Father Larry Duff
Midfield
What’s the current capacity of the South Stand ?
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Via a longer term loan which will more than pay for itself with the increased revenue from corporate alone and bigger summer gigs etc. The financing of it wouldn't impact playing budget.
Big Bellyingham
Central Defender
For me ( means absolutely zip but here goes !) I think the ground is perfect size
If we somehow do well over a sustained period ( and I don’t mean two months ) be great if demand is there and people have to scrap for tickets
If we are good for three or four seasons let’s re visit but dint want to be negative but there have been times when tickets were easily accessible-in fact most times -due to the absolute dross we’ve endured
Enjoy now -fill it -if we can do well ( everyone is predicting a crash !) then the fans will continue to follow but let’s see if our “ underdogs “ can once again prove pundits bookies and fans of other clubs wrong ( once again !)
Big enough for now -but absolutely incredible and vital support -so proud after the drivel we’ve endured .
If we somehow do well over a sustained period ( and I don’t mean two months ) be great if demand is there and people have to scrap for tickets
If we are good for three or four seasons let’s re visit but dint want to be negative but there have been times when tickets were easily accessible-in fact most times -due to the absolute dross we’ve endured
Enjoy now -fill it -if we can do well ( everyone is predicting a crash !) then the fans will continue to follow but let’s see if our “ underdogs “ can once again prove pundits bookies and fans of other clubs wrong ( once again !)
Big enough for now -but absolutely incredible and vital support -so proud after the drivel we’ve endured .
Wearson
Winger
It’s relatively not a lot of expenditure compared to playing staff costs.
Fortunately the club have decent business people in place now, they know how to plan and how to finance things.
Boz33
Striker
Relatively not a lot? How much are you thinking for an expansion?
Wearson
Winger
How much is the playing staff budget for purchases and wages over the next 5 years?
It’s relatively not a lot compared to that.
The borrowed spend will produce income and will eventually pay for itself.
Lots of empty seats usually.
12,325, apparently. Not sure where it includes the corners in this breakdown though?
- North Stand – 10,482
- East Stand – 13,876
- South Stand – 12,325
- West Stand – 12,317
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Surely not
I'm not sure how it's classing the corners. Probably AI talking absolute bollocks and making it up.
Aye seems a bit weird as that would've made each stand on lower level 12,000,making capacity 48,000 without the concourse or north stand extension. Surely the west and north stand will have much bigger capacities than south and east.
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Winger
This is from SAFC ticketing website and the total of the seats that would have the extension above to mirror North Stand (South Stand and South West Corner) is 7562
Stand Name Seats
East Stand 9085
North East Corner 2782
North Stand 4869
North Stand Upper 0
North West Corner 1953
North West Upper 364
Premier Concourse 2366
South East Corner 2766
South Stand 5481
South West Corner 2081
West Stand 5490
Grumpy Old Man
Striker
External long term borrowing. Exactly what a proper large company would do.
admwil
Striker
With increased revenue making potential from corporate and the extra seats, plus, a long term plan or ‘model’ to get us back established in the PL, any spend would surely be outweighed by the increase in club value.
It’s a gamble, but a smart one if KLD has a longer term vision over the next 5 year period. Even if we drop and come back stronger again within that 5 years and make it stick. If we manage to stay up this season it would be a master stroke.
Speculate to accumulate.
It’s a gamble, but a smart one if KLD has a longer term vision over the next 5 year period. Even if we drop and come back stronger again within that 5 years and make it stick. If we manage to stay up this season it would be a master stroke.
Speculate to accumulate.
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Boz33
Striker
Or a prudent company would possibly make sure it is in a stable position league wise before significantly expanding a ground which is large enough atm for the normal customers.
I can see the point of adjusting the current ground to accommodate more corporate but see little point in expanding fan wise until we sell out consistently because if we go down again I doubt we will be selling out every week
El Gen
Striker
is the correct answer.
Sea to Shining Sea
Striker
There may be a view that modernisation and development is essential but expansion of capacity isn’t. However, it might be more prudent to risk both together even if it potentially means empty seats. The key would be to not do it like the west and north stand where there are two separately serviceable areas in an upper tier.
As others have said, the point RE funds being used for stadium development / expansion rather than the squad is a moot one. As far as sustainability rules are concerned it wouldn’t factor in. And surely the point of having well connected people at the top of the club is to access sizeable, long term debt that can be properly structured over the long term? It’d also suggest an extra level of commitment from the owners
1982DurhamSAFC
Winger
Is it true Sir Bob bought all the steel to take it upto 63k & it's kept in storage somewhere?
AndrewP
Striker
The Onion Bag
Central Defender
Is it true he bought loads of seats to take the capacity to 63k and they're in his shed?
