When he rejected an offer from businessman Gus Mears to move Fulham to land where the present-day Chelsea stadium Stamford Bridge is situated, Mears decided to create his own team to occupy the ground.

When faced by an exceptionally loud stadium, players may be unable to hear the snap count, and are forced to concentrate more on visual cues ( silent snap count or a hard count ), or risk false start penalties.

When the Jets joined the Giants at the stadium, many Jets fans hoped the name, Giants Stadium, would be changed.

When the Raiders moved back from Los Angeles in 1995, the city of Oakland and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority agreed to sell Personal Seat Licenses ( PSLs ) to help pay for the renovations to their stadium.

When he came into view, waves of sound began to build throughout the stadium, rising to a roar, then to a thunder.

When the stadium was renovated in the 1970s, 10 rows were added to the top of upper deck, and the support columns were removed.

When English Football League Two side Burton Albion Football Club built their new stadium in 2005, Pirelli became the title sponsor the new ground.

When Spiridon Louis, a water carrier from Maroussi, arrived in the stadium he was accompanied by the Greek Crown Prince on his final lap.

When football in the country resumed in 1939, Oviedo were relegated to the second division, as their pitch was deemed unplayable – Francisco Franco's troops had used the stadium as an ammunition dump.

When the school built a new stadium in 2004, it was named Sidney Memorial Stadium at 30 & O Field.

When the Cornhuskers play at home in Memorial Stadium, the stadium holds more people than Bellevue ( the third-largest city in Nebraska ).

When Molde qualified for the 1999 – 2000 UEFA Champions League group stage the stadium was converted to an all-seater, with seats being installed on the lower sections of the short end stands.

When there are stands all the way around, the stadium takes on an oval shape.

When one end is open, the stadium has a horseshoe shape.

When the team traveled to California, the stadium used was Pro Player Stadium, which is located in Miami Gardens.

When Aalesund opened their new stadium in April 2005, businessman Olav Nils Sunde donated a statue to the club, which was erected in front of the stadium.

When Florentino Pérez became the president of Real Madrid, he launched a " master plan " with one goal: to improve the comfort of the Santiago Bernabéu and the quality of its facilities, and maximise revenue for the stadium.

When they performed at Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg on August 7, 2004 during the GT25, 58, 984 fans watched the concert live, breaking the record set by Bruce Springsteen, and the performance was later broadcast on TV4.

When the stadium reopened, it attracted substantial attention from the Toronto media.

When the modern Olympics came to Athens in 2004, the men's and women's shot put competition was held at the restored Olympia stadium.

When a football game was played at the stadium, an auxiliary press box, located near the first base side, was used.

When the stadium was originally built, Kansas City was the westernmost major league city other than those along the Pacific Coast ( 1, 600 miles away ), which was a major reason why the Royals initially decided to use a faster-draining AstroTurf surface.

When the ballpark was brought to the ballot box in the Fall of 1996 for voter approval, the stadium was 15 degrees clockwise from its current position.

When Detroit underwent rapid industrialization at the turn of the 20th century, the Detroit River became notoriously polluted and toxic.

When the mines failed in the 1890s, Sandy faltered, then underwent a significant economic transformation into an agricultural community.

When the First World War started, the two sections underwent administrative changes so that the foreign section became the Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 6 ( MI6 ), the name by which it is frequently known in popular culture today.

When the Our Miss Brooks TV series, which starred the actress Eve Arden, underwent a change in format, his character " Walter Denton " was written off this series.

When Princess Eugenie turned seventeen, she underwent orthodontic treatment, like her sister.

When the old church underwent some vandalism, its valuable stained glass windows were removed by the Church of Ireland and donated to An Tobar.

When Yugoslavia's longtime leader Marshal Tito died in 1980 this policy of containment underwent a dramatic reversal.

When the Paksis created the wormhole the Dreads of Dita, Meia and Jura underwent changes.

When the war was renewed in 1799, Jourdan was at the head of the army on the Rhine, but again underwent defeat at the hands of the Archduke Charles at the battles of Ostrach and Stockach in late March.

When he was in temporary command in 1809, the French army in Bavaria underwent a series of reverses.

When Spain fell into Moorish hands, Azuaga underwent a period of growth.

When classical Chinese poetry flowered during the Tang Dynasty, the Qieyun became the authoritative source for literary pronunciations and it repeatedly underwent revisions and enlargements, the most important of which was the Guangyun ( 1007 – 1008 ).

When classical Chinese poetry flowered during the Tang Dynasty, the Qieyun became the authoritative source for literary pronunciations and it repeatedly underwent revisions and enlargements ( see the link below ).

" When the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies, which had long served as the national nexus for raising and administering funds for area studies, underwent their first major restructuring in thirty years, closing down their area committees, scholars interpreted this as a massive signal about the changing research environment.

When the last Superliner II sleeping cars arrived on February 27, 1994, they were coupled into train formations and underwent test runs.

When the revolution broke out against Spain, Pinamalayan took up arms and underwent some government changes under the provisional Malolos government headed by Juan Medina in 1898.

When Deborah was five, she underwent surgery to remove a tumor in her urethra, a traumatic experience that involved a great deal of physical pain and shame.

When TEN-10 opened in 1965, it operated from newly built studio facilities at North Ryde, these were sold in the 1990s when the network underwent financial turmoil.

When the team underwent a rebrand in the 2006 – 07 season, a trout was included in Idaho's alternate.

When he underwent a series of nocturnal emissions in his early life, he was thereafter convinced of his damnation.

When two men entered into a feudal relationship, they underwent a ceremony known as commendation ceremony.

When Clementi underwent a major transformation beginning in 1975, Sussex Estate was the only pre-development feature that was retained.

When Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972 the station underwent yet another name change as the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation ( SLBC ).

When asked why he underwent surgery, Weis stated he was afraid he would " drop dead " from obesity.