| New Brentford stadium... on 11:52 - Sep 8 with 6787 views | LongsufferingR |
Looks a bit two bob to me. |  | |  |
| New Brentford stadium... on 11:56 - Sep 8 with 6761 views | DevonWhite |
The seats look dreadful. About the only thing it's got going for it is that it's not another identikit bowl.
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| New Brentford stadium... on 11:57 - Sep 8 with 6758 views | derbyhoop |
We've found it difficult because of acquiring a suitable site.
Remember, we want to stay in LB Hammersmith & Fulham, where spare land is at a premium, Especially compared to LB Hounslow. |  |
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| New Brentford stadium... on 11:57 - Sep 8 with 6758 views | bosh67 |
Doesn't look too bad to me to be honest. Strange design in the corners but I guess they can expand.
I don't think we'll leave Loftus Road any time soon and they won't do it up at all until the pandemic is beaten. To be honest some safe standing and a good architect could get the capacity up to about 22,000 if they go down that route and that would probably be enough. I have never understood why the club hasn't done a deal with Westway to use some of their parking. They've built a whole new part of the parking over the last year and we could use that on match days, plus the train is still nearby. |  |
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| New Brentford stadium... on 12:05 - Sep 8 with 6711 views | Rs_Holy |
I like it … different to other new stadia. |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 12:09 - Sep 8 with 6689 views | hoopdog |
| New Brentford stadium... on 11:57 - Sep 8 by bosh67 |
Doesn't look too bad to me to be honest. Strange design in the corners but I guess they can expand.
I don't think we'll leave Loftus Road any time soon and they won't do it up at all until the pandemic is beaten. To be honest some safe standing and a good architect could get the capacity up to about 22,000 if they go down that route and that would probably be enough. I have never understood why the club hasn't done a deal with Westway to use some of their parking. They've built a whole new part of the parking over the last year and we could use that on match days, plus the train is still nearby. |
Yeah it looks the biz cos it's new but I can guarantee it won't have the atmosphere that Griffin park had pub on each corner to get the punters in the mood
New home pubs a smart walk.away | | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 12:32 - Sep 8 with 6628 views | gobbles |
Brentford have been aiming at building on that site for more than 20 years, they haven't found it easy. Where they did get luck was to be in an area near a lot of old factories and warehouses, which were empty for a long time before people had the idea of turning every brownfield site into apartments. |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 12:39 - Sep 8 with 6603 views | rsonist |
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| New Brentford stadium... on 12:51 - Sep 8 with 6533 views | Mick_S |
| New Brentford stadium... on 12:39 - Sep 8 by rsonist |
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| New Brentford stadium... on 12:56 - Sep 8 with 6492 views | joe90 |
The pictures do it a lot of justice. Agree, it's much better than those generic bowl design, and certainly has some character.
I like the different colours they've used for the seats and think the pictures show how well the ground fits into the local surroundings.
If I was a Brentford fan I'd be very pleased.
My hope is that if/when we come to move we don't build anything bigger than 22k and don't build one of those horrible generic bowl style stadiums. |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 13:03 - Sep 8 with 6456 views | blacky200 |
| New Brentford stadium... on 12:56 - Sep 8 by joe90 |
The pictures do it a lot of justice. Agree, it's much better than those generic bowl design, and certainly has some character.
I like the different colours they've used for the seats and think the pictures show how well the ground fits into the local surroundings.
If I was a Brentford fan I'd be very pleased.
My hope is that if/when we come to move we don't build anything bigger than 22k and don't build one of those horrible generic bowl style stadiums. |
Building for 22 K would be pointless. The idea of a new stadium is to get more supporters and generate more money. How much more money can you generate from a 3.5K increase probably 3.5 million a year max. |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 13:29 - Sep 8 with 6384 views | joe90 |
| New Brentford stadium... on 13:03 - Sep 8 by blacky200 |
Building for 22 K would be pointless. The idea of a new stadium is to get more supporters and generate more money. How much more money can you generate from a 3.5K increase probably 3.5 million a year max. |
Average attendance from the 18/19 season was 13,866 so assuming we can sell out every game in the 22k stadium would see an 8,134 increase...even that seems unrealistic.
When consider that 22k is looks ambitious.
Increased income generation in a new stadium is also based on non-football related activity not just match day revenue. | | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 13:39 - Sep 8 with 6329 views | NewBee |
| New Brentford stadium... on 11:57 - Sep 8 by derbyhoop |
We've found it difficult because of acquiring a suitable site.
Remember, we want to stay in LB Hammersmith & Fulham, where spare land is at a premium, Especially compared to LB Hounslow. |
No doubt development land prices are exorbitant in LBH&F, but don't imagine it's cheap in that part of Hounslow either - remember it's right next door to Chiswick W4 and just across the river from Kew and you know how much those places cost.
Which is why the sale price for the flats in the enabling development on site start from £400k+. And that's will be for one-bedders on the worst floors with the worst views.
Even then, the only reason BFC got PP to put a stadium there was because the three railway lines which hem in the site mean that you simply couldn't do anything else with it.
Otherwise the whole damned thing would have been flats. | | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 13:45 - Sep 8 with 6309 views | Gloucs_R |
Does anyone have any idea as to where we are at with the linford Christie stadium? Surely local councils have less money than ever with covid in our midst. |  |
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| New Brentford stadium... on 13:50 - Sep 8 with 6298 views | NewBee |
| New Brentford stadium... on 11:57 - Sep 8 by bosh67 |
Doesn't look too bad to me to be honest. Strange design in the corners but I guess they can expand.
I don't think we'll leave Loftus Road any time soon and they won't do it up at all until the pandemic is beaten. To be honest some safe standing and a good architect could get the capacity up to about 22,000 if they go down that route and that would probably be enough. I have never understood why the club hasn't done a deal with Westway to use some of their parking. They've built a whole new part of the parking over the last year and we could use that on match days, plus the train is still nearby. |
"Strange design in the corners but I guess they can expand."
Quite the contrary: the only reason we've done it that way is because we physically cannot expand further i.e. not allowed to build over the railway lines which run right by. We could have squeezed in 20k as an absolute maximum for the site but the present configuration designed to accommodate 17,250 incl 2,900 premum seats will actually produce significantly more revenue.
Beyond that, it has been built ready for "Safe Standing", if/when that ever gets allowed. But even there I think the standing section will replace the seating on a one-for-one basis, so no increase in capacity there. | | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 13:56 - Sep 8 with 6260 views | NewBee |
| New Brentford stadium... on 12:56 - Sep 8 by joe90 |
The pictures do it a lot of justice. Agree, it's much better than those generic bowl design, and certainly has some character.
I like the different colours they've used for the seats and think the pictures show how well the ground fits into the local surroundings.
If I was a Brentford fan I'd be very pleased.
My hope is that if/when we come to move we don't build anything bigger than 22k and don't build one of those horrible generic bowl style stadiums. |
"I like the different colours they've used for the seats and think the pictures show how well the ground fits into the local surroundings.
If I was a Brentford fan I'd be very pleased."
I heartily dislike the seat colours, and so do (I suspect) a big majority of Bees fans.
But I'm sure it was done that way so it would look better on TV when London Irish were playing to 10k of their fans, or England Ladies U-19's were playing to 5k etc.
In the end, it won't matter when Bees play there, since I'm confident we'll fill it.
And tbf, I thnk they've got the rest just about spot on. | | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:01 - Sep 8 with 6242 views | joe90 |
So...apart from not liking the coloured seats are you pleased with the new ground, from what you've seen? | | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:12 - Sep 8 with 6205 views | switchingcode |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:01 - Sep 8 by joe90 |
So...apart from not liking the coloured seats are you pleased with the new ground, from what you've seen? |
Yes from me not fantastic but it’s the best we could get as far as affordable sites in this part of London and sad but glad to see the back of Griffin Park | | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:19 - Sep 8 with 6183 views | qpr_1968 |
| New Brentford stadium... on 12:56 - Sep 8 by joe90 |
The pictures do it a lot of justice. Agree, it's much better than those generic bowl design, and certainly has some character.
I like the different colours they've used for the seats and think the pictures show how well the ground fits into the local surroundings.
If I was a Brentford fan I'd be very pleased.
My hope is that if/when we come to move we don't build anything bigger than 22k and don't build one of those horrible generic bowl style stadiums. |
i know why your called joe90 now.
you wanna change them bins mate.
other than that, you aint a bad poster. | |
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| New Brentford stadium... on 14:21 - Sep 8 with 6164 views | NewBee |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:01 - Sep 8 by joe90 |
So...apart from not liking the coloured seats are you pleased with the new ground, from what you've seen? |
Pretty much, yeah - certainly a big upgrade on GP.
And although I'll genuinely miss the old place (esp terracing) that's just me being an old traditionalist
I accept completely the need to move and reckon Lionel Road was as good as we could hope to get without moving (far?) away from TW8, which was an absolute "no-no" for me. [Post edited 8 Sep 2020 14:23]
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| New Brentford stadium... on 14:39 - Sep 8 with 6119 views | rrrspricey |
For what it's worth, i think it looks shite. Clearly no consultation with fans, unless they're all 4 year old closet Bradford fans. |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:44 - Sep 8 with 6097 views | qprxtc |
What’s going to happen to the four pubs? |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:54 - Sep 8 with 6060 views | Devon_4_England |
The empty seats look daft at Brentford behind closed doors but when fans are in the trick is to not reveal how many seats are empty.. |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 15:07 - Sep 8 with 6019 views | stowmarketrange |
| New Brentford stadium... on 13:56 - Sep 8 by NewBee |
"I like the different colours they've used for the seats and think the pictures show how well the ground fits into the local surroundings.
If I was a Brentford fan I'd be very pleased."
I heartily dislike the seat colours, and so do (I suspect) a big majority of Bees fans.
But I'm sure it was done that way so it would look better on TV when London Irish were playing to 10k of their fans, or England Ladies U-19's were playing to 5k etc.
In the end, it won't matter when Bees play there, since I'm confident we'll fill it.
And tbf, I thnk they've got the rest just about spot on. |
You seriously think you’ll sell out every game in a post covid era?Once the novelty of sitting in a different coloured seat for 6 games wears off,you will struggle to fill it unless you reach the premier league in the next year or two.
I think crowds will be lower across all divisions for a few years,so good luck selling out a stadium a 1/3 bigger than your old one. |  | | |
| New Brentford stadium... on 15:31 - Sep 8 with 5960 views | switchingcode |
| New Brentford stadium... on 14:44 - Sep 8 by qprxtc |
What’s going to happen to the four pubs? |
The Griffin and New inn staying Princess Royal not reopening The Brook formerly Royal Oak not sure hadn’t reopened when I was there 2 weeks ago. | | | |
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