Well it has to happen for smaller clubs, they don’t have enough funds most of the time so they have to, and even most big clubs can’t afford to stabilise themselves after building a new ground, that why
Kind of mad when you consider that two of the smaller stadiums in this list, Lutons Kenilworth Road and Bournemouths Vitality Stadium are actually Premier League stadiums! Luton have slightly expanded their stadium from 10,356 to 11,500, so it's not actually the smallest in the Prem. Bournemouths is!
They're both outside the top 60 here. There are quite a few clubs who have never played in the top flight above them such as Gillingham, Port Vale and Peterborough.
Both make a lot of sense when you consider the clubs' recent history. Both came up from non-league football in a period of less than 10 years and still don't have big-money owners willing to spend loads to build a new state of the art stadium. It's actually fantastic that that sort of thing is possible and it shows how easily fortunes can change in the football world (especially England with its massive football association).
@@kjn3350AFC Bournemouth were always a football league side since the 1920’s so no idea why you think we were a non league side. We spent the majority of our history in the 3rd division but we spent a few seasons in the 1980’s and 1990’s as a 2nd tier side.
It’s actually up to 62,500 matchday capacity now and I believe permission is being granted for 66,000 for next season which will be as much as it can be without redeveloping it further
Cor well out of date even at the time of recording, the Olympic shitehole should’ve be number 2 as it was 63000 then but we’re now up to 65000 and will be at 67000 at the start of the season 2024/25 season!
I just love Villa park the history and atmosphere especially under the lights, The walk from under the Aston expressway and seeing the holte end come it to view is just inspiring
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Fantastic video. I put it on quarter speed to have a good look at each stadium. Surprised to see one club with a capacity of about 12,000 in the Premier League. Thought a club had to have a capacity minimum of 25,000 to be in the PM. There's hope for Rotherham then ( my home town), if you can into PM with that amount of capacity.
I think it's more to do with press/TV facilities than actual capacity ; Luton had to do some building work to get that criteria met. I like looking at old stats/attendances ;many of the clubs were getting way over their current maximums for certain games ! I think Rotherham -albeit at their old ground Millmoor-somehow got 19,000+ squeezed in v Sheffield Wednesday for a third tier game in the 70's (bet that was fruity!) Grounds were definitely a serious safety risk back then.
I dont think many people in MK are that fussed about football. They have bland soulless lives and when not at work in some dull office job, they spend their time at the retail parks or Tesco. I worked there every week for months, awful place.
@@oddities-whatnotI went to Milton Keynes for a day for an Red Bull F1 event, and I can’t comprehend why people would live there. It’s like living in a soulless business park
Should be remembered that they used to be Wimbledon FC and had quite a good following back in the 90s before they were completely rebranded as if they were an American sports team. Makes sense that they could afford to build such a big stadium and probably expected more fans to come.
It's right though. Existed as an athletics track. Chelsea was created for the stadium, not vice versa (after Fulham turned down the offer to play there!). So pretty unique.
They need every penny they can get. It's the big clubs that sicken me, with a sponsor for everything from the stadium down to the stuff they clean the bogs with. Sheer greed.
It's remains the largest stadium in Sheffield, hosting the two biggest attendances in the city this season, as opposed to the Owls' former home of Bramall Lane.
Some of the dates given HAVE to be wrong. For example - Brentford in 2020? I very much doubt it - the club has been going much longer than that. Also, Liverpool's capacity has now been increased to around 68.000 or so. The list needs updating and correcting.