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Pryu
08-19-2010, 03:10 PM
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Holy crap, I hope the boys don't get hurt at their run down field.

razor787
08-19-2010, 03:15 PM
Can't see the pic cus of my phone, but I heard it's so bad, they won't let then play there. Panamas home match is taking place in honduras I brlieve

kodiakTFC
08-19-2010, 03:52 PM
Can't see the pic cus of my phone, but I heard it's so bad, they won't let then play there. Panamas home match is taking place in honduras I brlieve

Its not your phone, he posted the link wrong. But wow this place is a hole.

XG7aRynE9A0

pekduck
08-19-2010, 03:54 PM
XG7aRynE9A0

Holy crap, I hope the boys don't get hurt at their run down field.


fixed

Joe Kool
08-19-2010, 03:59 PM
I still think it shouldn't really be called a stadium. It's more like a field with bleachers.

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/2986463.jpg

TFCDP
08-19-2010, 04:07 PM
Thats a quality pitch! Love the ankle snapping sink hole at the one end.. And the facilites.. top class.. What the hell kind of team is this?:facepalm: Anyway.. game will definitely not be there.

Joe Kool
08-19-2010, 04:09 PM
Do we know what year that video was from? Except for the girl who shows up for a split second to blow you a kiss that video is pretty scary. Fifa must have some kind of standards that must be met for competitions. Note to any away fans...sit on the grass if possible...that stand is going to collapse any day now.

Heart of Stone
08-19-2010, 04:12 PM
This is terrible... definite injury risk... can't we play the game in Miami...

RPB_RED_NATION_RPB
08-19-2010, 04:14 PM
Do we know what year that video was from? Except for the girl who shows up for a split second to blow you a kiss that video is pretty scary. Fifa must have some kind of standards that must be met for competitions. Note to any away fans...sit on the grass if possible...that stand is going to collapse any day now.


When it collapses...Im sure Fifa will then stand in and announce this stadium is no longer fit...to play on!:rolleyes:

Redpunkfiddle
08-19-2010, 04:16 PM
I am pretty sure they have renovated it and it has a new turf field.

Hopefully, we do better research than the Cruz Azulians who thought we still played on plastic

RPB_RED_NATION_RPB
08-19-2010, 04:18 PM
This is terrible... definite injury risk... can't we play the game in Miami...


TFC....should bring this forward.. the stadium conditions are a risk if indeed this video is up to date!....play the game a a neutral site.....

I'll second Miami!!!:D

Flights are cheap right now! :drinking:

devioustrevor
08-19-2010, 04:23 PM
They did not use Estadio Armando Dely Valdes in the Champions League last year, so there is really no reason to suspect they would this year either. Last year in the Champions League they used Estadio Augustin Sanchez in the city of La Chorrera.

denime
08-19-2010, 04:24 PM
That is artificial turf,no?

ensco
08-19-2010, 04:53 PM
hmmm let's have a look at the weather forecast for the next 5 days, the field might be OK if it's nice and dry.....

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/PMXX0004

king dave
08-19-2010, 05:03 PM
I am sure the FIFA Gods have ensured the stadium is up to standard.
Just like it's refs:D.
KD.

FluSH
08-19-2010, 05:06 PM
Its not your phone, he posted the link wrong. But wow this place is a hole.

XG7aRynE9A0

This shit is wrong... I didn't know things were that bad in Panama... TFC cannot play there... they need to motion to play elsewhere.... as previously suggested - Miami.

That place is a death trap

FluSH
08-19-2010, 05:06 PM
That is artificial turf,no?

Yup... artificial turf at it's worse!!

GeorgeBest
08-19-2010, 05:07 PM
CONCACAF website says they use the stadium in Panama City for CCL.

http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/TeamProfileDetail/0,,12856~1021716,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Rommel_Fernandez

FluSH
08-19-2010, 05:09 PM
CONCACAF website says they use the stadium in Panama City for CCL.

http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/TeamProfileDetail/0,,12856~1021716,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Rommel_Fernandez

Tell me this is true as anything else would be an improvement... the guy in the youtube video said they used that for the big tournament - The Champions.

So either they used it to qualify to the group stage or will be using it moving forward.

Heart of Stone
08-19-2010, 05:14 PM
This shit is wrong... I didn't know things were that bad in Panama... TFC cannot play there... they need to motion to play elsewhere.... as previously suggested - Miami.

That place is a death trap

I watched most of the RSL - Arabe game last night which was in Salt Lake but ended up with Arabe playing a disgusting, thuggish style of soccer ... the style of play is one thing to deal with but when coupled with the dangerous state of the field (if it indeed it is that bad) it amounts to a situation that could cause TFC serious collateral damage regardless of the outcome of the game... would MLSE allow any of its other assets (e.g., Leafs, Raps, Marlies) play in a similar situation?

Blizzard
08-19-2010, 07:18 PM
They did not use Estadio Armando Dely Valdes in the Champions League last year, so there is really no reason to suspect they would this year either. Last year in the Champions League they used Estadio Augustin Sanchez in the city of La Chorrera.

You got it Trevor. I was told last night that they would be using the La Chorrera stadium.

It's closer to Panama City so the trip will be easier. I've read that it has been renovated and has an artificial surface.

Here's the "view from space" pre-plastic pitch by the looks of it.

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab167/greenfield267/MuquitaSanchez.jpg

jloome
08-19-2010, 10:09 PM
Christ, that's no better. There are unofficial cemeteries in south Jersey that look safer than that shithole.

Carts
08-19-2010, 10:16 PM
You got it Trevor. I was told last night that they would be using the La Chorrera stadium.

It's closer to Panama City so the trip will be easier. I've read that it has been renovated and has an artificial surface.

Here's the "view from space" pre-plastic pitch by the looks of it.

http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab167/greenfield267/MuquitaSanchez.jpg

Jesus Christ - Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough looks like the new Cowboys Stadium compared to these shitholes...

Carts...

Redpunkfiddle
08-19-2010, 11:00 PM
They did use Estadio Armando Dely Valdes for their third group game and quarterfinal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_CONCACAF_Champions_League

It doesn't look bad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoBDqBJ2GNk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2noQwBNTq6I

However, their website does say that they will play at Estadio Augustin Muquita Sanchez like Blizzard said (renovated with turf a couple of years ago), in La Chorrera close to Panama City:

http://www.deportivoarabeunido.com/noticia_concachampions.php

ManUtd4ever
08-19-2010, 11:06 PM
This stadium looks alright to me. I seriously hope they're not playing in the other shitholes...


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KezmanCCCC
08-19-2010, 11:20 PM
They did use Estadio Armando Dely Valdes for their third group game and quarterfinal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_CONCACAF_Champions_League

It doesn't look bad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoBDqBJ2GNk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2noQwBNTq6I



that dosnt look like the same stadium as the very first video shown of the Armando Dely Valdes

RealG-TFC
08-19-2010, 11:29 PM
Wow, if it's true that they aren't going to use this stadium the Nicaraguan team should really appeal to CONCACAF. Their spot was given to Honduras for not having an adequate stadium. There should be a double standard.

GeorgeBest
08-20-2010, 05:14 AM
They did use Estadio Armando Dely Valdes for their third group game and quarterfinal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_CONCACAF_Champions_League

It doesn't look bad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoBDqBJ2GNk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2noQwBNTq6I

However, their website does say that they will play at Estadio Augustin Muquita Sanchez like Blizzard said (renovated with turf a couple of years ago), in La Chorrera close to Panama City:

http://www.deportivoarabeunido.com/noticia_concachampions.php

The Concacaf website must be wrong. What a shock! Unless there is a disagreement going on between Concacaf and the Panamanians as to where they should play which is always possible.

The Arabe Unido website is the best source. It must be Estadio Augustin Sanchez in La Chorrera. The videos are of last year's games at Estadio Sanchez with the fieldturf pitch, Concacaf website does say the games were played there last year. Seats 3,040 according to Wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Agust%C3%ADn_S%C3%A1nchez

JamboAl
08-20-2010, 09:44 AM
Kinda amateurish when you are four days before a Champions League game and we still aren't sure where exactly the game will be played. I looked up these places on a map and La Chorrera is a bit of a haul from Colon.

razor787
08-20-2010, 09:48 AM
Out of the 20 possible stadiums, do any of them seem safe to play in?

Boris
08-20-2010, 09:54 AM
many times, they play in other stadiums.

FAS, for example from Santa Ana, El Salvador plays in San Salvador at Estadio Cuscatlan.

anto7
08-20-2010, 08:53 PM
TFC website confirms that thwy will play at Augustin Muquita Sanchez Stadium

FluSH
08-20-2010, 09:40 PM
many times, they play in other stadiums.

FAS, for example from Santa Ana, El Salvador plays in San Salvador at Estadio Cuscatlan.

That's because there's no freaking way an international team will get through to Santa Ana without getting mugged by MS13 LOL

Alixir
08-21-2010, 11:29 AM
I can't believe FIFA would actually let them play competitive football on that abomination of a pitch.

Whoop
08-21-2010, 06:18 PM
Here are photos of the stadium where they are playing.

http://www.sanfranciscofc.com/galerias/thumbnails.php?album=48

Love the KFC bucket sign in the background. LOL

I guess TFC is flying into Panama City?

rocker
08-21-2010, 07:56 PM
it looks fine, if small.

I think field turf is probably a good thing for these places. I was watching the Seattle CL play-in game from some central american country and the field was positively awful (bad rain that day and the field looked like a cow pasture). At least with field turf it won't be a mess.