stpetre   12 #1 Posted July 24, 2017 I haven't lived in Sheffield for thirty years but I can still see live Premier games on Tv where I live. Where does the floodlighting for night games come from as there doesn't seem to be any pylons around grounds anymore. Are they built into the stands? and as they are powerful does it affect the player's vision ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
JNewton69 Â Â 10 #2 Posted July 24, 2017 I miss the old style floodlights, this article is a good read and it answers your questions. http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/906-Grounds/2491-lights-out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #3 Posted July 24, 2017 I miss the old style floodlights, this article is a good read and it answers your questions. http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/906-Grounds/2491-lights-out  That was vey interesting, thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Annie Bynnol   612 #4 Posted July 26, 2017 Trivia, but did Brammall Lane, Hillsborough and Sheffield Stadium all have 5 pylons for their floodlights? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
JNewton69 Â Â 10 #5 Posted July 30, 2017 Trivia, but did Brammall Lane, Hillsborough and Sheffield Stadium all have 5 pylons for their floodlights? Â Bramall Lane had five pylons and Hillsborough had six. What do you mean by Sheffield stadium? Don Valley had five. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
John_S6 Â Â 10 #6 Posted July 31, 2017 We're spoilt these days with Sat Navs, internet football ground guide etc. Â I kinda miss the old days when you'd drive to an away game not having a clue where the football ground was and you'd drive around a town until you saw the floodlights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AMR67 Â Â 10 #7 Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) Most modern stadiums (or is it stadia?) have the lighting in built into the fascia of the roof, or hanging down below. with modern lighting methods (LED etc) you don't have to have the lighting high on pylons to get the spread of light onto the playing surface - although variations on pylons are still used, like these at the London Stadium - https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psam.uk.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F02%2FStadium-CGI-small-1024x560.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psam.uk.com%2Flondon-mayor-announces-vinci-appointed-as-operator-for-former-olympic-stadium&docid=1ywst2YLPCSgtM&tbnid=espASesYNjTmrM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwiRsvS307PVAhWIB8AKHUF2DNkQMwgpKAMwAw..i&w=1024&h=560&safe=strict&bih=760&biw=1536&q=london%20stadium%20floodlights&ved=0ahUKEwiRsvS307PVAhWIB8AKHUF2DNkQMwgpKAMwAw&iact=mrc&uact=8 Edited July 31, 2017 by AMR67 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka   #8 Posted August 1, 2017 We're spoilt these days with Sat Navs, internet football ground guide etc. I kinda miss the old days when you'd drive to an away game not having a clue where the football ground was and you'd drive around a town until you saw the floodlights.  Used to love that.  Remember coming over the hills into burnley one night and the ground was lit up in the middle of the town - used to get the buzz as you saw it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...