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Post by Pugsley on Feb 2, 2016 12:49:38 GMT
Prompted by my threat not to renew my season ticket (ahem) it was great to see us spend significant money on one player yesterday AND the apparent will to spend even more on Berahino. Surely now the club has to believe it can sell out an expanded stadium?
We'll be spending big again in the summer - fill the effing corners in already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry.
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 2, 2016 13:01:51 GMT
Prompted by my threat not to renew my season ticket (ahem) it was great to see us spend significant money on one player yesterday AND the apparent will to spend even more on Berahino. Surely now the club has to believe it can sell out an expanded stadium? We'll be spending big again in the summer - fill the effing corners in already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry. Seem`s shortsighted not to expand and build on current high profile. |
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Post by thestatusquo on Feb 2, 2016 13:06:16 GMT
Cant see it happening until everyone has someone else sitting on there knee  |
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Post by PotteringThrough on Feb 2, 2016 13:07:54 GMT
How do we know that the players signing want the corners filled in? Maybe that's part of our unique selling point to them & they all dream of playing on a cold, wet, windy Tuesday night?
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 2, 2016 13:08:28 GMT
I am baffled at the 'need 1000 more season ticket holders before expansion' mantra being trotted out by the club. We are on a huge upward curve and if we can keep our major stars and make another major signing in the summer of a striker who can solve our goalscoring problems surely there will be a surge in season ticket sales.
Christ if we sign someone of the calibre of Berahino up front then I might even buy a season ticket myself and I live in feckin Atlanta Georgia!!!
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Post by Dave the Rave on Feb 2, 2016 13:18:24 GMT
MK Dons Stadium on the TV the other day filled me with envy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 13:19:52 GMT
If they don't announce a corner extension ready for next season in the next few months may as well just shit bin every reference to it ever again on here as it won't be happening......
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 13:21:59 GMT
Stuff the corners. Get another tier on the Seddon aswell.
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Post by pottersson on Feb 2, 2016 13:23:00 GMT
Why not maintain the stadiums awkward design and just expand the boothen end into a larger single tier.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 13:23:16 GMT
MK Dons Stadium on the TV the other day filled me with envy. This ^ it looked very good indeed. |
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Post by Ryan_Shawjosh on Feb 2, 2016 13:27:13 GMT
Cant see it happening until everyone has someone else sitting on there knee But how would the first person sit on the last person's knee? |
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Post by Pugsley on Feb 2, 2016 13:38:43 GMT
How do we know that the players signing want the corners filled in? Maybe that's part of our unique selling point to them & they all dream of playing on a cold, wet, windy Tuesday night?  I knew there must be a logical reason why they haven't done it by now. |
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Post by ohbottom on Feb 2, 2016 13:49:38 GMT
Cant see it happening until everyone has someone else sitting on there knee But how would the first person sit on the last person's knee? In a big circle link |
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Post by kustokie on Feb 2, 2016 13:54:24 GMT
Filling in the corners is a bit short sighted IMO. True ambition would be shown by an announcement to build a new stadium.
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Post by Matthews dad on Feb 2, 2016 14:38:14 GMT
Filling in the corners is a bit short sighted IMO. True ambition would be shown by an announcement to build a new stadium. I know just the site for it, not too far from our current home. |
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Post by Cast no shadow on Feb 2, 2016 14:45:32 GMT
MK Dons Stadium on the TV the other day filled me with envy. But its mk dons so it doesnt really count |
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Post by harryburrows on Feb 2, 2016 14:46:42 GMT
Stuff the corners. Get another tier on the Seddon aswell. Expanding the stadium and not filling in the corners would be quickly followed by the suicide of several forum members |
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Post by Stokie Mcpot on Feb 2, 2016 14:49:31 GMT
MK Dons Stadium on the TV the other day filled me with envy. My dad was going ballistic about "that team down in the shit leagues has a bigger effing stadium than us" |
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Post by march4 on Feb 2, 2016 14:58:02 GMT
Why not maintain the stadiums awkward design and just expand the boothen end into a larger single tier. And rebuild the dressing rooms/tunnel in the Boothen corner of the Main Stand. |
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Post by ryan4england on Feb 2, 2016 15:04:33 GMT
Got to say I don't have a season ticket because of other interests of equal importance that can take weekends up
I'm not the most organised either so don't always plan ahead so if i go its often a last minute thing. The amount of times we are sold out when i have rang up for a last minute ticket or there is just a couple left for first row of here & here is a fair few and i just don't go.
Im sure i'm not the only one either
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Feb 2, 2016 15:19:03 GMT
A few factors before ground improvements:
1. Continuing improvements on the pitch, generating a continuous period of Brit waiting lists.
2. Sort out the Stadium sponsorship/re-naming.
3. The end of the Hillsborough Inquiry and a wider acceptance of safe standing/rail seating.
It feels like we're building towards this, it could all come together this Summer, with the increased revenue and the Euro Tournament which will create extra interest in Stoke players and Stoke, and the fact that there'll be work on the playing surface {which may provide an opportunity to do the stand work too.}
The expense of bringing the plant in required to do one corner may as well overhaul the whole thing I'd have thought.
The existing infrastructure and access etc is a headache, but where there's a will and all that.
Definitely feels like it's onwards and upwards.
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Post by jonnybravo on Feb 2, 2016 18:50:16 GMT
Waiting for supporters to come to the club and beg for tickets is ridiculous, it's a pathetic cop out by the club,so many people say they'd love go stoke but can't get tickets together even though 300 tickets are left, a dad ain't going take his 2 kids one on row 1 another on row 5 then another on row 10,adding more seats would help the club move people closer together freeing up seat's, and if the fans just don't turn up its upto the club to go out and find the fans promote the club expand the product stoke City, spurs are moving from a 36 thousand capacity stadium to a 61 thousand capacity stadium, it's showing the floating supporter's we want you here,but Coates just doesn't want to see that,and the end of the day I just think he still doesn't trust the supporters after what's happened in the past.
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Post by iamcliveclarke on Feb 2, 2016 18:56:05 GMT
Adjacent corners of adult only safe standing would be very easy to sort out surely, not to mention popular at a cheaper rate
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Post by harryburrows on Feb 2, 2016 18:58:49 GMT
Waiting for supporters to come to the club and beg for tickets is ridiculous, it's a pathetic cop out by the club,so many people say they'd love go stoke but can't get tickets together even though 300 tickets are left, a dad ain't going take his 2 kids one on row 1 another on row 5 then another on row 10,adding more seats would help the club move people closer together freeing up seat's, and if the fans just don't turn up its upto the club to go out and find the fans promote the club expand the product stoke City, spurs are moving from a 36 thousand capacity stadium to a 61 thousand capacity stadium, it's showing the floating supporter's we want you here,but Coates just doesn't want to see that,and the end of the day I just think he still doesn't trust the supporters after what's happened in the past. Clubs like Spurs and Liverpool have waiting lists with thousands of fans waiting for season tickets . Some fans wait many years for the chance to buy one |
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Post by southstanddan on Feb 2, 2016 19:05:38 GMT
Why do people keep mentioning safe standing? It's currently not an option and we are taking about the now
IF it ever did become an option why do you think we would be one of the first clubs to install it? Look at the stadium and tell me where your getting the idea that we are going to lead the way with any such concept? Our support is pretty much agreed with the line "premier league on the pitch and league 2 off it".
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Feb 2, 2016 19:09:28 GMT
Ive given up hoping it will ever happen after the shit Scholes came out with
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Post by iamcliveclarke on Feb 2, 2016 19:18:36 GMT
Why do people keep mentioning safe standing? It's currently not an option and we are taking about the now IF it ever did become an option why do you think we would be one of the first clubs to install it? Look at the stadium and tell me where your getting the idea that we are going to lead the way with any such concept? Our support is pretty much agreed with the line "premier league on the pitch and league 2 off it". But the club ISN'T "talking about the now" |
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Post by southstanddan on Feb 2, 2016 19:21:47 GMT
Why do people keep mentioning safe standing? It's currently not an option and we are taking about the now IF it ever did become an option why do you think we would be one of the first clubs to install it? Look at the stadium and tell me where your getting the idea that we are going to lead the way with any such concept? Our support is pretty much agreed with the line "premier league on the pitch and league 2 off it". But the club ISN'T "talking about the now" Ok well we are. Or should we hold off on an expansion for a few years to see if the safe standing laws get passed? |
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Post by no1972 on Feb 2, 2016 19:27:34 GMT
Waiting for supporters to come to the club and beg for tickets is ridiculous, it's a pathetic cop out by the club,so many people say they'd love go stoke but can't get tickets together even though 300 tickets are left, a dad ain't going take his 2 kids one on row 1 another on row 5 then another on row 10,adding more seats would help the club move people closer together freeing up seat's, and if the fans just don't turn up its upto the club to go out and find the fans promote the club expand the product stoke City, spurs are moving from a 36 thousand capacity stadium to a 61 thousand capacity stadium, it's showing the floating supporter's we want you here,but Coates just doesn't want to see that,and the end of the day I just think he still doesn't trust the supporters after what's happened in the past. History tells the chairman the support on a regular bacis is not yet there,the argument about not sitting together would still be the same with a 32000 seats the only way you are can ensure two seats together is to get two season tickets ,it corners need filling in so the stadium would look finished, I said I would not post on this subject again but I am bored sitting with all these London Mancs |
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Post by senojbor on Feb 2, 2016 19:31:07 GMT
There are at least half a dozen league games with increased home and away capacity that we could expect a 35k plus gate. The biggest problem with an increased ground capacity is access and car parking.
The site of the old ground would make an excellent high capacity car park and bus people to the ground from there. Perhaps build a hardcore walkway too as it's not that far to walk. This would take pressure off around the ground which I suspect is one of the stumbling blocks.
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