Bigger! Faster! More! 53,000 Elland Road announced | The Square Ball

[@MichaelSloyan-t8r]

As a 60yr old fan (residing in Ireland) I unfortunately have only seen Leeds play in pre season here in Ireland, however despite all the ups and downs especially in the Bates era, I could not bring myself to contemplate ignoring Leeds. Like Dan's father when the going gets stressful I have to leave the TV and boil the kettle 40 times before rushing back to curse the ref/ the manager/ some player or GOD for our predicament. The result on any Saturday or midweek game night would effect my humour/ happiness and I'd ask myself why does this matter so much but 3 days latter I'd somehow expect a good result and be rearing to go again. Watching Sunderland docu on Prime it made me realise what a difference it makes when you reside in the one club city, where the only topic of conversation is the previous or next game, not residing in the city allows you to avoid this form of "madness" ( but giving out when speaking to yourself is probably deemed pure madness ) Keep up the great work and despite the fears hopefully I will be one of the dreaded tourist supporters soon to enjoy the Elland Road atmosphere.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

I think Michael summed it up in the Kinnear interview by referring to it as "The Mythical Stadium".

[@ofajoel]

All Leeds fans around the globe owe themselves a trip to Elland Road. It’s worth it. Depending on how far you’re traveling internationally to see the Leeds, you’re probably pretty committed as is, but Michael is right that you can have the type of moment there that makes it even better.

[@richardnoble5124]

Took my eldest (Canadian lad and dyed in the wool Liverpool fan) to Leeds away game… said it were best sporting experience he’d ever had. Mikey right… gotta get to games.

[@BritishFreedom]

The expansion plan is a win win all round. Great to get more fans in the Stadium for match days boosting the atmosphere at the ground. And more money coming in to the clubs coffers.

[@richardhill5792]

I'm glad you noticed the lack of substance to "the announcement", it sounds more like corporate smooth talk from Kinnear et al. It's the same when big corporations have slogans like "the road to green" "the pathway to sustainability" it means absoulutely nothing and improves nothing at the same time. I'll believe the expansion when I'm looking at it or sat in it! I personally feel it won't happen.

[@ChemiiOneLegacy]

People talk about the east stand as if it's modern, it opened in 92. The entire ground is dated and desperately needs love.

[@jamie_mac]

92 is only 8 yrs ago

[@sidel8]

eh?

[@perr1don]

@@jamie_macI guess maths isn’t your strong point! 😂🤣😆

[@Snooperman1919]

It's cool expanding but where's the extra parking going to be? It's bad enough as it is.

[@Snooperman1919]

​@@jamie_mac😂

[@dotty2x]

I also became a leeds fan that season we got relegated in 22/23. But it was more of like, well I don't really have a choice now because its my club. I plan on making a game this spring by myself, because I think I have to make at least one game to really be in it as a supporter. You lot support Leeds like I support my local college (american) football team. I go to every game I can, and I've been raised in it for my whole life, Go big red and MOT

[@IsaacHenryinAK]

I generally agree with the bit about American fans and the rest of it. A few thoughts: We all generally support our National Team fervently and there's lots of reasons for the difference. One of the most glaring is that your National Team players generally play in England, at least at the start of their careers, which creates animosity with teams across the country. If you don't hate Kane for playing for Tottenham, you could hate him for playing for Watford and it's the same with the rest of the English internationals. (Which is why Jude Bellingham is a genius for going to Germany early, then Spain, so that he can remain England's darling). Our best players are in Europe by the time they're 16 to play in better leagues and some even earlier because their parents moved there and they just have a US passport and we recruit them. They've never fucked over our favorite domestic team or played for a domestic team we hate (and you English have exceptionally long lists of teams you hate, which increases the odds that your Internationals played for one). As far as the Twitter fools, just ignore them. I've been watching your show for over 2 years now and I'd say you've only been a little unfair towards us or ours a couple times and the rest has been good-natured ribbings which we've generally either deserved or was in good taste and funny if you can not take yourself too serious. There have been a couple times where it seemed a bit of a dig though. But that's fine; we talk shit about you guys all the time too. But just remember, many Americans follow the National Team like they would a club and that's largely because American clubs suck and most of us still generally are patriotic. Men's football is the only thing that the USA hasn't beaten the entire world at at some point and so it's the our last sporting frontier and those of us who love the game are absolutely enthralled with the idea of success on the international stage, but also the individuals who are finally good enough to make it in Europe. Thus, we are a bit over-protective of them and many US fans see them for more than they actually are.

[@Ellis11X]

I know the city of Leeds is planning a tram stop at the stadium but it would be nice add a train stop on the rail line by the ice hockey arena that sits behind the west stand so that our fans have easier access to the ground. Most Premier League teams have this but we've always lacked the idea.

[@adam85296]

Do you read the comments Dan or Michael? So you don’t forget your Angus questions for next season - make a google questionnaire for sub members - so we can feed in our questions so you get a flavour of the fans questions into the actual questions you ask. Then make a second ep running through with Michael the questions you couldn’t ask him because of how outrageous they were…

[@richardnoble5124]

Live in Canada and only get back across the pond every couple of years. If club discount tickets with the reduction based on how far we come, my maths says club will be paying me to come… I’d make a helluva lot of noise if that were case.😂😂😂

[@Teamwoody]

Do you think there might be a possibility that they give you more leg room in the new stand, so anyone over the height of 4 foot doesn’t have to leave the game with dvt every week.

[@hovis21]

I'm a few beers in but fuck me this one is funny. Top work, lads.

[@dannybowden5296]

That Kevin Pressman penalty is the best penalty ever; think he'd been watching Yeboah.

[@chrisholmes9284]

I’d like to see the kop extended into the north east corner and northwest corner and be all standing

[@Wilss]

Dan loves the Red Dwarf jokes.

[@nigelstansfield1644]

Elland Road is overdue some expamsion.However I'm mindful of the Coventry model where the club over extended and tried to get the fans to foot the bill.Championship football is not guaranteed.Less so Premier League.Ambition is great and Leeds fans are very loyal,but if they feel they are being taken for granted there are ways of following the team remotely..If Spurs had a poor season and lost their loyal fans they could easily find themselves in a downward spiral.And desperately needong a parachute.

[@Snooperman1919]

If hot water is an issue BOXT could sort it. New stand, solar panels sound like a plan. We have the correct sponsors to fix these issues.

[@mrpiccoluk]

I was in Rome in 2001 and got tickets to see Roma Vs Liverpool at the Stadio Olimipco as a 'neutral visitor/tourist' : Liverpool won 2-0; however the only thing I remember from the game was getting stabbing in ther ar*e outside the ground; missed the start and had to sit on a concrete step all game; without letting on I was English; (I was in the Roma Fans section).

[@PaulSmith10000]

I read that the Everton new stadium is only a measly 52800

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

You looked more green than yellow.

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

The expansion has to happen, Elland Road is an absolute kip. Kewell will always be my favourite player.

[@gavinparry5426]

By the time we get to 53k the Toon will be at 60k...their plans already ahead of ours

[@bigal3364]

And city both goin over 60,000

[@CatastrophicFox]

The plans don't include the South stand, so there'll be room to develop that in the future. Although the road will make it expense to develop, so they'll hold out until it's profitable to do so.

[@Ellis11X]

​@@CatastrophicFox There's not much flexibility in making the south stand larger because of the road although it would be a nice thought of that stand being upgraded as well.

[@sportbilly9815]

Dont know why we dont take the boxes out the south stand and put seats back in

[@ColinWarrington]

When will it happen. Hope they sort the leg room for the real fan's mot

[@plaxz]

leg room ? real fans dont sit down

[@AlexLui_]

Was the wedding at Dewsbury Hall?

[@TeleTonemonkey]

North and West can be expanded, without being fully closed!

[@TeleTonemonkey]

West won’t be “demolished “!

[@dannyboy7804]

@@TeleTonemonkey they did say the west stand is going to be fulled been done on to

[@Snooperman1919]

Bang right about being a Leeds fan. Its in the blood. Once in Elland road its a done deal .

[@Snooperman1919]

The west stand seats are crazy. There're fine if you only have one bum cheek, and you enjoy splinters in it.

[@Raleigh_St_Clair]

BS Michael, you don’t need to go every week help make a great atmosphere. I travel from abroad to Elland Road twice a year (that’s all I can afford) and pay over £100 for tickets as all I can get are the hospitality seats. Would prefer a basic seat! No shortage of passion from fans like me who can only come on limited occasions and have to use the hospitality route to get match tickets

[@mick6370]

Leeds will need to be successful to fill it on a regular basis hang around the Championship and your looking at 17-25,000 gates go further back to the 80s we only averaged 13-15,000

[@darrenmillings3715]

Dean Smith?? Eh did I hear that right?

[@peterkingsford8516]

think the boys have set the deesser too strong sounds like they have lisps lol

[@mack983]

Given there charging £46+ plus for members this year for another season in the champ doesn’t give much hope.

[@gingerburns9125]

LEAK THE PICTURES!!!

[@cgdimension]

so Leeds promotion under Bielsa was faked in a studio by Stanley Kubrick? ;p

[@KarlNewsome-d4w]

The stadium is an eyesore so any redevelopment should be embraced by all concerned.

[@Snooperman1919]

Do people from Bridlington count as tourists?🤔

[@andrewmycoe6102]

Yeah but no dates ddont get promoted it wont really happen

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

Well I heard the expansion wasn't happening until we went up

[@scallywhiskey]

Dean angry as hell 😡

[@jamesgibson3838]

Michael: don't want tourist fans in the ground taking away the atmosphere Michael: welcome fans from anywhere to be leeds fans charge them more than angus currently is 😂😂😂

[@dannybowden5296]

Moon landings lol

[@grouchr2]

So the bielsa promotion season was faked? I knew it, makes sense now that we're still in the championship!

[@IsaacHenryinAK]

If it's true, the idea of away fan's tickets costing less than general admission tickets is absolute heretical madness to this American. That sort of thing would never be tolerated over here. There would be pitch forks and burning tires.

[@lufc76]

If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon....

[@richardnoble5124]

Working for years in the space industry, the feigned ignorance of REM’s lyrics really resonated… am sure almost as much Buzz Aldrin’s punch resonated the moon landing denier.

[@Snooperman1919]

Possession is good, unless its drugs and you're confronted by the police 😂

[@paulrobinson373]

Moon landing's LOL....Turn's out all the Astronot's who died in the Challenger disaster are still alive, college professor's all, now that's a career change 😂

[@eugenefarrell1002]

Leeds will have to be in the Premier league for a number of seasons to generate guaranteed revenue before any new stand is built , not holding my breath.

[@Snooperman1919]

Leeds have more fans than ticket availability.

[@pauln0371]

Does anyone else think that the 49ers don't have the money to back up all the claims for the LUFC project🤔🤔🤔

[@davidfoster7430]

My advice to you is stop taking drugs 🤔no good for you

[@pauljones5831]

No. Do you really not have any idea how cash rich they are?

[@pauln0371]

I did say for the LUFC project didn't I????​@@pauljones5831

[@pauln0371]

​@@davidfoster7430we will see. I really hope they prove me wrong but they have just sold all the family silver haven't they. Or did you not see that😂😂😂😂😂

[@markbetteridge313]

Think b4 opening gob mate, or at least try 😂

[@markhutton172]

Instead of pissing around with the old stadium 🏟 Why don't the 49ers do a Tottenham and build a brand new stadium next to the old one on the land of the old training ground now car park?