Expansion

[bluessupporter]

I thought we had a cameraman.

Matt Dodd used to do it, he produced the 'Inside Barrow' videos etc but he's now left.

Thanks for that. Hopefully the new media manager will get us a new one.

[bluessupporter]

And then whatever the main stand holds, can never remember

I think it's something like 980. Used to be 1000 which was the minimum requirement at that time, but some were taken out for some reason.

[andyg]

Yes thanks for that Adam & bluesupporter. Didn't realise almost 200 seats at the steelworks end. When I was working out the main stand I worked on the conservative figure of 900 because of the need for seats for the board, both home & opposition, various guests etc etc

Interesting to see what we do with the garage area in the short term as I suppose plans for the popular side will not get off the ground for a few years judging by what has been said at the Q & A.

[Lancaster Branch]

Interesting to see what we do with the garage area in the short term as I suppose plans for the popular side will not get off the ground for a few years judging by what has been said at the Q & A.

No short term plans - it was bought because it happened to come on the market and to stop anyone else buying it and potentially scuppering anything in the long term.

(That’s what was said at the 1901 launch night, things may have progressed at Saturday’s meeting)

[spirit of 1990]

Interesting to see what we do with the garage area in the short term as I suppose plans for the popular side will not get off the ground for a few years judging by what has been said at the Q & A.

No short term plans - it was bought because it happened to come on the market and to stop anyone else buying it and potentially scuppering anything in the long term.

(That’s what was said at the 1901 launch night, things may have progressed at Saturday’s meeting)

One of the ideas for the short term is to rent it out for storage Dave.

[Lancaster Branch]

Okey doke, that makes sense

[Hadrian]

Fewer than a thousand in the main stand these days, I think, hence the need for the HSE seats to meet the EFL admission criteria by 30th April in the first season. (The Pandemic led to an extension to the date.)

[Roadrunner]

And then whatever the main stand holds, can never remember

I think it's something like 980. Used to be 1000 which was the minimum requirement at that time, but some were taken out for some reason.

IIRC A row of seats (or 2) were removed to allow a small walkway behind the directors seats

[McMark]

I think it's something like 980. Used to be 1000 which was the minimum requirement at that time, but some were taken out for some reason.

IIRC A row of seats (or 2) were removed to allow a small walkway behind the directors seats

Some were removed for the media gantry at the back.

[FanzoneFan]

112 in the HSE
552 in the away seated east stand
371 in the west terrace (home side of the main stand)
196 in the steelworks end
And then whatever the main stand holds, can never remember

Takes it roughly over 2,000

Impressed by the new stands and the money spent, full marks to the board for their investment but, yes there’s a but, and I’m sure there’s a good reason for it, why is the stand on the West terrace smaller than the one built
on the East ? If the West had been the same size you could have taken out the Steelworks end seats and created more space for away standing supporters.

[Wintergreen]

112 in the HSE
552 in the away seated east stand
371 in the west terrace (home side of the main stand)
196 in the steelworks end
And then whatever the main stand holds, can never remember

Takes it roughly over 2,000

Impressed by the new stands and the money spent, full marks to the board for their investment but, yes there’s a but, and I’m sure there’s a good reason for it, why is the stand on the West terrace smaller than the one built
on the East ? If the West had been the same size you could have taken out the Steelworks end seats and created more space for away standing supporters.

We don't want away supporters at the west/Steelworks End.

[Lancaster Branch]

We don't want away supporters at the west/Steelworks End.

They aren’t going at that end.

[Hadrian]

No need to buy anything bigger to meet the criteria, I guess, bearing in mind that they are seats we must have but are unlikely to fill, other than in exceptional circumstances.

[FanzoneFan]

Impressed by the new stands and the money spent, full marks to the board for their investment but, yes there’s a but, and I’m sure there’s a good reason for it, why is the stand on the West terrace smaller than the one built
on the East ? If the West had been the same size you could have taken out the Steelworks end seats and created more space for away standing supporters.

We don't want away supporters at the west/Steelworks End.

Or even a better idea take the away seats down in the HSE and use that to increase the away capacity by having more space for standing for away fans.

[Van Der Nipper]

We don't want away supporters at the west/Steelworks End.

Or even a better idea take the away seats down in the HSE and use that to increase the away capacity by having more space for standing for away fans.

You don't get it do you?