darklord Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 6 hours ago, flo said: We should only move if we go all out and build the biggest stadium in the world. What's the point otherwise? Currently the biggest is in North Korea. 114, 000 capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaOwl Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, darklord said: Currently the biggest is in North Korea. 114, 000 capacity Aye, the difference is attendance isn't compulsory in the UK. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckington owl Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, ChinaOwl said: Aye, the difference is attendance isn't compulsory in the UK. Leeds would fill it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Owl Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I’d rather us redevelop Hillsborough and stay within our community. It’s more realistic. We could have an exceptional ground with the right investment. The Tottenham ground is quick simply the best new ground I’ve ever seen. The Spurs fans should count themselves very lucky to have an owner to have a vision to carry out such a project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I’m in the yes camp! Sometimes a change is good. We’ve moved twice before Although we only need to move to improve our commercial options (and maintenance cost apparently) and I think being next to Hillsborough Park is a great location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 The stadium holds us back . It’s poor and doesn’t make money . If it was redeveloped fine , I also wouldn’t care about moving one bit though , to keep up , like it or not , we have to move with the times . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danblakemore Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Simpler solutions are: Rebuild Lepping's lane end (which tbf should have been done over 20 years ago) Sort out Pillars on the Kop Extend rear roof of Kop to cover all facilities behind stand Try and clear the housing behind the North Stand and build better entrance / shop facilities General facility update for all four stands Basically, the world cup plan from 2018... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Tottenham's new stadium cost £850 million, even if we assume ours will be half as cheap, how are we going to afford to move? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky belly Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Emerson Thome said: Tottenham's new stadium cost £850 million, even if we assume ours will be half as cheap, how are we going to afford to move? We can save £50 million a year when Jones leaves in the summer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookieisdown Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Well, it must be at least two weeks since this was debated. Hard to see the relevance of the Spurs stadium. Spurs are a completely different order of club to us. However, the plain facts are that our ground is not very good. Poor facilities. The two end stands poor for viewing. Not well located as a revenue raiser. Really badly geared for generating commercial revenue. Nor, sadly, is it particularly atmospheric. I'd personally be disadvantaged by a move because living in the Hope Valley I have a really pleasant uncongested drive and can park 15 minutes walk away. The most likely relocation sites are much less convenient - to the point that I might wonder about still going. But in the Great Scheme of Things I couldn't object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, danblakemore said: Simpler solutions are: Rebuild Lepping's lane end (which tbf should have been done over 20 years ago) Sort out Pillars on the Kop Extend rear roof of Kop to cover all facilities behind stand Try and clear the housing behind the North Stand and build better entrance / shop facilities General facility update for all four stands Basically, the world cup plan from 2018... This. The west stand is a disgrace, if they did that arch thingy over the kop to eliminate the pillars they should mirror it at t’other end. And work out how to be able to use the NW corner more by sorting out the away fans bit. Don’t think we are ever going to command 60,000 a match...not at them prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Maybe we need a referendum. Wedxit 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 And I’d like home fans to be able to choose seats from all four sides of the ground and shove the away fans in some distant forgotten corner...of Sheffield....somewhere like...the Stain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Emerson Thome said: Will be very expensive and largely pointless to move stadiums when we can't currently fill our current one (plus would straddle the club with even more debt). The jury remains out on the Tottenham one, but others like West Ham, Arsenal's lack atmosphere and new stadiums also tend to lack the character and history of the old one. And the more we cut costs the more likely it will resemble a tinpot Reebok Stadium cut-out than something truly designed for fans. If it is affordable we should look at renovating parts of the Leppings Lane end and those nearby sides of the North and South stands, to properly segregate the away fans, allow full capacity in the North and South stands and fix that bottleneck outside the ground. Particularly if we get promoted could see these issues leading to lots of 'Hillsborough' headlines. But probably not feasible at present, so better investing in players and coaching in the hope of getting Premier League which would open up more money for future renovations. New grounds attract fans Derby been the prime example. We would fill a 40,000-50,000 in the Prem and if we had a modicum of success then we would be as big as anyone outside of the top six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewsburyowl58 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Can you imagine the prices we would get charged for a new stadium , no way would we fill a 40-50 k capacity with any regularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleo Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 We, and the Blunts, missed a golden chance many years ago. I know alot won't like it but we should have built a new ground somewhere down the 'cliffe or just off The Parkway and shared it, as do the Milan teams. Big car park, near the M1, could have had major events there out of season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynnb Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, darklord said: Maybe we need a referendum. Wedxit Hillsbrexit...let Larry May oversee it. Edited April 4, 2019 by glynnb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, doubleo said: We, and the Blunts, missed a golden chance many years ago. I know alot won't like it but we should have built a new ground somewhere down the 'cliffe or just off The Parkway and shared it, as do the Milan teams. Big car park, near the M1, could have had major events there out of season. I'd hate a big new stadium with a big carpark makes it looks so soulless, lots of pubs, parks, and fish n chips instead. Park in the side streets you know it makes sense. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, ChinaOwl said: Aye, the difference is attendance isn't compulsory in the UK. It should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akbuk Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 At the very least the Leppings Lane end should be redeveloped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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