Talk:Emirates Stadium

message: I deleted the Emirates Cup section as it was written extremely badly and it really has nothing to do with the stadium itself. (14:25, 21 August 2009)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lapzwans (talk • contribs) 14:28, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Emirates cup 

message: Seeing as the Emirates has been nominated as one of the stadium in contention to hold the 2011 UEFA Cup final, it is reasonable to assume that it is, at the very  least, in fact a 4 star stadium.
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=483428&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Emirates+Stadium+up+for+2011+UEFA+Cup+Final Hasanclk 17:03, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's just pure assumption and supposition - until it's quoted in a reliable source it cannot be included. There are another four years before the Final occurs & for certification to take place. Qwghlm 22:41, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  UEFA Rating 

message: Arsenal's more hardcore fans (through a group known as RedAction) were (unusually for British football) involved in the development of the stadium in that they worked with the club to select an area in which the fans who tended to lead the chanting and singing would be able to sit (or in fact mostly stand) together.   The club recognised RedAction two years before the opening of the new stadium (again an unusual move for what was a non-official grouping) and a location (directly opposite the away fans section) was agreed.
The move was significant in that Highbury had been known among supporters as being a particularly quiet stadium, and the focussing of the noisiest supporters in one section undoubtedly helped increase the volume of the support.
By autumn 2007 the effect of RedAction was seen to be expanding across the lower tier behind the goal at the northern end, as their scarf waving activities caught on among other supporters.
Ticket prices and attendance
Although  Arsenal prices are recognised as among the highest in club football anywhere in the world, Arsenal have sought to keep prices down.  In particular, Carling Cup matches, in which the manager normally selects a reserve team, and even includes some youth players on occasion, are normally priced at a much lower level than EPL games.
Despite the fact that lesser known players turn out for such games Carling Cup matches at the Emirates are sold out as quickly as other matches.  Indeed such is the popularity of the stadium that in 2006 a youth cup match attracted a record 32,000 to the stadium.
:All very interesting, but what is your point?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.254.70.190 (talk) 15:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stadium - fans and prices 

message: Please note that the capacity of the Emirates Stadium's capacity has been officially changed from 60,432 to 60,355. Please see the Chairman's report in Arsenal plc's financial report of May 2007 and the Official Matchday Programme of Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers dated 20th October 2007, in the Q & A section, page 59.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.203.116.210 (talk) 10:06, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Emirates Stadium Capacity 

message: I suspect this has been tampered with at some point, can someone who edits article this regularly fix it?  --128.16.12.204 (talk) 12:11, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Away fan capacity 

message: One for Qwghlm I think but  says there is some fancy method available for assisting with grass growth since the stadium's architecture doesn't allow sunlight to reach all of the pitch during winter. Know any more about it? 81.77.136.231 (talk) 17:11, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, google gives info from Super surface at Emirates  Gunners pitch perfect Arsenal leading light (by the manufacturers) and Arsenal’s Paul Burgess uses technology to put grounds management in the spotlight. 81.77.136.231 (talk) 20:10, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pitch 

message: Does anyone have any objection to a section showing the progressive record attendance? Goonerak (talk) 19:17, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Record Attendance 

message: Is there any capacity for expansion of the ground?. With a lot of new stadiums being built around Europe, especially in England, the size of Emirates will lose it's advantage over smaller grounds. Plus, the club comfortable draw 60,000 a game, and could probably host closed to 100,000. Was this envisioned when the stadium was built, otherwise Arsenal might outgrow their new home fairly quickly.
:There is no potential to increase the height of the stadium as this has been restricted by the local planning authority. There has been talk of building downwards - how feasible this is I couldn't say. They could reduce the width of the seats as they are very spacious for an average person.--[[User:Goonerak|
Should this be mentioned in the articles, most other stadium articles have a section about future developments and expansion, and it might be an idea to add something about the difficulties and unlikeness of this happening at the Emirates. Lord Cornwallis (talk) 03:06, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The question of capacity isn't an issue of getting narrower seats or of demand, but getting people into and out of the area - I have no sources for this, but obvious as it's a nightmare after a game, so until the tubes in the area under goes a major upgrade, it ain't gonna happen.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.254.70.190 (talk) 15:40, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Expansion

message: I think that fact that says that every Premier League match has been a sellout should be removed because its not true.
The best example I can use that can prove why its false is because the game today (Blackburn) was NOT a sellout because (according to Arsenal's website) tickets were still on sale on the day of the match so that makes this "fact" a falsehood The C of E (talk) 20:26, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attendences 

message: There's some pretty major stuff happening that really should be included especially the players surrounding the stadium and Armory Square.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.109.106.8 (talk) 04:14, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Arsenalisation" 

message: Does anyone know what the UEFA ranking of this stadium is. They recently changed their ranking system. Wembley is a category 4.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wakeyjamie (talk • contribs) 11:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  UEFA Stadium Ranking 

message: Well, well, well it looks like Arsenal have banned the vuvuzela from the Emirates (Thank the Lord!) Should this great news be included in the article? The C of E.           God Save The Queen! (talk) 10:47, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vuvuzela ban! 

message: I do get the feeling that to keep this article up to date, we need a new picture in the opening box of the stadium including all the murals they've put around the outside. Can someone do this The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 08:42, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update picture 

message: Refer to discussion under Arsenal F.C. - its generally agreed that the location is Highbury N5. 188.223.195.138 (talk) 10:42, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Location is Highbury, not Holloway 

message: If the title of this article is Emirates Stadium, it doesn't seem to make sense for the opening line to be "Ashburton Grove, known for sponsorship reasons as the Emirates Stadium".  The reverse ("Emirates Stadium, called Ashburton Grove by some supporters") would seem more logical.  And let's be honest here - the name "Emirates Stadium" is more widely used in the footballing world for this stadium. The current intro makes it sound like Ashburton Grove is the common name for the stadium, which may have been the case in 2006 but is not now. 12.239.145.114 (talk) 23:39, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree.  If some supporters prefer the name "Ashburton Grove," that's their choice but it is not the official name of the stadium. I'm changing it. 71.205.174.204 (talk) 16:25, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Reversed, see WP:LEAD. It's formal name is 'Ashburton Grove' because that is the geographical name of the site, and therefore is appropriate to lead the article. By your logic, North Korea should not start off as: "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea..." -- Lemonade51 (talk) 16:48, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Nonsense.  Emirates paid for the official naming rights.  The fact that some fans won't accept the sponsorship is no reason for this encyclopedia, which is supposed to take a neutral point of view, to take their lead. 108.254.160.23 (talk) 03:30, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

text: Agreed. Emirates Stadium is the official name, and references to the use of the informal Ashburton Grove should be removed. Palaeozoic99 (talk) 16:48, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: While I agree that Emirates Stadium should be used, I don't think reference to Ashburton Grove should be removed as it is an alternative name used unofficially same as  Brisbane Cricket Ground is also known as The Gabba.  The C of E   God Save the Queen! (talk) 18:54, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I can understand having "Ashburton Grove" in there as an alternate name, but we should not open the article with it. 108.254.160.23 (talk) 21:46, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This edit is wrong. Look at the pages of other stadiums with sponsorship names. Etihad stadium in Melbourne is universally known as Etihad stadium however the wikipedia article introduces it as "Docklands stadium, known as Etihad stadium for sponsorship reasons". This should be changed back. In fact I'm in favour of calling the entire page Ashburton Grove. If Higbury's page is titled Arsenal Stadium then surely this should be titled Ashburton Grove.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.107.71.83 (talk) 05:34, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: If what you say is true, then that page is in error, not this one.  This is an encyclopedia, not a fan site.  Peoples' dislike of corporate sponsorship should not be a factor in what we title an article. Emirates Stadium is this facility's legal name, just as Arsenal Stadium was the legal name of its predecessor. Alternate names can be mentioned in the article at some point.  108.254.160.23 (talk) 17:34, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Emirates vs. Ashburton Grove again 

message: We should add somewhere that the ticket prices are notoriously high at the Emirates, and were recently (not sure if still are) the highest priced tickets in the league. Let me know if you think it should be added in, and we can make some changes.  Adamh4 (talk) 15:11, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: No, forget it! Ticket prices don't belong in any good encyclopedia! --Aliwal2012 (talk) 22:51, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ticket Prices 

message: The owner of the Stadium is in fact, Sir Jesse Lingard OBE. I do not appreciate this slander on his name and fully expect the change to be done swiftly and promptly. If you do not comply, there will be a contract of 5 million dollars on the table. 195.194.131.200 (talk) 09:26, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ― A Poor Historian (talk) 09:42, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  please be aware of WP:NLT. GiantSnowman 10:00, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks for the advise. I shall report it in the future. ― A Poor Historian (talk) 10:08, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 January 2019 

message: change the "Owner" from Manchester United player's name ("Jesse Lingard") back to "Arsenal Holdings plc" (He didn't own nothing ... subbed off early in a 2-0 loss :) 49.224.159.93 (talk) 02:26, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, by Heolkpop  – Thjarkur (talk) 16:27, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2020 

message: On 22 May 2017 at 22:31 BST (UTC+01:00),[4]:3.8 a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device, packed with nuts and bolts to act as shrapnel, in the foyer area of the Manchester Arena. The attack took place after an Ariana Grande concert that was part of her 2017 Dangerous Woman Tour.[5][6] 14,200 people attended the concert.[7] Many exiting concert-goers and waiting parents were in the foyer at the time of the explosion. According to evidence presented at the coroner's inquest, the bomb was strong enough to kill people up to 20 metres (66 ft) away.[8]
Greater Manchester Police declared the incident a terrorist attack and suicide bombing. It was the deadliest attack in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[4]:3
Aftermath
About three hours after the bombing, police conducted a controlled explosion on a suspicious item of clothing in Cathedral Gardens. This was later confirmed to have been abandoned clothing and not dangerous.[9][10]
Residents and taxi companies in Manchester offered free transport or accommodation via Twitter to those left stranded at the concert.[4]:4.85 Parents were separated from their children attending the concert in the aftermath of the explosion. A nearby hotel served as a shelter for people displaced by the bombing, with officials directing separated parents and children there.[4]:4.85 Manchester's Sikh temples (gurdwaras) along with local homeowners, hotels and venues offered shelter to survivors of the attack.[11]
British military personnel alongside armed police as part of Operation Temperer in response to the raised threat level
Manchester Victoria railway station, which is partly underneath the arena, was evacuated and closed, and services were cancelled.[5][12] The explosion caused structural damage to the station, which remained closed until the damage had been assessed and repaired, resulting in disruption to train and tram services.[13] The station reopened to traffic eight days later, following the completion of police investigation work and repairs to the fabric of the building.[4]:4.57
After a COBRA meeting with Greater Manchester's Chief Constable, Ian Hopkins, on 23 May, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the UK's terror threat level[14] was raised to "critical", its highest level.[4]:5.247 The threat level remained critical until 27 May, when it was reduced to its previous level of severe.[15] In the aftermath of the attack Operation Temperer was activated for the first time, allowing up to 5,000 soldiers to reinforce armed police in protecting parts of the country.[16][17][18] Tours of the Houses of Parliament and the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace were cancelled on 24 May, and troops were deployed to guard government buildings in London.[19]
On 23 May, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, via the Nashir Telegram channel, claimed the attack was carried out by "a soldier of the Khilafah". The message called the attack "an endeavor to terrorize the mushrikin, and in response to their transgressions against the lands of the Muslims."[20][21][22] Abedi's sister said that he was motivated by revenge for Muslim children killed by American airstrikes in Syria.[23][24]
The Arena remained closed until September 2017, with scheduled concerts either cancelled or moved to other venues.[25] It reopened on 9 September, with a benefit concert featuring Noel Gallagher and other acts associated with North West England.[26]
May announced an extra £13 million reimbursement from central government to Manchester's public services for most of the costs incurred by the attack in January 2018.[27] Later that month, Chris Parker, a homeless man who stole from victims of the attack, was jailed for 4 years and three months.[28]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.68.116.44 (talk) 03:47, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ariana Grande Concert 

message: The correct name is The Arsenal Stdium (currently sponsored by an airline) 62.255.225.218 (talk) 11:35, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: . It's not clear what changes you want to make. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 13:52, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2020 

message: Need to add the Men's Rugby League World Cup 2021 semi final, the first non-football sporting event to take place at the stadium on 12/11/2022 (delay due to COVID). England Vs Samoa. 86.1.108.214 (talk) 13:27, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Uses 

message: The Emirates Stadium (known as Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions) nicknamed “The Carpet” is a football stadium in Holloway, London, England. Ashwals (talk) 18:48, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: You need a source for that.  The C of E  God Save the King! (talk) 22:49, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nickname 

message: In July 2023, Arsenal unveiled an official statue of Wenger holding the “Invincible” Premier League trophy outside the Emirates Stadium, joining the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, and Herbert Chapman to be commemorated in such a way outside the stadium Drcool 25 (talk) 03:46, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. – Recoil16 (talk) 10:42, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsene-wenger-statue-unveiled-emirates-stadium Drcool 25 (talk) 08:27, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2023 

message: Arctic monkeys preformed here June 16th-18th 2033! Just wanted to let you guys know :) Oklolsies (talk) 02:37, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Find an WP:RS for it and it might be able to be included, but I suspect that might be too WP:TRIVIAL to include.  The C of E  God Save the King! (talk) 09:22, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  ‘Other Uses’ section 

message: add arctic monkeys to the other uses section, 3 concerts held last year 2A00:23C5:39A9:DB01:B553:1AEC:8448:9402 (talk) 12:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 14:52, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2024