Empty seats on Kop

[Sean Thornton]

Why? Do you want the kop for yourself? That’s 95% of our fan base.

what about the 8% of Werthersheads in the South Stand ?

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Dont forget about the body that is buried under the Kop.

 

[penthouseblade]

I had lots of empty seats near me on the left side of the top yesterday. Maybe they were standing at the back? Despite not having Restricted view seats, we didn't have visibility of any of the goals at the top end.

There were also people coming and going throughout the game, leaving their seats empty for long periods. Particularly 3 chinese guys, expensive designer clothes, blingy jewellery, boy band haircuts and very little apparent interest in the game. They wandered to the front, they wandered to the back, sometimes they just stood in the isle, chatting with their backs to the game.

We certainly seem to attract an eclectic mix of people nowadays.

I normally sit on the BLUT but had to get three on the Kop for this one. Two on row XX and one on AA. We all stood by gangway A, to be together essentially but it felt a little like an old terrace and great atmosphere up there!

 

[BushBlade]

what about the 8% of Werthersheads in the South Stand ?

Alcoholics in the main. Claim it’s medicinal.

 

[Tony]

Behind the posts, loads of empty seats. Anyone know if these were left unsold or if people just decided to stand at the back instead? Be a shame if they are left unsold with loads of blades fan’s asking for spares all week. Just sell them as restricted view for a bit cheaper, better than watching from home.

The only seats spare were the ones the club didn't sell because of RV's and maybe a few ST holders on holiday . EVERY FUCKING AVAILABLE SEAT IN THE GROUND WAS SOLD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, and the waiting list was enormous. The Kop does need knocking down and totally redeveloping and the capacity upped to 42/45000.

 

[Cheesebored]

Why? Do you want the kop for yourself? That’s 95% of our fan base.

Gives the 5% of problem gamblers extra arm room for getting their phones out to get another bet on.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

Take the poles of the Kop. Bish bash bosh, easy as that.

....and the roof falls down!

 

[Tom Smith]

The only seats spare were the ones the club didn't sell because of RV's and maybe a few ST holders on holiday . EVERY FUCKING AVAILABLE SEAT IN THE GROUND WAS SOLD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, and the waiting list was enormous. The Kop does need knocking down and totally redeveloping and the capacity upped to 42/45000.

Think you’ve missed my point, I know the game sold out, I’m saying I think the club should have sold the seats they decidided not to sell, at a reduced price, like you say the waiting list was massive it could have been reduced and more blades in the ground

 

[I'll tell me dad.]

....and the roof falls down!

No problem, Mcgoldrick will just control it and carry it out on his foot length ways.

 

[penthouseblade]

They do exactly that (sell them). Then people who buy them stand at the back of the Kop, because the view and atmosphere is better.

I take the three kids to games on the Kop. Two of them stand on the back of the seats in front of us, so we only really occupy two/three seats, so if a friend wants to come I tell them to buy a RV ticket and then just stand in our spare. I'd imagine a few others do that too?

I did that more or less. This was the view...

 

[Kanye]

I did that more or less. This was the view...
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State of that haircut

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I did that more or less. This was the view...
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The guy in front...

.... do you think he knows that his head puckers up like that when he styles his man-bun?

Speaking as a slap-head, he can’t be doing his follicles any good.

 

[ghandi]

Agree. Only when the Kop is finally modernised and brought up to date, will I feel that BL really is a top class fit for purpose ground. It's already a wonderful place that goes without saying, but it does need the Kop upgrade and to lose them poles to really finish off the ground. The upgrade of the SS would be great from a commercial aspect, but the Kop is crying out for being updated / rebuilt.

First things first though. More money spent on thr team and squad, and get that training ground made fit for purpose.

For the training ground, I would like to see us move onto a purposely built new site which has more space and scope, and let the SUFC ladies have the Shirecliffe site.

What about a new training ground somewhere off the Parkway perhaps near the old Sheffield Airport site? There should be plenty of accessible cheap land available around there and easy enough to get to for the personnel.

No space near or on old airport site all been developed with offices and industrial units.

 

[Tony]

Think you’ve missed my point, I know the game sold out, I’m saying I think the club should have sold the seats they decidided not to sell, at a reduced price, like you say the waiting list was massive it could have been reduced and more blades in the ground

Ok get that, problem is the club will not allow that.

 

[The Crab]

Can't be that hard, put a couple of ropes around them and attach them to the Discovery then give it full beans, tell Vern to mind the Desso though The Crab

Not one of your better ideas.

This has almost nothing to do with the Discovery being a cut and shut......

 

[Keen Blade]

Absolutely nothing will be spent on the ground until the ownership of the Club is no longer open to potential appeal and , subject to the outcome of that , until the Club has managed to find the cash to buy it.
So just kick all these ground improvement dreams into the long grass + concentrate on Prem survival.

 

[penthouseblade]

State of that haircut

The guy in front...

.... do you think he knows that his head puckers up like that when he styles his man-bun?

Speaking as a slap-head, he can’t be doing his follicles any good.

Erm yes, it was pretty.....distinctive! Looked painful pulled up like that! Anyway, weird hairdos aside, much better view than behind a pillar!!

 

[Ace of Blades]

Erm yes, it was pretty.....distinctive! Looked painful pulled up like that! Anyway, weird hairdos aside, much better view than behind a pillar!!

That is questionable, sit behind a pillar ora pillock?

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Just put those seats in backwards and some mirrors on the back wall of the top. Sorted.

 

[NE Blade]

There was also quite a large block in the pukka pies corner that had obviously been unsold. Why? If we aren’t going to sell them then the seats should just be ripped out!

If you look at photos from the Ipswich game then that corner is completely full. Why the change in policy?

 

[reedy63]

The kop was build very quickly during the 1992 close season I think..because the old kop would have not got a safety certificate.the kop can be extended bags of space behind.
However, the main thing is to stay in the premier league. so Chris must be given the money to buy the players he wants no matter what the cost.

 

[Silent Blade]

The kop was build very quickly during the 1992 close season I think..because the old kop would have not got a safety certificate.the kop can be extended bags of space behind.
However, the main thing is to stay in the premier league. so Chris must be given the money to buy the players he wants no matter what the cost.

1991