Gerard Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 They built their businesses with small, steady, sensible steps and decisions like I said. You really think Richard Branson built his Virgin Empire in a year? Of course not but you can hardly compare Leicester City as it is today with a taxi rank. We're a Premier League club and one of the top 40 clubs in the world on turnover. This isn't Barwell looking to build a 40,000 stadium. Do you honestly think if Gates or Branson had a taxi firm that had overwhelming demand wouldn't hire more cabs and drivers because they wanted to be "small, steady, sensible"?
Gerard Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Nothing better than a post with sweeping, generalising statements to really help the argument. It's a fact. At one point the people of England were Anglo, Saxons, Celts, Normans, Vikings, etc. We amalgamated over time to become hybrids of them all. "New foreigners" will do exactly the same thing over time, it's inevitable whether they be Asian, African or eastern European.
Ollie93 Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Of course not but you can hardly compare Leicester City as it is today with a taxi rank. We're a Premier League club and one of the top 40 clubs in the world on turnover. This isn't Barwell looking to build a 40,000 stadium. Do you honestly think if Gates or Branson had a taxi firm that had overwhelming demand wouldn't hire more cabs and drivers because they wanted to be "small, steady, sensible"? I didn't make that comparison, somebody else did. It's irrelevant because Branson/Gates aren't running our club. Whatever the Thai owners decide to do I will back, I'm just saying it's a bit early for expansion. It's a fact. At one point the people of England were Anglo, Saxons, Celts, Normans, Vikings, etc. We amalgamated over time to become hybrids of them all. "New foreigners" will do exactly the same thing over time, it's inevitable whether they be Asian, African or eastern European. You generalized every Asian in Leicester as being Indian and they all prefer cricket. I don't even know why i'm bothering with this as race has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. I wish all these posts about Asian fans would stop, if they want to come they will, if they don't they won't, just like every body else.
Far Post Gerry Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 I'm just saying it's a bit early for expansion. The earlier the better. We played the entire MON era at Filbert St, then moved to a bigger stadium when we got relegated. Make hay while the sun shines, and all that.
Alex_LCFC Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Think the most important thing in this discussion is that we achieve top 10 not the stadium increase
davieG Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 It'll make not a jot of difference whatever anyone in this topic thinks, if they want to expand it they will assuming they get planning permission. It's their money they're risking assuming it's not built on loans and judging from their previous contributions that is unlikely. That means there's no real risk to the club as a result of extending the stadium the greater risk is over extending on transfer fees and player wages/contracts.
MPH Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 I don't buy into the argument that if we did not have the Tigers we would have more fans. it's naïve to think that the city will be a one sports city. The whole county of Leicestershire has close to 1 million people in it. Tigers get about 22k we get about 27-28k.
4everfox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 I don't buy into the argument that if we did not have the Tigers we would have more fans. it's naïve to think that the city will be a one sports city. The whole county of Leicestershire has close to 1 million people in it. Tigers get about 22k we get about 27-28k. Yeah this is true. How many sports fans like more then one sport? I do and I'd bet most others do as well. Sure, I'd love to go to more Leicester matches but I'd also jump at the chance of going to Wimbledon or the crucible.
ealingfox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Gonna be jokes when we get Swansea at home first game and struggle to get 28k in.
ScouseFox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 I wonder if Bill Gates, Richard Branson, etc had that same attitude? Bill gates and Richard Branson had good ideas.
FrankieWorthoYaggedMyWife Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Gonna be jokes when we get Swansea at home first game and struggle to get 28k in. to get 28k next season you virtually have to sell zero tickets, assuming the away team take up their allocation
ScouseFox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Yep, I wanted a season ticket this year after a few years without one, expansion will become a 'must' They badly need to extend the stadium & hopefully with the extra TV revenue freeze prices for quite a few years, so it works out as a real terms price cut to fans And what's the difference between 22k in a 32k stadium & 30k in a 40k? There's no difference and that's the whole point. Our atmosphere was shit for a decade cos for every couple of fans there was an empty seat. We can finally fill our ground yet seem intent on adding some more empty seats? NO F UCKING TA
ScouseFox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Do you remember the days before the new ground in the old league two where we used to average 11,500 people at home games? Guess what, in the championship we averaged 25,000 people last time. How exactly to you think we managed to grow our fanbase? Were those extra 13,500 people all glory hunters? Again, we averaged 7 thousand empty seats in one of the best seasons many of our fans will have ever seen. Yet we want more?
ealingfox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Again, we averaged 7 thousand empty seats in one of the best seasons many of our fans will have ever seen. Yet we want more? Im with you on this but wilfully or not youre downplaying the significance of PL. Its distateful to us proper fans and hard to take but the fact 5000 more came to watch us be doggo in the PL than to us be incredible in the Champo says it all. Shithouses only come for the PL anthem and the attempt to get on motd.
hackneyfox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 There's no difference and that's the whole point. Our atmosphere was shit for a decade cos for every couple of fans there was an empty seat. We can finally fill our ground yet seem intent on adding some more empty seats? NO F UCKING TAYou close the new top tiers should the crowds drop and then we are all packed back in and the atmosphere shouldn't drop off.Too many on here would only allow those who went to 20 division 3 games a ticket. It's weird snobbery.
Babylon Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Again, we averaged 7 thousand empty seats in one of the best seasons many of our fans will have ever seen. Yet we want more? Again, we've added 13,500 fans to our (championship) average since about 1990. We're now in the permier league and not the championship, we need more seats to satisfy demand. We don't want empty seats, we want more room to grow. This really isn't a hard concept. As for atmosphere, that has been shit this season as well with a full house. It's been shit in the championship with 24,000, it was also very capable of being shit at Filbert Street with no more than 21,000. It has to do with having fans who don't sing and not empty seats. 24,000 fans singing in a 32,000 capacity stadium sounds the same as 24,000 fans singing in a 42,000 capacity stadium.
The Doctor Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Again, we've added 13,500 fans to our (championship) average since about 1990. We're now in the permier league and not the championship, we need more seats to satisfy demand. We don't want empty seats, we want more room to grow. This really isn't a hard concept. As for atmosphere, that has been shit this season as well with a full house. It's been shit in the championship with 24,000, it was also very capable of being shit at Filbert Street with no more than 21,000. It has to do with having fans who don't sing and not empty seats. 24,000 fans singing in a 32,000 capacity stadium sounds the same as 24,000 fans singing in a 42,000 capacity stadium. It's not the 80s anymore Babs, move on.
Webbo Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Again, we've added 13,500 fans to our (championship) average since about 1990. We're now in the permier league and not the championship, we need more seats to satisfy demand. We don't want empty seats, we want more room to grow. This really isn't a hard concept. As for atmosphere, that has been shit this season as well with a full house. It's been shit in the championship with 24,000, it was also very capable of being shit at Filbert Street with no more than 21,000. It has to do with having fans who don't sing and not empty seats. 24,000 fans singing in a 32,000 capacity stadium sounds the same as 24,000 fans singing in a 42,000 capacity stadium. Fear of hooliganism has faded and Sky have made football glamourous again. There's no reason to believe the fanbase will continue to expand forever.
AKCJ Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Fear of hooliganism has faded and Sky have made football glamourous again. There's no reason to believe the fanbase will continue to expand forever. Likewise there is no reason to believe we've finished expanding.
Webbo Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Likewise there is no reason to believe we've finished expanding. True. If the owners want to spend their money on expanding the stadium then good luck to them. I just think some people are getting a bit carried away with our potential. I wouldn't support Coventry or Forest if the shoe was on the other foot. We've always been bigger than Northampton Town and yet they still have their fanbase. 42,000 seems bit overly ambitious to me.
ScouseFox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 True. If the owners want to spend their money on expanding the stadium then good luck to them. I just think some people are getting a bit carried away with our potential. I wouldn't support Coventry or Forest if the shoe was on the other foot. We've always been bigger than Northampton Town and yet they still have their fanbase. 42,000 seems bit overly ambitious to me. you mean you wouldn't ditch your club, start supporting their rivals and travel 30 miles to home games because they've spent one year in the premier league recently?! you're obviously in the minority.
filbertway Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 True. If the owners want to spend their money on expanding the stadium then good luck to them. I just think some people are getting a bit carried away with our potential. I wouldn't support Coventry or Forest if the shoe was on the other foot. We've always been bigger than Northampton Town and yet they still have their fanbase. 42,000 seems bit overly ambitious to me. I'd imagine it's with a view to the long term (10-15 seasons) rather than expecting the average to suddenly jump up to 42,000 in 2,3 or 5 seasons. We get 65,000 at Coalville in 2055 (on my FM save), so for that reason I don't see why Leicester can't be hitting crowds of 42,000 by 2025. Let's build!
The Doctor Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 you mean you wouldn't ditch your club, start supporting their rivals and travel 30 miles to home games because they've spent one year in the premier league recently?! you're obviously in the minority. No one has said that or anything remotely like it...
ScouseFox Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 No one has said that or anything remotely like it... so why do people keep going on about there being no other good teams around us? it's even stupider than what i suggested if you think people who don't like footy so don't have a team to follow are suddenly going to start supporting and going to games in a different city just because we just about stayed up for one season.
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