Better Than GRIFFIN PARK⁉️ BRENTFORD GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM TOUR 🏟️

[@woddy1uk]

It is a nice stadium and we needed to move from Griffin Park… I’m glad we didn’t get a generic bowl. I’ve had a season ticket from League 2 to the Prem and still can’t believe where we are (still prefer the lower leagues - but enjoying the journey while it lasts )

[@RysFootyParadise]

It's edgey... literally - love the corners and the fact there's upright floodlights

[@georgeeffraimidis5610]

You prefer lower leagues??? Wtf? Why?

[@woddy1uk]

@@georgeeffraimidis5610 ah I go to games, so it’s a different vibe .. The Prem is “nice” made for tv /plastic/soulless etc etc I’ve seen CR7, Haaland & other “superstars” play my team live… I’m just a customer in the Prem easily replaced.. where as in the lower leagues you feel valued and it’s a different connection, when there’s only 100 odd Brentford away fans going to the arse end of nowhere for a night game - just my opinion of course :)

[@georgeeffraimidis5610]

@@woddy1uk You can easily sacrifice it to see your club getting bigger and bigger i guess And laugh at QPR who will be 2 division below soon :)

[@georgeeffraimidis5610]

@@woddy1uk You can still enjoy low league football without Brentford in it :) Should be more fun as a neutral

[@stevenspraggs4953]

keep up the great work really enjoying these thanks again steve

[@RysFootyParadise]

Thanks, will do! glad you're enjoying them mate

[@highbury1972]

Good Video Ry, I lived in Isleworth for a period and I loved walking around the Streets of Griffin Park. I have not seen this new stadium in person. I am old school and love the old grounds. But I guess life moves on.

[@RysFootyParadise]

Glad you enjoyed it! It’s class walking around grounds isn’t it 😁

[@markherzog9484]

Just a couple of small points……….The seats are in different colours, not to make it look ‘full when it’s empty’ but with other matches, ie. We had London Irish Rugby, and FIFA World Cup matches, so different colours make the stadium brand ID more neutral. One more quick point, the capacity originally planned was 23,000, but the North stand was reconfigured to give the premium seating areas more space. I can assure you, the match day atmos is absolutely banging, the DNA of Griffin Park was transplanted very successfully…..it’s always as near as full can be with only a few spaces ….. you’d be very welcome for any match day I’m sure………..after any win, the home fans remain to sing ‘Hey Jude’ then our special version of ‘Free from Desire’ reworked to ‘Wissa’s on fire’…… excellent vid and thanks…….HerzyBee 🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@RysFootyParadise]

Cheers for the info 😊 always seems like a good atmosphere on TV and one I’d love to experience in person sometime 👍🏾

[@davewhitney4273]

From a Man United Season ticket holder, now living in Bavaria, Germany... love your videos mate... amazing. Give us a shout our on your next video please mate. #mufc

[@nigelbaldwin1038]

🐝💤 working class club, for working class people‼️

[@OnTheHighEnd]

Work class near Hounslow and Slough don’t make me laugh. Go to south/east london clubs like west ham charlton for proper working class

[@nigelbaldwin1038]

@@OnTheHighEnd 🤡

[@nigelbaldwin1038]

@@OnTheHighEnd 🤡‼️

[@rizzonator987]

@@OnTheHighEnd ? are u saying hounslow is a rich area 🤣

[@geoffpoole483]

I know what you mean about clubs moving to new grounds. Arsenal did a great job of preserving two of the old stands at Highbury and converting them into flats.

[@sandersson2813]

It's very aestheticically pleasing.

[@mrmushroomthelegend]

Nice video mate 🙂

[@RysFootyParadise]

Thanks 😁 check out Griffin Park in 2024 😉

[@mrmushroomthelegend]

​​@@RysFootyParadiseAlready have and it was a cracking video!

[@MichaelJay-li8mg]

The stadium is fantastic

[@RysFootyParadise]

it's unique for a new stadium... love the sharp edges to it and the fact it's got throwback floodlights with a modern twist

[@lesleyrenouf5986]

thanks for showing GTech ,moved to Cyprus 9 years ago but was a season ticket holder for years ,boy in the end Griffin Park was grim and i remember the hard times xxxx

[@AdamDobrowski]

Quality mate

[@bigtony4829]

Another great video mate .Brentford is my local team and my auntie used to live next to the old Griffin park stadium the Wall was at the end of her little terraced house and her toilet was in the back garden ,,,lol I never under stood why they didnt make the Gtech twenty thousand seater with FFP you need the increased revenue to be able to spend and compete .

[@RysFootyParadise]

Very cool mate I bet that was class as a kid growing up! The guide said something about the limited space and how those few extra thousand seats would be a drop in the ocean financially compared to tv revenue etc... But I agree with you - why not at the end of the day income is income and if Brentford dropped out of the Premier, there would be more emphasis on revenue sources such as match day tickets

[@thebillyhunt9216]

The cost of building over the railway is/was too much. Couldn’t justify it. I love the new ground. Don’t really miss Griffin Park, even though it was my second home for 33 years.

[@bigtony4829]

@@thebillyhunt9216 They didnt need to extend over the railway tracks just build the stands a few rows higher make it 20 K capacity ..Anyway much better than Griffin Road

[@larscederberg8564]

Very nice stadium

[@mattpryokra2245]

It’s….. Just a nice stadium man honestly, humble and aesthetically pleasing! Proper Awesome and quite a cool fan base from a Geordie boy ❤

[@RysFootyParadise]

Glad you like it!

[@JimmyNDriver]

Remember seeing Brentford getting relegated to League Two at the end of the 2006/07 season, when they lost to my local team, Tranmere. Amazing to see how far they have come since then! (They also had a flag with League Two Champions 2007/08… loud fans with great humour 😂)

[@matthewkerrigan3363]

I was there

[@lesleyrenouf5986]

fist game i saw 1966 was against Tranmere memories

[@DavidHalfordsLane]

As a regular travelling fan, the new stadiums are far better for coach access etc. That said, some can be a tad bland. Carrow Road Saturday for West Brom fixture. COYB. 💙

[@RysFootyParadise]

no way I'm there too mate - but in the Norwich End haha "Get ya Norwich Scarf Out" they keep telling us as we cry over the Glazers 🤣

[@jacobhackett690]

Would be great to see you drop down the leagues once you’ve done the PL, some great clubs and grounds easily below their level like Pride Park

[@RysFootyParadise]

100% mate, I’ve almost done the Prem so looking forward to more variety… I’ll be at Notts County Friday 👍🏾

[@jacquelinemoore7839]

They use to be lower 4th division but moved up very slowly.

[@SuperHatters1]

The Kenny's capacity is currently 11500. This will increase slightly when safe standing is introduced soon. The new stadium's capacity will start around 17500, rising to 23000

[@RysFootyParadise]

Looking forward to checking out Kenilworth Road 👍🏾

[@owenpavey]

It's quirky,completely unobstructed view of the pitch from all four sides (which makes it vastly superior to both Griffin Park & Craven Cottage in that regard) it has superb concourse facilities,is well connected to the public transport network...but....but....the capacity is restricted to it's wedge like location.I dont think it can be expanded so the amount of ticket sale revenue it can create is limited. Interesting to note that London Irish RUFC groundshared here up untill their withdrawl from the professional scene, it would suit a second club coming into groundshare, maybe London Broncos RLFC because of their shirt colour,though they now seem to have settled nicely at AFC Wimbledon's new ground

[@RysFootyParadise]

True mate I forgot to mention the ground share with Rugby... the guide did mention it and spoke highly of how it went :)

[@thebillyhunt9216]

Whilst we’re in the Premier League, there’s no reason to let a rugby club mess up our pitch.

[@megantridgell5931]

My aunt and uncles name is on that Brentford board

[@peterburry2014]

The sharp angles are a bit ugly but the multicoloured seat are horrendous

[@lesleyrenouf5986]

yes i really dont like the seats what was wrong with red and white

[@ryanterry6547]

🐝

[@NanaSF-cafc]

Wow the housing around there is sooo different to the housing around my club Charlton what is in the same city

[@RysFootyParadise]

Never been to Charlton but look forward to a wander round there 👍🏾

[@oufc90]

Directly around Charlton yeah, it’s mostly Victorian terraced housing, but there are new apartment blocks like this not far away, on the Greenwich Peninsula for example

[@JamesofQPR]

Nice video cheers hats off to them admittedly they've very done very well for thrmselves lately QPR are still the number one team in this part of West London and our rich history will never change that fact

[@derrygowley]

Is there anything left of the old Wimbledon stadium from the 90s ? Plough lane it's called

[@DavidHalfordsLane]

I don’t think so. The new Cherry Red stadium where they now play is on the same site, I believe. I may be wrong. I visited the old Plough Lane years ago and made my first visit to the Cherry Red last season in my quest to do the 92 which I’m slowly closing in on.

[@RysFootyParadise]

weirdly I've just been planning a trip to the Dons... (not MK lol) and it's nice they've got their own stadium again

[@peterburry2014]

@@DavidHalfordsLane The new stadium is own the site of the old greyhound stadium a short distance away

[@DavidHalfordsLane]

Luton and Bournemouth both much smaller.

[@RysFootyParadise]

I heard somewhere that when Luton have fully finished it'll be 18,000 but I might have read that wrong... seems silly when they're moving to a new ground

[@neil_g78]

Surprised the capacity is that low tbh...thought it be over 20k

[@philsblogs8527]

How come you were able to go, out of interest? Isn't it season ticket holders/members only to get a stadium tour?

[@RysFootyParadise]

open to the public most tours mate - just book from the club's website 😊

[@joem4912]

The day Brentford died when we left Griffin Park 😢

[@davewhitney4273]

And yes, I'm from Wythenshawe, Manchester 😂

[@Maxipad9595]

bus stop In hounslow, should of just stayed at the cottage

[@AB-kx4nc]

I was enjoying until you mentioned united, sick of hearing about man ure,whether they are good, crap or mediocre they take up 90 percent of sports pages. Im out

[@RysFootyParadise]

Sorry mate 😔 you’re right though I’m sick of it all myself 🤣

[@AB-kx4nc]

@@RysFootyParadise 🤣🤣👍👍

[@2010ColinF]

GTECH load of bollocks stadium and going back to were they belong Championship

[@owenmiller7920]

Prolly a Chelsea supporter. Btw that’s not our stadium, Stamford Bridge is. 💀💀💀💀 COYB