Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[Des Little]

If, and it is a big if, the rumours of a belated north stand expansion prove to be genuine, I will wipe the slate clean on Heck.

I just hated the way the previous decision was communicated and was hard to swallow on top of the pricing etc.

I still think a new stand would be a neater solution than an expanded North but it at least would get us to 50k which is where we have needed to be for some time

You do understand that very few (if any) additional seats will be made available to the great unwashed don’t you?

[DB]

Liverpool's new stand, the upper tier is basically all posh seats.

[Chip Butty 111]

Liverpool's new stand, the upper tier is basically all posh seats.

And if you've noticed the atmosphere there is the worse for it. Hospitality is fine and has been around for decades, but if we are not careful filling the ground with the vol au vent brigade and tourists will turn stadiums into a Baseball match, where people turn up and graze on junk food and soft drinks for hours, while in the background some sport is being played unnoticed.

[DB]

Liverpool's new stand, the upper tier is basically all posh seats.

And if you've noticed the atmosphere there is the worse for it. Hospitality is fine and has been around for decades, but if we are not careful filling the ground with the vol au vent brigade and tourists will turn stadiums into a Baseball match, where people turn up and graze on junk food and soft drinks for hours, while in the background some sport is being played unnoticed.

Absolutely, you don’t hear many Scouse accents.

[Ads]

I've never known a good atmosphere at Anfield.

[Rory]

I've never known a good atmosphere at Anfield.

Look who's back!

[VILLA MOLE]

I've never known a good atmosphere at Anfield.

Look who's back!

Back again !

[saunders_heroes]

I've never known a good atmosphere at Anfield.

Yep. Ridiculously overrated.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's based on 'big European nights'. Because they are the only club that has a good atmosphere for such games. Well apart from every other club in Europe.

[Tayls_7]

Are you guys crazy! It must be amazing to be a Liverpool fan and experience that white hot atmosphere every home game.

What's that wonderful song they murmur repeatedly? Something like "Liv-er-pool, liv-er-pool, liv-er-pool, liv-er-pool".

Marvellous stuff.

[eamonn]

I've never known a good atmosphere at Anfield.

Look who's back!

Back again !

Now we're just missing Risso, Dogtanian, BE and we can restore the forum to some semblance of former grandeur (Mazrim, his Bruv, Fletcher, SeattleVillain, Saranyu,  Dave Cooper, Can I Play Daddy? and Peter W all still required for a full restoration of hegemony).

[algy]

Good to see you back, Ads

[VillaTim]

Do the old bill in the away end still have the big wooden sticks at Anfield . What fun that used to be .

[rob_bridge]

It's based on 'big European nights'. Because they are the only club that has a good atmosphere for such games. Well apart from every other club in Europe.

Even Old Trafford can stir occasionally on a big European night.

Most grounds are pretty flat most of the time.

Fair enough Palace in the past, Luton last season and Forest now when they first get promoted or have a modicum of success. It usually fades over time.

[Villan82]

If, and it is a big if, the rumours of a belated north stand expansion prove to be genuine, I will wipe the slate clean on Heck.

I just hated the way the previous decision was communicated and was hard to swallow on top of the pricing etc.

I still think a new stand would be a neater solution than an expanded North but it at least would get us to 50k which is where we have needed to be for some time

You do understand that very few (if any) additional seats will be made available to the great unwashed don’t you?

Well, that remains to be seen. if legitimate, the new proposal looks a lot more basic and a lot less corporate. Besides, that is beside the point. If we want to keep growing as a club we have to grow revenues and we have to keep up with clubs around us.

The worst option of all is standing still with the stadium as that will limit what we can do and/or make them squeeze everybody even more in the medium-term.