http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20131104-tickets-reading-and-yeovil-on-tuesday-1155293.aspxTickets for Charlton’s away matches at Reading and Yeovil Town in December go on sale on Tuesday morning
Iain Liddle reports
Tickets for Charlton’s away matches at Reading and Yeovil Town in December go on sale on Tuesday morning.
The Addicks are on the road twice in five days at the beginning of next month, each time against sides which are new to the Championship this season.
First up is Reading on Tuesday, December 3rd (7.45pm) and Charlton have been given an allocation of 2,000 seats at the Madejski Stadium.
Chris Powell’s side then make the trip to Huish Park on Saturday, December 7th (3pm) where they have been given an allocation of 2,076. Of those, 1,500 are in an uncovered terrace, while 576 are in seated areas.
The seated area at Yeovil has been designated as a family stand, and so adults who wish to purchase in this area must be accompanied by a junior or senior.
Tickets for both games will initially go on restricted sale, and there will be three different phases were fans able to purchase tickets.
From 9am on Tuesday morning, Valley Gold season-ticket holders and VIP season-ticket holders will be able to buy two tickets apiece.
Season-holders who have purchased at least three away matches already this term will also be able to secure theirs, up to the minimum purchased for each game so far.
Then, from 9am on Monday, November 11th, season-ticket holders and Valley Gold members can buy two tickets each, while Red Card members who have been to at least three away games this season can buy up to the minimum purchased for each.
Finally, should any tickets remain for either game, they will go on general sale from 9am on the morning of Friday, November 15th.
Tickets for the match with Reading are available at a reduced rate for Charlton season-ticket holders, with adults priced £25, over 65s and U22s £17 and U17s £10.
For non-season-ticket holders, adults are priced £27, over 65s and U22s £19, and U17s £11.
Fans who leave it until the day to purchase, if any remain, will see tickets for adults priced £30 adults, £22 for over 65s and U22s, and £12 for U17s.
There are 14 wheelchair bays and six ambulant disabled places available, priced at the relevant rates inclusive of a free helper.
Return coach travel will be available via the Valley Away service, priced £15. Click here for more details and a list of pick-up points.
Tickets for the match at Yeovil in the seated areas are priced £20 adults, £16 over 65s, £13 U22s and £8 U16s. Tickets in the terraced areas are priced £20 adults, £15 over 65s, £13 U22s and £8 U16s.
If any remain unsold, tickets will be available on the day of the game with a £2 price increase in each age range – apart from U16s.
There are five wheelchair bays priced £16 each inclusive of a free helper. Ambulant disabled tickets are also available, priced according to the relevant age ranges, inclusive of a free helper.
Return coach travel will be available via the Valley Away service, priced £22. Click here for more details and a list of pick-up points.
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However, there's plenty of time, so it makes sense to play it safe.
Never in a month of Sunday's are we going to sell out these games, so why the **** the restricted sale.
Anyone been reading before and know what it would be like getting back to the station for 22.15?
In 2009 we took 2,066 to Colchester for a Tuesday night in League One.
Four years on and a division higher, you would laugh at the suggestion of taking that a similar distance to Reading.
http://www.footballgroundguide.com/reading/#By Train
Reading railway station is situated just over three miles away from the Madejski Stadium. Probably the easiest way to get to the ground is to catch the F1 'Football Special' bus, which leaves just down from the nearby bus station, commencing at 1pm for Saturday afternoon games. As you come out of the main station entrance go straight ahead and after a short distance turn right into Garrard Street (this is a small side road that normally contains taxis waiting to move off to the railway station). The bus station is down the end of this road on the right. Dave Stuttard a visiting Leicester City fan informs me; 'I would recommend getting in the bus queue no later than 45 minutes before kick off as all football traffic goes down the same dual carriageway to the stadium'. The fare is £5 return for adults and £3 for children and normally takes about fifteen minutes to get to the ground. Please also have the correct fare in hand as the drivers do not give out change.
Paul Willems a visiting Bristol City supporter adds; 'the bus from the station is good provided that away fans do not cause any trouble. If you do then the buses (quite rightly, editor) refuse to pick you up after the game. I have a bitter experience of this, when the slowest police escort in history by Thames Valley Police got me back to the station at 7.30 pm!'
I know they do it because of cost but having to go miles through special public transport which takes near on forever to get you to and from the ground just gives me a headache.
The Brighton match last season was the same. one of the reasons I hope that this year they don't move it to an evening game.
I don't know how the supporters of these clubs put up with it.
That's why (until we move to the peninsular or some other middle of nowhere place) the valley is so good for both home and away fans. for an away fan its a nice and easy train journey from a major train hub London bridge to Charlton station (handy to have the station named the same as the club unlike most grounds) then a very easy 2 minute walk to the ground. via your very own pub a couple of shops to buy a tinny and grub courtesy of some rather half decent fast food establishments. we really make it so nice for them don't we?