Chelsea's Stamford Bridge

[chef]

Re: Chelsea's Stamford Bridge

Just wondering why a lot of premier league sides don't have roofed stadiums , soccer would be the benefit, no called off games due to weather no winds, etc ..
Are there any grounds in the divisions that have two clubs at the one stadium ?
Amazing how AfL has cottoned on to roofed stadiums before soccer.

Very rarely do games get called off. Might have something to do with the grass as it's hard enough to grown here in Oz under the roof, imaging somewhere even colder.

I know Stamford Bridge has heating under the grass so snow is never a problem.

[chef]

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Stadia. Is it a technical problem do they kick soccer balls higher than footys? Because you're right about EPL. If they needed all weather venues anywhere it's there. Maybe it's in the fire regs they bought in after Bradford that they can't have roofs on the venues or something.


But Wembley has a roof it can use doesn't it?

Doesn't fully close but covers all the seating.

[Twodogs]

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The home of Union, a 80k seat stadium.

Come and play at Emirates for a season or two! Jose would love it there sitting in Arsene's managers seat during nominal home games. He could even borrow one of Wengers puffy jackets.

Doesn't fully close but covers all the seating.

Cheers.

Did we ever find out why Stamford Bridge is called Stamford Brodge? I know the battle inside out. About Hadrada and Harold and Tostig and the Viking getting a pike up his clacker, but why is the stadium called Stamford Bridge.

[chef]

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Come and play at Emirates for a season or two! Jose would love it there sitting in Arsene's managers seat during nominal home games. He could even borrow one of Wengers puffy jackets.



Cheers.

Did we ever find out why Stamford Bridge is called Stamford Brodge? I know the battle inside out. About Hadrada and Harold and Tostig and the Viking getting a pike up his clacker, but why is the stadium called Stamford Bridge.

some stuff here....

http://www.stamford-bridge.com/bridge.htm

I couldn't imagine Wenger wanting to do José any favours.

[LostDoggy]

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Come and play at Emirates for a season or two! Jose would love it there sitting in Arsene's managers seat during nominal home games. He could even borrow one of Wengers puffy jackets.



Cheers.


Did we ever find out why Stamford Bridge is called Stamford Brodge? I know the battle inside out. About Hadrada and Harold and Tostig and the Viking getting a pike up his clacker, but why is the stadium called Stamford Bridge.

Pike up the clacker?

[ledge]

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Did they find a skeleton with a pike up the clacker?

[Twodogs]

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The story is that the Anglo-Saxons virtually ran from London to York to oppose the Viking invasion in York in 1066. The vikings weren't expecting the Saxon king Harold to reach them for a couple more days and were sun baking in the fields when all off a sudden there was a full Saxon army in the field behind them. Their armour and war gear was on all the ships on the other side of the river. Stamford. One huge Berserker stood on the bridge killing any Saxon who came near him while the Vikings who made it across the bridge prepared them selves for war. In the end the only way the Berserker was bought down was when a guy sailed under the bridge and rammed a pike up his fundament, killing him instantly.

The Anglo-Saxons swarmed over the bridge and wiped out all the Vikings. Their King and their entire nobility and virtually all of their warrior class. It was the greatest Anglo/Saxon military success ever.

[LostDoggy]

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The story is that the Angko-Saxons virtually ran from London to York to oppose the Viking invasion. The vikings weren't expecting the Saxon king Harold to reach them for a couple more days and were sun baking in the fields when all off a sudden there was a full Saxon army in the field behind them. Their armour and war gear was on all the ships on the other side of the river. One huge Berserker stood on the bridge killing any Saxon who came near him while the Vikings prepared them selves for war. In the end the only way the Berserker was bought down was when a guy sailed under the bridge and rammed a pike up his fundament, killing him instantly.

Great story thanks mate

[ledge]

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The old spike up the clacker.. Works every time

[chef]

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This is going to look pretty special when its finished.

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/6/30/8865175/not-just-a-new-stadium-chelsea-set-to-unveil-plans-for-cathedral-of

[Bornadog]

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Be nice if we built the same at WO

[chef]

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Be nice if we built the same at WO

Not sure we could afford the £500m its going to cost Roman.

[Twodogs]

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Be nice if we built the same at WO

Or if Arsenal had redeveloped Highbury. Some times I wonder why Highbury had to die but there wasn't enough room to move after the redevelopment in the '80s at the clock end.

[Bornadog]

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Or if Arsenal had redeveloped Highbury. Some times I wonder why Highbury had to die but there wasn't enough room to move after the redevelopment in the '80s at the clock end.

This is what it looks like today:

[Bornadog]

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and the entrance