Stadium Expansion Progress!

[Aus Fox 8,576]

So this would put us in the top 10 football stadiums in the country?

Behind only Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham, Newcastle and Sunderland? 
Have I missed any?

Some elite company there and Sunderland 

[Stevosevic 3,418]

I'm glad the owners have bigger ambitions than some of you on here.

 

They want to be competing for the top 6 each season. They want to continually have good squads of players like we do now. They want to win more trophies.

 

The training ground is done. We need a bigger stadium - the potential catchment is there. 

 

To be a bigger club we can't be knocking about in a 32k stadium. We seem to have a good thing going with the football side of things and having great recruitment. Now for the infrastructure.

[Hollyfox 924]

1 hour ago, Plastik Man said:

I remember as a 13 year old getting on to the pitch to celebrate after the match, I think everyone did that day!

I was there and it was brilliant. 

 

Loads on the pitch and this inflatable dinosaur kept getting bounced about over everyone's head. 

 

A right laugh👍

[Guest Markyblue]

6 minutes ago, Hollyfox said:

I was there and it was brilliant. 

 

Loads on the pitch and this inflatable dinosaur kept getting bounced about over everyone's head. 

 

A right laugh👍

Yea terrible way to treat the birch.

[Raw Dykes 3,949]

Does anyone know or think the East stand will become the new main stand - main entrance, changing rooms, etc.?

[Fox in the North 1,594]

Just now, Raw Dykes said:

Does anyone know or think the East stand will become the new main stand - main entrance, changing rooms, etc.?

I’ve heard that is the case from previous posters.

[Paninistickers 2,329]

The type of expansion I'd expect the family to go for would be major. Not the 'stick a tier on top like Cardiff did' cheapjack design  

 

And any major overhaul would see us playing at least a year away from the KP. The Ricoh being the most likely option. Maybe even MK. 

 

This, of course, may actually have the added effect of widening our catchment area

[Guest Markyblue]

5 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

The type of expansion I'd expect the family to go for would be major. Not the 'stick a tier on top like Cardiff did' cheapjack design  

 

And any major overhaul would see us playing at least a year away from the KP. The Ricoh being the most likely option. Maybe even MK. 

 

This, of course, may actually have the added effect of widening our catchment area

We play at the ricoh and cov dont that would be a face slap for our friends down the m69.

[st albans fox 8,442]

Seeing as many see seagrave as the maguire training facility, would the new stand be called the soyuncu-Maddison-pereira east stand ? 

[kyleolly 905]

2 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Seeing as many see seagrave as the maguire training facility, would the new stand be called the soyuncu-Maddison-pereira east stand ? 

The Little Wes wing 

[OntarioFox 1,211]

I was gonna make a joke about pawning off Fofana to Man Utd. to cover the £200 million, but @Aus Fox got there first.

 

Bugger.

 

[Raw Dykes 3,949]

22 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

The type of expansion I'd expect the family to go for would be major. Not the 'stick a tier on top like Cardiff did' cheapjack design  

 

And any major overhaul would see us playing at least a year away from the KP. The Ricoh being the most likely option. Maybe even MK. 

 

This, of course, may actually have the added effect of widening our catchment area

If we did have to move out of the KP for a bit, would Welford rd. be an option? We don't play home games on the same day as the egg chasers as it is, anyway. It has a 26k capacity now.

 

We might not have to move out. We might be able to build behind the current stand during the season, and then finish the work during the off season, playing only away at the end of one season and the beginning of the next.

[Paninistickers 2,329]

1 minute ago, Raw Dykes said:

If we did have to move out of the KP for a bit, would Welford rd. be an option? We don't play home games on the same day as the egg chasers as it is, anyway. It has a 26k capacity now.

 

We might not have to move out. We might be able to build behind the current stand during the season, and then finish the work during the off season, playing only away at the end of one season and the beginning of the next.

The Tigers' pitch looks way way too small to me. Plus I guess there are the changing rooms, which are famously a disgrace - part of the manly, no frills, rugger culture 

[HighPeakFox 11,397]

Just now, Paninistickers said:

The Tigers' pitch looks way way too small to me. Plus I guess there are the changing rooms, which are famously a disgrace - part of the manly, no frills, rugger culture 

I genuinely did not know that, so I guess not THAT famous... 

[Blue Fox 72 2,280]

2 hours ago, st albans fox said:

Fulham FAC replay ......I’m pretty sure it was 41 .......i didn’t count them .....

 

actually it was 37!
 

saw we had 43 against arsenal in the cup following year though ....

There were some fantastic gates in those days, particularly for FA Cup matches but time sometimes clouds the memory.

 

The last time we had over 40k in Filbert Street was against Arsenal for an FA Cup match in 1971.

 

There was an attendance of 39k in 1975 for an FA Cup replay, also against Arsenal. This is probably the match you are referring to.

[Frank Large's Black Book 106]

Man city 4th round FA cup replay 1968.

 No way was the official attendance of 42,000 correct - rumours were up to 48,000.

It was so packed we had to take turns to breathe in.

 

Won 4-3,

Frank Large may have scored twice.

[Spudulike 3,472]

48 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

The type of expansion I'd expect the family to go for would be major. Not the 'stick a tier on top like Cardiff did' cheapjack design  

 

And any major overhaul would see us playing at least a year away from the KP. The Ricoh being the most likely option. Maybe even MK. 

 

This, of course, may actually have the added effect of widening our catchment area

The pitch at the Ricoh rugby ground wouldn't be good enough for Premier League football. Having fatties rucking and mauling (or whatever it is they do) on it every other week does not make for a good playing surface. 

 

Just hope the Snotts F stadium doesn't get considered. 

 

Would we actually need to move? Away fans allocation can be drastically reduced and the rest of us could shove up a bit. 

 

[jmono84 476]

Love the 48,000 increase but more excited to see how it would be developed! I think it’s going to look amazing whenever they finish what plans they have drawn up. So excited!! 

[st albans fox 8,442]

23 minutes ago, Blue Fox 72 said:

There were some fantastic gates in those days, particularly for FA Cup matches but time sometimes clouds the memory.

 

The last time we had over 40k in Filbert Street was against Arsenal for an FA Cup match in 1971.

 

There was an attendance of 39k in 1975 for an FA Cup replay, also against Arsenal. This is probably the match you are referring to.

Is Wikipedia wrong then ??

 

it says 43 for the 75 game 

 

 

[Sol thewall Bamba 8,033]

48K is a massive number. Even if all the current members (10-12K ish I believe and won't happen anyway), bought STs, that would leave 9K matchday tickets every week allowing 3K for away fans. 

 

Matchday pricing will need to be looked at to shift that many especially against the poorer opposition, but it's better to have the capacity than not imo. 

 

Also in the future any standing areas could potentially increase in capacity by up to 60% which could nudge us closer to 50K.

[Guest Markyblue]

8 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Is Wikipedia wrong then ??

 

it says 43 for the 75 game 

 

 

43 at arsenal, two replays at filbo 35 and about 39 thousand.  The arsenal game with 42000 was early 70s  at filbo.

[Cardiff_Fox 6,305]

1 hour ago, Paninistickers said:

The type of expansion I'd expect the family to go for would be major. Not the 'stick a tier on top like Cardiff did' cheapjack design  

 

And any major overhaul would see us playing at least a year away from the KP. The Ricoh being the most likely option. Maybe even MK. 

 

This, of course, may actually have the added effect of widening our catchment area

Personally think coppers would stop any move to Ricoh or MK. No direct transport links. Hence in Coventry’s case, flashpoints with trouble. 

[Cardiff_Fox 6,305]

50 minutes ago, Raw Dykes said:

If we did have to move out of the KP for a bit, would Welford rd. be an option? We don't play home games on the same day as the egg chasers as it is, anyway. It has a 26k capacity now.

 

We might not have to move out. We might be able to build behind the current stand during the season, and then finish the work during the off season, playing only away at the end of one season and the beginning of the next.

Pitch is too small, it’s not even to advise international rugby standards 

[Ted Maul 4,102]

12 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

48K is a massive number. Even if all the current members (10-12K ish I believe and won't happen anyway), bought STs, that would leave 9K matchday tickets every week allowing 3K for away fans. 

 

Matchday pricing will need to be looked at to shift that many especially against the poorer opposition, but it's better to have the capacity than not imo. 

 

Also in the future any standing areas could potentially increase in capacity by up to 60% which could nudge us closer to 50K.

It's a good point about ticket pricing- it will probably force the club to do cheap ticket deals for the likes of Burnley at home to fill the seats, which can only be a good thing. 

[Bristol fox .... 259]

3 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Personally think coppers would stop any move to Ricoh or MK. No direct transport links. Hence in Coventry’s case, flashpoints with trouble. 

no need to worry about groundsharing as we will be in lockdown 12 by then...