The Home of English Football (Wembley Stadium (London))

Member Name: GeordieNick

Product:	Wembley Stadium (London)
Date:	04/07/09 (45 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Large Capacity, Magnificient Structure

Disadvantages: Too Many Posh Seats, Expensive, Congestion Outside the Stadium

I have visited the Old Wembley before on a couple of occassions to see The FA Trophy final. I was very young when I saw those games, and don't recall much apart from being overwhelmed. A few years on I have had a few opportunities to see the new 90,000 seater Wembley Stadium. I have seen two England games, including a win over Israel and a 1-1 draw with Brazil in the first game at the new Wembley. I have also been there to see the Foo Fighters live which was absolutely immense.

When you exit Wembley Park station the sight of Wembley from those steps is truely breath taking and the arch is very impressive. There is an anticipation and excitement as you walk down Wembley way and choose which side you want to walk up. Wembley is truely a magnificient structure, no matter how long it took to complete. When you find your seat in Wembley you get to enjoy looking at the structure from the inside which is a pleasurable experience in itself. The atmosphere isn't quite there yet partly due to the design of the stadium and the people low down being fairly far away from the pitch but it certainly was there when I had that Portsmouth fan with the bells behind me at the Israel match. Wembley is a suitable home to English football and I hope one day I can support Newcastle at Wembley. There is a lot of space in the stands for toilets and burger bars, but i wouldn't buy one due to the horrific prices. Don't even bother going to a programme stand, be cheaper getting a taxi home.

Speaking of getting home, Wembley is the biggest of nightmares for getting out the ground. If you're planning to use Wembley Park station you can be queueing on Wembley Way for an extortionate amount of time and you see people leaving as early as 75 minutes in because of this!

On the whole, the new Wembley is a fantastic structure and a great home to English football but the atmosphere needs to improve. The prawn sandwich brigade not coming out until 10 minutes after time who sit right in the middle of the stadium height and length wise does not help. It is also let down by the horrid pricing. Not too much can be done about the congestion with a 90,000 seater stadium though.

Summary: A superb structure and a stadium English football fans can be proud of. Just a few little gripes.