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A large cost in the construction of the Amex was digging the big hole to put it in. [insert gag about Croydon already being a big hole here]

... and the spacing between the seats. Note that they are further apart in the new part of the stand because they are subject to current regulations, regulations that don't apply in the original part of the stand 'cos they weren't concerned about that sort of thing and everyone was much shorter...

Corrected for you. Though actually I don't think the main stand extension plan looks too bad as it happens, other than the odd wing things. I wouldn't brag about the 34k though, as only about 8k of those seats will actually have anything approaching legroom. The real shame of this plan is...

That is not what they did at Anfield at all. The structure of the lower tier is still the original Archibald Leitch designed main stand, which is why the seats in that bit are still packed so close together despite a bit of rearrangement. I'd be surprised if KSS didn't pull the same trick at...

It looks like they're going for the Anfield "lean-to" model of extension, this'll mean the current regulations regarding seat spacing will only apply to the extension - so anyone sat in the old part of the "new" stand will continue to be squashed together.

Hmm, I see that they've put the outline of the Crystal Palace into the facade, that is clever, but I'm not sure about having the wings off of the Mighty Thor's helmet on either side of it - that just makes it look a bit odd.