Sadly I think you are correct. It’s probably fine if all that happens is that 15,000 people come in, sit down and watch the game (which is basically what I do). But there’s simply not enough space either in/under the stands or in the area around the stands for all the other things that people expect these days. It’s clear the club realise this - recently we’ve had hospitality, catering, fan zone activities and now retail space all happening outside the footprint of the stadium buildings.Yep, the searches etc really don't help, but I think the stadium has real design flaws that obviously can't be easily fixed.
It’s a real shame.