not really sure what an 'actual fan' is. Some people get drawn back in by success.

Not saying I think we should do it at all. Agree with your point below about the possible repercussions of subsequent relegation etc. But if we were to go up and then establish ourselves in the prem somehow, we could aim to get persistently higher crowds, maybe. Including drawing more youngsters in, who would become 'actual fans'.

That said, I also think there's still the possibility that football in general is due a bubble-bursting moment, and lots of clubs might be left with too much capacity, whatever divisions they're in.

I dunno what the right answer is.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 10th 2019 at 14:13:07

Message Thread

wow...b'burn (NCFC) - Jester, Apr 10, 09:08:04
- and yet some moron said we shouldn't expand the stadium because we "never" sell out lolf (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 10, 09:32:29
  - u think selling out the final home game and likely promo party disproves his point (NCFC) - fond, Apr 10, 12:21:43
    - Yep, it's a one-off. Would like a more modern stadium, but doubt we could fill it unless (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Apr 10, 13:45:58
    - not remotely interested in his point to be perfectly honest with you (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 10, 12:46:08
      - Lol... Tombs tilted himself.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 10, 15:59:20
  - tbf to the moron(s) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 10, 10:50:23
    - that's why we're going down (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 10, 12:13:31
      - Or we could go the conservative route. (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 10, 16:02:32
        
        What do you mean by organise the away section better? (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 10, 16:08:33
        
        Just think we could do some stuff to stop some seat wastage. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 10, 18:01:43
        
        Maybe - I'm not sure there is anything there tbh. We already have fully moveable barriers (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 10, 18:06:38
        
        Does safe seating include seatbelts? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 10, 16:07:35
        
        LOL.... fair enough..... you get the point. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 10, 17:59:50
        
        haha (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 10, 16:32:55
  - and they'd be right (NCFC) - inutero, Apr 10, 10:33:59
  - If we hadn't have got regulated under Hughton and Adams that season (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Apr 10, 09:59:57
  - If we ever want to be seen as anything other than a small club we HAVE to (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 10, 09:40:37
    - Agreed proth (NCFC) - yarmouthyellow, Apr 10, 13:30:59
    - If we want to compete in the Prem (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Apr 10, 09:56:05
    - Not bothered by how others "see" us. We are Norwich City and I (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 10, 09:47:09
      - It'll put the 'community club' ethos to the test won't it... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 10, 11:41:08
        
        I very much doubt there is a single City fan (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 10, 11:45:29
        
        I assume he's talking about the people who (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 10, 12:03:19
        
        well at that point (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 10, 12:45:24
        
        So these are people who'd like to see us regularly if in the Prem but not otherwise? (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 12:22:46
        
        The premier league is more popular than the championship. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 10, 12:44:11
        
        Not with actual fans (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 12:57:14
        
        not really sure what an 'actual fan' is. Some people get drawn back in by success. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 10, 14:13:07
        
        I guess it partly depends on the definition of 'established' (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 14:41:27
        
        Mate of a mate saw how well we were doing and bought a half-season ticket to ensure a (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 10, 13:18:42
        
        Trouble is we expand to accommodate people like him... (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 13:27:10
        
        Yep that's it really. I'm assuming we're at the cap point for STs next season (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 10, 12:19:54
      - It's not how the fans see us that matters so much to me,it's potential signings. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 10, 11:19:54
        
        Bournemouth bought Nathan Ake & Dom Solanke (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 10, 11:37:29
        
        Fair point. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 10, 13:01:14
        
        That's all about the £££ (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 10, 11:28:20
        
        Ipswich have a bigger stadium than us (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 11:37:32
      - Absolutely (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 10, 10:38:06
        
        are you sitting down? (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 10, 10:58:58
      - Think it's more a case of adding 5000 to 10000. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 10, 10:22:23
        
        Think expanding to over 30k capacity would be dumb (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 10:32:21
        
        Exactly. Plus the 20-30 million of long term debt (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 10, 15:16:38
      - No-one rates us, we don't care. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bungle, Apr 10, 09:56:15
      - Absolutely this (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 10, 09:48:27
- Any STH want to help me out with getting 1 or 2 before they all sell out? (n/m) (NCFC) - Maximum Aarons, Apr 10, 09:24:23

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