Amex or Goldstone?

[Bob'n'weave]

Just wondering about the carnage and misery that got us to Falmer and our spanking new state of the art stadium, The Amex. Great days indeed for the Albion. Given the choice though, would anyone prefer to have kept and upgraded the old Goldstone? To me its a complete no brainer - Goldstone 100% but that is because I grew up bouncing around the NS and it's in my blood. What say you lot? Poll anyone?

 

[cardboard]

There was never room to upgrade the goldstone was there. The old shoreham rd behind the north, the houses behind the east had some sort of order which prevented a roof ever being put on the east terrace. The west had a road behind it and the garages behind the south had no intentions of ever selling to the club at the time.The footprint of a stadium nowadays is much much bigger than it used to be. This allows for more supporter room around the outside, safety etc as well as room to include all the lounges, hospitality.
The Amex has changed our club for the better permanently IMO.

 

[whitelion]

The Goldstone lovely as it was at which I attended games from 1959-1997 was not fit for purpose and being upgraded would have a limited capacity of around 20,000 all seated.

It's a no-brainer Amex all the way.

 

[nicko31]

Goldstone was a colourful part of our history but the site was cramped and limited, in the latter years the only atmosphere came from the North with the rest of the ground dead.

The Amex is beyond our wildest dreams

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Blue and White tinted glasses would say the outdated, crumbling Goldstone, common sense and logic says the splendid sparkly Amex.

 

[Simster]

I loved the Goldstone because it was home, but in the end there wasn't really much to love about it. It was run down, and rarely full after circa 1988. The North always had an atmosphere but nowhere else did very often.

Ultimately though, there wasn't the space to expand. By way of comparison, the Amex has something like 4 times the footprint - we were always going to have to move. Just be thankful that Bloom arrived with his billions when he did, otherwise we might have ended up with something like Oxford's 3-sided shoebox ground, which would still have been a massive upgrade on Withdean.

With that in mind I almost feel duty bound to say I prefer the Amex, and frankly it is a superb place to watch football which is why our gates are absolutely enormous. To put this into context, the last time a big club like Nottingham Forest averaged as high as we are doing this season, it was 1979 the season after they finished champions of England and the season they won the European Cup. Closer to home, massive Portsmouth haven't averaged as high as our average gate this season since 1958.

 

[Dr. No]

Given the choice though, would anyone prefer to have kept and upgraded the old Goldstone?

No.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Just wondering about the carnage and misery that got us to Falmer and our spanking new state of the art stadium, The Amex. Great days indeed for the Albion. Given the choice though, would anyone prefer to have kept and upgraded the old Goldstone? To me its a complete no brainer - Goldstone 100% but that is because I grew up bouncing around the NS and it's in my blood. What say you lot? Poll anyone?

Goldstone PROPER, Amex PLASTIC FANTASTIC
regards
DR

 

[Simster]

Goldstone PROPER, Amex PLASTIC FANTASTIC
regards
DR

Goldstone last 5 years division 2 average gates:

8,002
8,386
8,679
9,048
8,293

Amex last 5 years division 2 average gates (not including the 28,000 we're averaging this season):
25,583
25,645
27,283
26,236
20,028

I know gates overall are up in that time, but in 1990 when we got to Wembley, our average gates were 16th highest in the division - lower than Barnsley,Swindon, Oldham and Millwall.

 

[Bob'n'weave]

Goldstone PROPER, Amex PLASTIC FANTASTIC
regards
DR

Fair enough. I suppose the expansion needed to get us to PL standards would have been impossible. I love the atmosphere/facilities at the Amex, hoping that SS will be a part of our future at the Amex so we can get the NS roar back to full capacity. Perfection.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Goldstone PROPER, Amex PLASTIC FANTASTIC
regards
DR

So attendees of both, pwoper or fantastic plastic?

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Goldstone last 5 years division 2 average gates:

8,002
8,386
8,679
9,048
8,293

Amex last 5 years division 2 average gates (not including the 28,000 we're averaging this season):
25,583
25,645
27,283
26,236
20,028

I know gates overall are up in that time, but in 1990 when we got to Wembley, our average gates were 16th highest in the division - lower than Barnsley,Swindon, Oldham and Millwall.

i'm not talking about Gates, the Goldstone was the clubs birth place therefore it will always be number one , footballs gone all plastic and the Amex sits nicely into that market , if you buy into it fair do's SADLY THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS STAGED MANAGED FOR ME
regards
DR

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

So attendees of both, pwoper or fantastic plastic?

what ever floats your boat
regards
DR

 

[Exile]

i'm not talking about Gates, the Goldstone was the clubs birth place therefore it will always be number one , DR

No, it wasn't.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

No, it wasn't.

it was for me
regards
DR

 

[Bob'n'weave]

No, it wasn't.

Correct, County Cricket ground in Hove I believe?

 

[Return of the Rev]

Quite liked withers tbh! Went to watch Old V's against the mighty Oak yesterday! Strange walking around the old place but a good day with the Oak winning 0-9

Even got a mention from Geoff Stelling on sky sports!

 

[Bob'n'weave]

it was for me
regards
DR

This.

1st game 1976, Oxford I think.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

This.

1st game 1976, Oxford I think.

when they got legged out of the North..............i'm sure i know you
regards
DR

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I loved the old Goldstone ground. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I love the Amex where I can watch football in the dry, have a drink behind the stand, and go to the toilet without paddling in detritus.

It's possible to love both.