Where were the missing seats?

[ali jenkins]

I've often wondered why as there has to be segregation in the SE corner, why wasn't the ambulance access installed there? Are the levels off in that corner?

Yes it is. Ground level in that corner is where the disabled section is so about 10-15 rows up.

 

[Bad Ash]

It looks like our attendance was at least 500 more than it's been any other game, so looking at it that way, there are your 500 seats filled...

 

[El Presidente]

There were some gaps in the south west upper.

 

[Bob!]

It looks like our attendance was at least 500 more than it's been any other game, so looking at it that way, there are your 500 seats filled...

Yes, but.....

There were 500 extra seats in 1901
&
500 extra seats in NE

so why wasn't the attendance 1,000 more than any other game?

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Oddly, at 12.30pm on Saturday, a large lorry was in Beaconsfield Road with what appeared to be hundreds of padded blue stadium seat partly covered by tarpaulin on the back.

 

[Northstandite]

You misunderstand. Seats were physialy removed from the south and east stand (replaced by blue things to separate home and away supporters). So while there were 500 more seats in the north east, there were 500 fewer in the south/east stands, so over all there were not additional seats, just relocated seats.

His 'misunderstanding' was quite understandable.

Lots on comment on nsc last week talked about them being removed from the 1901 middle tier extensions.

 

[Northstandite]

Yes, but.....

There were 500 extra seats in 1901
&
500 extra seats in NE

so why wasn't the attendance 1,000 more than any other game?

Isn't it because the stated 26,000 plus at some league games when you could clearly see sporadic empty seats, was based on the lying Arsenal definition of an Attendance of counting all s/t holders as attendees whether they were there or not, and adding one-off ticket sales.
That is, a lot in the number, weren't actually there.

Whereas for cup games, those buying did attend.

 

[slartibartfast]

But I thought the 1901 club had leather armchairs and butler service etc....

 

[Bob!]

Isn't it because the stated 26,000 plus at some league games when you could clearly see sporadic empty seats, was based on the lying Arsenal definition of an Attendance of counting all s/t holders as attendees whether they were there or not, and adding one-off ticket sales.

Whereas for cup games, those buying did attend.

If the no. of seats has gone from 27,500 to 28,500, and the attendance announced is the number of seats sold, and we sold out, and Arsenal sold out...

why was the attendance only 27,113?

 

[El Turi]

When I heard the attendance I thought maybe in the FA Cup they have to announce the number of people who have turned up rather than the number of tickets sold.

 

[severnside gull]

When I heard the attendance I thought maybe in the FA Cup they have to announce the number of people who have turned up rather than the number of tickets sold.

think it might be that.

2 hours before kick off Barber was interviewed on 5Live and said the crowd was expected to be 27800. I am assuming that was based on tickets sold which would mean the shprtfall was down to no-shows.

 

[slartibartfast]

If the no. of seats has gone from 27,500 to 28,500, and the attendance announced is the number of seats sold, and we sold out, and Arsenal sold out...

why was the attendance only 27,113?

Some fans are very very fat?

 

[GingerBeerMan]

If the no. of seats has gone from 27,500 to 28,500, and the attendance announced is the number of seats sold, and we sold out, and Arsenal sold out...

why was the attendance only 27,113?

This!!

 

[RM-Taylor]

When I heard the attendance I thought maybe in the FA Cup they have to announce the number of people who have turned up rather than the number of tickets sold.

Not the case, arsenals replay against Swansea only had 30k odd but attendance given as 60k

 

[Worthing exile]

Yes it is. Ground level in that corner is where the disabled section is so about 10-15 rows up.

Strange, just found the timelapse video and they appeared to use the SE corner for access Brighton and Hove Albion, Amex Stadium Construction Time Lapse on Vimeo

 

[driddles]

Since I can only watch on TV can someone tell me why the one corner looked to be all concrete levels with no seats in them? One of the photos of the day showed some scaffolding and such behind the last row.

This photo here..

http://www.amexnorthstand.com/uploads/3/0/9/0/3090437/55716_orig.jpg

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Can't believe this was asked and a whole thread was made of it...

 

[Bruno]

Since I can only watch on TV can someone tell me why the one corner looked to be all concrete levels with no seats in them? One of the photos of the day showed some scaffolding and such behind the last row.

This photo here..

http://www.amexnorthstand.com/uploads/3/0/9/0/3090437/55716_orig.jpg

That's the north west corner which is obviously unfinished at the moment. Seats will be going in but are currently on a boat stuck in the straits of Gibraltar!!

 

[kevo]

There were some gaps in the south west upper.

Yes - there were a quite a few empty seats in the newly opened upper tier in the south west corner. Don't know why - were they club comps?

 

[Titus]

Can't believe this was asked and a whole thread was made of it...

I can't believe you opened and read it all.