I know less than 5000 turned up on Tuesday for the FA Cup Replay. It was a good result but poor performance.
The atmosphere was poor because the North Stand was closed. I know it is probably down to cost but I think the club should rethink and open one part of the north stand for the Luton game.
Surely having fans behind the goal chanting gives us extra home advantage
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I guess the decision is driven by the fact that the big wigs sit in the West so that has to be opened and the East has corporate boxes which generate more revenue than chavvy Covered End riff raff :-)
Brap.
The situation is stark...Phil Parkinson must be clear to our players that Luton will be well sprightly and up for it because of their big day out/cup final factor, and our players MUST rise to the occasion despite the flimsy vocal support. If the players look for an excuse because of the unfamiliar set up the that is absolutely not on. Phil Parkinson MUST ensure we compete, and get in their faces as much as they get in ours...and then in theory our better players should win. What is not acceptable is lack of effort, or willingness to battle whatever the stadium arrangements.
While there is obviously a significant number of people who would prefer to sit there, the same could be said of the east and in general I would think those who sit behind the goal are more open to sitting on the side than those who normally sit on the side are willing to sit behind the goal. You wouldn't be able to accommodate everyone who wants to sit on the side in the lower west.
We are well aware that this configuration affects the atmosphere and that's a consideration we have weighed up too.
What we can say is that if we get through we will open the north for any third round game.
What, even if we're away?
some people from going especially as it will be 4 home game son the spin.
I would have thought for a Saturday afternoon, tickets for a tenner and a decent away support (with the chance to get into the 3rd round draw) we'd have a "decent" turnout for this one. I'd really expect around 12k.
Would have thought the club are aware of this and only part of the East Stand (i.e the blocks nearer the North than the South) is being sold at presant. If not we won't be able to sell more to Luton irrespective how quickly they sell their tickets.
Technically yes, but there are cavaats regarding safety, splitting stands and police advice that over ride that.
I presumed the North would be open for the Luton game, purely because it is expected to get a crowd 2-3 times the Barnet one. Mind you, the Barnet crowd was a lot smaller than i was expecting. I think the big difference here is the next round is on a Saturday.
I think the club have to be very careful in their treatment of the Covered End. Historically, and certainly since the return in 1992 it is the stand that is most symbolic and identifyable to our support. It is one of the things that ties it all together. "WE ARE CHARLTON, COVERED END", yet the club has never really embraced the 'Covered End' name since the return, and if they start closing it more frequently, i think it will join the list of one of those small things that when added to others, sees some supporters become growingly detached from the club.
Even opening just the lower North should be seen as given and appease people.
to this end the official site says that later sales may be restricted to Red Card holders only. Shame as a few neutrals might have fancied it. Cutting off our nose to spite our face maybe ? Agree with AFKA, open North Lower as a compromise.
The match will be promoted in the local press as usual, we are not putting in Red Card restrictions at present and the prices are already sensible, in my opinion. Kids for a quid would be unlikely to increase revenue in this case and would create additional cost in stewarding unaccompanied young teens.
We've looked at it again this morning because we'd like to do it, but it doesn't stack up.
once the crowd is in brick up the vormitory's ?