Many on here have made comments like 'we can't even fill LR so we don't need a new stadium' and similar drivel, so can anyone explain what is happening in remote Wales?
Liberty Stadium cost £27 million to build. Capacity is 20,500 which is the second smallest in the prem (we know the smallest, don't we). Last year they averaged 15,000 which was probably very slightly less than us. However, due to their marketing methods and price structure, Swans sold 16,000 ST's this year, and demand is so high, that they now plan on spending a further £15 million to increase the capacity by a further 10,000. So this would make it a 30,000 + stadium.
The team that finishes bottom this year is guarenteed £40 million (which co-incidently happens to be near the total cost of the swans stadium and expansion), and a further 750k for each place above bottom. Relegated teams get parachute payments to help with wages and costs to a value of around 90 million. Staying in the prem of course means another £40 mill minimum.
My point is, we have a self imposed limit due to our capacity, but we once got over 45,000 in the '70's. Nothing has changed at our stadium to encourage new fans or returning fans, so of course we will be stuck with the same limits. You can't just hope fans will turn up, it needs aggressive, marketing, and heavy proffessional promoting, and atractive football team. Swansea have discovered that if you provide excellent facilities the fans will come.
Either of us could finish bottom, and I just hope that our new owners invest in the infrastructure of our club and not just players, if it happens.
Liberty Stadium cost £27 million to build. Capacity is 20,500 which is the second smallest in the prem (we know the smallest, don't we). Last year they averaged 15,000 which was probably very slightly less than us. However, due to their marketing methods and price structure, Swans sold 16,000 ST's this year, and demand is so high, that they now plan on spending a further £15 million to increase the capacity by a further 10,000. So this would make it a 30,000 + stadium.
The team that finishes bottom this year is guarenteed £40 million (which co-incidently happens to be near the total cost of the swans stadium and expansion), and a further 750k for each place above bottom. Relegated teams get parachute payments to help with wages and costs to a value of around 90 million. Staying in the prem of course means another £40 mill minimum.
My point is, we have a self imposed limit due to our capacity, but we once got over 45,000 in the '70's. Nothing has changed at our stadium to encourage new fans or returning fans, so of course we will be stuck with the same limits. You can't just hope fans will turn up, it needs aggressive, marketing, and heavy proffessional promoting, and atractive football team. Swansea have discovered that if you provide excellent facilities the fans will come.
Either of us could finish bottom, and I just hope that our new owners invest in the infrastructure of our club and not just players, if it happens.
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