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[Albion] Away fans to be moved at the Amex from 2027/28 (was 2025/26)
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Bob!
Coffee Buyer
- Jul 5, 2003
- 11,725
I guess the answer to both these questions is the same.
In the South Stand blocks closest to the away fans.
STH moving to the South Stand will likely be primarily in Blocks A-D, so that they don't need to move for those cup games where a larger allocation is given.
Unlikely I’d say given the punters can only be charged 30 notes.
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
Just dotting the i’s and crossing t’s i heard.
Yes, we have. It’s the 4 rows of car parking closest to the stadium (with its own entrance just before the rising barrier near the stadium). It’s officially known as Car Park A, and a club official has also referred to it as the ‘Hotel Section’ of Bennett’s Field.
Let’s see. I suggest the existing lot that frequent that place will be offered seats in the North 1901 but as well you know, away supporters often turn up in the 1901. I suspect there won’t be season tickets in the Heineken lounge and North Weet corner anymore and hospitality will be sold on a match by match basis. It will be nice to have an ‘unofficial’ area for the away fans meaning we hopefully won’t see them in the home 1901 areas anymore.
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Nitram
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- Jul 16, 2013
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Thanks. There’s a group of 7 of us who sit close together since the opening of the Amex. I doubt we will find places suitable other than the South which is in itself limiting. Lots to think about.
Hometownglory
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- Jan 12, 2014
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Alright dazzer6666 I should have read the announcement first jeez.The announcement literally says where it’s going
I should think so otherwise you will have away fans directly alongside the 1901 , which probably won't go down well - if I've understood the changes correctly.
Stuart Munday
Well-known member
I assumed they would remove it and add rows of seating to the back of the stand but who knows.
Perhaps. They’ve said it will become part of the away supporters area so could be either.
“……and in 2027 the relocation of away supporters into the south-west corner of the Amex.
This will be in the space currently occupied by the Heineken Lounge and associated seating – with the new away area including safe standing for visiting supporters.”
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Bob!
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- Jul 5, 2003
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I guess another thing that needs consideration is whether, and if so where, will any safe standing be.
mile oak
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- May 21, 2023
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Wont the South stand end up.like North stand now standing? Surely many fans from the corner dont currently stand so will they be happy? Surely it will be harder to contain a split away section and cause more aggro with home fans closer and towering over? The corner seats some cost more, its bizarre away fans get these over home fans. There is a high price for all this signage section off physical areas and so.on.all.for what better atmosphere not guaranteed..badly timed shouldve waited see how standing rails in North stand works out. We only have so many fans that willever sign personally i dont think it'll increase atmosphereo one example hear away fans sing and North stand respond.
queens park pete
Prog off!
"The general feeling of the fans?" Blimey did you use the same pollsters the Democrats used for the US election. I thought the full Binfest was reserved for train queues, parking , naughty fans leaving early and burger/pie temperature than where people other than them are sitting.
3000 away fans singing will make a noise wherever they are, especially if we give away silly goals.
Sadly, I think the concentrated wrap around effect of more boisterous away visitors may produce more rather than less noise than present, and will now be closer to the camera mics. (Noise is directly, logarithmically reduced or increased by distance, not wishful thinking. This why it's very difficult to hear the two disparate choirs of the north stand very well from the SW corner). If the South Stand is stewarded like the SW corner has been , over enthusiastic singers will be vigorously stewarded in a way North Stand STs won't be used to , so don't expect a South Stand Roar anytime soon.
I am sure the changes will more than pay for themselves- presumably extra away hospitality is the golden goose? Hopefully it is a change that makes day to day policing safer for everyone too, though I am not sure quite how. This is a successful business. If it was just being done "for the fans" a number of us wouldn't be having our little community disrupted for no apparent benefit to those directly affected. It's a bit like people losing their homes for HS2 being told it's going to be great by people who don't use trains and live in another part of the country anyway.
Albion managers would prefer away fans absent from behind the goal. Something the club have examined and agree with.
”Towering over” …. a small number of away fans will be directly above their own fans.
Bloom‘s effectively underwriting the cost, he appears happy with the cost.
Isn’t TV sound an irrelevance? The key is atmosphere in the stadium on the day.
With the added bonus for TV viewers/perceptions, those afar only see a sea of home support.
The Grockle
Formally Croydon Seagull
I'd imagine the South stand will be some of the cheapest seats in the stadium as is the case in the North
I wonder where all the Heineken Lounge 1901ers will be moved to? There must be a few hundred who will need to be squeezed into someone else’s lounge.
kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
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I'm in favour of this, but one thing I don't think it will do is improve the atmosphere. For a lot of games, the only 'atmosphere' is provided by the visiting support. Splitting them between two tiers won't help and there's no reason to think the relocated home fans in the south will sing.