Back to the ‘dig down’ and considering suggestions further up that this may not necessarily mean shuffling the pitch over a touch… on inspection of the east stand yesterday, I think you could add 3 rows, maybe 4 at a push within the existing inner advertising board perimeter, and therefore within the existing pitch dimensions. Not sure on minimum distances required between spectators and pitch.
The existing walkway and stair arrangement would no longer work. I think a solution would be to structurally modify the number and location of the entrances from the concourse, with direct access to stairs - think Madejski stadium as an example. Not too tricky.
There are approx 750 front row seats. So 750 x 4 rows = 3000 increase (assuming that other stands have a similar current distance to the advertising boards as the east stand does).
Bit of an underwhelming solution…
The existing walkway and stair arrangement would no longer work. I think a solution would be to structurally modify the number and location of the entrances from the concourse, with direct access to stairs - think Madejski stadium as an example. Not too tricky.
There are approx 750 front row seats. So 750 x 4 rows = 3000 increase (assuming that other stands have a similar current distance to the advertising boards as the east stand does).
Bit of an underwhelming solution…
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