At the risk of sounding like HRH Prince Charles you can go two ways with architecture, you can appoint an architect who will design a building sympathetic to its surroundings which doesn't mean that it still can't be built from "modern" materials, or you can go for impact, almost shock and awe.

Alsop seems to have gone for the latter.

You won't find too many who would suggest that his design is complimentary in its surroundings or that riding past it on a bus you would hardly notice that its there - the photos on the previous page show how it blends so easily into its surroundings (not), its a statement from the commissioning owners and a statement from the architect ( I'm guessing that it will be outstanding in his portfolio and probably win some awards for him) and if thats what they wanted then they certainly have not failed in their commission.

Personally I would have preferred something that did not dominate the Headingley skyline so much, the frikkin thing hits you in the eye as far away as The Arc rather like a person with a facial birthmark walking down the pavement towards you would instantly draw your gaze from 500 yards away - personally I really like the "rusty" building on the BBC site opposite the Woodhouse multi storey car park, a building that dominates its skyline but does it without jarring its setting.

A Winter Shed and a Coconut Shy.

If we could add a few things it would be:

Redevelop the western terrace and get a cover over it.

replace the southstand but keep it as it is now if not bigger but all standing.

replace the main stand but have a couple of tiers so as to stop the need to have seating in the southstand. Maybe also have a small paddock of standing like in the old days for people who want to stand along the touch but not in the southstand

a scoreboard that can be used as a video board by sky but that is viewable from all angles of the ground, or maybe even two (one in the corner between the southstand and carnegie and one in the opposite corner)



then if I wanted to be really outlandish maybe a roof over the pitch so that we can have a dry track all year round

Greg Inglis

If we had your history we'd have sold our ground to Tesco long ago

A CC & GF homecoming on 3rd October.

If you think thats bad you should see what they have built at Old Trafford cricket ground. The Point!!!!!!!

It's more like a big red lego brick

I want people to bring me beer with one of these efforts on;

A roof over the western terrace and a playing surface that doesnt degrade as much with constant use.

Nothing wrong with the pitch. We won an award for it last year

Nothing to do with the covers being on it for pretty much 90% of the winter?