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Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 2:23 pm

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

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri May 12, 2017 2:26 pm

Arsenal?

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Fri May 12, 2017 2:26 pm

Newcastle?

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by claretdom » Fri May 12, 2017 2:26 pm

Newcastle ?

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by cheeseon » Fri May 12, 2017 2:27 pm

Queens park?

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by DCWat » Fri May 12, 2017 2:27 pm

Are you including national stadiums?

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 2:29 pm

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.

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 2:30 pm

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 ! :-)

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Fri May 12, 2017 2:33 pm

Pstotto wrote: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.

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 2:37 pm

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.)

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by 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

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 2:45 pm

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.

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Fri May 12, 2017 2:46 pm

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

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 2:58 pm

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

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by claretdom » Fri May 12, 2017 2:59 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I'll let ClaretDom have the winning prize because I'm good like that.

You sound like someone who has seen the prize already !
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Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 3:14 pm

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Fri May 12, 2017 6:06 pm

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.

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Post by Dressinggown » Fri May 12, 2017 10:41 pm

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.

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


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Tiger Stadium, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Capacity 102,321.
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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by BFCmaj » Fri May 12, 2017 10:47 pm

Dressinggown wrote: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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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Fri May 12, 2017 11:24 pm

Pstotto wrote: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

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Re: Stadium quiz question

Post by Pstotto » Sat May 13, 2017 1:20 pm

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.

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