RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
A bigger North stand would be nice.
Didn't stop Spurs...We should give some thought to a larger capacity ......................
.....just as soon as we've won a few Premier League titles and some domestic and European trophies
Until then, what we have is perfect
Alternatively it went to the exchange ages ago because it was a sell out, there are only so many seats available because it's still holiday season, tickets are not actually on general sale yet, and in any case we're still days away from what is a televised early kick off.But it's not reflected in our attendances even now, is it? Even over the last two seasons, there are plenty of empty seats for most games.
I mean, we are at home to one of the 'biggest' clubs in the world on Saturday, and there are still hundreds of tickets for sale in the exchange.
Lots of families on holiday, or skint after going on holiday. I have not checked, but I bet most exchange tickets are in the East.But it's not reflected in our attendances even now, is it? Even over the last two seasons, there are plenty of empty seats for most games.
I mean, we are at home to one of the 'biggest' clubs in the world on Saturday, and there are still hundreds of tickets for sale in the exchange.
Transport issues at the Amex? Yes, certainly with trains on an evening game but not too bad for Saturday afternoon matches. P&R buses can be hit or miss on waiting times - again for midweek evening games. Bear in mind travel is free with a match ticket which is not the case elsewhere.We would still have the transport issues if we stayed at the Amex.
Extending the station would be easy, but you couldn't run any longer trains than 8 carriages due to the signaling/points at Lewes, and that's without getting extra 8 car trains into the timetable45,000 stadium please, built just after we extend the station and have a proper match day shuttle
Don't forget the hotel, it's a long walk from Coldean!The only things needed are the west stand water slide and a monorail. Everything else is irrelevant.
If we were relegated i still think attendances would hold up. They would have to be careful about pricing etc - but Attendances are strong throughout football and relegated clubs in the Champ have held up pretty well in recent years - Norwich, Southampton , Leeds.For my money 30k ish is just about the perfect staduim size for a club such as ours, yes at the moment whilst we are rikding high on the crest of a wave, it can be difficult finding a seat for some games, but lets not kid ourselves, the moment we rare elegated, (and it will happen sooner or later), those attendances weill probably start to drop away fsairly sharply. Is there anything worse than playing games in a half empty stadium?
Yep, I'd think we would need to see at least 3 seasons of disenchantment in the Championship before crowds dropped off below 25k.If we were relegated i still think attendances would hold up. They would have to be careful about pricing etc - but Attendances are strong throughout football and relegated clubs in the Champ have held up pretty well in recent years - Norwich, Southampton , Leeds.
Our crowds in the Champ - on the way up - were always well above average anyway.
Doubt it. Football customers are fickle. And Insta-fans more so. Reckon we'd be back to the original 15k core fanbase within a seasonYep, I'd think we would need to see at least 3 seasons of disenchantment in the Championship before crowds dropped off below 25k.
Essentially impossible without a full rebuild, as the main arches are stressed with significant tension, meaning that as soon as you start fannying around with them...As I understand it, the Amex is not built for expansion, so it would be extremely costly to make any structural changes.