View Full Version : Home Park Phase 2 Reshaped. 28,000 capacity new aim
Meanwhile, Stapleton has confirmed that the club's original capacity of 20,000 for Phase Two is under review following the increased demand for tickets following his side's second championship-winning campaign in three years.
Argyle's current capacity is 19,888 and the club had originally planned to remain at that figure when the rebuilding of Home Park had been completed.
But Stapleton said: "That figure is under review.
"We're looking into it all, right now, as we want to get it right.
"We had thought of 20,000 being the right number, but after this season we're having a rethink.
"It could be when the work on Phase Two goes ahead that we'll move into the region of 25,000 to 28,000. But, nothing's concrete yet, but we're giving it a lot of thought."
that would be very dangerous for a club Plymouths size... im not trying to be cocky or anything but it would be much better to stay i nthe first division for a season or two first. Its just that 28 000 will be a lot to fill.
i tell you... i'll ask Dave Whelan to give you one of our stands, i'm sure our attendance won't shoot up for a while.
Plymouth could get big crowds as they have a massive area with no many sides around them.
that would be very dangerous for a club Plymouths size... im not trying to be cocky or anything but it would be much better to stay i nthe first division for a season or two first. Its just that 28 000 will be a lot to fill.
We arnt doing this right now, phase 2 wont happen until the end of the season at the earliest. Anyway im pretty sure Plymouth is a bigger City than Norwich
Heres the stadium now
http://img45.photobucket.com/albums/v139/PAFC_Ben/0hp.jpg
... and this is what the stadium will look like when finished. Maybe a bit bigger as that was the original design.
http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/images/Dcp_1295.jpg
Looks very smart, not dissimilar to our very own Madstad.
It would be a shame to lose the terraces though.
We arnt doing this right now, phase 2 wont happen until the end of the season at the earliest. Anyway im pretty sure Plymouth is a bigger City than Norwich
errr truct me, i think we have quite a few more fans than you... even before when we wer not very good , a mid table side, we still got around 17, 000. to tell you the truth i didn't even know plymouth was a city :lol1:
i think ours is much better known than yours...
Heres the stadium now
http://img45.photobucket.com/albums/v139/PAFC_Ben/0hp.jpg
looks similar to st marys on the rright curvy side. probably a bit shallower given the capacity.
errr truct me, i think we have quite a few more fans than you... even before when we wer not very good , a mid table side, we still got around 17, 000. to tell you the truth i didn't even know plymouth was a city :lol1:
i think ours is much better known than yours...
17,000? Thats crap son
17000 is above average for division one.
Not every team has huge support.
well that was when our stadium held ony 21 000 and also we were mid table-bottom end teqam, so is pretty good if you ask me. Yeah whufc4 life u wud say that, but teams in london get much better suport than in Norfolk, think how long it takes to get there in London, and then in Norfolk... also think how far it is.
errr truct me, i think we have quite a few more fans than you... even before when we wer not very good , a mid table side, we still got around 17, 000. to tell you the truth i didn't even know plymouth was a city :lol1:
i think ours is much better known than yours...
Just shows how dim witted you are then if you didnt know Plymoouth was City. I'd disagree I think Plymouth is more well known than Norwich.
I would definitley disagree with this - how many people were at your promotion/championship winning street party? I know it was at least 50,000 in Norwich but it could well have been more.
Norwich is also the biggest city in East Anglia - nearest place to Norwich that is bigger is London.
all the history norwich has, what history do you have?? i don't only mean as a football team, but also as a city. What famous players have you had?
Norwich is much bigger than Plymouth in many ways, so whats all this arguin for :rolleyess
all the history norwich has, what history do you have?? i don't only mean as a football team, but also as a city. What famous players have you had?
You said we're not talking football then say what players have you had?
If we're not talking football then take a look at this for Plymouths history. Just to mention one person Sir Francis Drake.
http://www.redtek.net/abc/history/history.htm
Also this principal English cities table
Name Adm. C C
1 London LON 6,638,109
2 Birmingham WML 965,928
3 Liverpool MER 481,786
4 Sheffield SYS 431,607
5 Leeds WYS 424,194
6 Bristol BRI 407,992
7 Manchester MAN 402,889
8 Leicester LEI 318,518
9 Kingston upon Hull KUH 310,636
10 Coventry WML 299,316
11 Bradford WYS 289,376
12 Nottingham NOT 270,222
13 Stoke-on-Trent STR 266,543
14 Wolverhampton WML 257,943
15 Plymouth PLY 245,295
16 Derby DER 223,836
17 Reading REA 213,474
18 Southampton SHT 210,138
Dont see Norwich anywhere
hmm norwich... long time capital of england for many many years. Boudica....
wasn't that over 1 millenium ago, before football?
Reading is actually smaller than the table states, that includes Basingstoke as well.
yeal i know ali... lol but still the fact is Norwich is a bigger club than Plymouth, have a bigger fan base but Ben can't seem to realise that.....
The simple fact is that Norwich is a bigger side, having been in higher leagues for years on end. Its like comparing Crystal Palace and AFC Wimbledon - the wombles may have potentially a good side and strong fan base but there is no successful history. However, this doesn't mean Plymouth aren't going places - if they think they can fill 28,000 the good luck to them - no disrespect but I think they'll need it!
peewee and laker!!! Pay attention and read posts before you comment on them i never said we were a bigger football team than you. I said Plymouth the City is bigger and more well known than Norwich the City and it is.
peewee and laker!!! Pay attention and read posts before you comment on them i never said we were a bigger football team than you. I said Plymouth the City is bigger and more well known than Norwich the City and it is.
I don't agree with this either but I'll leave it now:D
hmm norwich... long time capital of england for many many years. Boudica....
almost on a par with Winchester City then eh :thumbsup:
all the history norwich has, what history do you have?? i don't only mean as a football team, but also as a city. What famous players have you had?
yay for bryan gunn :lol1:
Norwich has a woman who cooks on Tv, and a Spoof television show host.
Hardly celebrities!
Plymouth has a load of Ships doesn't it?
Reading has Ricky Gervais, and the Reading Festival.
Not much competition for us eh?
Plymouth has a load of Ships doesn't it?
they think the pilgrim fathers set sail from plymouth to the new world but they were only stopping along the way for repairs ;)
Norwich has a woman who cooks on Tv, and a Spoof television show host.
Hardly celebrities!
Plymouth has a load of Ships doesn't it?
Reading has Ricky Gervais, and the Reading Festival.
Not much competition for us eh?
Delia isn't a celebrity... right....
Also stephen fry :p
we have had some very good and famous players i nthe past.
Martin Peters for example, Bellamy, Sutton, Gunn, Steve Bruce, Joe Royle, John and Justin Fashanu, Ruel Fox, Kevin Keelan, Martin O'Neil, Robert Green... no we don't have any famous players...
I'm not talking football here peewee.
We have the best Celebrities!
p.s, we also own Kate Winslet!
yeah the footballers were for random.....
lol.
robert green is good and i'm glad to see him in the prem but famous?
i would say so, a lot of people know who he is now, due to getting called up to the england squad and having great reports about him.
Coz it was a cracking save against crewe ;)
look, he has had about two bad misses all season. one against johnson where he put he ball down, and johnson ran around him and scored... lol
and crewe. Apart from that he has been amazing. YOu have not seen some of his amazing saves. The one agaisnt preston, was outstanding!
o, btw i forgot, Hoult is amazing....
Green isnt famous yet mate. Thats going a bit far
i mean famous in the footballing world, as ina anyone who is interested in football would have herad of him, unless they live in a cave, in a box, under the sea...
Doubt everyone in football has heard of him. Outside of England no-one would have heard of him. He hasnt earnt the status of being famous until he proves himself in the premiership and then at international level. I think you have devalued the word famous, Green is known in the football world but not famous.
well you have no famous players.. lol :p
jus kiddin
What about Marino Keith....
:thumbsup: :lol1:
Who cares if we dont have any famous players? Id rather have talented none famous players because they arnt going to be poached. Our most famous player is probably Friio, making quite a name for himself :shades2:
You don't win games by having a couple of big names but no team spirit or unity.
Mickey Evans is a famous in Southampton for keeping them up
We dont have many star players at all but our team spirit is the greatest I've even seen it and this season we have never given up once in a match, the players have give their all and thats what has got us where we are and done as well as we have yesyes
id say the only star players in our team are Ellington Roberts Filan and De Vos. Maybe Teale.
look at West Ham, nearly all their players are star players and are capable of finishing champions but look at them.
Mickey Evans is a famous in Southampton for keeping them up
MUTTON CHOPS :thumbsup:
exactly, in our current team, we have no famous players, except green i nthe footballing world. However our team spirit is amazing! thats the reason for winning the league. On paper West Hams and West Broms teams were better than ours, however we had the required team spirit. Its amazing how much effect mental feelings can have on matches.
btw i was jokin before
Norwich is not bigget than Plymouth.
Plymouth has a huge history, Norwich sweet fa. Norwich is not much bigger than Exeter so get your facts right first. Exeter -111,000.
Norwich- 121, 000
Plymouth has 260,000 people.
All of census 2001 website
Norwich is not bigget than Plymouth.
Plymouth has a huge history, Norwich sweet fa. Norwich is not much bigger than Exeter so get your facts right first. Exeter -111,000.
Norwich- 121, 000
Plymouth has 260,000 people.
All of census 2001 website
A City fan backed me up :blinksmil
....... :thumbsup:
all i will say is, when you say to a person fro mabroad do you know where norwich is and where plymouth is, many more are likely to say norwich yes, plymouth no.
also, looking at a map of your city centre, it seems you have few shops and a sh*t city centre...
our city centre has, the forum, city hall, the castle, castle mall, also building another shopping mall, many more shops than yours, cathedral.
the largestair, permanent market in europe, and countless churches... and yours is bigger... :lol1:
peewee your are a knob.
I hate Plymouth but it is bigger than Norwich.
Wow oyu have anair market so what?
More people konw where Plymotuyh is because its where some americans died during the war and where some boat sailed from (drake)
Get ya facts right, and for pafcben this is the only time i'm ever going to back you up.
I probably knew about Plymouth before I knew about Norwich.
Norwich is famous for **** things, like making Mustard and having a woman who cooks on the Telly.
Plymouth was mentionned in the league of gentlemen, when Edwards asks Tubbs where she wants to go.
She replies "Plymouth!"
I still think Norwich is more well known :)
PWA HORSHAM BHA
, 01:43 PM
You both have big catchment areas.
People know Plymouth more because it is a good place for holiday.
They dont come over and think, hmm shall we go to Norwich... :blinksmil
People know Plymouth more because it is a good place for holiday.
They dont come over and think, hmm shall we go to Norwich... :blinksmil
Is Plymouth really a good holiday place? I know people go to Cornwall for holidays but then people go to Norfolk too - Cromer, Sherringham, Great Yarmouth etc. Don't people go to other parts of the west country rather than Plymouth?
Is Plymouth really a good holiday place? I know people go to Cornwall for holidays but then people go to Norfolk too - Cromer, Sherringham, Great Yarmouth etc. Don't people go to other parts of the west country rather than Plymouth?
Course they go to other places but Plymouth is usually the firsrt stop then they make their way into Cornwall.
Course they go to other places but Plymouth is usually the firsrt stop then they make their way into Cornwall.
I know loads of people who go on holiday in Cornwall, and not one of them has been to Plymouth.
Then your mates are missing out... Most people i meet in the summer go to Plymouth... ;)
Then your mates are missing out... Most people i meet in the summer go to Plymouth... ;)
We may be missing out! But then most people I meet go to Norwich - see the point I'm getting at? Norwich is the best place for shopping/things to do within an hour of Cambridge, where I live.
If people go on holiday for a week in Norfolk, they will usually have a day or two in Norwich.
We may be missing out! But then most people I meet go to Norwich - see the point I'm getting at? Norwich is the best place for shopping/things to do within an hour of Cambridge, where I live.
If people go on holiday for a week in Norfolk, they will usually have a day or two in Norwich.
I see what your saying but you live close to Norwich. If people come from abroad Plymouth and south west area is the much more likely destination for them to go to rather than Norwich.
I see what your saying but you live close to Norwich. If people come from abroad Plymouth and south west area is the much more likely destination for them to go to rather than Norwich.
I dunno - possibly but then I don't really know what its like there in the summer. But then foreigners would rather go to London I think anyway which defeats both our claims.
All i know is that there are alot of holiday makers in Norfolk over the summer - I should know as the b*stard A11 is always busy June-September.
norfolk is extrememly popular tourism wise. Broads.. its unique nothing liek it i nthe world. I hear many people saying about the broads, Gt Yarmouth, Sherringham etc, but honestly i have never heard of anyone going to plymouth.
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