Brighton away

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

We only conceded late on away to Palace.  That was with 10 men nearly all game.  We can do another rearguard defence.  We have a chance at Brighton.  Even if only a very outside chance.

We will be taken more seriously than 16th in Div 2.  That is a mindset higher teams and fans find it hard to get past.

The Palace performance was forced upon us due to the sending off.

I'm not sure sitting back against a team that is going as well as Brighton are would be the best choice.

Despite the players putting on a magnificent performance last night, at times Southampton were pretty crap and as has happened a few times this season it only took one of our defenders to leave the man he was marking and bingo he scored.

Quoted from We Wunt Be Druv

Withdean, now we enjoyed a lot of success there, but what a soul destroying stadium that was. Man U had Theatre of Dreams whilst we had the Theatre of Trees. And kudos for trying the away end. Even worse than the family stand view. You needed binoculars.

This will be the 4th ground I’ve seen Grimsby play Brighton!

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

This will be the 4th ground I’ve seen Grimsby play Brighton!

Very well done sir!

Quoted from grimps

It’s 83 years since our last FA Cup quarter final , these games don’t come around very often for Grimsby fans so I’m pretty sure we’ll sell out whatever tickets they offer us .
I reckon if they’re struggling to sell all their home tickets then we could get more than 5000

They've averaged nearly 31,000 at home this season.

Quoted from Stadium

They've averaged nearly 31,000 at home this season.

Yeah, they’ll sell ‘em. For all of Brighton’s new found success, they’ve only had as many FA Cup semi-finals in their history as us (albeit, both somewhat more recently than us).

It’s a big game for them, even if we may be small beer in opponent terms. On the one hand it may limit our allocation slightly, but on the other at least they’ll make it more of an occasion than Southampton did. Still haven’t released the attendance, have they?

Quoted from Poojah

Yeah, they’ll sell ‘em. For all of Brighton’s new found success, they’ve only had as many FA Cup semi-finals in their history as us (albeit, both somewhat more recently than us).

It’s a big game for them, even if we may be small beer in opponent terms. On the one hand it may limit our allocation slightly, but on the other at least they’ll make it more of an occasion than Southampton did. Still haven’t released the attendance, have they?

Total attendance was 17503

Quoted from ska face

Just had a look on their forum and they’re already talking about Wembley allocations & ticket prices.

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There has been a lot of push back since a few idiots starting posting that crap. Sure we are hoping to win and on paper will win but nothing is a given in this game. Most of us are looking forward to hosting a decent team with bloody good fans, and win or lose I suspect you will get a cheer from us, after all you have at a minimum got to the 1/4 finals, and no matter how crap Stains are at the moment they are still a PL side. So bloody well done to you guys.

I kinda understand why some Brighton fans would do that. It’s different to say the play off semi where you had two evenly matched sides. If you apply logic, we don’t have a hope in hell. It’s one thing playing Southampton who are dreadful, it’s another playing a much improved Brighton since Potter left, and the chance to win a trophy must be something they relish.

That said, football is a funny game and it only takes a mistake or a ropey VAR decision either way and town could find themselves in an FA cup semi final.

As for allocation, I guess we’ll have to wait and see, the AMEX holds more than I relapsed so that helps. I do know that deep down, we’re all worried about the online ticketing system…poor fornicator is shite at the best of times but here’s yet another big game for it to buckle under pressure…

Quoted from We Wunt Be Druv

Our stadium is only 500 or so smaller than St Mary's presently. I think you get 15% and that makes your allocation around 4770 of a total 31800.

Edit: JUst read the post about the rules for stadiums over a certain size not having to give 15% so what I said may not be entirely accurate. I don't think we will change what we did for Liverpool though, wouldn't seem fair.

Echo?

Quoted from TheRealJohnLewis

Total attendance was 17503

£300,000 gate receipts ; 40% = £120,000. After expenses probably another £75,000 in the bank (we had to pay £10k for our new hero VAR remember)