Stadium quiz question

[Pstotto]

Whose home ground is the 7th biggest football stadium in the UK?

[Quickenthetempo]

Arsenal?

[Bin Ont Turf]

Newcastle?

[claretdom]

Newcastle ?

[cheeseon]

Queens park?

[DCWat]

Are you including national stadiums?

[Pstotto]

Cheeseon, you're correct! That didn't take long to work out. I wonder who supports them and why they aren't a major team in Glasgow? They've got the ground.

[Pstotto]

Yes, DCWat it did include one national stadium but not Spurs at Wembley.

OK can you name the six bigger ones? I've trying to keep the quiz going !

[Bin Ont Turf]

Cheeseon, you're correct! That didn't take long to work out. I wonder who supports them and why they aren't a major team in Glasgow? They've got the ground.

Hampden Park is slightly smaller than St James Park, so it can't be correct.

[Pstotto]

Binont, what's your top seven? According to my source, Hampden Park is the 7th largest football league stadium. (Wembley is not included as it's not a football league ground, as yet.)

[Bin Ont Turf]

Not in any order but bigger than Hampden......

Liverpool
Man City
Man Utd
Arsenal
Celtic
West Ham
Newcastle

[Pstotto]

I think you're right, Binont. Hampden Park is the 8th largest. My source (http://www.worldstadiums.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) has West ham still playing at the Bolyen Ground, I've just checked. And Liverpool now, so it's the 9th because Glasgow Rangers also have a bigger stadium according to that source. Just goes to show that the Internet can't be trusted.

[Bin Ont Turf]

I'll let ClaretDom have the winning prize because I'm good like that.

[Pstotto]

Yes, CD is right, but can you put the top six clubs in the right order?

[claretdom]

I'll let ClaretDom have the winning prize because I'm good like that.

You sound like someone who has seen the prize already !

[Pstotto]

You've won a limited edition print of a World Cup 2022 stadium. Screen grab to claim your prize:

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[Pstotto]

Postby Bin Ont Turf » Fri May 12, 2017 2:38 pm
Not in any order but bigger than Hampden......

Liverpool
Man City
Man Utd
Arsenal
Celtic
West Ham
Newcastle

There is a reason why putting them in order is significant and it forms an extra quiz question.

[Dressinggown]

Strangely, some of the World's biggest stadiums belong to College / University teams playing American Football. The pitch dimensions are smaller than our version and, therefore, the stands are even higher than we usually see. Added to this is the fact that they only play 6-8 games a season.

The night before a game, Texas A&M University have something called 'Yell Practice' which is basically a rehearsal of their fans chants. Yell Practice is often attended by more than 50,000 students and fans.

Bonkers.



Kyle Field, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Capacity 102,733.




Tiger Stadium, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Capacity 102,321.

[BFCmaj]

Strangely, some of the World's biggest stadiums belong to College / University teams playing American Football. The pitch dimensions are smaller than our version and, therefore, the stands are even higher than we usually see. Added to this is the fact that they only play 6-8 games a season.

The night before a game they have something called 'Yell Practice' which is basically a rehearsal of their fans chants. Yell Practice is often attended by more than 50,000 students and fans.

Bonkers.

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Chuffing weirdos

[Bin Ont Turf]

Postby Bin Ont Turf » Fri May 12, 2017 2:38 pm
Not in any order but bigger than Hampden......

Liverpool
Man City
Man Utd
Arsenal
Celtic
West Ham
Newcastle

There is a reason why putting them in order is significant and it forms an extra quiz question.

Man Utd
West Ham ( but they aren't allowed to fill the capacity)
Celtic
Arsenal
Man City
Liverpool
Newcastle

[Pstotto]

I think that is the correct order. Well spotted. The London stadium is actually 66,000 but only has a working capacity of 57,000 because of 9000 unlicensed seats.