RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
A bigger North stand would be nice.
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[Albion] Perfect stadium size
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schmunk
Centrist Dad
We should give some thought to a larger capacity ......................
.....just as soon as we've won a few Premier League titles and some domestic and European trophies
Until then, what we have is perfect
Didn't stop Spurs...
Baldseagull
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If every game was 3pm Saturday, we would be able to sell more seats. It would be nice to have a little more capacity, but probably only need it for 6 or 7 games in the PL, maybe another couple if we get good home cup draws.
With a drop down to the championship, depending on how we were doing, we might see an increase in demand, no dodgy stream option, winning more often, less tourists and better atmosphere, more 3pm Saturdays.
With a drop down to the championship, depending on how we were doing, we might see an increase in demand, no dodgy stream option, winning more often, less tourists and better atmosphere, more 3pm Saturdays.
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Alternatively it went to the exchange ages ago because it was a sell out, there are only so many seats available because it's still holiday season, tickets are not actually on general sale yet, and in any case we're still days away from what is a televised early kick off.
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Baldseagull
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Lots of families on holiday, or skint after going on holiday. I have not checked, but I bet most exchange tickets are in the East.
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
Couldn't everyone have someone on their lap, like the front seat of a car in the '70s. We could squeeze 64,000 in then!
45,000 stadium please, built just after we extend the station and have a proper match day shuttle
Shaktarman
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- Sep 19, 2022
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Completely depends on the match and cost of tickets. If it was Liverpool and £1 we’d probably get 200,000 
el punal
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Transport issues at the Amex? Yes, certainly with trains on an evening game but not too bad for Saturday afternoon matches. P&R buses can be hit or miss on waiting times - again for midweek evening games. Bear in mind travel is free with a match ticket which is not the case elsewhere.
Compare all that with other PL clubs. My experiences:
Aston Villa - waiting for 30 minutes at Witton to go to Birmingham New Street.
Spurs - the horrible walk and wait at Northumberland Park.
Chelsea - easy peasy, Fulham Broadway or short walk to Earls Court tube.
Arsenal - not too bad, shortish queue at Arsenal tube or walk to Finsbury Park for tube and National Rail.
West Ham - a bit of a schlep to Stratford station but then loads of trains available in all directions.
Fulham - twenty minute stroll through Bishops Park then up to Putney Station.
Brentford - absolutely weird route to/from away end through a labyrinth of office blocks and flats to then try and access Kew Bridge station.
Liverpool/Everton - get your hiking boots and be prepared for the long trek back to Lime Street station. If you‘re lucky you can catch a football special bus £2.00 one way or get a Merseyrail train from Kirkdale or Sandhills - still a long walk.
Newcastle - the best! City centre stadium within spitting distance of Newcastle station.
Nottingham Forest - not bad, twenty minutes from station.
Southampton/Bournemouth - the same as Forest distance wise, respectively Southampton Central and Pokesdown stations.
Leicester and Ipswich - can’t comment.
Crystal Palace
jonny.rainbow
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- Oct 29, 2005
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We need to build the monorail down to the Marina first and then extend Volk’s Railway to link it up to Central Brighton.
kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
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There's nothing more depressing than having a half-empty stadium.
As I understand it, the Amex is not built for expansion, so it would be extremely costly to make any structural changes.
The only way the club would even ever entertain the idea is if we were selling out week in, week out (which we currently aren't) and had established ourselves over several seasons as a leading contender in the EPL with Champions League qualification etc.
As I understand it, the Amex is not built for expansion, so it would be extremely costly to make any structural changes.
The only way the club would even ever entertain the idea is if we were selling out week in, week out (which we currently aren't) and had established ourselves over several seasons as a leading contender in the EPL with Champions League qualification etc.
Gazwag
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Extending the station would be easy, but you couldn't run any longer trains than 8 carriages due to the signaling/points at Lewes, and that's without getting extra 8 car trains into the timetable
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
Don't forget the hotel, it's a long walk from Coldean!
- Jun 27, 2012
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If we were relegated i still think attendances would hold up. They would have to be careful about pricing etc - but Attendances are strong throughout football and relegated clubs in the Champ have held up pretty well in recent years - Norwich, Southampton , Leeds.
Our crowds in the Champ - on the way up - were always well above average anyway.
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Yep, I'd think we would need to see at least 3 seasons of disenchantment in the Championship before crowds dropped off below 25k.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Anyone remember that broadsheet-sized Albion dedicated newspaper than ran for a brief time in the 90s? One edition featured an artist's impression of a future stadium, very nice it looked too. Not sure if it was the once-mooted Palace share stadium or not. Anyone upload a pic?
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 71,878
Doubt it. Football customers are fickle. And Insta-fans more so. Reckon we'd be back to the original 15k core fanbase within a season
schmunk
Centrist Dad
Essentially impossible without a full rebuild, as the main arches are stressed with significant tension, meaning that as soon as you start fannying around with them...
Mustafa II
Well-known member
I'd be surprised if a club like ours isn't already looking at our options how to build a 60,000 seater stadium in or around the city.
Suspect the best option is building on the existing site somehow, with major improvements to Falmer stadium, and possibly a monorail along the A270 Lewes Road into town.
Suspect the best option is building on the existing site somehow, with major improvements to Falmer stadium, and possibly a monorail along the A270 Lewes Road into town.