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Post by fingers on Jan 2, 2008 17:33:01 GMT
Any club that hopes to play in the premiership next season must surely hope to sell out for an attractive looking 3rd round tie against Newcastle telly or no telly imho.What would happen next season if we happened to go up alot of the games are televised and the prices would be alot dearer so would we be like Wigan with poor gates or like Derby who are still getting 30 thousand plus whilst bottom of the league?Poor effort stokies imho.
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Post by sportsman on Jan 2, 2008 17:33:38 GMT
Many people would moan, but i would like the club to sell out the Stoke allocation however it is done. Be it give the tickets to kids in the community set ups/local football teams. I, and no doubt TP and the players would love the full backing from every stand behind them rather than have 5 thousand empty seats in the home areas.
Don't care how we get rid of them, and we shouldn't have to, but if needs must stoke, fill the ground!
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Post by armitagestokie on Jan 2, 2008 17:36:12 GMT
Tad disappointing, but there again if no Fuller+Mama+T.V+Prem ref--not bad
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2008 17:53:28 GMT
Thanks Fingers. 45% to Newcastle who bring less than a quarter of the crowd?! And WTF do the FA do with that 10%...besides buy large white elephants in north London?! How does that benefit Stoke?! Maybe they use it to pay expensive managers! Jokers.
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Post by fingers on Jan 2, 2008 17:55:01 GMT
Thats always been the case i think and we would have benefited from this when we played Arsenal away the other season.
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Post by Davef on Jan 2, 2008 17:55:21 GMT
If we get a replay we'll get 45% of the gate receipts from a crowd of 50,000 of which Stokies will probably make up less than 10%.
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Post by northantsash on Jan 2, 2008 18:01:49 GMT
not bad selling IMO.
on telly and shit kick off time.
really can't expect a full house for this one.
i think 24000 is likely and that is no disgrace. the attendances have been well down this season so it is no suprise.
all im bothered about is being there and supporting stoke on.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2008 18:03:06 GMT
I know its on BBC fella but thats dissapointing that only 16,500 stoke fans will be there...i was expecting another Everton attendance. If another championship team would have pulled Newcastle out the hat, i think the vast majority would still sell more than we have(even on TV) there wont be only 16,500 stoke fans there though will there, although yes i do agree a lot of other championship sides would have sold more if on BBC, but oh well nevermind eh! If you mean non-attending ST Holders; then you're probably wrong for Cup games. As an ST holder you would have to pay (extra to your ST) for your seat - Any seats not claimed by ST holders went back "into the pool" and anyone could buy then (from last Wednesday). Even I was not mad enough to buy my Cup ticket and leave my seat empty (though I may not be the daftest Stoke fan ...) So - for once - the crowd announced should be pretty damn close to the number of people who are actually there (brown paper bags and cash turnstiles excepted, obviously!)  ah |
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Post by markscfc72 on Jan 2, 2008 18:05:16 GMT
andy
i mean we had sold 16,500 as of earlier today so we will sell more before sunday so therefore there will be more than 16,500 stoke fans there
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Post by robin1302 on Jan 2, 2008 18:05:31 GMT
dexter97, I think you'll find Chelsea filled their end that day
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Post by markscfc72 on Jan 2, 2008 18:09:45 GMT
hm official site now rekons theres a few left in the boothen but only 'a few thousand left', seems a bit different from 16,500 ???
Newcastle Tickets Just A Few Remain
Posted on: Wed 02 Jan 2008
Sunday's clash with the Geordie giants Newcastle United is set to see the biggest crowd at The Britannia since the 2003 FA Cup encounter with Chelsea.
Tickets are selling fast and there are now only a few thousand remaining seats for the visit of The Magpies.
The Boothen End is very nearly a complete sell out and there a only a limited number of tickets available for the other stands.
The ticket office will be open until 5.30pm on both Thursday and Friday to accommodate fans requests and will be opening for extra hours on Saturday to sell any tickets that are still remaining between 9am and 5.30pm.
The match against Newcastle United is all ticket, so no tickets at all will be available on match day, in both the home and away ends. People who want to join their fellow fans on Sunday need to purchase their tickets before 5.30pm on Saturday.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 2, 2008 19:02:31 GMT
Well when bought my mate a ticket yesterday on the screen for block 28 there was about 5 seats left. Usually block 28 is virtually empty.
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Post by Rockape on Jan 2, 2008 19:33:56 GMT
I'm a born optimist and I reckon we'll be close to full on Sunday. But WTF happened to the idea that Stokies far and wide would queue up for tickets across the shale car park at the Vic (substitute Brit and telphone / internet sales) all night for matches like this? Why the sluggish sale? You can record the whole affair and watch it time after time to your hearts content after you've made yourself horse! I spent all night under the railway bridge one year for tickets. And I was 9. OK me Dad was there too - Mum made it a family outing! Looking forward to the drive up from London (I hate the one back win or lose) and the match. 3rd round day = scarf out of the window stuff!!!  |
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Post by Stoke_FaN_DaN on Jan 2, 2008 21:06:35 GMT
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Post by A-teen_six_T3 on Jan 2, 2008 23:55:26 GMT
fuck all of you
at the end of the day
its on BBC...so anyone who is anyone can watch it.
so what if its shit poor support. so what if it 7.9 percent of hull so whta if this so what if that
we are fucing stoke city we are gonna beat castle. fucke everone else
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Post by beagriestache on Jan 3, 2008 10:47:07 GMT
Hmmm, very eloquent.
We're such a badly supported club when you compare us to the likes of Norwich, Leicester, Wolves.
If we dropped the prices, publicised it widely, surely we'd get more people through the doors, higher food and drink sales, higher merchandise sales etc etc.
Can someone explain the economics to me why this doesn't happen?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 3, 2008 10:51:55 GMT
Doesn't the home side get 10% more than the away side to take account of wages for staff and Police costs with the FA getting a further 10% as well?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 3, 2008 10:54:16 GMT
Beagriestach - we don't get anything from the volume of food and drink sales under the present contract so there is one reason. Another reason is that in cup games both sides have to agree a drop in price. If Newcastle don't think that THEY will make more money they are not going to agree.
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Post by dexter97 on Jan 3, 2008 10:55:03 GMT
dexter97, I think you'll find Chelsea filled their end that day They didn't. I remember the "You couldn't sell all your tickets" chant! There was just over one block of seats empty at the west end of the stand. You might be thinking of Everton the previous season, who did sell-out. |
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Post by markscfc72 on Jan 3, 2008 17:11:24 GMT
they have still got tickets left anyways, this just put on there official site
Cup Coundown: No Sale On Day
NEWCASTLE United fans planning on attending Sunday's FA Cup Third Round tie against Stoke City have been reminded that NO tickets will be available to buy on the day of the fixture.
Toon fans must buy their tickets from the NUFC Box Office before making the journey to the Britannia Stadium.
Tickets are still available at the following prices:
£20 Adults
£15 Adults - Disabled
£15 Senior Citizens (over 65)
£12 Senior Citizens (over 65) - Disabled
£12 Juniors (under 17)
£9 Juniors (under 17) - Disabled
£9 Juniors (under 11)
£7 Juniors (under 11) - Disabled
TRAVEL INFORMATION: Newcastle United will be running coaches to this fixture at a cost of £14 per person - these coaches will be provided at cost price as a way of enabling as many fans as possible to attend the fixture in recognition of the fact that the 6pm kick-off time will mke it difficult travelling back to Newcastle after the game. PLEASE ASK FOR TRAVEL WHEN YOU PURCHASE YOUR TICKET IF YOU WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER.
We'll bring you live radio commentary from the FA Cup tie followed by video highlights and reaction from all the key men in the Toon camp on the day as part of your unrivalled Newcastle World TV service.
The best access to your favourite club costs just £17.99 for the entire season. Click below for sign-up details ...
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Jan 3, 2008 17:17:37 GMT
18 quid for their World Service........why is ours 40 quid ??
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Post by Irish Stokie on Jan 3, 2008 17:47:31 GMT
I cant really see the attendance being much above the 20k mark to honest but its not that bad considering its on the tele, but not great either.
Just as a matter of interest whats the record attendance in the Brit, the Chelski game was it?
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Post by CrazyPotter on Jan 3, 2008 17:49:59 GMT
The Everton game in 2002 I think.
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Post by beagriestache on Jan 3, 2008 18:52:40 GMT
Cheers Fornside. I understand that cup games may be problematic if you need both clubs to agree. But what about league games. Doesn't dropping prices to fill the stadium and thereby hopefully secure the next generation of support make sense?
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