ADK Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Would be good to extend the stadium. Not sure why anyone is against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Railway Man Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Assuming we stay up for 3 consecutive seasons I'd expect attendance figures to drop not increase and be sustained I agree with this, we are on a wave of euphoria at the minute. It generally dies down a bit after a couple of seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarongu Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 We have a traditional supporter base of around 20000. That hasn't really fluctuated for around 20 years. If we go 5 years at 30000+ then yes, there may be grounds to think about expansion but until then, all talk of this is utterly pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 If Southampton are doing this shows how possible it is for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 If Southampton are doing this shows how possible it is for usExactly We need to show some ambition, strike whilst the iron is hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 It's probably never been mentioned before but what about swapping the family stand and the kop.............................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Exactly We need to show some ambition, strike whilst the iron is hot It isn't really a case of that though. It's not one of those things where you take a short-term gamble. It's one of those things that requires a long-term plan to make it effective. If it means a cut in ticket prices then by all means expand the ground, but if people think that we'll still average 30k in three years should we sit around 14th with matchday prices like these then they're deluded. We do have a big fanbase but we're going through a pretty special period at the minute so a lot who wouldn't normally go currently are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veezeeblue Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 reckon we are 45K strong support at home after a couple of years in premier i´d love to see a plan for expansion in 2016 planning can start now and be part of our fan´s dreams show us the blueprints ! let´s dream ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 What might have been love that. 2 tiers. outside reminds me of san siro. also like the outside of st.marys in the post below. but the added on stand extensions butcher it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Disagree. If we stay up for a couple of seasons I would expect some serious investment to push us onto the next level and with that comes glory supporters! Glory supporters/fair weather fans- they're not a solid enough base of fans to justify expanding the stadium I don't think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 It isn't really a case of that though. It's not one of those things where you take a short-term gamble. It's one of those things that requires a long-term plan to make it effective. If it means a cut in ticket prices then by all means expand the ground, but if people think that we'll still average 30k in three years should we sit around 14th with matchday prices like these then they're deluded. We do have a big fanbase but we're going through a pretty special period at the minute so a lot who wouldn't normally go currently are. It's not a short term gamble, these current owners seem to be here for the long term so with the right investment etc we can sustain and grow againWe have always pretty much had around 20000 hardcore of home fans and now we are up add 5-10'000 to that and then away fans, corporate lot etc and with a bit of clever ticket pricing I see no reason we can't average 35 ish in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 It ultimately comes down to where you place you capital investment. Think of it like this - You own a house (The King Power Stadium) Do you spend money on adding an extension because you are tight on room at the moment as you have a house of tennagers? Alternatively do you ride it through knowing one of them / all of them will bugger off eventually (relegation). Additionally rather than the extension you are considering in purchasing food from Marks and Spencer's on a weekly basis (better players) rather having to resort to the cheap ready meals (worse players) as the extension (stadium expansion) has limited your budget. Aside from my totally irrelevant annalogy above, a large number of my customers have asked me to take them to watch Leicester next season. Not to see Leicester though, they want to watch the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City etc . These are not all Leicester fans, they support varying teams throughout the Midlands but we are the closest team for them to see Premiership football! I won't be the only person that has been asked this. By nature all Premier League clubs will have a large, transitional fan base that's their to watch the football, rather than support a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazfox9 Posted 12 August 2014 Share Posted 12 August 2014 Just wondering if anybody has noticed Cardiff have added another tier to one of their stands, thus adding 5500 seats. Seemed to be completed in close season too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawko Posted 12 August 2014 Share Posted 12 August 2014 For City with average ticket prices at say £25 it is not surprising that 30,000 fans is as much as you can expect. Whereas if the tickets were on average about £15 then upto 50,000 fans could possibly be attracted. Both of these options would raise the same amount of ticket revenue, while the cheaper option would create a better atmosphere and more match day sales of drinks and food etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 12 August 2014 Share Posted 12 August 2014 For City with average ticket prices at say £25 it is not surprising that 30,000 fans is as much as you can expect. Whereas if the tickets were on average about £15 then upto 50,000 fans could possibly be attracted. Both of these options would raise the same amount of ticket revenue, while the cheaper option would create a better atmosphere and more match day sales of drinks and food etc. The price of me and the lads season tickets average out at £ 13 each per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted 12 August 2014 Share Posted 12 August 2014 How shit did Cardiffs new stand look tonight? Why did Uefa pick there of all places to hold the Super Cup Final? Bring back Monaco I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiley Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 love that. 2 tiers. outside reminds me of san siro.also like the outside of st.marys in the post below. but the added on stand extensions butcher it. This could still happen. We need a stadium that stands out. at the moment ours is just another one of those off the peg stadiums that were built about a decade ago when a lot of grounds were being replaced. Nothing wrong with it but it's not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Anyone know what's happen to the land nearby on Raw Dykes Road that's just been cleared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_LCFC Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Anyone know what's happen to the land nearby on Raw Dykes Road that's just been cleared? They are building us a second stadium to fill because we are massive. Play one half in each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Car park I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug Laguna Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Could do it like Wolves did Molineux... start the expansion in the top flight, have it ready for League One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper87 Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 I thought the original plans also included possible future extensions to east/west stands at 5k each, I had heard we could comfortably increase upto around 42k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fynwy Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 I thought the original plans also included possible future extensions to east/west stands at 5k each, I had heard we could comfortably increase upto around 42k The plans that have been discussed allow for upper extensions on the South, East and North stands giving capacity increases between 8,000 and 12,000 seats from what I have heard, the West stand can't be expanded. Nothing is going to happen soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Could do it like Wolves did Molineux... start the expansion in the top flight, have it ready for League One. And design it so the roof of the existing stands blocks the view of the new stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug Laguna Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 And design it so the roof of the existing stands blocks the view of the new stand You're hired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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