Stadium Expansion...?

[Claridge]

5 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Wasps, you mean

Them neither. Don’t mind bees

[Sol thewall Bamba]

30 minutes ago, Ashley said:

Well if the original plans and rumours are correct you wont see much of them. 

 

Think along the lines of Manchester City new away end. Cutting them into two tiers will stop any atmosphere they try to get going. 

Really hope this is true. It'll be suggested again at the consultation meetings. 

[Speedwell 🦊]

27 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

I sincerely hope this sports brand agency commissioned to come up with the stadium strategy will come up with better than 'stick a tier on top the east stand like Cardiff did'

 

I'd prefer a year out at the Ricoh and see all three sides rebuilt. I just don't see Susan Whelan and Top doing stuff in the quick and on the cheap. It's not their MO

Whatever they do,it’s got to look like it was built that way from the start.Not just stuck on like you said.I thought they might have upped capacity to about 45k and evened it out between the east stand and the kop end.Sloping down to meet the west stand and north stand respectively.

[UHDrive]

27 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

I sincerely hope this sports brand agency commissioned to come up with the stadium strategy will come up with better than 'stick a tier on top the east stand like Cardiff did'

 

I'd prefer a year out at the Ricoh and see all three sides rebuilt. I just don't see Susan Whelan and Top doing stuff in the quick and on the cheap. It's not the MO

It might be Susan Welan's MO to be slow perhaps but you cant say that about top at all, especially about infrastructure projects. He got the planning approval and he's bang on to finish the training ground from planning approval to completion in 18 months. If you replicate that timeline with the stadium then you should be looking at 2 years completion from the summer.

[wattolcfc]

Do we know what the initial capacity increase will be to? Hoping it's to be the biggest ground in the Midlands tbh

[Vestan Pance]

15 hours ago, deanolegend1989 said:

Yeah I get that but what I meant is if they swap Tv camera around to west stand then it would be weird. Away end opposite , kop to the right of camera etc. Would be weird. Has there been any other stadium where this has happened? 

It was that way around at Filbert St and I've never got used to the change at KP

[Bayfox]

6 minutes ago, wattolcfc said:

Do we know what the initial capacity increase will be to? Hoping it's to be the biggest ground in the Midlands tbh

Between 40 and 45. From what's been said of reckon 42.

[wattolcfc]

10 minutes ago, Bayfox said:

Between 40 and 45. From what's been said of reckon 42.

Let's hope it's bigger than Villa Park which is 42,785 

[CosbehFox]

2 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

I sincerely hope this sports brand agency commissioned to come up with the stadium strategy will come up with better than 'stick a tier on top the east stand like Cardiff did'

 

I'd prefer a year out at the Ricoh and see all three sides rebuilt. I just don't see Susan Whelan and Top doing stuff in the quick and on the cheap. It's not their MO

If we have to share please not Cov, travel nightmare links

[Bristol fox ....]

2 hours ago, Claridge said:

No way do I want to share with Cov😙

He said Ricoh not st Andrews 

[Leeds Fox]

5 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

I sincerely hope this sports brand agency commissioned to come up with the stadium strategy will come up with better than 'stick a tier on top the east stand like Cardiff did'

 

I'd prefer a year out at the Ricoh and see all three sides rebuilt. I just don't see Susan Whelan and Top doing stuff in the quick and on the cheap. It's not their MO

Can’t for a minute see Top wanting to play anywhere but the KP should we get CL football. I think he’d rather build a new stadium (maybe exaggerating a bit there but the family don’t do things by halves).

[Claridge]

22 hours ago, Bristol fox .... said:

He said Ricoh not st Andrews 

Bet they are crap at golf as well 

[Desabafar]

The TV platform has nothing to do with the expansion but there will be news soon and construction will start asap after planning is granted. Just less than VP capacity

[urban.spaceman]

1 hour ago, Desabafar said:

The TV platform has nothing to do with the expansion but there will be news soon and construction will start asap after planning is granted. Just less than VP capacity

VP?

 

Valley Parade?

 

 

We're LOSING 7,000 seats?!?!?!?!?!

[OadbyBlue]

10 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

VP?

 

Valley Parade?

 

 

We're LOSING 7,000 seats?!?!?!?!?!

Always thought valley parade looks massive for its capacity, looks like a mini old Trafford/Celtic park

[Heathrow fox]

5 hours ago, OadbyBlue said:

Always thought valley parade looks massive for its capacity, looks like a mini old Trafford/Celtic park

It really is a bizzare/interesting stadium,but in a nice way.Sort Of.

[Trav Le Bleu]

On 11/02/2020 at 20:48, Claridge said:

Them neither. Don’t mind bees

Brentford would be even more impractical.

[turkish14]

8 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

VP?

 

Valley Parade?

 

 

We're LOSING 7,000 seats?!?!?!?!?!

Villa park

[turkish14]

Does anybody know if there are any other stands that can have an  increase capacity?

 

obviously not taking into account, safe standing.

 

i ask, as if the east stand is the only one, our attendance will then be capped at whatever the expansion brings in.

 

unless they knock down a stand...

[Sol thewall Bamba]

8 hours ago, OadbyBlue said:

Always thought valley parade looks massive for its capacity, looks like a mini old Trafford/Celtic park

What a Kop though. Probably in my top two in the country along with Prenton Park. 

[Guest Cujek]

On 11/02/2020 at 20:42, Paninistickers said:

Wasps, you mean

The MK Dons of rugby.

[Guest Markyblue]

23 minutes ago, turkish14 said:

Does anybody know if there are any other stands that can have an  increase capacity?

 

obviously not taking into account, safe standing.

 

i ask, as if the east stand is the only one, our attendance will then be capped at whatever the expansion brings in.

 

unless they knock down a stand...

Everything other than the west stand can be expanded. 

[justfoxes]

On 11/02/2020 at 17:21, baldeagle said:

Not sure how that would happen 

I here we’ve ordered one from Argos “ Cheap as Chips!!” 
and one for when we need Vardy to score !!

Edited 13 February 2020 by justfoxes

[Rusko187]

1 hour ago, turkish14 said:

Does anybody know if there are any other stands that can have an  increase capacity?

 

obviously not taking into account, safe standing.

 

i ask, as if the east stand is the only one, our attendance will then be capped at whatever the expansion brings in.

 

unless they knock down a stand...

I thought it was just the Main Stand they cannot expand upon.

 

How long do planning applications usually take? 

[Speedwell 🦊]

2 hours ago, Markyblue said:

Everything other than the west stand can be expanded. 

I’m sure I read on Wikipedia once that the maximum capacity could be 55k!But would only happen if city were a consistent top six side.Not sure how they would achieve it though without expanding the west stand.