fataddick
Well-known member
Have seen a lot of posters criticising as 'small' the allocation of 3,000-ish away tickets that Charlton have given you.
Whilst I appreciate you could take far more, a couple of quick points:
1. Bournemouth on the last day of last season is the ONLY time an away team has ever been given more than the Jimmy Seed Stand for a league game. They were given an extra 1,400 in the West Upper. I know of no other occasion (since the 1992 Valley return) in either the PL, Championship or League One that Charlton has EVER given an away team more than what you've been allocated.
2. There were loads of factors involved in giving Bournemouth the extra, including the game being (expected to be and was) a dead rubber with Bournemouth already promoted and Charlton mid-table, Bournemouth paying compensation to moved STs, the Met Police agreeing to it, some informal agreements for next season (first option on Kermorgant if loaned out) and more. Rather than setting a precedent, it was very much a one-off.
3. I'm sure that Charlton would give you more tickets if they could (and Albion suitably greased their palms), BUT there's no way the Met Police would allow it as; (a) the game isn't a last day of the season dead rubber - we may well already be down by then, but your fate will still be up in the air, (b) ongoing protests means the Met have enough to deal with from home fans without extra away presence, and (c) if we gave you extra then Burnley (whose fans have something of a reputation re policing) who we face on the final day will kick up wanting the same. I think the Met wouldn't allow you extra for even just one of these reasons, let alone all three.
The main point I wanted to make though was just to check that those complaining about how small the 3,000 allocation is (and yes, I know it's galling when there are 12k empty seats at the Valley) realise that 3,000 is the maximum away allocation for EVERY stadium under Premier League rules. The number of tickets you've been given for the Valley is the same maximum you'll get for every game if you're promoted - even the Olympic Stadium is only giving away fans 2,700 apparently. In summary: Be warned, there's going to be a TICKETS BINFEST every fortnight if you go up!
Whilst I appreciate you could take far more, a couple of quick points:
1. Bournemouth on the last day of last season is the ONLY time an away team has ever been given more than the Jimmy Seed Stand for a league game. They were given an extra 1,400 in the West Upper. I know of no other occasion (since the 1992 Valley return) in either the PL, Championship or League One that Charlton has EVER given an away team more than what you've been allocated.
2. There were loads of factors involved in giving Bournemouth the extra, including the game being (expected to be and was) a dead rubber with Bournemouth already promoted and Charlton mid-table, Bournemouth paying compensation to moved STs, the Met Police agreeing to it, some informal agreements for next season (first option on Kermorgant if loaned out) and more. Rather than setting a precedent, it was very much a one-off.
3. I'm sure that Charlton would give you more tickets if they could (and Albion suitably greased their palms), BUT there's no way the Met Police would allow it as; (a) the game isn't a last day of the season dead rubber - we may well already be down by then, but your fate will still be up in the air, (b) ongoing protests means the Met have enough to deal with from home fans without extra away presence, and (c) if we gave you extra then Burnley (whose fans have something of a reputation re policing) who we face on the final day will kick up wanting the same. I think the Met wouldn't allow you extra for even just one of these reasons, let alone all three.
The main point I wanted to make though was just to check that those complaining about how small the 3,000 allocation is (and yes, I know it's galling when there are 12k empty seats at the Valley) realise that 3,000 is the maximum away allocation for EVERY stadium under Premier League rules. The number of tickets you've been given for the Valley is the same maximum you'll get for every game if you're promoted - even the Olympic Stadium is only giving away fans 2,700 apparently. In summary: Be warned, there's going to be a TICKETS BINFEST every fortnight if you go up!
