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Expanding Falmer Further
- Thread starter BuddyBoy
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smeariestbat
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- May 5, 2012
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no room
dougdeep
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You might squeeze in a few more dozen but that'd be it.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Probably another thread on this somewhere 
I imagine there is scope for expansion at some point, not sure there is the motivation or need to do it next season though.
I imagine there is scope for expansion at some point, not sure there is the motivation or need to do it next season though.
HenryC
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I don't think it's possible for further expansion. The limit has been reached I believe without further planning applications and construction changes etc.
I think it's great as it is and we don't need any more...
I think it's great as it is and we don't need any more...
ees complicated no?
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We're maxed out now JCL.
Jameson
Active member
I heard from someone in the know that the North Stand could be expanded at the back but they would need to lose their offices currently located there. Presumably need to re-locate security box and screen too.
Let's quash this now. There is absolutely no more scope for increasing the seating at the stadium. The arches above the West and East Stand roofs essentially are holding the entire structure in place, and if you look carefully, the rods for holding them in place go under the roof in each stand. They meet at the points in the North and South stands, effectively ruling out the ability to increase the seating.
If they could they would have just done it this time round.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
There's external doors on the stadium marked North Upper, so maybe one day. I'd have thought the offices would move to the training ground when available.
TheBigUnit
Active member
This is true.
No they won't. The offices on the second floor of the North Stand (i.e club coaches etc) will move to the Training Ground. The club offices are staying right where they are.
Albion Robster
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Falmer Train Station would need upgrading as well. That aint going to be cheap...I really can't see Southern Trains paying for a station upgrade, can you?!
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Interesting about the signs for North Upper though
If there was a need, and an economic case, and the council was onboard, I'm sure there would be some 'can-do' architects who could deliver a solution for increased capacity.
Exactly, considering the club has just paid for an upgrade as it is....
BensGrandad
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I was told from the outset that the footing were sufficient for another tier if required but it would mean a lot of construction work and more planning applications. As has been said the most difficult things is getting permission originally, which we have so the rest would be reasonably simple if needed, which is not at the moment.
Mayfair Seagull
Member
That would be amazing.. the North stand is way too small at the moment.
30,750 puts us in line with other provincial new builds - from 28,000 at Stoke to 32,000 at all the cookie cutter bowls. Some are actually a fair bit smaller (Wigan, Bolton, Huddersfield etc)
It doesn't really make much sense to increase capacity. If demand does exceed the ground size, it won't be all that often to make commercial sense.
On this subject, I was reading in the Standard that Palace want to increase Selhurst to a 35-40,000 all seater with some of their Premiership money because a move to Crystal Palace is now a non starter. I did chuckle at that. How exactly do they plan on doing that then? At one end there is a supermarket and either side has rows of housing. No chance!
It doesn't really make much sense to increase capacity. If demand does exceed the ground size, it won't be all that often to make commercial sense.
On this subject, I was reading in the Standard that Palace want to increase Selhurst to a 35-40,000 all seater with some of their Premiership money because a move to Crystal Palace is now a non starter. I did chuckle at that. How exactly do they plan on doing that then? At one end there is a supermarket and either side has rows of housing. No chance!
Interesting about the signs for North Upper though
If there was a need, and an economic case, and the council was onboard, I'm sure there would be some 'can-do' architects who could deliver a solution for increased capacity.
You can't put the foundations required for extra seating without taking the whole stadium apart (or certainly all of the roof). Given that the stadium was designed by a 'can-do' architect, I don't fancy the chances of finding a way around it.