Re: Pricing for 2014. : Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:46 am
I'm glad what info I have is useful and that you don't feel I'm imposing.1. There is more to break even than bums on seats.
2. He may invest, but only to create something that breaks even. He likes his money too much to throw it away but he has spent millions on Barnet FC over the years. Including buying the freehold of Underhill, multiple planning applications (including the failed south underhill and Copthall bids), south stand at underhill and the Hive complex.
3. The Hive isnt really a 5200 capacity stadum.
It's currently a 5500 capacity stadium capped at 5200 by the council. It is also incomplete with further changes already scheduled for next year including -
Covered spectator area behind west stand, Lift and Raised disabled seating. North terrace replaced by extended South stand from Underhill. So in twelve months time we could be looking at a stadium with 5000 seats and 1000 terrace and if necessary asking the council for an increase in capacity. This is currently subject to a planning appeal to be heard in June
That's not all. Whilst the Hive was being built TK personally took fans on a tour around it. It already has planning permission for a second tier on the East stand and he has plans that one day he will replace the South terrace with a stand and fill in the corners to create an 8-10,000 capacity bowl. Whether any of this actually happens is anyone's guess but even if it doesn't, Barnet FC are still looking to build a 10,000 stadium in Barnet at some point in the next 10 years so that maybe a possibility.
On the question of whether there is a walkway in front of the west stand. There is a walkway all the way around the pitch that I would guess is at least 3 metres wide.