Assuming the human race continues to purchase land at the current rate in an effort to cover all available plots with buildings, some time in the not too distant future we could witness an entirely new potential problem for football coaches when it comes to squad selection: Aquaphobia. Take Singapore’s ‘Marina Bay Floating Stadium’ as an example, an intriguing feature in an area which is set to become a waterfront city following its current redevelopment. The floating stadium is currently carrying the title of ‘the world’s largest’ and, although the 30′000 capacity seating area is housed on land, the ‘pitch’ itself does in fact sit on the water whilst being sturdy enough to bear the weight of 9′000 people and 3 much-needed military tanks before starting to sink, a fact which itself is surely an excellent deterrent to any would-be pitch invaders.
Okay, I understand that the world is evolving and that new technology appears every day (and in fact, I thank god for techonology! I couldnt live with out it!). But a football pitch that floats on water is not techonology. It is just product of over population and, seriously, I am torn on my thoughts on the matter! It sounds fun, but what happens when the ball gets away and slides into the water? Is that just a ball that will get lost? If so, I have the feeling a lot of money is gonna be spent on footballs in the near future! And sure they can build something around the pitch to keep the balls out, but that would just not look right. And the players! I am sure a lot of the greatest football players do not like water, so what happenes? We loose the best footy players around? LOL I dont know about this idea, I really dont. I say we keep the footy pitches on land and just build our houses or business places on water. *shrugs*
Cheers,
Drew
Text taken from Times Online.
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Great work.
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