Bellend Sebastian Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Claims today's Mercury. Yes, they are talking about the Walkers, or the King Dong stadium or whatever it's going to be called. This exciting plan is expected to take place over the next five years. I can only assume that our new owners suffer from claustrophobia. Free tumbleweed and two spare seats with every season ticket
Steven Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Claims today's Mercury. Yes, they are talking about the Walkers, or the King Dong stadium or whatever it's going to be called. This exciting plan is expected to take place over the next five years. I can only assume that our new owners suffer from claustrophobia. Free tumbleweed and two spare seats with every season ticket Printed version or online?
davieG Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 We don't fill the damn place as it is. We will when we're in the Champion League which is planned for the 2013/14 season. Watch this space easy peasy
danielpholt Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 We will when we're in the Champion League which is planned for the 2013/14 season. Watch this space easy peasy Optimism, i like it.
FrankieADZ Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 i see a good thing to it, I could lie down and watch some matches
Callabinho Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Printed version or online? Wont be up until 10ish on the merc site!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 19 August 2010 Author Posted 19 August 2010 Printed version or online? Front page of the actual paper, with pages and everything. Currently resting on the arm of my easy chair. There's a lovely picture of Willie Thorne and his wife Jane in it as well
1964FOX Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Perhaps they realise that in five years time the Fosse Boys numbers will have grown to 10,000 and they are putting in a new 'safe standing' area to cater for us.
davieG Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Perhaps they realise that in five years time the Fosse Boys numbers will have grown to 10,000 and they are putting in a new 'safe standing' area to cater for us. In that case they should start a campaign to ensure that any increase should include plans for it to be adaptable for safe standing, as I understand it, even if it was allowed the current building design could not be adapted without considerable cost.
artursteppe Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 We don't fill the damn place as it is. I bet your glass is always half empty and never half full!
danielpholt Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 I bet your glass is always half empty and never half full! I'm an optimistic realist.... We couldn't fill our stadium for the first home league game of the season, assuming we're going to be able to add 10,000 seats to it and then fill it is just un realistic, even if we get into the top flight, we should focus on staying there for a few years before we spend money on making the ground bigger.
Fosse Boy Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Perhaps they realise that in five years time the Fosse Boys numbers will have grown to 10,000 and they are putting in a new 'safe standing' area to cater for us. It's the dream. In that case they should start a campaign to ensure that any increase should include plans for it to be adaptable for safe standing, as I understand it, even if it was allowed the current building design could not be adapted without considerable cost. Apparently you're right according to this report by the FLA, not quite sure I take their word for it though... Because of the row depth required, the system takes up considerably more space than existing non-convertible seating in England and Wales. In other words any English or Welsh club wishing to install it would not only need to build a new stand, this would need to be significantly larger, and hence more costly, to produce the same capacity. Alternatively, if this were not practicable, which might often be the case on restricted city sites, the club would have to settle for a lower capacity.
MC Prussian Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Shouldn't we look first into the issue of not being able to fill up the existing capacity of 32'500 on a regular basis? 42'000!! If we were in the Premier League, half of the stadium would be empty - also thanks to ticket prices of £45 or more per game. It took seven years for the LCFC fans to finally feel at home at the Walkers (well, some still don't) and come up with a decent matchday atmosphere (chants, the La Ola wave and all). I've never been fortunate enough to be there, but the ones who remember it surely can think back to the days of Filbert Street and the buzz created in those days with a maximum of 22'000 fans present. Stoke's Britannia Stadium is always a rather intimidating place to go to - yet "only" 28'000 people fit in there. I'd rather have some of the newly-available Thai money spent on improving the youth academy and/or the training facilities.
Cheese Me Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 We don't fill the damn place as it is. We did every game the year we were in the prem in the Walkers. Premiership tickets at Filbert Streey used to sell out weeks in advance as well. The demand is there if the pricing is right and the team performs well. I'm pretty sure we could fill that amount for at least half of the games in a premiership season, more if we were successful.
Babylon Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 If we are in the premier (which is their aim) then it will probably happen, if we aren't then we won't... they aren't stupid.
blueincornwall Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Maybe it's an indication of the new owners ambition...? They clearly didnt want to see city remain in the championship, and this may indicate that they see city as a top 10 UK club, and possibly challenging for european places. Hats off I say!!!
Ricey Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 5 years? Why put a date on it, simply increase the capacity if we ever get to a situation where we need to.
davieG Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Merc The home of Leicester City could be renamed the King Power Stadium and expanded by a third in size. City's new Thai owners say they want the ground, known as the Walkers Stadium since it opened in 2002, to share the name of their business empire. The consortium, which took control of the club last week, also plans to increase seating capacity from 32,500 to up to 42,000 over the next five years. Club chairman Milan Mandaric said: "We have big plans to take the club into the Premier League. "We need a bigger stadium for that. There's a five-year target to increase the capacity to between 40,000 and 42,000. "King Power is showing tremendous ambition and I'm confident that it will happen." Vichai Raksriaksorn, owner of King Power, was reported to have told a press conference in Thailand yesterday the ground would be renamed the King Power Stadium in December. However, Mr Mandaric, who remains a minority shareholder, said the name change was not set in stone. He said talks would take place with Walkers in the next two weeks, and suggested the club would ask the snack food giant for more money. "I think it's important we ask about the renaming rights and ask for more money from Walkers," Mr Mandaric said. "We are going to talk to them and talk to other people. "Of course, King Power is a top priority as far as this goes, as it is in charge of the situation." Mr Mandaric said the Walkers sponsorship, which he renegotiated when he took control of City in 2007, had a few years left to run. But he said the club could pull out "under certain conditions". He did not say what these conditions were. A Walkers spokeswoman said: "We are extremely surprised to hear this news. "We have a 10-year contract with Leicester City for the Walkers Stadium and are very proud of our connection with both the city of Leicester and Leicester City Football Club, which we hope will continue into the future. "We look forward to discussing this matter with the new owner." Gary Silke, editor of the supporters' magazine Fox Fanzine, said he did not expect a major reaction from supporters to any name change. "I'm not surprised because one of King Power's main intentions is to spread its name in the West," he said. "It's a good, cheap way of doing it. "I don't think the fans are particularly attached to the Walkers name, it's just advertising a brand. "In fact, the King Power Stadium perhaps sounds stronger." Vichai Raksriaksorn, who is estimated to be worth £113 million, and son Aiyawatt, known as Top, were unveiled as the owners of the club last week after securing a 60 per cent stake. A third, unnamed, Asian business person is set to join the consortium in the next few months, Mr Mandaric has said.
Dr The Singh Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 I like the consortiums ambition but it's all hearsay at the mo!! I'm yet to get a full boner at what is being said, and i'm abit sceptical!!
C-man Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 Must be the scene thing for new owners to say.... When Mandaric came in he immediately started running his mouth about expanding the East stand.
Zingari Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 yeah , when i bought my house i started banging on about extensions and loft conversions but I never actually got around to it
Lester LXXIV Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 I just want us to OWN our stadium, never mind taking another loan to increase it;s size!!
Corky Posted 19 August 2010 Posted 19 August 2010 We did every game the year we were in the prem in the Walkers. Premiership tickets at Filbert Street used to sell out weeks in advance as well. The demand is there if the pricing is right and the team performs well. I'm pretty sure we could fill that amount for at least half of the games in a premiership season, more if we were successful. Did it sell out weeks in advance? I can remember games where it wasn't full. Unless we are in the Premier League and a sustained club at that level, I can't see us getting anywhere near close to filling the proposed capacity.
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