New Anfield vs Emirates Stadium

New York Red · September 25, 2006

It's tough to compare both new stadiums considering our new stadium isn't built yet. But, if you compare the current images of what it will be do the actual Emirates Stadium, I think it is fair to say that ours just isn't up to snuff and that they need to change it.

For a start, the Kop end needs to be an integral part of our stadium. From what i have seen, it isn't and our stadium is symmetrical inside just like the Emirates.

Second, the Emirates has a huge tier of "Club Seats" in the middle which is crucial to the financial success of the stadium and the club as a whole. I can't see that ours has this.

Ours seems to lack luxury boxes. The Emirates has a full ring of them around the stadium. Like it or not, these are also part of the financial well being of the club. I'm sure ours has some, but does it have enough?

Our stands seem to really lack steepness. This will really effect the atmosphere in the ground.

The Emirates has this problem, and we should avoid it. The cost of the roof will be huge, and it limits the ability to be able to increase capacity if need be. Being able to expand to 70,000 maybe 10-20 years from now could be crucial. Have we thought of this?

PortlandRed · September 25, 2006

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