What is the maximum amount of seats the Amex could have ?

[banjo]

If and it's a big if, if we were to become a premiership team and remain there, can anymore seats be fitted at the stadium than the 30,500 ? If so how many more ?

 

[ees complicated no?]

im sure the club could fit more around the upper corners

 

[Everest]

They can always fit the other 250 to make it the planned 30,750

 

[Drumstick]

I don't usually do this but this thread has been posted now about 20 times in the last year search it.

 

[banjo]

I don't usually do this but this thread has been posted now about 20 times in the last year search it.

I did and nothing came up.

 

[Drumstick]

I did and nothing came up.

Having seen your new thread I hope you don't think I was trying to be rude or aggressive that is the polar opposite from my nature.

I did a quick look and 20 may have been an exageration I found three but I'm fairly sure the 30,750 absolute max no further expansion has been mentioned on many a thread, Like I said I hope I didn't offend you it wasn't my intention and realise not every is on here as much as others.

The AMEX's capacity after expansion?
Falmer - The Future Capacity?
Will we regret not allowing the Amex greater expansion potential?

 

[sparkie]

No more expansion is easy, but I reckon a good call would be conversion of the North and South stands to safe standing if ( when ) ever that becomes permissible in law, which would potentially up the capacity a bit.

 

[banjo]

Having seen your new thread I hope you don't think I was trying to be rude or aggressive that is the polar opposite from my nature.

I did a quick look and 20 may have been an exageration I found three but I'm fairly sure the 30,750 absolute max no further expansion has been mentioned on many a thread, Like I said I hope I didn't offend you it wasn't my intention and realise not every is on here as much as others.

The AMEX's capacity after expansion?
Falmer - The Future Capacity?
Will we regret not allowing the Amex greater expansion potential?

Thanks for that I just wondered if any plans were put in place before the ground was built to expand further other than the 30,750 if we were to become like I said a permanent premiership team. No offense taken by the way. Was a genuine question. Thanks again.

 

[drew]

Well if money was no object, they could close Bennetts Field and all the park and ride drop off and build a stadium of at least 65,000 then knock down the Amex and make that the car park. Simple really.

 

[Drumstick]

No more expansion is easy, but I reckon a good call would be conversion of the North and South stands to safe standing if ( when ) ever that becomes permissible in law, which would potentially up the capacity a bit.

The german way means for every seated person you can have 1.8 standing people. So it should add at least say 6k-ish? 36,750?

 

[raymondbriggs]

Talking hypothetically,there is more than enough room to make the East Stand as big as the west and both ends have room for expansion.
Would need to give up on the space wasteful curves of the stadium profile to put Box Ends in though and the roof would have to go,but if you wanted it,42,000.

 

[Perkino]

I reckon the Southstand could go back quite some way if we really wanted it to. I would like to know why we don't have a massive stand behind one of the goals

 

[Gullys Cats]

120k

 

[Weststander]

To take down the surporting arch for the ES, freeing up:
The ES to become a WS lookike,
add to the end stands lower tiers backwards (taking away office space in the NS), with an overhang above the outside walkways,
and full blown second tiers at the ends & corners

= c. 45,000

 

[brightn'ove]

there is space behind the east corners to fit a small upper level

as there is in the SW corner (i do not mean the second tier, just the little level in behind the corner.)

but obviously, in theory, anything is possible.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

lets be real here, in what world will 30,000 not suffice?

 

[Simster]

lets be real here, in what world will 30,000 not suffice?

This.

We are finally just another provincial club with moderately good support. Like Leicester, Southampton, Stoke, Norwich, Ipswich, and so on. All of those clubs have been more successful than we have, and all of them have a ground holding between 27,000 and 32,000 which they fill when playing well but which don't look ridiculously empty for less attractive fixtures.

Therefore 30,750 will do nicely - especially as our ground is better than all of those, right down to smartcards, better pies, comfy seats and asthetics of the stadium. Delusions of grandeur belong down the road at Portsmouth, sorry I mean "lower league Portsmouth".

 

[hans kraay fan club]

if we were to become like I said a permanent premiership team..

You are Phil Gartside, and I claim my five pounds.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

You are Phil Gartside, and I claim my five pounds.

Very good HK.

 

[Surf's Up]

The german way means for every seated person you can have 1.8 standing people. So it should add at least say 6k-ish? 36,750?

Which, spookily would be just a little more than the record crown for the Goldstone! but "safe standing" is only permitted in certain parts of the ground.