When Should we upgrade the stadium?

[pip_y]

Bournemouth are surviving with a similar sized ground

[crookadile]

Bournemouth are surviving with a similar sized ground

And a Russian Billionaire

[LittleSquirt]

Anyone who was at Wigan on Saturday should see that as an example of why we don't presently need to expand. It looked empty.
9600 (1200 of them millers) in a 20000 stadium looks and feels dead and empty. 9500 in a 12000 looks better and creates a better atmosphere.

And god help South Yorkshires finest with an exit strategy if there are are potentially more fans to inconvenience !!!

[Pattylallacks2]

Some very good points there squirt. At present there is absolutely no economic case to be made for expansion.

[Brin]

Invest in the team, the stadium is just fine and is never full unless it's a pre season friendly against the Blades or Wednesday.

All the loan players will be gone close season unless Warne gets Fulham to let Rodak stay another year. Then again Rodak may get the offer to play at a bigger stadium and take it up. This is where the money will be needed.

[dantpen]

Anyone who was at Wigan on Saturday should see that as an example of why we don't presently need to expand. It looked empty.
9600 (1200 of them millers) in a 20000 stadium looks and feels dead and empty. 9500 in a 12000 looks better and creates a better atmosphere.

And god help South Yorkshires finest with an exit strategy if there are are potentially more fans to inconvenience !!!

I came to reply with this exact comment. I couldn't think of anything worse than going back to the days of having 6/7k seats empty every week.

[flourbasher]

I don't agree with the comments about Wigan's ground being too big for them.
They got 9k because they were playing unattractive opposition (RUFC) in Div One.
They've attracted 15-16k in the c'ship before when they weren't in a relegation season.
That would look much healthier.

Could we we do that with a solid C'ship team? Not sure

[Pattylallacks2]

I don't agree with the comments about Wigan's ground being too big for them.
They got 9k because they were playing unattractive opposition (RUFC) in Div One.
They've attracted 15-16k in the c'ship before when they weren't in a relegation season.
That would look much healthier.

Could we we do that with a solid C'ship team? Not sure

It was top of the League versus 4th at a time when they needed the points for an automatic promotion spot. It was a poor show

[flourbasher]

It was top of the League versus 4th at a time when they needed the points for an automatic promotion spot. It was a poor show

Indeed and I go back to my point earlier that it was an unattractive fixture in a poor league.
Wigan vs Leeds next season and their ground will look very healthy.

To be honest i thought 1300 from us was a bit poor. It ain't that far, great view, decent cost of ticket, only 5 matches to go and we needed more points before that match. I think it was because quite a few thought we'd get spanked 3 or 4 nil so gave it a miss. Oh ye of little faith because those that didn't go missed one of the performances of the season

[sCORaFU]

And a Russian Billionaire

I may have misheard but aren't they the 30th richest club in the world? And to think, they were deducted 17 points with us in 2008.