Safe standing and capacity

Further to the discussion below it seems that 1.8 standing spaces per seat is a reasonable figure to assume:

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I haven't been able to find any figures for the separate stands at FCR but if we assumed that the lower Barclay and River End were 3000 seats each, and both were converted to safe standing, then it would increase the capacity by 4,800. Obviously this would increase further if a block or two of away supporters was also converted.

For me the interesting thing is that this would be a cheap way of getting the capacity over 30K. Re-building the City Stand is on the back burner and I would hate us to move to a BeaverDome in Postwick. The actual economics of it depends what you charge for the tickets.

Posted By: Cart Gap Disco on December 11th 2012 at 16:12:24

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Safe standing and capacity (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Dec 11, 16:12:24
- Make the Jarrold standing. (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Dec 11, 16:24:00
- Said it before, but I don't think the criteria for safe standing could apply at CR (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 11, 16:18:04
  - Could the crowding be prevented by a standing ticket for a block area? (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Dec 11, 16:20:58
    - Just trying to remember back (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 11, 16:26:57
  - BeaverDome? Tell me more (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Dec 11, 16:20:53
    - club are in talks with aviva to move to a brand new multi-purpose sports arena near (NCFC) - Tombs, Dec 11, 16:27:43
      - This is true (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Dec 11, 16:35:14
  - put the away fans in the upper riverend (NCFC) - Tombs, Dec 11, 16:20:16
    - Away fans were originally in the Upper Barclay (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Dec 11, 16:36:51
    - and have throwing stuff on our lot below ? (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Dec 11, 16:27:24
      - put a sign up: no throwing stuff (NCFC) - Tombs, Dec 11, 16:29:13
        
        That'll do it as long as they say please and phrase the sign politely (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Dec 11, 16:32:17
    - Yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 11, 16:21:12
- wouldn't happen to river end. (n/m) (NCFC) - grants_cold_finger, Dec 11, 16:17:14
  - Wondered where the 1.8 to 1 came from (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Dec 11, 16:17:51

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