Quote from: chrisw1 on October 05, 2022, 07:13:56 AMQuote from: Drummond on October 05, 2022, 06:59:49 AMThat may be what they'd prefer to do, but it's not what they should do. I don’t think it would reflect well if they said to some fans, you may lose your seats but we’re not quite sure, we’re not quite sure what the seating layout and pricing will be in the new stand so no we can’t discuss that as an option yet. No, not 100% on timescales so cant really confirm that either. Yes, we know it’s a bit shit, but we just wanted to worry you about your seat as early as possible without being able to confirm anything or discuss alternatives. That’s right, we felt it was the right thing to do.The alternative happened. We found out about this whilst trawling through the planning application and realised we might be loosing our seats. So contacted the club, only for them to say they know nothing about it and they’ll get back to us. A simple communication telling us this is in the pipeline and that they will contact us closer to the time with alternative options would have sufficed…. People would still be pi@@ed off anyway, but at least the club doesn’t look like it might be hiding something.
Quote from: Drummond on October 05, 2022, 06:59:49 AMThat may be what they'd prefer to do, but it's not what they should do. I don’t think it would reflect well if they said to some fans, you may lose your seats but we’re not quite sure, we’re not quite sure what the seating layout and pricing will be in the new stand so no we can’t discuss that as an option yet. No, not 100% on timescales so cant really confirm that either. Yes, we know it’s a bit shit, but we just wanted to worry you about your seat as early as possible without being able to confirm anything or discuss alternatives. That’s right, we felt it was the right thing to do.
That may be what they'd prefer to do, but it's not what they should do.
I wonder how much this is about creating an almost neutral buffer between the players and coaches and the normal fans,
The blocks around the dug outs at Wembley are corporate and look terrible after HT and at the start of the match due to latecomers taking their seats, I wager you will see the same in this case.
I'm with Chris on this one. I'm sure the club will contact those affected when everything is finalised. It's not as if it's all going to happen tomorrow.
Quote from: Nev on October 05, 2022, 09:58:02 AMThe blocks around the dug outs at Wembley are corporate and look terrible after HT and at the start of the match due to latecomers taking their seats, I wager you will see the same in this case.That is exactly what I was thinking - it needs to be full every week or it's going to look very embarassing.
If I was paying top whack I'd want to be watching from a more elevated level than that.
Quote from: LeeB on October 05, 2022, 10:22:50 AMIf I was paying top whack I'd want to be watching from a more elevated level than that.Agreed, the actual match view (especially the first 7/8 rows) isn’t great. They are good seats for the interaction with the bench and that pitch side feel. But yep I certainly would pay a premium for em.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 05, 2022, 10:06:54 AMQuote from: Nev on October 05, 2022, 09:58:02 AMThe blocks around the dug outs at Wembley are corporate and look terrible after HT and at the start of the match due to latecomers taking their seats, I wager you will see the same in this case.That is exactly what I was thinking - it needs to be full every week or it's going to look very embarassing.Didn't we already have this issue after the Trinity was redeveloped? Switched the TV gantry back to the Doug Ellis stand but the gaping gaps in the middle of the Trinity where corporates were slow to take-up their seats made the stadium look half-empty? Maybe I imagined that as I can't find footage with the camera pointing from the Trinity.
Quote from: frank black on October 05, 2022, 10:59:49 AMQuote from: LeeB on October 05, 2022, 10:22:50 AMIf I was paying top whack I'd want to be watching from a more elevated level than that.Agreed, the actual match view (especially the first 7/8 rows) isn’t great. They are good seats for the interaction with the bench and that pitch side feel. But yep I certainly would pay a premium for em.I used to sit a few rows behind the dugouts in the old stand in the Big Ron era, it was good fun with the interactions as you say, but I don't enjoy the lowered perspective these days. I'd rather be higher behind the goal than lower down side on.
Quote from: eamonn on October 05, 2022, 10:57:15 AMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on October 05, 2022, 10:06:54 AMQuote from: Nev on October 05, 2022, 09:58:02 AMThe blocks around the dug outs at Wembley are corporate and look terrible after HT and at the start of the match due to latecomers taking their seats, I wager you will see the same in this case.That is exactly what I was thinking - it needs to be full every week or it's going to look very embarassing.Didn't we already have this issue after the Trinity was redeveloped? Switched the TV gantry back to the Doug Ellis stand but the gaping gaps in the middle of the Trinity where corporates were slow to take-up their seats made the stadium look half-empty? Maybe I imagined that as I can't find footage with the camera pointing from the Trinity.I'm sure most big clubs have this issue and you'll see it at every international game too. It comes with the territory and the need to pay huge wages to compete.