| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? 13:27 - Mar 10 with 5140 views | IP4_Blue |
I would be against it, as I think we would just need to eventually replace Cobbold and Magners stands. Also the statues we have at Portman Rd
I see Cruncher had mentioned this on twitter. Do you think it could happen? |  | | |  |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:05 - Mar 10 with 1321 views | Illinoisblue |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:55 - Mar 10 by snotbucket |
To be a sustainable competitive premier league club I think you're looking at crowds of 40,000+. |
Not really. Many teams continue to survive and have nowhere near that big of a capacity. Brighton, Leicester, Wolves, Southampton, Palace |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:06 - Mar 10 with 1316 views | textbackup |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:53 - Mar 10 by J2BLUE |
No. I would be fiercely against this.
Thankfully it's not on the cards. Ashton has mentioned rebuilding a stand, not rebuilding the stadium. The club is the heart of the town and needs to stay where it is. |
new stadium built on Alderman park, thats something i could be onboard with. basically the same site.
however that place floods like anything, would need a shtload of work |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:06 - Mar 10 with 1316 views | judespiveyg |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:55 - Mar 10 by snotbucket |
To be a sustainable competitive premier league club I think you're looking at crowds of 40,000+. |
Don't think its been a problem for Leicester, Southampton, Wolves and to a lesser extent Brighton, Palace and Burnley to not have a 40000 seat stadium.
Seriously why is everyone so keen to change Portman Road, its literally the perfect football stadium.
I would genuinely be happier watching Ipswich play in League Two for the rest of my life at Portman Road than watch them play in the Premiership in another ground, especially a pile of crap like Colchester's. Although in truth I'm not that concerned with the division the club are in or any 'long term vision' as long as the team plays attacking football and are entertaining. |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:07 - Mar 10 with 1311 views | BlueBadger |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:33 - Mar 10 by Fixed_It |
Death penalty for Cruncher? Seems a bit harsh... |
After playing his part in ushering in the Banter Era, it's nothing less than he deserves. |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:08 - Mar 10 with 1300 views | textbackup |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:05 - Mar 10 by Illinoisblue |
Not really. Many teams continue to survive and have nowhere near that big of a capacity. Brighton, Leicester, Wolves, Southampton, Palace |
norw..... ah, sorry you said continue to survive | |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:28 - Mar 10 with 1257 views | SitfcB |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:52 - Mar 10 by Ewan_Oozami |
Cobbold probably won't become the main stand as it faces west... |
Like Texters said, Ashton said he’d want it to be the main stand. |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:32 - Mar 10 with 1250 views | WD19 |
The type of people that get excited about this sort of thing are the same types who think a football stadium needs a Television installed to help them keep track of the score. |  | | |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:33 - Mar 10 with 1245 views | Swansea_Blue |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:43 - Mar 10 by Blue_Order |
Only on the condition that we can have a new old north stand and everybody that doesn’t sing is removed from it and put down the other end. |
Last 3 words weren’t needed! |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:33 - Mar 10 with 1252 views | clive_baker |
No way. It's the heart of the football club isn't it. Players, managers, supporters come and go over years and generations but for me a massive part of the charm and connection to the history of the club is that people have stood on those terraces and watched us dominate European greats. The sight of those floodlights as the train rolls into the station, crossing over the Orwell and walking down to the ground. Not to mention the fact it would kill the town centre, if it's not dead already.
What have you got left if you build a flat pack identikit stadium on the side of the A14? The club becomes like Trigger's broom. Look at West Ham and Colchester, it might benefit them commercially but they lack any soul. |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:36 - Mar 10 with 1247 views | Freddies_Ears |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:34 - Mar 10 by SitfcB |
It would be a bowl :( easier to build and properly cheaper.
Just develop the Cobbold and we’ll be fine. That can be the new main stand with changing rooms, tunnel, executive suites and the like. New TV gantry, press boxes. |
That won't happen, for one reason. It faces west. Very, very few clubs have a main stand facing that way (Shrewsbury, Fleetwood - can't think of any others). | | | |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:38 - Mar 10 with 1239 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:02 - Mar 10 by textbackup |
MA said the stadium has it back to the town, which means the cobbold should become the main stand, facing the town... |
In which case, they'll need to build some sunshields on the top of the SAR and Magnus stands otherwise the coaching staff will all need to wear goalkeeper-style caps when the sun's out!
Or maybe the plan is to keep all the dugouts in the Magnus stand and put all the commercial stuff into a new Cobbold stand? |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:40 - Mar 10 with 1232 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:28 - Mar 10 by SitfcB |
Like Texters said, Ashton said he’d want it to be the main stand. |
Yep, I realise now it can become the main stand but still keeping the dugouts in the Magnus stand | |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:41 - Mar 10 with 1233 views | Ryorry |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:36 - Mar 10 by Freddies_Ears |
That won't happen, for one reason. It faces west. Very, very few clubs have a main stand facing that way (Shrewsbury, Fleetwood - can't think of any others). |
Is that because of the potential for sunlight in the eyes in the afternoon in winter & evening in summer? |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:44 - Mar 10 with 1221 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:36 - Mar 10 by Freddies_Ears |
That won't happen, for one reason. It faces west. Very, very few clubs have a main stand facing that way (Shrewsbury, Fleetwood - can't think of any others). |
Would be possible - see my very in-depth discussion with Sitters and Texters... | |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:46 - Mar 10 with 1214 views | clive_baker |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:05 - Mar 10 by Illinoisblue |
Not really. Many teams continue to survive and have nowhere near that big of a capacity. Brighton, Leicester, Wolves, Southampton, Palace |
Unless we consistently had demand for 50,000+ paying full whack I don't really see a payback at all, especially given the cost of a new stadium. We've shown no ability to get anything close to a sell out at full prices, the club is much better off maintaining the prices at a higher level as demand increases, than investing in a new ground.
PR is fit for the Premier League with a little investment. If you look at the last normal season of trading pre Covid, Southampton finished mid table and turned over £150m in revenue, with only £17m from matchday revenues, which isn't that significant a proportion. In today's game all revenue helps, but really its Premier League TV money and player trading that can move the needle. | |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:48 - Mar 10 with 1215 views | Ryorry |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:33 - Mar 10 by clive_baker |
No way. It's the heart of the football club isn't it. Players, managers, supporters come and go over years and generations but for me a massive part of the charm and connection to the history of the club is that people have stood on those terraces and watched us dominate European greats. The sight of those floodlights as the train rolls into the station, crossing over the Orwell and walking down to the ground. Not to mention the fact it would kill the town centre, if it's not dead already.
What have you got left if you build a flat pack identikit stadium on the side of the A14? The club becomes like Trigger's broom. Look at West Ham and Colchester, it might benefit them commercially but they lack any soul. |
I know some will disagree, thinking it's part of the old charm, but I'd really like to see the tented corner "tunnel" replaced with something a bit more up-to-date & serious - just doesn't seem in keeping with the re-development of the N & S stands 21 or so years ago. | |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:52 - Mar 10 with 1185 views | Freddies_Ears |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:44 - Mar 10 by Ewan_Oozami |
Would be possible - see my very in-depth discussion with Sitters and Texters... |
MA has said recently he doesnt want a west-facing main stand, simply the sunlight issue. | | | |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:05 - Mar 10 with 1167 views | Stewart27 |
Absolutely not.
We could do the Cobbold stand up nicely. Portman Road is just an access road. And there is the Beirut style car park behind to develop. Could have food stalls and bars etc.
I love our ground. I’m in love with our ground. Plus there are so many development opportunities in and around Portman road.
That walk from the train station is what football is all about for me. I went all tingly when I saw the lights on Tuesday night.
As an away fan it must be an absolute dream. I can’t understand why we are not a top away day. Train station, away pub and ground all in sight of one another. | | | |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:11 - Mar 10 with 1147 views | GeoffSentence |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:05 - Mar 10 by Illinoisblue |
Not really. Many teams continue to survive and have nowhere near that big of a capacity. Brighton, Leicester, Wolves, Southampton, Palace |
Chelsea get less than 40000 |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:16 - Mar 10 with 1137 views | Pendejo |
We are 3rd tier but with, date I say it, European aspirations...😉
In order to finance such a nice would mean incurring massive debt, remember we don't own the land on which the stadium stands, that land has a covenant on it doesn't it? Limits it to recreational purposes? Unlike many others who have moved there's no capital to be earned from selling the ground.
Then there's acquisition costs etc. It's a non-starter.
We do, however, need a revamp of Cobbold and our aspirations are such we need the ground to hold 35k plus. Crucially there is space within the stadiums footprint (South and west) with minimal impact on neighbours. Cobbold could be developed with council help, but as others have pointed out it often faces a low sun.
It's all pipe dreams for now, including European aspirations... One game at a time |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:30 - Mar 10 with 1088 views | Slambo |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 14:06 - Mar 10 by judespiveyg |
Don't think its been a problem for Leicester, Southampton, Wolves and to a lesser extent Brighton, Palace and Burnley to not have a 40000 seat stadium.
Seriously why is everyone so keen to change Portman Road, its literally the perfect football stadium.
I would genuinely be happier watching Ipswich play in League Two for the rest of my life at Portman Road than watch them play in the Premiership in another ground, especially a pile of crap like Colchester's. Although in truth I'm not that concerned with the division the club are in or any 'long term vision' as long as the team plays attacking football and are entertaining. |
The car park next to the ground has been earmarked for development. If the council fills it with row upon row of terraced houses, some of them ideally built into the ground itself, it would make Portman Road the greatest ground in England, arguably even on planet Earth... |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:39 - Mar 10 with 1067 views | Fixed_It |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:11 - Mar 10 by GeoffSentence |
Chelsea get less than 40000 |
But they are bankrolled by a very, very rich Russian. Oh... |  |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:57 - Mar 10 with 1031 views | Fixed_It |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:30 - Mar 10 by Slambo |
The car park next to the ground has been earmarked for development. If the council fills it with row upon row of terraced houses, some of them ideally built into the ground itself, it would make Portman Road the greatest ground in England, arguably even on planet Earth... |
Second only to Kenilworth Road, Luton. | |
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:59 - Mar 10 with 1025 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 15:57 - Mar 10 by Fixed_It |
Second only to Kenilworth Road, Luton. |
Maybe buit a supermarket in as well, like Selhurst Park? [Post edited 10 Mar 2022 15:59]
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| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 16:22 - Mar 10 with 986 views | sotd78 |
| How would people feel about us moving to a brand new purpose built stadium? on 13:43 - Mar 10 by Blue_Order |
Only on the condition that we can have a new old north stand and everybody that doesn’t sing is removed from it and put down the other end. |
That'll be most of them moving to the other end then!
What's the obsession with singing?
Better to stop the moaning minnies that get on players backs |  |
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