New & Redeveloped Stadiums

[JANORAK]

f*** me. You’ll be able to see NOTHING!!!!!

No change there then. Must be the worst view of a game in the top 2 divisions- except maybe the Poopascoops. 13 seasons in the PL = £2.3/2.5 billion income?
No idea how they can still get away with it…

 

[Brentford_till_die]

First pictures of Maidenhead United's potential new ground released

The Magpies want to move from its York Road ground, where they have played since the 19th Century.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Brentford_till_die]

https://cumbriacrack.com/2026/05/27/cumberland-sports-village-gets-go-ahead/

 

[Brentford_till_die]

The Den Redevelopment

The phased redevelopment of Millwall FC's historic stadium, The Den, at the heart of a regenerative masterplan in New Bermondsey, London. The proposals under development include a strategy for incremental, phased expansion of the existing stadium, up to a total maximum capacity of 34,000 seats,…

www.afl-architects.com

 

[Brentford_till_die]

View: https://x.com/mansfieldtownfc/status/2050990215720833239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2050990215720833239%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

 

[Brentford_till_die]

Bristol Rovers: Hussain AlSaeed says move away from Memorial Stadium is 'most likely' option

Bristol Rovers chairman Hussain AlSaeed says moving away from the Mem is the "most likely" option.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Brentford_till_die]

Stadium Redevelopment Plans Announced

We can confirm we have commenced discussions with the London Borough of Havering Council regarding our development proposals.

hornchurchfc.com

 

[Untouchable]

I was recently watching a documentary on the M40 extension from the 1980s and the big take away was the power of the Oxfordshire NIMBY’s.

This won’t be easy for OUFC.


View: https://x.com/oufcofficial/status/2063999498800497102?s=46&t=SQP7mje7Pimu8X-ugPnQnQ

 

[coconino]

Architects’ model of the proposed Birmingham City Powerhouse, on show at Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

 

[JANORAK]

Architects’ model of the proposed Birmingham City Powerhouse, on show at Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.View attachment 66716

It’d make a lovely birthday cake! Chocolate chimneys?

 

[The Joker]

Architects’ model of the proposed Birmingham City Powerhouse, on show at Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.View attachment 66716

I usually walk right through that section of the Summer Exhibition. I suppose this gives me a reason to stop for once!

 

[brentford born & bred]

Development at Bournemouth. It will be a building site for our visit in September. From what I can understand the infills that are referred to will initially increase the capacity by around 800 but will not increase the away allocation. The increase in stadium capacity to 20k will not be completed until some point season 2027-28, we even got a mention .


View: https://youtu.be/LxB0LygNF3s?is=FTYd4kprdMV9YqC0

 

[jlove]

Development at Bournemouth...

Getting rid of the pink seats!

 

[rebus]

Architects’ model of the proposed Birmingham City Powerhouse, on show at Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.View attachment 66716

Different but looks a little ridiculous. Need to remove the peaky blinders bullshit.

 

[coconino]

Different but looks a little ridiculous. Need to remove the peaky blinders bullshit.

See @GABS post above for an alternative design

 

[Gawain]

From the BBC:

Manchester United have taken a significant step towards a new 100,000-capacity stadium by buying the majority of the land needed to build it close to their current home at Old Trafford.

According to sources, United have now acquired a triangle of roads that connect close to the car parks behind the Stretford End, which gives them a 25-acre site sufficient for their new stadium.
United believe their chosen site will offer greater opportunity for stops on the city's Metrolink system and, also, the wider rail network, which will help ferry supporters to what would become England's biggest stadium.

 

[rebus]

View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaH7ZYnsdqZ/?igsh=ejFyNTM5cGYyZmFz


Their main stand will be bigger than the Gtech.

 

[Ashford Bees]

View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaH7ZYnsdqZ/?igsh=ejFyNTM5cGYyZmFz


Their main stand will be bigger than the Gtech.

Let's not forget this is Leeds, where anything to do with fan numbers is greatly exaggerated !

 

[GABS]

View: https://x.com/bbcoxfordsport/status/2073748930089656597?s=20

Campaigners fight on after Oxford Utd stadium challenge refused

Friends of Stratfield Brake lodge a challenge over Oxford United stadium plan with the High Court.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GABS]

View: https://x.com/_LiamWalker_/status/2074214102369480994?s=20

 

[Brentford_till_die]

View: https://youtu.be/kSRntNyb_Yw?is=I1NYKmcqAXvh-B3y

 

[Brentford_till_die]

View: https://youtu.be/sgf-EM9oiHU?is=n5cMx_5qEkHTh2gh

 

[Brentford_till_die]

View: https://youtu.be/_aut1AYAPSE?is=HU8BIzoSXJA3eWvG

 

[Brentford_till_die]

View: https://youtu.be/xZ0-yB7FCrc?is=mQUq6sM2gOkOx-Kg

 

[Brentford_till_die]

View: https://youtu.be/_gp6saf5CIE?is=63ApMh2nYwToBDHx

 

[Gawain]

View: https://youtu.be/kSRntNyb_Yw?is=I1NYKmcqAXvh-B3y

I see that the above redevelopment, due to be completed by 2030-ish, will bring capacity up to 53k.

But seeing as they already own a massive patch of land beside the stadium, and have such an enormous fanbase - or so they tell us - why didn't they do eg like Spurs, and build a brand new stadium adjacent to the existing one (pitch rotated 90 degrees)? That way they could easily have achieved 60k+ capacity, with ultra-modern hospitality, conferencing and non-footballing facilities etc, instead of trying to update/adapt a stadium which is already getting on for 50 years old.

Oh, wait, maybe someone mentioned to their American owners that PL "soccer" in this country operates a system of relegation/promotion, so maybe not such a good idea after all?

 

[Gawain]

New 53k capacity stadium planned for Olympiakos, thanks to everyone's favourite club owner:

Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis announces £210m stadium plans

 

[Brentford_till_die]

https://www.weareimps.com/news/big-screen-and-new-stand-being-installed

 

[the birds and the bees]

Rotherham United Football Club’s old ground Millmoor finally being demolished.

 

[Gawain]

Rotherham United Football Club’s old ground Millmoor finally being demolished.

Sad to see. Millmoor was one of the last few "old school", traditional League grounds which, unfortunately, I never got to see. But for a somewhat undistinguished club, that video indicates that the ground wasn't that bad, actually?
Ironic that one of the stands was sponsored by "C.F. BOOTH - BUYERS OF ALL GRADES OF SCRAP", doubly so since Booths themselves went bust earlier this year (though since bought out of administration).

 

[Chomp]

Rotherham United Football Club’s old ground Millmoor finally being demolished.

My first thought is: How long has this taken?!

 

[ruislip bee]

The old ground was being used and had been kept maintained in recent years.

My first thought is: How long has this taken?!

 

[Gawain]

At last, after half a dozen false starts for a new San Siro in the last 20-odd years (rebuild or move), there has now been what should be substantial progress, with Milan and Inter combining to buy the stadium and surrounding grounds, so as to demolish the old stadium and build a completely new one alongside.

This 8 minute video has some marvellous old pics of the original stadia on the site from 1925, while also reviewing the more recent failed rebuild projects - absolute manna for stadium geeks!



Though everyone says that while this is significant, the whole Italian planning and development process, which makes our own British equivalent seem positively super-charged, may still add years to the re-build, possibly even jeopardising the chances of it being ready for Italy and Turkey hosting the 2032 Euro's.

 

[Gawain]

Notts Florist have now scrapped the plans to expand the City Ground to 35k, for which they got Planning Permission last summer.

And instead submitted new plans for a 52k capacity rebuild, which has just got PP.

Artist's Impressions:

Wouldn't ya just love it if they built it, then "did a Leicester"!

More here: Nottingham Forest stadium expansion approved - so what now?

 

[Untouchable]

These corner infill seats at Bournemouth look naff.


View: https://x.com/pww8afcb/status/2102690460716454323?s=46&t=SQP7mje7Pimu8X-ugPnQnQ

 

[David Brentford]

Notts Florist have now scrapped the plans to expand the City Ground to 35k, for which they got Planning Permission last summer.

And instead submitted new plans for a 52k capacity rebuild, which has just got PP.

Artist's Impressions:

Wouldn't ya just love it if they built it, then "did a Leicester"!

More here: Nottingham Forest stadium expansion approved - so what now?

Looks a bit like the David Dickinson/Heath Robinson

 

[hanworthbee]

Wonder what comes first...this or the Lionel road station

 

[Judio1999]

Good news for Oxford United

https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/high-court-refuses-permission-judicial-review

The NIMBYs have been rejected

It will be nice to have 4 stands in new ground for them

 

[GABS]

These corner infill seats at Bournemouth look naff.


View: https://x.com/pww8afcb/status/2102690460716454323?s=46&t=SQP7mje7Pimu8X-ugPnQnQ

That's the corner by / for the away section isn't it?

 

[hobbsy]

That's the corner by / for the away section isn't it?

Yes, it is

 

[N5022N122]

Probably just less than a whole seat gap and give the shape of the cone corner that's the optimal place for a seat break. Interesting

 

[N5022N122]

I initially focused on thr need to two access staircase bit to be honest may as well.as.no.one sitting would see anything on the left side.

 

[JANORAK]

I initially focused on thr need to two access staircase bit to be honest may as well.as.no.one sitting would see anything on the left side.

It looks like it. I wonder if these will be sold as ‘restricted view’? An interesting take on ‘improvement’. Is it me, or do they look particularly steep? With our PM advocating beer in seats in future, I’d suggest the person in the bottom row should attend in oilskins, whatever the weather….

 

[jlove]

It looks like it. I wonder if these will be sold as ‘restricted view’? An interesting take on ‘improvement’. Is it me, or do they look particularly steep? With our PM advocating beer in seats in future, I’d suggest the person in the bottom row should attend in oilskins, whatever the weather….

The South Stand, the one where the old terrace used to be to the left of the away section, is the next phase of the redevelopment. I assume that corner will make more sense when that happens, so it now indicates the future alignment with that new, two-tier, stand.