Stadium Expansion update August 2021 - Public Consultation Closed

[DoveValleyFox]

1 hour ago, trabuch said:

This from redcafe made me smile. "I can remember when Derby and Leicester were fighting to be the top team in the East Midlands a few years ago. They are worlds apart now."

I'm more likely to borrow a warm sweaty cricket box than compare our wonderful club to any of that lot these days.

[KFS]

So the whole ground outskirts will get a face lift? Because on the pictures it’s not a straight drop like we have today. It looks like there’s a body kit on all four sides in the design…

[OntarioFox]

46 minutes ago, STUHILL said:

Took me all day to mock this up. 48-50k - Completion: 2028

Looks like a pair of baps. Gerremin.

[Reginaldo]

5 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

Not sure if it's already been mentioned or not, but in case you were wondering about future capacity, or the capacity not being big enough:

 

 

For me this is quite important. 40K capacity for the next 10 years is probably enough, but look at the biggest clubs commercially in the land, they all have 60K+ stadiums. If Leicester finish top 5/6 for the next decade, which is *possible* we'd need more than 40K seats! The demand would be there!

 

If they made the kop rail just rail seats (“the blue wall TM”) how many more seats could this provide?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

8 minutes ago, Reginaldo said:

If they made the kop rail just rail seats (“the blue wall TM”) how many more seats could this provide?

None currently, but potentially up to 40% in the future.

[KFS]

Also I’d be putting the away fans in SK4 or some shit. Drowned out by a big blue east stand wall.

[Reginaldo]

2 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

None currently, but potentially up to 40% in the future.

How many seats are there on the kop presently?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

10 minutes ago, Reginaldo said:

How many seats are there on the kop presently?

7200

[promised land]

9 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

7200

Puts the new east stand into some perspective when people say it’s only 8000.

 

Its actually more than the entire kop is now.

[Vlad the Fox]

“Spectacular illuminated rooftop”

 

 

 

Oh yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah baby 

[Koke]

Big club energy. 

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

2 hours ago, OntarioFox said:

Looks like a pair of baps. Gerremin.

Gerremout!! 

[Jimbo]

3 hours ago, STUHILL said:

Took me all day to mock this up. 48-50k - Completion: 2028

 

3 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

Ye can bugger off that’s the blue waffle I made last November 

 

[leicesterseddon]

5 hours ago, FoxyPalace.com said:

Any idea on numbers and costs involved? 

I haven’t seen anything, no

 

I’d also be interested in finding out how they intend to finance this

 

As I understand it King Power International loaned us the money for the training ground and we will repay over 6 years 

It will be interesting to see if we are intending to fund this via commercial/bank loans (like Spurs and their new ground) 

[Stuntman_Mike]

18 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

 

 

I was just about to post this 

 

[UHDrive]

The images today were small, sketchy and lacking in detail today so I've attached the first released leaked versions which were spot on and show more detail. Importantly they show the sides of the stadium and how the roofs will be made up and laid to fall. Makes it look a lot better but I reckon they couldve done so much more to the south/north entrance areas. still, what a top day.

[Vardinio'sCat]

10 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

This looks like it may be worth giving up my new life in Spain for, and returning to Wigston 

 

I feel like the top picture is staring at me, almost willing me to do it! 

 

Don't do it. The price of everything has gone up, we can can barely keep the supermarkets stocked and you just can't get the wood, you know (goons reference for the young uns).

 

No sign of wildfires tho, I suppose that is a positive.

 

[Guest WarehamFox]

12 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

Ye can bugger off that’s the blue waffle I made last November 

Are they building another tower block behind the west stand? Looks very very close to the river/canal. 

[Spudulike]

Must have taken ages to come up with that. They had the opportunity to give it an inspirational name, something like, Perez Path. 

 

There will also be a pathway named ‘The Avenue’ which will stretch through from Aylestone Road, between the hotel and area, and into the plaza outside the stadium.

[SexyGammonFox]

If the fan store is now getting it's own dedicated building then the existing space needs to be converted into a sports bar, open 7 days a week. Please, please, please.

[davieG]

13 minutes ago, SexyGammonFox said:

If the fan store is now getting it's own dedicated building then the existing space needs to be converted into a sports bar, open 7 days a week. Please, please, please.

I'd imagine the Arena would have one or two of them.

[SexyGammonFox]

8 minutes ago, davieG said:

I'd imagine the Arena would have one or two of them.

Fingers crossed.

[Jimbo]

14 minutes ago, davieG said:

I'd imagine the Arena would have one or two of them.

You would hope that they'll utilise the arena for match days, hopefully a bit like the O2 arena in London, obviously on a much smaller scale, but with a couple of bars and restaurants inside. 

 

It looks like the plan is to keep everyone in and around the stadium for a complete match day experience. Really, really looking forward to this

[Fox in the North]

30 minutes ago, SexyGammonFox said:

Fingers crossed.

You’ve got to think there’s going to a few bars and take away points for the fan zone too. You’re going to be spoiled for choice!

[SexyGammonFox]

3 minutes ago, Fox in the North said:

You’ve got to think there’s going to a few bars and take away points for the fan zone too. You’re going to be spoiled for choice!

Really hope so, and hopefully there will one one that is open 7 days a week. I'm somewhat intrigued by the relationship between the stadium and the arena with the bridge being there, it must mean they have got proper plans to utilise both together on event days.