Is walmsleys old site off crompton Way still empty?

A brilliant stadium, and definitely the best of its size. Was thinking that at the Ipswich match. Just a shame I never feel the same atmosphere as stood on the Burnden Paddock.

Interesting article by one of the architects involved:

 

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/architects-account/776422.article

 

"Many have suggested that it would never have been built if it was not for the precedent Huddersfield set in the development of its new stadium... but to see this new building in the shadow of Huddersfield would be wrong. Huddersfield was designed for a smaller club with fewer financial resources, and was intended to be built in four separate phases. The Reebok is a more extensive development, bigger and more integrated in concept built in one phase and providing the extensive facilities required for a modern premier-league club."

A brilliant stadium, and definitely the best of its size. Was thinking that at the Ipswich match. Just a shame I never feel the same atmosphere as stood on the Burnden Paddock.

No ground in the country is the same mate.

 

That era has sadly passed.

No ground in the country is the same mate.

 

That era has sadly passed.

Exactly and if we'd stayed at Burnden atmosphere would be exactly the same as it is at the Macron so lets all get on with it as its a stadium we should all be proud off.

Edited December 18, 201411 yr by Mounts Kipper

. Just a shame I never feel the same atmosphere as stood on the Burnden Paddock.

 

lets not kid ourselves that the atmosphere at Burnden Park was always good. On occassion, it was clearly as good as anywhere (to us) - but it was as guilty as being shit, just the same as the new ground is.

 

I don't think it's the ground that makes for a shit atmosphere, I think it's the change in mentality of football fans and the removal of the terraces that has played the largest part in removing the atmosphere at grounds these days

On the viewing platform I used to pop up there quite often one day my mum who had ovarian cancer said do you mind if I come with you to have a look I said no problem hop in the car took my mum and wife to be up there she knew what club meant to me and said to fiancé as long as you don't stop me going to football you'll be alright not long after she passed away think she just wanted to see where I was going to spend rest of my days and put the wife to be on the right path.

My dad always lept at the chance to go to the fort sterling site ateam horridge so he could pop in for a visit. We went a few times too. The stake in the centre spot was a great touch.

Dave Higson interviewing a couple of supporters about the move to the new stadium at the start of this:

 

"I'd prefer a 45,000 capacity right away"

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n3mjcqFys4

Remember the stop the move petition thing in the king bill.

 

First names on the list...

 

Carol the landlady (rip)

Ray landlady's brother

Pengy

Brenda

Janet

M Mouse

D Duck

Munich 58

Love the interviews with dave higson. Bloody hell they've no idea what's coming over the next ten to fifteen years. Wouldn't have believed it if you'd told them. I love the reebok/macron as a ground. It was probably built at the wrong time where it was fashionable to have out of town grounds, be better in the centre and single tier stands help the atmosphere more but it's got its own character. They're all identikit new grounds besides ours.

The paint used was Metagard E.

 

I worked on the project at Watson Steel.

 

Lucky enough to go on a site visit one sat morn, went to the top of the south stand and sat on the steelwork (got a pic somewhere).

I can probably think of a dozen of those single tiered meccano structured grounds that sprung up over the last 20 years. Utter shite and the only thing that differentiates clubs is the colour of the seats.

 

Hats of to the club for pushing through with such an innovative design at that time. It was, is and always will be the bollocks compared to other new age grounds of a similar size built then or in the future. Always find myself just looking at it whenever I go past. Brilliant ground

Dave Higson interviewing a couple of supporters about the move to the new stadium at the start of this:

 

"I'd prefer a 45,000 capacity right away"

 

 

if you find the last game at burden on youtube, they interview some of our fans outside the ground about our chances the next season in the PL

 

one bloke reckons with 1 or 2 decent additions we could win it

 

then says "seriously, we could win it" to prove he wasn't joking

http://www.hargreavescontracting.com/hotel-project-2/4580362049

 

 

Good win for Hargreaves

if you find the last game at burden on youtube, they interview some of our fans outside the ground about our chances the next season in the PL

 

one bloke reckons with 1 or 2 decent additions we could win it

 

then says "seriously, we could win it" to prove he wasn't joking

If Bruce would have stayed, we would have won it.

I can probably think of a dozen of those single tiered meccano structured grounds that sprung up over the last 20 years. Utter shite and the only thing that differentiates clubs is the colour of the seats.

 

Hats of to the club for pushing through with such an innovative design at that time. It was, is and always will be the bollocks compared to other new age grounds of a similar size built then or in the future. Always find myself just looking at it whenever I go past. Brilliant ground

 

I'm glad we built a ground with floodlights at each corner as well. It makes it look like a proper football ground.

I'm glad we built a ground with floodlights at each corner as well. It makes it look like a proper football ground.

Love it on an evening game when you can see it for miles around. Probably see it from even further if they sorted the bulbs out.

Love it on an evening game when you can see it for miles around. Probably see it from even further if they sorted the bulbs out.

 

If they turned the floodlights off, you'd still see the glow of the ad boards from the moon

It's all right, but it's not Burnden

Remember the stop the move petition thing in the king bill.

 

First names on the list...

 

Carol the landlady (rip)

Ray landlady's brother

Pengy

Brenda

Janet

M Mouse

D Duck

Munich 58

Saw pengy at Wolves away didn't know he still went.