Deeboy Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Are there other grounds available to reduce capacity, whilst increasing the pundit:seat ratio? I certainly can't think of any to get to your 'needed' 25,000 Davie. Which grounds are you thinking of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It will be at least one seat more than Easter Road, just to turn every Hibs supporter into a frothing, seething mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie Bhoy Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 A stand with over 7,000 will take the total capacity to just over 20,000. Apparently the design document has been leaked but I've only seen a few pages. It looks like there'll be a restaurant on the second floor with a view of the castle. The current design looks pretty much the same as this, which was leaked a few months ago: Disappointed it'll only be 20,000. Looks good all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Disappointed it'll only be 20,000. Looks good all the same. We're hardly going to build a 10,000+ white elephant. I'm glad we're going to have a modern stand which fits in and doesn't look out of place. If there was really any need for future expansion, then the Wheatfield and/or Roseburn could potentially be redeveloped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'll be honest with you mate. Easter Rd impresses me but I'm hoping Hearts do go for 25,000 capacity. They are certainly capable of filling it & it'll help them challenge a lot better. Plus we don't have a ground suitable for hosting games that are to small for Celtic Park, Hampden or Ibrox....but are just about too big for Easter Rd. A 30,000 capacity stadium is needed somewhere but 25,000 would be the next best thing. You mean Celtic semi finals where the opposition isn't Rangers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 About time. Genuinely feel sorry for anyone with a season ticket in their current Main Stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 None of which capacity sit near 25,000. What's that got to do with anything? It's all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie Bhoy Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 We're hardly going to build a 10,000+ white elephant. I'm glad we're going to have a modern stand which fits in and doesn't look out of place. If there was really any need for future expansion, then the Wheatfield and/or Roseburn could potentially be redeveloped. I think Hearts could fill a 25,000 capacity. Certainly when they play Hibs, Celtic, Rangers & Aberdeen...& if things are going well at Tynecastle then easily 23,000 home fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 What's that got to do with anything?. What has 'we need a stadium with 25,000 for games too small for Parkhead or Ibrox' got to do with me saying they could just decrease the size of half empty Parkhead or Ibrox to achieve the 'needed' stadium? Quite a lot I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 For Hearts to get a 25k seater stadium they'd need an absolute monster of a stand, something like a 13,000 seater? I'd like to see the designs for that! Although Aberdeen fans are ones to talk, the RDS should be a lesson to all of you other clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 What has 'we need a stadium with 25,000 for games too small for Parkhead or Ibrox' got to do with me saying they could just decrease the size of half empty Parkhead or Ibrox to achieve the 'needed' stadium? Quite a lot I'd imagine. Ffs. I never even noticed that had been said, apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Mrs Budge has said from the beginning that the new capacity will be between 20,000 and 21,000. It would be great if we could regularly get near to selling that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 20,000 is fine. This season has been one of our highest uptakes for season tickets ever, and it'd be naive to expect us to sustain that. I'd much rather have close to a full house every week rather than chasing the sun for armchair fans, and preferably with giving away teams no more than half the Roseburn while at it. I'm actually more excited about the extra corporate, renting possibilities and a supporters bar. If it goes well, we'll rake in a killing from that every season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I love the old stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino7 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 A stand with over 7,000 will take the total capacity to just over 20,000. Apparently the design document has been leaked but I've only seen a few pages. It looks like there'll be a restaurant on the second floor with a view of the castle. The current design looks pretty much the same as this, which was leaked a few months ago: Solar panel heating too! V impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I think Hearts could fill a 25,000 capacity. Certainly when they play Hibs, Celtic, Rangers & Aberdeen...& if things are going well at Tynecastle then easily 23,000 home fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_blue Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Best ground in Edinburgh for the cities premier club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I think most hearts fans would agree but my previous point about cost and space can't be stressed enough. Any future redevelopment is a long way away and would only be on stands behind the goals. Even this is currently unrealistic as the additional capacity would be modest and not justifiable with the cost of development. Tynecastle will be a great stadium after the new main stand is built but will be unlikely to be used often as a neutral venue except when hibs are in a league cup semi final. The pitch size of easter road will always make it a preferred choice for neutral and national team games. The hearts fans desire to stay at tynecastle and land costs in Edinburgh left the club with no room for manoeuvre there. All still extremely positive for hearts in my opinion. I can only imagine the atmosphere in big games once it's complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Since we're talking about 25,000 seater grounds, how big will the Aberdeen ArenA be? Someone I know said 26,000 and another say 17,000. Both of which i find hard to believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC92 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Disappointed it'll only be 20,000. Looks good all the same. The priority was to replace a small stand with high maintenance costs and very little revenue-generating potential with a larger stand with the potential to generate income on non-matchdays, rather than to increase the capacity significantly. We'd be unlikely to get 20,000+ crowds more than a handful of times a season 25,000 stadium would get filled once a year if we were lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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