Partly sunny with winds of up to 30MPH expected in London on Sunday - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

JSn · 10-22-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

Probably not after looking at that, but depends on the strength of the winds I guess

BTW: Whats the deal with the Arch?

Handy dandy tote handle. Has wheels on the back-side too.

Satchboogie3 · 10-22-2009, 04:04 PM

I was just reading about Wembley and according to Wikipedia the pitch is only 115 yards long. What are they going to do about the endzones? Are the seats at either end of the field collapsable?

JSn · 10-22-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

Bet you see those types of winds a lot up there in the great north eh JSN?

Not much. For one thing, I live on the same latitude as Boston and Northern California. Secondly, it was t-shirt weather here watching the snow in Foxboro on Sunday.

jan08 · 10-22-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulThePat

Nothing really. Just an feature. It serves no purpose. The stadium roof does close completely but I doubt this will be done on Sunday.

No it doesn't, which was a mistake imo

***KontradictioN*** · 10-22-2009, 04:17 PM

From the looks of things, it sounds like the weather is going to be beautiful compared to this past Sunday in Foxboro.

Higgins86 · 10-22-2009, 04:20 PM

the arch is just a feature, you can see the arch on a clear day from right across London! When do the players land in london? I heard they are training at the oval cricket ground.

letekro · 10-22-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulThePat

Wembley is almost completely enclosed and I doubt the wind will have a major effect.

Nice looking building. I was still picturing in my mind's eye the Freddie Mercury Tribute-era Wembley.

Rossmci90 · 10-22-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

Probably not after looking at that, but depends on the strength of the winds I guess

BTW: Whats the deal with the Arch?

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Originally Posted by PaulThePat

Nothing really. Just an feature. It serves no purpose. The stadium roof does close completely but I doubt this will be done on Sunday.

Not just a feature at all, in a strange relationship that i don't quite understand the roof and the arch hold each other up. Remove either one and the other would collapse.

Rossmci90 · 10-22-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Higgins86

the arch is just a feature, you can see the arch on a clear day from right across London! When do the players land in london? I heard they are training at the oval cricket ground.

5.35am local time Friday morning.

So thats 12.35 am Eastern. Yes they are practicing at the Brit oval. Not sure the groundsman will be too please about having linemen ripping up his outfield.

Rossmci90 · 10-22-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchboogie3

I was just reading about Wembley and according to Wikipedia the pitch is only 115 yards long. What are they going to do about the endzones? Are the seats at either end of the field collapsable?

When they refer to the pitch, they mean the area marked out by the white lines. So as you can see from these pictures, plenty of extra room:

Fits in fine.