: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:02 am
TheNo36 wrote:
Simple, innit.
Elland Road is a football stadium, and with the exception of the three quarters of the East Stand, and the upper tier of the West Stand, the whole of Elland Road has been terracing, and built for terracing.
The Kop/Gelderd End was rebuilt in 1968 with a roof on, all terraced. The East Stand was finally finished in 1993, but if you notice, the bottom ten or so rows are the remains of the old Lowfields Road end. The South Stand was finished in 1975, year after Leeds won the league title, and this was terracing too. The paddock in the West Stand used to be terracing until the 1960's/1970's.
It was only in 1995 when it became compulsive to have seats in football stadia that the operation had to begin inserting seats. So, seats were crammed into old terracing. Can you imagine seats being inserted to the South Stand, or Western Terrace, or even the old St Michael's end? That's the same scenario we're talking of.
So... Feel free to get off your high horses. You could have got out of your seats and watched it at the bar, or even better, go home and watch it from the safety of your own living room. Moan, moan, moan.
Considering I was sitting in the part of the ground that WAS custom-built for seating, it would appear that the designers have never come across the concept of 'Cranfield Man' .... Jeez, I hope Michael O'Leary of Ryanair doesn't get a seat in the Lower East, I would give him ideas to cram another four rows on his planes.
