[Albion] FA Cup Semi-Final v Man Utd - 4:30pm, Sunday 23rd April

[227 BHA]

This is whats on the clubs App at the moment, its not very helpful if its not confirmed it should be as the Man City one is, showing as TBC. The fixture list is the obvious place to look for er.... fixtures!

I understand its not going to be the club holding confirmation up, but people need to book time off, arrange travel etc, and seeing this on the official club site makes it look like a confirmed day and time

Ive booked travel as its refundable up to end March, but this delay is not leaving much time to sort things


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The end of March is midnight next Friday! You have another full week to go!
And if anyone doesn’t realise by now that the sat 3pm is provisional I despair The club will update it as soon as they know!

 

[Milano]

I could maybe see the relevance of the marathon if it was a 12 or 2pm KO but it’s likely to be 4.30pm. So most football fans will not be hitting London until midday, the elite marathon is over by then. The central London part of the route is unlikely to clash with most football fan travel routes. I just think they’re slow in organising it. They’ve known for months that these events clashed.

 

[Brian Fantana]

This is whats on the clubs App at the moment, its not very helpful if its not confirmed it should be as the Man City one is, showing as TBC. The fixture list is the obvious place to look for er.... fixtures!

I understand its not going to be the club holding confirmation up, but people need to book time off, arrange travel etc, and seeing this on the official club site makes it look like a confirmed day and time

Ive booked travel as its refundable up to end March, but this delay is not leaving much time to sort things


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With Man United playing in Europe on the Thursday night, there is zero chance of our game being the Saturday semi-final. That, and the fact that United have already confirmed it for the Sunday in their ticketing details.

 

[nickbrighton]

The end of March is midnight next Friday! You have another full week to go!
And if anyone doesn’t realise by now that the sat 3pm is provisional I despair The club will update it as soon as they know!

Why do you dispair though , as its provisional, and the club know it, why would it be so hard to put TBC on the fixture list, to avoid any confusion. Whilst you may work in an enviromewnt whereby you can rock up to work and get any given day off not everyone is in that position .

All i was asking was why show it as a particular date and time, when the club know that it is not going to happen on that date. The match immediatly below it has a TBC label on it indicating that if the club dont have details of a fixture they note accordingly. Not sure why my post warrants such disdain for simply asking why display it in that way

 

[drew]

This is whats on the clubs App at the moment, its not very helpful if its not confirmed it should be as the Man City one is, showing as TBC. The fixture list is the obvious place to look for er.... fixtures!

I understand its not going to be the club holding confirmation up, but people need to book time off, arrange travel etc, and seeing this on the official club site makes it look like a confirmed day and time

Ive booked travel as its refundable up to end March, but this delay is not leaving much time to sort things


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Any Brighton fan worth their salt will know that fixture date hasn't yet been confirmed. You shouldn't need it in black or white on the website. As soon as it is confirmed the club will be sending out emails left right and centre as well as twitter etc etc.

 

[atomised]

Why do you dispair though , as its provisional, and the club know it, why would it be so hard to put TBC on the fixture list, to avoid any confusion. Whilst you may work in an enviromewnt whereby you can rock up to work and get any given day off not everyone is in that position .

All i was asking was why show it as a particular date and time, when the club know that it is not going to happen on that date. The match immediatly below it has a TBC label on it indicating that if the club dont have details of a fixture they note accordingly. Not sure why my post warrants such disdain for simply asking why display it in that way

as per my screenshot from the club website this morning the cup semi shows very clearly as TBC this is not hard information to find

Why do you dispair though , as its provisional, and the club know it, why would it be so hard to put TBC on the fixture list, to avoid any confusion. Whilst you may work in an enviromewnt whereby you can rock up to work and get any given day off not everyone is in that position .

All i was asking was why show it as a particular date and time, when the club know that it is not going to happen on that date. The match immediatly below it has a TBC label on it indicating that if the club dont have details of a fixture they note accordingly. Not sure why my post warrants such disdain for simply asking why display it in that way

as per my screenshot from the club website this morning. the cup semi shows very clearly as TBC this is not difficult information to find

 

[Northstander]

Does anyone have any knowledge of general sale tickets please? I go to games (palace most recent in the North, but I'm no longer a STH or Member

 

[atomised]

Does anyone have any knowledge of general sale rickets please? I go to games (palace most recent in the North, but I'm no longer a STH or Member

there's no information on any ticket sales as yet for anyone

 

[Dirty Dave]

Does anyone have any knowledge of general sale rickets please? I go to games (palace most recent in the North, but I'm no longer a STH or Member

Ticket details are still to be released

 

[nickbrighton]

as per my screenshot from the club website this morning the cup semi shows very clearly as TBC this is not hard information to find

as per my screenshot from the club website this morning. the cup semi shows very clearly as TBC this is not difficult information to find

why has a simple post triggered so many, so its showing as TBC on one official club site , and with a date and time on another. All i asked was why?

I havent once said I thought it would take place on the saturday, or that i didnt realise it would be on the Sunday. Just it would be helpful not to have contradictory information, it seems that concept is to much for some-now I dispair !

 

[Northstander]

ok thanks @Dirty Dave @atomised

 

[atomised]

why has a simple post triggered so many, so its showing as TBC on one official club site , and with a date and time on another. All i asked was why?

I havent once said I thought it would take place on the saturday, or that i didnt realise it would be on the Sunday. Just it would be helpful not to have contradictory information, it seems that concept is to much for some-now I dispair !

I was just pointing out that the info I found instantly stated TBC was trying to help. didn't even know there was an app or that it suggested differently. right from the point we were drawn v United it was highly likely to be the Sunday game due to their Thursday European game. didn't mean it as an attack on you though you appear to have singled me out

 

[Jim in the West]

I could maybe see the relevance of the marathon if it was a 12 or 2pm KO but it’s likely to be 4.30pm. So most football fans will not be hitting London until midday, the elite marathon is over by then. The central London part of the route is unlikely to clash with most football fan travel routes. I just think they’re slow in organising it. They’ve known for months that these events clashed.

It does seem bizarre that it's taking so long - both the FA Cup Semi Final dates and the London Marathon date has been known about for pretty much a year. One of the SFs has to be on the Sunday (you couldn't have both on the same day!), so it's just a matter of deciding which one, and that decision was surely obvious as soon as Man Utd got the Europa League Qtr Final. I'm assuming the delay must be something to do with sorting the various club's ticketing systems (maybe something to do with the fact that all the tickets (I think) are mobile tickets, and perhaps it's an issue for one of the clubs involved - more likely to be Sheffield United, I guess).
The other potential issue is that there are various XR events over the weekend, and the Marathon may require extra policing to ensure XR don't try to disrupt it....hence taking longer to confirm all policing arrangements. Again - a wild guess!

 

[227 BHA]

why has a simple post triggered so many, so its showing as TBC on one official club site , and with a date and time on another. All i asked was why?

I havent once said I thought it would take place on the saturday, or that i didnt realise it would be on the Sunday. Just it would be helpful not to have contradictory information, it seems that concept is to much for some-now I dispair !

Does it really matter? Some sites show tbc, some don’t - but we all know it’s not confirmed yet. You still have a week before your cancellation deadline (which we all know is irrelevant anyway as it’s on the SUNDAY)

 

[Triggaaar]

that's just the placeholder details. United have it confirmed for the Sunday

Why are teams doing that when it's bound to cause some fans to make bookings on the back of it?

 

[Bozza]

It does seem bizarre that it's taking so long - both the FA Cup Semi Final dates and the London Marathon date has been known about for pretty much a year. One of the SFs has to be on the Sunday (you couldn't have both on the same day!), so it's just a matter of deciding which one, and that decision was surely obvious as soon as Man Utd got the Europa League Qtr Final. I'm assuming the delay must be something to do with sorting the various club's ticketing systems (maybe something to do with the fact that all the tickets (I think) are mobile tickets, and perhaps it's an issue for one of the clubs involved - more likely to be Sheffield United, I guess).
The other potential issue is that there are various XR events over the weekend, and the Marathon may require extra policing to ensure XR don't try to disrupt it....hence taking longer to confirm all policing arrangements. Again - a wild guess!

I don't think it's anything to do with club ticketing. I haven't asked the club, but I would guess that we already have the Wembley ticket map loaded to the ticketing systems ready to go, as seating details won't change regardless when the fixtures are scheduled.

From what I've been told, all four clubs are still waiting for the FA to finalise and confirm details.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I don't think it's anything to do with club ticketing. I haven't asked the club, but I would guess that we already have the Wembley ticket map loaded to the ticketing systems ready to go, as seating details won't change regardless when the fixtures are scheduled.

From what I've been told, all four clubs are still waiting for the FA to finalise and confirm details.

Does seem to be dragging on a bit

 

[Is it PotG?]

If it IS Marathon and southern based fans traipsing across the capital then play it at 1945 kick-off.

Job done.

 

[Milano]

If it IS Marathon and southern based fans traipsing across the capital then play it at 1945 kick-off.

Job done.

Thank F**k you’re not organising it then.

 

[pastafarian]

If it IS Marathon and southern based fans traipsing across the capital then play it at 1945 kick-off.

Job done.

NO

That would create carnage to my match day drinking schedule.
Plus, ive just realised its replacement buses.............1945 would be a recipe for disaster