Betty Swallicks Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Pittodrie also looks stupid in its current location. Surrounded on 3 sides by flats and pishy road access in and out. When pittodire was 1st built it probably looked similar to your mock-up picture then aberdeen expanded around it. The same will happen in Westhill. Either you've never been to Pittodrie, are a gleck or So because you would everyone would as well To much people on here are letting their emotions overrule their brains Think of it this way if you go to school a few yards from your house and the school closes do you look for one 5 mile away or something nearerwhat other club that has built an out of town stadium has had attendances increase This. Folk here have swallowed Stewart T's load or are blinkered due to their "WANK" hate. All this shuttle bus greeting is so over the top. Afc have gone through the process of describing how many shuttle buses theyll put on because thats the only way they could get planning approval. The actual reality of the situation is, that most folk will still drive to games and theyll find places to park that they can walk to the ground from. So there won't even be 120 shuttle buses leaving from various places within the city? FFS!It sounded so plausible too. 1 Link to comment
robbojunior Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Either you've never been to Pittodrie, are a gleck or This. Folk here have swallowed Stewart T's load or are blinkered due to their "WANK" hate. So there won't even be 120 shuttle buses leaving from various places within the city? FFS!It sounded so plausible too.Initially yes. And maybe always. But that doesnt mean the number of people taking them will be anywhere near as much as was predicted in the application. Link to comment
BWG Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 when we go to the matches we either park on the beach and head across to the ground last minute (midweek games as we don't have time for anything else)Saturday games we come in early and have a few pints as we walk along to pittrodrie in OUR OWN TIME With the new ground location looks like we wont have time for midweek games unless there is quick parking within stadium reach (no time for shuttles etc)And Saturday we would most likely just stay in the bar than stand on buses that have set times and take forever to get there Got to agree with dayts and davemin this will kill the support maybe not at first because of the new factor but down the line support will fall and keep falling The thought of a new stadium is great and its good the nimbys got a bloody nose and all that but the location is horrendous milky way (so i can easily find this post 5 years from now)How does it compare to Elland Road? Link to comment
Dunty Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Initially yes. And maybe always. But that doesnt mean the number of people taking them will be anywhere near as much as was predicted in the application.The number of park and rides will likely shoot up over the next decade. That's clearly something the council are big on to make up for the fact buses are the only public transport they provide. In 10 years you'll be able to get a bus directly to Kingsford from anywhere in the city by rocking up at a park and ride, meaning parking in Westhill won't be a problem as the city will have loads of satellite car parks. Milky Way. Link to comment
Dandyesque Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 "Like, how much more red could it be? And the answer is... none." @spinaltapNone more red Link to comment
Proud9 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 So because you would everyone would as well To much people on here are letting their emotions overrule their brains Think of it this way if you go to school a few yards from your house and the school closes do you look for one 5 mile away or something nearerwhat other club that has built an out of town stadium has had attendances increase If the school closer to you is a shitehole would you still go or take the extra time to go to nice newly build school? Link to comment
The Boofon Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 If the school closer to you is a shitehole would you still go or take the extra time to go to nice newly build school? The school being a shithole has nothing to do with it. It's the education that matters. 3 Link to comment
DD1903 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Come on DD. If you are going to pick up on a minor spelling error at least spell stuff correctly yourself. Poor.:clown smiley inserted here: Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 All this shuttle bus greeting is so over the top. Afc have gone through the process of describing how many shuttle buses theyll put on because thats the only way they could get planning approval. The actual reality of the situation is, that most folk will still drive to games and theyll find places to park that they can walk to the ground from.Yep. Or couple of beers in the house then get dropped off at the stadium by your missus/girlfriend/mate/uncle/probation officer etc Link to comment
ABZ RED Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Yep. Or couple of beers in the house then get dropped off at the stadium by your missus/girlfriend/mate/uncle/probation officer etc What a clusterfuck of a location. Link to comment
Zander1903 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Yep. Or couple of beers in the house then get dropped off at the stadium by your missus/girlfriend/mate/uncle/probation officer etc where there's a will there's a way real supporters will always find a way to get to the game Link to comment
ABZ RED Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 where there's a will there's a way real supporters will always find a way to get to the game What you're all missing is, like the guy who said he'd walk the last 5 miles, is the lack of enthusiasm when it's every other week, not a one off. Hence crowds can drop by thousands depending on the circumstances at Pittodrie. Once you've seen Kingsford once that'll be it. Link to comment
Tommy Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 What you're all missing is, like the guy who said he'd walk the last 5 miles, is the lack of enthusiasm when it's every other week, not a one off. Hence crowds can drop by thousands depending on the circumstances at Pittodrie. Once you've seen Kingsford once that'll be it. You talk as if Kingsford is in Glasgow.It’s less than 30 minutes from Union Street by bus. So much handier for many supporters than Pittodrie.Loads think nothing of travelling over 2.5 hours for an away game so a new stadium 4 miles from Holburn Junction will not be a travelling issue. Link to comment
Chewie37 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I'm going to be travelling a few thousand miles to matches, what a hassle, maybe I'll not bother because it's slightly inconvenient. No wait, I'm going to support my team and I'll make it work, what an alien concept. Do people actually know what being a FAN (MT™) is? Where the term fan comes from is a big clue......it's not derived from a word that means; actually an extra half hour travel for a minority will make them go "nah, can't be bothered" 1 Link to comment
RAZOR Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 You talk as if Kingsford is in Glasgow.Its less than 30 minutes from Union Street by bus. So much handier for many supporters than Pittodrie.Loads think nothing of travelling over 2.5 hours for an away game so a new stadium 4 miles from Holburn Junction will not be a travelling issue.I think we both know it won't take 30 mins in fitba/Saturday traffic. Link to comment
Andy_123 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 And more will pop up around it too Do you really think no one is going to open a pub?But its not there right now, years before the stadium will be there, so everything is a disaster Link to comment
Tommy Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I think we both know it won't take 30 mins in fitba/Saturday traffic.It does at rush hour just now. Link to comment
DD1903 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I assumed you meant it, with the extra hI did* ? Boof just clearly isn't down the latest urban language *not really Link to comment
Donnet Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Yes, plenty. To give you some examples - Juventus, Lyon and Nice. There are many, many more examples. Now, rather than answering a question with a question, can you answer mine and come up with examples of clubs who have built out of town stadiums, are still in their top flight, yet have seen their crowds drop? Juve's new stadium is on the same site as the delle Alpi. They only moved to the Olympico while they were rebuilding it. Even then it's less than 3 miles from the centre of Turin and still very much in the city. It also has a dedicated tram station at the ground. Lyon's old stadium was already "out of town" by your own standards - being 3 miles from the centre of Lyon. 1 1 Link to comment
reekie_dock Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Watching grown men greet over this stadium is hilarious.I concur, fucking grinders the lot oh them 1 Link to comment
Dunty Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Juve's new stadium is on the same site as the delle Alpi. They only moved to the Olympico while they were rebuilding it. Even then it's less than 3 miles from the centre of Turin and still very much in the city. It also has a dedicated tram station at the ground. Lyon's old stadium was already "out of town" by your own standards - being 3 miles from the centre of Lyon. Juve - more like 4 miles and you can't get a tram from city centre to stadium, you need a combination of metro/tram or metro/bus. Takes about half an hour. Lyon - it's 6 miles now. So is Nice. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Juve - more like 4 miles and you can't get a tram from city centre to stadium, you need a combination of metro/tram or metro/bus. Takes about half an hour. Lyon - it's 6 miles now. So is Nice. It sounds it. 2 1 Link to comment
Tommy Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 It sounds it.Some Lyon cunt will argue the point. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Some Lyon cunt will argue the point. I'll save the Bastille last. Link to comment
Guest RosemountRed Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Juve - more like 4 miles and you can't get a tram from city centre to stadium, you need a combination of metro/tram or metro/bus. Takes about half an hour. Lyon - it's 6 miles now. So is Nice. Lyon's stadium is quite far out, but there are far better transport links. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Lyon's stadium is quite far out, but there are far better transport links. Totally radical dude. Peace out man. ✌️ Link to comment
ABZ RED Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 You talk as if Kingsford is in Glasgow.It’s less than 30 minutes from Union Street by bus. So much handier for many supporters than Pittodrie.Loads think nothing of travelling over 2.5 hours for an away game so a new stadium 4 miles from Holburn Junctionwill not be a travelling issue. Even members of this forum who are Kingsford fanatics say they don't go to Pittodrie because of its location, despite it being connected from literally every angle. Yet turn it round the other way, make them go to a shuttle bus a few miles away, to a place that you can't fit your day around, and everyone will do it no problem. Wow. 2 Link to comment
Site Sponsor Dom Sullivan Posted May 20, 2018 Site Sponsor Share Posted May 20, 2018 Even members of this forum who are Kingsford fanatics say they don't go to Pittodrie because of its location, despite it being connected from literally every angle. Yet turn it round the other way, make them go to a shuttle bus a few miles away, to a place that you can't fit your day around, and everyone will do it no problem. Wow.Kingsford fanatics? Who are they? Link to comment
ABZ RED Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Kingsford fanatics? Who are they? You're one who said they'd be going to more games at Kingsford along with office friends. Link to comment
mcdougall(4) Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Kingsford fanatics? Who are they? sleaford mods tribute band Link to comment
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