I was watching the Milan derby last night. An incredible stadium and a huge achievement for one that holds 80,000. It manages to achieve an atmosphere which can so easily be lost when the capacity increases. So many large stadiums lack atmpsohere because the fans become slightly lost and detached due to the hugeness of the stadium and the use of space. The Emirates for example. The San Siro is my favourite stadium. The tiers are so steep and the seats so close that the fans almost envolope the pitch. Its almost as perfect as a football stadium can be.
That reminded me of the failed new stadium. I didn't want to see Anfield ripped to the ground, but lets be honest, we need to increase match day revenue. The plans looked good, a little too modern, but certainly original. Then we heard that the new stadium would be built around the Kop. The Kop would be the conductor and the rest of the stadium the orchestra, was how (almost) one of G&H put it. The Kop would be the steepest, largest tier in english football. The new stadium would be designed with the accoustics in mind, designed to amplify every scream and chant bellowing from the fans hanging right over Pepe Reina. The Kop would be the infantry stood eagerly behind their commanders on the battlefield.
This had so much promise, it wouldn't be a heartless concrete bowl, new yes, but we would make it ours and if anything, the potential was there to make the new stadium more intimidating than the last. The owners sounded like they had an understanding of what we needed, but it was never to be. I can't help breathing a slight sense of relief with the current economic climate, but then its a double edged sword as we're now limited to 45,000 seats indefinitley.
Talking of conductors, we have two at the moment in G&H. Maybe they have more in common with musicals than football. I'd suggest they try their hand at conducting Fiddler On The Roor, If I Were A Rich Man seems a perfect song to start with.
That reminded me of the failed new stadium. I didn't want to see Anfield ripped to the ground, but lets be honest, we need to increase match day revenue. The plans looked good, a little too modern, but certainly original. Then we heard that the new stadium would be built around the Kop. The Kop would be the conductor and the rest of the stadium the orchestra, was how (almost) one of G&H put it. The Kop would be the steepest, largest tier in english football. The new stadium would be designed with the accoustics in mind, designed to amplify every scream and chant bellowing from the fans hanging right over Pepe Reina. The Kop would be the infantry stood eagerly behind their commanders on the battlefield.
This had so much promise, it wouldn't be a heartless concrete bowl, new yes, but we would make it ours and if anything, the potential was there to make the new stadium more intimidating than the last. The owners sounded like they had an understanding of what we needed, but it was never to be. I can't help breathing a slight sense of relief with the current economic climate, but then its a double edged sword as we're now limited to 45,000 seats indefinitley.
Talking of conductors, we have two at the moment in G&H. Maybe they have more in common with musicals than football. I'd suggest they try their hand at conducting Fiddler On The Roor, If I Were A Rich Man seems a perfect song to start with.
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