£10 then, Reading tickets

[El Presidente]

no no no you've got me wrong, I admit I did see this coming, ITS A GREAT MOVE BY THE CLUB, I'm just saying that as most will pay at least £4.60 to get there, there will be a lot of first timers/non regulars and I'd hate to see them put off future visits by un necessary queues for payment of train tickets etc

Edit I see you're a Moulscoomber so I now understand that you are no doubt happy with no travel charge, I do see your point. (but I'm not trying to pick holes, honest)

I suspect, without being too cynical, that a lot of people will 'forget' to buy a travel ticket, and that there won't be full inspections of them at Falmer.

 

[Surf's Up]

Barber out!!

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Great value, though travel could be a MASSIVE binfest on here that evening.

Shouldnt be any problems with park and ride - but you just know there is going to be a lot of moaning about ticket checks at Brighton Station.

 

[Dowling93]

They don't go on sale until Thursday.

I see cheers! I haven't been on the website for ages so thought they had changed it again

 

[somerset]

Should pull in 27,000 then.

I might go myself, with my two boys.

At that price, Reading may even sell out,... bumper day...... lets hope for a bumper result too.

 

[Seasidesage]

Excellent decision by the club. Sad reflection on the status of the FA Cup as a competition though....

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Excellent decision by the club. Sad reflection on the status of the FA Cup as a competition though....

Not particularly, if anything the prices are attempting to bring more people into football with affordable prices which wouldnt happen in the league, would have thought some schools may get some tickets too.

Of course the opponents arent exactly massive either, had it of been Man United or Chelsea then prices would have been much higher.

 

[Trigger]

In other news, Pies for this game will be priced at £5.50 and beers £8.00, or a pie and pint combo for £12.50

 

[backson]

I suspect, without being too cynical, that a lot of people will 'forget' to buy a travel ticket, and that there won't be full inspections of them at Falmer.

Although they might do on the trains. Saturday was the first time I've ever seen the guard checking tickets from Brighton back out west after a game.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

£7.50 for my Dad (and other over 65s).

It must feel like he's woken up in about 1990.

 

[nicko31]

Its not quite 1990, seem to recall paying £80 for a season ticket about then..

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Its not quite 1990, seem to recall paying £80 for a season ticket about then..

I did say "about".

Alright. 1994 then.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I think part of the reason the FA Cup is struggling to attract big crowds in general across football is that the cost of league tickets has gone up so much in recent years (not just Albion, across the country). With season tickets now a significant outlay, something has to give. It started off with the League Cup in its various incarnations and now seems to be hitting the FA Cup.

Well done on the Albion for pricing the third round game sensibly.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I suspect, without being too cynical, that a lot of people will 'forget' to buy a travel ticket, and that there won't be full inspections of them at Falmer.

Will they concentrate on being extra vigilant elsewhere ? They could use it as a trial exercise to evaluate processes if the transport levy is dropped altogether next season.

 

[withdeanwombat]

£7-50 for OAP's ? What a rip off for those who've supported the club through thick and thin, two world wars, several stadia including the County Ground in Hove and are poorly paid by the government to be old ! And we'll have to pay to get there. It's nothing short of a disgrace. They should be sending a stretch limo to my home to collect me, and supply me with free pies and ale, free programme and comp me in to a luxury hotel overnight before the stretch limo appears to bring me home. To Taunton.

Cheapskates...........mumble, mumble.

 

[Diego Napier]

fair play to the club, but if they had priced them up at £15 sth/north and £20 east/west and simply made a low key 'reminder', that travel WAS included, I feel the positive reaction from the fans would have been the same but without faffing around for change for the bus, or queing for a ticket at Brighton Stn (which will no doubt be an excercise in futility as it wont be practical to check that volume of train tickets)

Still, look on the bright side, it give you a chance to nit pick and have two moans for the price of one.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

£7-50 for OAP's ? What a rip off for those who've supported the club through thick and thin, two world wars, several stadia including the County Ground in Hove and are poorly paid by the government to be old ! And we'll have to pay to get there. It's nothing short of a disgrace. They should be sending a stretch limo to my home to collect me, and supply me with free pies and ale, free programme and comp me in to a luxury hotel overnight before the stretch limo appears to bring me home. To Taunton.

Cheapskates...........mumble, mumble.

I think you've just written the front page of tomorrow's Daily Express (so long as another ARCTIC FREEZE isn't expected).

 

[Socialist Sid]

£7.50 for my Dad (and other over 65s).

It must feel like he's woken up in about 1990.

Tell him it's Hereford away and he'll mow the lawn :guitar:

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Tell him it's Hereford away and he'll mow the lawn :guitar:

Archer OUT!

 

[Questions]

I would have gone whatever the price but well done to the club for that.

I would happily have paid twice the normal price for my license fee, sold my children for vivisection and .........
Oops sorry Catty , wrong sketch.