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East Stand second tier

eaststandpeter
eaststandpeter Posts: 94
edited February 2012 in General Charlton
I think when we go straight through the championship into the premier league we would be wise to add a second tier to the east stand.
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  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,640
    Lets not be too massive about this and get to the championship first
  • eaststandpeter
    eaststandpeter Posts: 94
    Im not being massive its just that I feel really positive about the club.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,708
    Leave it for about 3 seasons and wait till we're in the Champions league :-0
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,111
    When we eventually get round to adding to the Valley I always assumed that the first step would be to fill in the corners on the JS stand. To make it all enclosed. I thought that ES 2nd tier would be added after that.

    And even if we were to get promoted, like MIA says wait at least 3 seasons in the top. Could be a long way off yet. My chickens remain uncounted.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,378
    When we eventually get round to adding to the Valley I always assumed that the first step would be to fill in the corners on the JS stand. To make it all enclosed. I thought that ES 2nd tier would be added after that.
    I thought the plan was to add the second tier to the East and a south-east corner. Then work on a south-west corner and a further two tiers on the Jimmy Seed.
  • SE10
    SE10 Posts: 2,169
    By the time we're in the Premiership, We will be playing on the Peninsula and our mystery owners will have converted The Valley into flats anyway!!
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,111
    By the time we're in the Premiership, We will be playing on the Peninsula and our mystery owners will have converted The Valley into flats anyway!!
    BLASPHEMY!

    You're probably right Callum. As long as I get to keep my seat I don't mind which comes first. :D
  • cafcjames
    cafcjames Posts: 20
    By the time we're in the Premiership, We will be playing on the Peninsula and our mystery owners will have converted The Valley into flats anyway!!
    Scary thought, though, if Charlton do what Arsenal done and end up in a better stadium in walking distance from the original point (unlikely) then it will be good. If we do a Wimbledon and forget the fans that brought the club where they are moving miles away, then that's what would really be scary. Would prefer to see the Valley expanded though.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,172
    I would prefer to expand the valley. I'll be tottaly against any move to a new ground. Anyway, do we even want all these plastic supporters? and if we go down again i doubt many will stay and we will be left with an even bigger stadium with more empty seats.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,571
    edited February 2012
    Steady on esp.......let's not get all Sheffield Wednesdayish here mate............would be a very nice thing to do of course but let's wait and see where life/fate takes us.

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  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    edited February 2012
    We were hardly bursting at the seams with a 5 year waiting list for ST's last time in the Prem were we?
    Do we really want another stand of people leaving with 5 mins left to go?
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,799
    Think we need to concentrate of selling the existing empty seats first................
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,182
    I think 26k is fine for us.
  • kinsellas shorts
    kinsellas shorts Posts: 46
    I dont know if we got even 23k of Charlton fans when we were in the Prem. Bearing in mind the 3k capacity of the JS stand, seemed to me to be more away fans or 'neutrals' in the East Stand than you could shake a stick at
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,874
    I've always thought that a 32,000 capacity stadium would be spot on as it would mean IF we do get back in the prem we could fill it for the big matches and it wouldn't look half empty for the other matches.
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,762
    32k would make me feel fantastic ... Always wanted to break the 30 k mark and against the top 6 and some of the Derbyshire or important games we would fill it in the prem ...
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,762
    * derbys... Bloody predictive text!
  • DRF
    DRF Posts: 2,455
    I think when we go straight through the championship into the premier league we would be wise to add a second tier to the east stand.
    How many new fans do you think we are going to get?!
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,571
    Need it for when we next play The Owls!!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,480
    Would be great but as many have said lets wait until we're back in the premier league and filling the seats we have.

    Part of the thinking of the 2nd tier on the east wasn't just an extra 4k but more boxes and corporate facilities. Compared to many Clubs we have relatively few boxes.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,480
    Need it for when we next play The Owls!!
    We'll need to switch the game to Wembley to cope with the massive hordes flocking down the M1

  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,807
    Would personally rather see the south stand done and the corners filled in. That end of the ground looks really tired.

    I sat there in 1992 and recall the leg room and facilities being less than great.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,480
    Would personally rather see the south stand done and the corners filled in. That end of the ground looks really tired.

    I sat there in 1992 and recall the leg room and facilities being less than great.
    *shakes head*

  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,182
    Would personally rather see the south stand done and the corners filled in. That end of the ground looks really tired.

    I sat there in 1992 and recall the leg room and facilities being less than great.
    The plan is to knock down that stand and rebuild a new one. If we were to do that the capacity would be reduced to 23k and they'll be issues with locating the away fans. A second tier East Stand would bring us to 30k, not a lot of extra seats but better facilities as Henry pointed out. I think only four rows would've been to the second tier and most of the new capacity coming from the SE corner.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,172
    be a bit of a naf looking second tier with only 4 rows in it.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,405
    Would personally rather see the south stand done and the corners filled in. That end of the ground looks really tired.

    I sat there in 1992 and recall the leg room and facilities being less than great.
    I'd rather bang a few holes in the roof of the Jimmy Seed stand and have a hose pipe on it when its not raining.
    Nothing like being cold, wet and miserable when you're losing.

  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    Brilliant idea, take off the roof of the Jimmy South Stand.

    Away fans get wet and miserable and you won't actually hear them singing, "You only sing when you're winning".

    ;o)

  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,571
    Or........Sing when you're swimming.....you only sing when you're swimming!"
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,182
    be a bit of a naf looking second tier with only 4 rows in it.
    A bit like this stand at Birmingham. I think it looks alright personally, you don't want it looking to similar to the West Stand.
    image

  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,878
    be a bit of a naf looking second tier with only 4 rows in it.
    image

    Not very big, but looks more than 4 rows.

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