RicME85 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 You guys seen the Etihad expansion video? Now thats how you go about expanding one of these bowl stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 You guys seen the Etihad expansion video? Now thats how you go about expanding one of these bowl stadiums. again....totally not required...just like us, they can't fill their stadium now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Clearly have an over-stock of the inflatable crowd and wanted somewhere to put them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The foundations were put into the stadium to suit a future expansion. I cannot see why all three sides would need to be raised. Perhaps one or two could be raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptherams Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Our average so far this season is just shy of 29,000. If away teams had as big a following as they do in the premier league, then we would probably average 31,000. PL football for more than one season is justification to expand to 44,000. No we wouldn't sell out every week. But a gate of 40,000 on average would be good justification. 4,000 empty seats in a 44,000 capacity would not be noticeable. If we were to get relegated again it would not be a problem. They could lower ticket costs. But they could simply also just cover the last 10 or so rows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ramage 4 EVA Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry Ramnut, you're talking nonsense. The foundations were laid to allow for this, I worked for the company that did the commercial piling and all that would need to happen is that some pillars be erected behind the East and South stand, then a basic lean to, which is above but slightly behind the existing stand would be supported by pre-existing foundations that are currently redundant. I remember when it was built they put in extra footings to accommodate the larger capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsall_Ram Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Safe standing gone out the window then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Safe standing gone out the window then?No, that was Tyrone Mears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Dejavu.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Ram Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Safe standing gone out the window then? Makes far more sense to me to hold out for if/when safe standing becomes an option, rather than adding more seats, which as other people of said, we'll rarely need. It should increase capacity (not sure how much) and assuming it was in the south stand it'd improve the atmosphere in the ground even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayweb95 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I was actually thinking about this yesterday. This season we have what 22,000 season ticket holders? Well 1,000 more went on sale yesterday me buying 3. So bringing that to 23,000 after renewals and more sales... So with a solid prem structure why can't that be 33,000-35,000 in a 40,000-45,000 stadium? The South stand is in high demand.. We sold every single SS upper season ticket yesterday by 3PM that's amazing. But also the downside is Arsenal for example they have in my opinion the second best stadium in England but obviously due to the debt on building it there season tickets start from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayweb95 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 And also how would we expand the South stand with the velodrome near enough directly behind the stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Emirates cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The extra income we'll eventually get for qualifying for the Champions League would go a long way towards paying for the expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This is probably an unpopular opinion, but why should we be falling over ourselves to accommodate "fans" who will apparently only deign to support us at Premiership level? Obviously from the club's point of view they wouldn't care if people only bought season tickets to see the Man United game so long as they paid up, but it winds me up when "lifelong" Derby fans who I've never seen before crawl out of the woodwork for playoff games or premiership football. Me too. I hope I can get tickets for the Man U game next season. Exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Considering we only got 32,100 for FA Cup 5th tound tie against Man Utd a few seasons ago, our capacity should be fine for now. Even when we were top half of the Prem consistently we only averaged 29k. I agree with those concerned about having empty seats, think of the Ricoh arena, totally void of atmosphere. Long way to go before we should even consider increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/454094313-general-view-of-the-ipro-stadium-prior-to-gettyimages" /> this is the best photo of the columns i can find at the moment..... Image has disappeared.....sorry......presumably a copyright issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Safe standing has got to be the preferred option. It would be cheaper and more popular with a almost all supporters. with the figures of 1.8 safe standing places per existing seat, converting the south stand and the lower tier of the away section, would gain an extra 5-6,000 capacity. The arguments for and against are well known, but the relatives of the 96 still react strongly against such proposals, as disrespectful to the 96. Maybe they should look at the kop at most home games and see that the Liverpool fans now stand up for most of the match. If the Liverpool fans choose to stand after Hillsborough, why shouldn't the rest of us in a purpose built stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry, I got my figures wrong , it should be an extra 4 to 5 thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaxholmeRam Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Another angle on this - if they do eventually allow safe standing, what could the capacity increase to, say if they converted the South stand to standing? That must add another 5k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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