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Originally Posted by mab
No plans been drawn as of yet so I've been informed. changing ends sounds ok until you take in to account that the control box(cabin) has to be in the away end, also theres better access to where the away coach's park on Livingston rd where there isn't any access to the clayton end apart from the pub carpark and past the main stand, not forgetting the police have an input as well. but like I say I may be wrong.
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I thought this as well when I read it earlier on my phone. The sensible thing would be roof the Coppice, seat it, remove the seats from the Clayton end, charge £20 for a seat and £15 to stand and you have solved most of the perceived problems and you don't even need to spend £20 on a loyalty card. Or is that too simplistic?
As for a 1500 seater stand, you could use that and the Coppice for away fans and close the rest of the ground as that would cover the usual crowds and then some.
If the business plan is build it and they will come then god help us. We probably have a core support of around 800 with the rest coming on an adhoc or semi regular basis. The former will come anyway on the whole as long as the prices are season ticket cheap, the latter less so and the way the new MD is annoying people it could get less.
Casual walkons might not bother if they have any form of hassle because unless people haven't noticed, there are plenty more things to do other than go to an Accy game as last night showed. If we can't attract people when we are in 4th going on 2nd with the games in hand then we won't attract them at all.
How many are disillussioned fans of other clubs or supporters whose team are playing away? Part of the mystique about Stanley is the adversity in the face of countless struggles managing with what they have. Remove that and to a certain extent you have just another League 2 team.