[Albion] Hypothetical attendance potential

[brighton terra]

How many seats would the Amex need to satisfy the demand, if we were on the verge of breaking into the top 6 and playing one of the big boys? Would 40,000 be big enough?

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

How many seats would the Amex need to satisfy the demand, if we were on the verge of breaking into the top 6 and playing one of the big boys? Would 40,000 be big enough?

I think 40,001.

 

[Shuggie]

Don't be silly (breaking into Top 6)

Feel free to Jamie me in a few years when my scorn is exposed as a shameful lack of faith in our potential.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Don't be silly (breaking into Top 6)

Feel free to Jamie me in a few years when my scorn is exposed as a shameful lack of faith in our potential.

Leicester? Burnley (verge of...)?

 

[AmexRuislip]

I thought that the Amex was at full capacity, and there were no plans to extend that, on the premise that (I can't believe I'm saying this), if we ever were relegated, it would be a struggle to fill the stadium, if an extension had occurred.
I'm sure Messrs Bloom and Barber have already said this!

 

[zefarelly]

I guess right now we could get another 5-10k bums, but frankly the location and local infrastructure must be the limiting factor.

And 25k would be more than enough if we went down a rung.

 

[brighton terra]

Don't be silly (breaking into Top 6)

Feel free to Jamie me in a few years when my scorn is exposed as a shameful lack of faith in our potential.

Hence my use of the word ‘hypothetical’ in the subject!!

 

[bluenitsuj]

It's fine as it is. Why spend millions on extending just to satisfy a few day trippers when we play a so called big club.

 

[brighton terra]

I thought that the Amex was at full capacity, and there were no plans to extend that, on the premise that (I can't believe I'm saying this), if we ever were relegated, it would be a struggle to fill the stadium, if an extension had occurred.
I'm sure Messrs Bloom and Barber have already said this!

I’m not talking about the reality of the situation, just trying to get a feel for the likely demand for seats. I know there little or no chance of increasing the capacity of the Amex.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I’m not talking about the reality of the situation, just trying to get a feel for the likely demand for seats. I know there little or no chance of increasing the capacity of the Amex.

Apologies, well you can count my wife and I in, if that helps.
I reckon 32, 000 - 35, 000 would be sufficient.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

In February the club said the waiting list for season tickets was approaching 8000, so you could probably add a couple of thousand to that if we were less likely to be relegated at the end of the season.

However, as with most things, in my opinion the club got the actual size of the Amex spot on. It's big enough to create an intimidating atmosphere for away teams, but still compact enough to retain the charm and character you lose in massive stadiums.

Looking at the average attendances in the Premier League, we sit right about where you would expect for a club of our size.

Bigger doesn't mean better.

 

[Shuggie]

Hence my use of the word ‘hypothetical’ in the subject!!

Oh, like, you only wanted responses contingent on them being amenable to your underlying hypothesis. What’s the ****ing point of that?

 

[Official Old Man]

West Ham.
What was the capacity at Upton Park?
What was their average PL gate?
The question being, has increasing the capacity, albeit moving stadiums, increased the attendance?

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

West Ham.
What was the capacity at Upton Park?
What was their average PL gate?
The question being, has increasing the capacity, albeit moving stadiums, increased the attendance?

In 2015/16 Upton Park had approx 35k and in 2011/12 in the Championship it had approx 31k.

West Ham are also a perfect example of what you gain in attendance you lose in character and in their case atmosphere.

 

[brighton terra]

Oh, like, you only wanted responses contingent on them being amenable to your underlying hypothesis. What’s the ****ing point of that?

 

[Official Old Man]

In 2015/16 Upton Park had approx 35k and in 2011/12 in the Championship it had approx 31k.

West Ham are also a perfect example of what you gain in attendance you lose in character and in their case atmosphere.

The character and atmosphere is true but the attendance is up 20K. I'm sure there's a point there but not sure what it is.

 

[Weststander]

37,684

 

[The Birdman]

Brighton are at near capacity if we become established premier league probably 35000 if we want to be regular top 6 we need 40,000 to 50,000 then after this we we may need a new ground.
If we go down the ground is fine.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Chelsea Spurs Arsenal Man utd or Liverpool visiting as a top 6 club playing us as a top 6 club=45000 expecting 10,000 supporting the opposition. 30k-35k for other games.

 

[studio150]

No point putting any extra seats in as Southern would only be able to get fans to the ground after the game had finished