bs3 Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 It's a long story but I needed a last minute ticket for today's game, so I went online early this morning to purchase a ticket for today's game. I read on bcfctweets you were able to buy tickets online before 9:00 am on Saturday. When I logged on to the web site the entire game is sold out. Is there still a restriction for on the capacity? or have we sold 27,000 tickets, if we have sold that many tickets that is a great effort by the fans and really shows we can compete at this level on and off the pitch. However I still need a ticket, if anyone have one going spare could they PM me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 1 minute ago, bs3 said: It's a long story but I needed a last minute ticket for today's game, so I went online early this morning to purchase a ticket for today's game. I read on bcfctweets you were able to buy tickets online before 9:00 am on Saturday. When I logged on to the web site the entire game is sold out. Is there still a restriction for on the capacity? or have we sold 27,000 tickets, if we have sold that many tickets that is a great effort by the fans and really shows we can compete at this level on and off the pitch. However I still need a ticket, if anyone have one going spare could they PM me please. Sold out with a reduced capacity of around 23k due to safety certificate limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyhutchscurlymullet Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 If you're on twitter, someone called @mattroberts07 has one going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs3 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said: Sold out with a reduced capacity of around 23k due to safety certificate limitations. Still a great effort and that proves we needed a stadium of 27,000 if we can sell 23,000 tickets for a game in August when fans are on holiday and there is still a demand on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs3 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, bobbyhutchscurlymullet said: If you're on twitter, someone called @mattroberts07 has one going Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 19 minutes ago, billywedlock said: If Newcastle had been allowed the Atyeo , no safety restrictions, would have been 26,000 plus why risk being drowned out by Newcastles magnificent travelling support and make life even more difficult for us ? we want to win games dont we ? just ask Reading fans about giving the entire away end to away fans........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 26 minutes ago, billywedlock said: If Newcastle had been allowed the Atyeo , no safety restrictions, would have been 26,000 plus Don't believe that is true.....the safety restriction is due to the west stand being new and requiring test events especially as in places it's not totally complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 7 minutes ago, OldlandReddies said: why risk being drowned out by Newcastles magnificent travelling support and make life even more difficult for us ? Think of all that naked ( and usually overweight) flesh on display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 6 minutes ago, OldlandReddies said: why risk being drowned out by Newcastles magnificent travelling support and make life even more difficult for us ? we want to win games dont we ? just ask Reading fans about giving the entire away end to away fans........ Worked out really well for us in January didn't it. This has been done to death recently on the stadium thread, but there are pros and cons to both approaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 30 minutes ago, billywedlock said: If Newcastle had been allowed the Atyeo , no safety restrictions, would have been 26,000 plus Agreed. We need to be allocating the whole stand to maximise income for these sort of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 These are my thoughts on the issue (copied from the stadium thread). I don't believe giving away fans more tickets would be a "massive" advantage. I think it would give a visiting team a small advantage that could make the difference on some occasions. But, more often than not, matches are decided by who has the most talented and best organised team with the most effective tactics. Those are by far the biggest factors in deciding the outcome of a game. Equally I would also say that 15,000 home fans shouldn't really be scared of 4,000 away supporters; home advantage should be much bigger influence. A large away following can also spur on home support and make for a better atmosphere overall. The extra income the club could be earning from more away fans gives a more obvious and tangible benefit that would feed directly into making the club and the team more successful. But, I can see both sides on this one and I do understand the concern. It is annoying when you're sat in your own ground and all you can hear are away fans - and that does happen more often when you let a lot of them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke_Gifford_Red Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, simon uk said: Agreed. We need to be allocating the whole stand to maximise income for these sort of games. All the tickets sold out. Therefore what you are advocating is giving the away fans more tickets offset against less tickets for home fans. Are you a Newcastle fan in disguise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, Stoke_Gifford_Red said: All the tickets sold out. Therefore what you are advocating is giving the away fans more tickets offset against less tickets for home fans. Are you a Newcastle fan in disguise? That's not what they're saying. The suggestion is that without today's reduced capacity, you could give more to away fans and still have enough tickets for all home fans who want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamite Red Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 39 minutes ago, billywedlock said: If Newcastle had been allowed the Atyeo , no safety restrictions, would have been 26,000 plus Sorry but that is not true. The restrictions are mainly down to the new West Stand and safety certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 SL wants to fill AG with City fans - like Norwich fans fill Carrot Road - not with bloody visiting fans! And we are 2 games into this "project" and already people are falling over themselves to giving up thousands of seats to visiting big clubs. Rome wasn't built in a day. Let's see if we can get to where Norwich (and Brighton) are before we settle for being a Fulham or Preston (or worse, a MK). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartcliffe red Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 How many teams in champ give nearly 5k to away fans....not many! 2.5k is plenty no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 9 minutes ago, Dynamite Red said: Sorry but that is not true. The restrictions are mainly down to the new West Stand and safety certificate. 900 seats lost in Atyeo due to segregation, they would probably have a smaller segregation area but some of the Atyeo fans have proven not to be the most sensible. Suggested that having home fans in Atyeo can cost the club up to 50k in ticket sales a game, when promoted to prem. They will rightly get bumped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamon Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 There's a couple of scousers outside Asda bedminster right now selling tickets if anyone needs one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 12 minutes ago, Hartcliffe red said: How many teams in champ give nearly 5k to away fans....not many! 2.5k is plenty no? No. 3k-3500 seems to be the average allocation, sadly not something can offer at the moment, However with stadium finished I've no doubt that will change in the next season or two. If the legendary 'section 82' don't think they can outsing 3000 fans then that's their problem. To be honest the sound coming from Atyeo last season was pretty poor from Home & Away fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 23 minutes ago, Jack Dawe said: SL wants to fill AG with City fans - like Norwich fans fill Carrot Road - not with bloody visiting fans! And we are 2 games into this "project" and already people are falling over themselves to giving up thousands of seats to visiting big clubs. Rome wasn't built in a day. Let's see if we can get to where Norwich (and Brighton) are before we settle for being a Fulham or Preston (or worse, a MK). ^This post contains one of my favourite autocorrect errors ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 16 minutes ago, Hartcliffe red said: How many teams in champ give nearly 5k to away fans....not many! 2.5k is plenty no? Exactly. Wish people would stop with this small club mentally.. Fo0k the likes of Newcastle, 2.5k is plenty.. Lets focus on filling the seats with our OWN fans. We live in a city and surrounding area of over a million FFS lets try and utilise our fanbase that is clearly out there waiting to be tapped into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Pretty fair point by Bris Red and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 30 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: ^This post contains one of my favourite autocorrect errors ever. I was hoping it was intentional - very good if it was. Bit like Becchio being rechristened Vecchio ("Old" in Italian, if you didnt know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 49 minutes ago, Bowie said: No. 3k-3500 seems to be the average allocation, sadly not something can offer at the moment, However with stadium finished I've no doubt that will change in the next season or two. If the legendary 'section 82' don't think they can outsing 3000 fans then that's their problem. To be honest the sound coming from Atyeo last season was pretty poor from Home & Away fans I don't get this attitude about the Atyeo lot out singing the away supporters, surely the point of being at home is to have all the stands creating an atmosphere, just seems each stand wants to put down other stands when we should be bouncing of each other and creating an atmosphere around the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 1 hour ago, gamon said: There's a couple of scousers outside Asda bedminster right now selling tickets if anyone needs one. How do they always know? The minute a sold out sign goes up anywhere in the country they're there on the street corner with a cardboard sign yelling about buying and selling tickets. It's a gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 900 segregation I don't think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmers Green Red Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said: 900 segregation I don't think so Agreed ... that netting looks about 8-9 seats across, so that would mean the Atyeo going back 100 rows ... my eyesight isn't the best but even I can work that one out from the other end of the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 2500 Newcastlefan I Think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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