Grounds For Concern Or A Site For Sore Eyes?

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   stephen on August 17, 2017 at 1:17 pm

   Getting an electric match day atmosphere is a key concern. Apart from anything else it will encourage more people to come – which means more revenue! My main reservation is that designing a stadium for football and rugby will compromise this – as well pitch quality (the mud bath at Reading is a prime example).

   If the pitch is going to be elongated behind the goals to accommodate rugby how does this reconcile with creating an electric atmosphere.

   I understand Tottenham have gone to great lengths to replicate the White Hart Lane ‘fans next to the pitch’ feel with their stadium redevelopment – to avoid the library effect at the Emirates.

   Compared to football there is not much money in top level rugby (London Irish are reputed to be in financial difficulty). If they are brought into ground share it must be questionable they will be paying a high rent but are likely to be looking to maximise their secondary income. If so this would reduce the benefit to Brentford. It could have significant impacts in terms of design on a tight site and overall cost though.

   Hopefully the club can give Bees fans reassurance on the above matters.

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