New stadium capacity

[Black cats lad]

I'm a Sunderland fan and was interested about your new stadium.

How do the fanbase feel about the capacity of 52,000 instead of 62,000? I know it can be extended but that is probably dependent on future safe standing regulations.

In general, were fans confident of filling the bigger capacity or worried about empty seats? I personally think your fanbase is big enough for 62,000.


In 1997, when we moved from a decrepit 22,000 Roker Park to the 42,000 SOL, people were worried where the extra fans would come from but it was exactly the right decision.
I think the effect would be even greater with you so I'm interested in what people think.

Hope we can meet in the Premier League someday soon and best of luck for the season

 

[arch stanton]

I'm more concerned about whether I can hide behind a post when the team are playing gash like I can at Goodison

 

[LEONARD]

I'm a Sunderland fan and was interested about your new stadium.

How do the fanbase feel about the capacity of 52,000 instead of 62,000? I know it can be extended but that is probably dependent on future safe standing regulations.

In general, were fans confident of filling the bigger capacity or worried about empty seats? I personally think your fanbase is big enough for 62,000.


In 1997, when we moved from a decrepit 22,000 Roker Park to the 42,000 SOL, people were worried where the extra fans would come from but it was exactly the right decision.
I think the effect would be even greater with you so I'm interested in what people think.

Hope we can meet in the Premier League someday soon and best of luck for the season

You will like us mate, we are the antithesis of those deluded barcodes.

It's not getting built, and therefore proposed capacities are merely academic.

Good luck and see you back at Goodison Park in 2057.

 

[roydo]

I'm a Sunderland fan and was interested about your new stadium.

How do the fanbase feel about the capacity of 52,000 instead of 62,000? I know it can be extended but that is probably dependent on future safe standing regulations.

In general, were fans confident of filling the bigger capacity or worried about empty seats? I personally think your fanbase is big enough for 62,000.


In 1997, when we moved from a decrepit 22,000 Roker Park to the 42,000 SOL, people were worried where the extra fans would come from but it was exactly the right decision.
I think the effect would be even greater with you so I'm interested in what people think.

Hope we can meet in the Premier League someday soon and best of luck for the season

Roker Park was 22000 only cos it was shagged out though. It wasnt a reflection of your support base.

 

[Quadvod]

Would have liked a bigger capacity but I’d be happy just to see a spade in the ground

 

[DanB90]

@orly

 

[LEONARD]

Would have liked a bigger capacity but I’d be happy just to see a spade in the ground

Sorted.

 

[AndyC]

I'm a Sunderland fan and was interested about your new stadium.

How do the fanbase feel about the capacity of 52,000 instead of 62,000? I know it can be extended but that is probably dependent on future safe standing regulations.

In general, were fans confident of filling the bigger capacity or worried about empty seats? I personally think your fanbase is big enough for 62,000.


In 1997, when we moved from a decrepit 22,000 Roker Park to the 42,000 SOL, people were worried where the extra fans would come from but it was exactly the right decision.
I think the effect would be even greater with you so I'm interested in what people think.

Hope we can meet in the Premier League someday soon and best of luck for the season

So do many of us, but we have a majority shareholder and board bereft of ambition to fulfil the dreams of the fanbase.
If/when BMS is built to 52,888 it'll immediately be a smaller capacity than ManU, Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham, Man City and the RS and only marginally larger than NUFC.
Chelsea and Wolves have plans to massively increase Stamford Bridge and Molyneux... so ultimately we'll have at best the ninth biggest ground.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Orly ,its time.

 

[KaiserEFC]

The smaller the capacity means less people can watch our inevitable 3 nil bumming by Burnley the day it opens which is a good thing in my book.

 

[Tipp blue]

So do many of us, but we have a majority shareholder and board bereft of ambition to fulfil the dreams of the fanbase.
If/when BMS is built to 52,888 it'll immediately be a smaller capacity than ManU, Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham, Man City and the RS and only marginally larger than NUFC.
Chelsea and Wolves have plans to massively increase Stamford Bridge and Molyneux... so ultimately we'll have at best the ninth biggest ground.

As the stadium gets higher the seats become more expensive to build and generate much less income. That's the reason they gave another 10k seats could have added 50% cost onto the build.

 

[Librarian]

Building stadiums is pointless

In the future people will experience virtual football by inserting a season socket into an as yet undetermined orifice

 

[DanB90]

Building stadiums is pointless

In the future people will experience virtual football by inserting a season socket into an as yet undetermined orifice

There’s plenty of times I may as well have done that with my match ticket tbf.

 

[Methuselah]

I was at Goodison when they had over 78,000 (still the record) so 62,000 doesn't sound over the top,

 

[PaddyJames]

I was at Goodison when they had over 78,000 (still the record) so 62,000 doesn't sound over the top,

In 1948? fair play