Away play off game

What we get allocated doesn't have any relevance. Give them the full stand like we would any other time. Why would it be insane to give them 5,000 tickets? Having that number didn't give Derby or Wednesday an advantage in the league, so I'm not sure why it would be different for the play-offs.

Give them 5,000 tickets, take their money and let them witness their side get played off the park again. Win win if you ask me. The only club I'd make an exception for is Peterborough, because I don't see them selling the away end out. However if the demand is there, give them the tickets.

 

Surely we'd give them an initial allocation, while we assess how well home tickets sell, then can make a call on whether to allocate more, or look to split the North Stand?

 

Apart from an Adam Hammill inspired win in 2009 (?) I've made umpteen visits to Derby that have nearly all seen us surrender meekly.
We don't have great record at Bolton either (the cup this year apart). Went by train to the league game earlier in the season and the local constabulary had everyone from Barnsley stood outside the station for an hour in the rain whilst they made sure all the locals got away easily on their trains. Not a great experience.
Also been by car before and parking wasn't easy.

 

Records are there to be broken I never read too much into them. And never been to bolton but driven past their ground about 500 times so I'll go whoever it is.

 

I personally wouldn't segregate the north stand. It reduces the capacity of the stadium, it increases policing/stewarding costs and it increases the risk of poor behaviour.

It worked vs Portsmouth, but I guess the cost and capacity issue was negated by the East Stand being closed. Both sets of fans were well behaved on that occasion too, although Portsmouth understandably didn't bring a massive following. There was less at stake.

I'd certainly offer initial allocations, but barring maybe Peterborough, I can see any visiting team sell their full allocation for the Play-offs anyway.

 

Stewarding / policing costs would certainly be a factor. But if the home ends are selling well in the first week of sales, then I'd accomodate extra Barnsley fans, rather than an extra 2-3k away fans, if they feel they can sell enough North Stand home tickets to break even or better on the extra stewarding costs.

All depends on when arrangements need to be made with the stewarding company and SYP. Fact the Wednesday will also be at home that day won't help.

 

I'd agree, but. We may well sell out our home tie. Base it on home demand if Derby don't reciprocate. allocation. Plenty of time to gauge home demand. Put em on sale now.. and offer Derby section by section if necessary. With a bare minimum of our allocation at their ground to start with. Took a couple of days to sort the Portsmouth game.

 

Think we split the North stand under stendel in the final home game v blackpool which gaurenteed promotion

 

No reds fans in the north that day, just away fans.

 

Didn't we clinch promotion at Bristol Rovers?

 

Gior talking sense.

 

I would give the tunnel side of the North stand to reds supporters and hope the town comes out big to support us.

Take every advantage there is going, the other teams will

 

According the the EFL site


3.3 The Visiting Club shall have the right to claim 2,000 tickets for use by its supporters (or such number as represents 10% of all tickets reserved or otherwise sold in advance, if less than 2,000). The following conditions shall apply:

 

No. Defeats on the previous Tuesday night for both Portsmouth & Sunderland clinched our promotion.

 

Brain like a sieve

 

Gave Ipswich an advantage, Duff keeps going on about how the home crowd can help the team, so why let them pack the away end? Remember years ago they restricted Forest for a must win game and moved them away from tunnel area.

 

Could have been league champions on the final day depending on what Luton did. Looked promising after an early goal from O'More, but Lindsay got sent off, and two late goals from Rodman sealed it for the hosts. And i think Luton ended up winning anyway so wouldn't have mattered.

 

Should give them the north side of the west stand, invest in a couple of portaloos and a burger van for round the back, and pack the north with reds. Any tickets remaining, give them away to school kids