Wonder why the ticket availability is so small compared to say the Play-Offs
Thought it would be based on the Ground size, not the competition - Unless the plan has always been to just open the West Stand and someone smarter than me will be able to confirm that 600 is 25% capacity of that stand which is in line with regulations.
Someone please explain why we're limited to 600 in a 27k stadium because of covid restrictions but Spurs are allowed 10k tomorrow night in a 60k stadium.
Someone please explain why we're limited to 600 in a 27k stadium because of covid restrictions but Spurs are allowed 10k tomorrow night in a 60k stadium.
I expect its because we will only be opening one Stand.......or even only part of one.
Just got this message from the club which they asked me to post
We are not restricted to 600 fans. Indeed on Friday it will be higher than this number with tickets going to parents of all boys involved on both teams plus Academy comps.
We could accommodate just under 7k and would have done so had we reached play offs.
Have asked why not 7k on Friday and will let you know if I hear back but suspect it would mean opening more stands and that is difficult and costly at such short notice.
To house 7k we have to open every stand in the ground, inc quadrants.
We then have to put a full traffic management scheme in place which costs a few thousand pounds. Under covid our staffing numbers have to increase by over 20% for queuing systems, toilet stewards etc which we wouldn't normally have to do.
Don't think we'd sell 7k for an under 18 game even at £10 and £5 a ticket. Also such short notice to get clearance and staff ready in three days.
If there is demand we may try to open another area. Problem is game was unscheduled and some staff taken time off.
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Thought it would be based on the Ground size, not the competition - Unless the plan has always been to just open the West Stand and someone smarter than me will be able to confirm that 600 is 25% capacity of that stand which is in line with regulations.
50 tickets have been reserved for Valley Gold members who will be contacted on Tuesday and able to access on a first come, first served basis.
When tickets go on sale, they will be available in the below phases:
Wednesday, 9.30am: 2020/21 season ticket holders or Valley Gold members
Wednesday, 12.30pm: 400 loyalty points
Wednesday, 3.30pm: 250 loyalty points
Thursday, 9.30am: 100 loyalty points
Thursday, 12.30pm: members on the club's database
We are not restricted to 600 fans. Indeed on Friday it will be higher than this number with tickets going to parents of all boys involved on both teams plus Academy comps.
We could accommodate just under 7k and would have done so had we reached play offs.
Have asked why not 7k on Friday and will let you know if I hear back but suspect it would mean opening more stands and that is difficult and costly at such short notice.
Would be great to have 7K on the night.
The e-mail arrived at 3.26pm I sent off my application at 4.06pm.
Received notice I had been unsuccessful around 5.40pm.
Interesting how quick they went.
To house 7k we have to open every stand in the ground, inc quadrants.
We then have to put a full traffic management scheme in place which costs a few thousand pounds. Under covid our staffing numbers have to increase by over 20% for queuing systems, toilet stewards etc which we wouldn't normally have to do.
Don't think we'd sell 7k for an under 18 game even at £10 and £5 a ticket. Also such short notice to get clearance and staff ready in three days.
If there is demand we may try to open another area. Problem is game was unscheduled and some staff taken time off.
I'm going back to The Valley!
Let's sell this one out & make some noise for the young guns !
I assume the 6pm kick off is putting a few people off.