Quote from: cdbullyweefan on May 26, 2021, 07:22:35 PMThe two tiered Holte is fine, I think. It's our iconic stand, the one everybody respects, the one that least needs changing.Agree with that, on Monday night I was thinking how nice it looked. It's the last thing we should be looking at changing.
The two tiered Holte is fine, I think. It's our iconic stand, the one everybody respects, the one that least needs changing.
Quote from: Brazilian Villain on May 26, 2021, 07:29:18 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on May 26, 2021, 07:22:35 PMThe two tiered Holte is fine, I think. It's our iconic stand, the one everybody respects, the one that least needs changing.Agree with that, on Monday night I was thinking how nice it looked. It's the last thing we should be looking at changing.Think what 20k would look like and sound like.
The Nirth Stand is the obvious candidate for Phase 1 redevelopment. I think it will happen in the next few years if the fans are allowed back fully and we fill the ground consistently. I reckon you could squeeze it to ~55,000 if the corners were filled in between the Trinity and Witton Lane. It’s nice having 4 separate stands, but it’s a waste of space and it makes sense to do it if the North Stand is rebuilt. Stick the away fans in one corner like at the Emirates and it’s job done. If they really wanted to think big- do the Witton Lane stand out over the road and have it all matched up to the height of the Trinity. That would be the best outcome.
Quote from: robbo1874 on May 27, 2021, 02:17:39 AMThe Nirth Stand is the obvious candidate for Phase 1 redevelopment. I think it will happen in the next few years if the fans are allowed back fully and we fill the ground consistently. I reckon you could squeeze it to ~55,000 if the corners were filled in between the Trinity and Witton Lane. It’s nice having 4 separate stands, but it’s a waste of space and it makes sense to do it if the North Stand is rebuilt. Stick the away fans in one corner like at the Emirates and it’s job done. If they really wanted to think big- do the Witton Lane stand out over the road and have it all matched up to the height of the Trinity. That would be the best outcome.You can't extend Witton Lane because of the houses.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on May 27, 2021, 09:28:09 AMQuote from: robbo1874 on May 27, 2021, 02:17:39 AMThe Nirth Stand is the obvious candidate for Phase 1 redevelopment. I think it will happen in the next few years if the fans are allowed back fully and we fill the ground consistently. I reckon you could squeeze it to ~55,000 if the corners were filled in between the Trinity and Witton Lane. It’s nice having 4 separate stands, but it’s a waste of space and it makes sense to do it if the North Stand is rebuilt. Stick the away fans in one corner like at the Emirates and it’s job done. If they really wanted to think big- do the Witton Lane stand out over the road and have it all matched up to the height of the Trinity. That would be the best outcome.You can't extend Witton Lane because of the houses. you don't think they would let them go over the road Dave ?
Liverpool bought out a lot of the housing around their main stand to extend it but from memory it wasn't a very pleasant process and damaged relations between the club and the community.While we have capacity behind the North Stand, that should really be the area of focus when we look to redevelopment but I'm always wary of whether or not we need any more than another 5/10k seats unless we have an unprecedented run of success and for old cynics like me, that seems fanciful.
Quote from: Nev on May 27, 2021, 11:07:11 AMLiverpool bought out a lot of the housing around their main stand to extend it but from memory it wasn't a very pleasant process and damaged relations between the club and the community.While we have capacity behind the North Stand, that should really be the area of focus when we look to redevelopment but I'm always wary of whether or not we need any more than another 5/10k seats unless we have an unprecedented run of success and for old cynics like me, that seems fanciful.I think Witton Lane needs more space for facilities than anything else , but not sure how viable that is