The new pitch

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Last season we could’ve done with another couple of thousand seats for about 5 games. The temporary seats would deliver that short term, but as we build they may not be enough. Seeing as we are currently in the league we are in, is there a possibility of having standing in the corners? You’d get more fans/m sq. Not sure if we can now we are all seater though, isn’t there something to do with the grants we received way back then.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

We can't have traditional terracing and if safe standing ever gets approved, it's the same capacity as seats. I'm happy that BP is being considered as our long-term home. I think if you extended the Findus and Main Stand you would comfortably get the extra couple of thousand we need. As part of the Main Stand extension, you would probably look to change the roof to one that offers a better view.

The beauty of extending BP is that it can be done incrementally.

Quoted from Heisenberg

I’d say the main stand and Osmond, being over 100 years old and built predominantly out of (100 year old) wood, they both need demolishing. And extending the findus stand would not be easy or cheap. Or worthwhile.

I agree that if we’re stuck at Blundell Park, filling the corners in somehow is probably the medium-term solution.

Quoted from aldi_01

I don’t disagree but literally every ground you go to, near capacity crowd and bogs and kiosks are rammo…

Quoted from Bigdog

Possibly the redevelopment of BP and moving to a new stadium should be looked at as two entirely different projects where cash allocated for BP does not impact on future plans from a funding perspective. Project A spending two, three or even five million sprucing up BP to create a better matchday experience while increasing capacity to enable an extra two or three thousand fans to watch a match in better surroundings with better facilities. The extra income would generate enough to make Project A self-funding over a ten year period while at the same time build a larger home game fanbase to present a more solid proposition for making a move to a new stadium. If we could achieve two promotions in the meantime while creating more interest and loyalty to the club, all the better. This would give breathing space for Project B, moving to a new stadium,  to be planned alongside the developments of a club making forward moves in Project A. If circumstances and opportunities prevail in moving to a new stadium sooner than expected, the odd million or two lost in Project A aren't going to make a blind bit of difference to Project B which will need funding in the tens of millions albeit thinking our current owners will be savvy enough to make moving to a new stadium as sustainable financially as they can for the club moving forward. I don't expect the improvements made to BP in the near future will be as fancy or sustainable enough to set us on the right path for the next 100 years, but they could quite easily be a functionable building block to enable us to arrive at the much needed final destination of a brand new stadium with a larger capacity than the BP footprint could ever deliver..