Let's do what Barber would do and flip this problem around and look at it from the other end of the tube.
Is the Amex too small or are the people are too BIG?
Humouring the Rev for a minute - the 'magic' of playing the likes of Stoke, Burnley, Sunderland, Boro, Hull, Watford, West Brom, Swansea, Leicester would wear off very quickly if we got there and then managed to stay there for more than a season and we'd be left with more empty seats than there are specks of blood on HB&B's Jason Vorheez Halloween mask.
If we get to the premier league, knock it down and build a stadium to rival old Trafford.
They would definitely need to reintroduce the ticket exchange if we went up. It was ridiculous that Saturday was sold out yet there were loads and loads of empty seats.
I don't think anything can really be done with the present structure to squeeze in more seats. Any major architectural changes would cost tens of millions and probably wouldn't be justified for the sake of selling a few thousand more tickets a handful of times a season (assuming that we'd actually stay in the Premier League for any length of time).
IF (massive if!) safe standing was ever allowed and we got the go ahead for 1.5 per seat, that could be the answer but even this would entail major structural changes as they would have to expand the concourse.
I remember the days when we used to predict average crowds at Falmer would be around 15,000.
I'm loving the 1982 comparisons. It's good to see how nothing has changed since then...
Not necessarily sure the ticket exchange would eradicate empty seats. Suspect a lot of people wouldn't bother. Possibly try and see if any friends want to go but then not bother with the hassle.
If the team loses against Bristol City, does all this ridiculous talk of The Premier League go away for a while?
Let's do what Barber would do and flip this problem around and look at it from the other end of the tube.
Is the Amex too small or are the people are too BIG?
It's just a case of making it easy. An Albion app could be the answer. Couple of clicks and you made your seat available.
Also I'd scrap 1901 in the east stand. Looks like more than enough space to acccomodate them all in WSM