picture but a synthetic pitch could slide from under the seats I suppose.
 
there is one in japan (i think) where the end of the stadium opens up and the pitch slides out on a cushion of air. Must be a better way than that.
I assume one pitch would have to be synthetic as it wouldn't get any sun under the other one
 
I've seen one. I think it was used in the World Cup or the Euros. It was a single grass pitch that was moved outside of the stadium on sunny days.

This is not the one I was thinking of, but they say it can be moved in 90 minutes.

[video=youtube;zuMKJURaeHI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuMKJURaeHI[/video]

More common than we think.
 
I've seen one. I think it was used in the World Cup or the Euros. It was a single grass pitch that was moved outside of the stadium on sunny days.

This is not the one I was thinking of, but they say it can be moved in 90 minutes.

[video=youtube;zuMKJURaeHI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuMKJURaeHI[/video]

More common than we think.

yeah thats exactly the sort of thing i was talking about. Ta
 
The guy that wrote it is a Gooner. Ignore, **** journo

I just liked the idea that he thought about how much we could get for him and came to the conclusion £6mill was about right. If I got a haircut like his I'd sue my barber for more than £6mill.
 
Three others I found with retractable pitches:


Veltins Arena, home of Schalke 04

Sapporo Dome (Japan). England have played there during the 2002 World Cup. Maybe that's where I saw it.

GelreDome, home of Vitesse (Netherlands). Used during Euro 2000.



They all shout "MONEY" and "EXTRA INCOME". Levy must have explored it.
 
Apparently this is a new contender for goal of the season

[video=youtube_share;c0L0WIK2Ync]http://youtu.be/c0L0WIK2Ync[/video]

No, it isn't - anyone with a grain of talent can score a goal like that when nobody is even bothering to mark them.

there is one in japan (i think) where the end of the stadium opens up and the pitch slides out on a cushion of air. Must be a better way than that.
I assume one pitch would have to be synthetic as it wouldn't get any sun under the other one

The Sapporo Dome, which cost £200m - which is 1/3 of what Wembley cost!
 
No, it isn't - anyone with a grain of talent can score a goal like that when nobody is even bothering to mark them.

You miserable sod, it was a fantastic goal - and she was being marked. If I scored a goal like that I would shoe horn it into every conversation I had - especially with youtube evidence.
 
Sapporo, thats the badger. Why don't we just build that for £200m and spend £400m on the team?
 
"They all shout "MONEY" and "EXTRA INCOME". Levy must have explored it."

No space at WHL for a retractable pitch.
Allegedly the OS plan contemplated this together with whatever redesign of the
new WHL stadium retained the football atmo but improved the acoustics for
music events (AEG were partnering ENIC in the bid) .

But yes, if you assume a synthetic pitch for American football, then I guess some
weird scheme may be possible. Again it would help if we could find the stadium the
article has a piccie of.
 
The journo didn't even use an "understands that" (assuming the Murdoch empire has not got a copyright
on that one yet) .
 
You miserable sod, it was a fantastic goal - and she was being marked. If I scored a goal like that I would shoe horn it into every conversation I had - especially with youtube evidence.

Compare it to the one Ginola scored against Ferencvaros

[video=youtube_share;cEbDo7PhHkA]http://youtu.be/cEbDo7PhHkA[/video]

Notice there were players trying to close him down and several players in the box. Not one defender who ran the wrong way leaving a free shot at goal.
 
Apparently this is a new contender for goal of the season

[video=youtube_share;c0L0WIK2Ync]http://youtu.be/c0L0WIK2Ync[/video]

No, it isn't - anyone with a grain of talent can score a goal like that when nobody is even bothering to mark them.

Come on, it is a very good goal. Normally in women's football there tends to be some dodgy 'keeping involved but that was just great control and an unstoppable finish.

That top comment though! So cruel <laugh>