NorthumberlandBoro
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Millwall get the green light for a 999-year lease for The Den, a 34,000-seat stadium expansion and new homes in its surrounding area.
You mean selling out every week, qualifying for Europe and winning a trophyCould end up going the same way as West Ham, only on a smaller scale.
I was more referring to old school West Ham fans who say that the atmosphere hasn't been the same since they left Upton Park.You mean selling out every week, qualifying for Europe and winning a trophy
How awful.....
But couldn't that be said about any new stadium?I was more referring to old school West Ham fans who say that the atmosphere hasn't been the same since they left Upton Park.
I dunno if you were at our first game there, but the atmosphere wound back in time way before they left UP, bottles, coins thrown during the game and pitched fight after!I was more referring to old school West Ham fans who say that the atmosphere hasn't been the same since they left Upton Park.
Yes, I remember ordering mashed avocado on granary bread at the cafe near the ground, and getting some awfully rude reactions. Peasants.The locals don't like it when you tell them how nice the area is since it's gentrification and how lovely it was to quaff fine wines in the local area before the game. Some of them became quite upset.
It's a strange one.Sounds a mad idea, I mean millwall don’t have a historical fan base vying for tickets. Are people moving into the area going to suddenly abandon Arsenal or Chelsea to start supporting Millwall? I really doubt it
To be fair in our eyes Boro are probably the greatest team the world has ever seen ( by far) but I'm not sure that the people who suggested the 60k stadium had us in mind as the opposition on cold midweek night that they might be at some point be getting 60k in . But as it's the 2 nd city they could be hoping to get a whole raft of touring musical names to play there in the summer, and if the FA ever start thinking of fans again they might play one of the FA cup semis there as well on one of the lesser finals of a European trophy. Then there is American football and so on.Im sure Brum with a spanking new stadium and a bit of movement up the leagues could at least get 30-40,000 crowds, or at least until the novelty has worn off.It's a strange one.
Similar to Birmingham fans thinking they are going to fill a new 60k stadium.
They got 17k against us.
Ayresome was bouncing under Rioch with the whole of the East End closed.Seems a bit big for Millwall, but there's a lot of nonsense talked about empty seats and full houses
The Riverside can bounce with 13k inside it and be dead when it's sold out.
I'd say the perfect sized stadium is one that sells out 3-4 times a season. If it's more often than that, you're turning fans away too often.
On that basis, I think this is a bit too ambitious if Millwall.