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Post by The Drunken Communist on Apr 1, 2024 12:22:16 GMT
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Post by mickstupp on Apr 1, 2024 12:24:23 GMT
More tickets to folllow….
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Post by potter25 on Apr 1, 2024 12:35:22 GMT
Could be the day we confirm safety 😀
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Post by rambo61 on Apr 1, 2024 16:26:30 GMT
The ticket office says sold out but loads of peopl saying we've been given the lower tier as well...anyone know what the truth is???
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Post by senojbor on Apr 1, 2024 16:34:47 GMT
They have sold out but we will get the lower tier now.
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Post by westlandstokie on Apr 1, 2024 17:14:37 GMT
They have sold out but we will get the lower tier now. Hope so…it’s one I’m looking forward to going 🤞
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Post by spike0808 on Apr 2, 2024 11:49:34 GMT
When do they normally release more tickets
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 11:52:54 GMT
Is it a given they will give us more tickets?
I know there was some safety concerns after a game earlier in the season when they had both tiers, also they may choose not to give us more with it being such a vital 6 pointer......
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Post by davejohnno1 on Apr 2, 2024 11:54:36 GMT
top tier holds more than 2500 surely??
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Post by bagnallboothen on Apr 2, 2024 11:54:48 GMT
Is it a given they will give us more tickets? I know there was some safety concerns after a game earlier in the season when they had both tiers, also they may choose not to give us more with it being such a vital 6 pointer...... I'm sure the club usually say if they've applied for more. There's been no mention of it and a returned list opened... I'd suggest we've sold what we're getting.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 11:56:55 GMT
Is it a given they will give us more tickets? I know there was some safety concerns after a game earlier in the season when they had both tiers, also they may choose not to give us more with it being such a vital 6 pointer...... I'm sure the club usually say if they've applied for more. There's been no mention of it and a returned list opened... I'd suggest we've sold what we're getting. It was mentioned on Twitter by a few Wednesday fans that we could get another 400 in the top tier to completely fill it, so maybe we'll just get those?
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Post by dirtygary69 on Apr 2, 2024 11:57:52 GMT
I believe it's very rare the Sheff Wed even open the bottom tier up. Yes, we've sold of the top tier but how many more to sell out the bottom? Don't know if it then comes down to policing etc. And do they want 5,000 Stokies in there for what will be a massive game?
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Post by spiderpuss on Apr 2, 2024 11:58:10 GMT
The ticket office says sold out but loads of peopl saying we've been given the lower tier as well...anyone know what the truth is??? Seems a bit unlikely if the ticket office made an official "sold out" news story. I hope for the many that isn't the case.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 12:03:26 GMT
Leeds were given 3,869 the other week, Birmingham 2,200 (Friday night), Coventry 2,200, Hull 2,200, Leicester 3,869, Sunderland 2,400, Ipswich 3,000.
All seems a bit random......
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Post by dirtygary69 on Apr 2, 2024 12:17:42 GMT
Leeds were given 3,869 the other week, Birmingham 2,200 (Friday night), Coventry 2,200, Hull 2,200, Leicester 3,869, Sunderland 2,400, Ipswich 3,000. All seems a bit random...... Open the top up in part, then fully and then based on who they think might sell a few more tickets, open the bottom up? Would we sell enough to make it worthwhile? I'd certainly look at going and they didn't make it to general sale again, so you'd argue another 1,000 - 1,500 at least would be interested?
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 12:19:53 GMT
Leeds were given 3,869 the other week, Birmingham 2,200 (Friday night), Coventry 2,200, Hull 2,200, Leicester 3,869, Sunderland 2,400, Ipswich 3,000. All seems a bit random...... Open the top up in part, then fully and then based on who they think might sell a few more tickets, open the bottom up? Would we sell enough to make it worthwhile? I'd certainly look at going and they didn't make it to general sale again, so you'd argue another 1,000 - 1,500 at least would be interested? Sunderland and Middlesbrough would have definitely taken more than they were given, as would Coventry this season I would imagine. Leeds could have taken 20,000 as their fans are always quick to tell us......
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Post by werrington on Apr 2, 2024 12:20:12 GMT
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 12:22:26 GMT
Yeah that was the incident I was referring too earlier in the thread, couldn't remember what the game in question was.......
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Post by RF10 on Apr 2, 2024 12:24:38 GMT
Why would they give us more tickets when in the relegation scrap with them?
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Post by westlandstokie on Apr 2, 2024 13:27:39 GMT
Away fans are normally placed in the upper tier of the West Stand (the Leppings Lane) end of the ground, where up to 3,700 away supporters can be accommodated. If there is a particularly large following (or for an FA Cup Tie) then the corner described above may also be made available, plus the lower tier of the West Stand. This can take the allocation up to 8,000.
I got the above from the Football Ground Guide…not sure how accurate or up to date it is…all I can think is it’s on safety recommendations or something. I was gonna go this one…oh well it’s about £100 I’ll save lol.
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Post by 36dd on Apr 2, 2024 13:34:22 GMT
Blocks WU 1 & WU 7 are either side of the stoke fans.. so if they were to release any it be those two blocks but doesn’t seem like it be the case?
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 13:38:55 GMT
Blocks WU 1 & WU 7 are either side of the stoke fans.. so if they were to release any it be those two blocks but doesn’t seem like it be the case? Ipswich were given 3,000 which is essentially the whole of the top tier:
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Post by senojbor on Apr 2, 2024 13:39:59 GMT
Just phoned and James said that they have no indication from SW that we are getting anymore. Away end it is then
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Post by walrus on Apr 2, 2024 14:16:36 GMT
Leeds were given 3,869 the other week, Birmingham 2,200 (Friday night), Coventry 2,200, Hull 2,200, Leicester 3,869, Sunderland 2,400, Ipswich 3,000. All seems a bit random...... Often tickets are made available by blocks, with the away side essentially buying the full block of tickets from the home side and reselling them to travelling fans. So if the away side doesn’t sell the full block they lose money. So seemingly random variations in away allocations are often actually caused by some away sides asking for fewer blocks than others.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 14:22:09 GMT
Leeds were given 3,869 the other week, Birmingham 2,200 (Friday night), Coventry 2,200, Hull 2,200, Leicester 3,869, Sunderland 2,400, Ipswich 3,000. All seems a bit random...... Often tickets are made available by blocks, with the away side essentially buying the full block of tickets from the home side and reselling them to travelling fans. So if the away side doesn’t sell the full block they lose money. So seemingly random variations in away allocations are often actually caused by some away sides asking for fewer blocks than others. Yeah I understand that but the club/police must have made the decision for the likes of Sunderland and Middlesbrough, they would have sold 4,000 without breaking sweat.......
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Post by 36dd on Apr 2, 2024 15:29:28 GMT
Blocks WU 1 & WU 7 are either side of the stoke fans.. so if they were to release any it be those two blocks but doesn’t seem like it be the case? Ipswich were given 3,000 which is essentially the whole of the top tier: I’m referring to the post by Stoke, usually they state they were asking for more?
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Post by callas12 on Apr 2, 2024 15:49:47 GMT
I'm sure I've heard recently that either currently or a rule coming in is that clubs need to allocate visiting fans some pitch side ticket availability. Clearly Sunderland and Sheff Weds aren't currently complying with this ruling amd Newcastle in the Prem are another example of this but not sure if the ruling is league specific or just the EFL or Prem for example?
Sure Malcolm will know more about this, may have been Malcolm mentioning it on the Sunderland thread from a month or so back to be fair..
Be interested to know if this is a ruling now, what punishments are likely to be issued out for non compliance, or if it's a ruling that clubs will be needing to prepare for & due to come in to force in forthcoming seasons.
Guessing Sheff Weds could easily grant us a few extra blocks in the lower tier if they so chose to increase match day revenue, or as others have alluded to, keeping the Stoke allocation lower may be to their advantage on the atmosphere front if the game turns into a 6 pointer type fixture which it no doubt will be!
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Post by walrus on Apr 2, 2024 16:22:51 GMT
Often tickets are made available by blocks, with the away side essentially buying the full block of tickets from the home side and reselling them to travelling fans. So if the away side doesn’t sell the full block they lose money. So seemingly random variations in away allocations are often actually caused by some away sides asking for fewer blocks than others. Yeah I understand that but the club/police must have made the decision for the likes of Sunderland and Middlesbrough, they would have sold 4,000 without breaking sweat....... I think maybe not in all honesty. They are both well supported teams and it’s a relatively short journey for them but Boro average around 2,000 away fans so 4,000 would be double that which seems a stretch. Sunderland average about 2,600, which pretty much means they sell out most allocations, but are on an abysmal run so maybe demand is a little suppressed there too at the moment. Also factor in that it’s one of the most expensive away tickets in the country.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 16:33:49 GMT
Yeah I understand that but the club/police must have made the decision for the likes of Sunderland and Middlesbrough, they would have sold 4,000 without breaking sweat....... I think maybe not in all honesty. They are both well supported teams and it’s a relatively short journey for them but Boro average around 2,000 away fans so 4,000 would be double that which seems a stretch. Sunderland average about 2,600, which pretty much means they sell out most allocations, but are on an abysmal run so maybe demand is a little suppressed there too at the moment. Also factor in that it’s one of the most expensive away tickets in the country. Sunderland took over 2,000 to Swansea and Cardiff, sold out at the likes of Southampton and Plymouth and took 5,000/6,000 fans to the likes of Preston and Blackburn. They'd have sold more tickets at Sheff Wed easily........
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 2, 2024 16:58:45 GMT
Mystery solved WL3 and WL4 as well which are on the bottom tier. Takes us to 3,420, I would imagine if we sell them and there's demand we could get the 3,869 that Leeds and Leicester got.....
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