Question What would you want from the new stadium?

[rootshall rambler]

When have we ever had a decent owner. Certainly not for the last 40+ years.

Vic is the best of a very sorry bunch.

SADLY..... that is true enough. This living hell makes BigJobs look like a saint !!

 

[Kat_r]

Not personally, no. It wouldn't apply to me, I'm an office administrator, part time (though at 38 hours a week, feels like full time), and hourly paid, but I could imagine it being very appealing to those in their 30s or 40s on better wages than me.

I’m so confused. He wants to put prices up?! Thought it was about the fans...

On a serious note I don’t want the club to go down this path of making it more expensive for fans that I fear will happen. The club will lose its traditional supporters and I fear the new stadium, although needed, will be used as an excuse to do just this.

 

[in the know]

I'd like Friday night games to be regular thing because it always seems such a better atmosphere for some reason.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

****ing booths like you get in Amsterdam

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Most of the above, as well as Decent Wi-Fi or at least the ability to use our own 5G without waiting an hour to load a page.

It’s football not Starbucks you over grown orangutan

 

[Paulie Walnuts]

It’s football not Starbucks you over grown orangutan

Orange tan?. That's Phil Brown you big fury wretch.

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Is under pitch heating planned for fossetts?

I'm going to guess not. Listening to Darragh Mccantony last week, he said the cost of having undersoil heating installed is around £750k, then around £5k a day for every day that it's in use (heating cost)

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Boutique hairdressers exotic pet shop

 

[Smiffy]

I'm going to guess not. Listening to Darragh Mccantony last week, he said the cost of having undersoil heating installed is around £750k, then around £5k a day for every day that it's in use (heating cost)

Agree.

It's probably more cost effective to hire/buy industrial heaters/lamps/covers etc for the few weeks in a season that its actually required.

 

[londonblue]

I'd like Friday night games to be regular thing because it always seems such a better atmosphere for some reason.

Personally I hate Friday night matches. I know I'm in a very small minority, but getting from home, near Watford, round the M25 and down the A127 on a Friday evening is a nightmare. And before anyone says I should use the train, we've had that discussion before. Suffice it to say I've looked into it, but it just isn't practical.

 

[Big Bad Barry Corr]

Just looked at the plans. Away fans do have 4 concession areas so let's extract as much money as we can. We should and can ask them what they want food and beer wise.
The plans also show a TV studio.
Agree entirely with Scott. Club needs to engage fans. Some fantastic ideas.

The club won’t engage with anyone if (and it is a BIG if) we ever see a new stadium built - the “powers that be” think they are above listening to the great unwashed like us and whatever happens, it will be their way or no way.

 

[Big Bad Barry Corr]

On top of the good things already mentioned, especially some sort of museum dedicated to Roots Hall, I'd like there to be something that fans can purchase like a engraved brick or something that's placed on the fans walkway or one of the walls of the ground itself.

You should also be able to purchase your old seat from RH, I know many other clubs have done this in the past.

Mate of mine during Spurs last season at White Hart Lane took a screwdriver into the ground for the last few games and unscrewed his seat a little at a time until the final match v Man U there he just undid it completely and walked out with it.

Something possibly worth bearing in mind as I doubt anyone behind the scenes has the business acumen to even think about selling off old seats and making the club a few extra quid

 

[OldBlueLady]

Mate of mine during Spurs last season at White Hart Lane took a screwdriver into the ground for the last few games and unscrewed his seat a little at a time until the final match v Man U there he just undid it completely and walked out with it.

Something possibly worth bearing in mind as I doubt anyone behind the scenes has the business acumen to even think about selling off old seats and making the club a few extra quid

On the contrary, it's something that's been part of their plans for years - or at least, had been.

 

[Strykr]

On the contrary, it's something that's been part of their plans for years - or at least, had been.

Hammer it home, they'll probably forget otherwise, or just ignore the fans wants apu.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Mate of mine during Spurs last season at White Hart Lane took a screwdriver into the ground for the last few games and unscrewed his seat a little at a time until the final match v Man U there he just undid it completely and walked out with it.

Something possibly worth bearing in mind as I doubt anyone behind the scenes has the business acumen to even think about selling off old seats and making the club a few extra quid

I’ll leave mine in the back garden so the local seagulls can continue to crap on it.

 

[damien]

I’ll leave mine in the back garden so the local seagulls can continue to crap on it.

Nice idea, consider having directly behind a tree as well to add to the roots Hall nostalgia

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Talking about the museum is there still the sign in the North Bank staying words to the effect donated by T E Grant and also the sign saying something along the lines of stand erected by Boulton and Paul.

 

[Big Bad Barry Corr]

On the contrary, it's something that's been part of their plans for years - or at least, had been.

Maybe but we are talking Southend here.

Lots of big talk or plans actually coming to fruition? Two different things entirely as has been proven all too often throughout the years

 

[OldBlueLady]

Hammer it home, they'll probably forget otherwise, or just ignore the fans wants apu.

I don't think so. It's effectively free money, isn't it? It's something I'm certainly going to make sure they keep on the agenda!

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

I know it's miles away but if we get FF built before RH demolition those fans with an interest in the history of RH get into every nook and cranny and remove everything of value historical or at least mark it for careful removal by the demolishers. Some things like the plaque over the Shrimpers bar are obvious but there might be other treasures lurking in the building.