I assume the lights are no lower than at many football grounds where they are located on the roof of grandstands. Individual lights will be directed towards specific areas of the pitch and not towards spectators so there shouldn't be a problem. One thing I did notice, though, were the shadows from the steelwork in the translucent roof which could prove distracting for spectators and awkward for tv cameras.
eastsider wrote:
I think that as there are so many they will each be less brilliant and spread more evenly than the old, one lot in each corner of the pitch type.
Someone should make a joke about how many so-&-so's does it take to change an OS Lightbulb..
So would I Gavros even though I couldn't possibly make all home games as I'd have to fly in from Germany every time. But should I get one of the cheap season tickets I presume it's possible to sell the tickets to fellow fans for the ones you cannot go to.
Has any explanation been given as to why the blue gaps in north, south and west stands can't be filled in with demountable seating as per the East? I don't mean directly in front of the screens but everywhere else
Of course it would increase the capacity a bit but does seems like a design fault!
The rake on the lower tier is already small and there is not enough height to add extra seats between the tiers.
Remember the stadium wasn't designed for football. The lower tier is being moved forward for football so that only 35% of the 54,000 capacity will be as far away as the seats were for the Olympics.
Ignore the 'unofficial computer model'. If the stadium was as good as it is claimed to be then the club would have no need to continue to hide the truth.
The west stand could have had the demountable filler, but unfortunately the design of the corporate area, which includes a lip of seating, would stop that fully bridging the gap. You could add a few rows however which might become feasible if capacity constraint becomes an issue. Similarly you can add seats to the top of the lower tier at the ends without compromising the view from the upper tier. You wont fully bridge the gap but you can halve it by doing this.