OK it' may not have turned out to be a "Bowl",
But calling HR's comment bullshit, was wrong, the fact that those plans were called The Parry Bowl, bowl or not that is what it was called by the fans.
Next, the plans of the two stadia you posted were virtually identical, i.e. Bowls.
As The Emirates has been built and is a bowl, it could be perceived that The Parry Bowl, with a very similar top down plan would also be a bowl.
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