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Park and Ride
- Thread starter Wilka
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Edward Scissorhands
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- Feb 20, 2005
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The Large One said:
They've employed Richie Morris
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
At least we'll be able to see the progress being made when we attend matches. I always find construction sites fascinating.
dougdeep
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How are we going to find the money for this then? 
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
This will have been budgeted for for years now.
dougdeep
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Before the plan can be put into action, the Albion must submit various documents to the council, including a detailed park-and-ride plan. The scheme will be reveiwed after 6 months.
West Hoathly Seagull
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Superseagull said:
So, is the East Stand being extended first? Presumably it's the West Stand that will take the long time, as it involves concrete and permanent foundations. How many seats will be in place when we play Phalarse and how many will we be allowing them?
Lord Bracknell
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I think there's a grant from the Football Foundation involved.dougdeep said:How are we going to find the money for this then?
The main issue will be cashflow, because the seats will basically be self-financing.
2000 extra tickets @ £15 each (allowing for concessions, etc) = £30,000 extra income per match, or £750,000 over a whole season.
Drumstick
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Wernt they going to improve the portacabins to? i.e hospitality etc? Has that been approved?
dougdeep
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BBC Teletext is saying that some of the extra seats will be put in when the rest return from Scotland. They also say that the rest of the work will take over six months. Strange that nobody else has that story though.
Loft23
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I've heard that their aiming for the seats to be in by the halfway point during the season. Great news whatever.
dougdeep
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As long as we can fill them of course. The nimbys will have a field day if we don't.
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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I still can't understand why it will take 6 months... it was originally envisaged that the work would be completed over the close-season, which is a lot less than 6 months by my reckoning...
Why can't the club prioritise the installation of the seats over the nice-to-have bits of the development?... just a thought...
The club need to promote the availability of the extra seats, but I don't see any reason why we can't fill them... too late for the NIMBY's to make an issue of this even if they aren't filled, IMHO...
Why can't the club prioritise the installation of the seats over the nice-to-have bits of the development?... just a thought...
The club need to promote the availability of the extra seats, but I don't see any reason why we can't fill them... too late for the NIMBY's to make an issue of this even if they aren't filled, IMHO...
Lord Bracknell
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It's more complicated than just putting a load of extra seats at the west end of the ground.
Bear in mind that these are seats for away fans. There'll need to be segregated access (which means a whole new entrance area will have to be constructed, presumably to the west of the Sportsman). The project also includes some new permanent facilities that will remain (for the use of the Athletics Clubs) even when we move to Falmer.
Bear in mind that these are seats for away fans. There'll need to be segregated access (which means a whole new entrance area will have to be constructed, presumably to the west of the Sportsman). The project also includes some new permanent facilities that will remain (for the use of the Athletics Clubs) even when we move to Falmer.
Lord Bracknell
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Maybe the contractors have other work scheduled?B.W. said:
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When will the first lot be done by though? Would be nice to have a few more Palace fans down for the derby.
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