Pitch/ground

[MelbourneValiant]

Lower the pitch by 20ft and put new rows of seats at the bottom. That bring the stands closer to the pitch and increase the capacity to 30,000+. About a 100million quid should cover it.

[Jacko51]

16 hours ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

Ah I apologize.

We've never averaged over 10k in a season since 1960

1964 10,056!!

[NorthwoodValiant]

1 minute ago, Jacko51 said:

1964 10,056!!

Whilst I appreciate being fact checked, I feel we are straying from the point

[Jacko51]

16 hours ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

Do you know why there was such a massive drop off?

Attendances across the board dropped dramatically in the 70s and 80s due to the prevalence of hooliganism and the appalling s***hole grounds pre the Taylor Report.  Vale regularly had averages between 3,000 and 4,000.  It took Rudgie and a decade to get them up the 8,000+ in a few seasons in the 90s. 

[Jacko51]

2 minutes ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

Whilst I appreciate being fact checked, I feel we are straying from the point

There was a point?  Gosh!!!

[NorthwoodValiant]

2 minutes ago, Jacko51 said:

Attendances across the board dropped dramatically in the 70s and 80s due to the prevalence of hooliganism and the appalling s***hole grounds pre the Taylor Report.  Vale regularly had averages between 3,000 and 4,000.  It took Rudgie and a decade to get them up the 8,000+ in a few seasons in the 90s. 

But wasn't our massive decline in the 60's?

[Jacko51]

1 minute ago, NorthwoodValiant said:

But wasn't our massive decline in the 60's?

Relegation meant the second half of the 60s saw Vale playing crap in the fourth division.

[CAVALIER]

19 minutes ago, Jacko51 said:

Relegation meant the second half of the 60s saw Vale playing crap in the fourth division.

And the late 70’s until 82. They were dark times. 

[Guitar Ray]

In the ideal world the pitch should be replaced to the same dimensions as currently, but obviously costs will likely dictate that we reduce the size.

I think folk are jumping the gun regarding stands being replaced, have the club actually stated this ?  Any work is more likely to be reroofing I would say.  Obviously if, further down the line, we built a new stand it should be moved closer to the pitch if possible.

[The French Connection]

We've never averaged over 10k in a season though

Not since the '50s, when we averaged around 17,000!

[CAVALIER]

2 hours ago, Guitar Ray said:

In the ideal world the pitch should be replaced to the same dimensions as currently, but obviously costs will likely dictate that we reduce the size.

I think folk are jumping the gun regarding stands being replaced, have the club actually stated this ?  Any work is more likely to be reroofing I would say.  Obviously if, further down the line, we built a new stand it should be moved closer to the pitch if possible.

The council granted a licence of some sort until 2024 I think. Maybe the stadium manager could confirm.

[Valiant in Brum]

In the ideal world the pitch should be replaced to the same dimensions as currently, but obviously costs will likely dictate that we reduce the size.
I think folk are jumping the gun regarding stands being replaced, have the club actually stated this ?  Any work is more likely to be reroofing I would say.  Obviously if, further down the line, we built a new stand it should be moved closer to the pitch if possible.

Astand being replaced is a necesity but do finances permit. The railway stand/padock and old family stand need to go. However it need sponsorship and investment.

[Guitar Ray]

5 hours ago, Valiant in Brum said:

8 hours ago, Guitar Ray said:

In the ideal world the pitch should be replaced to the same dimensions as currently, but obviously costs will likely dictate that we reduce the size.
I think folk are jumping the gun regarding stands being replaced, have the club actually stated this ?  Any work is more likely to be reroofing I would say.  Obviously if, further down the line, we built a new stand it should be moved closer to the pitch if possible.

Astand being replaced is a necesity but do finances permit. The railway stand/padock and old family stand need to go. However it need sponsorship and investment.

It’s not a necessity, the current stands could be fixed up and their facilities improved.

[rider1308]

Did drive past Mac towns ground the other day and noticed they’d got a really nice stand, yes it’s a lot smaller than the railway paddock but it did look the part with boxes as well. Carn’t remember if it’s new or had a refurb, been a while since I’ve been there for a game if new or refurbished wonder what cost ? 

[rider1308]

Sorry folks to bang on about improving the ground. As we all know Sjoke got a brand new stadium under the guise of it been a “community stadium”  and as far as I’m aware the city council did helped us out more recently. But surely  the club can put together a business plan and go chase some funding to redevelop the paddock and incorporate it for community use as well. It is a massive piece of land that could surely be utilised for proper community use !!!!!