Supporters bars....

[blueandamber]

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I was just reading about Swansea new stadium, and came across this.

"Are there plans to include a supporter's bar in the stadium?

Items like these will be under discussion once the initial phase is completed. If the budget allows then we would like to see this bar incorporated within the stadium facilities. We will know the answer to this when the final plans for the inside of the stadium is published."

"Are there plans to include a train station at White Rock for fans travelling in from outside the city and West Wales?

We have looked at this but the cost was too high. There are plans to provide transport from High Street station to the stadium."

"Will there be a bus service from the city centre and other outskirts.

Yes"

These last dew points were interesting....


"Will the council be franchising out the catering or will the clubs?

Again, that is the responsibility of the management company. Basically this company will run the stadium six days a week and make joint decisions. The seventh day the stadium will be the responsibility of either the football or the rugby club."

"Safe standing seems to be the way in many modern stadiums in Europe. Has this been considered and if so was it approved or rejected?

Yes it was considered. We were aware that fans were keen on this. However the Football League Licensing Authority rejected the idea as new stadiums in this country need to be all seater."

and last but not least...


"What will the colours of the seats be?

We have six standard colours to choose from. Blue is unlikely - remember we are a labour controlled council! Again, we will sit down and choose these colours with the consultation of the clubs. Black and White may be obvious but they are also the more difficult ones to maintain. But no decision has been taken on these as yet."


Whar are your thoughts compared to the way our new stadium will be built?

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The talk is of a 400 capacity supporters bar.

The White Rock is on a totally different scale to the New Meadow.

[bill]

just been looking at the pics now that is a nice ground.

[blueandamber]

welshshrew said:

The talk is of a 400 capacity supporters bar.

The White Rock is on a totally different scale to the New Meadow.

That's a fair point (Obviously it is twice as big as what the NM will be), but what I was trying to get at was the fact that Swansea wanted the ground building before they started on the other facilities, then the bit about the catering and the Football League Licensing Authority re: all seater stadiums.

I thought the seat colour question was relevant to us and the 'standard six colours' of seats to choose from? maybe amber isn't a standard colour ?

[timgallon]

blueandamber said:

That's a fair point (Obviously it is twice as big as what the NM will be), but what I was trying to get at was the fact that Swansea wanted the ground building before they started on the other facilities, then the bit about the catering and the Football League Licensing Authority re: all seater stadiums.

I thought the seat colour question was relevant to us and the 'standard six colours' of seats to choose from? maybe amber isn't a standard colour ?

But arent the Council building the stadium?? therefore the Club doesnt have as much say in its facilties.

The opposite is true for STFC and the NM

[blueandamber]

timgallon said:

But arent the Council building the stadium?? therefore the Club doesnt have as much say in its facilties.
The opposite is true for STFC and the NM

I didn't think it would make much difference? I know that the council are funding their new stadium .