Trojan Horse wrote:
Interesting. The ‘guidance’ states 4000 or 50% of maximum capacity. I would indicate that to be based on actual spatial capacity and not safety regulated reduced capacity. Unless Covid can now distinguish the strength of foundations etc it seems rather bizarre.
Maximum capacity of the stadium in 2008 was raised to 12,600 so that appears to be the maximum capacity of Belle vue.
The current reduced capacity seems to be 9,333 so 50% of this is 4000+ so 4000 would apply.
I have no idea how the 31% figure would be imposed. Seems quite unreasonable for a mainly open aired venue with a maximum special capacity of 12,600.
31% is 19% below the guidance limit. That’s extremely harsh. Normal capacity makes me believe it’s the capacity that’s normal without imposed restrictions so 31% of 12,600 means 3,906. Sounds more like it.
12600 is not the spatial capacity it's the capacity set by the Council at that time based on a range of factors, whatever the present capacity is will have been decided on the same basis, Covid brings in a raft of new guidance and once you have read past the headlines of up to 50% and a maximum of 4000 the chances of reaching either of those two figures is unlikely when you already have a low capacity and beyond the headlines information is factored by the Council. Does it really matter what the figure is, we're getting spectators back at BV hopefully the end of the month restrictions lifted and we can let some more in it's better than Behind Closed Doors
