Christmas Tree 5603 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 65k is shite, especially when it will be a corporate fest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24588 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 19:22, Renton said: 70k seems like a better capacity to me. Why expand later? Sounds like 65k is to restrain capacity, create demand and increase ticket prices through FOMO. Expand agreed. It seems a lot of money for just 13k extra seats. Surely we would have no bother filling 70k given the demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24816 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Emirates is expanding to 80k btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53686 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 No one's ever fucking happy are they. You need ONE fucking seat man. What do you care whether there's another 64,999 or 69,999. This is just moaning for the sake of it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53686 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 We've gone from Ashley treating SJP like a tip to the announcement that we're getting a brand spanker of a new stadium in the space of 3.5 years. The response: "not enough seats. I'm not happy." 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24588 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 19:55, Gemmill said: No one's ever fucking happy are they. You need ONE fucking seat man. What do you care whether there's another 64,999 or 69,999. This is just moaning for the sake of it. Expand I would like to buy a season ticket. I contacted the club recently and was told there are none available and nor is there a waiting list. I was hoping I might get one if or when a new stadium is ever built. I’m not optimistic I’ll get one given the scramble for tickets in every membership ballot. That’s why I was hoping for a bigger capacity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24588 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 19:58, Gemmill said: We've gone from Ashley treating SJP like a tip to the announcement that we're getting a brand spanker of a new stadium in the space of 3.5 years. The response: "not enough seats. I'm not happy." Expand on the contrary. I welcome the announcement of a new stadium over a SJP renovation. It is the more expensive option and shows that the Saudis are committed to the project. I just hope it’s easier to get to a game than it currently is. I’m not sure an extra 13k seats will go close to meeting the demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53686 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Well if everyone that wanted a season ticket needed to be accommodated, they'd need to build a 100k+ seater. It's just not feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53686 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 20:02, Dr Gloom said: on the contrary. I welcome the announcement of a new stadium over a SJP renovation. It is the more expensive option and shows that the Saudis are committed to the project. I just hope it’s easier to get to a game than it currently is. I’m not sure an extra 13k seats will go close to meeting the demand Expand It won't meet the demand, you're right. But that's totally unfeasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 8077 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 19:50, Christmas Tree said: 65k is shite, especially when it will be a corporate fest. Expand That's the worry. The questionnaire they sent out shows they are going for a Tottenham approach of thousands of tickets being in lounges, bars, boxes so that they can charge a premium. So the increase in seats for normal fans wanting a season ticket for sub £1000 is looking at being an extra 5-10k. Which is minimal given we've apparently got 80k+ members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34807 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 19:54, Dr Gloom said: agreed. It seems a lot of money for just 13k extra seats. Surely we would have no bother filling 70k given the demand Expand It’ll be more about increasing the corporate facilities than getting the average punter through the turnstiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 8077 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 19:55, Gemmill said: No one's ever fucking happy are they. You need ONE fucking seat man. What do you care whether there's another 64,999 or 69,999. This is just moaning for the sake of it. Expand Because I can't be fucked on fighting 30,000 fans for an extra 7000 season tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 8208 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 20:11, Kid Dynamite said: That's the worry. The questionnaire they sent out shows they are going for a Tottenham approach of thousands of tickets being in lounges, bars, boxes so that they can charge a premium. So the increase in seats for normal fans wanting a season ticket for sub £1000 is looking at being an extra 5-10k. Which is minimal given we've apparently got 80k+ members Expand I’m not sure we’ll have that much for demand for Corporate. They’ve struggled to sell as well this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 5100 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 More hospitality seating for them foreign types you say? 65K does seem slightly low given the apparent demand and the corporate/hospitality areas the club will no doubt be looking to boost. 70K that was touted earlier seemed more appropriate. We don't know the official details yet though. The club will have done feasbility, market studies and the like to determine what the ideal capacity is; I don't think they'd not accomodate the extra 5-10K seats if that truly seemed to be requirement given you're already splunking 1B+ on the stadium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 24816 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 The puzzling thing for me is we could achieve 65k by expanding the Gallowgate. Which would keep us in our spiritual home and be cheaper. I don't see the point of moving under those circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24588 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 20:03, Gemmill said: It won't meet the demand, you're right. But that's totally unfeasible. Expand We have 80k members alone, plus, what 40k or so season ticket holders? 65k is definitely on the more conservative end of the scale, don’t you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24588 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 13/03/2025 at 20:51, Renton said: The puzzling thing for me is we could achieve 65k by expanding the Gallowgate. Which would keep us in our spiritual home and be cheaper. I don't see the point of moving under those circumstances. Expand a remodelled SJP would never generate the same commercial revenue as a new build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 38581 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Got my my new seat sorted already via an email from the club about an hour ago, you can pick it via an interactive web page.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 8077 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Everyone's an ITK on twitter, but apparently the design is based on this exterior and this interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24588 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) I hope that isn’t what the end behind the goal is like on both sides. I’d love to see a big fuck off new gallowgate end Edited March 14 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24588 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Also the stands are nowhere near close enough to the pitch. The one thing I was struck by in the upper tier of the away end at West Ham’s new ground was how fucking far you are from the action. It makes for a shit atmosphere. Build it steep, build it high! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3907 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 65k Fuck off Pathetic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2534 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 13/03/2025 at 21:30, Kid Dynamite said: Everyone's an ITK on twitter, but apparently the design is based on this exterior and this interior Expand Nice. If you like the exterior to look like a medical cushion that is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 13165 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 13/03/2025 at 21:30, Kid Dynamite said: Everyone's an ITK on twitter, but apparently the design is based on this exterior and this interior Expand At least big Joe should be able to score with those posts. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 13165 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 13/03/2025 at 22:05, Dr Gloom said: Also the stands are nowhere near close enough to the pitch. The one thing I was struck by in the upper tier of the away end at West Ham’s new ground was how fucking far you are from the action. It makes for a shit atmosphere. Build it steep, build it high! Expand Set up for american footy where you need 400 players and staff on the side of the pitch. Hopefully, it would be closer for proper football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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