Winter Transfer Missed Opportunities and Regrets

[WMUG]

and we are trying now to see if we can expand the seating capacity but they are being hardline about it. Basically it’s all about saying they don’t want local residents disturbed by the noise and extra crowds

Another issue is that the transport around the Emirates is already pretty much at capacity.

Holloway Road and Drayton Park already have to be closed on matchdays, meaning the ones left open (Arsenal, Finsbury Park, Caledonian Road, Highbury and Islington) are completely flooded. Adding tens of thousands more people to that is a recipe for disaster.

The club would therefore have to pay the costs of not only the the expansion itself, but also for the upgrading of the tube/rail stations around it which would be gargantuan.

[Mac76]

Another issue is that the transport around the Emirates is already pretty much at capacity.

Holloway Road and Drayton Park already have to be closed on matchdays, meaning the ones left open (Arsenal, Finsbury Park, Caledonian Road, Highbury and Islington) are completely flooded. Adding tens of thousands more people to that is a recipe for disaster.

The club would therefore have to pay the costs of not only the the expansion itself, but also for the upgrading of the tube/rail stations around it which would be gargantuan.

Even without that the costs would be huge and it's only really worth it if they go for at the least 70k if not 80k, which as you say creates new problems

[Letters]

Another issue is that the transport around the Emirates is already pretty much at capacity.

Holloway Road and Drayton Park already have to be closed on matchdays, meaning the ones left open (Arsenal, Finsbury Park, Caledonian Road, Highbury and Islington) are completely flooded. Adding tens of thousands more people to that is a recipe for disaster.

The club would therefore have to pay the costs of not only the the expansion itself, but also for the upgrading of the tube/rail stations around it which would be gargantuan.

I never understand this argument. The transport links around The Emirates are much better than those around Wembley

[HCZ_Reborn]

I never understand this argument. The transport links around The Emirates are much better than those around Wembley

There are more transport links but ultimately when you look at the Wembley stations, the platforms and stairwells are built in such a way that can facilitate a lot of people. Even take away Holloway Road and Drayton Park which for obvious reasons are closed on match day. Arsenal tube station is all very narrow passages, to a degree same with Finsbury Park as well. Highbury and Islington is a bit better but from personal experience you have the a bit of a squeeze on the platforms coming away after matches.


And this is with policing which makes sure there are only so many people who can enter the stations at any one time. Plus I don’t know for sure, but isn’t there more parking facilities Wembley way?

I’d love to see the Emirates host 80,000 but I can see the potential for things like bottleneck crowding, taking even longer than it does already to get away from the ground and the potential for a crush. Although I’m sure the amount it would cost to facilitate 25% more people would be the biggest consideration.

[Letters]

There are more transport links but ultimately when you look at the Wembley stations, the platforms and stairwells are built in such a way that can facilitate a lot of people. Even take away Holloway Road and Drayton Park which for obvious reasons are closed on match day. Arsenal tube station is all very narrow passages, to a degree same with Finsbury Park as well. Highbury and Islington is a bit better but from personal experience you have the a bit of a squeeze on the platforms coming away after matches.


And this is with policing which makes sure there are only so many people who can enter the stations at any one time. Plus I don’t know for sure, but isn’t there more parking facilities Wembley way?

I’d love to see the Emirates host 80,000 but I can see the potential for things like bottleneck crowding, taking even longer than it does already to get away from the ground and the potential for a crush. Although I’m sure the amount it would cost to facilitate 25% more people would be the biggest consideration.

It's a fair point about some of the stations but there are so many more options near The Emirates. I've tried a few different things back in the day, I never used to go home via Arsenal station (I did a long time ago, but never in the Emirates era). If you walk to Finsbury Park or Highbury and Islington then sure, there are some queues but it's not that bad. Towards the end of my season ticket days I used to go to Caledonian Road - a bit further to walk but it's not that far and by the time you get there, there's no-one there. Plus we were going towards Oakwood so you're going back towards the busier stations. We'd often get a seat.

I've been stuck in far bigger queues coming back from Wembley where everyone is trying to get back to the same station.

Not sure about parking, it's extortionate to park at both Wembley and The Emirates (even more so for the latter). I don't know what parking is like nearby, my dad used to know a place the other side of Finsbury where we'd park when I was a kid. He knew somewhere fairly near Wembley too. I suspect it's not great either place.

[HCZ_Reborn]

The last time I went to Arsenal station was after leaving a game early (we were 2-0 down and you could tell we weren’t getting back into the game). Usually go to Highbury and Islington, normally I can get a train going my way within 45 minutes of match ending.

It never feels like overwhelming human traffic but I imagine 20k extra people would, and that’s not just transport links but the strain on policing as well as cafes, pubs etc

[Letters]

I'm not denying there would be an impact, I just struggle with the idea that Wembley can cope with this number of people and The Emirates can't given...well, all the stuff I've said.

[Niall_Quinn]

Our great manager, theorising on his purported search:



He asked these questions and yet signed Havertz and Jesus

Well I'm glad he's enjoying the attention the press is giving him, but I think he's practising subterfuge as usual and knows clearly how he wants this January to end.

Gyokeres or the other guy, Vlahovic - you don't need to worry about those two they will do the job week-in, week-out. So there's your easy answer. The Sesko thing, that's a 50/50 gamble at best. Reminds me of a cut-price van Persie. Could step up his game and be great, could take as long as Robin to actually make the breakthrough. The first two will just bang the ball in the net, left foot, right foot, header, with their arse - won't matter. And they are both shit-houses that give as good as they get.

The other bloke, from Wolves, that's a disaster waiting to derail us for the foreseeable future.

[Niall_Quinn]

And I want us to sign a 10, not a false 9. Enough of that shit, let's get back to proper football. We have Rice who is quite capable of playing the classic destroyer role but distribution as a bonus. And we have Saka (well, we did have, but tactically speaking) who always attracts double marking. You bring a 10 into the mix who occupies defenders in the fight and suddenly, who is walking in acres? Martinelli. Buying a 10 might free our 11 to be the player I think he can be.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nypan is about to be signed, apparently. One for later but still seems like a decent hire that other clubs of note were looking at.