ManxSeagull
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Or move all the seats closer together along the existing rails
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Is it possible for the Amex to be Extended more
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Brighton Bhuna Boy
Sorry I don't, I remember Martin Perry mentioned this at the discussion pre-initial season ticket purchase at the Amex. Also it was mentioned at the road show at the Ropetackle.
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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I'm sure the club have said in the past that the only real way to expand the ground further would be to remove the roof, expand the other stands to the height of the west stand and put a new roof in. It would be very expensive and therefore very unlikely to happen unless we were established in the Premier League and had a massive sustained demand for these extra seats (unlikely again)
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Drew
It can be increased to probably 120k. However, that means demolishing the existing structure and building on the same footprint plus Bennetts field. Will of course need a benefactor to stump up the cost and fans to fill it. Other than that, apart from about 100 or so seats that could be squeezed in, structurally, it can't be increased but capacity could if you brought in standing areas. That opens up the kettle of fish that is planning and transport.
The roofs are all linked and supported by the arches so you can't remove one without affecting the rest of the stadium so the cost would be prohibitive.
The roofs are all linked and supported by the arches so you can't remove one without affecting the rest of the stadium so the cost would be prohibitive.
BensGrandad
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Speaking to a very influential person from the Albion some time ago he said that the footings when put in were sufficient for a 2nd tier all round, whether or not that would be built is a differen question.
Norman Potting
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Same here, was it the 11:00 tour on Good Friday?
stripeyshark
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- Dec 20, 2011
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That's because of the school shelf.
Screaming J
He'll put a spell on you
Won't there be space behind the N Stand when staff in the offices there move to Lancing at some point later this year? Wouldn't massively increase the capacity but might add an odd 1-2 thousand without anything major structurally in terms of building works.
BRIGHT ON Q
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Man City are adding 14,000 seats in the summer I think.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Yep.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-26168685
And it seems there are 8 current prem sides with lower capacities than us.
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W.C.
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- Oct 31, 2011
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First Wayne Bridge and now this. Very kind of them.
W.C.
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- Oct 31, 2011
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bugger. Always check joke hasn't been made in rest of thread.
Vegas Seagull
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By next summer
- Jul 7, 2003
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But how many seats will Swansea be entitled to?
They would say that but it wouldn't be hard to increase the north stand back into the office space, have toilets and exits directly from this space and relocate the offices elsewhere.
I believe it's the square root of 10% of the official attendance, less the actual number of people there, multiplied by the number of pies sold, then finally divided by the number of tickets that Arsenal would get.
They said it couldn't when originally built at 22.5k so that's pretty meaningless.