Much the same way we have had loads of empty seats in recent years . You need to be selling the place out for a few years imo before you get the capacity upped. I wonder if there’s a waiting list for boxes this coming season.
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SOL expansion
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AndrewP
Striker
Boxes have sold consistently well and are sold out for the coming season. There's definitely demand for extra boxes.
AndrewP
Striker
One of the much cited benefits is extra corporate hospitality for concerts. If it's just for football then that would be a better idea. The boxes in the North Stand end still seem to sell so I imagine a SS box would too when demand is high.
Ricci's Special Kebabs
Striker
Why are you so desperate for an extension then?
I’m not, I want a better fan experience and the club to make more money so we can be competitive. Improving the SOL and it’s offering is the way to do that on top of being competitive in the top flight and selling players for a profit. I don’t see why fans don’t want the same tbh. In fact it’s just weird like.
That would mean better wider concourses, more exec boxes, more hospitality areas and a much better experience. It’s a by product of the extension. There’s just no other way to do it if they want the stadium to make money all year round.
To plan it isn’t. Even if it’s years away. The club wants more hospitality. That’s the driver.
Which would be added by adding a stand and additional hospitality areas. You would do all the crazy infrastructure stuff you suggest to put a row of boxes in. Taking the roof off and moving the stadium outwards for boxes is just mental like.
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Ricci's Special Kebabs
Striker
I don’t think anyone would disagree on a better fan experience, but extending the ground isn’t a priority right now. It’s simply isn’t needed.
AndrewP
Striker
If high revenue stuff like hospitality is in demand, and likely to remain in demand, then it should be done if it's cost effective and not at the expensive of on the pitch investment.
I didn't suggest doing that.
Would any external modifications be required for that? Obviously we would lose capacity, but could it be done within the existing structure?
We have some boxes in the single tier South West Corner don't we? Or have I imagined that?
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Nuneaton Youth
Midfield
Need to see how the next few seasons pan out first
Sgt Pepper
Striker
Boxes in the South Stand wouldn’t make a penny for concerts would they, as that’s where the stage goes.
AndrewP
Striker
Yeah, that's what I thought too. I guess they could put the stage up the other end, but then you lose all of the BCB, but I suppose you could offer access to other seats from there.
Other than a loss of regular capacity, which isn't ideal, what would physically stop the NWC having boxes like this?
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I never suggest at the expense at of pitch investment. But thanks.
We do yes. But you can’t carry that on through the policing areas. You’re talking major infrastructure works just for boxes. No one in their right mind would go to all that trouble with what’s been explained to you several times to just put boxes in and lose capacity. It’s just crazy talk
AndrewP
Striker
North East Corner I mean.
I know you've said it's crazy, but a minute ago you were saying it would need a new stand. Your were wrong then, perhaps you still are?
This in the North East corner, what would physically stop it happening?
I know you've said it's crazy, but a minute ago you were saying it would need a new stand. Your were wrong then, perhaps you still are?
This in the North East corner, what would physically stop it happening?
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The police box for one. The access, lifts and facilities needed. As explained plenty to you on here whilst reducing capacity of the stadium
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AndrewP
Striker
Which police box, mate?
There's access right next to it. A lift, stairs etc. Obviously there's the capacity issue, but we currently waste thousands of seats with the current config anyway.
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Thing is the stage is always at that end and I can’t see them putting a stage across the east stand
The access to the boxes is the west stand. You’d need more access further round.
The massive control room at the back of the south stand.
AndrewP
Striker
I meant the North Stand, but yes, that was my point that the South Stand would be pointless if the main driver was concerts.
To be clear, I'm talking about the North East Corner here. What's to stop us putting boxes there, mate?
There's access right next to it by way of lift and stairs. I don't see the relevance of the control room in the South Stand here, but maybe I'm missing something?
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Sgt Pepper
Striker
Don’t think they’d want to move the stage to the north end, that would reduce the capacity with the South holding less than the North. Unless you’re speaking hypothetically after a South extension obviously, which I’m firmly in the ‘that’s madness at this stage’ camp.
What do you mean by NWC having boxes like that? They already have boxes above the NWC.
