What would your ideal football stadium be like?

Art-deco bowl with spectators all the way round; seats at least 50'000. I rather like the retro appeal of 1930s buildings, so a modern-day interpretation of that era would be cool. Fans right up close to the pitch (no running tracks) steep incline of terraces and a roof over the top to get the 'descent' of noise from the fans.

I also think a lot of new stadia are largely identical, they all follow the same architectural plans, and really, the only difference is the colour of the seats, so the stadium would have to have some distinguishing features: Anfield has its sign, Highbury had its clock and marble halls, Wembley had its twin towers, Fulham has its cottage, Brentford has its pubs and Fratton Park has its weeds. I think a signature tower at one end, and an art-deco clock at the other would be really good.

I'm an ubane aesthete, brought up in the modern era of all-seater stadia and cosmopolitan; and the 'appeal' of being huddled together on a windswept and concrete stand, amongst cloth-caps and abusive hooligans, is not one I hold.

Then there are the facilities taking into account the ticket-paying fans: good seats, good toilets, a fans bar (small admission fee) where they can watch games if they can't afford a ticket. Hospitality and corporate boxes (prawn sandwiches I know, but this is a big way for clubs to make money and stay in business). I would also want a distinct area for the away fans, so that they too can get right up close to the pitch and banter with the home fans. The singing and chanting amongst rival fans is all part of the experience.

Finally, the outside of the stadium and arounds would also have to be good. Pedestrianised with walking approaches (like Stadium Way) to give fans a feeling of approaching something special - their club. A boulevard of dreams leading up to your club gives a feeling of pride. Pedestrianisation is also safer on match days than having thousands of people marching down busy urban streets. Transport links would be good too, rail or even metro access, and maybe near to an arterial road so that you could get there easily enough.

Another thing I have noticed about new stadia is that they tend to be located on the edges of towns, which can isolate a stream of revenue to the town itself. Thousands of supporters descending upon town centre pubs and restaurants is a great money spinner for the local economy (before and after a game) so there would have to be obvious links from stadium to socialising quarter as well.

Basically Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion. I also like Ajax's Amsterdam Arena. Its roof and exterior aregreat. I love compact stadiums.

Vicarage Road, but with a tastefully-rebuilt East Stand!

ticket price £10