Swansea City

[Hawkwell Shrimper]

While on the thought of playing Swansea for the last time at The Vetch, i thought i would look to see what there new stadium was looking like. It looks very impressive, i must say...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/slideshows/images/whiterock_insideview_dec14.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/slideshows/images/whiterock_dec14.jpg

... at a cost of £27 Million, and an initial capacity of 20,000.

[BoyWonder2]

Very nice. Wouldn't be too disappointed if ours turned out like that.

[Hockley_Blues]

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/media/images/3/o/7th%20Jan%2005%20view%20from%20the%203rd%20floor%2 0700%20pix.jpg
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/media/images/i/7/Sept%2004%20b%20600%20pix.jpg
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/media/images/c/1/Dec%2020th%2004%20700%20pix.jpg

Looking very nice indeed....

[rabbloke]

The new stadium will be home for Swansea football and the Ospreys rugby club. It will be run by representatives of the two AND Swansea council. The same council that has championed the new stadium and made it a major sporting facility for Wales. You may not remember many of my old posts and my expressed disappointment in Southend council but this highlights why. For years we have strove for a new stadium and our council has murmered a few positive sounds. I was in the Shrimpers bar in the days of Jobson when there was a public meeting with regard the project. I asked the council representative why they were not helping Southend to find a place to build. His answer? ' It is for Southend to propose a site and for us to sanction it. We cannot actively suggest positions'. Thanks Southend council. take a look at Swansea and see what you should be doing. Not libel Leeboy. I asked the question from the floor and the answer was given by the representative publicly to the floor.

[Its grim up north!]

Looks really nice.

[Napster]

Sounds like what Hull did. To be fair, we have tried sharing with the local rugby team and it didn't work. Rugby just isnt popular down here. Nor are any other sports, really...

[HUMBLEPIE]

Quote[/b] (rabbloke @ Feb. 01 2005,20:06)]I was in the Shrimpers bar in the days of Jobson when there was a public meeting with regard the project. I asked the council representative why they were not helping Southend to find a place to build. His answer? ' It is for Southend to propose a site and for us to sanction it. We cannot actively suggest positions'. Thanks Southend council. take a look at Swansea and see what you should be doing. Not libel Leeboy. I asked the question from the floor and the answer was given by the representative publicly to the floor.
At that time I was told most of the councillors that counted were rugby supporters and Southend rugby club had no problems when they wanted to extend their stadium at Warners Bridge and what has Southend rugby club done for the town of Southend I couldn't even tell you what league they are in... http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[footymad13]

KC Stadium is fantastic, a great arena and really a top class design.

Wonder if we will ever get to FF ...

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Quote[/b] (Hockley_Blues @ Feb. 01 2005,19:54)]http://www.swansea.gov.uk/media/images/3/o/7th%20Jan%2005%20view%20from%20the%203rd%20floor%2 0700%20pix.jpg
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Looking very nice indeed....
My pictures are better than yours!
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[rabbloke]

I was not suggesting we should share with the rugby team merely that the council should do more.

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (rabbloke @ Feb. 03 2005,09:14)]I was not suggesting we should share with the rugby team merely that the council should do more.
Ahhh, in which case I got the wrong end of the stick.

[Matt the Shrimp]

Is the workman taking a nap in one of those pictures?!

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Bloody impressive stadium, BTW. What's the "Abertawe" about on the seats?

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[blues_r_best]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Feb. 03 2005,11:26)]Bloody impressive stadium, BTW. What's the "Abertawe" about on the seats?
It's Welsh for Swansea.

[Hockley_Blues]

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Quote[/b] (Hockley_Blues @ Feb. 01 2005,19:54)]Looking very nice indeed....
My pictures are better than yours!
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[RobM.]

pitch looks a bit rough