Second tier on ponty

What about the wooden flooring, new seating, the dated rooms underneath, the refreshment stand etc etc cheaper to start from scratch.

 

Have the new owners even taken up any ownership of the land. I remember at the press conference some mention of it and nothing since

 

Paul Conway said this at the presser late December, so if it was a strict 6 month deadline, its now getting close to lapsing.

"Conway has revealed that the new owners have a six-month option to buy a 50 per cent stake in Oakwell held by the Cryne family and it is likely to be purchased in time.Barnsley Council own the remaining 50 per cent.He added: “We have an option for six months to bring 50 per cent of the ground, that is controlled by the family, back into the club. That is something we expect to do in a reasonable period of time.“Currently we do not own the stadium. But in the upcoming months, we are going to do some detailed research on what are the best uses and plans for it. “But we think it is a great stadium. It needs some improvement here and there. But we have no major plans for making dramatic changes.”

 

May I ask... How come there's 'a couple of rumours' to be heard regarding some non-essential ground improvement that is likely to never happen, but no rumours about a new manager, retained/released/available players, release date for new shirt...?

 

If the owners spent 50 million this summer on doing the ground up I’d still want them to leave the west stand as it is

 

One of my favourite games over last few years was Burton away stood up behind the goal yes it's not for everyone but I'd rather be stood up than sat down. There is a market out there for people wanting to stand it's just limited and I'd be over the moon if they could somehow turn half of the west stand lower into safe standing. Yes I'm aware it's not going to drastically improve our attendances so what's the point from a financial point of view but I'm just saying there is a market for it. Regarding safety the likes of Dortmund/Celtic have had no issues or problems and cannot be compared to traditional terracing. Modern safe standing is designed so you cannot enter the row infront so there will be no 'surges' which was the root of the problem with the traditional system.

It would also improve the experience for those who get sat behind people who currently spend half the game stood up (Happens in ponte) as they would more than likely choose the standing option of available.

As mentioned by other clubs it's all about offering fans the 'choice'

Im guessing you fall outside of the 18-35 demographic;

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/44331498

 

It's better than unsafe standing seating where eveyone stands behind their seat for 90mins. I'm in favour of the safe standing if it means that seats mean sitting. Better for kids and old folk who can sit on the seats they have paid for.

 

I cannot comment on under the stand as I have not been under there since the early eighties , as for the wooden floor in the upper I would leave it as it is certainly a lot warmer than concrete but I would replace all the seating & put a new roof that covered all the stand including the open seating whilst the tea bars & toilet facilities require upgrading

 

You havent have you! You’ve had a daft thought in your head so you thought you’d write it on here!!

As an aside there was a mock up of the pointy with 2 tiers floating around 10 years ago on the bbs of the time.

 

Having read through this thread I have concluded we need a 3rd tier on the East Stand.

 

I could do with cutting my 3rd tier out as I’m getting fat and apparently most people only have the one per day