A possible low-cost, short-term fix which requires further analysis, is to reconfigure the pitch by rotating it by 90 degrees, hopefully combined with minor re-configuration of the stadium to get the pitch as close as possible to seats on three sides
I'm confused as to how considerably shrinking the pitch is a 'short term fix'
A rotation of the pitch would have to be combined with a reconfiguration of the seating at the corners of the pitch. This would create a Lambeau Wall type feature at two corners of the pitch. This is not an ideal solution, but is a potential low-cost option worth consideration, further analysis. The existing stadium configuration can still be easily utilised for other events such as the Sevens and ODIs
This would give a better option at games with attendance figures in the 10-15,000 range
