#31: Football stadia old and new

What is about football stadiums that we hold so dear to our heart?

They’re only bricks and mortar after all. But it’s also so much more than that. It’s where memories are made, where we make our fortnightly pilgrimage, where individuals come together as one homogenous mass to get behind a common goal.

The football ground plays a huge role in the local community, one that often goes unnoticed. It’s never truly felt until it’s gone.

In the latest episode of the Nostalgia Ultras podcast, I was joined by Chris Lee of Outside Write to discuss why stadiums are so important, what makes a good stadium, the soullessness of modern arena, and special ones from the past that we dearly miss.

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Brunton Park, Carlisle United's ground, was redeveloped in 1996 with the idea that the rest of the ground would move with the new east stand.

Never happened and they've been stuck with this ever since: pic.twitter.com/Y8YN9wp5OQ

— Nostalgia Ultras 🎙 (@NostalgiaUltra5) July 21, 2019

Intro theme by The Shaker Hymn

Cover artwork by Michael Raisch

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