Plans for the future

A new stadium doesn't have to be full to create an atmosphere, 10,000 Town fans, which is realistic, would still be able to create a good atmosphere

Sure you could build in design to a large stadium that meant 6000 home fans were still loud even if it was a 12000 seater stadium.

Keeping one area back from sale till it fills up maybe?

Stockport home end were decent, their ground wasn't full

Quoted from MarinerWY

Sure you could build in design to a large stadium that meant 6000 home fans were still loud even if it was a 12000 seater stadium.

Keeping one area back from sale till it fills up maybe?

Stockport home end were decent, their ground wasn't full

WTF

If we ever get a new stadium, just let fans sit where they want to sit, sing if they want to sing. Stadium, full, empty or half full..

Don't get this stupid obsession some of our fans have got with manipulating atmosphere or creating the illusion of a half-filled stadium looking full..

Thought this was a site for grown-ups, for god's sake..

Quoted from Bigdog

WTF

If we ever get a new stadium, just let fans sit where they want to sit, sing if they want to sing. Stadium, full, empty or half full..

Don't get this stupid obsession some of our fans have got with manipulating atmosphere or creating the illusion of a half-filled stadium looking full..

Thought this was a site for grown-ups, for god's sake..

For a club who’s attendances aren’t really anything to shout about, we don’t half obsess over them…

It's not all about current attendance levels though. A new stadium would have state of the art facilities which would improve the match day experience.  Better catering and bar facilities, decent bogs, more accessible club shops, better views all round, faster access in and out, and better access to car and coach parking.

It would presumably be part of an enabling development for other retail outlets including bars and restaurants, and would be a community resource that would be used a business conference center and potentially a live music venue.

Much though I love Blundell Park, and have spent some of the happiest hours of my life there, compared to more modern stadiums I have visited, it really does seen like a throwback to the 1970's, or earlier.

So I do think that a new stadium would be good for the club and the community. Not some huge barn. I'd say a 12,000 all seater would be big enough for cope with the occasional glamour tie, while being small enough not to have us rattling round like peas in a pod for normal games.        

Build a stadium for 10,000 maximum, but have pilings in place in case of any upper stands as future expansion.

Spend on good fan and player facilities inside the stadium on the 1st build, and have business opportunities for multi day use on non match days.

Quoted from lee65

As an exile (living near Selby) it takes me just over an hour to drive to BP and park down one of the local streets, usually no further away than around the Tesco Express.
If I had to drive for an hour then get on a bus / park and ride it would add significant time to my overall journey to and from the game

Agree with you totally.. I'm an exile in Pocklington and have a similar journey time.. Yes we need a new ground and location for access to parking and getting away after a game is always someting to take into consideration,I definitely wouldn't fancy the drive and then having to park n ride to and from the ground before my return journey..

With the recent developments with standing areas being reintroduced surely we could put terracing in at both ends which would potentially give us the higher capacity when required, keep the costs down for development and create a good atmosphere at the same time .

For a club at our level and realistically where we’d be for the next few years we wouldn’t be required to put put safe standing into a new ground.

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

With the recent developments with standing areas being reintroduced surely we could put terracing in at both ends which would potentially give us the higher capacity when required, keep the costs down for development and create a good atmosphere at the same time .

For a club at our level and realistically where we’d be for the next few years we wouldn’t be required to put put safe standing into a new ground.

Wouldn’t be so sure about that. We are still covered by the rules brought in post-Taylor Report because we were in the 2nd tier then. Stupid I know, but that’s the rule at the moment.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Wouldn’t be so sure about that. We are still covered by the rules brought in post-Taylor Report because we were in the 2nd tier then. Stupid I know, but that’s the rule at the moment.

Yeah unless the rules have changed we can't have terracing. Utterly stupid.