View from the Dolman

Something more appears to be in the works - "BS3 Live"...

https://bs3live.com/ and various social media: Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok.

14 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

They've revised the figure upwards now.

 

 

That's in line with the allocation announced so that makes much more sense than the earlier figure. 

Feels like this has become a thing over the last few years. They were never part of Christmas dinner with my parents but then they appeared 3 or so years back to my surprise.

Would be a bit weird if 2000 had sold in the last 12 hours following @MattWSM's post.

1 minute ago, Feral Williams said:

Bugger, is it definitely the case you can't pick up WH tickets until on/after Jan 1st ?

I missed that when I was buying them and assumed I could pick them up this weekend or at worst the Hull game - I'm not sure I'll be down in Bristol again for Millwall and/or before the WH game so this presents some logistical challenges...

Seems to be the message as per https://tickets.bristol-sport.co.uk/categories/bristolcityfcaway

Ticket Collection

There will be no ticket collections at London Stadium, all tickets must be collected from Ashton Gate Stadium prior to matchday at the any of the following times:

Monday, January 1st 2024: 10:30-14:00 and 17:00-18:00 from the Ticket Office (Bristol City v Millwall match day)
Tuesday, January 2nd 2024: 10:00-19:00 from the Ticket Office
Wednesday, January 3rd 2024: 10:00-16:00 from the Bristol Sport Store and 16:00-19:00 from the Ticket Office
Thursday, January 4th 2024: 10:00-16:00 from the Bristol Sport Store and 16:00-19:00 from the Ticket Office
Friday, January 5th 2024: 10:00-16:00 from the Bristol Sport Store and 16:00-19:00 from the Ticket Office
Saturday, January 6th 2024: 10:00-16:00 from the Ticket Office

5 minutes ago, Tokyo Red said:

Maybe because the last postage date for Birmingham is today? And West Ham tickets only went on sale yesterday? And volume of WH tickets?

Also we don't know when the club will have possession of the tickets from West Ham.

They are only available for collection from January 1st so I'd assume they haven't already arrived ready for allocation to orders to pop in the post.

If anyone wants to catch up on their thoughts during commentary... 

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/full-games/full-match-blackburn-rovers-2-1-bristol-city/

I think that's for tracked postage - presumably both clubs are keen to avoid the possibility of tons of tickets going AWOL in the post (especially with some of the recent reports in the Bristol Post).

8 minutes ago, fisherrich said:

People who I know who worked for HL, say John Hargreaves was all the brains behind the business. Makes sense to most. John H lived out near us for a while and came across as a very shrewd guy.

Sounds like your associates weren't particularly attentive people - it's Peter Hargreaves who was a co-founder of HL.

35 minutes ago, Sniper said:

Will Robins TV be able to broadcast it?

No.

30 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Were they? I really don’t remember away fans ever  being in the old EE, but I do remember the Sheffield Wednesday fans in the days when Trevor Francis was their manager in the open end (where the Atyeo is now is) when it was snowing heavily and the PA system ( you could hear it back then) that trains from Temple Meads had been cancelled……….That would have been the early 90s before the Atyeo was built

So…..that’s where away fans have been for several decades.

There's seems to be a pattern of you being oblivious to what's going on - you never seem to see or hear anything. 

Rule 102 would also appear to be somewhat relevant in this case. 

Fielding an Ineligible Player

101. Subject to Rule 102, where a Player is determined to be ineligible under these Competition Rules or The Association’s Rules and has played for a Club in a Competition Match, the Professional 
Game Board may remove that Club from the Competition and may impose other penalties against 
that Club. This excludes a situation where a Player is named as a substitute but does not play in 
the Competition Match, in accordance with Rule 96.

102. Where a Club satisfies the Professional Game Board that it (or any of its Club Officials) did not 
know, and could not reasonably have known even had it made every reasonable enquiry (with 
the exercise of utmost caution), that the Player was ineligible, the Club shall not be removed from 
the Competition but may still be subject to any other penalty imposed by the Professional Game 
Board (including but not limited to a fine or an order that the Competition Match be replayed, 
without the ineligible Player).

1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

Buy me a lottery ticket as well.

The likelihood of another Alex Scott appearing soon is marginally lower.

So what is the club meant to do? Give up on youth recruitment?

Just now, frenchred said:

Yes we do.

Prices have to be mutually agreed by the clubs (in the FA cup)

Not true. 

Rule 208: "For Competition Matches in the Competition Proper, the Home Club shall determine the prices of admission within seven days of the relevant draw, subject to a minimum admission charge (except to concessions) of an amount specified by The Association and communicated to Clubs from time to time."

https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/competitions/2023-24/efac/rules-of-the-fa-challenge-cup-202324docx.ashx

20 minutes ago, frenchred said:

We Wil want higher prices to boost the nest egg, and also because the Lansdown's don't give a flying **** for us fans

What we will want is irrelevant. We have no say on the matter.

2 hours ago, BCFC1512 said:

Also price has to be agreed by both clubs. I’d imagine West Ham will want cheap tickets to fill the ground where as we prob want slightly higher as the gate money is shared.

This hasn't been the case for a while. This piece from the FSA in 2017 explains that it is now solely a matter for the home team: https://thefsa.org.uk/news/the-price-of-change-new-fa-cup-rule-stings-home-and-away-fans/

"Immediately after the draw is known, the Club playing at home shall decide on the prices of admission, subject to a minimum price of £10.00 for all spectators other than concessions. "

14 minutes ago, Markthehorn said:

More money presumably too?

 

 

Marginally. Up 4%.

52 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Don't know if he's been this season, he was definitely at the last home game of last season against Burnley as he was on with Twentyman beforehand.

Was 100% at the Stoke game at the end of September.

It will be on Robins TV - match passes are already on sale: https://bristolcitypayments.streamamg.com/account/register/step1 - and I think this should mean it'll also be available on the Sky red button.

I think this has been resolved. I was seeing the problem but the stream is now showing with the holding slide normally seen before coverage begins.

24 minutes ago, CodeRed said:

Not sure you can get BBC Radio Solent in Cornwall or Devon either! 

Think you can via Freeview - you get 4/5 stations for various BBC local stations around the west/south west.

Gonna need a torch to see the penalty spot if it's awarded at that end.

Just now, Oh Louie louie said:

It was everywhere he got the gig on a grand a week, you don't have to take my word on that, but I can assure you that is the case, and with the way our structure has gone I can't have seen him getting a rise tbh, 

Well, that's me convinced beyond all doubt. 

FWIW, he tweeted about his salary back in 2020:

1 hour ago, Oh Louie louie said:

As I say I value scotts work, but ask yourself this, have you ever known a kitmans wage's been circulated, no of course you haven't, again I wont be liked for saying this but a lot of players would tell the chairman to stick it up his ass if they were offered his role, a icon washing shirts FFS,

It's hard to engage much with such a work of fine prose but where has his wage been circulated?