[Albion] ESU and WSU open for Coventry game

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

How about asking for Houghton's manager's coat?

Who?

 

[Moshe Gariani]

I make the unsold seats as something like...

1,200 in open areas and 2,750 in currently closed areas (assuming shelf has sold reasonably well to clubs/schools).

If further sales are roughly equal to the number of seats currently showing as sold that are not actually sold, then we would be looking at crowd = (31,750 - 3,950) = 27,800.

 

[kingcole]

I make the unsold seats as something like...

1,200 in open areas and 2,750 in currently closed areas (assuming shelf has sold reasonably well to clubs/schools).

If further sales are roughly equal to the number of seats currently showing as sold that are not actually sold, then we would be looking at crowd = (31,750 - 3,950) = 27,800.

All correct apart from the easy bit! The capacity of the ground is about 1000 less than the 31750 you state!

 

[*Gullsworth*]

I make the unsold seats as something like...

1,200 in open areas and 2,750 in currently closed areas (assuming shelf has sold reasonably well to clubs/schools).

If further sales are roughly equal to the number of seats currently showing as sold that are not actually sold, then we would be looking at crowd = (31,750 - 3,950) = 27,800.

31,750? Should that be 30,750 = 26,800. Maths not my strong point but is our capacity 30,750......wish it was 31,750!!

 

[*Gullsworth*]

My guess is we will just nudge above 26k on current sales

 

[erkan]

31,750? Should that be 30,750 = 26,800. Maths not my strong point but is our capacity 30,750......wish it was 31,750!!

Oops! I thought that 27.8K number seemed a bit high...

Of course it should be 26.8K. Hopefully some of my assumptions turn out to be conservative and we still top 27K.

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[Hotchilidog]

Amazingly my seat is still free! It's an absolute cracker too...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If anyone needs an incentive to go, Chris Hughton has confirmed today, that Jurgen Locadia will be starting on Saturday.

 

[Weststander]

I make the unsold seats as something like...

1,200 in open areas and 2,750 in currently closed areas (assuming shelf has sold reasonably well to clubs/schools).

If further sales are roughly equal to the number of seats currently showing as sold that are not actually sold, then we would be looking at crowd = (31,750 - 3,950) = 27,800.

Isn’t the capacity of the shelves minute? They’re really tiny.

Or have they currently closed off other more significant blocks elsewhere?

 

[erkan]

If anyone needs an incentive to go, Chris Hughton has confirmed today, that Jurgen Locadia will be starting on Saturday.

Woohoo! Do we have a song ready?

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[erkan]

Isn’t the capacity of the shelves minute? They’re really tiny.

Or have they currently closed off other more significant blocks elsewhere?

WSU sections and segregation areas.

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[Perry Milkins]

Woohoo! Do we have a song ready?

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Barber of Seville?

Love is Life (Opus)?

Sylvia's mother (Dr Hook)?

 

[B.W.]

And so it seems we are heading towards a fairly hefty crowd for the game.

As much as I feel it didn't have to be this way...from time to time we need to let PB have his day...

The crowd is big DESPITE his **** up, NOT because of some PB masterstroke... we'll never know, but I believe the crowd would have been bigger without the ridiculous staggered opening... and I'm pretty sure he's managed to p1ss off a few loyal ST's buy first indicating they cannot sit in their own seat, then FINALLY relenting and allowing them to do so...

 

[B.W.]

Like others, I bought my tickets early and ended up in the WSL. Wish I'd waited and could have got in our regular seats in the WSU

As I was saying...

 

[B.W.]

You'll enjoy a different perspective. I sat in WSU from August 2011 for several seasons, but have since moved around the stadium and like it. Especially the lively NS blocks C & D.

You are PB, and I claim my prize!

 

[Weststander]

The crowd is big DESPITE his **** up, NOT because of some PB masterstroke... we'll never know, but I believe the crowd would have been bigger without the ridiculous staggered opening... and I'm pretty sure he's managed to p1ss off a few loyal ST's buy first indicating they cannot sit in their own seat, then FINALLY relenting and allowing them to do so...

I disagree. The club have handled this well. After the tiny CP attendance, it would have been costly to open every area of the ground.

 

[Is it PotG?]

The crowd is big DESPITE his **** up, NOT because of some PB masterstroke... we'll never know, but I believe the crowd would have been bigger without the ridiculous staggered opening... and I'm pretty sure he's managed to p1ss off a few loyal ST's buy first indicating they cannot sit in their own seat, then FINALLY relenting and allowing them to do so...

Weren't the STHs in the South bit prevented from buying their own seats anyway? A seat is a seat is a seat....it's Coventry City.

 

[DumLum]

The crowd is big DESPITE his **** up, NOT because of some PB masterstroke... we'll never know, but I believe the crowd would have been bigger without the ridiculous staggered opening... and I'm pretty sure he's managed to p1ss off a few loyal ST's buy first indicating they cannot sit in their own seat, then FINALLY relenting and allowing them to do so...

PB got the price right.
PB was right to allow 4 tickets per sth (This means season ticket holders can't guarantee their seats.)
PB got it wrong not opening upper tiers to start with.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I think the club have played this pretty well. If the lower stands had flown out of the ticket office, then they could have released the upper tiers much earlier, but they didn't.

All this fuss about ST holders being upset about sitting their own seats, its one game, enjoy being in a different part of the stadium, you're able to group together with as many people as you like. Hard to imagine we were watching from an athletics track 8 years ago, now its anger at the club you can't sit in your 'own' seat.

Not that I believe there is a great swell of annoyed ST holders to be honest.

 

[Giraffe]

I disagree. The club have handled this well. After the tiny CP attendance, it would have been costly to open every area of the ground.

Had it been opened from the outset, STH's would have had the chance to sit in their own seats. The crowd figure would have been the same or more (some only like their own seats, so could have lost some). There is no argument that can suggest that this approach has maximised the size of the crowd. It can only be the same or lower as a result.