punkskaphil Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 hours ago, mattitheowl said: That looks like it's seriously penned in on 3 sides! I'm sure it will be nice and easy to access! Oh and zero room for expansion or development. Very odd. Where is it? There are going to be bridges across the rail lines for access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkskaphil Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 And on the question of expansion, they only average just over 10k, so they probably don’t need more than the 17k capacity that the new ground will have. They were initially planning to have 20k capacity with potential to expand, but that idea was scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattitheowl Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 8 hours ago, punkskaphil said: And on the question of expansion, they only average just over 10k, so they probably don’t need more than the 17k capacity that the new ground will have. They were initially planning to have 20k capacity with potential to expand, but that idea was scrapped. Yes but look at Brighton. If they do well and get promoted (which isn't out of the question for them) it seems a little bit short sighted. But I guess it's better than a white elephant. Just not bothered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, mattitheowl said: Yes but look at Brighton. If they do well and get promoted (which isn't out of the question for them) it seems a little bit short sighted. But I guess it's better than a white elephant. I am amazed any club that has ambitions to play in the premiership builds a ground of less than 20k. Particularly when they are London based there are just so many lost revenue opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, mattitheowl said: Yes but look at Brighton. If they do well and get promoted (which isn't out of the question for them) it seems a little bit short sighted. But I guess it's better than a white elephant. Brighton are the only gig in town and have a huge catchment area. London’s a competitive market. Fulham don’t sell out every week at 25k do they? And it drops to the teens whenever they get relegated. I think for the London clubs the boost in facilities and opportunities to make revenue when the team isn’t playing is probably the biggest benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkskaphil Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 As Dave said, Brighton have a significantly-sized catchment area all to themselves. They consider their local rivals to be Palace, who must be about 50 miles away. Brentford has too much significant local competition. They won’t be prising fans away from Chelsea or Fulham, and they’d need long-term higher status to get fans away from QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Also Brentford are clearly focussed on sustainable growth. They’ll be increasing their capacity by 40%. It would be a bold move if we built a new 55000 seat stadium on the off chance we got to the prem. Or even a 50000 one to double our average attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamsandwich Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) Very odd setup for that Brentford stadium nice that its only up the road from the current ground. But yeah - VERY penned in., http://stadiumdb.com/pic-projects/lionel_road/lionel_road16.jpg http://stadiumdb.com/pic-projects/lionel_road/lionel_road14.jpg Edited January 28, 2019 by jamsandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rogers Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, jamsandwich said: Very odd setup for that Brentford stadium nice that its only up the road from the current ground. But yeah - VERY penned in., http://stadiumdb.com/pic-projects/lionel_road/lionel_road16.jpg http://stadiumdb.com/pic-projects/lionel_road/lionel_road14.jpg Are the apartments around the ground part of the development? Based on the fact they are coloured rather than white in the modelling. Good revenue for the club if so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 23/01/2019 at 14:42, KivoOwl said: Tottenham Hotspur Seems like yesterday when my Spurs mate watched our game against Wycombe and said I've never seen Spurs play at home to 38,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 On 25/01/2019 at 21:56, mattitheowl said: That looks like it's seriously penned in on 3 sides! I'm sure it will be nice and easy to access! Oh and zero room for expansion or development. Very odd. Where is it? Brentford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GY-owl.4 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Will never happen. the Chairman wants to 'play at it' insisting he needs training facilities on sight. shame, Freeman street is a s**thole and this would regenerate the area in a way shops (nowadays) never will. Nowadays most new builds are moved away from towns to outer town sites. yet this one is the opposite. would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-owls Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 1 hour ago, GY-owl.4 said: Will never happen. the Chairman wants to 'play at it' insisting he needs training facilities on sight. shame, Freeman street is a s**thole and this would regenerate the area in a way shops (nowadays) never will. Nowadays most new builds are moved away from towns to outer town sites. yet this one is the opposite. would be good. Grimsby were talking about a new ground 20 years ago near the Laceby Roundabout. They'll still be in Cleethorpes for another 20 at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GY-owl.4 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 07/02/2019 at 22:48, g-owls said: Grimsby were talking about a new ground 20 years ago near the Laceby Roundabout. They'll still be in Cleethorpes for another 20 at this rate. well tbf that has come to fruition hasnt it. as Grimsby do play in a new stadium next to Laceby roundabout. pity its GY borough FC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCOWL Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Unforgivable. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/11/tottenham-new-stadium-no-cheese-room-spurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamsandwich Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 the new stand at Anfield has a cheese room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) Everton concept leaked...Everton have played at Goodison since 1892. Shows that sometimes old traditions needs to be broken to enable a brighter future. Full design : https://www.evertonarentwe.com/EFC.pdf Edited February 16, 2019 by Rogers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southportdc Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Everton going for safe standing is interesting. Maybe they think it'll be the norm by then though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Genuinely pleased for Everton, I dislike how they have become the best of the rest, they are a great club hopefully this stadium will help them turn the big 6 into the big 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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