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[Dante Lavelli]

is safe standing happening as part of this redevelopment?

I’m sure it was mentioned by Purslow but I don’t think he was specific about how much and where.

[cdbearsfan]

He's said it won't be part of the North Stand, I think.

[ChicagoLion]

I am not sure what they can do with the DE. Any changes that affect the residents of Witton Lane will be contested and take a very long time to get underway if at all.
The opportunity to increase capacity, comfort and revenue is the North Stand.

[eamonn]

He's said it won't be part of the North Stand, I think.

Correct.

[Chris Harte]

Phase 1: New North Stand. Make it gigantic single tier stand that holds at least 20k...

Oh and AV floodlights of course.

They won't do that with the North. Corporate will be in there, and I doubt they'd shove it to the top/back of the stand because people paying for corporate will want as good a view as is possible.

AV floodlights would be a great nod to the past.

[cdbearsfan]

Can we have a gable, please?

[VILLA MOLE]

Can we have a gable, please?

like Clarke ?   but yes that would be fantastic

[algy]

I am not sure what they can do with the DE. Any changes that affect the residents of Witton Lane will be contested and take a very long time to get underway if at all.
The opportunity to increase capacity, comfort and revenue is the North Stand.

The North Stand is definitely the easy win out of the 4 stands. The Witton Lane is a tricky one, I'd guess that's maybe the place to consider safe standing as a way to increase capacity without changing the profile of the stand too much.

[Brazilian Villain]

Can we have a gable, please?

like Clarke ?   but yes that would be fantastic

You mean Clarke Gabl?

[SoccerHQ]

Are Dr Xia's Smart Aston plans available to read on the net, for the craic?

I don't think they ever existed anywhere outside his head.

Wasn't he supposed to have had a meeting with the council about it? Mind you knowing them they probably ran out the door when he suggested they extended the tram network to serve Aston Pleasure Beach.

Think I can also remember Steve Bruce claiming at his opening press conference he'd seen the plans...but that could've just been colour drawings of the hot dog stand.

[cdbearsfan]

I am not sure what they can do with the DE. Any changes that affect the residents of Witton Lane will be contested and take a very long time to get underway if at all.
The opportunity to increase capacity, comfort and revenue is the North Stand.

The North Stand is definitely the easy win out of the 4 stands. The Witton Lane is a tricky one, I'd guess that's maybe the place to consider safe standing as a way to increase capacity without changing the profile of the stand too much.

Increasing capacity is just going to make the accompanying facilties even less adequate, though. I'm not sure we would be allowed to do that, there isn't enough room to add in the extra fire escapes and toilets that a larger crowd requires by law.

[Chris Harte]

Think I can also remember Steve Bruce claiming at his opening press conference he'd seen the plans...but that could've just been colour drawings of the hot dog stand.

That did make me smirk.

[Chris Harte]

Increasing capacity is just going to make the accompanying facilties even less adequate, though. I'm not sure we would be allowed to do that, there isn't enough room to add in the extra fire escapes and toilets that a larger crowd requires by law.

I noticed that a new tunnel-like feature had appeared in the away end. I wondered what it's purpose was, but presumably there won't be one in the new North Stand, so a replacement was needed.

[SoccerHQ]

Wonder if it's feasible to sink the pitch a bit.

I always like grounds where you're effectively looking down at the action. Loads of Italian and Spanish stadia are like this and probably best example in England is Charlton's away end.

Would mean everyone in Holte and Trinity is looking down on the action and could possibly get a couple of extra thousand seats for the Witton although lots to do for a couple more thousand and as said you'd still need extra entrance and exit seats and can't see where they'd go.

[cdbearsfan]

We would have to build a portable ramp to enable Cash to do his long throws.