Breaking News Facilities Update - North Bank (NWQ) X block now open

[kaymac]

Is there currently a wall between W and X blocks? If home fans were in North Blue + Yellow blocks they would all have to enter / exit through North East corner turnstiles to retain North West entrance for segregation purposes for away fans.

 

[GBJ]

Is there currently a wall between W and X blocks?

Yeah, it’s not exactly going to make the one in Berlin jealous, but Block X has walls on both sides

 

[Smiffy]

Is there currently a wall between W and X blocks? If home fans were in North Blue + Yellow blocks they would all have to enter / exit through North East corner turnstiles to retain North West entrance for segregation purposes for away fans.

We aren't going to be given the blue seats in the NB. That will stay as away fans only and they will continue to enter via Fairfax Drive, possibly via a new gate soon.

Home fans will only have the yellow seats in the NB. With entrance via the West stand. That's how it has worked historically when we have used the NW corner and NB yellow seats before. Unless they are going to carry out works to keep the fans apart via Fairfax Drive entrance. I'd be surprised if they did that though.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Yeah, it’s not exactly going to make the one in Berlin jealous, but Block X has walls on both sides

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Berlin should be jealous as ours are still standing.

 

[GBJ]

Berlin should be jealous as ours are still standing.

Off topic I know, but there are still a few large sections standing. Berlin is a beautifully eerie city. Great beers too

 

[Tommy2holes]

Just 37 tickets sold for the x block

 

[Supershrimper]

Just 37 tickets sold for the x block

I'd imagine there will be more than 37 in there come match day. I'd wager fair few actually have season ticket seats in the west but move to Block W making it overcrowded. Opening up Block X will allow Block W to be less overcrowded

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Off topic I know, but there are still a few large sections standing. Berlin is a beautifully eerie city. Great beers too

Double off topic, but I saw it in all its, ahem, splendour in '68.
The wall itself wasn't that big; but the race across an open stretch of land, trying to get past barbed wire and a sentry post every 150-200m was the issue.
The West wall looks a bit more surmountable!

 

[londonblue]

That's a very valid point.

One further point on this is that, if and when, any fanzone is created in the East stand car park you'd be more likely to see people from the West stand in there spending their money if they can get to the East stand without having to leave the stadium to walk up Victoria Avenue, along West Street and down Shakespeare Drive. A five minute walk behind the North stand would be so much more convenient.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

One further point on this is that, if and when, any fanzone is created in the East stand car park you'd be more likely to see people from the West stand in there spending their money if they can get to the East stand without having to leave the stadium to walk up Victoria Avenue, along West Street and down Shakespeare Drive. A five minute walk behind the North stand would be so much more convenient.

For the Yeovil game they opened the gate between the West and North stands to accommodate the new snack bar. You can also enter the ground via the SE turnstiles and walk through the South Lower to get to the West. I've done this a few times to avoid the long walk you mention. I'm sure it will be factored in.

 

[londonblue]

For the Yeovil game they opened the gate between the West and North stands to accommodate the new snack bar. You can also enter the ground via the SE turnstiles and walk through the South Lower to get to the West. I've done this a few times to avoid the long walk you mention. I'm sure it will be factored in.

That's exactly what I'm getting at. If the North stand could somehow be given back to home fans then there would be no need for the gates at all.

 

[Zeuss]

Double off topic, but I saw it in all its, ahem, splendour in '68.
The wall itself wasn't that big; but the race across an open stretch of land, trying to get past barbed wire and a sentry post every 150-200m was the issue.
The West wall looks a bit more surmountable!

Treble off topic—that stretch of land was heavily landmined— I always used Checkpoint Charlie instead.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Treble off topic—that stretch of land was heavily landmined— I always used Checkpoint Charlie instead.

Oddly enough, foreign visitors could to-and-fro via the Tube!
Friedrichstraße on the U-Bahn was the crossing point, but with 5 West German marks exchanged for five East German marks.
I bought my mother a Communist handkerchief dispensed in a grey paper bag.
In a desperate attempt to make this about Southend, at much the same time as student leader Rudi Dutschke was being shot in April 68 about a block from where we were staying, Blues drew 1-1 with Chesterfield either side of 2-1 defeats to Doncaster.
I think I had the better of the drama.

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

Nice to see Criko's thread yesterday about being off topic is being adhered to.

 

[GBJ]

Nice to see Criko's thread yesterday about being off topic is being adhered to.

Agreed, and it was my fault for starting the discussion about Die Mauer.

Back on track now please. Any more posts will go the way of the Berlin Wall, and fall

 

[Mick]

Blues drew 1-1 with Chesterfield either side of 2-1 defeats to Doncaster.
I think I had the better of the drama.

What a disappointing time that was to be a Southend supporter. We'd beaten Workington 7-0 to go 2nd in the League and then proceded to not win any of our next 8 games. Those 8 games included those two 2-1 defeats to Doncaster either side of the 1-1 with Chesterfield.

 

[flangejackrabbit]

What a disappointing time that was to be a Southend supporter. We'd beaten Workington 7-0 to go 2nd in the League and then proceded to not win any of our next 8 games. Those 8 games included those two 2-1 defeats to Doncaster either side of the 1-1 with Chesterfield.

An even more disappointing time to be an East Berliner I would say.

 

[PIERS]

Ive lost track a bit. is the long term plan to make it 'legal' for away fans to occupy the NW corner from a revamped entrance from Fairfax. and the home fans enter from the main east car park ?