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New(ish) footie mag/journal. Has anyone given it a read?

I've just been lent a copy by a mate of the first Issue (most recent is Issue 5, I think), and it looks pretty good so far.

Nobody? I'd thought this would have been right up (at least) John68's street...

By the way, John, I'm currently doing a CPD course, part of which is on abandoned football stadiums; IFK Gothenburg, Maltese National Team and Lech Poznan as case studies...

BlueinBosnia wrote:Nobody? I'd thought this would have been right up (at least) John68's street...

By the way, John, I'm currently doing a CPD course, part of which is on abandoned football stadiums; IFK Gothenburg, Maltese National Team and Lech Poznan as case studies...

Do you mean Nya Ulllevi (New Ullevi)i? Please note that it was never IFK's stadium. It was built for the 1958 WC and is owned by the city of Gothenburg. It was used equally by three football teams from Gothenburg, IFK, GAIS and Örgryte, until 1992, when the clubs decided to move to Gamla Ullevi (Old Ullevi) due to smaller crowds. However, all three clubs have kept on using Nya Ullevi for big games and derbies. The stadium is also used for athletics, concerts and international games (football).

mr_nool wrote:

BlueinBosnia wrote:Nobody? I'd thought this would have been right up (at least) John68's street...

By the way, John, I'm currently doing a CPD course, part of which is on abandoned football stadiums; IFK Gothenburg, Maltese National Team and Lech Poznan as case studies...

Do you mean Nya Ulllevi (New Ullevi)i? Please note that it was never IFK's stadium. It was built for the 1958 WC and is owned by the city of Gothenburg. It was used equally by three football teams from Gothenburg, IFK, GAIS and Örgryte, until 1992, when the clubs decided to move to Gamla Ullevi (Old Ullevi) due to smaller crowds. However, all three clubs have kept on using Nya Ullevi for big games and derbies. The stadium is also used for athletics, concerts and international games (football).

No, Carlsrofaltet, their stadium from 1904-49(?). Was still a football pitch until 2002.

Yeah, the Blizzard is pretty good, I've got the first 4 issues but have only read the first.

BlueinBosnia wrote:

mr_nool wrote:

BlueinBosnia wrote:Nobody? I'd thought this would have been right up (at least) John68's street...

By the way, John, I'm currently doing a CPD course, part of which is on abandoned football stadiums; IFK Gothenburg, Maltese National Team and Lech Poznan as case studies...

Do you mean Nya Ulllevi (New Ullevi)i? Please note that it was never IFK's stadium. It was built for the 1958 WC and is owned by the city of Gothenburg. It was used equally by three football teams from Gothenburg, IFK, GAIS and Örgryte, until 1992, when the clubs decided to move to Gamla Ullevi (Old Ullevi) due to smaller crowds. However, all three clubs have kept on using Nya Ullevi for big games and derbies. The stadium is also used for athletics, concerts and international games (football).

No, Carlsrofaltet, their stadium from 1904-49(?). Was still a football pitch until 2002.

I don't think that was ever a stadium, only a pitch, mainly used for training. From what I can gather after a quick internet search, Karlsrofältet was only used for games between 1904, when the club was formed, and 1908, when Valhalla was built (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla_idrottsplats). Valhalla still exists and is used mainly by lower division teams and the top division women's team in Gothenburg. It is located right next to Gamla Ullevi, which was built in 1916 and was the main football arena in Gothenburg until 1958 (and again from 1992).

Here is some good info about the different places (most of them are just pitches, not arenas or stadiums) where IFK have played though out the years IF you need a better translation than googls translate, let me know.
http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Om-IFK-Goteborg/Gamla-Ullevi/Arenor-genom-aren/

mr_nool wrote:

BlueinBosnia wrote:Nobody? I'd thought this would have been right up (at least) John68's street...

By the way, John, I'm currently doing a CPD course, part of which is on abandoned football stadiums; IFK Gothenburg, Maltese National Team and Lech Poznan as case studies...

Do you mean Nya Ulllevi (New Ullevi)i? Please note that it was never IFK's stadium. It was built for the 1958 WC and is owned by the city of Gothenburg. It was used equally by three football teams from Gothenburg, IFK, GAIS and Örgryte, until 1992, when the clubs decided to move to Gamla Ullevi (Old Ullevi) due to smaller crowds. However, all three clubs have kept on using Nya Ullevi for big games and derbies. The stadium is also used for athletics, concerts and international games (football).

And the Swedish Speedway Grand Prix.

Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:

mr_nool wrote:

BlueinBosnia wrote:Nobody? I'd thought this would have been right up (at least) John68's street...

By the way, John, I'm currently doing a CPD course, part of which is on abandoned football stadiums; IFK Gothenburg, Maltese National Team and Lech Poznan as case studies...

Do you mean Nya Ulllevi (New Ullevi)i? Please note that it was never IFK's stadium. It was built for the 1958 WC and is owned by the city of Gothenburg. It was used equally by three football teams from Gothenburg, IFK, GAIS and Örgryte, until 1992, when the clubs decided to move to Gamla Ullevi (Old Ullevi) due to smaller crowds. However, all three clubs have kept on using Nya Ullevi for big games and derbies. The stadium is also used for athletics, concerts and international games (football).

And the Swedish Speedway Grand Prix.

Yeah, that's right. Forgot to write "etc.".
You can here it all over the bloody city when there's Speedway at Nya Ullevi!

mr_nool wrote:You can here it all over the bloody city when there's Speedway at Nya Ullevi!

You can where it?

BlueinBosnia wrote:

mr_nool wrote:You can here it all over the bloody city when there's Speedway at Nya Ullevi!

You can where it?

Hear, hear. Don't know what just happened. I'm deeply ashamed.