Fulham vs Saints - Sunday 8/3 1200

[Football Special]

Just now, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

They go to general sale to home fans tomorrow so they’ll want to see if demand picks up. Doubt we’ll hear much before midweek.

Yeah reading their site it's a vague statement 

"Home Supporters will only be able to purchase tickets in the Johnny Haynes Stand, Hammersmith End and The Riverside for this fixture. The Putney End will not be open for Home Supporters. Subject to sales, the Putney End may be made available."

[Chez]

"Subject to sales" Do they mean of home tickets or away or both I wonder?

They only sold 20k for the Boro 3rd round FA cup game, but I guess you will get an increase for round 5. Craven Cottage has a 29,600 capacity. 

I assume they will sell the remaining seats in the Putney end and not leave them empty. So are they going to be sold to home or away fans or could they still split them into say 1000 and 700?

Will we be able to sell another 1700 tickets? 

[Appy]

Discussing a bigger allocation with Fulham 

[Chez]

Selling out before we have reached season ticket with 0 aways will give the club an idea of the demand for tickets, but if they have to pay for 1700 up front they wont do that. My guess is Fulham won't be able to sell them to their own fans, so they will allow us to sell them and not be charged for any unsold. Hope so, anyway.

[Football Special]

34 minutes ago, Chez said:

Selling out before we have reached season ticket with 0 aways will give the club an idea of the demand for tickets, but if they have to pay for 1700 up front they wont do that. My guess is Fulham won't be able to sell them to their own fans, so they will allow us to sell them and not be charged for any unsold. Hope so, anyway.

I reckon we'd shift quite a few more to members and general sale so probably would fill the whole end , once hoke end goes on general sale you'll probably have away fans buying in home section so it's in their interests just to give us more 

Fulham away has always been popular, think everyone just enjoys a stroll through the park along the river 

[saintstowin]

A handful made it to members at 1230 but not very many at all so I'm sure we'd sell out the bigger allocation.

[Barton Saint]

Is there an away fans pub near Putney Bridge Tube?

[Appy]

3 minutes ago, Barton Saint said:

Is there an away fans pub near Putney Bridge Tube?

The Temperance normally lets away fans in. 

[Football Special]

54 minutes ago, Barton Saint said:

Is there an away fans pub near Putney Bridge Tube?

The Eight Bells is always packed with Saints fans 

[SaintLondon]

More tickets released - just got two. 

[richardc]

13 minutes ago, SaintLondon said:

More tickets released - just got two. 

nice thanks just got mine too

[Football Special]

Only an extra 600 for now taking it up to 4811, not clear if more will be added if we sell those quickly 

[Chez]

23 hours ago, Football Special said:

I reckon we'd shift quite a few more to members and general sale so probably would fill the whole end , once hoke end goes on general sale you'll probably have away fans buying in home section so it's in their interests just to give us more 

Fulham away has always been popular, think everyone just enjoys a stroll through the park along the river 

Decent place to go watch football. Personally, I like the pubs on the other side of the river. I always feel we have a chance against Fulham. Invariably we play shit though. The non-performance from the fat lad from Poole immediately comes to mind.

[Chez]

3 hours ago, SaintLondon said:

More tickets released - just got two. 

Is it just ST holders that can buy or is it open to members/general sale?

[Football Special]

27 minutes ago, Chez said:

Is it just ST holders that can buy or is it open to members/general sale?

It's open to all season ticket holders and members currently, not many left of the extra 600. 

I had a look on Fulhams website which is completely open general sale for the home end and they've hardly sold a seat between them so not sure what they are waiting for, just give us the whole end and we should release for general sale as well 

Edited 18 hours ago by Football Special

[Chez]

I agree. 

You'd of thought they (Fulham) would have enough experience of selling FA Cup tickets by now to know where they stood in the sales curve and the likelihood of them selling out and needing that 1100 tickets for home fans. I guess it can be a sensitive subject - if blocks are empty in the away end when home end is sold out, questions start to be asked by home supporters. This doesn't sound like one of the situations though. I suspect Saints don't want to get left holding lots tickets they cant sell, so this staggered approach is perhaps fine by them too.  

[Football Special]

44 minutes ago, Chez said:

I agree. 

You'd of thought they (Fulham) would have enough experience of selling FA Cup tickets by now to know where they stood in the sales curve and the likelihood of them selling out and needing that 1100 tickets for home fans. I guess it can be a sensitive subject - if blocks are empty in the away end when home end is sold out, questions start to be asked by home supporters. This doesn't sound like one of the situations though. I suspect Saints don't want to get left holding lots tickets they cant sell, so this staggered approach is perhaps fine by them too.  

Yeah but we've sold out the extra 600 now , seems silly as any Saints fan can just go on Fulhams website and buy in the home end , doubt they'll announce anything over the weekend now 

[Obstacle1]

If im a member can i buy myself a ticket and another for a non member?

[Football Special]

7 minutes ago, Obstacle1 said:

If im a member can i buy myself a ticket and another for a non member?

Not when it's on sale to just members, you'd both need to have a membership / season ticket. 

Hopefully we get more tickets and they just put them on general sale