With the rain here at the moment lashing down in a biblical fashion I feel sorry for those supporters who at tomorrow's match in Mestalla, if it goes ahead, will not be part of the fortunate few who have their seats under the one covered main stand. I've attended matches at this stadium before when it's been raining and all the raincoats and plastic sheets and umbrellas don't really compensate for what can be a very miserable 100 minutes or so.
The Camp Nou is not by any means completely covered: nor are the Sevilla grounds. Northern Spanish league grounds tend to have full cover, though there were considerable teething problems (some fans not being fully protected from slanting rain, I think) with the new San Mames; I'm not sure if these have been sorted out yet.
Are all English Premier and Championship stadiums fully covered? My guess would be yes but I'm not certain. And how about the Bundesliga? I'm pretty sure that many Serie A venues have large areas open to the elements but any observations would be interesting to read about.
The Camp Nou is not by any means completely covered: nor are the Sevilla grounds. Northern Spanish league grounds tend to have full cover, though there were considerable teething problems (some fans not being fully protected from slanting rain, I think) with the new San Mames; I'm not sure if these have been sorted out yet.
Are all English Premier and Championship stadiums fully covered? My guess would be yes but I'm not certain. And how about the Bundesliga? I'm pretty sure that many Serie A venues have large areas open to the elements but any observations would be interesting to read about.
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