terrasaint Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 A rumour apparently going round the Bournemouth area that early season matches to be played at Southampton while their ground is being redeveloped. Anyone know if there is any truth in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 Just a myth, Dean Court is perfectly adequate to hold top tier football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrasaint Posted 28 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 28 April, 2015 Just a myth, Dean Court is perfectly adequate to hold top tier football. 11000 capacity. They must surely have plans to expand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 11000 capacity. They must surely have plans to expand? That doesn't mean they need to play elsewhere whilst the work is done though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 They probably have plans to extend yes but there's no minimum capacity rule to play in the Prem. It's a fairly modern all seater stadium, the only issue is media facilities but other than that it's perfectly acceptable for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 Next person to post this "rumour" should be forced to buy a season ticket at Fratton Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 They are filling in the corners & putting in a larger temporary stand ... i think it will take capacity up to 15k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 It's nothing to with their capacity, I heard it was a problem with media facilities which aren't prem standard. Easily fixable I would imagine, especially as they're redeveloping anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 (edited) 11000 capacity. They must surely have plans to expand? There is no minimum capacity requirement for the Premier League. Bournemouth do have plans to expand to 18,000... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30169243 But you don't have to move out of your stadium just because you are adding more seats. A huge number of clubs just continue playing whilst construction takes place, it is extremely rare for a ground share. In any case, what would be the incentive for Saints to agree to a deal? Bournemouth could offer money, but it'll be tiny compared to the TV money and mean twice as many games on the St Mary's pitch. Not to mention the nightmare for the police of huge numbers of Bournemouth fans in Southampton. Blackpool started their Premier League season with a 12,000 capacity and improved media and medical etc facilities over the summer... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackpool/7764836/Blackpool-will-start-Premier-League-season-with-12000-stadium-capacity-says-chairman.html Edited 28 April, 2015 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 Next person to post this "rumour" should be forced to buy a season ticket at Fratton Park. There are Human Rights rules regarding cruel and unusual punishments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 The Daily Echo's (Bournemouth version) editor was on Five Live last night and there are apparently no plans to expand or move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 Why bother going to all that expense just for 19 matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 Can we please just link the last thread on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 28 April, 2015 Share Posted 28 April, 2015 The other rumour is NOTTARFKRAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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