Rab B Nesbit Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) 25 minutes ago, 7-2 said: They're probably waiting for them to be devalued further. The homeowners might still be able to get some equity out of it. Give it time. Edited September 11, 2016 by Rab B Nesbit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 19 minutes ago, Rab B Nesbit said: Good idea Rab. Some unfortunate fires would suit both sides. You just need to make sure you dump the petrol cans properly afterwards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 19 minutes ago, 7-2 said: Good idea Rab. Some unfortunate fires would suit both sides. You just need to make sure you dump the petrol cans properly afterwards. Ha ha On a serious note the area behind the Anfield Road end was largely cleared a few years ago so I think it could happen pretty quickly. Rumours the Kop could be extended too but one thing at a time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 28 minutes ago, Rab B Nesbit said: Ha ha On a serious note the area behind the Anfield Road end was largely cleared a few years ago so I think it could happen pretty quickly. Rumours the Kop could be extended too but one thing at a time. Surprised at them thinking about doing anything to the Kop let alone extend it. Obviously a money winner for tourists but won't the Kop regulars be up in arms? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I don't think they will be able to extend the Kop as it sits too close to Walton Breck Road, which is a main thoroughfare. There is also an agreement with the local Council that there would need to be better traffic links to the stadium (a new train station has been mentioned) if the capacity goes over 60,000. I can't see that happening to be honest. The ARE can be extended quite easily, but it will mean there will need to be a tunnel type thing like under the Main Stand at Old Trafford to allow seating going over it. Will be an expensive venture to only add about 5,000 seats at most. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 41 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: I don't think they will be able to extend the Kop as it sits too close to Walton Breck Road, which is a main thoroughfare. There is also an agreement with the local Council that there would need to be better traffic links to the stadium (a new train station has been mentioned) if the capacity goes over 60,000. I can't see that happening to be honest. The ARE can be extended quite easily, but it will mean there will need to be a tunnel type thing like under the Main Stand at Old Trafford to allow seating going over it. Will be an expensive venture to only add about 5,000 seats at most. 5000 extra seats bringing in a lot of money fully expect it to happen. The money being generated by the club and the potential for them to help further regenerate the area I wouldn't be surprised to see further development. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Oh, I totally agree that the ARE will get developed pretty soon. I would expect an announcement this year. I would estimate a cost of between £50M to £75M though which is a hell of a lot of money for 5000 seats. I would expect a fair amount of those will be corporate hospitality seats, so the money would be made back pretty quickly. That is where the club has been losing out to the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United over the last few years, not on the punters like you and I. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 58 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: Oh, I totally agree that the ARE will get developed pretty soon. I would expect an announcement this year. I would estimate a cost of between £50M to £75M though which is a hell of a lot of money for 5000 seats. I would expect a fair amount of those will be corporate hospitality seats, so the money would be made back pretty quickly. That is where the club has been losing out to the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United over the last few years, not on the punters like you and I. If those figures are right it is a lot of money for 5000 seats. This kind of answers 7-2 question above too about the Kop regulars. The club has to go down the corporate route to cover the costs and then try to keep up with others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The Liverpool fans on the Football ground guide forum think the ARE development will not happen at all, the big push was for corporate seats in the new stand, they have these now. It would just be standard seats and the pay back period is too long. They also don't think the demand for extra seats is too big, clubs want a season ticket waiting list as it keeps the existing fans renewing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 23 hours ago, realmadrid said: The Liverpool fans on the Football ground guide forum think the ARE development will not happen at all, the big push was for corporate seats in the new stand, they have these now. It would just be standard seats and the pay back period is too long. They also don't think the demand for extra seats is too big, clubs want a season ticket waiting list as it keeps the existing fans renewing. Personally I think there could be some truth in the first part. I know the club have really had to push their hospitality packages in the new stand and especially midweek it could be tricky. With a season ticket waiting list of 25000 closed 5 years ago I don't go for the second part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 A picture from the on-going work at Spurs today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 This picture from last weekend shows more progress, with the majority of the work being on levels 2 now working to level 3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 On 17/09/2016 at 10:39, Rab B Nesbit said: Personally I think there could be some truth in the first part. I know the club have really had to push their hospitality packages in the new stand and especially midweek it could be tricky. With a season ticket waiting list of 25000 closed 5 years ago I don't go for the second part. So they now don't appear to need to expand the ARE, due to ticket prices being too low. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2016/09/28/liverpool-reassesses-further-anfield-expansion-after-protest/91244930/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 2 hours ago, realmadrid said: So they now don't appear to need to expand the ARE, due to ticket prices being too low. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2016/09/28/liverpool-reassesses-further-anfield-expansion-after-protest/91244930/ I'm really not so sure the BBC put together a similar article yesterday from John Henry's short quote. I'm kind of glad he's brought this up because it's a very valid point. I still expect it to be built though and with a potential pedestrian area behind the Kop further redevelopment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) The tour West Ham they did not want you to see.(Skip forward to 3 min 45 sec onward) https://youtu.be/5Q5lvhwpHDw Edited October 5, 2016 by realmadrid 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 57 minutes ago, realmadrid said: The tour West Ham they did not want you to see.(Skip forward to 3 min 45 sec onward) https://youtu.be/5Q5lvhwpHDw I take it the tax payer is footing the electricity bill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 17 minutes ago, 7-2 said: I take it the tax payer is footing the electricity bill. I believe that London's council taxpayers pay for the maintenance and running costs. West Ham even benefit from much lower rental charges if the club is relegated from the Premier League. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 This video is worth a look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 FC Krasnodor of Russia have built this absolute peach of a stadium based on the Colosseum, with a crazy 360 degree screen thing. Only holds 36000 as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 15 minutes ago, Sloop John B said: FC Krasnodor of Russia have built this absolute peach of a stadium based on the Colosseum, with a crazy 360 degree screen thing. Only holds 36000 as well. That's pretty sweet. I assume it'll be getting used for the World Cup? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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