Extra seats going in.

[minnieme]

in the East stand, south east corner & south west corner over the summer period Just passing on the good news from a reliable source

 

[Left Footer]

needs planning permission to be ok`d first though.
december was when martin perry was expected to send through the application.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

All good installing them, wont be able to use them though unless planning permission is granted for higher attendances.

 

[Martinf]

I hope your source is also passing on the good news to the City Council planners.

 

[minnieme]

Don't shoot the messenger, just passing on what i was told from a forwarded email. Not some thing i would bother making up.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I hope your source is also passing on the good news to the City Council planners.

Technically I don't think we need permission to install the seats (at least in the corners where there is already concrete in place), as long as we do not have attendances over 22,500.

 

[beorhthelm]

Technically I don't think we need permission to install the seats (at least in the corners where there is already concrete in place), as long as we do not have attendances over 22,500.

probably, but it might not look good to be applying with the seats already in place, as if expecting a foregone conclusion. maybe its fine though, were's the NSC planning expert?

 

[Marshy]

I would have thought the corners at the North stand would get done first ?
For me would sell better, be in a singing area and would maintain the gap between away fans in the south stand

 

[matt_32510]

Tony Bloom said on the Albion Roar that they wanted to put boxes in the south Stand as well.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I would have thought the corners at the North stand would get done first ?
For me would sell better, be in a singing area and would maintain the gap between away fans in the south stand

I agree and I think the club must be a bit off its trolley to start any seat filling at the away end!

 

[Marshy]

I agree and I think the club must be a bit off its trolley to start any seat filling at the away end!

or maybe it is so we can sell more tickets to the away fans, sides like West ham etc would no doubt have taken more tickets if available ?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I understand that they want to move the away fans from behind the goal and put them in the corner so that Brighton fans will also be at least part behind the goal in the south stand, unless for cup 15% matches where away fans will get whole of south and a corner.

 

[strings]

I understand that they want to move the away fans from behind the goal and put them in the corner so that Brighton fans will also be at least part behind the goal in the south stand, unless for cup 15% matches where away fans will get whole of south and a corner.

Interesting, I was wondering myself whether this would happen. It does seem like an obvious and effective idea, succesfully used by many other clubs.

 

[Badger]

I agree and I think the club must be a bit off its trolley to start any seat filling at the away end!

It's surely a lot easier to fill in the corners at the south end, the sloping concrete is already in place.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Would be nice to have the seats in place, to be covered by flags etc as it will stop it looking like an unfinished ground

 

[Doc Lynam]

Is it being moved to Brighton marina?

 

[Boris Yeltsin]

Technically I don't think we need permission to install the seats (at least in the corners where there is already concrete in place), as long as we do not have attendances over 22,500.

Seeing as we are yet to break the 22,000 ceiling even with all the recent "sold out" games, this expansion can only be good news.

 

[brighton_tom]

none going in the north corners?

if seats do go in the south corners will they only go on the concrete slope that is in place now? or will they extend this so the back row of seats in each corner would come to the same level as the east stand?

 

[Rich Suvner]

probably, but it might not look good to be applying with the seats already in place, as if expecting a foregone conclusion. maybe its fine though, were's the NSC planning expert?

this could actually be a genius way of maximising available seats for Brighton fans, regardless of away turnout and gaps between the fans.

if another Doncaster, Gills following comes to town (ie too many to segregate the South Stand but lots of empty seats) we can simply make the number they don't sell available in other areas of the ground - always enabling a capacity of 22,500.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

none going in the north corners?

if seats do go in the south corners will they only go on the concrete slope that is in place now? or will they extend this so the back row of seats in each corner would come to the same level as the east stand?

If I remember correctly the North can have its corners filled, but will have to have a void in the middle for access for vehicles. I believe the North and South are the same level as WSL and the East lower so should join up seamlessly!