julianshatnasty wrote:To be honest, I was behind the hotel getting built first, but that was a couple of months ago, before we sat comfortable second and before we got 5500 in to see a Macclesfield game.
No reason at all to think crowds won't be at least that if we go up and with larger away followings coming here too it's starting to sway me to thinking there may be a more immediate financial return on a Bishop Street redevelopment.
If we can stay in League One beyond a first season and start to look competitive it's easy to imagine that crowds could start to average 6500 then 7000 and at that point when you're starting to hit current capacity it becomes a no brainer to not limit yourselves.
oldweststander wrote:The fans were asked, hotel or Bishop St stand?
Apparently, the answer was overwhelmingly Bishop St stand, so it seems te hotel may have slipped out of focus.
Had my doubts all a long, we will see?
adamstag wrote:The BS would be good for home fans - the problem being with more away fans you wonder if our "friends" at SAG would charge us more for the extra fans and we just wouldn't make anything extra from it in the first place.
If the BS is just going to be seats there really isn't any need for it anytime soon - only if it's got boxes would it be worth while.
Rob wrote:adamstag wrote:The BS would be good for home fans - the problem being with more away fans you wonder if our "friends" at SAG would charge us more for the extra fans and we just wouldn't make anything extra from it in the first place.
If the BS is just going to be seats there really isn't any need for it anytime soon - only if it's got boxes would it be worth while.
I'd be amazed if they built a new stand that didn't include boxes, it's something the ground is very much lacking and has the potential to bring in decent revenue.
adamstag wrote:Rob wrote:adamstag wrote:The BS would be good for home fans - the problem being with more away fans you wonder if our "friends" at SAG would charge us more for the extra fans and we just wouldn't make anything extra from it in the first place.
If the BS is just going to be seats there really isn't any need for it anytime soon - only if it's got boxes would it be worth while.
I'd be amazed if they built a new stand that didn't include boxes, it's something the ground is very much lacking and has the potential to bring in decent revenue.
Aye, the Luton model would work (not often I say that!) with their stand down the side.
Rob wrote:I'd 100% go for the Bishop Street redevelopment, we are a football club, I support a football club, I don't support Hilton Hotels Yes we'd get a bit of rent from them, but we would be able to sell boxes in a new stand, we'd be able to accommodate more away fans if required and of course the ground would look fab!
Opus wrote:On a side note what is the progress with Stockwell Gate hotel and the one on the Gala bingo site.We have been in Spain since November and out of touch
milne6 wrote:Opus wrote:On a side note what is the progress with Stockwell Gate hotel and the one on the Gala bingo site.We have been in Spain since November and out of touch
Last time I drove by (about 2 weeks ago) it was fully knocked down apart from the front wall of the old bingo hall
expected that to be gone now and clearing the site of the debris
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