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Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« on: November 16, 2021, 04:45:53 PM »

Altrincham FC Co-Chairman Bill Waterson writes:

A further review of our procedures and safety standards sees the capacity for tonight's Emirates FA Cup first round replay with Gateshead set at 1,390.  The game is now sold out as we have reached this capacity.  There will be no tickets available on the night at the ground.

The ground will be configured as follows for this game; Main Stand capacity 480, Chequers End 640 and Community Sports Hall terrace 170, while the Family Stand will accommodate Gateshead supporters up to overall capacity. The Golf Road and the Popular Side will be closed to spectators tonight.

Access to the Chequers End terrace will be through the turnstiles at that end of the ground.  Access to the Main Stand and the CSH terrace will be through the Golf Road turnstiles.  Access to the Family Stand will be though the turnstiles to the right of the Main Stand.  Disabled access will be through Gate 4 as per usual.

Given the escalation in security levels following the terrorist attack in Liverpool over the weekend, your bags will be searched on entry to the stadium this evening.

You may also be subject to a personal search on arrival.  Please bear this in mind when arriving at the ground and turn up early.  Please leave bags at home if you can.  There will be frequent messages over the public address system, so please pay attention to those.

Turnstiles will be open from 6.30pm.
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2021, 04:47:45 PM »

Joke
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2021, 04:55:52 PM »

I can't believe that I am thinking this, but perhaps we are even lucky that they have not condemned the entire stadium and closed us down.  Perhaps they might throw us out at half time.
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2021, 05:01:20 PM »

If I didn't know better I'd suspect someone in the council really doesn't like us one little bit.
I asked a few days ago whether anyone knew what the real agenda was with all this but no one enlightened me. Does anyone know?
I mean I recognise the ground is a bit rundown but this all seems out of the blue and, not to put too fine a point on it, pretty insensitive and vindictive. There's just got to be more to this than meets the eye.
Or am I being paranoid?
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2021, 05:05:41 PM »

With the recent (greatly appreciated) openness of The Board, I hope that tomorrow, we get a full account on why , on the day of our most pivotal game in years, we have to reduce the capacity to half of what we have been getting? All the hard work that has been done over the last couple of years seems to be falling apart at the seams, let's hope we do the job on the pitch and hope things improve very quickly!!!
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2021, 05:07:23 PM »

Am I being stupid.. I thought the capacity tonight was set at over 2000 and we had sold out.  How does the new lower figure work then?
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2021, 05:24:26 PM »

Am I being stupid.. I thought the capacity tonight was set at over 2000 and we had sold out.  How does the new lower figure work then?
I assume Trafford on Monday had a meeting with the club and advised to stop further sales..
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2021, 05:30:19 PM »

How can areas of the ground that safely houses hundreds on Saturday after an inspection by the same people now not hold any?  Someone is taking the piss
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2021, 05:48:13 PM »

Win tonight and find a  different venuefor
Charlton game?
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2021, 05:51:14 PM »

Win tonight and find a  different venuefor
Charlton game?
I think we have to close the ground asap and find another ground share . Or commence works in the 2 main affected areas and live with the new capacity
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2021, 06:00:34 PM »

I take it the Trafford Council official who only recently set the capacity at 6,000 has been sacked for gross incompetence. No ? Well what a f**king surprise !
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2021, 06:30:56 PM »

Surely we've got to be looking at somewhere like the AJ Bell Stadium short term if the cost is viable - at least they can get 12,000 in there.
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2021, 06:35:19 PM »

And we've just got a new pitch...
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2021, 06:53:25 PM »

Surely we've got to be looking at somewhere like the AJ Bell Stadium short term if the cost is viable - at least they can get 12,000 in there.

Sale Rugby Club holds just over 3300 would be another more local alternative if needs be. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that though.
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Re: Tonight's capacity is now 1,390...!
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2021, 07:25:07 PM »

I take it the Trafford Council official who only recently set the capacity at 6,000 has been sacked for gross incompetence. No ? Well what a f**king surprise !

Somebody has dropped an absolute bollock, heads should roll. Will they?
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