The Everton Forum • Re: New Everton Stadium at Bramley Moore Dock
I thought at the time the capacity was about right but I think it's probably too low now. The capacity was probably agreed 6 or 7 years ago but Goodison sells out within about an hour of the tickets going on sale to members on the second day with the new tiered system they have now. When we did the Goodison tour the guy doing it said there's 30k on the ST waiting list and 50k members, obviously there will be a lot of people on the waiting list that won't take up the option but even if only 7-10k take it up, plus the existing ST holders that's probably up to mid 40k, then there's the away allocation there's not going to be a lot of tickets available and they'll probably end up the same as now, unless you're a member you've no chance.
We're like most PL clubs now, we're a tourist attraction to a lot of people who want to experience the "PL brand" and get to a game, I don't know all the figures but I'd guess most PL clubs run at high 90% capacity, even some of the smaller or less well known clubs that yoyo in and out of the league. I don't know how many people have said to me recently "will they fill it", we won't have any trouble filling the ground.
We're like most PL clubs now, we're a tourist attraction to a lot of people who want to experience the "PL brand" and get to a game, I don't know all the figures but I'd guess most PL clubs run at high 90% capacity, even some of the smaller or less well known clubs that yoyo in and out of the league. I don't know how many people have said to me recently "will they fill it", we won't have any trouble filling the ground.
Statistics: Posted by Gash — Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:24 am