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| Quote knockersbumpMKII="knockersbumpMKII"I'm sure West Ham fans will love it...not! However West Ham's owners/backers will be jumping for joy, £2.5M rent PA but with about £1.5-£2.5M worth of tax payer funded freebies/services/equipment.
The 272 millions to convert it to a 'multi use' stadium is utterly unbelievable considering the £429M odd to build it initially (Bid cost was only £280M).
I think the stadium itself is bang average all things considered, not that fussed if we don't go back any time soon as fans are too far away in too many places. I would imagine some seats are comparable to the nose bleeds at OT. I think the Emirates is superior/nicer/more inviting.'"
Why would the Emirates host a game of rugby league? Correct me if I'm wrong but they never expressed an interest in hosting a far more commercially appealing Rugby Union World Cup fixture.
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| Quote mickyb1234="mickyb1234"Only problem with wembley us the one tube station, at least Stratford has two tube lines overground and DLR'"
Not quite true, there's Wembley Stadium station as well.
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| Three tube stations within walking distance of Wembley. As I said above, I'm no Wembley fan, but it gets the nod for me over the Olympic because you are a little closer to the action.
Just on stadium size, the NRL, who can do no wrong , it seems, in the eyes of some posters here, regularly schedule televised games in enormous, virtually empty stadia, and nobody thinks they're in crisis.
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| Very underwhelmed with the stadium itself. Is it always going to be like that? I can't imagine West Ham fans being happy with a massive gap in between sections.
Wembley is by far a better stadium. Unfortunately it's just a bit too big for us at the moment.
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| I think the transport links are great, I was home within 40 minutes (I can't wait until our offices are finished on the site)  I'm not so keen on the inside of the stadium though. They either need to make it in to a football/rugby stadium or keep it as a athletics stadium rather than some hybrid mess with temporary stands on top of the existing seats.
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| Quote SteveH="SteveH"I think the transport links are great, I was home within 40 minutes (I can't wait until our offices are finished on the site)
I'm not so keen on the inside of the stadium though. They either need to make it in to a football/rugby stadium or keep it as a athletics stadium rather than some hybrid mess with temporary stands on top of the existing seats.'"
Transport was no better than Wembley IMO in fact, due to being herded around the ground, it took far longer to get on the tube than Wembley.
It was the concourse inside that just seemed unfinished/ done on the cheap.
The Olympic stadium was built to host a "once in a lifetime" event but wasn't up to the standard of the other stadia that are used for RL.
Old lTrafford, The Millennium Stadium and Wembley are all better, as was the KC last week (albeit half the size).
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| Quote richardviking="richardviking"Why would the Emirates host a game of rugby league? Correct me if I'm wrong but they never expressed an interest in hosting a far more commercially appealing Rugby Union World Cup fixture.'"
So you know for a fact that the RFL have approached the Arsenal football club with regard to possibly using it for an event? Similarly do you know that they were approached by the RFU, that i was making a comparison between stadiums in how they are for fans makes your point fruitless. As I said, the Emirates is a superior stadium to the Olmpic stadium with regard to fans, if you disagree then say so and why instead of going on about something unrelated to what I actually said.
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| Knowing what Arsenal charge for their season tickets, I can just imagine what they'd charge for the use of their stadium!
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| I doubt the RFL will use the Olympic stadium again. If they do, fans who went on Saturday may well be put off returning.
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| Quote knockersbumpMKII="knockersbumpMKII"So you know for a fact that the RFL have approached the Arsenal football club with regard to possibly using it for an event? Similarly do you know that they were approached by the RFU, that i was making a comparison between stadiums in how they are for fans makes your point fruitless. As I said, the Emirates is a superior stadium to the Olmpic stadium with regard to fans, if you disagree then say so and why instead of going on about something unrelated to what I actually said.'"
You're just plucking out random stadia you personally would like to see. Anyone can do that. I wouldn't mind seeing Catalans play Wigan at the Nou Camp in a double header with the El Clasico but it isn't going to happen. The reality is the Olympic Stadium is one that is up for grabs at the moment and not many others are.
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| I'd like to see a game in White Hart Lane... They recently signed a deal with the NFL so must be open to other options....Sure the capacity is 36,000 so some might say that it's not ambitious enough but i think charging a bit more for a sell out crowd would look better,feel better and ultimately give better value for money
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| White Hart Lane isn't long enough between the stands at each end. Ideally need at least 125 metres for a 100 metre pitch plus in-goal areas and preferably at least 5 metres from dead ball line to the boundary. Old Trafford is bad enough (if not dangerous-unless they start filling in that ditch with some sort of foam or inflatable).
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