Braintree Away Tickets (merged)

If they plan on giving us 600 tickets then they can only blame themselves (the police and braintree fc) when it all goes t!ts up.

Quoted from Civvy at last

What we really need is a police LIAISON officer of our own. Someone that from a policing point of view could LIAISE with their police and sort this out.  Anybody think that would be a good idea ????

Probably on his fking advice !! not necessarily their end.

The heightened potential (if the first leg outcome in the balance) importance of this game would bring a heightened potential for flash points, i can understand why the police would therefore reduce the capacity....those that have been to Braintree will know the away end is a crap tiny terrace which affords awful views when it is near empty....also have they sorted out the toilets yet? a handful of portaloo's last time i went..hardly suitable for 600 never mind a 1000 supporters.

Just have to get the job done in the first leg and completely boycott the away leg.

Quoted from Civvy at last

What we really need is a police LIAISON officer of our own. Someone that from a policing point of view could LIAISE with their police and sort this out.  Anybody think that would be a good idea ????

If we go up I'm pretty sure that we will have to put one in place.

I'm going ticket or no ticket !
I've never not got into a game watching the Mariners that I've wanted to see in 30 odd years , turn up and you'll get in

Like said earlier the Police must want some overtime out of it. They know we have a large away following so the potential for problems outside the ground will be enormous.

Also If Braintree think allowing us 600 tickets will quieten us down think again 555 fans were magnificently loud and proud at Tranmere.

Please Town do us all a great big favour on Thursday night...................Feed Podge and lets bags some goals...................... and keep a clean sheet obviously.  

I am going regardless tbh. Know someone with a Colchester postcode so could use that but hope liads do to make a bit of a point.

Normally I would never do something like that. If there was 1,000 allocation I would respect it but 600 is such a joke amount its like taunting fans. Worst case scenario we can all descend on a local bar with btsport on.

I've got a contact in Colchester, so  if i can't get a ticket on Thu then home end it is.

Very foolhardy decision by Braintree and the Police.  There will be more away fans than home fans, especially if the tie is finely-balanced.

Braintree and the police are meeting tomorrow about an extended allocation. Surely a representative from Grimsby should be involved to put our case forward. If they give us 1600 then there will be no problems. We will sell out and the 1600 providing the tie is still in the balance and you won't get 100's of Town fans walking around Braintrees ground looking for ways to sneak in.  We have 2650 season ticket holders and we are getting 600 tickets which i am finding it hard to understand. I would understand if it meant genuine Braintree fans who have supported them throughout the season missing out but they have had 900 home supporters as their best attendance this season. Even if they treble their highest attendance this season then their would still be room for 1300 of us.

If Braintree as a football club can't cope with 1000 + away fans then they shouldn't be let in the football league.