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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Mrs Warbouys on August 03, 2020, 09:31:02 AM
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Massive.
Great that the capacity has been reclassified meaning we’ve much more flexibility should we have to start with reduced capacity for social distancing. I’ll be buying my first ever season ticket in over 30 years service. This will help make sure you get in should the capacity be restricted, get you first in the queue for all ticket games, help with FA cup tickets. Save the clubs gate people having to handle cash and also cut down match day queues.
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I'll be looking at one. Haven't bought one in 6 years.
I'm hoping the club will look at going beyond the paper book and give a plastic card that'll fit in a wallet. My abiding Memories of my last ticket was being on the naughty list for forgetting it most weeks.
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I'm sure we had more than that in when we played the second leg of the senior Cup final against Ken Barnes's Witton Albion! 😉 😂🤣😂🤣
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Excellent news
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Yes-if my maths is correct if the widely quoted 25% figure then we’d be allowed 1925 people in and if the upper alternative of 33% then 2541 people. Either way those are very healthy figures. I think what with the implications of reduced capacities at City/United then we might get some unexpectedly larger attendances so good to have that flexibility.
The thing which would be difficult to police would be away fans as I’ve heard an up to 5% figure mooted which for 2/3 of the league with a reduced capacity would still be fine given all the Southern clubs-your Sutton’s/Bromley’s/Dovers/Eastleighs etc are bringing about 75-100 I reckon. Given a lot of our own fans don’t live in the immediate area to the ground & the difficulties of policing away fans buying tickets online then that would be trickier against County (x2), Wrexham, Hartlepool, Chesterfield. Something like you have to be a Season Ticket holder of the away club & all away is fully ticketed in advance with no pay on the day might be the option.
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I'll be looking at one. Haven't bought one in 6 years.
I'm hoping the club will look at going beyond the paper book and give a plastic card that'll fit in a wallet. My abiding Memories of my last ticket was being on the naughty list for forgetting it most weeks.
Electronic strip wallet cards would be great. Especially if you can only get to half the games and they were loaded to let two people in each time (I. E. Me and Mrs Saughall). I'd definitely get one under those more flexible circumstances. Saves all the faff of half - season tickets too!
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I'll be looking at one. Haven't bought one in 6 years.
I'm hoping the club will look at going beyond the paper book and give a plastic card that'll fit in a wallet. My abiding Memories of my last ticket was being on the naughty list for forgetting it most weeks.
Electronic strip wallet cards would be great. Especially if you can only get to half the games and they were loaded to let two people in each time (I. E. Me and Mrs Saughall). I'd definitely get one under those more flexible circumstances. Saves all the faff of half - season tickets too!
Just get it under A. Saughall with no title attached 😁
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Pleased with the higher number but surprised. Adding an extra 2 people for every 3 at the guisely final would have been very cosy!
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Even at 15% capacity it would give over 1150.
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Would most of if not all of the games be all ticket under reduced capacity ? Even Dover at home with a capacity of 2k could get a high demand if we are doing well and City /United fans cant get tickets for their games .Also could all or some games be streamed if the ban on Saturday 3pm kick offs gets lifted ?
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Would we also have too many away fans at some games? What’s the away capacity at Sutton, especially if they expand the home section a bit to get all their fans in at 25%? Given southern exiles have been starved of games for years we could see a big turn out. Maybe more of an issue at stockport
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I think this capacity is pretty realistic - I was there against Sheffield United where there were officially 5100 or so but it was initially reported as 8000 - and there was room for more.
perhaps more to the point - when we played Orient there were 7800 plus there and the ground was pretty much the same as it is now - it was packed in places but wasn't bursting at the seams everywhere.
This is great news, especially if we get a big FA Cup tie at home or we end up in the league - hope the 10 year plan for the ground keeps the capacity around the 8000 mark.
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Isn't it great to be an Alty fan right now? Even with reduced capacity, we are talking about the possibility of selling out our home games. This is super motivating and exciting - bouncing!!
We are likely to push the adoption of e-ticketing further, including for season tickets which will almost certainly therefore be plastic cards. This will help us with track and trace among other things. We are planning for the unknown to some extent, but one possible scenario is "Advance ticket sales only" - we will put in place processes to handle a number of different scenarios. We want all of you back inside the ground - safely and securely - and once more lifting this team to new heights!
A lot for the board to do this week - we will be looking to get updates out when we can as the week goes on.
And for Mr Saughall, Altrincham 3 Witton Albion 1 Att: 7290. The previous season the Cheshire League Title showdown Altrincham 5 Macclesfield Town 0 Att: 7329. And the season after, the Cheshire League Title decider that went against us Altrincham 0 Macclesfield Town 2 Att: 8721
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Isn't it great to be an Alty fan right now? Even with reduced capacity, we are talking about the possibility of selling out our home games. This is super motivating and exciting - bouncing!!
We are likely to push the adoption of e-ticketing further, including for season tickets which will almost certainly therefore be plastic cards. This will help us with track and trace among other things. We are planning for the unknown to some extent, but one possible scenario is "Advance ticket sales only" - we will put in place processes to handle a number of different scenarios. We want all of you back inside the ground - safely and securely - and once more lifting this team to new heights!
A lot for the board to do this week - we will be looking to get updates out when we can as the week goes on.
And for Mr Saughall, Altrincham 3 Witton Albion 1 Att: 7290. The previous season the Cheshire League Title showdown Altrincham 5 Macclesfield Town 0 Att: 7329. And the season after, the Cheshire League Title decider that went against us Altrincham 0 Macclesfield Town 2 Att: 8721
Thanks for that MG! What I remember most is the changing ends at half time was very congested indeed and a little worrying!
Any chance the proposed etickets could be shared as I've suggested? Would that be feasible?
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And for Mr Saughall, Altrincham 3 Witton Albion 1 Att: 7290. The previous season the Cheshire League Title showdown Altrincham 5 Macclesfield Town 0 Att: 7329. And the season after, the Cheshire League Title decider that went against us Altrincham 0 Macclesfield Town 2 Att: 8721
Not fussed about Witton and let’s ignore the 2-0.
But oh my word, clinching a league title (or making it more or less done and dusted?) by beating Macc 5-0 in a decisive game in front of 7,329 at a bouncing Moss Lane.
Well, if that’s not a party I don’t know what is! 😁
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Pleased with the higher number but surprised. Adding an extra 2 people for every 3 at the guisely final would have been very cosy!
The old area where the sports all used to be was never taken into account, Now got three or 4 rows in front of the sports hall with barriers hence that might be where the some higher of the number has come from.
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Pleased with the higher number but surprised. Adding an extra 2 people for every 3 at the guisely final would have been very cosy!
The old area where the sports all used to be was never taken into account, Now got three or 4 rows in front of the sports hall with barriers hence this might be where the higher number has come from.
Be a bit packed with 1700 in there though! 🙄😂
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Massive.
Great that the capacity has been reclassified meaning we’ve much more flexibility should we have to start with reduced capacity for social distancing. I’ll be buying my first ever season ticket in over 30 years service. This will help make sure you get in should the capacity be restricted, get you first in the queue for all ticket games, help with FA cup tickets. Save the clubs gate people having to handle cash and also cut down match day queues.
How much are season tickets these days.. I realise they will be more now we are Going Up..
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Massive.
Great that the capacity has been reclassified meaning we’ve much more flexibility should we have to start with reduced capacity for social distancing. I’ll be buying my first ever season ticket in over 30 years service. This will help make sure you get in should the capacity be restricted, get you first in the queue for all ticket games, help with FA cup tickets. Save the clubs gate people having to handle cash and also cut down match day queues.
How much are season tickets these days.. I realise they will be more now we are Going Up..
I paid 220 for a standing ticket for season just gone not sure on the cost for next season would imagine around the 270 region for a standing season ticket
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Massive.
Great that the capacity has been reclassified meaning we’ve much more flexibility should we have to start with reduced capacity for social distancing. I’ll be buying my first ever season ticket in over 30 years service. This will help make sure you get in should the capacity be restricted, get you first in the queue for all ticket games, help with FA cup tickets. Save the clubs gate people having to handle cash and also cut down match day queues.
How much are season tickets these days.. I realise they will be more now we are Going Up..
I paid 220 for a standing ticket for season just gone not sure on the cost for next season would imagine around the 270 region for a standing season ticket
Thanks for that mate.
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I see a lot of merit in making games all season ticket in the pandemic.
1. simple track and trace.
2. no cash handling
3. quicker access, therefore shorter queuing.
4. No risk of going over the reduced capacity.
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I can see your logic but not everyone can afford to spend that lump sum in one go. In a normal season I would expect that season tickets only account for 20% of sales.
I don't think the club will want to lose the casual city / utd spectators either.
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I can see your logic but not everyone can afford to spend that lump sum in one go. In a normal season I would expect that season tickets only account for 20% of sales.
I don't think the club will want to lose the casual city / utd spectators either.
I'd like to think in 2020 we can do something along the lines of Direct Debit?
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We need to spend money in the close season to update the turnstiles and adapt them to take card payments - contactless - and e tickets. We also need to have enough volunteers next season to run the turnstiles and open them all where possible. Opening the popular side turnstiles more regularly would also help - but the key is getting enough volunteers to ensure we can cope, and using modern technology to enable us to be as cashless as possible on the day.
I have a strong feeling that home support is going to really take off next season and to retain the extra support we need to make sure we are fit for purpose and professional on match days.
We also need more stewards next season.
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Don't the loos in the away end need sorting too?
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The club could look at a reserve army, that if it's getting busier fans that are inside could "hop" on a cashless gate.
We should have QR codes for e-tickets outside the ground to help queues cut down.
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Tells it’s own story when borehamwood have sold 500 season tickets already. And now halted sales until they know what their capacity is going to be
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Tells it’s own story when borehamwood have sold 500 season tickets already. And now halted sales until they know what their capacity is going to be
How many do people think we can sell for this season?
By the way, we need to stop partitioning the pop side and just give the open end to visiting fans (if any are allowed). That neutral zone is several hundred of the increased capacity.
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Tells it’s own story when borehamwood have sold 500 season tickets already. And now halted sales until they know what their capacity is going to be
How many do people think we can sell for this season?
By the way, we need to stop partitioning the pop side and just give the open end to visiting fans (if any are allowed). That neutral zone is several hundred of the increased capacity.
I can see there being no away fans for the first games back. The Chequers End, fully open to the elements seems a safer place to be than the roofed Golf Road / pop side. Given the choice I'll be at the back of the Chequers End, left of the nets as you look.I
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I'll be in the stand with Mrs S and my walking stick! 😉
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Tells it’s own story when borehamwood have sold 500 season tickets already. And now halted sales until they know what their capacity is going to be
How many do people think we can sell for this season?
By the way, we need to stop partitioning the pop side and just give the open end to visiting fans (if any are allowed). That neutral zone is several hundred of the increased capacity.
Agreed. I note there are several grounds in this division where you stand on an open terrace if segregated. If it's a Stockport scenario then fair enough but please don't give away fans the popular side just to be nice.