At £10 a ticket, it seems such a waste to have 3000 empty seats. It's a game that would clearly sell out full capacity.Somehow Villa need to come up with a flexible system that has minimum impact in order to accommodate away cup allocations and also to utilise seats on occasions when normal away allocations are not sold out.
Quote from: Brassneck on October 03, 2019, 11:12:15 PMAt £10 a ticket, it seems such a waste to have 3000 empty seats. It's a game that would clearly sell out full capacity.Somehow Villa need to come up with a flexible system that has minimum impact in order to accommodate away cup allocations and also to utilise seats on occasions when normal away allocations are not sold out.I posted earlier about this. Theres a simple solution used in plenty of grounds. We know what 10% of our stadium is. All they need to do is install roller shutters further along the concourses in the DE stand to accomodate an extra 1000 seats. Inside the ground a few empty rows of seats with netting on as a buffer zone. Add a few more stewards to control it. It really is that simple. As for the upcoming Wolves game i'm hearing a lot of those who normally create a great atmosphere next to the away section in the lower north kicking off about it. Another simple solution here. Why don't all those affected just get their seats in the lower Doug?
Quote from: The Edge on October 04, 2019, 07:11:49 AMQuote from: Brassneck on October 03, 2019, 11:12:15 PMAt £10 a ticket, it seems such a waste to have 3000 empty seats. It's a game that would clearly sell out full capacity.Somehow Villa need to come up with a flexible system that has minimum impact in order to accommodate away cup allocations and also to utilise seats on occasions when normal away allocations are not sold out.I posted earlier about this. Theres a simple solution used in plenty of grounds. We know what 10% of our stadium is. All they need to do is install roller shutters further along the concourses in the DE stand to accomodate an extra 1000 seats. Inside the ground a few empty rows of seats with netting on as a buffer zone. Add a few more stewards to control it. It really is that simple. As for the upcoming Wolves game i'm hearing a lot of those who normally create a great atmosphere next to the away section in the lower north kicking off about it. Another simple solution here. Why don't all those affected just get their seats in the lower Doug? It isn't that simple because of access to seats, segregation of concourses and emergency exits.
The TV will generally show the teams that get the higher viewing figures, that is why every FA cup game featuring Man Utd is shown on the telly.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 04, 2019, 08:15:45 AMQuote from: The Edge on October 04, 2019, 07:11:49 AMQuote from: Brassneck on October 03, 2019, 11:12:15 PMAt £10 a ticket, it seems such a waste to have 3000 empty seats. It's a game that would clearly sell out full capacity.Somehow Villa need to come up with a flexible system that has minimum impact in order to accommodate away cup allocations and also to utilise seats on occasions when normal away allocations are not sold out.I posted earlier about this. Theres a simple solution used in plenty of grounds. We know what 10% of our stadium is. All they need to do is install roller shutters further along the concourses in the DE stand to accomodate an extra 1000 seats. Inside the ground a few empty rows of seats with netting on as a buffer zone. Add a few more stewards to control it. It really is that simple. As for the upcoming Wolves game i'm hearing a lot of those who normally create a great atmosphere next to the away section in the lower north kicking off about it. Another simple solution here. Why don't all those affected just get their seats in the lower Doug? It isn't that simple because of access to seats, segregation of concourses and emergency exits.Segregation of concourses is simple. A set of roller shutters further along the concourse used only for such occasions. Some rejigging of catering amenities and toilet facilities might also be needed but again that would be straight forward. Access to seating wouldn't be affected. You come up at the nearest staircase and walk along until you get to the right block. That's the same as now. It really isn't a big deal to do it. Even the baggies can do it in the poxy Smethwick end. Numerous clubs have stands that can be altered on a match to match basis.
Quote from: The Edge on October 04, 2019, 08:47:01 AMQuote from: dave.woodhall on October 04, 2019, 08:15:45 AMQuote from: The Edge on October 04, 2019, 07:11:49 AMQuote from: Brassneck on October 03, 2019, 11:12:15 PMAt £10 a ticket, it seems such a waste to have 3000 empty seats. It's a game that would clearly sell out full capacity.Somehow Villa need to come up with a flexible system that has minimum impact in order to accommodate away cup allocations and also to utilise seats on occasions when normal away allocations are not sold out.I posted earlier about this. Theres a simple solution used in plenty of grounds. We know what 10% of our stadium is. All they need to do is install roller shutters further along the concourses in the DE stand to accomodate an extra 1000 seats. Inside the ground a few empty rows of seats with netting on as a buffer zone. Add a few more stewards to control it. It really is that simple. As for the upcoming Wolves game i'm hearing a lot of those who normally create a great atmosphere next to the away section in the lower north kicking off about it. Another simple solution here. Why don't all those affected just get their seats in the lower Doug? It isn't that simple because of access to seats, segregation of concourses and emergency exits.Segregation of concourses is simple. A set of roller shutters further along the concourse used only for such occasions. Some rejigging of catering amenities and toilet facilities might also be needed but again that would be straight forward. Access to seating wouldn't be affected. You come up at the nearest staircase and walk along until you get to the right block. That's the same as now. It really isn't a big deal to do it. Even the baggies can do it in the poxy Smethwick end. Numerous clubs have stands that can be altered on a match to match basis. Other stands may well have been built for such eventualities; that one wasn't. To give one example, it's not going to be very straightforward to alter toilet facilities for seats that are in the home section when the toilets (other facilities/emergency exits) are behind the rollershutters that can apparently be installed so easily.
Ive worked in construction for over 25 years. I know this can be done relatively easy. Costs may be a stumbling block or perhaps future development of the ground would make it a waste of money, time and effort. It's got to be better than giving them a whole stand behind the goals.
Quote from: The Edge on October 04, 2019, 03:21:09 PMIve worked in construction for over 25 years. I know this can be done relatively easy. Costs may be a stumbling block or perhaps future development of the ground would make it a waste of money, time and effort. It's got to be better than giving them a whole stand behind the goals. And are you also experienced in the licensing of football grounds? The stand's been like this since 1994 so I doubt it's something that hasn't been looked at previously.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 04, 2019, 03:24:54 PMQuote from: The Edge on October 04, 2019, 03:21:09 PMIve worked in construction for over 25 years. I know this can be done relatively easy. Costs may be a stumbling block or perhaps future development of the ground would make it a waste of money, time and effort. It's got to be better than giving them a whole stand behind the goals. And are you also experienced in the licensing of football grounds? The stand's been like this since 1994 so I doubt it's something that hasn't been looked at previously.No i'm not. But i'm pretty sure the club will have some experience in these matters.