TAKE A LOOK INSIDE BELOVED SPORTSCITY SURULERE - VIDEO

[jette1]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/45211784

can still be easily salvaged

[Dammy]

Lagos State government is trying to take over the facility and remodel it but powerful forces at the federal level are not allowing it to happen for selfish interests.

[jette1]

Lagos State government is trying to take over the facility and remodel it but powerful forces at the federal level are not allowing it to happen for selfish interests.

the thing is - no reliable go-to news source to ascertain what's actually happening

[Bigpokey24]

they way dem dey read the teleprompter i wonder which kind naija accent be that

[ohenhen1]

Have they done an integrity test on the struture?


I though LASG was going to take over.

[Sam Agunsoye]

Saw the video and wept for dearest country. I remembered watching matches there and with the current state, it’s gonna take a brave a honest group of people that will bring the list glory back.
Experience of recent occurrence involving current minister of sport, this is where I am expecting him to be fire front leading true integrity to restore but as it is obvious they’re not interested.

[ohenhen1]

Saw the video and wept for dearest country. I remembered watching matches there and with the current state, it’s gonna take a brave a honest group of people that will bring the list glory back.
Experience of recent occurrence involving current minister of sport, this is where I am expecting him to be fire front leading true integrity to restore but as it is obvious they’re not interested.

I used to live near the stadium. I remember walking to matches to watch the Eagles play.

[charlie]

At this point, might as well rip the stadium down and rebuild a brand new world class complex. The stadium in its current state is unsalvageable. Anyone that thinks it is does not understand how modern construction costs work.

Besides, that Surulere area has a host of issues with traffic flow and mass transit that must be resolved for the stadium to be viable in the long term.

[Damunk]

Saw the video and wept for dearest country. I remembered watching matches there and with the current state, it’s gonna take a brave a honest group of people that will bring the list glory back.
Experience of recent occurrence involving current minister of sport, this is where I am expecting him to be fire front leading true integrity to restore but as it is obvious they’re not interested.

I used to live near the stadium. I remember walking to matches to watch the Eagles play.

So you be my Area boy.

[Oba]

At this point, might as well rip the stadium down and rebuild a brand new world class complex. The stadium in its current state is unsalvageable. Anyone that thinks it is does not understand how modern construction costs work.

Besides, that Surulere area has a host of issues with traffic flow and mass transit that must be resolved for the stadium to be viable in the long term.

You're on to something here.

While you can technically 'fix' this stadium, should it actually even be fixed? Probably not! It's quite small for what Lagos needs. But I wonder, if the government builds a new stadium, how do we know that one will be maintained? Finally, how would that stack up with all of Lagos' other priorities?

[heavyd]

Saw the video and wept for dearest country. I remembered watching matches there and with the current state, it’s gonna take a brave a honest group of people that will bring the list glory back.
Experience of recent occurrence involving current minister of sport, this is where I am expecting him to be fire front leading true integrity to restore but as it is obvious they’re not interested.

I used to live near the stadium. I remember walking to matches to watch the Eagles play.

So you be my Area boy.

I lived in Aguda...
Usually took the bus to Masha and walked the rest of the way... great times

[oloye]

At this point, might as well rip the stadium down and rebuild a brand new world class complex. The stadium in its current state is unsalvageable. Anyone that thinks it is does not understand how modern construction costs work.

Besides, that Surulere area has a host of issues with traffic flow and mass transit that must be resolved for the stadium to be viable in the long term.

You're on to something here.

While you can technically 'fix' this stadium, should it actually even be fixed? Probably not! It's quite small for what Lagos needs. But I wonder, if the government builds a new stadium, how do we know that one will be maintained? Finally, how would that stack up with all of Lagos' other priorities?

Small for what Lagos needs, how many people watch football in Lagos A 70k seater small?

[charlie]

At this point, might as well rip the stadium down and rebuild a brand new world class complex. The stadium in its current state is unsalvageable. Anyone that thinks it is does not understand how modern construction costs work.

Besides, that Surulere area has a host of issues with traffic flow and mass transit that must be resolved for the stadium to be viable in the long term.

You're on to something here.

While you can technically 'fix' this stadium, should it actually even be fixed? Probably not! It's quite small for what Lagos needs. But I wonder, if the government builds a new stadium, how do we know that one will be maintained? Finally, how would that stack up with all of Lagos' other priorities?

Small for what Lagos needs, how many people watch football in Lagos A 70k seater small?

Its not just the stadium that needs to be fixed.

You need to setup a housing/hotel complexes so you can receive out of town visitors without them having to deal with transportation issues to and from the stadium.

You need to completely overhaul the traffic flow in and around the stadium so there are no bottlenecks. This means building car/bus parks, and maybe even a light rail tram/mag-rail system. If you wanted to do this properly, you will connect the rail system back to Murtala Mohammed International Airport (much more expensive and politically charged subject though)

And you need to build a host of sub-facilities to take care of visitors to the stadium (shopping districts, resturants and sport bars, night-clubs, out-door parks - already there but all need upgrading, etc).

For those that live in NY, the same issue came up with whether to refurbish the old Yankee stadium, or rebuild a new stadium next door and tear down the old one. It eventually was much cheaper to just rebuild a new stadium, for many of the reasons mentioned above.

I know the national stadium complex is a touchy subject amongst many for obvious reasons (iconic, historic), but its time has passed and its time to bring it into the 21st century. If you are going to redo that complex, might as well build something worthy to one day bring grade A international tournaments (or maybe even a WC) to lagos one day.