Tina Arena is an Australian singer/songwriter. Macquarie are huge and like buying everything in sight. They too are Australian. So the Aussies are on their way.
Lol, you lot that claim to be "in the know" crack me up.
Not claiming to be in the know. Just passing on what I have heard. May be right, may be wrong. Who knows!
Where did you hear it??
Well I'm obviously not going to name names now am I, especially as some on here will know his name.
But, A colleague at work who has 'close' links to some of those involved. As I said, I am not claiming to be in the know. I am passing on what I have been told. Whether that's right or wrong, who knows!
I heard it from someone I work for who is in the football world and good friends with PV. He was very vague but said it would be very good for Charlton if it happens
I think that people are mistaken if they think that a new "40,000" capacity stadium would be bigger than the current Valley.
I saw a copy of the council brochure that mentioned this size, and it was accompanied by a picture showing a rock concert taking place. I went to Amsterdam recently, where Ajax play in the Amsterdam Arena. According to Wikipedia, this has a capacity of 53,000 for football matches, and 68,000 for concerts with a stage in the middle of the pitch, a difference of 15,000. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Arena
So, assuming our pitch would be a similar size, this new stadium would have a capacity of around, 25,000 for football, with no prospect of ever increasing it.
Tina Arena is an Australian singer/songwriter. Macquarie are huge and like buying everything in sight. They too are Australian. So the Aussies are on their way.
David Warner's Australian so perhaps Warner Brothers are involved but they're American.
If I recall the 1998 play-off final correctly, season ticket holders were allowed to buy up to four tickets each - my Dad and I had four season tickets between us in those days (to invite anyone who fancied it), and we thus bought 16 tickets for Wembley. Ended up inviting a load of random people, many of whom hadn't been to a football match before and thus presumably left thinking all matches were that exciting.
So in short whilst we did indeed sell out, it wasn't necessarily 30,000+ Charlton fans if our example is anything to go by.
As I said, we were over generous in the amount of tickets allowed per person. As stated, I then couldn't get a ticket from the club, and spent £270 for 3 tickets from a West End ticket agency to see the game. Thank god it was the greatest game ever............and that we won.
Sunderland were a bigger club than us at the time and we were still rebuilding, fair?
Forget I even said it Raz. If Airman says we sold out, then believe me (or rather him) we sold out! Sunderland had more there, but it wasn't based on demand so my whole point backfired. Nevertheless, if I interpret him correctly Airman agrees that just because we might suddenly have a 40k stadium nobody should assume that we will then just fill it, without a lot of hard work.
I'm not sure its related directly to the Prem period, but I think Sunderland as a single city had more concentrated support? perhaps Airman or others have a view
If I recall the 1998 play-off final correctly, season ticket holders were allowed to buy up to four tickets each - my Dad and I had four season tickets between us in those days (to invite anyone who fancied it), and we thus bought 16 tickets for Wembley. Ended up inviting a load of random people, many of whom hadn't been to a football match before and thus presumably left thinking all matches were that exciting.
So in short whilst we did indeed sell out, it wasn't necessarily 30,000+ Charlton fans if our example is anything to go by.
I agree, but as Henry says that's how these big turnouts stack up unless you're a massive club. From recollection Kettering took 8,000 to Selhurst Park to play us in 1989 or thereabouts, but no one imagined they had 8,000 supporters.
If I recall the 1998 play-off final correctly, season ticket holders were allowed to buy up to four tickets each - my Dad and I had four season tickets between us in those days (to invite anyone who fancied it), and we thus bought 16 tickets for Wembley. Ended up inviting a load of random people, many of whom hadn't been to a football match before and thus presumably left thinking all matches were that exciting.
So in short whilst we did indeed sell out, it wasn't necessarily 30,000+ Charlton fans if our example is anything to go by.
I agree, but as Henry says that's how these big turnouts stack up unless you're a massive club. From recollection Kettering took 8,000 to Selhurst Park to play us in 1989 or thereabouts, but no one imagined they had 8,000 supporters.
Funny enough the Spanners might be an exception. Being a Spanner is much more a state of mind than any clear indication of how a person spends his Saturdays. Take my Spanner mate/client out here. OK he has not lived in the Uk since they moved to the Rustbucket, but he has never been there. But of course he has been to Wembley with them, with his mates. And he is unquestionably a Spanner. By day an intelligent, successful advertising agency director, but after a couple of beers in the pub, it all comes out. All that Spanner stuff. There really is a huge hinterland of such people, I fear...
If I recall the 1998 play-off final correctly, season ticket holders were allowed to buy up to four tickets each - my Dad and I had four season tickets between us in those days (to invite anyone who fancied it), and we thus bought 16 tickets for Wembley. Ended up inviting a load of random people, many of whom hadn't been to a football match before and thus presumably left thinking all matches were that exciting.
So in short whilst we did indeed sell out, it wasn't necessarily 30,000+ Charlton fans if our example is anything to go by.
I agree, but as Henry says that's how these big turnouts stack up unless you're a massive club. From recollection Kettering took 8,000 to Selhurst Park to play us in 1989 or thereabouts, but no one imagined they had 8,000 supporters.
If I recall the 1998 play-off final correctly, season ticket holders were allowed to buy up to four tickets each - my Dad and I had four season tickets between us in those days (to invite anyone who fancied it), and we thus bought 16 tickets for Wembley. Ended up inviting a load of random people, many of whom hadn't been to a football match before and thus presumably left thinking all matches were that exciting.
So in short whilst we did indeed sell out, it wasn't necessarily 30,000+ Charlton fans if our example is anything to go by.
I agree, but as Henry says that's how these big turnouts stack up unless you're a massive club. From recollection Kettering took 8,000 to Selhurst Park to play us in 1989 or thereabouts, but no one imagined they had 8,000 supporters.
I went to the Man City v Man Utd Community Shield game at Wembley a couple of years ago. I don't support either club. It happens at all but the very big/well supported clubs.
I agree that Charlton would have to work hard to fill a 40k Valley OR a 40k Royal Greenwich Stadium but as Airman has always said the biggest factor to impact on sales is on the pitch success. If we had that over a sustained period crowds would increase. At a new stadium we would also be able to exploit better corporate sales via boxes and lounges.
But BIG BUT we've not even been taken over yet, no planning permission has been sought, no land purchased or lease obtained, not much of anything concrete (in both senses) other than some vague "plans" and "talks".
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But, A colleague at work who has 'close' links to some of those involved. As I said, I am not claiming to be in the know. I am passing on what I have been told. Whether that's right or wrong, who knows!
FA Cup is 25% if possible on safety grounds
I saw a copy of the council brochure that mentioned this size, and it was accompanied by a picture showing a rock concert taking place. I went to Amsterdam recently, where Ajax play in the Amsterdam Arena. According to Wikipedia, this has a capacity of 53,000 for football matches, and 68,000 for concerts with a stage in the middle of the pitch, a difference of 15,000. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Arena
So, assuming our pitch would be a similar size, this new stadium would have a capacity of around, 25,000 for football, with no prospect of ever increasing it.
Confused?
So in short whilst we did indeed sell out, it wasn't necessarily 30,000+ Charlton fans if our example is anything to go by.
Just as in the same way not everyone who goes to the Millwall games at Wembley has been to the New Den ever or is even a Millwall fan.
I agree that Charlton would have to work hard to fill a 40k Valley OR a 40k Royal Greenwich Stadium but as Airman has always said the biggest factor to impact on sales is on the pitch success. If we had that over a sustained period crowds would increase. At a new stadium we would also be able to exploit better corporate sales via boxes and lounges.
But BIG BUT we've not even been taken over yet, no planning permission has been sought, no land purchased or lease obtained, not much of anything concrete (in both senses) other than some vague "plans" and "talks".
we had about 7k there last night !
Apart from there's no point of course...