Robbie Simpson on the Ricohhh (2 Viewers)

[Pusb1]

"The trouble is, when only half full, the atmosphere can be dead.

"Playing at the ground also lifts opponents and makes them try even harder."

http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20130118-simpsonback-607361.aspx

Any connection to our pooorer home form I wonder? ...... lets make some noise today and show him what us lot can be like

 

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[Covstu]

put everyone in the same stand and you can achieve a better atmosphere!!!

 

[rupert_bear]

Builing a new ground with a capacity of 32000 when at the time our home support was less than 19000 was the pottiest idea ever and was never going to work.

 

[Jack Griffin]

Blame Bryan Richardson for building a 32K seater stadium when 25K was the right capacity.

I believe had he done that from the outset the club would be in a much much better position today, lower cost to build, better atmosphere thus better form, lower maintenance costs, possibly more room to put alternative profit generating facilities on the site etc. etc.

Still can't turn back the clock, we are where we are.

 

[sw88]

put everyone in the same stand and you can achieve a better atmosphere!!!

As long as we get put in the Telegraph stand

 

[ilikesisuhatethecouncil]

at the time the stadium would easily have been sold out ; at the point of it being with roof, retracting pitch etc... we were in the prem, look at the first season ticket sales for the championship! we would have done 28000 to 30000 every week

 

[coop]

Builing a new ground with a capacity of 32000 when at the time our home support was less than 19000 was the pottiest idea ever and was never going to work.

They thought we would attract more fans as did derby when they moved to a new ground

 

[coundonskyblue]

Pot kettle black there from Mr Simpson me thinks.

On average the Ricoh is 33% full, Oldham's is 29% full.

 

[PVA]

Robbie is an absolutely top guy. Definitely the nicest footballer I've ever met!

Him or Baker anyway.

 

[ohitsaidwalker king power]

Blame Bryan Richardson for building a 32K seater stadium when 25K was the right capacity.

I believe had he done that from the outset the club would be in a much much better position today, lower cost to build, better atmosphere thus better form, lower maintenance costs, possibly more room to put alternative profit generating facilities on the site etc. etc.

Still can't turn back the clock, we are where we are.

Of course the benefit of Hindsight is always the most useful human ally- that said.. hindsight or foresight? building a ground of any size- to rent not own with little or no revenue stream other than ticket sales was the biggest faux pas. Hindsight? Dereliction of duty as custodians of the club it could be argued. Risk taking of the highest magnitude another.

 

[covcity4life]

Premier league is bigger now then back then.

I reckon wed he'd 32k 5-6 times a season in prem

 

[shmmeee]

They thought we would attract more fans as did derby when they moved to a new ground

And it did, check the attendances pre and post Ricoh. Problem was it also coincided with our poorest run for decades.

It needs to be the size it is to attract all the other events I've rugby and international football. Well fill it if we get back to the Prem, even if it's only 5-6 games a season the extra money is worth it.

 

[mattylad]

Robbie is an absolutely top guy. Definitely the nicest footballer I've ever met!

Him or Baker anyway.

yep met him in tesco's after a game and he was a totally down to earth decent human being

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

I think the ground should be temporary converted to a 20,000 seater by dropping a big curtains half way down the stands with a big advertisement on them
Or close the telegraph stand and we have half the away stand would be a much better atmosphere
Or build a new stadium on land between Stoney Stanton Rd and Foleshill Rd by the Courtaulds clock tower

 

[SydneySkyBlue]

Robbie's only telling us something we already know there. There's no doubt it's a contributing factor to our poor home form over the years.

 

[Diehard Si]

Blame Bryan Richardson for building a 32K seater stadium when 25K was the right capacity.

I believe had he done that from the outset the club would be in a much much better position today, lower cost to build, better atmosphere thus better form, lower maintenance costs, possibly more room to put alternative profit generating facilities on the site etc. etc.

Still can't turn back the clock, we are where we are.

From the outset it was supposed to be 45000 seater!

I think we should defo either close a stand or two or the top 10 rows or something and cover them up with netting etc or advertising.