I just spoke to my mate who was at the Fourth Round Qualifying against Enfield Town at Badgers. He said there were 500 odd there and the fans weren't segregated. Just swappen ends at half time like a normal non league match.
and as we all know Enfield Town are roughly the same size club as us.
They had almost 900 at the Sheppy match last season and that's pretty close to capacity.
I think ultimately the decision will be made by the police (not Sting and Stewart Copeland). If they envisage a safety issue then it'll be moved to either Princess Park, Hayes Lane or even The Valley.
I just spoke to my mate who was at the Fourth Round Qualifying against Enfield Town at Badgers. He said there were 500 odd there and the fans weren't segregated. Just swappen ends at half time like a normal non league match.
And fighting broke out that halted the match for a few minutes shortly into the second half.
I will paddle my canoe up the Quaggy. Or Shit Creek as it is known locally.
We should be in our comfort zone then, we’ve be up Shit Creek as a club apart from the odd respite for donkeys years talking of which there was a fair few of them last night as well 😏.
According to club website it will be played at Cray's ground? Of course the police may have the final say. Common sense dictates it is at The Valley, however...
All very well but can a temporary stand be knocked up in 7 days?
In seven hours if necessary, it wouldn't be a problem. But whether there's time to do the safety inspection and all that, I dunno. I still suspect our allocation will be zero.
I'm really looking forward to the replay as have got a nice pub crawl planned. Kick off with a couple in the Welcome Inn, then down to Eltham High Street and ticking off the Castle, Man of Kent, Carpenters Arms, Greyhound and finishing up with a few shorts in the Yorkshire Grey before heading to the match.
Sorted.
I will be just behind you as I will also have to pop into the King's Arms opposite the Church to say hello.
I'm really looking forward to the replay as have got a nice pub crawl planned. Kick off with a couple in the Welcome Inn, then down to Eltham High Street and ticking off the Castle, Man of Kent, Carpenters Arms, Greyhound and finishing up with a few shorts in the Yorkshire Grey before heading to the match.
Sorted.
Not popping in the Kings Arms on the way down then?
If Cray VPM stage the game hopefully it will be without incident and be a success, regardless of the result. However, should there be problems it will be said staging the game was an accident waiting to happen. I still think it will be easier, and still profitable, to play the game elsewhere.
I'm really looking forward to the replay as have got a nice pub crawl planned. Kick off with a couple in the Welcome Inn, then down to Eltham High Street and ticking off the Castle, Man of Kent, Carpenters Arms, Greyhound and finishing up with a few shorts in the Yorkshire Grey before heading to the match.
Sorted.
Not popping in the Kings Arms on the way down then?
I still think it ends up being played at their ground. We’ll see.
Play it anywhere other than The Valley and it wouldn’t surprise me if Cray Valley ended up losing money on the game even with the TV money. If they only normally play in front of 150 then that doesn’t suggest they will have the infrastructure and facilities in place to accommodate a full house of fans, even if that’s only 800-1000, trying to get into and out of the ground, particularly in an emergency, move around to go to and from wherever they will be standing, go to the toilet etc and accommodate the TV cameras/commentators and crew trucks. If they play at a neutral ground then they will have to hire it.
I went to their record-breaking attendance match at the end of last season, if memory serves they had 900+ fans there. Clearly they're able to accommodate that sort of number, but a lot hinges on the legal aspects (fire safety and other shit I know nothing about).
And who prey did they play. Not their very local ex-Premier League club who have c7k Season Ticket holders and almost the same again regular supporters.
Holding it at their place is a recipe for disaster. There will be hundreds of Charlton fans wanting to go, even if it just to "tick off" that they've been to a new ground. And I'm not even thinking about violence or trouble at the match. Anyone heard of the Hillsboro disaster.
I'm read some hyperventling horseshit in my time, but this, well, chef kiss good
I think that reply has just about sealed it for me. Me & Golfie Jnr will go just to say we've been there. Bus ride of 20-30 mins, Maccy's for tea and then bundle in with lots of other ticketless fans. What's not to love.
Of course you will
Why wouldn't I ?
I've never been there so new ground Been to our other away cup disasters (Northwich, D&R) Its a short bus ride away with a MacDonalds over the road - in fact it will probably be quicker & easier using their loos at half time than any in the ground.
You're talking about getting into the ground without a ticket. There's more chance of @ElfsborgAddick buying a beer and the odds on winning the lottery are less than that.
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Hopefully my points will be enough but if they aren't I'll do a match day vlog from my front room, I'll even snap up some interviews pre-game 😂
Or Shit Creek as it is known locally.
However, should there be problems it will be said staging the game was an accident waiting to happen.
I still think it will be easier, and still profitable, to play the game elsewhere.
There's more chance of @ElfsborgAddick buying a beer and the odds on winning the lottery are less than that.
Sat on Eltham supporters' branch.