UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[Holte L2]

How many will we get for Alkmaar ?
And does anyone think it will get down to Just season-ticket holders ?

975 is the rumoured number.

[john e]

How many will we get for Alkmaar ?
And does anyone think it will get down to Just season-ticket holders ?

Alkmaar allocation is even less, STH only have no chance.

Yeah thought so
Still going though

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Warsaw will comfortably make season ticket holders by the looks of it; 888 sold and 815 remaining. Most went with the 8 year ST/19+ aways, very little take up from the other tranches.

[VillaTim]

Warsaw could easily make general sale. Expensive flights . Plus a weird KO time and need to take annual leave will put many off .

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Said before, Madrid in 98 and Hamburg in 08 aside, by and large we've never taken big numbers anywhere in Europe.

[AV82EC]

Said before, Madrid in 98 and Hamburg in 08 aside, by and large we've never taken big numbers anywhere in Europe.

I’m feeling more positive but not going to get carried away.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Said before, Madrid in 98 and Hamburg in 08 aside, by and large we've never taken big numbers anywhere in Europe.

True, but the demand for away tickets in general is way higher these days, than then. So I’d expect our numbers to be higher now.

As an example, Boro away in April 04 (Crouch scored a late winner), we decided to go the night before and paid on the day as we hadn’t sold our allocation. Unthinkable now, and we were chasing top 4 at the time.

[simboy]

A difficulty is the club set the parameters so high to start off with, that only a few were guaranteed tickets. 19+ over 11 years is a nonsense criteria - add to that the fact that there will be secret squirrel ticket hand over etc but that you will have to demonstrate you have a flight/hotel etc means that trying to sell the tickets a week before the event is a little "hopeful". I wasn't going to speculate sales would get to my lowly criteria I'm afraid. 

Lets hope we do sell out but it does add to the growing evidence of getting it right on the pitch ... needs improvement off the pitch. 

[Clampy]

Said before, Madrid in 98 and Hamburg in 08 aside, by and large we've never taken big numbers anywhere in Europe.

True, but the demand for away tickets in general is way higher these days, than then. So I’d expect our numbers to be higher now.

As an example, Boro away in April 04 (Crouch scored a late winner), we decided to go the night before and paid on the day as we hadn’t sold our allocation. Unthinkable now, and we were chasing top 4 at the time.

I was there. Keeper saved a De La Cruz shot from memory, keeper's save falls to Crouch and the away go mental.

[PeterWithesShin]

I assume they have to set it high as allocations can be pretty small. Likely 975 for AZ, and if it's 5% for Zrinjski then it will be 450. It's probably just easier to use the same criteria for every game.

[Nii Lamptey]

The fact that they are absolute nut jobs over there, with quite the reputation might put a few of our fans off too.... and on that note, it could get messy if some of the coked up idiots in our fanbase, seen on recent away trips, start shouting their mouths off, as they're likely to meet their match.

[liam]

The fact that they are absolute nut jobs over there, with quite the reputation might put a few of our fans off too.... and on that note, it could get messy if some of the coked up idiots in our fanbase, seen on recent away trips, start shouting their mouths off, as they're likely to meet their match.

I'm booked to be out there from Wednesday morning and was aware of their reputation, but still assumed we would be ok if you were sensible (like most away days) then i stumbled on a post when Rangers were there in 2019 and the guidelines they were issued with - Yikes! No going north of the stadium, no dinking in bars, a fan zone was set up for them in a field with a beer tent and Police presence at the fan zone, hoping its a bit over the top but i will be super careful on match day...no advice from the Villa yet! I also saw the Newcastlfe fans group have arranged a series of bars in Milan they can visit and put flags out etc with some level of saftey, be very interesting where villa fans have to pick the tickets up from to see if we can do similar as happened in Scotland for hibs

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Said before, Madrid in 98 and Hamburg in 08 aside, by and large we've never taken big numbers anywhere in Europe.

True, but the demand for away tickets in general is way higher these days, than then. So I’d expect our numbers to be higher now.

As an example, Boro away in April 04 (Crouch scored a late winner), we decided to go the night before and paid on the day as we hadn’t sold our allocation. Unthinkable now, and we were chasing top 4 at the time.

Down to 10 men as well weren't we if I recall. UDLC had been on a Maradona style run. Good times!

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1081 sold, 622 left.

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The fact that they are absolute nut jobs over there, with quite the reputation might put a few of our fans off too.... and on that note, it could get messy if some of the coked up idiots in our fanbase, seen on recent away trips, start shouting their mouths off, as they're likely to meet their match.

I'm booked to be out there from Wednesday morning and was aware of their reputation, but still assumed we would be ok if you were sensible (like most away days) then i stumbled on a post when Rangers were there in 2019 and the guidelines they were issued with - Yikes! No going north of the stadium, no dinking in bars, a fan zone was set up for them in a field with a beer tent and Police presence at the fan zone, hoping its a bit over the top but i will be super careful on match day...no advice from the Villa yet! I also saw the Newcastlfe fans group have arranged a series of bars in Milan they can visit and put flags out etc with some level of saftey, be very interesting where villa fans have to pick the tickets up from to see if we can do similar as happened in Scotland for hibs

Bladen had 4 other spotters from WMP with him, which was massive overkill, but perhaps a bit of training (his last season with us). In Vienna we had a Met spotter and a local Viennese guy (with a bum bag, so he looked very conspicuous).

I suspect they'll want us to drink where they hand out the tickets as its easy to manage. Was easy in Prague and Hamburg. Only bother we've had post-Madrid (which was our Stone Island before it was Stone Island fault) was Vienna first time when they bounded down to the bar, piled in, said nothing, then nicked a big Sutton Coldfield flag.

With Rangers, you've got to factor in they're absolute twats themselves, so far more likely to rub locals up the wrong way. That said, regardless of how well behaved we are as a travelling support, the curious locals think you're a hooligan by default.