North Stand Construction Discussion

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/stadium-developments-upgrading-matchdays-at-st-marys

A number of clubs are creating proper home ends. Southampton are moving the away fans and putting safe standing into one large area. I’m hoping the club are going to do the same with the north stand.

Spurs, Everton, villa and so many other clubs either have a home end or are creating them.
Hasn't Villa abandoned their plans? Spurs & Everton of course have had to build brand new stadiums. We are the only club that's expanding an existing stadium to create a "home end" so far. Southampton are just relocating fans and putting safe standing into a stadium that only holds 32,000, it's hardly comparable.
 
Hasn't Villa abandoned their plans? Spurs & Everton of course have had to build brand new stadiums. We are the only club that's expanding an existing stadium to create a "home end" so far. Southampton are just relocating fans and putting safe standing into a stadium that only holds 32,000, it's hardly comparable.

Yep Villa have saying that 40 odd thousand is enough
 
Yep Villa have saying that 40 odd thousand is enough
Apparently their plans including knocking down the complete stand and their CEO didn't want to reduce the capacity and loose revenue for 2 seasons ! Think UEFA my have something to say to him as they were chosen as a ground for Euro 2028 on the basis of having a 48k capacity by then !
 
Apparently their plans including knocking down the complete stand and their CEO didn't want to reduce the capacity and loose revenue for 2 seasons ! Think UEFA my have something to say to him as they were chosen as a ground for Euro 2028 on the basis of having a 48k capacity by then !
Villa have a 30,000 waitlist for Season Tickets and it shows what a short-term view their owners have. The place is a dump and that could have been the start of a rebuild to bring it into the 21st Century, along with fanzones for a better matchday experience.

Hopefully they lose the right to stage matches for 2028 and never get picked again to host any game of relevance.
 
Hasn't Villa abandoned their plans? Spurs & Everton of course have had to build brand new stadiums. We are the only club that's expanding an existing stadium to create a "home end" so far. Southampton are just relocating fans and putting safe standing into a stadium that only holds 32,000, it's hardly comparable.
In some aspects those examples are comparable though. Southampton are creating a home end with safe standing in place and no away fans - is that not what we are attempting to do/ large numbers of fans want?

Obviously expanding a stadium or building a new stand is different, but there’s still similarities, especially with the core idea of having a home end.
 
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Scouser, Mister Drone UK, did his first video on our stadium but I’ll happily not be watching another. He begins by mocking our ‘best team in the land and all the world’ banner and is liking ‘Emptyhad’ posts in the comments.
 
In some aspects those examples are comparable though. Southampton are creating a home end with safe standing in place and no away fans - is that not what we are attempting to do/ large numbers of fans want?

Obviously expanding a stadium or building a new stand is different, but there’s still similarities, especially with the core idea of having a home end.

These are the words the execs at City need to look at

"We think this will greatly improve the atmosphere, and really help the team"

Small focus groups will also be organized by the club - anyone wishing to join those discussions will need to register their interest in advance.

Phil Parsons, CEO of Saints, said: “Our fans are the lifeblood of the club, and we want to ensure the best possible atmosphere for years to come, so we’re excited to be making these important upgrades to St Mary’s.

“We’ve been listening to fan feedback, consulting with our Fan Advisory Board and we know moving the away end to create a full home end in the Northam is something a lot of our fans have been wanting for a long time.


“A lot of work has already taken place behind the scenes to get us to this stage and I would encourage all fans to complete the survey or take part in a focus group if they can to share their views with us.”

Mike Sadler, Fan Advisory Board co-chair, added: “For many years, Saints fans have said that having the Northam end split between home and away fans has reduced the atmosphere and helped away teams.

"The Fan Advisory Board represents fans, and support the club in their decision to create the full Northam end.

“We think this will greatly improve the atmosphere, and really help the team.

"We are delighted that this is now going to happen and look forward to helping the club to progress this exciting project together with our fan base.”

The club statement adds: "Pending the outcome of the consultation period, we’re aiming to start work later this year.

"We're considering relocating away fans to the current family stand area. We’ll make sure a family-friendly environment is maintained throughout the changes.

"Specific areas will be designated for families and young fans."
 

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