Who do you want first next season? CONFIRMED AS BOURNEMOUTH (A)

[cdbearsfan]

They aren't aspiring to be a Premier League club. They are one. They achieved that by winning the second tier.

Should we just ignore on-field performance and promote Leeds or Sheffield Wednesday instead because they have bigger grounds?

[silhillvilla]

So when a non league side is promoted to league 2 and they are told to invest in their ground , where's the difference.

[PeterWithesShin]

So when a non league side is promoted to league 2 and they are told to invest in their ground , where's the difference.

There's a difference between a small ground and a ground that doesn't meet the safety requirements etc. Bournemouth's ground meets all required PL criteria.

[silhillvilla]

If I recall Bournemouth have the opportunity to develop the one stand further and increase the capacity from 10-12,000.
They should be forced into doing this as a bare minimum to begin with. I'm not saying they need a 40,000 bowl but a 10,000 ground is not on really.

[PeterWithesShin]

No they shouldn't. They should only do it if they want to.

[silhillvilla]

Yet the football league set minimum capacity criteria.
Your logic is flawed.

[PeterWithesShin]

Yet the football league set minimum capacity criteria.
Your logic is flawed.

I'm not the one with the nu fan attitude that everything should be about the Premier League.

[silhillvilla]

Yet the football league set minimum capacity criteria.
Your logic is flawed.

I'm not the one with the nu fan attitude that everything should be about the Premier League.

Well it isn't , league 2 sets minimum capacity criteria. What's the difference

[PeterWithesShin]

Actually it is as you believe that just because they are now a PL club they should be forced to increase capacity whether they want to or not. Who cares if they last one season and end up stuck back down in division 3 or 4 like they have for most of their history with a ground that costs a fortune in maintenance for seats they never fill.

The entering the football league requirements are totally different and are common sense based on safety requirements. Football league entry is the last time capacity is a consideration. Go somewhere like Coleshill and you'll see why.

[silhillvilla]

It's no different . Clubs are forced to build bigger grounds and may only last one season in league 2 . There's no difference.
What I'm suggesting is 10,000 is a joke for a PL club.

[PeterWithesShin]

Of course it is, there's no safety issue with the Bournemouth ground hosting PL games, there is with Coleshill hosting league football. And a good job it's actually 11,700 capacity then

Anyway, maybe this will help you.

Bournemouth will not be increasing the capacity of their Goldsands Stadium in time for their first season in the Premier League. The ground can only hold 11,700 people and it was widely expected work would begin to meet the need for rising ticket demand soon after their first promotion to the top flight.

But other obligatory improvements to the stadium’s infrastructure must be completed to meet with Premier League criteria and the club claim it will not be possible to increase the number of seats in time for the 2015-16 season.

“When all of the factors were weighed up it just wasn’t feasible to push ahead with expansion of the stadium,” the chief executive, Neill Blake, told the club’s website. “There are a vast number of demands for change behind the scenes placed on any club following promotion to the Premier League, and we have to ensure we meet those demands in time for next season.

“It will take a great deal of planning, time and hard work to meet the guidelines within the space of the next few months, and factoring in the expansion of the South stand as well was virtually impossible.

“There are also well-known complications with the land behind the South stand, due to it being a former waste tip.

“With intensive testing necessary before any building work can be done, something which can take months to complete, this was one of the major stumbling blocks in our proposed plans. In addition, our first priority is to invest in the squad and football staff infrastructure to support the manager Eddie Howe and his coaching staff, which we believe is the best strategy to maintain our Premier League status.

“If we are able to retain our place in the Premier League, stadium capacity will be a priority for the following season.”

[dave.woodhall]

Yet the football league set minimum capacity criteria.
Your logic is flawed.

I'm not the one with the nu fan attitude that everything should be about the Premier League.

Well it isn't , league 2 sets minimum capacity criteria. What's the difference

The Premier League does set minimum capacity criteria.

[Bill Locky]

Boxing Day home to West Ham sounds a good day out.

40th anniversary of Dennis Mortimer's debut against same opposition.  Ron Saunders Christmas Present for the fans.  Same score would be good, 4 - 1.  However, won't be able to match the attendance, 51,300.

[Clampy]

Well I disagree , they are guaranteed £100m alone in the first year minimum. They need to sort that little ground out if they aspire to be a PL club.

With respect, you're talking bollocks.

[PeterWithesShin]

Yet the football league set minimum capacity criteria.
Your logic is flawed.

I'm not the one with the nu fan attitude that everything should be about the Premier League.

Well it isn't , league 2 sets minimum capacity criteria. What's the difference

The Premier League does set minimum capacity criteria.

I can't find anything in their rules about capacity, apart from requirements for media etc.