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Offline saunders_heroes

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Blackburn away
« on: April 03, 2017, 12:21:59 PM »
Rumour we're to get 8000 tickets for this one. It's come from Twitter so I don't know how true it is. Have they given that many tickets to away clubs before?

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2017, 12:24:51 PM »
Rumour we're to get 8000 tickets for this one. It's come from Twitter so I don't know how true it is. Have they given that many tickets to away clubs before?

Didn't we take that kind of number up there for the LC semi under MON?

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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2017, 01:04:44 PM »
I saw that aswell. Apparently we have allocated the whole Darwen End and Blackburn ST holders in there will be relocated to accommodate us.

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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2017, 01:06:03 PM »
It says on Blackburn website that they have given us the whole Darwin End. It doesn't say if it top and bottom. Bournemouth Lions are running a minibus, I think 12 of us booked so far. Should we a great turnout and could be a very important game for both teams.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2017, 01:36:53 PM »
We usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed.

That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2017, 01:46:31 PM »
This will be my 6 year old sons first away game, all being well.

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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2017, 02:54:37 PM »
Took about 7k in 2009 when we won 2-0 and went third.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2017, 04:01:31 PM »
We usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed.

That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.

Really? They've never averaged higher than 30k in their history, I don't think they were ever likely to be getting a gate close to that when they are at the bottom of the second level.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2017, 04:14:00 PM »
We'll get 6800, the same as Newcastle and Leeds got. The stand holds 7500+ but with segregation, netting first rows off etc you end up with 6800 tickets.

« Last Edit: April 03, 2017, 06:00:22 PM by QuintonVilla »

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2017, 04:38:50 PM »
Rumour we're to get 8000 tickets for this one. It's come from Twitter so I don't know how true it is. Have they given that many tickets to away clubs before?

Didn't we take that kind of number up there for the LC semi under MON?
We took 5.5k then. They gave us half of the lower and all of the upper, they were stubborn and wouldn't give us the whole end. They insisted on having their own fans in the other half of the lower. The attendance on the night was 18,500 meaning they only had 13,000 there, pitiful. It was annoying as we could have sold 10,000+. They then brought 2000 to the 2nd leg despite only being 1-0 down.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2017, 04:50:55 PM »
We usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed.

That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.

Really? They've never averaged higher than 30k in their history, I don't think they were ever likely to be getting a gate close to that when they are at the bottom of the second level.

Which are you querying? If it's the bit in bold, I don't consider size of crowds to be the sole indicator of a club's largesse. That's a bit of a weird Newcastle-type argument. They've won ten major honours, the same as Newcastle and more than Leeds, both examples of clubs who are generally regarded as being big by the media.

Judging what you've written, you seem surprised that I've suggested they could get close to 30k. Given that we've, apparently, got anything up to 8,000 tickets that doesn't seem unreasonable to me. It's only 22-23,000 home fans. And teams near the bottom are more likely to attract big crowds, as a rule, than mid-table clubs as it matters more.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2017, 04:52:06 PM »
Anyway... if anyone isn't going, can I have your reference please?

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2017, 05:53:05 PM »
Apparently we aren't  taking the full allocation up front.  3,500 thousand  up front and can take the rest if there is demand.

Of course there is the demand.  Why do Villa mess about when they know the allocation will sell.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2017, 06:01:36 PM »
Apparently we aren't  taking the full allocation up front.  3,500 thousand  up front and can take the rest if there is demand.

Of course there is the demand.  Why do Villa mess about when they know the allocation will sell.
We've got an initial 4000, which I'd guess is the whole of the lower tier. Then I'd say the extra 2800 will be the Upper tier.

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Re: Blackburn away
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2017, 06:06:33 PM »
Is the lower tier under shelter? I can't remember where I sat when I attended.

 


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