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    Are they designed to keep the noise in or they just happen to have people making noise to begin with?

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    I go with a deliberate architectural design to keep the noise in.

    eg Leipzig's stadium "The roof has an integrated floodlight design and is designed to provide superior acoustics"

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    I was being a little bit facetious, I have no doubt the German stadiums are built to help contain the fabulous atmospheres their fans generate, but I'd say you don't get those atmospheres in England to begin with, in a large part because a large number of fans are priced out of attending games. I can't imagine something like this happening in England nowadays:


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    The Dortmund fans try to copy Celtic's YNWA but it's just a passable version of the real thing.

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    Give them a break, they're German. They haven't had the best start in life.

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    I flicked over to the Galatasaray game with the Dortmund game at 1-2. The place was hopping and Gal were piling on the pressure so I watched it for a couple of minutes. Flicked back, 3-2 !!!

    Had to feel sorry for Malaga but I think it's better for the semi final viewing really. I'm hoping for Dortmund v Madrid and Barca v Bayern.

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    I'd prefer Dortmund v Barca and Real Madrid v Bayern with Dortmund v Real final.

    I've a feeling though we'll have an all German and all Spanish semi.

    Looks like I have too.
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    Makes sense from so many vantage points for UEFA to get a Germany/Italy V Spain/France final.
    2 teams from the same country in the CL final is ..... incestuous.
    Though a semi final 'derby' is usually interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuttgart88 View Post
    No, but I was flying from Prague to London one time and even at 30,000 feet I could see a yellow rectangle out my window and thought it had to be that ground. I checked the flight map we flew straight over Dortmund. Anyone else pick out footy grounds when flying?
    I've only picked out Goodison Park and Anfield flying home from Birmingham, the plane wasn't very high at the time.
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    The Dublin - London route is very fruitful if it flies over NW London. Depending on which side you're on you can see Wembley, Emirates (RHS) or WHL, Upton Park and Olympic Stadium (LHS) then it flies over the City and from one side you (RHS) can see Chelsea, QPR, Fulham and Brentford and from the the other side Millwall, Palace, Wimbledon dog track, All England tennis, The Stoop and Twickenham. You also get to see the 2 Liverpool clubs and some of the midlands clubs on a clear day. Not to mention the Aviva, Croker and Dalyer on certain take-off routes from Dublin.

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    Don't forget the Aer Lingus sports ground!

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    Quote Originally Posted by geysir View Post
    Makes sense from so many vantage points for UEFA to get a Germany/Italy V Spain/France final.
    2 teams from the same country in the CL final is ..... incestuous.
    Though a semi final 'derby' is usually interesting.
    I wonder did they delay the semi final draws this year to make it easier to rig. If the semi final draws are all Spanish/all German I will be a bit sceptical. Of course Juve and PSG might get into the mix yet but I doubt it.

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    Is it Barnet or Brentford have an ad on the rook of their stand because it's on a flight path into/out of London?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    Is it Barnet or Brentford have an ad on the rook of their stand because it's on a flight path into/out of London?
    |It's Brentford.

    https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Brent...ngdom&t=h&z=17

    I noticed that when it was mentioned when they were playing Chelsea in the FA Cup this year that they have a pub at all four corners of the ground and I had to go look at it.

    It would be easily visible from a plane taking off from or landing at Heathrow.
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    remember seeing pittodrie and the 2 dundee stadiums coming back from finland a few years ago, was a lovely clear saturday afternoon. great craic trying to spot stadiums from planes!!
    Havin a weekend away is quite frankly,lettin ur team mates down!

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    We are the coolest people ever!

    Pittodrie has to be one of the most spectacularly placed stadia. I couldn't get over the view when I went to see it when in Aberdeen a few years ago.
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    I passed Stade de France on the train to Charles de Gaulle airport. That not really what ye're looking for though is it? I could see Tynecastle from the top of Arthur's Seat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeLorean View Post
    I passed Stade de France on the train to Charles de Gaulle airport. That not really what ye're looking for though is it? I could see Tynecastle from the top of Arthur's Seat!
    Like when you see Murrayfield on the Train into Edinburgh. Not at all spectacular.
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    Grrrrrrr. Turned away when the score was 1-2 with 2 minutes to go to pick up on the Sky Sports Championship results. I should have known better. Late goals all over the shop. 5th minute of injury time Barnsley equalise at Cardiff. Grrrrrr. There's also been a late injury time winner at the Den. Miracles of miracles.Owls win.

    And Trap wasn't in charge of any of the three teams who conceded the goals!! Rotten substitutions by the managers

    Can't blame the ref for the Dortmund last goal. Linesman's responsibility.

    Who'd want to be a Malaga supporter this am? I can almost feel the pain from here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BonnieShels View Post
    Like when you see Murrayfield on the Train into Edinburgh. Not at all spectacular.
    I passed that in a taxi! I also saw the old Yankee Stadium on the way to Harlem on the subway....it must have been overground for me to see it though so maybe it was a regular train. My memory is a bit shaky on this one.

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