| Waterfront Expansion Plans 18:42 - Nov 6 with 526 views | Southamptonfan |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/ne
As has been mentioned on social media, this all sounds very exciting but is it?
The club must never forget its roots and its loyal fans. We don't want St Mary's to be one huge money making theme park or circus for people who follow other clubs or for people just interested in making money or do we? We don't want tickets to be given to the local waterfront hotel investors or those who work for the newly adjoined SFC helicopter station getting tickets before loyal fans get to buy them.
I think the Dell bar, Level one and fanzones are actually really good and provide for Saints fans, so they are a good sign. But when they say we are developing a sports centre, I hope they don't start having Barcelona v Madrid evenings or champions league special nights for the top 6 in the SFC hotel, restaurants, bars and the rest of it. They should not forget that we are Southampton Football club and the Saints fans should come before any sports fans / investors.
But if it brings in lots of money...
What do we think? [Post edited 6 Nov 18:45]
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| Waterfront Expansion Plans on 19:33 - Nov 6 with 0 views | Ifonly |
The city, like most of the country, badly needs new investment and growth so I'm not about to start complaining. Good luck to them and I hope they make a lot of money doing it, but the way they structure it will need careful thought. It needs to be done so that the football club gets revenue but is also shielded from the possibility of a huge project going wrong.
It's a decade or so from happening, but if it eventually does happen, I couldn't care less if they have Barcelona v Madrid evenings and I'm not precious about the stadium and surroundings being used by other clubs and their supporters. What's the problem? Is this sacred ground or something? Chelsea currently let other clubs use Stamford Bridge for champions league games. Is that a problem? Villa used to let other clubs play a FA cup semi final at Villa Park pretty much every year. Was that a problem? It wouldn't be a problem for me. | | | |
| Waterfront Expansion Plans on 22:03 - Nov 6 with 0 views | Southamptonfan |
| Waterfront Expansion Plans on 19:33 - Nov 6 by Ifonly |
The city, like most of the country, badly needs new investment and growth so I'm not about to start complaining. Good luck to them and I hope they make a lot of money doing it, but the way they structure it will need careful thought. It needs to be done so that the football club gets revenue but is also shielded from the possibility of a huge project going wrong.
It's a decade or so from happening, but if it eventually does happen, I couldn't care less if they have Barcelona v Madrid evenings and I'm not precious about the stadium and surroundings being used by other clubs and their supporters. What's the problem? Is this sacred ground or something? Chelsea currently let other clubs use Stamford Bridge for champions league games. Is that a problem? Villa used to let other clubs play a FA cup semi final at Villa Park pretty much every year. Was that a problem? It wouldn't be a problem for me. |
I don't necessarily care if St Mary's stadium is being used for random champions league games, England games or huge boxing matches and concerts. That will bring money to the area etc and has no impact on Saints fans other than probabaly giving us more money to soend on the Saints team.
I worry about more of this sort of thing which is already happening:
https://tickets.frontrowpromot
Some might say well what does it matter, but are they doing an evening.with Southampton legends at Spurs ground? Spurs are a rival. Why do we want their fans using our stadium? Do a legends evening for their club at their ground not ours! How far will they go? A Harry Rednapp Halloween Hotel evening? A bus tour of a top 6 club around Southampton to celebrate them winning the league for their southern or foreign fans, who then use the SFC hotel and part of the stadium etc? Picture frames of the Tottenham greats around the stadium? I wouldn't like any of that.
Or will those Spurs fans who pay a lot of money to go to the VIP legends evening, get SFC perks instead of loyal Saints fans? Hotel investors, staff, non Saints fans getting access to away games before loyal fans. This already happens now, when blocks are left unsold for P and O staff or whoever, just because they pay a lot of.money. That is the worry.
Maybe these worries are completely wrong, and the development will turn Saints into a world force 😅 [Post edited 7 Nov 0:30]
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