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Posted by AB68 <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=AB68' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 10:17:54

Anyone else not understand how putting a roof on the Railway, and giving the entire end to away fans next season, will increase the number of County fans able to attend games?

It will mean the opposite, surely?

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Posted by dosser jacket <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=dosser+jacket' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 11:32:43, in reply to "Railway End roof"

We have to give the away fans Safe Standing. So the RE will be ideal for that.

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Posted by Nik <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Nik' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 12:21:25, in reply to "Re: Railway End roof"

That too now, yeah. Good point.

Smart-arse pedant

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Posted by Red Hatter <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Red+Hatter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 11:02:12, in reply to "Railway End roof"

It will free up the final two blocks of the Pop Side, as we will no longer have to give these to away fans, as the Railway End will have covered seating.

This move should create 800 to 900 extra seats for County fans.

Royal blue, not faded blue!

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Posted by AB68 <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=AB68' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 14:49:01, in reply to "Re: Railway End roof"

But lose 1100 in the railway end?

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We have to give away fans an allocation under league rules and a percentage has to be covered seating.

Covering the Railway End means that we can give them the whole end, rather than having to allocate 1 or 2 blocks of the Pop Side, to provide covered seating.

We also have to offer away fans safe standing (to match the Cheadle End development), so that is being added into the Railway End.

Royal blue, not faded blue!

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Posted by Nik <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Nik' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 10:38:48, in reply to "Railway End roof"

Currently, we're supposed to give 200 covered seats to the away fans, as part of the 10% allocation we must give.

Away teams can forego those seats, but if they insist then currently we have to give the away fans at least a block of the Popside to meet that obligation.

A roof on the Railway allows us to meet that obligation and give the entire Popside to home fans.

Smart-arse pedant

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Posted by 90's Hatter $<iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=90\'s+Hatter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 25, 2025, 13:43:28, in reply to "Re: Railway End roof"

Agree with the above but I suspect this means the new RE won’t be built now due to costs. This is the cheap alternative.

EP needs new stands. Even Mansfield are making more progress than we are and have built that fourth stand. They will be bringing in bigger crowds than us.

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Posted by Nik <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Nik' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 14:00:46, in reply to "Re: Railway End roof"

The club have already said that this is temporary and is independent to the ongoing planning permission application for the wider renovation of EP.

Smart-arse pedant

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They also said the work would begin in January. Lots of back tracking going on. If it’s too expensive just say so rather than stringing us along.

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If it was too expensive and they weren't still intending on doing it, they'd not be continuing with the planning application.

Sure, it's been delayed, things have changed and it still may not happen, but right now there's still ongoing plans for it to happen and the temporary roof application doesn't change that.

Smart-arse pedant

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I hope you are right Nik.

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He is right

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Posted by Lee Marvin <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Lee+Marvin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2025, 18:17:41, in reply to "Re: Railway End roof"

We'll see

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Amazes me how fans still don't trust Mr Stott

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