21-07-2021, 14:32
London wouldn't be in my top 10 places to visit. I'm not over keen on the locals and the prices are extortion compared to us yocals living in the North, but if you know where to stay, eat and drink it makes the visit more bearable.
The worst part of any trip to Wembley is normally getting the tube in and out of Wembley. Although the stewards do a fantastic job with the flow it does become crowded, but that is to be expected when Wembley/Brent Council have basically flogged off all the land around it for development that used to be coach parking.
You also have to keep in mind that Wembley holds 90,000 where as Hampden is somewhere around 51/52k mark so nearly half as many more at Wembley to deal with and usually the earlier you get there the easier it is to get in. 3hrs before Kick off for the Euro Final and we still had to queue for the turnstile and that's before it all kicked off in and around Wembley.
Town winning at Wembley still tops my all time list of football days but i can tell you the atmosphere after the Germany game comes a close 2nd and we were stuck in a corner away from the more vocal sections of England support.
Hampden Park was great but it does need improving, and with so much space behind the goals they have a massive scope in what they could build but the trouble is a) do The SFA have the money b) If they do have the money is it worth the investment
By the way I agree that both Edinburgh and Glasgow are nicer places to visit than London
The worst part of any trip to Wembley is normally getting the tube in and out of Wembley. Although the stewards do a fantastic job with the flow it does become crowded, but that is to be expected when Wembley/Brent Council have basically flogged off all the land around it for development that used to be coach parking.
You also have to keep in mind that Wembley holds 90,000 where as Hampden is somewhere around 51/52k mark so nearly half as many more at Wembley to deal with and usually the earlier you get there the easier it is to get in. 3hrs before Kick off for the Euro Final and we still had to queue for the turnstile and that's before it all kicked off in and around Wembley.
Town winning at Wembley still tops my all time list of football days but i can tell you the atmosphere after the Germany game comes a close 2nd and we were stuck in a corner away from the more vocal sections of England support.
Hampden Park was great but it does need improving, and with so much space behind the goals they have a massive scope in what they could build but the trouble is a) do The SFA have the money b) If they do have the money is it worth the investment
By the way I agree that both Edinburgh and Glasgow are nicer places to visit than London