On 18/10/2023 at 08:54, WhiteWall said:

Regardless of size, we need to have a stadium that has excellent acoustics and atmosphere. We can have 100,000 but if its like a library then there is no point.

That game last week at St James' was electric for atmosphere. A full house of committed Geordie fans, paying a reasonable price to get in the door. Its not just about bums on seats, its also about pitching the price and availability at a level where the "regular" and "true" fans can get these, consistently. There needs to be a passionate atmosphere and a cauldron of noise. The gooners are trying to manufacture this by reinventing themselves and bringing in new songs to get the crowd singing along to, along with Arteta's fake, over acting enthusiasm and the teams continual over celebration of all they do. Its cheesy but it does seem to be having a positive effect in generating atmosphere and a bond between players and fans.

You don't need a big new stadium to generate noise.

A good, exciting, entertaining, successful football team will do it .

9 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

You don't need a big new stadium to generate noise.

A good, exciting, entertaining, successful football team will do it .

We best get on with building the stadium then. 

1 minute ago, Munkunku said:

We best get on with building the stadium then. 

Er, ...?

On 18/10/2023 at 00:00, DarkMata said:

Needs to be bigger than the Spurs stadium no matter the cost.  Would be nice to have the biggest in the premier league though.

I'd rather have the best team in the Premier League. I can live with not having the biggest stadium tbf

31 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Er, ...?

There’s no chance we become a good, exciting, entertaining, successful football team any time soon is there!

3 hours ago, Munkunku said:

There’s no chance we become a good, exciting, entertaining, successful football team any time soon is there!

16 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

We've bought that land to build a couple of hotels.

That's my take as well.

I'm not sure the site could have the stadium in any orientation other than where it is right now. I think the key to expansion will be at the Shed End, with the hotel, apartments, megastore etc all making way for a new stand (hopefully with safe standing something like Dortmund's Yellow Wall end that holds 25,000), and being re-located to the Stoll land.

Edited October 26, 20232 yr by Sexyfootball

2 home wins since February. The bridge is no longer our home. 

6 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

2 home wins since February. The bridge is no longer our home. 

The last 21 home PL games ... 4 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats. Only scored 17 goals in those 21 games, and failed to score in 10 of them. 

Edited October 28, 20232 yr by Sexyfootball

Earls Court it is then, Stamford Bridge is cursed. Probably some Gypsy spell put on it by a west ham pikey.

 

My first time to the Bridge it looked like the below, which coincidentally popped up on a feed today. It’s worth a post any day, but this thread brought it to life. 

Hope we can find a solution befitting of the club on the very same site for our redevelopment!
 

Shame it would not be financially sustainable but I would love us to buy earls court and develop an amazing stadium there, and when the men move the Bridge becomes home to our women's team. 

The history at the Bridge continues with a great side playing there, and we get a new top stadium as well. All close together too.

Separate rhe kickoffs times and the supporters could walk from the end of the women's match to watch the men's side and vice versa.

Redevelop Kingsmeadow, make the men play there for a bit whilst they stick a dab of paint on SB then f**k them off back there. 

2 hours ago, Munkunku said:

Redevelop Kingsmeadow, make the men play there for a bit whilst they stick a dab of paint on SB then f**k them off back there. 

Could we turn kingsmeadow in to a 70,000 all seater stadium? Is there enough room to develop?

7 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Could we turn kingsmeadow in to a 70,000 all seater stadium? Is there enough room to develop?

We could but I reckon the mens team deserve five years of 5k crowds to humble the overpaid pricks.

The next CPO AGM will take place at Stamford Bridge on Friday, 19 January. Me and some of the people I go to the games with will go along. At the last few AGMs there wasn't anything to report about the development of - or a move from - Stamford Bridge but hopefully there will be something to report especially with the acquisition of part of the Oswald Stoll Estate. If there is any news I'll report back.

I've been a CPO share-holder for many years now and when the CPO was set-up by Uncle Ken it was a great idea but has it run its course and are a lot of younger fans aware of what the CPO was set-up for. That's not a criticism of younger fans but things have moved on since the CPO was created and they may only know from what they've been told by parents and possibly grand-parents.  If the club were to come along and offer CPO share-holders a wad of money for shares would fans accept it. I don't know but given the cost of living crisis and a probable increase in ST prices the offer of money for shares could be very tempting. We shall see.

Bit off subject but are there any fellow Chelsea Pitch Owners on here? The next AGM is on 19 January and I've received the invitation and other paperwork but four of the people I go to the games with and who are CPOs haven't received there papers. If there are any CPOs on here have you received yours. Thanks.

5 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Bit off subject but are there any fellow Chelsea Pitch Owners on here? The next AGM is on 19 January and I've received the invitation and other paperwork but four of the people I go to the games with and who are CPOs haven't received there papers. If there are any CPOs on here have you received yours. Thanks.

I received the email about it 19th of December.

12 minutes ago, chef said:

I received the email about it 19th of December.

Cheers. I've asked my mates to check their emails.

2 hours ago, Boyne said:

Bit off subject but are there any fellow Chelsea Pitch Owners on here? The next AGM is on 19 January and I've received the invitation and other paperwork but four of the people I go to the games with and who are CPOs haven't received there papers. If there are any CPOs on here have you received yours. Thanks.

I got mine just before xmas.

41 minutes ago, dkw said:

I got mine just before xmas.

Cheers. Did you receive it in the post or by email?

10 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Cheers. Did you receive it in the post or by email?

Email pal.

22 minutes ago, dkw said:

Email pal.

Cheers mate.

Fulham on Saturday tickets are on general sale I've said it before it's completely naive to think we could sell out 60,000 every home West Ham do it Spurs can do it is irrelevant. Chelsea have a hardcore of about 25-30,000 fans members they tend to be not always casual fans who pick and choose what games they attend I'm in that bracket myself.  When Mourinho got sacked first time round after a Champions League game the crowd was 25,000 wasn't a glamour tie but still not a great attendance. If we are mid table for a couple more seasons or worse the clamour for tickets by tourists will also be on the wane. Season tickets are on the rise I can see the numbers also dropping off especially as Boehly is only interested in corporate tossers and not average Chelsea fans. Finally I have typed this on my phone apologies for spacing etc.