Well Lazio bid around 10m for Morgs in January and it was rejected, it's being widely touted that Coops may go for around 8m and Gibson is a steal at 4m.
The fact Azaz was only 2.5m only makes Argyle look silly that we didn't pay it!
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(Can we have) Stadium expansion?
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The fact Azaz was only 2.5m only makes Argyle look silly that we didn't pay it!
I think 8m with add ons is a fair price for Cooper.
I think anything above 10m is a fair price for Morgs.
4m for Gibson given how good he is, seems a bit of a steal.
You say we don't want our best players to leave, thats how we'll compete at this level. Through clever recruitment and then selling on for good prices. Thats 20m+ profit off those three players.
Said this for ages, they sorted temporary seating for the Liverpool game with a week or so's notice
I love our ground, it has its own character and isn't one of the stadia that looks the same. However, I like Continentals suggestion of temporary seating in the Devonport corner, an extra 500ish seats would be fab. I wonder what a temporary structure would cost? Presumably not too great, so would pay for itself reasonably quickly.
Increasing capacity at relatively lowish cost, it wouldn't be surprising if the Board were already looking into this, if it was feasible
Increasing capacity at relatively lowish cost, it wouldn't be surprising if the Board were already looking into this, if it was feasible
Personally think we need to do this asap..
Naturally when we struggle attendances have dropped in previous years and when we do well we sell out..
It feels different this time.
I also think we need the extra seats in place for when we do well again. Or we will miss out on revenue..
Seats will eventually pay for them selves
There's never a perfect time to put the seats in unless temp ones can get done in close of season which I'd have thought they could be
Naturally when we struggle attendances have dropped in previous years and when we do well we sell out..
It feels different this time.
I also think we need the extra seats in place for when we do well again. Or we will miss out on revenue..
Seats will eventually pay for them selves
There's never a perfect time to put the seats in unless temp ones can get done in close of season which I'd have thought they could be
No it doesn’t because never before has demand hugely exceeded supply before crowds start to fall.
Fans have been spoiled over the past few years but we have yet to see what will happen to crowds if we struggle continuously. I can assure you that our recent success is not the norm.
Attendances at HP are now much more diverse than they were 15 years ago. Just looking at the stands on Saturday and the kids, women and families in general were much more previlant. Hallett has spoken extensively about how they want to make it a much wider experience than simply the 90 minute match, and thats what they've done, and all that goes towards making it a much more appealing proposition. Yes, ultimately it comes down to whats on the pitch, but there appears to be a significantly increased level of demand which doesn't look to be diminishing.
I believe that there are two factors which could prevent a full repetition of history that are wider than parochial local factors. First, the growth in the last twenty years of the experience economy has increased the attractiveness of experiences and live events. As part of this, there has been an upward trend in football attendances. Second, the demographics of football attendees, and clearly at Home Park, are much broader than they were both in terms of age and gender (and at some clubs ethnicity too). This could defend Argo against a drop out amongst one demographic, say the traditional working class male supporter.
Villa had to sell to get under Financial Fair play.
We don’t.
Gibson has 3 years left on his contract so we are in no rush to sell. I think Azaz was in his final year and could leave for free this summer.
Treating players like lumps of meat is rather callous in my opinion. For instance what if Morgan Whittaker and Michael Cooper don't want to leave? They certainly wouldn't feel wanted if they read some of the comments on here and elsewhere.
We’ve just finished 4th bottom and only scored 3 home goals since February time.
Trying to get a ticket for these final games was insane.
If we were 15 points adrift we wouldn’t be full, I agree, but every game will sell out next season. 500 seats in Bobby’s garden will be well received by those 500 lucky fans.
