West Stand

[mr cgull]

Just watched the man city v arsenal game, all very nice but the real question as fas as i\m concerned is:

Hpw does our west stand compare to the big man city stand opposite the camera? Pbviosuly their stadium is bigger than ours but it is double decker for the other 3 - so is our west stand the same as the man city stand or significantly smaller?

Just wondered like.

 

[The Grockle]

The West stand at Falmer has a capcity of a little under 12,000 so i'd say the stand at the CMS is only slightly larger in both height and capacity.

If you've ever been to Stamford bridge our west stand is pretty much the same size as their west stand, which looks HUGE.

 

[mr cgull]

That was just the answer i was hoping for!

 

[The Grockle]

That was just the answer i was hoping for!

I was only guessing on the west stand at CMS but i'd say it probably holds about 15,000 given the total capacity is 47,000 (15,000 x 2 + 8,000 x 2)

 

[mr cgull]

Cracking it looks massive. In my heart of hearts it must be bigger than our west stand, but if it is only just i'll be delighted.

Will the tv cameras be in the east stand btw?

 

[Bob!]

Nope, cameras are in the West so you don't see the embarrassing gaps whilst all the prawn sandwich eating 1901'ers are , well, eating the prawn sandwiches

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Nope, cameras are in the West so you don't see the embarrassing gaps whilst all the prawn sandwich eating 1901'ers are , well, eating the prawn sandwiches

So you will see all the riff-raff in the east stand then?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

At Falmer. the TV will never show the first 5 minutes of the second half - because the camera crews will be scoffing their prawn sarnies in the West stand, same as the 1901 club members.

Remember the good old days, when TV people were perched up on top of scaffolding gantries? No more of that, once we get to Falmer.