SWANSEA City's bid to add an extra 11,000 seats to the Liberty Stadium has been welcomed by the club's supporters trust as a sign of its ambition and forward thinking.
The Swans have submitted a formal planning application which could eventually see the Landore ground increase its capacity by 50 per cent.
If given the go-ahead by Swansea Council, the scheme could see the number of seats increased to 32,000.
Swansea City Supporters Trust chairman Phil Sumbler welcomed the planning bid.
He said: "Pretty much every game is a sell-out for the home fans — more room has got to be a good thing.
"Expansion would give an opportunity for more people to come along and watch games.
"We have established ourselves as a mid-table team — we are not scrapping to avoid relegation.
"It is good the club is pressing the forward button now, and has made the decision to go ahead with this.
"The club has always been ambitious and forward-thinking, and the extra capacity at the Liberty ties-in nicely with that."
He added: "More people means more income for the club — potentially this would enable them to reduce the prices a bit."
The planning application outlines a three-stage development at the Liberty.
The first phase — which could be finished by the end of next season — would see the expansion of the East Stand, and would mean room for an extra 3,844 fans.
Phases two and three would involve the North and South stands, and would take place further down the line if the club felt they were required.
Meanwhile work on a new media area is set to take place this summer, which will in turn mean space is created for more fans.
The current record crowd at the stadium was the 20,650 sell-out for the game against Manchester United just before Christmas.
Swansea currently have the second smallest stadium in the Premier League — only Queens Park Rangers' home at Loftus Road has fewer seats.
