[Albion] Away fans to be moved at the Amex from 2027/28 (was 2025/26)

[brighton_tom]

It’s on the Brighton website

“Other works planned will include the introduction of safe standing in the North Stand, taking place in 2025, which the club recently confirmed; 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.”

“Moving the away fans will create a new home fans area directly behind the goal at the south stand end of the stadium, and this is expected to include an additional safe standing area, subject to fan demand.”

I took that wording to just mean that away fans will move into a the SW corner & take over existing facilities with the Heineken lounge & its seating. It doesn’t really clearly suggest that extra seating there will be installed… I might be wrong though. But I guess to fit 3000 in that corner then we would need extra seating.

 

[Weststander]

I took that wording to just mean that away fans will move into a the SW corner & take over existing facilities with the Heineken lounge & its seating. It doesn’t really clearly suggest that extra seating there will be installed… I might be wrong though. But I guess to fit 3000 in that corner then we would need extra seating.

It’s from ITK’s too. Taking away the hospitality seating, will free up space for more seats in total.

 

[drew]

4500 for cup games isn’t it ?

It's xmas, forgive my math!

 

[Weststander]

It’s from ITK’s too. Taking away the hospitality seating, will free up space for more seats in total.

@brighton_tom there’s a away of working out the numbers. The club say capacity will increase by 800.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Amex to move away fans in £40m upgrade

The investment at the American Express Stadium will improve matchday for home fans, says the club.

www.bbc.co.uk

Just need to deduct the number of hospitality seats going in on the new NS shelf, 500?

 

[Bob!]

4500 for cup games isn’t it ?

Yes,15%, so nearly 4,900

 

[Freddo]

How many seats does the SWC currently hold?

 

[Weststander]

How many seats does the SWC currently hold?

Capacity is almost exactly 10k greater than when it opened (Newcastle gate in 2011/12 was 10k less than records now). ESU holds 3k, so 1,750 to answer your question. Seats are being added to the rear. Each block of the SS holds a further 750.

 

[brighton_tom]

Any more details on all this in tonight’s programme? Or same details as already given?

 

[mile oak]

Tonight with Brentford Nylons taking so few seats its always easy to move the divider cloth. Doubt be that easy in future and could we end up with home fans chucking stuff to away fans below or vice versa?.imagine Palace in this new away area. An argument for away fans spread was its harder to bring singing together. We already have that in the Northstand with at times NW and North central.Add in some south Stand home singing and it may result in exactly the same as what argument for splitting away fans has been put forward.