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Club are looking to extend the stadium

tommoftm said:
Am I writing essays and trying to use big words to create an facade of intelligence? Not sure what I've done to deserve the comparison tbf
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No, you are totally the opposite of intelligent, but your crack is equally as lifting as his. You are like an alter ego for him
 

MGC said:
Love the way mags all mention pennywell when talking about Sunderland, have you seen some of the shit holes in Newcastle? I drove back through the worst place I’ve ever been when driving back from Denton burn, I was shocked as everyone says newcatle is beautiful 😂
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Theres some absolute dumps mind. The likes of Kenton and Fawdon are bad enough but the West End 👀
 
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MGC said:
Love the way mags all mention pennywell when talking about Sunderland, have you seen some of the shit holes in Newcastle? I drove back through the worst place I’ve ever been when driving back from Denton burn, I was shocked as everyone says newcatle is beautiful 😂
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You actually think that tommo tit is from Newcastle? Got durham mag written all over him.
 
soapster said:
planning permission was applied for and granted whilst SNQ was in charge. I was told that some very minor work had been done to comply with building regs that the work had commenced.

As it was so long ago, it may be that those plans are now defunct. Changes in technology are no so vast as are the circumstances around utilities, that perhaps redrawing the plans makes a lot more sense.

It really depends on what the owners long term vision is. I also suspect that now will not be the time for massive outlays on non football items but heyho I do not have the ability to mind read, so who knows
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If it is to happen I think they should seriously consider making the south stand different i.e. not tiered just one bank from bottom to top
 
When was the last time we sold out for even 3 games in a row? 10 years?
More? Less? Ever?

Stadium is too big.

"Build it and they will come". Well they haven't for ages with current capacity....
 
MGC said:
Yeah I couldn’t believe my eyes driving through the west end!
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I took a walk around recently while my car was being repaired.. I walked up Westgate Road and around the hospital.. what an absolute shithole.. rancid. Back lanes full of turned over bins, shit everywhere literally, smashed up cemetery, shops boarded up or selling tat, tramps, spice rats, ket heads and radgies everywhere!. it’s desperate and I’d avoid it like the plague at night.
 
Said it before but if we had much cheaper tickets (and I know they are decent value anyway) but say £15 a ticket would that entice loads more supporters along? Is there any scope in filling out a much increased capacity ground and all the additional revenue in food sales etc. with lower priced tickets to still have an improved overall financial improvement for the club? Obviously the team need to be performing and playing decent football (and achieving things) to entice those borderline supporters back also.
 
Shack said:
Said it before but if we had much cheaper tickets (and I know they are decent value anyway) but say £15 a ticket would that entice loads more supporters along? Is there any scope in filling out a much increased capacity ground and all the additional revenue in food sales etc. with lower priced tickets to still have an improved overall financial improvement for the club? Obviously the team need to be performing and playing decent football (and achieving things) to entice those borderline supporters back also.
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Lower tickets doesn't mean more money

From a financial point of view it's better to have 20 people paying £40 than 40 people paying £20 because of extra stewards etc.

Not to mention it's easy to reduce prices, it's not so easy to increase them again if no-one turns up.
 
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Zimba said:
Lower tickets doesn't mean more money

From a financial point of view it's better to have 20 people paying £40 than 40 people paying £20 because of extra stewards etc.

Not to mention it's easy to reduce prices, it's not so easy to increase them again if no-one turns up.
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Yes, appreciate there is a balance to be had so the income is matched or more (given the outgoing for stewards etc.). As I mentioned there would be additional income from food/drink though. Was just a thought - the atmosphere may be no better as you'd just have more people moaning about a stray pass! :)
 
MGC said:
Love the way mags all mention pennywell when talking about Sunderland, have you seen some of the shit holes in Newcastle? I drove back through the worst place I’ve ever been when driving back from Denton burn, I was shocked as everyone says newcatle is beautiful 😂
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I once heard Newcastle quite aptly described as 5 nice streets surrounded by shit holes.
 
ISOE II said:
I once heard Newcastle quite aptly described as 5 nice streets surrounded by shit holes.
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Haha that’s about right. Always makes me laugh the way the describe Sunderland but totally turn a blind eye to their run down streets
 
Shack said:
Yes, appreciate there is a balance to be had so the income is matched or more (given the outgoing for stewards etc.). As I mentioned there would be additional income from food/drink though. Was just a thought - the atmosphere may be no better as you'd just have more people moaning about a stray pass! :)
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Aye, be better to invest in better players and grow the numbers because people want to be there rather than reducing prices but that's just my opinion of course. If something goes wrong the fair-weather fans will be gone quicker than a flash unless there's a Wembley final where they all seem to crawl out the woodwork.
 
Binxy said:
Absolute horseshit, unless you think league one teams should average 48k.
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How's it horseplop?

We were only in League One for 4 years man. I never mentioned League One, although I did make reference to 10 years ago.

When was the last time we sold out for even 3 league games in a row?

We were at the top table for an uninterrupted decade. Did it ever happen in that time? I don't actually know if it did, hence the question.

If not that time, then when?
 
HABA87 said:
When was the last time we sold out for even 3 games in a row? 10 years?
More? Less? Ever?

Stadium is too big.

"Build it and they will come". Well they haven't for ages with current capacity....
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Think it must have happened before extended maybe? 1999 2000 season it was fairly regular sold out I think. Every other game.
 
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