What would you change about the stadium (and site) if it could be done over again?

[goldstone]

What would I change? Move the whole thing to Waterhall with decent access roads off the A27/A23 and a parkway station on the London/Brighton line.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

not what i was told

Can anyone confirm then what the maximum expansion capacity is then?

 

[fly high]

As I understand it the maximum expansion is about 28,000? Think we might need about 10000 more than that in a few years time...

current planning application is to increse capacity to 30,750. Don't know where you got your 28K from?

 

[Return of the Rev]

can anyone confirm then what the maximum expansion capacity is then?

There is not a maximum! 30,750 without raising the roofs

 

[leigull]

Much bigger stands behind the goal. Happy, no scratch that, delighted with everything else. The North and South really let it down at the moment. Should look much better when all the works are finished though but still would have been great to have it twice the depth.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

current planning application is to increse capacity to 30,750. Don't know where you got your 28K from?

thanks for that... not sure if it will ne enough thought if Gus and Tony's dreams come true

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Terracing, not seats, on the North Stand. (Not going to happen).

Ditch the choreographed build-up before the game – except the film which finishes "Stooooreeeeeeerrrrrr!!!!", which gives me goose bumps every time I see it.

Other than that, once it's finished, I wouldn't swap it for any stadium in the world. Not because I think it's better than anything else, but because it's ours, and after what we've been through, there's no more important statement than that. I really don't give a f*** what away fans think – they're only coming once, perhaps twice a season anyway. Those of us who go every other week are the only ones whose opinions really matter, because the club needs us to keep coming back.

 

[fly high]

thanks for that... not sure if it will ne enough thought if Gus and Tony's dreams come true

couldn't agree more. If we do establish ourselves in prem, as is the plan/dream, would need a min. of 40k to cover players wages/transfer fees to keep us there for years.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Haven't read it all.

Has anyone said put lifts to WSU,and opera glasses behind the seats ?

 

[explymouthnige]

Put some reasonably sized Gents in the East Stand

 

[Gulls and Rooks]

Put some reasonably sized Gents in the East Stand

I'm 6' 6" and over 18st and I'm already in the East ( and just about enough leg room), but thanks for thinking of me.

 

[NorthStandN1A]

if the north was steeper and the corners were filled.. and if the seats go all the way round.

i have too much spare time (student) so tried this out to see what it would look like if there were seats.. wherever there could be

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Brilliant job there mate. That would be amazing !!!!

 

[KNC]

I still just gaze at the magnificence of it. I do think some cosmetic changes would enhance it further. As someone said, a false ceiling un Dicks. Some painting of concrete. Some more 'shelves' to put your pint on when munching pies.
I would love escalators up to to WSU.

 

[Storer 68]

The Arena in Amsterdam has a car park under the stadium. Not used for matchday parking but as a Park and Ride for the City Centre as there is an adjoining tram/metro station. The Amex would have been perfect for this with its road, rail and bus links and could have been the recipient of all year round revenue.

Nice idea but the stadium is set three storeys down into the ground. 138,000 cubic metres of chalk was excavated for its construction, which was put on the field on the south side of Village Way. This has been estimated to prevent 20,000 lorry trips taking the chalk to landfill.[/



BTW, Monaco's ground is built on top of a shopping centre and blocks of flats.............

It presently has a capacity of approximately 18,500 all seated, which is quite large relative to the population of Monaco (about 30,500); it can seat almost two-thirds of the country's population, a feat no other stadium can boast. The vast majority of the stadium's facilities are located underground, with a large car park directly under the pitch

 

[Storer 68]

I still just gaze at the magnificence of it. I do think some cosmetic changes would enhance it further. As someone said, a false ceiling un Dicks. Some painting of concrete. Some more 'shelves' to put your pint on when munching pies.
I would love escalators up to to WSU.

we asked about escalators . appraently they would take up too much room compared to stairs.

 

[Simster]

Has anyone hilariously mentioned "sporks" yet?

I would say a bigger North is the only thing I'd really want to see once the new seats go in. If the north was a decent sized home kop, and the ground held about 33,000 I reckon we'd have the BEST ground in the league bar none.

 

[Notters]

As someone said, a false ceiling un Dicks.

Surprised how much this is being mentioned. I've been in there several times and couldn't tell you what the ceiling is like.

 

[Mr Blobby]

Shutters on the away end so when we play the likes of Millwall, Pompey and Palace we can close them down and not have to see/here the oinks!

 

[Magic Sponge]

There is not a maximum! 30,750 without raising the roofs

It was muted to me and also mentioned when I did the stadium tour that it could be taken up to around 40,000.
Apparently they have looked into being able to put a second tier in the North but would have to move the offices which are behind it at the moment.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Wow! Amazing job, well done. Don't know if I'd want to lose the screen though.

As for myself, the only things I'd change are on the transport front. That's not to say our transport is bad (it's not, it's brilliant), but the ability to run shuttles between Brighton and Falmer would probably make a significant difference. I suppose the main issue there though isn't even the lack of siding, it's the line capacity and the fact that you couldn't add an "express" line due to the viaduct.

I've been told they haven't got any plans at the moment to fill the North corners in so had the North stand been steeper the screens could be moved to the corners.