Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Albion Rob said:It's all relative though, isn't it Tom?
Leicester and Southampton have 32.500 capacity stadia (same design I think, just different seats) and both had immediate Premiership ambitions.
We are looking at a 22,000 seater stadium with the 5-8 year goal being becoming a solid Division One club before making the push for the Premiership.
Like I say, it is going to be all about making the stadium accesible for everyone in the community with the football taking over on matchdays.
Also, I don't think Southampton or Leicester have exactly had monet pumped into them, the Foxes had to cheat their way out of administration while I can't remember the last time Southampton shelled out big money on a transfer fee. They do however, have two of the most astute managers in the game.
My plan - get money coming into the stadium every day of the week, from boot sales to tours to concerts to bhusiness meetings. Promote the stadium well and keep people involved. Keep ticket proces reasonable and make a decent profit off BEER and food sales at the ground at last. Stop paying Ecovert rent. Make this club great again.
f*** this, give me a job at the Albion now. Stadium manager would do.
Rob - Stadium manager job's yours mate. When can you start?
It's a bit weird with stadium events tho. Used to go to Stanmer Park Festival Dance Days which were absolutely superb. Saw The Chemical Bros, Prodigy, Underworld, loads of other quality sets. Was a three day festival that also featured an Indie Day and a Dub day. All superb line-ups, all of them got about 20K punters in as I recall.
On the other hand I went to the Madstad this Summer and watched a full-strength line-up Australia v Jamaica friendly internatinal (Viduka/Kewell/Ricketts/Gardner etc.) and tho it was a cracking atmosphere - I think it was a euro qualifier weekend or something and it was on a Sunday - there was a turnout of around five thousand. Like I say, cracking atmosphere- but the ground was WAY empty.