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Yes, first went to the Astrodome in 1990. Paid off my ship in Baytown, across the bay from Houston after a 6 month trip. Had a couple of days before flying home, so went to visit it. When you consider what our stadiums were like at that time...

I went to college basketball final 4s a few yrs back. It was in AZ cardinals stadium and only tickets were back of top tier. While they did raise up the court a little, was amazed that view was good enough to watch without having to use the big...

I much prefer the baseball stadia in many ways too. No interest in the game itself but there is a greater onus placed on intimacy in them (for obvious reasons), which is probably more inkeeping with how we see our football grounds. The whole...

I have been to a fair few US stadia down the years. They do not really compare easily with European football venues so are best judged on their own merits. The only ones I have truly enjoyed are the better baseball venues including Fenway (the...

They can have a lower rake because they are usually further away from the pitch for American football. Plus they need that to accommodate the larger capacity over multiple tiers. The bottom tier will probably hold as many as the whole of BMD and...

The main differences are that there is a far greater onus on having several levels of corporate offer, which then dictates some of the stand geometries..... the side stands are often curved or cranked because views along the full touchlines are...

Watching our lot its nice to have something to distract your attention from whats going on as we are capitulating.

Yes, it cost more to build but it is on another level on several metrics tbh. Over 70k capacity, quirky closing roof, nearly 200 boxes and several whole corporate tiers etc. I was hoping to get over for this one, as It's one I havent yet been...

The upper tier could've been set back a metre or more at the south end to give a more natural alignment with the safe-standing lower. That could've added an extra row or more in the lower, or a better placed platform for disabled fans (removing...

Sort of roof (from the inside anyway) that BM SHOULD have had.

Had the pleasure of being invited to the opening of the Terrace Bar right outside the stadium, been following this build since day 1 hence the invite. Still lots of tidying up to do, but an absolute incredible achievement by all involved to get...

Yeah I really like that perspective of the game. Big difference for us from the TB, and suppose everybody, is we'll be in the same bowl as everybody else now so be interesting to see how that affects the atmosphere. Just got the ST through...

Rightly or wrongly, many have bemoaned the lack of Everton identity in and around the new stadium. Dixie Dean and the Holy Trinity are this club's immortals (there may be a few others who could merit a place, but they certainly do).... they don't...

I’m in agreement with this, even though those legends are associated with GP, they are still a huge part of Everton’s history.