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Mar 21, 2017 22:24:14 GMT
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Post by Benny on Mar 21, 2017 22:24:14 GMT
If I could be bothered I would dig out the post where PMH called me a liar for saying the owners had invested millions in the ground.
Tonight we read in the programme that there never was £750,000 hidden down the back of the sofa. It was a small sum from us, a grant and mostly personal money from Oliver and Terry, again.
Thank you to those who made tonight's amazing atmosphere possible. What a football club.
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Mar 21, 2017 22:25:01 GMT
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Post by 61666 on Mar 21, 2017 22:25:01 GMT
Agreed.
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Post by goingup on Mar 21, 2017 23:39:04 GMT
Posted on twitter before kick off (probably about 20 mins before kick off)
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Post by Raymondo316 on Mar 22, 2017 0:44:33 GMT
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Post by jdl on Mar 22, 2017 1:26:20 GMT
We were in the stand around that time and it looked a lot fuller than in those photos. There were very few 'first step' places left - so it must have been around half full.
It's actually quite cunning, the way it's built - with two terrace steps between each barrier. It looks full when each place is taken on the first step in each row, but in fact it's only half full.
Makes guessing the crowd even more difficult! The rest of the ground looked about as full as it is for a 2,200ish game, and the new stand looked full, so I estimated the gate at about 3,200, possibly more, when it was actually below 3,000.
If I was right about the 2,200ish in the rest of the ground, then there were around 700 in the new stand. I suspect I was overestimating the rest of the ground, so that would mean about 800 in the new stand, which isn't far off half its capacity.
Shows how far we've come though, when I'm casually discussing such numbers - the ground is so big now that we could actually have got most of the JWW's first season gates in just one stand!
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Post by Raymondo316 on Mar 22, 2017 2:40:49 GMT
You need to remember in them 2200 capacity games, why the ground works were going on the crowd was like 4-5 deep around most of the railing. Certainly weren't like that tonight! was plenty of room at pitch side due to most people either being in the main stand, springfield end or townend
Also when i took that picture it was like 20 minutes before kick off....a lot more people pilled into the stand in them 20 minutes.
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Mar 22, 2017 6:25:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 6:25:20 GMT
No way was it only 2900 economical counting!
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Post by Benny on Mar 22, 2017 7:14:01 GMT
Genuine question for the pitchsiders. Why not go up in the new stand?
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Post by 61666 on Mar 22, 2017 8:04:51 GMT
Regardless of other issues, some thought needs to be given by the club about the new stand becoming the home end. The view is great and the sensation of being in a much bigger ground only adds to it. The clever design of double spaces between the barriers makes it look fuller than it is, though will be very cosy with 1700 in there methinks. So why give the fab new stand to the away supporters? Let them have the town end. If there are safety concerns about them 'mixing' with us on the way out, surely a small matter to keep them there for five mins while the ground empties. If the new stand becomes the home end, then which way we kick off needs changing too. Can't help wonder if we'd played to the new stand in the second half, it might just have made a difference. Certainly sod all goalmouth action in the first half... The new stand is a credit to the owners and we need to make the most of it.
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Post by jdl on Mar 22, 2017 12:29:12 GMT
Regardless of other issues, some thought needs to be given by the club about the new stand becoming the home end. The view is great and the sensation of being in a much bigger ground only adds to it. The clever design of double spaces between the barriers makes it look fuller than it is, though will be very cosy with 1700 in there methinks. So why give the fab new stand to the away supporters? Let them have the town end. If there are safety concerns about them 'mixing' with us on the way out, surely a small matter to keep them there for five mins while the ground empties. If the new stand becomes the home end, then which way we kick off needs changing too. Can't help wonder if we'd played to the new stand in the second half, it might just have made a difference. Certainly sod all goalmouth action in the first half... The new stand is a credit to the owners and we need to make the most of it. Said the same thing a few days ago. Now the new turnstiles are open at the TE, that could be the away end. In non-segregated games, that's effectively what's going to happen anyway - as it did last night. The only issue I can see is the better facilities at the TE, but that shouldn't be too hard to change - the Elvis end needs a much bigger chippie/pie shop/bar anyway!
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Post by jdl on Mar 22, 2017 12:29:30 GMT
Seats? They can stand!
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Post by Raymondo316 on Mar 22, 2017 12:34:11 GMT
So how would you intend to segregate 500-600 Lincoln fans in the townend?? Sorry but its just not physically possible.
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Mar 22, 2017 12:45:43 GMT
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Post by pwoodstone on Mar 22, 2017 12:45:43 GMT
So how would you intend to segregate 500-600 Lincoln fans in the townend?? Sorry but its just not physically possible. Fences or barriers?
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Mar 22, 2017 13:08:30 GMT
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Post by Benny on Mar 22, 2017 13:08:30 GMT
Anything could be done with money. New turnstiles and exits, fences, and catering outlets. But having built the stand we don't have any to spare.
Last night there were more Maidstone than Sutton in the Town End,so you would be forcing people to move. I'm really looking forward to the noise in the new stand when a big club are segregated.
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Post by daveu on Mar 22, 2017 13:09:48 GMT
So how would you intend to segregate 500-600 Lincoln fans in the townend?? Sorry but its just not physically possible. Also would need to work out how to reconfigure the turnstiles and exits, not to mention the spitfire lounge and most of the facilities are at the town end.
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