amex bigger than withdean but still small ???

[ees complicated no?]

was just looking at wiki at the size of other grounds in the championship and loads are bigger than the amex, maybe we will need to expand sooner rather than later to 30,000 +


Leeds United Elland Road 39,460
Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 35,049
Derby County Pride Park Stadium 33,597
Sheffield United Bramall Lane 32,702
Coventry City Ricoh Arena 32,609
Leicester City Walkers Stadium 32,500
Nottingham Forest City Ground 30,602
Ipswich Town Portman Road 30,311
Norwich City Carrow Road 27,000
Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium 26,828
Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 26,309
Hull City KC Stadium 25,404
Preston North End Deepdale 24,500
Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Burnley Turf Moor 22,546
Bristol City Ashton Gate 21,497
Swansea City Liberty Stadium 20,532
Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,224
Millwall The Den 20,146
Watford Vicarage Road 19,920
Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 19,128
Doncaster Rovers Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Scunthorpe United Glanford Park* 9,088



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[JJ McClure]

Maybe we need to walk before we run.

 

[brighton_girl87]

 

[Billy the Fish]

 

[ees complicated no?]

Maybe we need to walk before we run.

very true but if we do very well in the championship next seaon (which everyone does plus bookies with there odds on us) maybe we will have to expand at the end of the season for sure !

 

[tottenhamseagull]

indeed

 

[ees complicated no?]

im guessing im just being overenthusiastic lol sorry guys !!!

 

[Rookie]

QPR and Swansea both smaller and seem to be doing quite well

 

[tottenhamseagull]

im guessing im just being overenthusiastic lol sorry guys !!!

I'm sure its been built with expanding in mind. i.e- the corners can be filled. So nothing to worry about.

 

[Life After Bobby]

This...

Maybe we need to walk before we run.

and this...

AND you need to look at average attendance, most teams don't fill more than two thirds of the stadium. If we only average 20,000 next season we'll be top 8ish.

http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D1/attend.html

 

[tottenhamseagull]

This...



and this...



AND you need to look at average attendance, most teams don't fill more than two thirds of the stadium. If we only average 20,000 next season we'll be top 8ish.

http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D1/attend.html

Also....... its not the size that matters..... its what you do with it.

 

[sam86]

Calm down JCL.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Assuming we sell out our home section every game, not taking into account the away fans, we would currently average above 15 Championship clubs - Reading (17,320) down to Scunthorpe (5,548).

Back of a fag packet economics alert...

From a financial perspective, prowess really depends on revenue streams. I would imagine that we would have greater income, from Amex, than a few with larger capacities. Whether that be due to prices, corporate possibilities, advertising and so on.

A stadium with 22,500 seats selling out at an average of £25 per game for the duration of the 23 game home season - £12.9m
A stadium with 27,000 seats selling out at an average of £20 per game for the duration of the 23 game home season - £12.4m

100,000 less fans through the door, but less ticket based revenue (ignoring matchday sales of beer/programmes/food etc).

I don't think a huge amount of attention should be paid to the disparity in capacities over a certain size, obviously once you get into the 30k + level, then there is going to be a marked difference. Although Sheffield Wednesday are selling exceedingly cheap season tickets in an attempt to fill their large ground.

 

[Napper]

Lets sell out this one first eh

 

[SirElliotBennett]

I'd rather pack out a 22,500 stadium than only sell half of a 30,000

 

[sir albion]

I'd rather pack out a 22,500 stadium than only sell half of a 30,000

How does that work,so if we had a 30k seater we would get 15k,yet a 22,500 is full

Will have to be patient with a small capacity although many of us knew it will be a bit on the small side,but that was all part of the plan to get falmer up and running.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Leeds United Elland Road 39,460
Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 35,049 - never fill it
Derby County Pride Park Stadium 33,597 - never fill it
Sheffield United Bramall Lane 32,702 - never fill it
Coventry City Ricoh Arena 32,609 - never fill it
Leicester City Walkers Stadium 32,500 - rarely fill it
Nottingham Forest City Ground 30,602 - never fill it
Ipswich Town Portman Road 30,311 - never fill it
Norwich City Carrow Road 27,000
Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium 26,828 - never fill it
Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 26,309 - never fill it
Hull City KC Stadium 25,404
Preston North End Deepdale 24,500 - never fill it
Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Barnsley Oakwell 23,009 - never fill it
Burnley Turf Moor 22,546 - never fill it

I know what I'd rather have.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Far more interesting would be average attendance [already posted elsewhere] vs capacity [per above].
Then we can see EMPTY SEATS stats - that would be far more interesting.

 

[severnside gull]

Based on current numbers for the championship it doesn't appear to be a major issue. Very few clubs get anywhere near their maximum attendance even with their highest gate. We will be up there in the top ten at (probably) an average of 19000 or so (allowing for no-shows and away clubs not taking their full allocation).

Eight Championship sides - Derby County, Leeds United, Norwich City, Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Sheffield United and Hull City - are all averaging over 20,000 per home game ensuring The Npower Championship averages 17,109 for the division as a whole

1 Derby County 33597
Highest Gate 29086 Portsmouth
Lowest Gate 24739 Middlesbrough
Average Attendance 26505

2 Leeds United 39460
Highest Gate 33622 Sheffield United
Lowest Gate 20747 Cardiff City
Average Attendance 25625

3 Norwich City 27000
Highest Gate 25410 Middlesbrough
Lowest Gate 23852 Swansea City
Average Attendance 24720

4 Cardiff City 26828
Highest Gate 26049 Swansea City
Lowest Gate 20573 Sheffield United
Average Attendance 23353

5 Nottingham Forest 30602
Highest Gate 24986 Leeds United
Lowest Gate 19501 Coventry City
Average Attendance 21931

6 Leicester City 32500
Highest Gate 25930 Derby County
Lowest Gate 19611 Reading
Average Attendance 21853

7 Sheffield United 32702
Highest Gate 22936 Burnley
Lowest Gate 19207 Ipswich Town
Average Attendance 20885

8 Hull City 25404
Highest Gate 21873 Scunthorpe United
Lowest Gate 19714 Derby County
Average Attendance 20743

9 Ipswich Town 30311
Highest Gate 23105 Leeds United
Lowest Gate 17572 Derby County
Average Attendance 19742

10 Middlesbrough 35049
Highest Gate 23550 Leeds United
Lowest Gate 14633 Sheffield United
Average Attendance 17430

11 Coventry City 32609
Highest Gate 28184 Leeds United
Lowest Gate 12292 Doncaster Rovers
Average Attendance 17080

12 Reading 24161
Highest Gate 18418 Swansea City
Lowest Gate 14830 Barnsley
Average Attendance 16624

13 Portsmouth 20224
Highest Gate 19719 Nottingham Forest
Lowest Gate 13751 Leicester City
Average Attendance 16105

14 Crystal Palace 26309
Highest Gate 17486 Leicester City
Lowest Gate 12353 Watford
Average Attendance 15295

15 Burnley 22546
Highest Gate 17496 Nottingham Forest
Lowest Gate 13655 Doncaster Rovers
Average Attendance 14961

16 Queens Park Rangers 19128
Highest Gate 18059 Norwich City
Lowest Gate 12046 Scunthorpe United
Average Attendance 14870

17 Swansea City 20532
Highest Gate 16742 Queens Park Rangers
Lowest Gate 12411 Coventry City
Average Attendance 14584

18 Bristol City 21497
Highest Gate 18308 Millwall
Lowest Gate 13428 Coventry City
Average Attendance 14490

19 Watford 19920
Highest Gate 15101 Doncaster Rovers
Lowest Gate 11485 Swansea City
Average Attendance 13060


20 Barnsley 23009
Highest Gate 20309 Leeds United
Lowest Gate 10566 Hull City
Average Attendance 12810

21 Millwall 20146
Highest Gate 13292 Hull City
Lowest Gate 10211 Norwich City
Average Attendance 11841

22 Preston North End 24500
Highest Gate 18417 Norwich City
Lowest Gate 8994 Barnsley
Average Attendance 11077

23 Doncaster Rovers 15231
Highest Gate 13293 Leeds United
Lowest Gate 8985 Sheffield United
Average Attendance 10268

24 Scunthorpe United 9088
Highest Gate 8122 Leeds United
Lowest Gate 5185 Bristol City
Average Attendance 5978

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Erm Sheff Wendy has a 40,000 seat stadium and cannot put in 50%....(18500)...