dreamwaverider
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No. And I would very much doubt it will be. The current majority stakeholders are currently trying to sell their shares based on a ludicrous valuation of £900m. Absurd.
Main Stand redevelopment thread
- Topic starter Penge Eagle
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Literally a link to an update a couple of posts above this that says the next stage will begin this month: Crystal Palace F.C.
Palace Old Geezer
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Just realised something its very similar to the 1980 design. so its a modern design tobe eco friendly
grumpymort
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More utube fantasy. (Funny how it ignores that a Sainsbury is there)
That look is not going to appeal to investors which is why we went with the design we did.
I'm not sure in current location we are allowed to go upto 45k anyway the council was difficult with the current stand which is another reason we need to just move and look at the long term bigger picture.
200m+ for one stand (8k increase in capacity) or build a new stadium which is close to 50k capacity with head room for expansion for 600m.
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No.
joe_cpfc
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Good update and shows the massive amount of work that has already been done and still needs to be done before we start seeing something exciting happening. A lot of fans become financial and building experts but in reality we all know f*** all about the finances involved and building football stadiums, especially in that area and the tight space its in. Then what with covid and the price hikes etc it must have been a nightmare. Must take some doing.
Norbury Old Git
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I quite agree. The younger fan base seem to know little about our Club and make stupid statements about our ability to fill the ground. We have one of the highest rates of attendance to capacity in the Premier League and are restricted by the size of the ground both physically and financially. The transport infrastructure is rubbish with many struggling to get home after matches, even me who lives only two miles away. The facilities in the ground are poor and the Club assumes that fans only want to eat junk food. For those who have not had the pleasure of watching the game in the Whitehorse Lane stand, the walkway gets so overcrowded both at half time and at the final whistle so that we are the last stand to empty. The toilets are inadequate and it appears the tepid water has been turned off again. Facilities in the Arthur and Main Stands are no better. We desperately need a major stadium upgrade.
Will we fill a new ground? Of course we will, even in the Championship. Palace hold the record attendance and average for the fourth tier of English Football. Our record crowd was in the Second Division and crowds over 30k were not uncommon in the top two divisions. We still get crowds of over 40k for our Wembley visits despite the price hikes.
We live in the most populous Borough in London (400k) with an immediate population close by exceeding Manchester and Liverpool combined (the cities not Metropolitan areas). There is no reason why we cannot fill a 40k plus stadium.