[Albion] FA Cup 5th Round draw - Newcastle away

[RM-Taylor]

So sales of about 500 so far with some already been taken off sale - discounting all the travel issues I think £30 is too expensive for the FA Cup - should have been £20

 

[pigmanovich]

God, completely forgot about today's window Hopefully there are still good seats left.

 

[drew]

So sales of about 500 so far with some already been taken off sale - discounting all the travel issues I think £30 is too expensive for the FA Cup - should have been £20

Really? It's the 5th round of the cup! Do you really think it is an extra £10 that is stopping people going which is quite insignificant after taking into account the travel costs!!

 

[Weststander]

So how many seats in total have Albion taken?

We could have insisted on 9,000.

 

[Gazwag]

So how many seats in total have Albion taken?

We could have insisted on 9,000.

I think you have too many zero's there

 

[RM-Taylor]

Really? It's the 5th round of the cup! Do you really think it is an extra £10 that is stopping people going which is quite insignificant after taking into account the travel costs!!

I haven’t said that, but I think for a competition which isn’t that high up on most clubs agenda this has been priced a bit too high

 

[dazzer6666]

I haven’t said that, but I think for a competition which isn’t that high up on most clubs agenda this has been priced a bit too high

Nah…..any we don’t take will easily be sold by them I suspect.

 

[Jim in the West]

Really? It's the 5th round of the cup! Do you really think it is an extra £10 that is stopping people going which is quite insignificant after taking into account the travel costs!!

And it's not only the costs (circa £200 for me by train - plus an overnight stay). It's the sheer logistics of getting there and back on a Sunday. Huge respect for those who are going, but for those that aren't I very much doubt it's down to the price of the matchday ticket.

 

[drew]

I haven’t said that, but I think for a competition which isn’t that high up on most clubs agenda this has been priced a bit too high

I disagree. In the 5th round means you're two games from Wembley. £30 is nothing really compared to the normal match prices. It's not going to put people off going when compared to the other costs.

 

[dazzer6666]

I disagree. In the 5th round means you're two games from Wembley. £30 is nothing really compared to the normal match prices. It's not going to put people off going when compared to the other costs.

It’s exactly the same as a normal away game

 

[drew]

So how many seats in total have Albion taken?

We could have insisted on 9,000.

Isn't SJP only 50k which would be 7,500?

 

[drew]

It’s exactly the same as a normal away game

But the home tickets will be that. Also, if the game was at home and the club were charging £30 would that be considered too much for a 5th round tie?

 

[drew]

I haven’t said that, but I think for a competition which isn’t that high up on most clubs agenda this has been priced a bit too high

I'm guessing you'll be really disappointed by the Wembley prices should we get there for this mickey mouse cup!!!

 

[dazzer6666]

But the home tickets will be that. Also, if the game was at home and the club were charging £30 would that be considered too much for a 5th round tie?

Don’t think anyone was talking about home tickets for Geordies
£30 is about right I reckon anyway. It’s the transport/timing that’s killed our support.

 

[drew]

Don’t think anyone was talking about home tickets for Geordies
£30 is about right I reckon anyway. It’s the transport/timing that’s killed our support.

I think in the cup clubs have to charge the same where as in the league away tickets are capped at £30. Agree about the travel costs affecting people's decisions which is a shame for a knockout game. I'm guessing there are plenty of our supporters who've never been to SJP so it's a good opportunity. Unfortunately due to the short time period between rounds, advance tickets aren't always available. Our train is £106 return each where is we book about 8 weeks in advance we can get the trains for £57!!!

 

[dazzer6666]

I think in the cup clubs have to charge the same where as in the league away tickets are capped at £30. Agree about the travel costs affecting people's decisions which is a shame for a knockout game. I'm guessing there are plenty of our supporters who've never been to SJP so it's a good opportunity. Unfortunately due to the short time period between rounds, advance tickets aren't always available. Our train is £106 return each where is we book about 8 weeks in advance we can get the trains for £57!!!

I gambled on it being on the Sunday (was never going to be the Saturday) and booked a flight for £90 before it was announced……over £300 shortly after

 

[Weststander]

Isn't SJP only 50k which would be 7,500?

You’re right, 52k, massive clubs would take 7,800.

 

[Easy 10]

The doris has been bellyaching about having a spa weekend somewhere for a while now, so this works nicely. Driving up early Saturday morning, booked into the Hilton next to Tyne Bridge for 2 nights. She can have her spa and 'treatments' Sunday afternoon while I'm at the game. Meet up later in town for beerage and curry. Head back on Monday.

Yes. I think that's an exceptional plan.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

I gambled on it being on the Sunday (was never going to be the Saturday) and booked a flight for £90 before it was announced……over £300 shortly after

Always the way with flights and makes it more expensive in the Cup. For this game in particular there was effectively only two weeks notice. I wasn’t quite as brave as you Dazzer - when someone posted a tip/guess? on the relevant thread about which day the game might be I scoped out the flight - it was about €90 - I booked it once we knew for certain and it was €110 and it’s now nearly €150. The good thing is though I can do it all on the Sunday so not much different for me to any other game

 

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