Yeah I'd settle for that. As long as the standing capacity would be the same. Not sure the people in the boxes would be too happy though, right above the band etc!!

To be honest, I reckon the club have already decided what the stand will look like, basically a clone of the Carnegie.

That's fine by me, as I quite fancy a seat in the new stand, but would also like it to keep its standing area.

if they did make it the same as the carniege stand, i wonder if they'd consider putting a corner section in inbetween the SS and CT

Was just thinking that myself but I suppose it depends on the size of the SS terrace. Also there would be a lot of blocked off light caused due to the filling in of the gap.

Don't think they will do that - Will have problems with the GRASS not growing

I agree, could be painful to someone in the stand

You only get that at huge bowl lke stadiums, headingely will never be the size of Old Trafford of the like, so I doubt will suffer too much

The fact that the North Stand development has been put on hold will probably dictate what the club will be doing, regardless of what the outcome of any vote is.

At the end of the day, corporate customers are the ones that pay the bills and it will be their needs that are taken into consideration above those of us that stand in steerage.

Thats the reason why the SS side is so bad for the 1st couple of months. The stand blocks the sun to the grass.

I think it would seriously lose the atmosphere if there was no standing at all.

Firstly, you can't chant as loud sitting down (I personally felt a bit of a prat trying to belt out "Marching on..." whilst sat down!)

Then there's the whole problem of people behind you getting annoyed when you stand up, so you feel bad for them and try and stay sat down as much as possible for them, which then ruins your enjoyment of the game cos you're conscious as to them behind.

Then there's the whole "People need to get passed to the toilet/bar etc". Which grates enough on me as it is! Would drive me crackers if I had to stand up and squeeze in while the game was on!

Also, if they're spending millions on a new stand, surely it makes sense to increase the overall stadium capacity in doing it?? Which would mean retaining the existing SS capacity and adding seats AS WELL, and not instead of.

And what a match day atmosphere you get there as well. I went to Dortmund v Munching Flapjack a year or so ago. Rubbish match, great day out.

I agree LP as long as there's a good amount of standing terrace then that ssound.

Seating so wheels can see the game for the first time in years without some chav standing in front of him!