Capacity of Maracana

the crow · Post by **the crow** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:52 pm

Egan wrote:The 199,000 crowd was mostly standing, I would say only around 1/4 where actually sitting down.

you would want to stand too, if you rode a horse to the game....

RobertHeatleyStand · Post by **RobertHeatleyStand** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:23 pm

Reconfiguration of lower bowl to a 95,000 all seater is continuing...

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hot_dogma · Post by **hot_dogma** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:27 am

This reminds me of what VFL would have looked like if Sir Kenneth Luke's grand plan came true.

IanRitchie · Post by **IanRitchie** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:15 am

Hey its Waverley.

sandyhill · Post by **sandyhill** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:56 am

hot_dogma wrote:This reminds me of what VFL (Park) would have looked like if Sir Kenneth Luke's grand plan came true.

Exactly - with the original plan for a 166,000 capacity at Waverley, I've long wondered if Maracana influenced the design of VFL Park (which was designed in 1963/64).

dibo · Post by **dibo** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:46 pm

seeing good pics of it gave me 2 reactions:

1st - wow, that's huge.
2nd - um, but hang on, it's now no bigger nor more impressive than the MCG... and even Telstra looks more special than that...

Egan · Post by **Egan** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:12 pm

Maracana has the prestige and history to match the MCG, and far more then Telstra Stadium.

Thus why Maracana has the reputation it is...it looks just like your average stadium - but when you sit there, I can imagine you would just be in awe (of what sort of history has taken place at the ground).

yank21 · Post by **yank21** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:17 pm

I would think that none of them sat. Or if they did, not for very long.

It still is a cathedral of the game and I'm glad they aren't demolishing it.

Oh, and another thing... 2-0 never get's old!

the crow · Post by **the crow** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:49 pm

so when do they kick off their cricket season?

and if this is what they produce for the heartland of foccer....aussies have it too good and we are spoilt for choice.

too far from the action...95k is too small (for MVFC)

RobertHeatleyStand · Post by **RobertHeatleyStand** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:37 am

Photo from Vinicius @ SSC...

hot_dogma · Post by **hot_dogma** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:11 pm

Cake Tin on steriods?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:52 pm

Looks like the artists impression of what Waverley Park was planned to look like.

yob · Post by **yob** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:09 pm

Unfortunately the pitch isn't long enough to host the Aussie Rules world cup final.

IanRitchie · Post by **IanRitchie** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:12 pm

yob wrote:Unfortunately the pitch isn't long enough to host the Aussie Rules world cup final.

There goes expansion.

RobertHeatleyStand · Post by **RobertHeatleyStand** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:24 pm

Rob wrote:Looks like the artists impression of what Waverley Park was planned to look like.

A mini Waverley Park.