NorthumberlandBoro
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True, they are a horrible bunch, but no longer violent in the way they used to be(trust me).They were Chelsea fans though. Wouldn't want to stand too close to one of them.
True, they are a horrible bunch, but no longer violent in the way they used to be(trust me).They were Chelsea fans though. Wouldn't want to stand too close to one of them.
I’m not sure myself, you see isolation zones on the telly or away fans parked up high like at Newcastle or Sunderland. The other difference is whenever I go away with the Boro is that we are usually up against one wall of the stand so there is only one line of segregation.Most major clubs manage it without the need for vast swathes of empty seats.
We don't have the worst fans in the country.
And on the one side you could barely see any unused seats for segregation, even against the likes of Sunderland, going back a while.I’m not sure myself, you see isolation zones on the telly or away fans parked up high like at Newcastle or Sunderland. The other difference is whenever I go away with the Boro is that we are usually up against one wall of the stand so there is only one line of segregation.
At the Riverside there are two - one protecting the east stand which is a relatively expensive seat so you would expect a civilised match untroubled by any visiting drunks and one with the Red Faction which can attract more energetic supporters who goad the opposition.
Going back in time the visitors were in one side of the South Stand.
Locked to be around 8 to 10 seats, so maybe 350 in total. Less than the segregation in the south.I was sitting next to the Chelsea fans in the East Stand. The segregation was minimal.
That's the capacity of the ground, crowd was 32,09734742 according to flashscore
The 33,981 capacity must include seats which aren't counted in a match day attendance figure. Press seating, match officials, medical staff etc?Having said all that I'm not convinced that the segregation seats on show could add up to 1884 ( that's a lot of seats, 3 large full blocks?).
Maybe there is more to it?
Possibly, honestly don't know.The 33,981 capacity must include seats which aren't counted in a match day attendance figure. Press seating, match officials, medical staff etc?
Could be a question for the next fan forum.Possibly, honestly don't know.
Yes that WAS the capacity of the ground - pre big screen which removed a lot of seating. Pre - moving the media to the East Stand in that new balcony and pre - installing about 30 camera points around the ground for the Premier League (or something like that) - some of these camera points included removing seating. Steve Gibson was determined that there should be no seats with a partially obscured view following all these changes and so all affected seating was removed. Behind me in the North Stand a small cluster of seats was removed. I swapped one seat down my row so that Leigh and his mate could be accomodated in my row.That's the capacity of the ground, crowd was 32,097
After all the reconfiguration the safe capacity is still 33,981.Yes that WAS the capacity of the ground - pre big screen which removed a lot of seating. Pre - moving the media to the East Stand in that new balcony and pre - installing about 30 camera points around the ground for the Premier League (or something like that) - some of these camera points included removing seating. Steve Gibson was determined that there should be no seats with a partially obscured view following all these changes and so all affected seating was removed. Behind me in the North Stand a small cluster of seats was removed. I swapped one seat down my row so that Leigh and his mate could be accomodated in my row.
Its a bit less now, 33,746 for this seasonAfter all the reconfiguration the safe capacity is still 33,981.
That amount of segregation is over the top in my opinion
Ah ok. So we have around 900 seats not accounted for.Its a bit less now, 33,746 for this season