Swindon Town v Port Vale pre match chat and match day thread

[DV]

Bloody Nora guys, let it go. We’ve an important match to discuss in seven days time and you’re bitching about two goalies from how long ago?

Which is spin off of asking the question about the two current goal keepers.

Please let me know how far back in the history of STFC I’m allowed to discuss, thanks.

[Nomoreheroes]

Is this on Sky, iFollow or both?

[Batch]

Is this on Sky, iFollow or both?

sky

[theakston2k]

Back on topic, it seems finishing above mid table has gone to Vales heads a little. They genuinely think they could sell 3k+ for a lunch time KO at our place, that’s 60% of their average home attendance FFS.

We really do need to find a way of squeezing the 10% into the Arkell’s, we need it for next season as well so we can stop Oxford and Rovers getting massive allocations when we get next to nothing at their grounds.

[Jimmy Quinn]

I would have thought it was relatively easy allocating a further 200 seats to away fans in the Arkells unless of course there's a lot of season ticket holders that sit near the way fans.

[No Longer Posh Red]

Back on topic, it seems finishing above mid table has gone to Vales heads a little. They genuinely think they could sell 3k+ for a lunch time KO at our place, that’s 60% of their average home attendance FFS.

We really do need to find a way of squeezing the 10% into the Arkell’s, we need it for next season as well so we can stop Oxford and Rovers getting massive allocations when we get next to nothing at their grounds.

It obviously doesn’t need to be 10%, as Sheffield Wednesday only got 2000 for Sunderland & the Franchise have done similar to Wycombe, they have only 2028.

[theakston2k]

It obviously doesn’t need to be 10%, as Sheffield Wednesday only got 2000 for Sunderland & the Franchise have done similar to Wycombe, they have only 2028.

It’s a minimum of 2k or 10% of capacity, whichever is the lowest figure.

[Peter Venkman]

sky

Will have to look at a Now TV day pass for both games then.

[Batch]

there may be a 2000 rule.

someone on Twitter seemed to show a grab of something from an EFL rules sheet. But I've no idea what is from, it does for in with the above.

obviously if that is correct we could give them the bank only, except isn't there an 'under cover' rule too?

[Batch]

mote on Ticketgate

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/why-sunderland-were-only-handed-2000-tickets-for-sheffield-wednesday-clash-with-away-allocation-sold-out-for-hillsborough-play-off-match-3679873

"Regulations state that teams have to give at least 2,000 tickets to the away team – or 10 per cent of their capacity based on the stadium"

so I guess we can give just just under 1400 based on 10% capacity being under 2000

so, what do you prefer?

- 10% away fans at both grounds?
- full away allocation at both

[Jimmy Quinn]

Anyone know what their current capacity is as they may have to give us more than 1400

[theakston2k]

mote on Ticketgate

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/why-sunderland-were-only-handed-2000-tickets-for-sheffield-wednesday-clash-with-away-allocation-sold-out-for-hillsborough-play-off-match-3679873

"Regulations state that teams have to give at least 2,000 tickets to the away team – or 10 per cent of their capacity based on the stadium"

so I guess we can give just just under 1400 based on 10% capacity being under 2000

so, what do you prefer?

- 10% away fans at both grounds?
- full away allocation at both

10% at both as the night game will impact how much we take and getting Town fans on the Bank would be good.

[Peter Venkman]

Anyone know what their current capacity is as they may have to give us more than 1400

15,036

[theakston2k]

Anyone know what their current capacity is as they may have to give us more than 1400

They don’t even know their capacity currently it seems, some areas apparently can’t have tickets sold.

[Batch]

sound reasoning theakstone (but I reckon we take thousands even on a Thursday.)