| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 13:15 - Nov 3 with 2260 views | Myke |
Awesome achievement - incredible what can be achieved with sheer determination |  | |  |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 13:19 - Nov 3 with 2243 views | MrSheen |
Et tu, Brian?
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| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 13:35 - Nov 3 with 2203 views | Mick_S |
I was an unused cup final sub there when I could run. Bad memories. |  |
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| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 14:07 - Nov 3 with 2150 views | Paddyhoops |
Funny you should bring that thread up. I'm working on site here at moment. We have to leave by 3.00 o'clock as they need to prep for kick off. Just to say the place ain't remotely finished . So just as well there's no fans allowed. Cracking little ground by the way and there fans deserve it!! | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 16:37 - Nov 3 with 1971 views | stevec |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 14:07 - Nov 3 by Paddyhoops |
Funny you should bring that thread up. I'm working on site here at moment. We have to leave by 3.00 o'clock as they need to prep for kick off. Just to say the place ain't remotely finished . So just as well there's no fans allowed. Cracking little ground by the way and there fans deserve it!! |
Drove past ground yesterday and was puzzled it was opening tonight, as you say, didn’t look anywhere near finished though forgot about absence of spectators.
Good luck to them, fantastic achievement getting a new ground after all that the clubs been through. |  | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 17:15 - Nov 3 with 1927 views | Juzzie |
I guess without spectators they can still host games there as long as changing rooms and a few other essential things are done. I'd imagine office staff etc are still based at Kingsmeadow (or wherever it's done from) and of course there's no need for catering, merchandising, corporate things to be finished just yet. Will probably still be better than the Ricoh was when we went there for opening day. |  | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 18:42 - Nov 3 with 1819 views | The_Beast1976 |
Plough Lane. Scene of my first away game. Gus Caesar. 3-0. Say no more | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 18:53 - Nov 3 with 1808 views | hantssi |
Yes, to 20K if needed.
Good idea, no point in rattling around in a 1/3 full stadium.
IF (and it’s a bit if) we get a new stadium we should do the same, say 25K with the possibility of increasing to 35-40K in the future. | | | |
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| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 21:30 - Nov 3 with 1697 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 18:42 - Nov 3 by The_Beast1976 |
Plough Lane. Scene of my first away game. Gus Caesar. 3-0. Say no more |
And you came back.
Which proves that fans are family and not 'consumers'. |  |
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| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 22:08 - Nov 3 with 1648 views | ted_hendrix |
The stadium has an initial 9,300 capacity, but planning permission has been granted for that to increase to 20,000. There will be around 100 wheelchair spaces too.
Build cost £32million.
Edit just noticed hantssi's post.
Wimbledon drew 2-2 btw, and in other non trump news Shodipo scored tonight for Oxford. [Post edited 3 Nov 2020 22:13]
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| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 00:50 - Nov 4 with 1564 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 14:07 - Nov 3 by Paddyhoops |
Funny you should bring that thread up. I'm working on site here at moment. We have to leave by 3.00 o'clock as they need to prep for kick off. Just to say the place ain't remotely finished . So just as well there's no fans allowed. Cracking little ground by the way and there fans deserve it!! |
The place was never "remotely finished" when it was a top flight ground, when it would have been a bloody sight better if no fans were allowed (away ones anyway) so I think you can be pretty proud of what you've built so far. | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 19:23 - Nov 4 with 1429 views | Paddyhoops |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 00:50 - Nov 4 by CiderwithRsie |
The place was never "remotely finished" when it was a top flight ground, when it would have been a bloody sight better if no fans were allowed (away ones anyway) so I think you can be pretty proud of what you've built so far. |
They should be proud. The work that remains to be done is around the perimeter and the concourses.
They have some excellent hospitality boxes and frankly I'm jealous considering our own predicament and though I love loftus Road its time we upgraded although that's a long way off. | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 19:28 - Nov 4 with 1424 views | Toast_R |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 18:42 - Nov 3 by The_Beast1976 |
Plough Lane. Scene of my first away game. Gus Caesar. 3-0. Say no more |
That was my first QPR match. We were deadful. |  | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 19:30 - Nov 4 with 1419 views | Paddyhoops |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 19:28 - Nov 4 by Toast_R |
That was my first QPR match. We were deadful. |
The surrounding area is still as uncelubrious as ever.
Grim!! | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 20:03 - Nov 4 with 1405 views | Toast_R |
You know the flats built on the original site are all named after famous players. Cork House, Bassett House, Laurie House etc. None of the occupiers have a scooby. | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 20:47 - Nov 4 with 1368 views | hamptonhillhoop |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 00:50 - Nov 4 by CiderwithRsie |
The place was never "remotely finished" when it was a top flight ground, when it would have been a bloody sight better if no fans were allowed (away ones anyway) so I think you can be pretty proud of what you've built so far. |
The best view in the away end there was from the gents toilet |  | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 21:42 - Nov 4 with 1356 views | The_Beast1976 |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 19:28 - Nov 4 by Toast_R |
That was my first QPR match. We were deadful. |
Yep we were terrible. However, because it was my first ever Rangers away game I still have fond memories of it. It's a bit like stockholm syndrone I guess  | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 22:01 - Nov 4 with 1338 views | plasmahoop |
Shame they've built on the greyhound/stock car track to do it though. Rather spoilt it for me | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 22:09 - Nov 4 with 1321 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 21:30 - Nov 3 by BrianMcCarthy |
And you came back.
Which proves that fans are family and not 'consumers'. |
Not sure who reported abuse on my post but just to clarify that it was poorly worded but meant as a compliment. I was at that game and it was dire, but fans are loyal and more than just punters. So they come back for more. | |
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| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 23:46 - Nov 4 with 1252 views | NewBee |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 19:30 - Nov 4 by Paddyhoops |
The surrounding area is still as uncelubrious as ever.
Grim!! |
It's a bit like Spurs - brilliant stadium in the middle of a shithole.
But clubs' fans rarely live in the immediate surround of the stadium these days.
And wrt to PaddyHoops post about the "luxury boxes", I'm sure I read somewhere that Wimbledon fans had the highest average income of any London club.
That must have stood to them in building the club initially, and now the stadium, and bodes well for the future.
Good Luck to 'em! | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 16:15 - Nov 5 with 1153 views | Juzzie |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 23:46 - Nov 4 by NewBee |
It's a bit like Spurs - brilliant stadium in the middle of a shithole.
But clubs' fans rarely live in the immediate surround of the stadium these days.
And wrt to PaddyHoops post about the "luxury boxes", I'm sure I read somewhere that Wimbledon fans had the highest average income of any London club.
That must have stood to them in building the club initially, and now the stadium, and bodes well for the future.
Good Luck to 'em! |
When we were back in the PL in 2011 after a 13 year gap, the visit to WHL was the first time I'd been back in that part of London. It wasn't good beforehand but my god it was awful.
Some of the streets have those great big terraced houses but they were all run down.
It made Shepherds Bush/Uxbridge Road look positively affluent. | | | |
| Wimbledon Return Home Tonight on 20:46 - Nov 6 with 933 views | lightwaterhoop |
Pleased for their supporters but i could'nt stand the 'crazy gang' thought they were a bunch of thugs.I once shouted at Mick Harford toward the end of career 'your getting a bit old for
this Mick' he looked at me in the paddock and replied 'yeh but im still on the pitch and your
in the f-----g stand' fair point i suppose. | | | |
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