admwil
Striker
No idea. Certainly something going on. I trust the club on it.
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SOL expansion
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No idea. Certainly something going on. I trust the club on it.
Secret Visage
Striker
The club already have been.
Only about 1500 season tickets now available to buy. This would only leave about 3000 for general sale.
Mowgli
Striker
There's also an argument that 2 years of sold out SOL and a season ticket waiting list is the best time to think about this stuff. Helps to make it feel like a huge thing to get a ticket and creates demand.
Source that they have been?
Based on what?
They didn't come last season when we had thousands of empty seats
Weststand
Central Defender
you dont sit on your hands and think about stuff though...
we were in the championship!
the season before we finished 16th
3 seasons before we finished 5th in league 1
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Mowgli
Striker
We could be int he championship again in 12 months. It's probably more than likely.
As if the ownership are going to invest tens of millions into seats that wouldn't be filled.
Weststand
Central Defender
as could Aston villa, as could spurs, as could newcastle etc.
As said, it sitting on your hands or forward thinking....its a fine line
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JL1985
Striker
Last time we consolidated in the PL and had a decent team, our average attendance got worse. Ironically towards the end, as we were struggling badly, out attendances got bigger.
nelford_safc
Striker
Personally I hope we don’t do it. It will look naff when attendance drop off and everyone will take the piss.
With any luck the sheepfolds development and new bridge will encourage more people to come as the infrastructure around the stadium is shite.
With any luck the sheepfolds development and new bridge will encourage more people to come as the infrastructure around the stadium is shite.
Mowgli
Striker
Not in the same area at all.
They won't be extending when we averaged about 6k empty seats last season
Weststand
Central Defender
in the championship
Which it's fairly likely we'll be back in next season having lost most weeks. That will hit demand pretty hard. Hopefully that doesn't happen but it's the reality of the situation.
Far too premature to be thinking about stadium expansion. If we're settled after a few years like Brighton or Brentford did then I can see it being on the cards though.
Mowgli
Striker
Which is where the club will be financially planning we will be in 12 months time.
Julio Mackemo
Winger
This ^ south stand approval has been in place for years
Planning permission expires after three years, you need to either physically start construction or reapply to extend it. Anything submitted years ago would be long expired.
Getting permission won't be a concern at all anyway so it's mostly irrelevant. It's a formality.
Weststand
Central Defender
Theres that Sunderland glass half empty again which has kept the whole city and club back for decades...
Thankfully theres a lot of people now beginning to get out this of mindset...obvs some havent
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Mowgli
Striker
That is how the owners will be planning. Fantasy land expecting an extension now
We need to improve the team with big money first
Julio Mackemo
Winger
Aye they have been constantly renewing it
Not sure they have by the looks of the post a few pages back. Was renewed for the first time in 15 years in March.
North Yorks Mackem
Winger
What your saying doesn't make sense. And extension won't instantly start paying for itself. That would take a number of years.
What this club doesn't need at this precise time is taking on 20+ million quids worth of additional external debt to pay for an extension, that couldn't be utilised for concerts, and would stand empty in the event of us going back down to the championship. What it definitely doesn't need is 20+ million.qiid taking out of current revenue streams to pay for it.
What it does need to do is focus all financial resource on building a team that can cement its place in thr PL. If it can do that, which looking at other promoted side, will be exceptionally tough then the club may well think about this, providing we get consistent sell outs over a period of 3+ years. Even then history suggests our attendances would tail off at some point.
