New Western Stand at AO

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New Western Stand at AO

Postby Dutchy » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:55 pm

The below picture will hopefully work when the sun is up!

However my concern is it shows the seats as being a AAMI Stadium Teal Blue colour which doesnt match the original design?

I havent seen it myself but only going on pictures, can anyone help here? smac?

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Here is the original fly thru etc which doesnt show blue seats.
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby smac » Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:34 pm

Haven't looked at the video, but yes there are blue seats. Centre top section are maroon/dark red. Tackling the big issues? Fill 'em up, no one knows what colour they are!
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby spell_check » Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:00 pm

Some crazy theory I heard a few years ago was that blue seats supposedly made you hungry. i.e. so it makes you purchase food there as an impulse buy.
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby Dutchy » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:39 pm

smac wrote:Haven't looked at the video, but yes there are blue seats. Centre top section are maroon/dark red. Tackling the big issues? Fill 'em up, no one knows what colour they are!


I doubt the stands will ever be full, Ill leave my complete judgement until I see it first hand but I wouldnt think blue seats would match the rest of the ground when they are a fawn colour.

Bit like ordering a new car from a picture and getting delievered the wrong colour!
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby Pottsy » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:47 pm

Dutchy wrote:I doubt the stands will ever be full


Why? The occasional cricket match fills it up, and it footy ever gets there it may happen regularly.
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby smac » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:36 pm

Dutchy wrote:
smac wrote:Haven't looked at the video, but yes there are blue seats. Centre top section are maroon/dark red. Tackling the big issues? Fill 'em up, no one knows what colour they are!


I doubt the stands will ever be full, Ill leave my complete judgement until I see it first hand but I wouldnt think blue seats would match the rest of the ground when they are a fawn colour.

Bit like ordering a new car from a picture and getting delievered the wrong colour!

I'm sure they are the colour that were ordered!
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby Dutchy » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:19 pm

smac wrote:
Dutchy wrote:
smac wrote:Haven't looked at the video, but yes there are blue seats. Centre top section are maroon/dark red. Tackling the big issues? Fill 'em up, no one knows what colour they are!


I doubt the stands will ever be full, Ill leave my complete judgement until I see it first hand but I wouldnt think blue seats would match the rest of the ground when they are a fawn colour.

Bit like ordering a new car from a picture and getting delievered the wrong colour!

I'm sure they are the colour that were ordered!


But not the picture they showed the wife and kids :)
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby smac » Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:27 pm

They'll just spill stuff all over it anyway.
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby Brucetiki » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:33 pm

spell_check wrote:Some crazy theory I heard a few years ago was that blue seats supposedly made you hungry. i.e. so it makes you purchase food there as an impulse buy.


I always thought the colours red and yellow are the colours to make you hungry. Certainly the view of the major fast food chains with pretty much all of them having red and/or yellow in their colours.
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby NFC » Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:48 pm

The blue seats look great, no worries there. :D

The stand is looking magnificent!
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby spell_check » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:32 pm

Brucetiki wrote:
spell_check wrote:Some crazy theory I heard a few years ago was that blue seats supposedly made you hungry. i.e. so it makes you purchase food there as an impulse buy.


I always thought the colours red and yellow are the colours to make you hungry. Certainly the view of the major fast food chains with pretty much all of them having red and/or yellow in their colours.


Makes sense - cheery colours go with the saying "eat, drink and be merry". But I'd like to know why blue seems to be the choice in seat colours in many stadiums? I could only think of that theory to sustain that choice; even if I (and you or whoever) wouldn't associate it.
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby MightyEagles » Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:15 am

I think that blue is in at the moment and maybe cheap.
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby Phantom Gossiper » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:26 pm

All i got from that video was "bar" "drink" "bar"... sounds like a winner to me, dont need to see the colour of the seats! :D
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby Rik E Boy » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:30 pm

The fans will flock to the oval and fill those teal seats whenever Kat the Bat strides warrior like to the crease!

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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby Dutchy » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:42 pm

Just went down at lunch for my first view, pretty impressive, the Terrace Bar is going to be the place to be I feel!

Still not entirely comfortable with the blue seats though!
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby MAY-Z » Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:57 am

Dutchy wrote:Just went down at lunch for my first view, pretty impressive, the Terrace Bar is going to be the place to be I feel!

Still not entirely comfortable with the blue seats though!


the stand is absolutely hopeless if you want to watch any cricket in comfort

- the bottom tier is teh best viewing but is in the sun for ages as teh roof is so high and there are no sides to the stand, the rain also gets in so you have to be in teh back couple of rows which then causes problems as tehre is no breeze in those rows so with teh concrete floor of the second tier above it was stuffy and uncomfortable - that was with teh stand only half empty on a reasonable temperature day.

- the top tier has the same problme with the rain - need to be about 15 rows back to avaoid any rain getting in, but tehn you start to get quite a long way from the actual cricket

- the rain also causes problems in the front row of each tier as ther drainage is terrible so the water pools on the floor, and also the base on some of the starirs out teh back seem to be a meeting point for all the water so you cant access some stairs without getting wet feet. there were also quite a few leaks and plenty of wheelie bins deployed to catch all the leaks- which were even happening on day 1 without the rain so that is a concern
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Re: New Western Stand at AO

Postby gossipgirl » Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:29 pm

MAY-Z wrote:
Dutchy wrote:Just went down at lunch for my first view, pretty impressive, the Terrace Bar is going to be the place to be I feel!

Still not entirely comfortable with the blue seats though!


the stand is absolutely hopeless if you want to watch any cricket in comfort

- the bottom tier is teh best viewing but is in the sun for ages as teh roof is so high and there are no sides to the stand, the rain also gets in so you have to be in teh back couple of rows which then causes problems as tehre is no breeze in those rows so with teh concrete floor of the second tier above it was stuffy and uncomfortable - that was with teh stand only half empty on a reasonable temperature day.

- the top tier has the same problme with the rain - need to be about 15 rows back to avaoid any rain getting in, but tehn you start to get quite a long way from the actual cricket

- the rain also causes problems in the front row of each tier as ther drainage is terrible so the water pools on the floor, and also the base on some of the starirs out teh back seem to be a meeting point for all the water so you cant access some stairs without getting wet feet. there were also quite a few leaks and plenty of wheelie bins deployed to catch all the leaks- which were even happening on day 1 without the rain so that is a concern



but apart from that it was great ;)
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