Leicester may look to build new stadium

[Kitchandro]

Where the hell would they build a new one?

 

Only needs increasing by 10,000 max but it needs a completely new look if we're honest.

 

The club deserves a more interesting stadium with some unique stands.

[Babylon]

So cheap we didn't actually pay for it.

Except we did, well... other than what Burse missed out on.

[Jace]

Southampton were looking to completely revamp theres a few years ago, if you wasn't already aware structuraly its identical to ours  

[WigstonWanderer]

How the hell did they manage to build the stadium for 37m? Even 15 years ago that seems cheap. Stadiums are apparently seriously expensive. Spurs are spending about 750m on their new one, admittedly more expensive in London I'd guess.

[Rusko187]

I think a whole new stadium is excessive and no matter what the thais do it won't please everyone. Personally I'm still of the opinion to just leave it as it is for now, (if) the glory disappears it is inevitable we will lose fans, then it will be a lifeless empty shell. There is no harm in the demand but I'd be more open to an expansion in place of a new stadium.

 

Unless they built something incredible like the Allianz, what a ground!

[Nick]

I can see it now - 20 Turrets surrounding the pitch 400ft high, containing executive boxes with panoramic views of the city and giant Golden elephants on the top of each.

 

Bring it on .

[Babylon]

We are not going to build a new stadium, might as well forget that now.

[Mythyaar]

Except we did, well... other than what Burse missed out on.

Yes, Birse got 10p in the pound on remaining debt and about a £6 million hit overall. Birse employees from that era still unforgiving, believe me!

[st albans fox]

Yes, Birse got 10p in the pound. Birse employees from that era still unforgiving, believe me!

 

so what was the teachers 40 million that the owners cleared a few years ago ?

[filbertway]

Yes, Birse got 10p in the pound. Birse employees from that era still unforgiving, believe me!

 

It'd be a nice gesture if we could somehow put that right now considering our extremely healthy financial position.

[FrankieWorthoYaggedMyWife]

build it and they will come.....

[Voll Blau]

Big fvcking terrace. That's all we need. Problem sorted.

[Guest Kopfkino]

Anything more architecturally appealing would be great

[FrankieWorthoYaggedMyWife]

We are not going to build a new stadium, might as well forget that now.

stop talking sense

[zacd14]

Southampton were looking to completely revamp theres a few years ago, if you wasn't already aware structuraly its identical to ours

st Marys cost £32 million though for pretty much same design and capacity, so obviously there were major corners cut somewhere

[Fac51]

I think the approach will be an extension to two sides of the stadium to add a further 10,000 seats. Most likely to be the East and North stands. Extending the West stand would be a major redevelopment having to re-structure the Boxes / Offices / Facilities if done properly, thus, East/North seem a more pragmatic approach. A steelwork extension will be the most cost effective approach.

 

Do we really need more than an additional 10,000 seats at this stage of our evolution?

[Jace]

st Marys cost £32 million though for pretty much same design and capacity, so obviously there were major corners cut somewhere

 

 

Thats what ours was estimated at originally too, but there would be other factors that would change that for example the cost of the land, the cosmetics etc you can see we never had the exterior cladding they had 

[Jace]

Derby and Middlesboroughs stadiums are based on the same structural blueprint as each other too 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

I think the approach will be an extension to two sides of the stadium to add a further 10,000 seats. Most likely to be the East and North stands. Extending the West stand would be a major redevelopment having to re-structure the Boxes / Offices / Facilities if done properly, thus, East/North seem a more pragmatic approach. A steelwork extension will be the most cost effective approach.

 

Do we really need more than an additional 10,000 seats at this stage of our evolution?

Not in my opinion. I think even if we sustain top 6 for the next couple of season (which will be a HUGE ask), I think we'd to very well to sell out a 42K ground against the likes of Bournemouth, Watford, Burnley etc. 

[Finnaldo]

No fvcking chance, what a waste that would be.

 

Better off expanding and sprucing up Filbert Way.

[whitlock]

I'd have thought that it probably was a throw away comment about building a new stadium, can't see that happening.

[Babylon]

so what was the teachers 40 million that the owners cleared a few years ago ?

 

£17m I think it was, and that was the outstanding amount left to pay off what was owed to Teachers. Teachers were effectively the bank that gave us the money for the ground. Look at Birse as the bloke you had in to do the extension. Teachers had a hold over the stadium, like the bank has a hold over your house when you've got a mortgage... Birse didn't.

[ajthefox]

He's probably just saying that because they will consider how feasible each is and when they look into, they'll probably decide a new stadium isn't feasible.

 

In any case, I'm completely against building a new stadium anyway. Aside from the fact it's a waste of time, money and resources, where would it be?

Even if the land Filbo is on has been left to waste away, being next door means we are still at our spiritual home, and any move away from that would be wrong imo.

[GazzinderFox]

Hopefully any new stand(s) would result in the gutting and redesign of the existing concourses so that a) you could actually get in and out of the toilets and b) you could actually buy yourself a drink without having to leave your seat 5 minutes before the end of the first half.  

[Babylon]

It'd be a nice gesture if we could somehow put that right now considering our extremely healthy financial position.

If you want to get ITV digital to give us the £2.5m we got shafted for, which was one of the contributing factors to us going under... then I'm sure we might think about it. So long as Bournemouth, Southampton, Palace do it... and Boro and Hull if they come up.