15-18,000? Can't see that to be honest.
Maybe for a Capital One Cup match vs Accrington Stanley, at 28 quid a ticket, on Valentines Day, in a blizzard, with a rail strike on. Maybe.
No, I believe those days are well behind us.
Yes, but the underlying trend is upwards.
If we run at say 5% of the population of Brighton as attendance - for the sake of this argument - during bad times, then 5% of 270,000, is less than 5% of 300,000, and then later 5% of 330,000.
So you can see the trend.
Maximum capacity now will, in...
The population of Brighton and Sussex increases year on year.
Clearly the demand will increase alongside this.
When we start to sell out 30K most weeks, then there is a big case for expansion, and there will be structural solutions, of varying cost.
Not needed unless we consistently sell out.
Maybe move the North Stand offices to the training ground, and add a small North Upper, or extra concoursing, to accommodate *safe standing* in the North ( if it becomes legal ).