3000 minimum Premier League away allocation (2 Viewers)

[Balli001]

Only if SAG agrees apparently. Maybe we can get ours to say away fans should be out in the conference centre with a video link?

It seems most SAG can be bought off unless they are from the Coventry vacinity

 

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[rob9872]

Put the segregation PUSB banner into 5 so they have all of 6. That takes it to 2,625. Then remove the seats in the segregation barrier area in 9 and the stewards can stand in there between the two sets of fans and sell up to the barrier on both sides. Only looking for 375 seats and that offers around another 200. so perhaps move that barrier gap just 3 seats to the left and we'd be pretty close.

 

[Martw]

Do the regulations say all 3k have to be able to see the pitch?

Excellent point

 

[Dougin]

It doesnt have to be 3000, you can take off segregation from the 3000.

 

[hill83]

It doesnt have to be 3000, you can take off segregation from the 3000.

The segregation is taken out of the home capacity isn’t it?

To be fair the amount can be lowered if not deemed safe anyway.

 

[oscillatewildly]

In grounds that hold over 30000, you have to offer the away side a minimum of 3000 tickets. We currently offer 2127...

Assume we'll have to shift the segregation in the South Stand back (so some current ST holders would have to move?).

Anyone got the graphic of how many seats each block holds?

It will essentially be Blk 9 that is added to the visiting teams allocation.
I don’t think that block was made available for ST sales?

 

[oscillatewildly]

My ST is in Block 10 - Am I likely to be shifted?

No but you and I are likely to be fending off the occasional missile next season.

 

[Lamps]

Do what other clubs do and have a single row of police officers from top to bottom separating both lots of supporters. It would pay for itself with the amount of extra tickets available. A few years back I went to Manchester City against Palace. Next to me was an officer then immediately the Manchester City supporters. Excellent banter and the roar when they pulled one back after about 90 minutes had my internal organs dancing.

We're stepping up a level. We need to be wiser on how to make more seats available. We've not got enough capacity in the Championship and it's just going to get worse.

 

[Jay88]

Do what other clubs do and have a single row of police officers from top to bottom separating both lots of supporters. It would pay for itself with the amount of extra tickets available. A few years back I went to Manchester City against Palace. Next to me was an officer then immediately the Manchester City supporters. Excellent banter and the roar when they pulled one back after about 90 minutes had my internal organs dancing.

We're stepping up a level. We need to be wiser on how to make more seats available. We've not got enough capacity in the Championship and it's just going to get worse.

I'm sure Doug will do all he can to make some extra money out of freeing up seats. The problem is the Safety Advisory Group who are very cautious with things like this and tend to put an end to these ideas.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I wonder what the costs would be to move the scoreboard onto the roof like you have elsewhere? St Mary's shown below as an example.

I know ours is massive but maybe they could fit that above the balcony and then a smaller one in the east stand. Should free up a few seats.

 

[Platnauer]

Something like this could work. If you can get about 301+ in the top part of Block 6 and tarp the bottom left area next to Block 5, which you could then sell fully to SBA.
Give visitors 700 of Block 9, section off the rest (about 350 seats).
Home section then would be fully available from Block 5, Clockwise to Block 10.
Lose 700 to segregation, gives a max attendance of 31,700. Which is about as good as we can do IMO.

 

[AOM]

Make the seats narrower or do some safe standing. I’m sure Ryanair can help with the design.

Just pray the guy in front hasn't had a dodgy balti pie at half time

 

[chiefdave]

Just pray the guy in front hasn't had a dodgy balti pie at half time

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Taylor Swift sold tickets with no view of the stage. Could set up a few blocks of seats in the exhibition hall.

 

[hill83]

Taylor Swift sold tickets with no view of the stage. Could set up a few blocks of seats in the exhibition hall.

That would be perfect if you couldn’t hear it from there as well

 

[clint van damme]

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That's just reminded me those mackem moon units will be back next season. Can't stand playing them.

 

[viridisman]

I wonder what the costs would be to move the scoreboard onto the roof like you have elsewhere? St Mary's shown below as an example.

I know ours is massive but maybe they could fit that above the balcony and then a smaller one in the east stand. Should free up a few seats.

Yeah ours would just about fit there.
It is a massive screen tbh so might not structurally be sound?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Yeah ours would just about fit there.
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There must be a way of securing it behind the cladding.

You could do a whole job around moving that and the camera position over there and free up some seats in the south and east stands while finally not making it look empty on tv.

 

[viridisman]

There must be a way of securing it behind the cladding.

You could do a whole job around moving that and the camera position over there and free up some seats in the south and east stands while finally not making it look empty on tv.

The cameras being moved to the balcony side I would do immediately. Far too often it looks empty because when it's got 27k+ in because there's empty hospitality seats.

 

[Lamps]

The cameras being moved to the balcony side I would do immediately. Far too often it looks empty because when it's got 27k+ in because there's empty hospitality seats.

The only chance of being as low as 27k is an early cup game. But there's a good chance of somewhere totally new for the cameras as it's a part of the Sky money in the Prem that comes with conditions.

 

[Calista]

The cameras being moved to the balcony side I would do immediately. Far too often it looks empty because when it's got 27k+ in because there's empty hospitality seats.

Never paid too much attention to this, but I'm wondering whether the convention is for the main match coverage to be facing towards the two team benches?

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Never paid too much attention to this, but I'm wondering whether the convention is for the main match coverage to be facing towards the two team benches?

I'm sure from the Highfield Rd days in the Premier league that was the case as we swapped camera location mid 90s

 

[SkyBluePower]

The cameras being moved to the balcony side I would do immediately. Far too often it looks empty because when it's got 27k+ in because there's empty hospitality seats.

This isn’t an issue anymore and won’t be next year either. The only time it looks like this is just after half time - usually that’s when away fans take a picture to try and say we still can’t fill the ground etc