The arena will have 20,000 plus attendances for probably four or five days a week. It will have wrestling, music, boxing, and other big events. The Campus is growing and hundreds more houses are being built in the area. Co-op Live will be a bigger capacity than the O2 Arena in London. The authorities will have to sort out the transport on safety grounds alone.We will not see major investment in transportation for around 30 matches a year. The cost of rail transport initiatives are eye-wateringly high. It will not stack up for use one day out of every 11 for a maximum of three hours each day. It would be cheaper to run free shuttle taxis to convey people from and to Piccadilly Station.
Of course if the other activities on the Campus can expand the use of public transport dramatically, then this calculation may change.
Ok can agree with what your saying but there is a big but in all this when I was at Maine rd we got 65000 for the derby games and apart from swales fiddling of the books we had just has many against the londerers scoucers and a few more. So if I’m reading this right and we have lost fans through age and so on your not telling me we haven’t got has many fans now or even more to enable us to build an extension to the ground.? I think it’s a bit short sighted that some on here don’t think we can’t fill a expanded stadium. Pretty sure the majority of readers on here would love it.When the South Stand was built we were selling out every league game with a surplus demand for 6k+ extra tickets.
When we sell out the expanded stadium there isn’t a demand for thousands more tickets after the current capacity is met apart from the really big games.
We also lost around 2k seats in the summer and haven’t sold out a couple of league games even at a reduced capacity.
We’re actually losing fans coming to games rather than gaining them at the moment due to Covid, pricing, ticket policies and fans jacking it in for other reasons as well.
Block 114 getting them,There should be some minor adjustments being made to SSL1 rail seating over the next few weeks. :)
We don't have a waiting list for season tickets, we've not been overwhelmed by applications for any home games, other than when Pep threw his toys out of the pram before Southampton.Ok can agree with what your saying but there is a big but in all this when I was at Maine rd we got 65000 for the derby games and apart from swales fiddling of the books we had just has many against the londerers scoucers and a few more. So if I’m reading this right and we have lost fans through age and so on your not telling me we haven’t got has many fans now or even more to enable us to build an extension to the ground.? I think it’s a bit short sighted that some on here don’t think we can’t fill a expanded stadium. Pretty sure the majority of readers on here would love it.
That's actually incorrect. We virtually sell out every game, including the Southampton game (which was the first one after the summer holiday period). The overwhelming majority of tickets listed on Ticket Exchange got sold for that game. The seats left unsold tend to be single ones.We don't have a waiting list for season tickets, we've not been overwhelmed by applications for any home games, other than when Pep threw his toys out of the pram before Southampton.
We only actually 'sell out' the usual games, Liverpool, United, and the really big CL games. We may have a run on tickets for the final home match but that's about it.
We would sell out most games if prices were reasonableWe don't have a waiting list for season tickets, we've not been overwhelmed by applications for any home games, other than when Pep threw his toys out of the pram before Southampton.
We only actually 'sell out' the usual games, Liverpool, United, and the really big CL games. We may have a run on tickets for the final home match but that's about it.
Any extension of the North Stand would be quite pointless in the current climate. The club will be aware of that and should be reluctant to carry out expensive work
I think we could almost certainly expect to see the club invest in very significant improvements all round the stadium if we were to join a Super League.
That's what City and other elite European clubs will still be planning for. It will happen, it's just a matter of time.
I think the 'don't list' crowd are the main problem. I suspect the majority of them only have a season card for the big games and have been doing the same thing for years.That's actually incorrect. We virtually sell out every game, including the Southampton game (which was the first one after the summer holiday period). The overwhelming majority of tickets listed on Ticket Exchange got sold for that game. The seats left unsold tend to be single ones.
The problem is that people who have tickets don't turn up and don't list or transfer them. There is definitely demand.
We would sell out most games if prices were reasonable
Games like Burnley ,Brentford & night games in Winter when the demand won't be great why Not introduce new fans and encourage casual fans to come by doing some special offers
We shouldn't be to proud for some games do kids for a quid or family of 4for £20
We have lost fans over the years for many reasons and as of yet not worked hard enough to get more fans into the stadium