Yes i agree. It wouldn't surprise me at all if brighton have a very good first season in the championship and might even make play offs (which seems quite common these days) in which case i'd expect the upper tier to become a reality fairly quickly. Would the corners be filled first?

Would the corners be filled first?

I'm afraid that my knowledge doesn't extend that far, though I guess that it is reasonable to assume that filling in the corners is logistically the easier job to do.

Hahaha. The seagull in the West Stand is taking a shit! :lol:

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/684/31634474.jpg (http://img713.imageshack.us/i/31634474.jpg/)

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?199486-Nightime-Aerial-Shots

some new night time shots, looking pretty amazing so far!

I'm afraid that my knowledge doesn't extend that far, though I guess that it is reasonable to assume that filling in the corners is logistically the easier job to do.

Damn you CO, extend your knowledge. That's an order.

[QUOTE=RMB2007;76397007]Hahaha. The seagull in the West Stand is taking a shit! :lol:

look on the webcam now, it has finished taking that shit 0.o haha think they realised what they'd done there :lol:

Haha that rocks. No problem changing seat colours, but I hope they keep it!

^^ :drool: stunning stadium for the team that deserve it most.

true,the fans deserve this.:yes:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/8994420.Bloom_plans_to_get_more_in_The_Amex/?ref=mr

Albion chairman Tony Bloom has revealed to The Argus firm plans to increase the capacity at The Amex.

The Seagulls have now sold more than 16,600 season tickets and coporate hospitality tickets for their new 22,500-seater stadium next season.

Bloom, answering fans’ questions on The Argus website, said: “The next step is to ensure that the transport works as planned.

“At that point there is a strong possibility that we will look for planning to increase the capacity, by having a second tier on the east stand and filling the corners.”

Bloom also revealed Albion hope to confirm within a week the opponents for a prestige friendly marking the official opening of the stadium, earmarked for the end of July.

A parade on Sunday May 8 – the day after the season finishes – to celebrate the club’s League One title success could be confirmed by the end of the week.

Bloom promised during the 90-minute Q&A session a “competitive budget” for manager Gus Poyet in the Championship next season.

I reckon this stadium will look great under the lights in an evening fixture.

Yes. Yes it does

http://www.northstandchat.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23946&stc=1&d=1304626854

are the corners being left empty or are these going to be seated???

Empty until we're granted permission to expand to 30,000. Then they'll be filled in, and a second tier will be added to the east stand. The club have hinted that an application will be put in sooner rather than later.

Note the roof of the East Stand does not need to be raised in order to accommodate a second tier.

I see that Spurs has been announced as opposition for the main opening of the stadium.

Even though Brighton fans might have been hoping for Madrid or Barcelona or even Chelsea or Man Utd, you can be sure that, unlike the others, Spurs will put out a strong team. Harry's good about that kind of thing.

I don't normally do friendlies but I might make an exception in this case to have a gander at this excellent new stadium.

I see that Spurs has been announced as opposition for the main opening of the stadium.

Even though Brighton fans might have been hoping for Madrid or Barcelona or even Chelsea or Man Utd, you can be sure that, unlike the others, Spurs will put out a strong team. Harry's good about that kind of thing.

I don't normally do friendlies but I might make an exception in this case to have a gander at this excellent new stadium.
Just saw this on the Spurs web site. I was saying to my brother just a couple of weeks ago that it would be great if we could have a pre-season friendly against Brighton in their new stadium, what with a couple of Spurs old boys being the management team down there too.

Very excited, definitely going :) Really enjoyed the day out in Bournemouth for the friendly last pre-season, this should be even better.

What a quality stadium, well done Brighton - for the stadium and the promotion, of course. :cheers:

The main building work is now complete and Buckingham have handed over the stadium to the club:

Amex Building Work Finished (http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10433~2369519,00.html)

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8748/cimg0465t.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/cimg0465t.jpg/)

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?202636-AMEX-Simply-Stunning-Photo-s

That looks absolutely fantastic. Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing pompey claim victory here next season.

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http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/StadiumGallery/0,,10433~2372700,00.html

Wow, congrats Brighton. She's a beaut.

Great stadium, hopefully I'll make a visit next season!

A couple of questions though, Have they applied for planning permision to increase capacity by filling in the corners? If not when are they likely to do this? And how much added capacity would this bring?

Could somebody actually point out to all of us who are mentally challenged which stand(s) / corner(s) would be expanded? An image showing it would be perfect. I have heard that the stadium could be expanded to 30,000 quite comfortably?

Brighton have got an absolute gem of a stadium here, and all of the fans totally deserve it. Well done Brighton for showing that you can have state-of-the-art stadiums without sacrificing atmosphere, beauty and 'soul'...

Could somebody actually point out to all of us who are mentally challenged which stand(s) / corner(s) would be expanded? An image showing it would be perfect. I have heard that the stadium could be expanded to 30,000 quite comfortably?

Brighton have got an absolute gem of a stadium here, and all of the fans totally deserve it. Well done Brighton for showing that you can have state-of-the-art stadiums without sacrificing atmosphere, beauty and 'soul'...

Okay, Brighton CEO Martin Perry has already talked about applying for an expansion of capacity in the press - mainly due to the fact that the Albion have sold out of season tickets and only have a thousand or so tickets on general sale per game. When that planning application is made I have no idea, but I should imagine that they'd want some evidence that the traffic management schemes being put in place can actually cope with the current capacity first.

As for where the ground can be expanded, the four corners can be filled in, and a second tier can be added to the East Stand (the side stand opposite the three tier West Stand with the big gap over it, pictured below). The stadium is structurally ready for this expansion to be made.

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/javaImages/19/61/0,,10433~9724185,00.gif

All four corners will be filled, completing the lower tier bowl (ie. they're level with lower tiers of the East & West stands. Then a second tier will be added to the East Stand - the space is already available so there is no need for any major alterations to the roof/construction.

It is believed that this will bring the overall capacity to around 30,000 (or potentially more, depending on who you speak to). So I'd hazard a guess at the corners = 3000 additional seats (750 in each), and East stand 2nd tier = 4500. (22500 + 7500 = 30,000.)

As for when this is likely to happen.. first we need to show evidence that the transport system in place can cope with the initial 22,500, however our CEO Martin Perry has gone on record as saying we'll be looking to put in the application ASAP.

So, hopefully with another successful season on the pitch (survival will do!), and all being well with the transport & application - we should hopefully undergo the expansion in the summer of 2012.

EDIT: Woops, starting typing this up before CO had replied. Don't bother reading this as it's pretty much just going over the same stuff! :lol:

How far a cry from the last day at the Goldstone Ground in April 1997. Departing grounds leaving footprints in the sands of time. ASDA & Tesco alert.


Falmer, a grand finale, befitting the final stage of Brighton & Hove Albion's nomadic and exiled existence.

Kinda looks like porto's:-

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/527/estadiodragao2lr8.png

Class. That last photo almost looks like an American stadium to me for some reason.

I literally think the only criticism (and frankly it's not even that much of a criticism) I can think of is there's a subtle optical illusion in reference to the slight sloping roof in parallel to the pitch as seen in this picture.

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/javaImages/2a/61/0,,10433~9724202,00.gif

Perhaps it's just the angle but I can't help but think it looks a little bit dodgy. But on the whole it's a great new build showing some individuality for a change. Congratulations Brighton!

What the end roof? Nah, that's the best bit imo.

Looks even better now. ;)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8517/75154280.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/202/75154280.jpg/)

Not a criticism at all because for BHA and the struggles they've been through this is a fantastic stadium. But whatever we do in this country we don't seem to do it with any style compared to the European's. Have a look at some of the new stadiums (around this size) on the stadium thread and they put this to shame. This is still essentially only one molecule away from an identikit stadium.

i think it looks great. certainly alot more indiviual than the madejski. and the shallow stands allow for safe standing in the future perhaps.

Not a criticism at all because for BHA and the struggles they've been through this is a fantastic stadium. But whatever we do in this country we don't seem to do it with any style compared to the European's. Have a look at some of the new stadiums (around this size) on the stadium thread and they put this to shame. This is still essentially only one molecule away from an identikit stadium.

How many of those continental European stadiums were built and paid for by the clubs involved?

Very few, I'd venture. Most of them will either have been paid for by local or national government or by a rich benefactor.

Looks even better now. ;)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8517/75154280.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/202/75154280.jpg/)

Its great to see the new stadium looking ready for kickoff. Love the seagull motifs/signage, and even better to know that the stadium will expand in the not too distant future to 30,000. We'll see the Goldstone spirit back again. The club has had a promotion and hopefully it will get another promotion. After all that the club has gone through, and all the issues of finding a location for the site, fights with Lewes County Council etc, the stadium is finally here.

Finally a thank you to our friends at Gillingham for groundsharing and enabling the club to survive, and to Withdean, a ground that has enabled the club to return to town and serve as home till this new stadium has been completed.

How many of those continental European stadiums were built and paid for by the clubs involved?

Very few, I'd venture. Most of them will either have been paid for by local or national government or by a rich benefactor.

Well, this particular stadium was paid for by a rich benefactor too (interest-free unsecured loan), with his own money. I think it is fair to say that Tony Bloom has written himself into Brighton folklore.

Well, this particular stadium was paid for by a rich benefactor too (interest-free unsecured loan), with his own money. I think it is fair to say that Tony Bloom has written himself into Brighton folklore.

Yes.....but I was responding to the general criticism of English new build stadiums - the vast majority of which were paid for by the clubs themselves.

Yes.....but I was responding to the general criticism of English new build stadiums - the vast majority of which were paid for by the clubs themselves.

Fair enough, that wasn't clear from your post :)

Finally a thank you to our friends at Gillingham for groundsharing and enabling the club to survive, and to Withdean, a ground that has enabled the club to return to town and serve as home till this new stadium has been completed.

No problem! I'm looking forward to our Carling Cup clash there at the beginning of next season.

That is almost identical to eastlands (man city) stadium.

That is almost identical to eastlands (man city) stadium.

Err..........no, it's not.

.....Other than the fact that it has stands with seats along both sides and at both ends and a rectangular patch of grass in the middle with a few white lines painted on it.

Internally, once the expansion has taken place, the stadium it will most resemble is probably Estadio Do Dragao (Porto). Hard to complain about that!

This stadium does look like Eastlands, but it's inferior in every way. It's out of town and incredibly sanitised.

It looks great, but very mediocre at the same time. It's a very close relative to the flat-pack bowl that's spreading through this country.

Those 4 gaps in the corners look terrible and should have been incorporated in the initial build.

Oh please. Not everything new is bad. I like the empty corners; a nod to ends and stands of the past. No doubt future expansion had to be considered.

What has happened to Withdean? Are Whitehawk still moving in?

Err..........no, it's not.

.....Other than the fact that it has stands with seats along both sides and at both ends and a rectangular patch of grass in the middle with a few white lines painted on it.

Its just that three tier stand which reminds me of eastlands.

Never the less its very impressive it really looks good.

I love my team wolves and molineux is getting redeveloped as we speak but i would like molineux to look like this because i am part of the few that like generic bowl stadiums.

Oh please. Not everything new is bad. I like the empty corners; a nod to ends and stands of the past. No doubt future expansion had to be considered.

What has happened to Withdean? Are Whitehawk still moving in?

Not everything new is bad, but not everything that's new is good either. This is the most overatted stadium I've ever seen for the cost.

The away end looks absolutely pathetic, quite an eyesore with all those windows and backing panels, it looks like an industrial unit.

The empty corners are a nod to the past? It's the carving of a bowl with seats left out, why not remove the corner seats from the Walkers Stadium or the Ricoh Arena and then we can all praise the nostalgia, uniqueness and style.

It's actually quite naff looking at the moment, cheap. For £105m you should expect more, especially when you see what teams on the continent are building for considerably less.

Compared to what Brighton had, this is like the Wembley. And that's all that should matter.

Compared to what Brighton had, this is like the Wembley. And that's all that should matter.

True,looks fantastic,be nice if the corners were filled in with safe-standing areas,maybe as a trial for the rest of the country eh? I wont hold my breath!

Not everything new is bad, but not everything that's new is good either. This is the most overatted stadium I've ever seen for the cost.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, though the cost generally comes from the standard to which the stadium is fitted out, not what it looks like. I take it you've had a tour of the ground to judge for yourself? You also need to bear in mind that the vast majority of new build stadiums are developed on flat pieces of ground rather than being dug into the side of a hill - excavating hundreds of tonnes of chalk is not cheap!

The away end looks absolutely pathetic, quite an eyesore with all those windows and backing panels, it looks like an industrial unit.

The away end doesn't have any windows behind it.

The empty corners are a nod to the past? It's the carving of a bowl with seats left out, why not remove the corner seats from the Walkers Stadium or the Ricoh Arena and then we can all praise the nostalgia, uniqueness and style.

I agree with you on that point, the corners are empty for practical reasons, nothing else.

It's actually quite naff looking at the moment, cheap. For £105m you should expect more, especially when you see what teams on the continent are building for considerably less.

Now, admittedly I have my own bias when it comes to the Falmer project, but I've also seen the ground close up with my own eyes. "Naff" and "cheap" are both words that I wouldn't use for this project, it is an impressive building in the flesh.

I agree with a lot of the points. The bowl, the back panels etc. Windows are very oddly dotted and it is very grey.

I don't doubt its nice, but not brilliant on the eye.

It does also echo of Estadio Du Drago (Porto) but Porto's is much nicer.

Curious Orange... I haven't had a tour of the ground, but I can still have an opinion based on the stacks of images I've seen. This is no different to all the folk who who praise this ground on every level, just based on images.

If this stadium cost a fortune due to having to excavate hundreds of tons of chalk, something is wrong. It's out of town for crying out loud so pick a spot that's flat.

Regardless of what's behind the seating sections/stands, be it windows, or just plain ugly electrical boxes, it looks awful! It really lets this ground down. St Helens and Salford's new stadiums, although smaller look a lot neater and are a fraction of the price.

I hope this stadium is impressive in the flesh and that I'm wrong, I want the country to be overwhelmed with stunning stadiums, but there seems to be many factors which let this ground down.

If this stadium cost a fortune due to having to excavate hundreds of tons of chalk, something is wrong. It's out of town for crying out loud so pick a spot that's flat.

I've just checked, and there isn't a :facepalm: smiley...

Suffice to say you really can't be familiar with Brighton and Hove - a city pretty much entirely built on the South Downs, which are kind of... erm... hilly.

I'm guessing you also aren't familiar with the lengthy (as in years) and extensive set of planning applications and inquiries that preceded this build. The viability of quite a few other alternative locations was looked at as part of the Public Inquiries... the only site in the conurbation that came out of that process as being viable to build a football stadium on was Falmer... excavation and all.

Yes, as is blatantly obvious, I'm no Brighton expert!

However... It's a shame that for all the cash that's been splashed, and the staggering achievement of the chalk dig, areas of the stadium looks such a mess inside. Just my opinion, and I've made that from the countless images everybody else is fawning over.

Yes, as is blatantly obvious, I'm no Brighton expert!

However... It's a shame that for all the cash that's been splashed, and the staggering achievement of the chalk dig, areas of the stadium looks such a mess inside. Just my opinion, and I've made that from the countless images everybody else is fawning over.

Well, everyone can have an opinion. :)

Considering the grief Brighton have gone through to get this stadium and the X amount of years the fans have had to wait to get to this point I think its almost as good as it could get!
Yeah there are a few areas that could be improved on but Im sure those grey bits will soon be covered in advertising and logos to spruce them up. Once the seat covers come off and its full of blue and white it will look fantastic (IMO).
Im sure many Brighton fans would have even settled for a flat pack box like Colchester or Shrewsbury if it had meant getting away from that hole they were in so to end up with one of the best new builds in the country...well they'd have bitten your hand off 10 years ago!
PS its going to look great full of Spurs fans this weekend:wink2:

Well?
Take it someone has been to the inauguration.... what's it like?

^Some YouTube videos (not mine):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BLFfsLdDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewHHn8SKFL0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEtEPMSamTw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4l_m9XuGXk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpN9zpQ03U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrEVmmAbW5E

Won't be surprised if this is their lowest crowd of the season though. Not quite full.

Thanks for those. Looks nice, if a little unfinished in some areas. I really think they should add the upper tier to the smaller side stand before filling the corners in, as it looks odd without it.

The guy singing in that last vid is really funny - tone deaf isn't the word(s)..

Would like to hear some reviews from people who were actually there though. Seems strange we follow the construction of this stadium all the way through, then when it's complete, when it really matters... no one seems to want to post on what it's actually like!

Thanks for those. Looks nice, if a little unfinished in some areas. I really think they should add the upper tier to the smaller side stand before filling the corners in, as it looks odd without it.

The plan seems to be to do the whole lot in one go for the start of next season. Martin Perry was talking about getting the planning application in before Christmas.

^Some YouTube videos (not mine):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BLFfsLdDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewHHn8SKFL0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEtEPMSamTw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4l_m9XuGXk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpN9zpQ03U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrEVmmAbW5E

Won't be surprised if this is their lowest crowd of the season though. Not quite full.

This was a warm up event. Probably weren't allowed to fill the stadium to capacity anyway.

This was a warm up event. Probably weren't allowed to fill the stadium to capacity anyway.

I think the Spurs match was limited to 17,000 capacity, and the Sussex Senior Cup match before that was 10,000 capacity.

Stadium looked great on The Football League Show last night.

Reminds me of Chelsea's main stand. Here's a link to highlights from the first Championship match here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14436542.stm

Reminds me of Chelsea's main stand. Here's a link to highlights from the first Championship match here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14436542.stm

Same architects - KSS.

They're also the architects for Spurs' new stadium.

I was at the Doncaster match on Saturday, and the finish of the stadium is indeed very good. I'll pass judgement once I've had a chance to settle in and get my bearings, but certainly the most immediately impressive thing about the ground is the acoustics - it is absolutely ear-splitting!

Excellent pies too!

Stadium looked great on The Football League Show last night.

Yep looks outstanding on TV.

This isnt u/c anymore, shouldn't someone change it to t/o or completed?

http://www.kssgroup.com/images/news-images/2011/amex/1105%20SSDA%20BHAFC%20Shortlist.jpg

Stadium expansion update:

The club is due to submit a planning application for an extra seats at the £100 million stadium in the coming weeks.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9410335.Greens_back_Amex_stadium_expansion/

Stadium expansion update:



http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9410335.Greens_back_Amex_stadium_expansion/

SO where will these extra seats go? Is it just adding seats to the top tier of that one stand?

^^ Yeah, and I think they'll also add seats to the corners. This isn't official, but here's some mock-ups:

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1192/eastmockup3.jpg

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?222120-8-000-seats&p=4567844&viewfull=1#post4567844

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/8290/eastmockup.jpg

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?222120-8-000-seats&p=4567667&viewfull=1#post4567667

Ahh! I see now! That will really finish the stadium off nicely.

looks likely:

Brighton and Hove Albion's Amex expansion plans back on track
7:20am Friday 16th December 2011 in News

By Tim Ridgway
Brighton and Hove Albion’s expansion plans are back on track as they agree a deal over a disputed piece of land and reveal that plans for its new training ground are ready for submission.

A joint statement by Brighton and Hove Albion and Brighton and Hove City Council was issued last night which outlined the minority Green administration’s softened stance towards the club’s 8,000 seat expansion of the American Express Community Stadium.

As the announcement was made at a full council meeting last night the club also confirmed that planning applications for its Lancing training ground and the additional seats are ready for submission to Adur District Council and Brighton and Hove City Council respectively.

A tussle broke out last week over land earmarked as a temporary car park for the Amex.

Sources claimed Brighton and Hove Albion were promised the site at the former Falmer High School in Brighton three years ago by the previous administration and without it the club’s expansion plans were at risk.

The Argus revealed the Green group on Brighton and Hove City Council wanted to market the land itself to get a better “commercial deal” for the taxpayer.

But after pressure from The Argus and political rivals the minority administration relented and agreed for the club to demolish the existing buildings and consider creating a car park.

The joint statement from council leader Bill Randall and Albion’s chief executive Martin Perry issued last night said: “The council remains committed to helping the Albion to increase the Amex stadium capacity by 8,000, realise its ambition to bring Premiership football to the city, increase the number of jobs and training opportunities at the stadium and continue with its hugely valuable community work across the city and elsewhere.

“At the same time we recognise the council has a duty to realise the best value for the site.”

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9424165.Brighton_and_Hove_Albion_s_Amex_expansion_plans_back_on_track/?ref=rss

First images released detailing the expansion plans..

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r196/FibreFan/page15-1.jpg

(Higher resolution here - http://www.northstandchat.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29335&d=1325335273)

Second tier on the East and South corners to be filled in summer 2012. North corners summer after that. This will bring the capacity up to 30,750.

WOW! The design for the expansion looks great:

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Be great to get rid of all that excess space. Should look great with the 1901 tier curving round, and the extra section of seats above the south stand. Second tier on the east will give it a much less lop-sided look.

I love the fact that each corner will end up being slightly different. Wasn't expecting the extra corporate boxes behind the goal, but that also adds to the uniqueness of the place. Oh, the plans for the new training ground also look very impressive. :)

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/5580/56107599.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/56107599.jpg/)

:cheers:

Amex Expansion Given Green Light

We are pleased to report that the club has been given the green light to expand the American Express Community Stadium, following a Planning Committee meeting at Brighton & Hove City Council this afternoon.

Approval has been granted for an increase in the stadium capacity to 30,750 in two phases. Phase one will include an additional 5,000 seats ready for the start of next season, with a further 500 ready in December.

Phase two will see the balance of the seats installed next year, 2013, taking capacity to 30,750.

Meanwhile permission has also been given to use the retained land at Falmer as matchday car parking (needed to facilitate the additional seats at the Amex).

Now that permission has been granted for the extra 5,000 seats, the club has already begun to contact fans on the waiting list, offering them the opportunity to purchase their season tickets for the 2012/13 season.

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~2749054,00.html

I really don't know a lot about Brighton (other than the fact we'll be playing them again soon (Wolves)), but... is there a reason they didn't just do it like this in the first place? It looks really good, just wonder why they'd be doing this literally months after they'd just fnished building it hehe.

After all of the legal wrangles, I lost interest in this development and I am actually quite surprised to see a completed stadium on this thread. I had no idea it was finally built and I'm actually quite taken aback! Gives me some hope that Bristol City might eventually one day have the go-ahead to start Ashton Vale (maybe in a parallel dimension, who knows?).

I actually quite like it; it's much better than the endless, bland concrete bowls that are currently infesting the country. The lower tier looks really shallow, though: what do the fans make of it's viewing angle?

Interesting to see that they are expanding it already as well. The expansion plans look quite subtle, but I'm not a big fan of the proposed 'wavy' corners pictured below. They look just like the ones at the Madejski.


http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/829/capture3fl.png

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/430/capture5u.png



Congrats on finally getting the stadium.:cheers:

Its a great looking stadium :applause:

Great news. Although i'm a Wolves fan I live in Sussex and have been to the Amex just once this season..... Tickets have been so hard to come by so the extra seats is great news.

- 5000 extra seats for the East Stand Upper and South Stand corners completed before next season
- Television studio created in the south east corner of the stadium
- 1901 lounge incoporating six new executive boxes above the South Stand completed by December
- Rest of the building work to be completed next summer


Comparison of 2011 and development until 2013

South Stand

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East Stand

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North Stand

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Scaffolding goes up in the East Stand as work commences at the Amex

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/javaImages/98/b9/0,,10433~10795416,00.jpg

Good work. Glad the east stand will have the upper tier - will make it much better. A few nice little quirks here and there as well, really gonna be the best new stadium in the country.

I always felt the Amex looked like a smaller version of Porto’s Estádio do Dragão but after watching Mondays night’s game I think it looks more like the COMS little brother….either way, it’s going to look fantastic when complete and noises form the club suggest it will continue to be a full house next year!

The strutts for the base of the new upper tier are fixed to these housings.
http://www.seagulls.co.uk/javaImages/4a/ee/0,,10433~10808906,00.jpg

This computer generated image shows how the stadium will look after the development.
http://www.seagulls.co.uk/javaImages/c6/f9/0,,10433~10811846,00.jpg

Looks great, looking forward to visiting next season

What's going on in the corners of that upper tier?

^^ Disabled viewing platforms.

For fucks sake, they look as crap as the ones at Molineux.

For fucks sake, they look as crap as the ones at Molineux.

At least the Brighton ones have been designed in a way so there are no restricted views like ours at molineux

At least the Brighton ones have been designed in a way so there are no restricted views like ours at molineux

... at Molineux it looks like the architects have placed the disabled platforms in the new stand randomly. :lol:

There are a few rows of regular seating below the disabled platforms at the AMEX which make it look ok.

This computer generated image shows how the stadium will look after the development.
http://www.seagulls.co.uk/javaImages/c6/f9/0,,10433~10811846,00.jpg

Hopefully the actual upper tier of the East Stand will look somewhat better in the flesh - this shot has been discussed in great depth on NorthStandChat.com, and the conclusion was that when you compared the image with the submitted plans that whoever did the image wasn't very good with Photo Shop!

Full credit goes to RustyTheSnowman on North Stand Chat for these pics:

http://i50.tinypic.com/2lwruyh.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2imog.jpg

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?243901-Photo-s-in-The-Amex-from-today&p=4927334&viewfull=1#post4927334

A good little stadium this which will only get better with this development, shows what a bit of imagination can do compared to the dross that the last 20 years has produced like Saint Marys and the Riverside...

And if England ever bids for the Euro's again (2024 perhaps) then it would be perfectly set up to be one of the 10 host cities.