DN35 Jason and Andrew Interview

Quoted from moosey_club

So when is the Haile Sands Fort Hotel opening?

The day Vardy signs apparently.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

So did I hear that right? A prem club has asked us what positions we’re looking to fill next season?

I know Chelsea need to off load a good few but we don’t want them, do we?

"I'm not going to name drop them"....such a tease!  What's the odds is Brighton?  Although he did say premier league...he didn't clarify if that meant the English pemier league lol

Quoted from OddShapedBalls

"I'm not going to name drop them"....such a tease!  What's the odds is Brighton?  Although he did say premier league...he didn't clarify if that meant the English pemier league lol

Southampton have had a good conveyor belt of talent, and Forest have had some good youngsters in recent years too.

Writing about young players from each of those clubs makes me shudder at the thought of another James Tilley, Tommy Forecast or Virgil Gomis walking through the door though!

I'm going to assume the premier league club is Southampton or Brighton given that we have recently played and hopefully, tried to strike a relationship.

The next Evan Ferguson would be good for a season!

Quoted from rancido

We could try to convert the Osmond Standard so that the required percentage is made available for away supporters and the remaining seats dedicated for home supporters. Obviously this will impact in away support from certain clubs who would easily surpass the required minimum.
We then have the small groups of fans ( non ST's) who will only attend if they can sit together. It is this group who are very hard to cater for, with a situation of 'winners and losers'.
All things added up make for a very difficult situation for the club to resolve for the benefit of everybody.

(Depending whether Bradford go up) probably 4 or 5 L2 teams who will bring a decent away crowd next season. So demolish the control tower thing and put temporary seating for away fans between the Main Stand and the Pontoon, and assume the Osmond will be a home stand for everything but those 4 or 5 games (and cup games).

Quoted from Zero_as_a_limit

(Depending whether Bradford go up) probably 4 or 5 L2 teams who will bring a decent away crowd next season. So demolish the control tower thing and put temporary seating for away fans between the Main Stand and the Pontoon, and assume the Osmond will be a home stand for everything but those 4 or 5 games (and cup games).

I said a similar thing last week, but I was hoping we could get enough temporary seats in there to cover our away fans obligation. If we can't then your suggestion is a good compromise.

I don't think the club are showing much desire to sort out such an ongoing problem though, sadly.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Southampton have had a good conveyor belt of talent, and Forest have had some good youngsters in recent years too.

Writing about young players from each of those clubs makes me shudder at the thought of another James Tilley, Tommy Forecast or Virgil Gomis walking through the door though!

Not sure James Tilley should be lumped in with those other 2, but it’s all about opinions.

Quoted from Zero_as_a_limit

(Depending whether Bradford go up) probably 4 or 5 L2 teams who will bring a decent away crowd next season. So demolish the control tower thing and put temporary seating for away fans between the Main Stand and the Pontoon, and assume the Osmond will be a home stand for everything but those 4 or 5 games (and cup games).

Man City did something very similar at Maine Road a couple of decades ago. I remember sitting in the ramshackle temporary seats erected in the corner in what would be our last game of the millennium. They felt anything but safe, but did the job nonetheless.

The challenge is that if, for arguments sake, we agree the current capacity is 9,000, then you’d need to add roughly 1,000 temporary seats in order to meet the minimum 10% allocation. You’d struggle to do that in one corner, so you’d need to split the away fans over two. Still doable in theory, but you’re likely to run into issues around segregation, access and post-match crowd control.

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Man City did something very similar at Maine Road a couple of decades ago. I remember sitting in the ramshackle temporary seats erected in the corner in what would be our last game of the millennium. They felt anything but safe, but did the job nonetheless.

The challenge is that if, for arguments sake, we agree the current capacity is 9,000, then you’d need to add roughly 1,000 temporary seats in order to meet the minimum 10% allocation. You’d struggle to do that in one corner, so you’d need to split the away fans over two. Still doable in theory, but you’re likely to run into issues around segregation, access and post-match crowd control.


I remember that game the f****rs locked us in after the final whistle.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I said a similar thing last week, but I was hoping we could get enough temporary seats in there to cover our away fans obligation. If we can't then your suggestion is a good compromise.

I don't think the club are showing much desire to sort out such an ongoing problem though, sadly.

Why do you think that about the club? I'm sure they are aware it is a problem. I get the impression that Jason and Andrew are looking into all the options. I'm also sure that they aren't the kind of people who will introduce a knee jerk solution to what could be a costly investment. Financially, the cost of the solution has to be outweighed by the financial benefits gained. There could also be planning implications regardless of what has happened before at the ground