Talk:Emirates Stadium/Archive 1

message: Any Londoners want to comment on match-day transport options? Bz2 16:12, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Transport

message: I am preparing a wiki page on the use of natural grass as opposed to artificial turf. I know that the new stadium is supposed to have design features which help promote the growth and maintenance of real grass...but does anyone know if there are web articles explaining exactly how the stadium has been modified to help natural grass?
Collieman 12:32, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Turf

message: Can't we use any better pictures? The two on the page so far are fairly similar and they don't give a reader any impression of what it will look like :E TheMongoose 20:03, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've been meaning to take a trip down there to take some photos. When the weather improves in London (which might not be for a few days by the looks of things) I'll go down there. Qwghlm 08:44, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: BTW, could Emirates be an UEFA 5-star rated stadium? It definitely has the capacity (50,000+) and it would be likely that the designers took the other criterea into consideration, although I'm not sure. GoldDragon 00:04, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is quite likely, but until UEFA officially certify it as such we should not mention it in the article, otherwise it is just speculation. Qwghlm 13:59, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 5-star status

message: As a consequence of building of stadium. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/5362764.stm Could it be included somewhere in the article? HornetMike 00:12, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The actual amount was already in the finance section (with a reference), although the increase by £100m was not - I have added it in. Qwghlm 00:23, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Arsenal debt

message: There are reports on CNN and elsewhere that trace amounts of POlonium have been detected at Emirates, possible brought there unwittingly by an associate of deceased former spy Litvinenko.71.42.81.184 18:30, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It was only a trace amount and poses no risk to human health.  No need to worry. :) Qwghlm 10:59, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Polonium Detected

message: Has this this stadium received a UEFA rating (see UEFA Stadia List)? I would presume it's a 5-star stadium. jaco♫plane 17:49, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not yet, though it is only a matter of time. But we should wait for confirmation from UEFA first. Qwghlm 19:10, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

text: In making such a confident statement, please explain why.  Thanks - Slow Graffiti 06:25, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  UEFA rating 

message: According to this. Soooo, how can Ashburton be the third biggest of any kind unless of course u are just talking about Engerland. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.113.199.109 (talk • contribs).
:The intro reads the second largest stadium in the Premiership after Old Trafford, and the third-largest stadium of any kind in London, after Wembley and Twickenham so Celtic Park, being a Scottish Premier League stadium located in Glasgow, doesn't figure in either part. Qwghlm 12:13, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Celtic Park is bigger?

message: Please do not merge the Ashburton Grove article with the Emirates Stadium article unless you have read the discussion on Qwghlm's talk page, and on my talk page. Benedict Rodgers 14:18, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Ashburton Grove" v "Emirates Stadium" 

message: One piece of criteria for receiving a rating of 5 stars is: 
Having at least 1,000 five-star hotel rooms.
What may I ask does having at least 1,000 5-star hotel rooms have to do with football? Nothing, it is supposed to be a football stadium, not a hotel.  It's as if the people in UEFA have become corrupt and want luxury to be put on a higher step of the priority ladder than football. Who are UEFA anyway? The governing body of european football? Wow, that's an impressive title, but what do they do? They make up stupid rules like: The away goal, having at least 1,000 5 star hotel rooms. Personally, I don’t care if they give a 1 star rating, it will not affect my judgement of a stadium.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Richard LVP Real (talk • contribs) 19:29, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who cares about UEFA Rating? 

message: If the stadium cost 390m pounds and the Highbury apartments yield "comfortably over 300", and the airline pays 100 - is the stadium already paid for?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.201.150.130 (talk) 01:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The financing