- May 22, 2007
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Look how far away the pitch is ffs!
Look how far away the pitch is ffs!
34 metres is 34 metres in any lens. Yeah it looks worse, but that doesn't make it close.
Bear in mind that (a) all the images on this thread are 'wide angle' and do not even represent the actual viewing experience at the Olympics, and (b) the Olympic Stadium will be converted.
No it's not ideal to have a running track, but many clubs have played in athletics stadia and it's not the end of the world.
To make up for this West Ham are likely to price their tickets accordingly.
The difference is on most other mixed use stadia, the front seats are above pitch level. At the OS the seats are (1) low, (2) far from the pitch and (3) rise at a low angle.
The camera lens always fore shortens the image so that i not accurate to be fair.
But I have been to the scumriates when it newly opened. Long story I hadnt seen a cl game and I like architecture and the missus's dad is a big gooner with connections so he got us tickets for scum against hamburg. Well his connections wern't so great cos we were in the upper tier on the side behind the goal. Not that far from the front of the tier but you couldnt tell if it was walcott or henry for one half.
They tolerate it now but as soon as peado goes they will have a husk of a stadium. Why would you pay a grand to see scumants run around for 45 mins.
To be fair their football will look better from back there.