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So, is this increasing the stadium capacity, or just providing more corporate, which I know will provide a bit more?
 
I was told by someone that they had seen the plans for the stadium on the 25th of July 2023. This has been on the cards for well over a year. Real future planing. I'll hoy a screen shot up but keep the persons name out of it.
 
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RedNWhite4Life said:
I also remember a rumour that we opted for Tore Andre Flo over a relatively unknown Swedish striker at the time named Zlatan Imbrahimovic. I've no idea how true that is but it makes me shudder just thinking about it.
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I saw an interview with Sir Bob Murray a couple of years back. He was asked a direct question about if we were ever in for Ibrahimovic. He said that we weren’t and no approach was ever made by the club.
 
John Wick said:
I was told by someone that they had seen the plans for the stadium on the 25th of July 2023. This has been on the cards for well over a year. Real future planing. I'll hoy a screen shot up but keep the persons name out of it.
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There was a feasibility study done on behalf of FPP after they'd agreed a deal with Donald.

The day after they were pictured waving to the crowd inside the SOL, Wimbledon game iirc, they went down to Spurs to check out their ground, hospitality, catering, etc. They'd been appalled at the corporate facilities at the SOL and wanted big changes having previously been impressed with SJP it seems.

They also wanted changes to the club shop/ticket office, club badge, Sheepfolds, approach to the ground and of course state of the art gold plated monorail, etc* ... apparently one of their little helpers had done a walk, from the train station to the ground.

Having crossed the bridge the satnav advised them to turn left, at the Deaf Club, and up the back alley behind the Victory ...

... that may have been what scuppered the deal <laugh>

*All posted at the time.
 
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Player1 said:
I was told ages ago the plans were too extended up and to have the lower tier movable in order to make it faster getting concerts set up and dismantled. Making it possible to use it for concerts mid season.

Spurs were mentioned as having a similar set up.

https://arx.co.uk/projects/retractable-seating-for-multi-use-stadia-2/
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Yeah, left the bit about the sliding Spurs pitch out, waiting to hear if anyone else has heard the same. Hoying a premier concourse on top of the existing East stand is going to add a hell of a lot more capacity, even after loosing part of the back if the South stand for the new gid massive corporate section.

Edit, and forgot, the black cats house is getting levelled for a gid big massive new hotel

Blond

Likes a gid big massive one <cheers>
 
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RedNWhite4Life said:
I also remember a rumour that we opted for Tore Andre Flo over a relatively unknown Swedish striker at the time named Zlatan Imbrahimovic. I've no idea how true that is but it makes me shudder just thinking about it.
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That particular Flo Blow, was softened by signing Marcus Stewart at the same time. Loved that little fella.
 
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Nads said:
Likely reduce it slightly, as is quite common.

Madrid just did it. Reduced their capacity for corporate.

I mean they reduced it by ONE seat, but still counts.
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Disagree, hoy a premier on top of the east and capacity will increase.

I see rubberface copied my post otr, the rest all said we are mad bassas over here, then one, halfpast3 or summit posted "Not sure what’s being done or planned but could be something in it. They lost out on Taylor Swift over it not having enough corporate"
 
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Blond Bombshell said:
Disagree, hoy a premier on top of the east and capacity will increase.

I see rubberface copied my post otr, the rest all said we are mad bassas over here, then one, halfpast3 or summit posted "Not sure what’s being done or planned but could be something in it. They lost out on Taylor Swift over it not having enough corporate"
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I think increasing would be absolutely ridiculous at this time in any regard, the stadium is designed to be expanded though so we see.’

Atmosphere was far better before the North extension was built.
 
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Blond Bombshell said:
Once we launch, they will come iirc
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Aye, I mean we seem to have a bigger ‘hardcore’ following now than when we were PL bizarrely. So if we do get back you’d expect house full most weeks.

Was often half empty in the last couple PL seasons. Think folk had had enough.

League One was grim but it didn’t half galvanize a load of the fan base behind the club.
 
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Nads said:
I think increasing would be absolutely ridiculous at this time in any regard, the stadium is designed to be expanded though so we see.’

Atmosphere was far better before the North extension was built.
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Attracting another 10,000 'day trippers' wouldn't help the atmosphere.

I was tut-tutted last season, in the East Stand, by a woman with two children who actually turned round to admonish me ...

... apparently shouting 'Get into them' at full blast is excessive <doh>

I moved.
 
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