red5 Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 18 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said: There is already a waiting list. It's called the Rip-off Membership Scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 1 hour ago, davieG said: You mean like they do for the Rugby? Didn't know that but I thought it was a brilliant idea. I parked near the ground and was out of hull in 10 minutes and didn't get stuck in any traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 Would love an expansion but the harsh reality is our current capacity is pretty much spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 40 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: Didn't know that but I thought it was a brilliant idea. I parked near the ground and was out of hull in 10 minutes and didn't get stuck in any traffic I don't think they alter the lights they just have a load PCs controlling the traffic, well they did the last time I tried to get by. They do seem to atract a lot of coppers to the game, playing and spectating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 The design of the KP does not make for an easy alteration structurally.The box side would cost a fortune to extend. The other side and the ends could be altered but its a huge undertaking ,costly and could not be done in a summer.May be doable over a couple of years Therefore I feel we are stuck.The other point is that match day revenue is a small proportion of the club income and the increased income would be not be that significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 Shame the area is so compact in terms of buildings nearby surrounding it (hence quite little space behind any expanded stand) and the lack of available car parking spaces that are required for any potential expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 1 hour ago, sdb said: Would love an expansion but the harsh reality is our current capacity is pretty much spot on. I wouldn't say that- we've got thousands who would like a season ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 1 hour ago, dynamark said: The design of the KP does not make for an easy alteration structurally.The box side would cost a fortune to extend. The other side and the ends could be altered but its a huge undertaking ,costly and could not be done in a summer.May be doable over a couple of years Therefore I feel we are stuck.The other point is that match day revenue is a small proportion of the club income and the increased income would be not be that significant. Not sure where you got this info from. The original plans were drawn up with easy expansion to the kop and east stand. Also with the lowest possible cost. Most of the building work can be done with the ground still in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 1 hour ago, Wymeswold fox said: Shame the area is so compact in terms of buildings nearby surrounding it (hence quite little space behind any expanded stand) and the lack of available car parking spaces that are required for any potential expansion. Mentioned this much earlier in the thread but some one i work with in a prominent position for a company on the Leicestershire/Warwickshire border has been told that the east stand is to be expanded and those red buildings with grey roof have been purchased by the club. Dont shoot the messenger and just what i have been told by this bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 Would agree with a small extension as well as an improvement in the general ground itself Like small things to really get the ground to the next level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 15 minutes ago, m4DD0gg said: Mentioned this much earlier in the thread but some one i work with in a prominent position for a company on the Leicestershire/Warwickshire border has been told that the east stand is to be expanded and those red buildings with grey roof have been purchased by the club. Dont shoot the messenger and just what i have been told by this bloke. Take your word for it. Behind that building, isn't the spare land next to it going to be some retail food outlet (been discussed by a few fans I know)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 Super pic. If we put another 8000 in at say £500 per person its just £4 million a year revenue. It can be done but you maybe sitting in the east stand with no roof for a season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 Double tiered Kop would be my first choice. On another note; with the stadium bouncing after we score, is it really that safe? Especially with potentially another tier possibly doing the same in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 2 hours ago, CityFan 06 said: Double tiered Kop would be my first choice. On another note; with the stadium bouncing after we score, is it really that safe? Especially with potentially another tier possibly doing the same in the future. It felt like the whole ground trembled when Albrighton scored against Savilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 Yes youll be fine as long as we don't reach the CL final. Resonance is the potential problem there is some super old film of bridges collapsing due to winds causing movement . Modern bridges are designed in a way to alter the airflow over and under them Buildings do move a bit . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 48 minutes ago, dynamark said: Yes youll be fine as long as we don't reach the CL final. Resonance is the potential problem there is some super old film of bridges collapsing due to winds causing movement . Modern bridges are designed in a way to alter the airflow over and under them Buildings do move a bit . I have heard our ground was designed in such a way that it does move when there are heavy crowds or bouncing to ensure it can hold the pressure. Surely you'd think there are regular checks on the supports of the stadium anyway, and you'd hope if the bouncing was causing an issue they'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 26 March 2017 Share Posted 26 March 2017 5 hours ago, dynamark said: Super pic. If we put another 8000 in at say £500 per person its just £4 million a year revenue. It can be done but you maybe sitting in the east stand with no roof for a season Actually, 4m a year extra revenue less additional costs for a bigger stadium probably leaves about 3m extra profit. Assuming 10% ROI is acceptable, that would imply that even from a purely financial perspective, a 30m expansion cost would be good business. Not sure whether 30m is sufficient or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 12 hours ago, dynamark said: Super pic. If we put another 8000 in at say £500 per person its just £4 million a year revenue. It can be done but you maybe sitting in the east stand with no roof for a season i dont think that it would be for a season tbh, if it happened i can imagine they'd sort of build most of it around it then take of the east stand roof as later as possible given the stand if used for TV coverage and everything 12 hours ago, m4DD0gg said: Mentioned this much earlier in the thread but some one i work with in a prominent position for a company on the Leicestershire/Warwickshire border has been told that the east stand is to be expanded and those red buildings with grey roof have been purchased by the club. Dont shoot the messenger and just what i have been told by this bloke. ive heard that too being muted about too about the club purchasing the land next to the ground but remember going to a meeting at the club when someone asked about them expanding the ground the bloke in charge said they cant say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 On 12/06/2015 at 17:27, Wookie said: I agree with what you're saying but there's every possibility that we extend the ground to 40,000 and our attendance is 34,000 every week, so we've got the potential to grow but to entice the extra fans we're going to have to get top 10 finishes and Europe which is easier said than done. I'm not particular bothered but these extra fans are going to be bandwagon hopping plastics which will bother some. a top ten finish and Europe easier said than done but we pissed the league by ten points. On 12/06/2015 at 17:32, The Year Of The Fox said: Not til we're established. By that I mean like Palace/ Stoke and Swansea. I think we have done that. I'm not taking the pi55 out of either of you. Just great reading the first few pages some of the comments with hind sight are funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyFox Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 16 hours ago, dynamark said: The design of the KP does not make for an easy alteration structurally.The box side would cost a fortune to extend. The other side and the ends could be altered but its a huge undertaking ,costly and could not be done in a summer.May be doable over a couple of years Therefore I feel we are stuck.The other point is that match day revenue is a small proportion of the club income and the increased income would be not be that significant. Cardiff extended their equivalent of our East stand by basically building a new tier behind it and realigning the roof. Done in about a year but it does look awful Hopefully the rumour of buying the factory behind the East stand is true and we can make a proper fist of extending, with a proper car park and fan zone on the land behind the factory (which we already own). Would be amazing if we did it properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 13 minutes ago, CockneyFox said: Cardiff extended their equivalent of our East stand by basically building a new tier behind it and realigning the roof. Done in about a year but it does look awful Hopefully the rumour of buying the factory behind the East stand is true and we can make a proper fist of extending, with a proper car park and fan zone on the land behind the factory (which we already own). Would be amazing if we did it properly Yeah but hopefully we got the money to make a huge new fancy aesthetically pleasing Kop. I would curve it around and make it allign with 'the bowl shape' as a rectangle stand on a bowl looks bit odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 21 hours ago, Wookie said: That's a good point, where the **** are an extra 10,000 fans going to park? We need a train link to the ground, that would help now as well as if we expanded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 Few replies here to people who have posted in the thread. - The Stadium bounces for a reason, if the stands are fastened to the concrete holding them up the whole structure will crumble. - East Stand, The Kop and Family Stand could be extended if needs be but there would need to be some structural work done in terms of the next tiers. East Stand is ready now should we expand. - The hotel next to the Stadium could very well be ours soon, however this depends on the Tigers building a hotel. The Hilton is shutting down at Fosse Park so who knows? - The ground should more or less in full use during expansion, just look at Old Trafford/Stadium of Light for what it could look like in terms of a road going under the stand. They'll then build down then take the roof off last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 Quite a few good thoughts on here. Just hope the club have the same ideas and consider each of these points. Do hope this eventual proposed expansion is done properly, as someone else has previously said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 27 March 2017 Share Posted 27 March 2017 Get this done, a brand new 55,000 state of the art stadium which would appeal to the owners ego. Looking through some old posts it was apparent KP wasn't big enough before our title winning season. With the club on a crest of a wave from PL winners to CL QF's and neighbouring sides like Forest, Derby and Coventry plodding along we have an ideal opportunity to expand our influence and borders in the region to become once and for all the regions most dominant club. Money comes and goes with wages and signings as we all live within our means, I'd hate to be relegated eventually and not leave a legacy. We can either carry on as we are and wait for our turn to be relegated and go back to what we one were or we could at least compete with the Everton, West Ham and Newcastle's of this world. Get this built whilst we have the financial resources to do so and cement our place as a top 10 club in England. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/01/could-suprastadio-put-chelsea-liverpool-and-tottenham-to-shame-w/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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