methinks Chelsea aren't anticipating selling all their tickets

<h3 class="headline">FREE TRAINS TO BARNSLEY </h3>

Chelsea are offering free travel to Barnsley for the FA Cup sixth round at the Oakwell on Saturday 8 March.</p>

There will be free trains running to the town for the game as well as free coach travel available from Stamford Bridge.</p>

The train and coach arrival and departure times will be confirmed soon.</p>

Tickets for this game are available to season ticket holders now and will be available to members from Thursday.</p> For more information or to book you tickets online visit Ticket News.

 

They still have to pay for their entire allocation though. (so i was told)

 

Maybe I should have booked myself on the free train?? nt

 

Wear something blue.

and not the away kit from a few year back.

They'll bubble thi.

 

How about something old and borrowed? nt

 

Teddy Sheringham on a loan deal? nt

 

Said that when it was announced they had 6,000

the free travel may increase their support to around 4,500 l reckon at the most. We should have split the North Stand, Home and Away fans.

 

indeed all 5782 of them

= 25 x 5782 = &pound;144 300 x 82.5% x 45% = &pound;53 571 less some expenses -say &pound;50 000 to Barnsley FC
</p>

22. PROCEEDS OF MATCHES PRIOR TO THE SEMI-FINALS
(a) The net gate receipts due from a match (except replayed matches in consequence of a
breach of the Rules) shall be the total ticket sales for the match less VAT, the travelling
(and possibly accommodation) expenses of the Visiting Club, the fees and expenses of the
Match Officials, and other match expenses allowed under the Competition Rules (which
include costs relating to gate attendants, turnstile operators, stewards, weather reports,
police charges, floodlighting in accordance with the Competition Rules, contributions to the
costs of First Aid Helpers and any costs relating to clearing the ground of snow and water
provided the Visiting Club is consulted beforehand on the approximate costs). Any
shortfalls in receipts are the responsibility of the home club and are not to be shared. The
Council shall have the power from time to time to issue instructions as to what shall and
shall not be allowed as a match expense.
(b) Net gate receipts shall be divided as follows:
(i) In matches prior to the Third Round of the Competition Proper (other than replayed
matches in the Competition Proper), the net gate receipts of each match shall be
divided equally between the competing Clubs.
(ii) In replayed matches in the Competition Proper prior to the Third Round, 5% of the net
gate receipts shall be remitted to The Association and the balance shall be divided
equally between the competing Clubs.
(iii) In matches played in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Rounds of the Competition
Proper, the net gate receipts of each match shall be divided as follows:
45% to each Club competing in the match.
10% to the Pool.
</p>

 

Wouldn't surprise me................but, I told yer so

They have never been a well supported club
Its only since the russian guy bought the club that the crowds have started to go up
But many of these new fans are trophy hunters who like to visit places like Man U and Arsenal
I can't see them wanting to visit Barnsley because which ever way the result goes they can't really win
That is to say if they beat us ............0-5........what will people say? .......well Barnsley are only a mid table Championship side and its expected that Chelsea would win by that many
And if we win of course its a huge embarrassment to them

Its going to be another PR disaster if they dont sell their tickets and there are 1500 empty seats in the North Stand while at the same time Barnsley fans have been locked out of the WELL

 

we won't sell all ours nt

 

82.5%

Surely shome mishtake?

 

VAT?

 

Value added ****

 

I think it's tax Jay, not ****. I'll check on wikipedia.

No you were right, ****.

 

BTW, Have you got a ticket?

 

Amount net of VAT is not 82.5% of amount including VAT though, is it?

The 17.5% is on the net, not the gross.

 

I was just guessing as to what the figure from Paul was relating to. I certainly wasn't filing tax returns gov.

 

Just as well! nt

 

How can they have paid for the tickets in advance?

Without knowing how many concessions would be buying tickets?

 

Is that all you take away

I thought they were a big club