Nick Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 You think? Well yes Bob I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 Any expansion will need to avoid impeding helicopter access.Not with Gray in charge of air traffic control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 Spend all the money on players, scouting, development. Must consolidate gains on the field with consistent top 10 EPL finishes, slowly growing the status of the club. Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk They're too different budgets money relating to players is subject too FFP infrastructure isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 Well yes Bob I do.I think it was massively evident before this season that we needed to expand the stadiumThere is so much potential at this club We need to get the ball rolling ASAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 I heard from a contractor that I know that that was definitely the plan. Bars, food places, another club shop and outside heated areas, and all the bands/entertainment etc that's currently placed outside the current club shop corner! That'd be amazing. Just need to find some mates now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 It's gonna be like what Sunderland have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 It's gonna be like what Sunderland have Another great stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 27 April 2016 Share Posted 27 April 2016 Think they would dip the roof, sun will be directly in their eyes in that stand, though the view across the canal and the rest of Leicester would be nice, remember during poor matches sitting in the Carling or double decker and just looking out over the city instead of scarey Carey making a muddle of things on the park. I think you're probably right, especially with the East stand being half-south facing. I've altered my images to see what a dipped roof would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloverFox Posted 28 April 2016 Share Posted 28 April 2016 I agree with the view that any expansion needs to be done in balance with investing in the playing squad and out-of-the-ground facilities, but to really compete long term in the top half of the league the club needs alternative revenue streams aside from every other Saturday matches! ... Leisure & shopping 7 days a weeks, 5 star hotel facilities to support visits to the city and not just the matches. Anything that makes the ground and facilities work harder is a winner all round ... more jobs, more income and a higher and more glamorous image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarehamFox Posted 28 April 2016 Share Posted 28 April 2016 Just been past the site and there's a gang of men on there from LEE sports fence people! Looks like they are flattening the ground and putting up a fence! Nothing very exciting at mo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 28 April 2016 Share Posted 28 April 2016 Just been past the site and there's a gang of men on there from LEE sports fence people! Looks like they are flattening the ground and putting up a fence! Nothing very exciting at mo!Give it timeThe future will be exciting (hopefully) Up the Foxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertstreet Posted 28 April 2016 Share Posted 28 April 2016 I think you're probably right, especially with the East stand being half-south facing. I've altered my images to see what a dipped roof would look like. love it, looks like it's going though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross-Kemp Posted 28 April 2016 Share Posted 28 April 2016 They're building a fan village on the land. They've applied for a license to have live entertainment, music and to sell alcohol on match days only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 They're building a fan village on the land. They've applied for a license to have live entertainment, music and to sell alcohol on match days only. Step 1 of overall improvements with the stadium and surrounding area I believeJust wait for step 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalletFox Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 I am led to believe that we can expand the East Stand by 10k and the KOP by 5k. I wasn't aware of the capability to expand the KOP side of the stadium but that's what I have been told :-o If this is the case then I would say to expand one stand first would be a sensible idea but then I don't know the practicalities & costs of doing them separately as opposed to getting all it done in one go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 I am led to believe that we can expand the East Stand by 10k and the KOP by 5k. I wasn't aware of the capability to expand the KOP side of the stadium but that's what I have been told :-o If this is the case then I would say to expand one stand first would be a sensible idea but then I don't know the practicalities & costs of doing them separately as opposed to getting all it done in one go? I can believe that. There's plenty of space behind the East stand and Kop to build on. The Family stand is pretty close to the road - that causes a bit of a problem, and there's not much space in front of the West stand, either. It's also the main building and that would make it more expensive to expand. I think the club might be wise to do one stand at a time to see whether the stadium still fills up on matchdays before committing to further expansion. If expanding the East stand takes the capacity up to 40-42k, then that might well be enough when it's completed. Doing the Kop at the same time might just give us 5k empty seats each match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 If there's going to be any building work on the Kop they had better leave my brick alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 Expand to 45k would be sensible, plus fan village for added revenue. Winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 I feel that a fans village would be a step in the right direction for the club, as well as an expansion of the stadium. It sounds as if the fans village could be completed first, which is a still a positive development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Finsbury Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 What the hell is a fan's village? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawfull Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 What the hell is a fan's village? A village that belongs to the fans Seriously, though, I think it will be something like a place for fans to be at before during and after a game. Man United had something similar, but it was a bit shit. it might be better now - I don't live in the UK anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyFox Posted 29 April 2016 Share Posted 29 April 2016 This doesn't sound very inspiring from Old Trafford's fanzone... http://www.manutd.com/en/Fanzone/News-And-Blogs/2016/Apr/visit-the-aeroflot-fanzone-at-old-trafford-for-the-manchester-united-v-leicester-city-game.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 2 May 2016 Share Posted 2 May 2016 Fond these in the Leicester City Planning Department Seemingly the only plans submitted relate December 2014 and just to clear up the land which I believe was before it was up for sale. Although my son tells me his mate is working on the site to prepare it for a fans village and that they hope to start expanding the stadium June 2017. There doesn't appear to be any plans submitted for either of these but it fits in with other people's 'rumours' Then again my lads renowned for winding me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 3 May 2016 Share Posted 3 May 2016 This really needs to happen ASAP (I mean a stadium expansion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 3 May 2016 Share Posted 3 May 2016 Just looks like enabling works to me. Plus that warehouse is still in the way? That's going to have to come down at some point surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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