Brian Fantana
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If I buy life membership, for example, am I then also committed to the Gold or Platinum payments for life? That maybe an outrageously stupid question...
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If I buy life membership, for example, am I then also committed to the Gold or Platinum payments for life? That maybe an outrageously stupid question...
Dave the OAP
Well-known member
i thought all the lifers had gone
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
They may well have done. I just know very little about it!
Richy_Seagull
Well-known member
So for those without season tickets atm and unlikely to get a season ticket in the north stand where is going to be the best place to go for atmosphere?
The away end?
The Large One
Who's Next?
Why do you think non-STHs 'at the moment' would not get a North Stand berth?
Current STHs will spread themselves (fairly evenly, I'd guess) across the new stadium, so it's not necessarily as though everyone will converge on the North Stand.
Tricky Dicky
New member
So, with only a potential 1,500 tickets on general sale ... I know it's good for the club to have as many season tickets as possible, but 1,500 could make it very difficult for those are who are not STHs to get to a game.
Indeed, but I reckon the North Stand will be pretty close to STH only. Hardly the spirit of the old place, but there you go.
I'd be interested to know what hospitality packages are available on a one-off basis for individual fans (like the £45 jobby at Withdean)... and where these people would be hosted.
Richy_Seagull
Well-known member
Fair enough. I was just going on what I have seen on this site with the majority saying they were going to sit in the NS.
With it only holding a couple of thousand I assumed it would be sold out pretty swiftly?
Yes. But if this is the case for more than one or two seasons they will obviously look to increase the capacity.
Loving the optimism.
bristolseagull
Well-known member
yep, this is what I heard when I went on the tour too, was considering a ST in the east......not any more.
West Hoathly Seagull
Honorary Ruffian
The South Stand can be split in two, and so can its concourse, entrances, etc. Away fans will get the east half, and the home fans the west half. However, we have to offer the away side 10% of the tickets, so the only time that will happen is if we are still in League One (in which case clubs like Oldham would only take up 5%), or possibly for midweek games in the Championship (and then only for clubs who don't have big away support, so I can't see it happening very often). That is my only real criticism of the Amex - I think the ends should have been bigger, allowing for the away end to be split most games. Don't know why, but I'm sure it gives the home side an advantage.
A small section of the East Stand is being reserved for away fans (approximately 1000 seats) for cup games, so that will form part of the 1500 tickets being held back for match by match sales. The north section of the East Stand will be the family section, and that is why the zero tolerance rule will be enforced there. Thankfully, though, the club have not gone down the route so many clubs with new grounds have done and put the family section in the home end, destroying the atmosphere. I can think of at least five examples of where this has been done.
Two things making me hesitate:
- TRHK Jr off to Uni and will only be coming to a few games, so if he wants to come I assume he won't be able to sit by me if I have a Gold membership seat. (sounds like we'd struggle to get a seat anywhere in the stadium anyway in the first season)
- One parking space per four Gold memberships. Is there a way to join up with other members to make use of this if you only have say one or two tickets?
Will put these to the guys at the marketing suite when I go down, but can't imagine they are unique concerns.
- TRHK Jr off to Uni and will only be coming to a few games, so if he wants to come I assume he won't be able to sit by me if I have a Gold membership seat. (sounds like we'd struggle to get a seat anywhere in the stadium anyway in the first season)
- One parking space per four Gold memberships. Is there a way to join up with other members to make use of this if you only have say one or two tickets?
Will put these to the guys at the marketing suite when I go down, but can't imagine they are unique concerns.
Two questions:
a) Will the north stand only hold home fans?
b) Why is the north stand called 'north' as it is, by compass, the most southerly stand of the Amex? In the goldstone, the north stand was the north because it was the most northerly (with refernce to a compass)?
a) Will the north stand only hold home fans?
b) Why is the north stand called 'north' as it is, by compass, the most southerly stand of the Amex? In the goldstone, the north stand was the north because it was the most northerly (with refernce to a compass)?
The Large One
Who's Next?
As I understand it:
- ALL platinum seats are gone. That's it. There are no more platinum seats.
- There are around 175 gold seats left - pretty much at both ends of the West Stand. When these are gone that's it. No more Platinum or Gold left - you'll only be able to buy one off an existing Platinum or gold member. I suspect there has been some speculation here - so some will come onto the market from private selers with a premium.
- You can buy a gold seat with either a life membership (£1000) or a five year membership (£500).
- If you can't afford or don't want to keep paying the £76/month for your Gold membership you can "hand back the seat". You forfeit your £1000/£500 but can walk away. You are not committed to paying the monthly fee for life - only whilst you retain the right to the seat.
Can I suggest a new compass? Or has the Earth's magnetic field just done it's once every 300,000 years reversal?
Superphil
Dismember
Ys, thats correct, unless you decide to sell up lock stock and barrell.
With the pitiful numbers currently occupying our 'singing section' where do percieve these 2000+ ST holders coming from? A few people on here, maybe 50 or so have indicated they will be in the North Stand, plus say a maximum of 500-1000 from the current singing section, there will be a good 1000 STs available for that stand when they go on general sale.
I asked this question explicitly and was told that the tickets are sold on a 5 year basis amd you are committed to a 5 year contract. But, you can take a years holiday during the five years if you wish.
It's not, it's in the north west corner.