Help Please!

[sc.91]

Hello Southend fans
Sorry for being a nuisance and cluttering your forum up but I am compiling a project about football grounds and am featuring your ground. Wondered if anyone could complete the following questionnaire for me.
Thanks for your time

1. How long have you been watching Southend?

Less than 5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years longer than 20 years

2. In which area in your ground do you spectate from?

Please specify …………………………….

3. When was the last time your teams ground had a significant development
(e.g. new stand, new ground or terracing to seating)

Less than 5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years longer than 20 years

4. Have you previously sat in a stand/terrace that is now demolished or has been modified?

Yes No

5. If answer to question 4 is yes, what has been the best modification to the stand/terrace area? Please choose only one option

More Refreshments/ Better seating (comfort)/ Better views of pitch

Safer conditions/ Easier access to turnstiles/ More shelter from elements(e.g. rain)

Closer to pitch

6. What has been the least impressive modification?

More Refreshments/ Better seating (comfort)/ Better views of pitch

Safer conditions/ Easier access to turnstiles/ More shelter from elements(e.g. rain)

Closer to pitch


7. Do you prefer modern stadiums (newly built) or older stadiums?


New built (from scratch in the last ten years) stadiums Older stadiums


8. If you have/had the choice would you prefer to sit or stand at football?

Sit Stand


9. Would you support your team from the terraces if they were re-introduced?

Yes No

10. Overall do you prefer All-Seated stadiums to non-all seated stadiums?

Yes No

 

[sufc_tom]

What is it for? You haven't given us a reason except that featuring RH.

 

[palexander]

Are you Ron Martin trying to break something to us softly?

 

[sc.91]

Yes sorry didnt really explain that, basically I am doing a coursework-based project trying to evaluate the changes of football grounds over the past couple of decades and need some fan input to give my project some 'statistical research' to support arguments put forward by others.

Sorry about the lack of clarity, hope that explains it!

 

[fredheim_holm]

1. How long have you been watching Southend?

5-10 years.

2. In which area in your ground do you spectate from?

South Stand Upper Tier.

3. When was the last time your teams ground had a significant development
(e.g. new stand, new ground or terracing to seating)

Unsure, sorry.

4. Have you previously sat in a stand/terrace that is now demolished or has been modified?

No.

5. If answer to question 4 is yes, what has been the best modification to the stand/terrace area? Please choose only one option

N/a

6. What has been the least impressive modification?

N/a

7. Do you prefer modern stadiums (newly built) or older stadiums?

Older stadiums

8. If you have/had the choice would you prefer to sit or stand at football?

Stand

9. Would you support your team from the terraces if they were re-introduced?

Yes

10. Overall do you prefer All-Seated stadiums to non-all seated stadiums?

No.

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Cheers.

 

[Ron Manager]

No problem mate, will only take a few minutes so no bother

1. How long have you been watching Southend?

Less than 5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years longer than 20 years

2. In which area in your ground do you spectate from?

South Upper.

3. When was the last time your teams ground had a significant development
(e.g. new stand, new ground or terracing to seating)

Less than 5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years longer than 20 years

4. Have you previously sat in a stand/terrace that is now demolished or has been modified?

Yes No

5. If answer to question 4 is yes, what has been the best modification to the stand/terrace area? Please choose only one option

More Refreshments/ Better seating (comfort)/ Better views of pitch

Safer conditions/ Easier access to turnstiles/ More shelter from elements(e.g. rain) Closer to pitch

None of those, just had seats bolted to the terrace (old North Bank)

6. What has been the least impressive modification?

More Refreshments/ Better seating (comfort)/ Better views of pitch

Safer conditions/ Easier access to turnstiles/ More shelter from elements(e.g. rain)

Closer to pitch

As above

7. Do you prefer modern stadiums (newly built) or older stadiums?


New built (from scratch in the last ten years) stadiums Older stadiums


8. If you have/had the choice would you prefer to sit or stand at football?

Sit Stand


9. Would you support your team from the terraces if they were re-introduced?

Yes No

10. Overall do you prefer All-Seated stadiums to non-all seated stadiums?

Yes No


To explain the above, I personally have got used to sitting and am probably at the stage where I'm too old for terraces. So whilst I'm happy to see the introduction of safe terracing I probably wouldn't use it myself.

 

[sc.91]

Thanks guys you've been a great help! good luck with the rest of the season and i wish you success with the new stadium situation

 

[fredheim_holm]

Cheers, good luck with the coursework ;)

 

[OldBlueLady]

1. How long have you been watching Southend?

longer than 20 years

2. In which area in your ground do you spectate from?

West stand

3. When was the last time your teams ground had a significant development
(e.g. new stand, new ground or terracing to seating)

10-15 years

4. Have you previously sat in a stand/terrace that is now demolished or has been modified?

Yes

5. If answer to question 4 is yes, what has been the best modification to the stand/terrace area? Please choose only one option

Safer conditions (bit difficult cos have used 3 different terraced areas, all of which are now seated - including the massive old South bank)

6. What has been the least impressive modification?

More Refreshments

7. Do you prefer modern stadiums (newly built) or older stadiums?

New built (from scratch in the last ten years) stadiums

8. If you have/had the choice would you prefer to sit or stand at football?

I don't mind standing occasionally (preseason is ok for instance) as long as I can lean on something but probably prefer to sit

9. Would you support your team from the terraces if they were re-introduced?

No

10. Overall do you prefer All-Seated stadiums to non-all seated stadiums?

Yes

 

[ms brush]

Always happy to help a fellow student, so here goes...
Good luck!

1. How long have you been watching Southend?

Less than 5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years longer than 20 years

10-15 years

2. In which area in your ground do you spectate from?

Please specify …………………………….

East Stand (was Greens now Blacks)

3. When was the last time your teams ground had a significant development
(e.g. new stand, new ground or terracing to seating)

Less than 5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years longer than 20 years

Seats going in - cant really remember when tbh

4. Have you previously sat in a stand/terrace that is now demolished or has been modified?

Yes No

No

5. If answer to question 4 is yes, what has been the best modification to the stand/terrace area? Please choose only one option

More Refreshments/ Better seating (comfort)/ Better views of pitch

Safer conditions/ Easier access to turnstiles/ More shelter from elements(e.g. rain)

Closer to pitch

N/A - but electronic turnstiles are huge improvement as much quicker.

6. What has been the least impressive modification?

More Refreshments/ Better seating (comfort)/ Better views of pitch

Safer conditions/ Easier access to turnstiles/ More shelter from elements(e.g. rain)

Closer to pitch

N/A




7. Do you prefer modern stadiums (newly built) or older stadiums?


New built (from scratch in the last ten years) stadiums Older stadiums

New Built - Swansea's ground is fantastic! Great views, good facilities and access, lots of loos (it also helped we got promotion that day!!)
All football fans should be aspiring to their level


8. If you have/had the choice would you prefer to sit or stand at football?

Sit Stand

Sit (much better for people like my Dad, who would struggle to stand up on a terrace these days) - with sections for standing as some people perfer to stand up.

9. Would you support your team from the terraces if they were re-introduced?

Yes No

Yes - with above caveat.

10. Overall do you prefer All-Seated stadiums to non-all seated stadiums?

Yes No

would prefer to see sections of both to give people a choice - as it used to be in the 80's when I first started going to watch football.