East stand closed v Colchester

still be in Falaraki I think ;-)

I got a phone call whilst on my way home to say that the east stand was closed and they would re-locate me to either the west or north lower...so i'm now in the west lower.

Not impressed

I'd rather more concentrated fans sat together and able to chant rather than completely spaced out around the ground like a pre-season friendly.

I bought tickets for a friend and I (he's never been to a match ever) and I had to pick the North Stand for this kinda game
The attendance isnt exactly going to be high is it?

Airman Brown said:

iainambler said:

SELR_addicks said:

I'd rather more concentrated fans sat together and able to chant rather than completely spaced out around the ground like a pre-season friendly.

Agreed.

And given that it's a midweek game in the middle of the holiday season it's hardly going to be a crowd puller. Airman's point about it being a bleeding obvious point is fair comment. They should have closed the east stand before selling tickets and then opened it if demand required it.

There'll be no atmosphere either way but to be honest I don't really care what they do for the League Cup or if we play in it at all. However, the club did this for the Oxford FA Cup game in January and then had to back down on the day and open the upper west, because most people had piled in the lower west and wouldn't buy in the lower north.

I'm sure it's harder than it looks to get the balance right and no doubt whatever the Club does some people will complain, depending, in part, on where they prefer to sit.

I was called this afternoon and told I needed to move from the East Stand. I asked what the background was. My impression was that sales have been shockingly bad, i.e. I had the sense that very few tickets have been sold.

I'm probably naive, but I'm a bit surprised if this is true. It's the first chance to see the new pitch and some of the new players, I assume. With luck it will also be a pleasant summer evening.

I guess it could be that most people will decide whether to go on the day and then just rock up knowing they'll get in. I confess that I'm simply too impatient to queue and that's why I always buy in advance. Anyway, if this is what most people do it makes it even more difficult to plan. Hence the Oxford FA Cup tie experience.

seth plum said:

Not particularly impressed by this, playing to an empty side in a competitive match. I reckon some of the new players will see the space and perhaps then see the match as meaningless. If supporters have bothered to get down to the game then Bob should ensure we win it, which means making the players sweat blood for the cause next Tuesday.

There would be more stewards and kiosk staff than supporters if it was.open, close the old beast, not an issue, move on.

Mundell Fleming said:

Airman Brown said:

iainambler said:

SELR_addicks said:

I'd rather more concentrated fans sat together and able to chant rather than completely spaced out around the ground like a pre-season friendly.

Agreed.

And given that it's a midweek game in the middle of the holiday season it's hardly going to be a crowd puller. Airman's point about it being a bleeding obvious point is fair comment. They should have closed the east stand before selling tickets and then opened it if demand required it.

There'll be no atmosphere either way but to be honest I don't really care what they do for the League Cup or if we play in it at all. However, the club did this for the Oxford FA Cup game in January and then had to back down on the day and open the upper west, because most people had piled in the lower west and wouldn't buy in the lower north.

I'm sure it's harder than it looks to get the balance right and no doubt whatever the Club does some people will complain, depending, in part, on where they prefer to sit.

I was called this afternoon and told I needed to move from the East Stand. I asked what the background was. My impression was that sales have been shockingly bad, i.e. I had the sense that very few tickets have been sold.

I'm probably naive, but I'm a bit surprised if this is true. It's the first chance to see the new pitch and some of the new players, I assume. With luck it will also be a pleasant summer evening.

I guess it could be that most people will decide whether to go on the day and then just rock up knowing they'll get in. I confess that I'm simply too impatient to queue and that's why I always buy in advance. Anyway, if this is what most people do it makes it even more difficult to plan. Hence the Oxford FA Cup tie experience.

I genuinely wish they'd used the marketing slogan "Come and see the new pitch" !!

addick1965 said:

I got a phone call whilst on my way home to say that the east stand was closed and they would re-locate me to either the west or north lower...so i'm now in the west lower.

Not impressed

Are you ever mate!!

I don't mind, as long as we beat Millwall.

The reaction here is negative enough - but just imagine the uproar if the club had kept it open and the Eaststanders couldn't get their Bovril at half time.

I'm gonna go, but only to get my fix of football and have a look at the ground and new pitch and hopefully a few of our new players

Covered End said:

Airman Brown said:

They've discovered there is limited demand for a League Cup first round match with Colchester only since putting tickets on sale?

seth plum said:

Not particularly impressed by this, playing to an empty side in a competitive match. I reckon some of the new players will see the space and perhaps then see the match as meaningless. If supporters have bothered to get down to the game then Bob should ensure we win it, which means making the players sweat blood for the cause next Tuesday.

Come on guys, how about some positivity ?

What bleedin' difference does it make where the empty seats are ?

If there are empty seats in The East, the players will think the game meaningless. But if the empty seats are elsewhere, the players will be well up for it ? You cannot be serious ?

Agree totally, what the hell does it matter if the east stand is shut ? it will make good business sense as a cost saving, and if they opened it every stand would only be 1/3rd full, don't see a difference myself. I also think it will almost certainly be a U21 and 1st team mix anyway, wouldn't count on many of the big guns (sic) playing.