Barnsley

[SausEggBaton]

Anyone know the ticketing update for tonight?

[Atomic]

Anyone know the ticketing update for tonight?

Smethwick          Sold Out
Halfords             364
Brummie            1,058
East Stand         1,229


Remaining    2,651

Sold somewhere around 20,800.

[SausEggBaton]

Anyone know the ticketing update for tonight?

Smethwick          Sold Out
Halfords             364
Brummie            1,058
East Stand         1,229


Remaining    2,651

Sold somewhere around 20,800.

Nice one Atomic, not surprising. Might be a fair few last minute walk ups I'd imagine, considering Tuesday 8 p.m.

[Cunninghamismagic]

Hi Atomic.

I think the biggest mistake the club made was in 2008. The club spent £3m to refurbish the Halfords Lane which was renamed the West Stand. It was at this time (construction costs were lower), where we should have built a stand that mirrored the East Stand. The cost of this would have been around £10m. We could quite comfortably have afforded this and it would have taken the capacity of the stadium to around 32,000.

I don’t think any fan is asking for a 40,000 Stadium. The West Stand is outdated and small. It needs bringing in line with how most supporters view Albion in the 21st century as a relatively big team.

Agreed. 32,000 and no-one would complain.

We could probably keep steward costs down by closing one section of the “new stand” and keeping the 25-000 or so fans together like other clubs who’ve expanded needlessly do too... 

Well except for play off finals obviously.

Which clubs have expanded "needlessly"?

[MassDebater]

Hi Atomic.

I think the biggest mistake the club made was in 2008. The club spent £3m to refurbish the Halfords Lane which was renamed the West Stand. It was at this time (construction costs were lower), where we should have built a stand that mirrored the East Stand. The cost of this would have been around £10m. We could quite comfortably have afforded this and it would have taken the capacity of the stadium to around 32,000.

I don’t think any fan is asking for a 40,000 Stadium. The West Stand is outdated and small. It needs bringing in line with how most supporters view Albion in the 21st century as a relatively big team.

Agreed. 32,000 and no-one would complain.

We could probably keep steward costs down by closing one section of the “new stand” and keeping the 25-000 or so fans together like other clubs who’ve expanded needlessly do too... 

Well except for play off finals obviously.

Which clubs have expanded "needlessly"?

Coventry.

[Cunninghamismagic]

Hi Atomic.

I think the biggest mistake the club made was in 2008. The club spent £3m to refurbish the Halfords Lane which was renamed the West Stand. It was at this time (construction costs were lower), where we should have built a stand that mirrored the East Stand. The cost of this would have been around £10m. We could quite comfortably have afforded this and it would have taken the capacity of the stadium to around 32,000.

I don’t think any fan is asking for a 40,000 Stadium. The West Stand is outdated and small. It needs bringing in line with how most supporters view Albion in the 21st century as a relatively big team.

Agreed. 32,000 and no-one would complain.

We could probably keep steward costs down by closing one section of the “new stand” and keeping the 25-000 or so fans together like other clubs who’ve expanded needlessly do too... 

Well except for play off finals obviously.

Which clubs have expanded "needlessly"?

Coventry.

It was never Coventry's stadium. So can scrub that one.

[MassDebater]

Stoke? Or are you ignoring expansion where the club has built a whole new stadium with increased capacity too?

[Borin' Baggie]

Agreed. 32,000 and no-one would complain.

We could probably keep steward costs down by closing one section of the “new stand” and keeping the 25-000 or so fans together like other clubs who’ve expanded needlessly do too... 

Well except for play off finals obviously.

Which clubs have expanded "needlessly"?

Coventry.

It was never Coventry's stadium. So can scrub that one.

They sold Highfield Road to own half of the Ricoh Arena

[MassDebater]

Oh and I think Blackpool's expansion definitely wasn't needed or worth it in the end! Oh and PNE expansion in 2008 has proved totally unjustified.