[Albion] Additional Seats

[el punal]

Following on from the club’s email regarding change of seat numbers I’m intrigued as to how many new seats have been installed and where. My season ticket is for the West Upper and the seat number has been bumped up by 14. I can’t seem to find any info on this apart from the press release of some months ago about the hospitality box above the North Stand and additional seating being installed throughout the ground.

Anyone know the latest on this?

 

[Weststander]

Are you in one of the front 10 rows?

Either they’ve extended WSU southwards above the shelf (not mentioned before in any NSC or BHCC planning application discussion), or simply a numbering alignment with the lower decks i.e. there are no more seats in the first rows of WSU.

 

[el punal]

Are you in one of the front 10 rows?

Either they’ve extended WSU southwards above the shelf (not mentioned before in any NSC or BHCC planning application discussion), or simply a numbering alignment with the lower decks i.e. there are no more seats in the first rows of WSU.

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D Block, Row U - so towards the back of the stand.

 

[Is it PotG?]

You might be able to have a gander next week at The Stains game.

 

[el punal]

You might be able to have a gander next week at The Stains game.

This is true. I sincerely hope the Amex maintenance crew have done their bit and cleaned any seagull poo that may have been been deposited on my seat over the last six months.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

If there are a few more seats I hope we can soon here "..... and the RECORD attendance at the Amex is ....."

 

[Stat Brother]

If there are a few more seats I hope we can soon here "..... and the RECORD attendance at the Amex is ....."

It'll be announced as 30k for the Saints game.

 

[Surf's Up]

It'll be announced as 30k for the Saints game.

Interesting point - will they declare the pretendace, as usual, or the actual Could be tricky for the taxman to keep up!

 

[blockhseagull]

Interesting point - will they declare the pretendace, as usual, or the actual Could be tricky for the taxman to keep up!

Well there will only be 2,000 tickets, so assume that’s what they will declare

 

[Perkino]

They have added seats to each row by reducing the gaps between seats, I think every 10 seats has become 11/12

 

[studio150]

Following on from the club’s email regarding change of seat numbers

Am I the only one who has yet to receive this email?

 

[sparkie]

They have added seats to each row by reducing the gaps between seats, I think every 10 seats has become 11/12

Interesting. I didn't think that was legally possible for most of the seats as the middle seats between each aisle are already at the legal maximum for the number of seats between them and the aisle ?

Perhaps there is more flexibility in ground level stands ?

 

[BNthree]

Is that the extra hospitality seats at the back of the North or have they not been built yet?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Interesting. I didn't think that was legally possible for most of the seats as the middle seats between each aisle are already at the legal maximum for the number of seats between them and the aisle ?

Perhaps there is more flexibility in ground level stands ?

I thought the problem wasn't the spacing between the seats, but the limitations on exit to people ratio and also space in the concourses. When the Amex opened, I calculated that it could comfortably house around 5 to 6 thousand extra seats by shifting them along a little.

 

[BNthree]

Am I the only one who has yet to receive this email?

Seems like it.

 

[Perkino]

I thought the problem wasn't the spacing between the seats, but the limitations on exit to people ratio and also space in the concourses. When the Amex opened, I calculated that it could comfortably house around 5 to 6 thousand extra seats by shifting them along a little.

I think it is based on how many supporters you need to get out of the stadium at full-time. They have calculated that an extra 6,000 could easily get out of those exits following the average footfall studies

 

[sparkie]

I thought the problem wasn't the spacing between the seats, but the limitations on exit to people ratio and also space in the concourses. When the Amex opened, I calculated that it could comfortably house around 5 to 6 thousand extra seats by shifting them along a little.

There is a restriction on the maximum number of seats a "furthest from the aisle" seat can be. If some blocks are at that maximum then you have to move the aisles if you reduce the gaps between seats which doesn't work with the fixed exit stairs. I assume this doesn't matter for stands where the exit could be the pitch.

 

[Official Old Man]

It'll be announced as 30k for the Saints game.

As I've not taken any refund on my fully paid for ST, will my ticket be counted as 'being there' even if I'm not?
Not as being charged, just counted.

 

[Weststander]

There is a restriction on the maximum number of seats a "furthest from the aisle" seat can be. If some blocks are at that maximum then you have to move the aisles if you reduce the gaps between seats which doesn't work with the fixed exit stairs.

14 seats from an aisle always seems to be the UK max.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Well there will only be 2,000 tickets, so assume that’s what they will declare

I am sure they read out an exact number like 2453 at the friendly v Chelsea. They must be under a lot of scrutiny on having the correct data.

I am sure it was something like 47 people didn't make it.