gorgieheart Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Just picked up an interesting nugget on Twitter about the Leith Brazil looking at selling up and shipping out to a site near the bypass. Anyone aware of any such a thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 New owner. All options on table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgieheart Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Turns out the story is about Dunfermline moving out to near the Amazon warehouse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 minute ago, gorgieheart said: Turns out the story is about Dunfermline moving out to near the Amazon warehouse... As Uncle Albert said its a rumour , rodney, a rumour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, gorgieheart said: Turns out the story is about Dunfermline moving out to near the Amazon warehouse... Lasted 3 minutes. 🥴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, gorgieheart said: Turns out the story is about Dunfermline moving out to near the Amazon warehouse... do you have a link for the bit on twitter, even though its Dunfermline not Hibs, I am interested in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgieheart Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Lasted 3 minutes. 🥴 More than usual.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Edited September 4, 2020 by tian447 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 minute ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields. Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? All points spot on bud, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Totally agree. The reason is works elsewhere and in other sports though is the on-site experience the provide, which we aren't allowed to do here - thinking tailgating etc. If we were, it would be a totally different experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie1980 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, tian447 said: They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. You've lived a sheltered life, haven't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, davie1980 said: You've lived a sheltered life, haven't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckydug Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 27 minutes ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Good Post mate covers my thoughts entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 20 minutes ago, davie1980 said: You've lived a sheltered life, haven't you? Wtf are you on about? 15 minutes ago, King prawn said: @King prawn sums it up really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 58 minutes ago, gorgieheart said: Turns out the story is about Dunfermline moving out to near the Amazon warehouse... Hibs should move to near Amazon given their brazilian-esque football style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section Q Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 48 minutes ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Agree with this. Basically robbing future generations of ""Match Day Eperience""". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad von Carstein Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Is there a link to this story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? They scuttle down Easter Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, martoon said: They scuttle down Easter Road. Slither? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil D. Corners Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Slither? 🤔 Looking down from the top of Easter Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, martoon said: They scuttle down Easter Road. Superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byyy The Light Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Agree with every word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, tian447 said: Superb Good post, btw. 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 50 minutes ago, tian447 said: Wtf are you on about? @King prawn sums it up really I started writing something but sometimes a cornette can express far clearer what I want to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasavallan Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? I recall when there were plans to move the club to Straiton. I was totally against any move from Tynecaste and West Edinburgh in general. I was so happy when the move fell through and Hearts remained at Tynecastle and a big thank you to AB + FOH for all the improvements. The Pieman's smoke & mirrors with "Not Fit For Purpose" and a move to Murrayfield would have been the death of the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyview Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, gorgieheart said: Turns out the story is about Dunfermline moving out to near the Amazon warehouse... 😷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlo Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 47 minutes ago, Tasavallan said: I recall when there were plans to move the club to Straiton. I was totally against any move from Tynecaste and West Edinburgh in general. I was so happy when the move fell through and Hearts remained at Tynecastle and a big thank you to AB + FOH for all the improvements. The Pieman's smoke & mirrors with "Not Fit For Purpose" and a move to Murrayfield would have been the death of the club. Were there ever plans put forward for Hearts to move to Straiton to a stadium of our own? I remember at the time of Wallace Mercer Hermiston and Millerhill both being mentioned as possible sites (and possibly Ingliston too). Then I remember Hibs had plans for a move to Straiton and perhaps there was some chat of ground-sharing. But did Hearts ever come out with plans for their own stadium at Straiton? Totally agree that it's great that none of these happened and we stayed at Tynecastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bazzas right boot Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, davemclaren said: Lasted 3 minutes. 🥴 Show off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzbomb1958 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 It's very hard to remove vermin once they infest the neighborhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDJ87 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Can't even fill the Stadium they have right now 🤦♂️ Now I see its apparently Scumfermline doesn't change what I wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Generally agree, but moving to a new stadium or ground sharing could generate more money and then a better team on the park. I'm very happy we stayed at Tynecastle, but if we'd move to a all singing dancing thing or even ground shared like the Milan clubs I could see the possible benefits. Sometimes I think nostalgia and tradition holds football back in general, especially Scottish football. Ofc, Hibs mucked up the chance of a lifetime to create a all powerful Edinburgh side, playing at Tynecastle and in maroon when they refused Mercers kind offer. Selfishness on their part. Edited September 4, 2020 by Smith's right boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunks Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 43 minutes ago, stirlo said: Were there ever plans put forward for Hearts to move to Straiton to a stadium of our own? I remember at the time of Wallace Mercer Hermiston and Millerhill both being mentioned as possible sites (and possibly Ingliston too). Then I remember Hibs had plans for a move to Straiton and perhaps there was some chat of ground-sharing. But did Hearts ever come out with plans for their own stadium at Straiton? Totally agree that it's great that none of these happened and we stayed at Tynecastle. I think Hibs proposed a joint stadium at Straiton. The Millerhill one would have happened for Hearts, but in order to pay for the stadium, there was an associated business/retail/residential development for the site. Planning was granted for the stadium, but not the rest of the development, hence why it never went ahead. That's how I remember it - was quite some time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunks Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Aye, probably not quite right https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12546741.hearts-change-tactics-in-hunt-for-a-stadium/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAndy Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? Agree with this although there was a time I thought we would have to do so. But Tynecastle for instance is part of a wider community and part of the fabric of the area. Now we have a modern stadium with facilities that can generate income we should be here forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Fun Boaby said: Hibs should move to near Amazon given their brazilian-esque football style To be fair, they probably taught Amazon how to deliver parcels with flair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I'd have thought that Hibs would be more interested in moving to a stadium inside Leith for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambonian Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Just now, tian447 said: Even though this looks to be bollocks, Hearts and Hibs should never ever move from their stadiums. They are ingrained into those parts of Edinburgh, and being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other. The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is. It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice. I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same. Selling your stadium, home for multiple decades, sometimes even over a century, and moving to a new build stadium is just wrong. The Stadium is part of the club, part of the identity. When the option is being right in the heart of the city you are from, or moving to a retail park overlooking busy roads and empty fields, what would you realistically pick? Given the choice, who really wants to take a bus out to a soulless LegoDrome on the edge of a bloody bypass on match day? At various times there's been talk of new stadiums but it was at a time when Hearts played in Europe. I remember being against Millerhill all those years ago but at one point I did come round to the idea of a new stadium somewhere around the airport, somewhere that included a Hotel of some sort. This was purely for the road, rail and air links and the convenience of away fans in Scotland not grinding the city to a halt on matchday plus any club coming to play us in Europe that had to use the airport. The problem that we had with Tynecastle was that we couldn't really extend the stadium around us with the brewery and the houses on Gorgie Road. The only thing we could enlarge the stadium with was with the new stand, which we did in the end, at considerable expense. I'm sure the local businesses were quite happy we stayed at Tynecastle in the end but there's still the age-old problem parking anywhere near the stadium. A new home westside would've solved that problem a little bit as well. However it's all irrelevant now. Stadium's there and Europe is more of a pipedream than a reality with the way European football goes these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 LOL the bypass is a disaster - too many vehicles on it. All the people who want to go to East Lothian any day the weather is nice or just on weekends clutter it up at Sheriffhall and it is a mess at the other end too. It grinds to a halt every day from Straiton (where there is loads of building just now) and Lothianburn because British people don't now how to merge properly. The idea that having 20k people converge on any part of it, all at the same time, is just bonkers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Smith's right boot said: Generally agree, but moving to a new stadium or ground sharing could generate more money and then a better team on the park. I'm very happy we stayed at Tynecastle, but if we'd move to a all singing dancing thing or even ground shared like the Milan clubs I could see the possible benefits. Sometimes I think nostalgia and tradition holds football back in general, especially Scottish football. Ofc, Hibs mucked up the chance of a lifetime to create a all powerful Edinburgh side, playing at Tynecastle and in maroon when they refused Mercers kind offer. Selfishness on their part. Sir Wallace was a visionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOak88 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 TBF could kind of understand Dunfermline doing this. East End Park is a reasonably big stadium with a capacity of about 11-12K I think. When are Dunfermline ever going to fill that?. I would guess average crowds at Dunfermline are maybe 5-6K a week. Must be quite difficult as a regular to get much atmosphere going when the stadium is almost always half full. Obviously it is easy to get it wrong when building a new stadium, but if they found a decent location which was relatively near by to where they are now, and they could build a more compact, say 7K stadium, surely would be a much better fan experience, and could achieve full house for their bigger games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie1980 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, tian447 said: Wtf are you on about? "being slap bang in the middle of a city is an experience like no other." Being in a city? It's really nothing to get too excited about really, is it "The match day feeling of going between a couple of pubs, and then strolling down to Tynecastle on a matchday still gives me goosebumps, regardless of what game it is." Going between Dickens and the Tynie Arms before a home match against St Johnstone gives you goose bumps? I mean I like going to the football but you seem a little excitable there fella . "It is an indescribable feeling that words cannot do justice." Come on now. "I imagine Hibs fans going to Easter Road feel much the same." Right, that's it. You're definitely at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARDIFFBOY Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 The problem is when you move from an established home as Cardiff did when they moved from Ninian Park to the soulless bowl across the road known as Cardiff City Stadium they lost the intimidating atmosphere and hostile environment and swapped it for great facilities for the fans but with bloody zero atmosphere. Only one part of the C.C.S. tries to make an atmosphere, at Ninian Park the whole bloody ground sang! If this is progress then so be it but it ain't for me. I pray that Hearts remain at Tynecastle where they have been since 1886 when the ground opened. As another poster said, you cannot destroy your identity, it's what sets you apart from the rest. Hearts and only Hearts 💕. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Change the title ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Boy Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Only way I want Hibs out of ER, is on a table heading to the morgue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous 1874 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Wouldn’t surprise me at all if Ron the con bulldozed Easter Road in the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyruby Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, TheOak88 said: TBF could kind of understand Dunfermline doing this. East End Park is a reasonably big stadium with a capacity of about 11-12K I think. When are Dunfermline ever going to fill that?. I would guess average crowds at Dunfermline are maybe 5-6K a week. Must be quite difficult as a regular to get much atmosphere going when the stadium is almost always half full. Obviously it is easy to get it wrong when building a new stadium, but if they found a decent location which was relatively near by to where they are now, and they could build a more compact, say 7K stadium, surely would be a much better fan experience, and could achieve full house for their bigger games. Agree, something similar to st.midden whose Capacity is just under 8k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Looks like they have plenty space round the ground to expand should the need ever arise, but when was the last time they were even at 70% capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie rd eh11 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Footballfirst said: Didn't take long for the new "investors" to show their hand. 15 minutes ago, rubyruby said: Agree, something similar to st.midden whose Capacity is just under 8k One of the worst stadiums i've ever been to, the word soulless is perfect for The Simple Digital Arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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