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I need to buy around 14 tickets (I'm arranging it so family and friends can sit together), but they won't let me buy this many at the moment! The web site will only allow orders up to 13 tickets and the bloke on the phoneline said I could only order 4 tickets per season ticket. A bit bizarre.

Rest assured, the sales will rocket up tomorrow.

Personally, I'd prefer to have seats higher than level 1 which is on offer at the moment. Get a better view a bit higher up in the stands.

Looking forward to two weeks of people bealing about our ticket sales...

Who gives a toss?

Quoted from Maringer

I need to buy around 14 tickets (I'm arranging it so family and friends can sit together), but they won't let me buy this many at the moment! The web site will only allow orders up to 13 tickets and the bloke on the phoneline said I could only order 4 tickets per season ticket. A bit bizarre.

Rest assured, the sales will rocket up tomorrow.

Personally, I'd prefer to have seats higher than level 1 which is on offer at the moment. Get a better view a bit higher up in the stands.

Well i bought 16 yesterday in one transaction using the online system so that is very strange :o

Quoted from topuphere666

Still plenty of time. I would bet a lot of ST holders didn't realise they could but already. On the website at a quick glance it says tickets open for sale on Thursday.

We will take 18000-20000.

A lot of money for the day out but priceless should we win!

I would expect anywhere around 13 to 15 thousand would be good, anymore would be a bonus.

The pricing encourages people to book in large groups. It takes a while to contact everyone in your group to see if they can make it. The crowd might be bigger than early indications suggest. While expensive it's less than it costs to watch a premier league game in London at most grounds.

Quoted from ska face

Looking forward to two weeks of people bealing about our ticket sales...

Who gives a toss?

Couldn't agree more, the competition is on the pitch, not how many fans each team has.

Booking tickets is a marathon not a sprint. Be patient. There are enuogh seats for everybody.

We should not compare ourselves with Rovers sales to STHs. They will have far more STHs anyway.

Families and friends have to determine first how many seats they want together. Mon was a Bank Holiday with some people away. (Also need to sort out travel and maybe hotel arrangements at the same time and work out costs).

The vast majority of fans will book as non-STHs.

Everyone I know who's going haven't bought tickets yet , having said that my personal prediction of about 18 k town looks hopeful

Quoted from BIGChris

Well i bought 16 yesterday in one transaction using the online system so that is very strange :o

Thirteen did seem a bit of an arbitrary number so I wonder if that was just the width of the Cat 1 'blocks' on sale? Hopefully there won't be any problems ordering 14 tickets together tomorrow.

Not exactly worried that they will run out so no great rush!

I will be booking mine at approximately 9:00 tomorrow morning, but shouldn't worry too much. Unlike the semi-finals we all know that we will be able to get tickets so can take our time to get the tickets we want. Also like Rob says many people will be buying bulk tickets, extended families coming down to support the team etc. so will take a few days to make those arrangements.

I think below 15,000 would be poor, 15,000 to 20,000 would be par and 20,000 and above would be good. Lets hope that all extended families can make up the numbers while those who always there can make the noise!

UTM

I'm part of a big group booking which will probably be made next week. There is absolutely no sense of rush so I am not even slightly concerned about 1st day sales.

How many did we take to the Trophy final? Surely we'll take comfortably more this time. I'm flying over from France with my Dad. We would have loved to have gone in 2013 but never seriously considered it because of the cost, but we weren't going to miss the play off final. There must be loads of people who are of a similar mindset. I think we'll take close to 20k.

Bristol is 10x bigger than Grimsby - bear that in mind

Like others have said, everyone knows there is no rush and it takes a while to check with family and friends about who wants tickets etc. There's no real reason for season ticket holders to rush in early - seems a bit of a waste of two days as the number of tickets available is vastly more than the number of ST holders.

One thing they didn't make clear is that a season ticket holder could buy more than 1 ticket. However there is plenty for all so no rush.

Anyone know what the cut off date for buying tickets will be?

Just thinking of the postal service being unpredictable and if you order say this time next week when the tickets might turn up...

What arrangements are covered by the postal fee they're charging...just 1st class stamp or is it signed for?

Quoted from ska face

Looking forward to two weeks of people bealing about our ticket sales...

Who gives a toss?

Will all the forth coming sales threads be merged? ;D

Quoted from ska face

Looking forward to two weeks of people bealing about our ticket sales...

Who gives a toss?

Bealing is a great word. Haven't heard it for years.

Quoted from MeanwoodMariner

How many did we take to the Trophy final?

About 17k IIRC

Reckon it'll be about 20k this time.

I imagine people are holding on to stop getting the seats near the bottom and hope you can be further up in a few days. My guess is 15k to 18k

Plenty of time yet, I'm dieing to book mine now but my family are still arranging and deciding who's going etc

Quoted from BIGChris

I thought 1000 on day one was 'slow' but many will have booked last night too.

It can only be guess work but personally cant see us getting close to 20k

Very negative Chris, We took 16k to the Trophy final and this is by far a bigger game! 20k is what we should be taking, anything above 25k would be a great effort from the fans.

Quoted from Jaws

Bristol is 10x bigger than Grimsby - bear that in mind

REALLY? Bristol population according to wiki is 440k. Grimsby + Clee, 130k. Couple with this the fact that Bristol City support in the city vastly out ranks the Rovers' contingent and Rugby Union is also very popular. Taking all this into account we shouldn't be out numbered too much.

Quoted from Pint of Mild Please Batchy

REALLY? Bristol population according to wiki is 440k. Grimsby + Clee, 130k. Couple with this the fact that Bristol City support in the city vastly out ranks the Rovers' contingent and Rugby Union is also very popular. Taking all this into account we shouldn't be out numbered too much.

I'd expect you would find lots of Rovers fans in Bath and gloucester ect and the rest of the surounding areas

Just bought 8 tickets! UTM

Quoted from grimps

I'd expect you would find lots of Rovers fans in Bath and gloucester ect and the rest of the surounding areas

Maybe so but my main point was that Bristol is nowhere near 10 times bigger than Grimsby. Do we not have Mariners fans in nearby Towns? e.g. Louth, Mablethorpe, Brigg, Barton, etc.etc.

Am I the only one who is quite happy that Rovers are outselling us? The more it can feel like an away game, the better for me. Keep us as underdogs

has anyone managed to get a ticket for higher than the 5th row in block 111, 112, or 110? this process is a right ballache!!!

Quoted from grimps

I'd expect you would find lots of Rovers fans in Bath and gloucester ect and the rest of the surounding areas

Again Big Rugby Union Areas.

Quoted from Pint of Mild Please Batchy

Again Big Rugby Union Areas.

Rovers played in Bath for years , I'm sure they picked a few fans up along the way

'Greater Bristol' is the 10th largest conurbation in the UK:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Bristol

Rovers are the smaller of the two Bristol clubs but still have a good chunk of population to attract fans from so it won't be any surprise when they sell a lot more tickets than us. Population-wise, we just don't have that many folk around here.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

has anyone managed to get a ticket for higher than the 5th row in block 111, 112, or 110? this process is a right ballache!!!

I got given row number 1 in block 111 directly behind goal. Didn't fancy being on the first row so rang back up and they gave me row 44 (highest row in lower tier) for block 111! Happy days

Quoted from GyMariner

I got given row number 1 in block 111 directly behind goal. Didn't fancy being on the first row so rang back up and they gave me row 44 (highest row in lower tier) for block 111! Happy days

Got them sorted over the phone myself, only on hold for a couple of minutes, in the higher rows now. still should have been sold through the club, think it will affect our following.

I will be happy if we sell 17k as that is the lower tier capacity.

This is not what some of us have waited for ... I have waited for us to WIN the league at BP .... The Play Offs are and always have been all about the Money ......... I would be surprised if we took more than 18,000 But its not the fans who will win it and I believe we will WIN

Conference have tweeted that 10,000 had been sold in total yesterday. Roughly 4000 Town as BR had done 6000 of those.

Bristol Rovers fans on twitter were claiming they'd sold 18,000. Really starting to get excited by the Billy Big balderdash attitude from some of them - it never ends well.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

has anyone managed to get a ticket for higher than the 5th row in block 111, 112, or 110? this process is a right ballache!!!

We got 22 tickets for the back row (44) in 112 yesterday morning, on 1 season ticket.

12452 sold at a rough 3:1 ratio. Town sell roughly 3k up to 1700 tonight.

I'll be getting loads when my bloody bro tells me how many he wants...

Quoted from LH

Conference have tweeted that 10,000 had been sold in total yesterday. Roughly 4000 Town as BR had done 6000 of those.

Bristol Rovers fans on twitter were claiming they'd sold 18,000. Really starting to get excited by the Billy Big balderdash attitude from some of them - it never ends well.

Official conference Twitter is saying 12500 approx sold on a 3 :1 ration in favour of Bristol but of course of the 12500 sold the Gas claim they have sold 18000 of them!!

OS now says we've sold 2000.

Quoted from Youngy

Am I the only one who is quite happy that Rovers are outselling us? The more it can feel like an away game, the better for me. Keep us as underdogs

Youngy totally agree. I have been thinking for a couple of days that it may be to Town's advantage to have the lower of the two attendances. Bristol really seem to be getting carried away and believe this is a done deal. The expectation they have put on themselves is massive. I honestly think the pressure of the big following with the massive expectation will be their undoing. So lets not get downhearted if the Town contingent is lower than we expect, it might just work in our favour ;)

Quoted from heppy88

Youngy totally agree. I have been thinking for a couple of days that it may be to Town's advantage to have the lower of the two attendances. Bristol really seem to be getting carried away and believe this is a done deal. The expectation they have put on themselves is massive. I honestly think the pressure of the big following with the massive expectation will be their undoing. So lets not get downhearted if the Town contingent is lower than we expect, it might just work in our favour ;)

Pity for them that the game hinges on 11 v 11 on the grass and not the thousands in the seats ;)

"Come on Rovers, keep buying those tickets and have twice as many supporters
as that little fishy town up in, I think,the north-east."

This all sounds familiar from 1998 when Northampton, with the huge backing of
the rugby fans, sold twice as many tickets (40k) as little old GY and then were
well and truly outshouted and outplayed.

If the players AND the fans need any more motivation than they've already got
it's been handed on a plate.

It won't matter. They'll be less Town day trippers so a higher concentrate of Town fans who want to make an atmosphere of it and know the chants.

Also with our now regular Wembley trips a lot of people are quite happy to wait and buy their tickets later knowing they'll be enough of them to get the higher up seats.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I would expect anywhere around 13 to 15 thousand would be good, anymore would be a bonus.

Your spot on I have our attendance around 12,500.

We'll find out on Thursday night when the non-season tickets go on sale. Don't the gate receipts get halved like an FA match anyway so all those rugby fans who don't know a single player's name will be putting money in our League 2 war chest!

Quoted from GrimRob

We'll find out on Thursday night when the non-season tickets go on sale. Don't the gate receipts get halved like an FA match anyway so all those rugby fans who don't know a single player's name will be putting money in our League 2 war chest!

50% spreads out to the other 22 conference teams then us and bristol get 20% or something and other 10% somewhere else. i'm so good at explaining things.

I'm going to have a flick around on the site tomorrow seem's though I can't get through the ST part. I just wanted to have a nosey at the site, how it works and what is available and prices for what's available :)

Me being stupid didn't see the row number before I confirmed the tickets. I've emailed them asking if it's possible to transfer somewhere higher (in row 3 as it stands) but don't hold out much hope :(

As others have pointed out re: the attendance in the 98 play off final.

"You can stick your 40,000 up yer a**e.
You can stick your 40,000 up yer a**e.
You can stick your 40,000
Stick your 40,000
Stick your 40,000 up yer a**e
Sideways"

Just bought £600 worth, the fornicators better pay me.

Block 117 row 19, best be decent an all

15 tickets in Block 113. Can't wait.

I looked at both town and brizzies stats and there a couple of differences one being we have far better away record, secondly we scored more away gls than them.

C'mon town now is the time to stand up and be counted as hero's.

Quoted from fishheadphil

Your spot on I have our attendance around 12,500.

Why? Surely this is as big as game as it was in 98. Back then we took something like 30k and 22k. Why can't we emulate that??

We'll top 20000 easy I reckon , the only thing putting that off will be the stupid way the tickets are being sold

I do think if the tickets had been sold at BP we'd have sold a significant amount more than we have already although it is worth bearing in mind that they have been restricted sales so far too.

Quoted from Pint of Mild Please Batchy

Why? Surely this is as big as game as it was in 98. Back then we took something like 30k and 22k. Why can't we emulate that??

1.  Its not the very "first" appearance
2.  For many its not really "Wembley" is it? Not a special place as yet.
3.  Generally uninspiring style of football and we have yet to score a goal against them
4.  Overall costs and being ripped off factor feeling
5.  Recession
6.  We are a conference side playing in front of an average 3600
7.  Dog sh1t around the stadium   ;)
8.  Its on telly

as a quick off the top of my head thought.

My pal has just ordered our 15 tickets.

Worth noting that only 2 of us from that group are able to regularly attend matches.

Can't wait.

UTM

Just booked two seats for the girlfriend and young Thomas...  I had the Wembley seating plan
on my PC screen and foned up See Tickets or whatever they're called...

The call lasted 8 minutes , I asked for Block 111  Row 38  seats  254 and 255 , which means
they will be slap bang behind the goal directly behind the exit with a completely unrestricted
view, no-one sat immediately in front of them...  EXCELLENT  !!!!!   :)

Just a bloody shame I can't go.......   :'(

Quoted from gary_elton

Just booked two seats for the girlfriend and young Thomas...  I had the Wembley seating plan
on my PC screen and foned up See Tickets or whatever they're called...

The call lasted 8 minutes , I asked for Block 111  Row 38  seats  254 and 255 , which means
they will be slap bang behind the goal directly behind the exit with a completely unrestricted
view, no-one sat immediately in front of them...  EXCELLENT  !!!!!   :)

Just a bloody shame I can't go.......   :'(

Good work.
Was it you on the news the other night playing a concert for the Watford fans...or an imposter imposter?

All this talk about numbers so here is another set to think about,

Rovers averaged 847 fans at away games,

We averaged 611,

Times them numbers by 30 and you get,

Rovers taking 25,491 Town 18,033

ADD

Another 2,500 to Rovers because it is nearer for them to get there,

Plus another 2,500 because they live in a better off part of the country so have more money to spend,

AND

You finish with Rovers with taking just under 30,000 ,

Town taking 18,033

With other clubs selling 7,000 between them,

The total attendance will be about 55,000,

That beats the record for a conference play off by some margin,

As in election polls,

Please take into consideration a 3% + or - effect. 8)

Sorry it is early in the morning ( for me )

AND

I have more important matters on my mind,

Like who do I want to vote for shortly,

I see I missed a 0 off well that's nothing, ;D

The minors figures will still be a bit out m

BUT

You get my drift,

I am going to vote for Nigel now.

Quoted from grimsby pete

All this talk about numbers so here is another set to think about,

Rovers averaged 847 fans at away games,

We averaged 611,

Times them numbers by 3 and you get,

Rovers taking 25,491 Town 18,033

Not on my calculator it doesn't!

Yes this game is more important than '98. But the club had more regulars back then. We couldn't sell out the playoff semi. There will be less - the fanbase is smaller, even the once-a-year fanclub is smaller.

I hate it but the only way to change it is to go up!

Quoted from Pint of Mild Please Batchy

Why? Surely this is as big as game as it was in 98. Back then we took something like 30k and 22k. Why can't we emulate that??

Did we take 30,000 to Wembley, I didn't think we were close to that.

What you have to remember as others have pointed out, the magic of Wembley has faded a bit considering we have been there 4 times now.

Also how many fans have we lost over the past 5 years of floundering in non league, you have to bear in mind that many who go to Wembley are family and friends of those who go regularly as well as those that turn up for the special occasions, if say a quarter of those have been lost these past 5 years then that will have an effect on the attendance.

Like I said on a previous thread if we took 15,000 that would be great, any more and that would be immense.

Quoted from grimsby pete

All this talk about numbers so here is another set to think about,

Rovers averaged 847 fans at away games,

We averaged 611,

Times them numbers by 3 and you get,

Rovers taking 25,491 Town 18,033

Would you like a job in our payroll department, I could do with you working out my salary. ;)

I think the Bournemouth game we took 28500 just behind the goal their was some empty seats cobblers game was around 20k Milton Keynes 25k and Wrexham just under 17 k. No way did we break 30 k for the first game but if anyone's memory is better than mine please correct the numbers 8)

Now sold just over 24k in total according to the official conference twitter page

24k is decent considering over a week to go

Quoted from BIGChris

Now sold just over 24k in total according to the official conference twitter page

What's the ratio between the 2 clubs?

Quoted from BIGChris

Now sold just over 24k in total according to the official conference twitter page

That's a great effort considering they have only just gone on general sale, and the process (although easy) is a ball ache!

Quoted from gtfc98

What's the ratio between the 2 clubs?

Last night they said it was roughly 3;1 in Rvrs favour

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

I think the Bournemouth game we took 28500 just behind the goal their was some empty seats cobblers game was around 20k Milton Keynes 25k and Wrexham just under 17 k. No way did we break 30 k for the first game but if anyone's memory is better than mine please correct the numbers 8)

Spot on!

Rovers have sold out Catergory 1 Tickets already. Should be a brilliant atmosphere.

I think it was around 28,000 Town fans as well.  Bournemouth took more fans (35,000?) as they were much closer geographically. Overall attendance around 63,000.  Towm fans also included supporters of others clubs out for a good  day.

We still beat them.

Against Northampton 6 weeks later we understandably took fewer fans.  The Cobblers took around 40,000 fans as they are just up the M1 from London.

We still beat them.

The game against Bristol Rovers has arguably more resting on it than any other game in our long history. I think that we will take around 19,000 fans.  This is very good considering all the constraints listed above.

I'd be more than happy if we got to 19k

Quoted from arryarryarry

Did we take 30,000 to Wembley, I didn't think we were close to that.

What you have to remember as others have pointed out, the magic of Wembley has faded a bit considering we have been there 4 times now.

Also how many fans have we lost over the past 5 years of floundering in non league, you have to bear in mind that many who go to Wembley are family and friends of those who go regularly as well as those that turn up for the special occasions, if say a quarter of those have been lost these past 5 years then that will have an effect on the attendance.

Like I said on a previous thread if we took 15,000 that would be great, any more and that would be immense.

We did take 30,000 in 98, I'm sure of that! For the size of the area we should be taking a 20k plus crowd imo. The negativity on here bemuses me at times! THIS IS A MASSIVE GAME!!!

Quoted from Pint of Mild Please Batchy

We did take 30,000 in 98, I'm sure of that! For the size of the area we should be taking a 20k plus crowd imo. The negativity on here bemuses me at times! THIS IS A MASSIVE GAME!!!

No one is disputing the size of the game but I can understand why we might only take sub 20k. Tickets are vastly overpriced for what is a non league game of football. Food and drink in and around the stadium is priced at my weekly food shop plus the fuel/bus/train to get to London itself.

Grimsby is known to have a low wage so ultimately that will impact on several thousand fans who may want to go.

I am sure if everyone attended who wanted to attend (without consequence of work/money/kids or wife) we would sell out our allocation in a flash.

Regardless of how many fans are at the ground on the day or how many are watching on the Telebox we will all want the same result and we will all sing our throats dry!

UTM!

I'm jealously eyeing the higher up blocks available for Rover fans. Having sold out of Cat 1 they have opened up Level 2 and 5 seats. Come on Town Hurry up and sell out Level 1. I want to get an aerial view.

We'll have the neutral section backing us too. Neutrals always support the underdog :)

Quoted from pizzzza

We'll have the neutral section backing us too. Neutrals always support the underdog :)

But everybody hates us.

I'm not sticking up for those dicks at the conference at all but they did point out that a ticket in the corner in '98 was still £27. That's the equivalent of £43.92 in today's money so let's face it it's not dissimilar!

I realise that there are some people who can't afford the tickets however, would you rather not go to 2 away games next season for the price of missing out on seeing us potentially promoted at the national stadium?

Come on guys, get your bloody act together and get yourselves there!!

The latest three finals will have put a lot of the floaters and glory hunters off which is a shame because this set of lads are worth paying over the odds for. It'll be hard to convince those lost supporters that though.

Quoted from gtfc98

I'm not sticking up for those dicks at the conference at all but they did point out that a ticket in the corner in '98 was still £27. That's the equivalent of £43.92 in today's money so let's face it it's not dissimilar!

I realise that there are some people who can't afford the tickets however, would you rather not go to 2 away games next season for the price of missing out on seeing us potentially promoted at the national stadium?

Come on guys, get your bloody act together and get yourselves there!!

Well said that Man!! UTFM!!

I'm waiting until the 2nd tier tickets go on sale. Shouldn't be long now as only Blocks 115 and 117 are available now for the 15 tickets I need.

Rovers are now selling tickets in the 3rd tier!

pfffffft. Arsed with this. "Oooh, rovers have sold a million, what are we gonna do!?!?!?"

Bore off.

I'll see you in two weeks. UTM

Just bought 14 tickets for myself and some friends. Bloke on the line mentioned that a lot of the current Cat 1 seating is sold for us, but I assume this is just the level 1 stuff. If we sell out, I expect they will open up other Cat 1 blocks.

Quoted from Maringer

Just bought 14 tickets for myself and some friends. Bloke on the line mentioned that a lot of the current Cat 1 seating is sold for us, but I assume this is just the level 1 stuff. If we sell out, I expect they will open up other Cat 1 blocks.

I need to buy 15 tickets but it will only let me buy them is Block 115 or 117. If I reduce the number of tickets it does quote other blocks available so I presume there are still odd seats left in the other blocks.

Hopefully they'll start selling the 2nd tier seats soon as I'd much rather be in the 2nd tier rather than the lowest.

The site would only let me select a maximum of 13 category 1 tickets for some reason, but when I phoned up to order it was easy to order more. I got two blocks of 7 seats, one in front of the other.

On the phone for over 15 minutes so that would have cost me another quid or so, but probably worth the extra expense to get a choice where your seats are.

Les, the reason why is that the system tries to get you all on one row. I phoned up and got 36 tickets over 4 rows but all in the same seat numbers. Better off phoning up as they were very helpful. You would be better off with 3 rows of 5 than 15 all in a row!! UTM

Avoid additional costs. Don't phone See Tickets on the 0871 number. Use this number instead

0115 912 9000

Quoted from Pint of Mild Please Batchy

We did take 30,000 in 98, I'm sure of that! For the size of the area we should be taking a 20k plus crowd imo. The negativity on here bemuses me at times! THIS IS A MASSIVE GAME!!!

It's alright saying that but since 1998 the club has fallen a hell of a long way and in that time many fans will have become p!ssed off and turned their back on the club.

Don't blame the fans, blame those who dragged us down to this level.

Quoted from Blundelluk

Les, the reason why is that the system tries to get you all on one row. I phoned up and got 36 tickets over 4 rows but all in the same seat numbers. Better off phoning up as they were very helpful. You would be better off with 3 rows of 5 than 15 all in a row!! UTM

I might ring them then when I see that tier 2 tickets are on sale and try and get 3 rows of 5 as you say.

I see tier 2 are now on sale for the £41 tickets so hopefully by this evening the £36 tickets should be selling tier 2.

27 tickets in Block 225 - three rows of 9 (attn: Meanwood, PSG, Livosnose)

Rows 3,4 & 5

Just bought my ticket in Block 225 - row 1. Very happy with that as I like to be halfway between the goal and centre line. :)
I was given a choice of level 1 as well.

BOOKED.

Row 11 Block 110.

Quoted from Trawler

27 tickets in Block 225 - three rows of 9 (attn: Meanwood, PSG, Livosnose)

Excellent!

Quoted from MeanwoodMariner

Excellent!

Your view sir:

http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadium/ViewFromYourSeat.aspx#seat:225|event:sports

Seems like ticket sales are hotting up? Would love to catch Rovers up a bit to shut them up!

I supported Town for 50 years before we got to Wembley in 98,

Since then we have been 4 times this will be the 5th,

Plus Cardiff,

So I would imagine the 98 games were the 1st for everybody,

Hence we got the near 30,000,

5 weeks later we took 20,000,

This is the most important game ever imo,

We have got to get back into the football league asap,

Otherwise we might lose our benefactor,manager, players and supporters,

We have just got to do it this season,

It does not matter how many fans Rovers have,

Its goals that count, just ask Northampton.

Conference have tweeted that at 5pm today over 30 086 tickets have been sold but unable to show the split at moment They will update the split later

Does that include neutrals ? The conference Twitter feed if anything is argumentative, I can't wait to tell the clown shove your conference we are football league (100)(groupwave)(dwarf)

If we can hit 10k before the weekend the I think we will hit 17k which I will be pleased by as it means we will sell out the lower tier.

Myself, daughter, son and 3 family friends will be in block 111, just over a 3rd of the way up.

Family friend who sorted the tickets has said it was a right nightmare trying to get it and the whole system is a complete farce.

Block 110 row 11 seats 200 odd

Quoted from MarinerRob

Just bought my ticket in Block 225 - row 1. Very happy with that as I like to be halfway between the goal and centre line. :)
I was given a choice of level 1 as well.

You might be sat next to me then! 8)

My guess is of the 30,000 sold we've sold about 7k and them 23k. Big difference

Quoted from SamTheMariner

My guess is of the 30,000 sold we've sold about 7k and them 23k. Big difference

Even if it is true then North Ferriby sold 3K so I'm conifident there's a lot more to come from us yet,

Don't despair early days yet I'm still waiting for people to confirm as I suspect are many. :) :) :)

I'm still waiting for numbers, up to 8 at the minute, I'm going to get my tickets at the weekend got the minivan booked and we are staying in Watford. Hoping we would get to 20 k, but I'm not sure now, it's a massive game,but can't help thinking that the prices and the absolute FAFF of getting tickets is putting people off a bit.

Have Bristol Rovers played at Wembley before?

People will be taking their time. I think pretty much everyone will have sorted themselves by Monday so hoping we are in the 16k+ by then as can only see a couple hundred more getting them last minute to pick up

Club confirmed we have sold 6,000. My final estimate remains at 15k. We haven't got any yet and by the looks of it most others haven't.

Me and Mrs LM have booked block 109 213 & 214.
I have warned her about possible bad language and she promises to moderate it...(censored)
Coach booked, £23.50 each
T shirts delivered

Job Done

UTMM

Quoted from SamTheMariner

Club confirmed we have sold 6,000. My final estimate remains at 15k. We haven't got any yet and by the looks of it most others haven't.

As mentioned before, I need to buy 15 tickets but waiting until the 2nd tier tickets go on sale.

Quoted from LondonMariner43

Have Bristol Rovers played at Wembley before?

At least once, 2007

(Disley played for them, and Stuart Campbell was captain)

They played there long ago in the early 90s I think. I remember a WSC article about it - there was a coach full of Rolfs. That's a hell of an away day theme - paedos!

Quoted from KingstonMariner

They played there long ago in the early 90s I think. I remember a WSC article about it - there was a coach full of Rolfs. That's a hell of an away day theme - paedos!

;D

There was a load of Jimmy Saviles at a test match a few years back, so there's costumes out there!

Loads of people will have booked after 5pm today (due to work - like myself), even more will be waiting until tomorrow (pay day for some people) and ofcourse the weekend to gather up everyone's money. We all know Bristol will outnumber us but who cares? They're closer, bigger catchment area and only been down here for 1 year. I'm still optimistic on 15,000 going. I can see them hitting 30k or more but intercourse em

Second tier now on sale Les. I've got seats in Block 225. Tried to get 226, but it disappeared quickly.

Quoted from lukeo

Loads of people will have booked after 5pm today (due to work - like myself), even more will be waiting until tomorrow (pay day for some people) and ofcourse the weekend to gather up everyone's money. We all know Bristol will outnumber us but who cares? They're closer, bigger catchment area and only been down here for 1 year. I'm still optimistic on 15,000 going. I can see them hitting 30k or more but intercourse em

Yeah exactly, they get bigger crowds than us so it stands to reason!

Still waiting on people to get back to me. Was hoping for 10 but currently looks like only 3 will be coming, all because of the cost.

Quoted from mariner91

Still waiting on people to get back to me. Was hoping for 10 but currently looks like only 3 will be coming, all because of the cost.

I know alot of people in the same boat, sad really. You'd rather see a full wembley of 80,000 paying an average of £20 than 40,000 paying average £40

Price excuse is a bit of a joke in (most) cases. Guaranteed there's lads spending more than that on a night out in Cleethorpes who 'can't afford it'.

Also, as if there's 40,000 people who are priced out of the game by £20.

My opinion is that cost isn't too much of an issue, or it shouldn't be, just think. Actually getting tickets is too much messing about, I don't mind because I'm a fan, but the part time supporter probably can't be bothered ! It would be loads easier if you could just go down to the ground and get tickets !

Think of the one-off costs for the day spread out over your lifetime. This brings it into perspective.

Has it been that difficult to get tickets? Yes it's expensive but I went to the link earlier in this thread (or another), waited for the block I wanted then just ordered. Easy peesy for me.

Getting the tickets was easy enough for me, probably easier than making the trip up to BP and queuing up for ages. But i guess some people are stuck in their ways ;)

So if we keep up with 6000 every 3 days by next sunday we will of sold 24,000. Now that would be decent. UTM

Quoted from NorthseaMariner

Second tier now on sale Les. I've got seats in Block 225. Tried to get 226, but it disappeared quickly.

Isn't that just the £41 tickets though?

I need to get 2 kids tickets so we're getting the £36 tickets. Just looked this morning and it's still only showing tier 1 tickets at £36.

Whilst the view is good in pretty much every seat at wembley, sitting in the upper tier doesn't seem such fun for a game like that. Ends up with a fragmented crowd and people too far away...

It's better all bunched up, better atmosphere and a better feeling IMO...

Getting tickets hasn't been has hard as people have made out and I just don't buy the whole 'it's too expensive' malarkey. I've worked out that if I wasn't staying for the weekend it would cost me 10quid more than torquay away or 20quid more than the average away day.

Booking fees are a scam but if you don't want to pay them then you just won't get the chance to go to football/concerts etc anymore...

Quoted from aldi_01

Getting tickets hasn't been has hard as people have made out and I just don't buy the whole 'it's too expensive' malarkey. I've worked out that if I wasn't staying for the weekend it would cost me 10quid more than torquay away or 20quid more than the average away day.

Booking fees are a scam but if you don't want to pay them then you just won't get the chance to go to football/concerts etc anymore...

Were Torquay charging 31 or 36 quid for a ticket then? Pretty sure i paid around 16/18 quid on average for an away game entry this year, so this game is somewhere between 25 - 30 quid dearer than that before anyone leaves their house. A regular BP attendee who gets an early bird ticket pays 16 so they are paying minimum 25 quid more just for entry.
Regular attendees have their normal travel methods and are used to the travel costs but a casual attendee may be suprised by paying 35-37 quid for a coach trip, a single man travelling alone maybe not an issue, throw in a son or daughter or two and the costs soon spiral.

That may be so but its a few pounds over a life of following a football club. Unless every stops going to football nothing will change. This trip to wembley will be no more expensive than one 17 years ago...

got my ticket, block 106 (corner flag) c'mon Town

Quoted from Les Brechin

Isn't that just the £41 tickets though?

I need to get 2 kids tickets so we're getting the £36 tickets. Just looked this morning and it's still only showing tier 1 tickets at £36.

Ah, see the problem Les. Didn't know there were £36 ones up there. Hope so for you, good luck.

Quoted from aldi_01

Whilst the view is good in pretty much every seat at wembley, sitting in the upper tier doesn't seem such fun for a game like that. Ends up with a fragmented crowd and people too far away...

It's better all bunched up, better atmosphere and a better feeling IMO...

Getting tickets hasn't been has hard as people have made out and I just don't buy the whole 'it's too expensive' malarkey. I've worked out that if I wasn't staying for the weekend it would cost me 10quid more than torquay away or 20quid more than the average away day.

Booking fees are a scam but if you don't want to pay them then you just won't get the chance to go to football/concerts etc anymore...

The cost isn't putting off most of the hardcore fans, but it is putting off a sizeable amount of the floating fans.

There is no doubt the fact that it is live on TV has an effect on the attendance

34117 sold in total as at 11am this morning according to conference twitter feed

only level 1 available for us again, level 2 was there yesterday but unable to choose them now ?

also, Rovers only have 3 blocks in level 5 available which is great support

Just come off the phone from See Tickets.

A very helpful chap has managed to get us 3 rows of 5 towards the back of block 110. Didn't really want to wait any longer for the 2nd tier tickets to come on sale as I need to get some of the tickets posted out to people myself and as has been mentioned block 110 should be a far better atmosphere than any 2nd tier block.

UTM.

So if we had sold 6,000 by 5pm last night I guess we might be up to 8 or 9 by 11 this morning when the total was 34,000.

I reckon about 15,000 from Town overall.

Does anyone know - do the gate receipts get split equally or is it based on how many attend for each side? Also what % might the club get - 50%?

I just hope its a bit warmer than last time we were there ..........freezing me titz off !

Quoted from livosnose

I just hope its a bit warmer than last time we were there ..........freezing me titz off !

That's just how the wife described it.

Quoted from LondonMariner43

So if we had sold 6,000 by 5pm last night I guess we might be up to 8 or 9 by 11 this morning when the total was 34,000.

I reckon about 15,000 from Town overall.

Does anyone know - do the gate receipts get split equally or is it based on how many attend for each side? Also what % might the club get - 50%?

May be wrong but i think the teams in the final receive approx 20% of nett receipts each

Don't they give the other teams in the Conference (incl North and South) a percentage? I can see the thinking behind it but it is a bit crap that we won't get as bigger cut as you would in say the League Two play off final. Although I'm sure Bristol Rovers will be drunk off that they'll lose some to us!

Like this one it gives you the level.blocks and scrolling over the view you get.

http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadium/ViewFromYourSeat

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

only level 1 available for us again, level 2 was there yesterday but unable to choose them now ?

also, Rovers only have 3 blocks in level 5 available which is great support

Level 5 ???

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

Level 5 ???

right at the top basically !

50% of income is shared between all other teams in our leage Except the champions. I'm guessing it's 20% to each finalist and 10% to the robbing illegitimates

All Grimsby Town Category 1 tickets (£41 ones) now sold out.

Cambridge received 25% net last year, the previous year it was 45%.

According to the Conference rules the % received by each team reaching the final, is agreed by the Conference each year prior to the season beginning.

36,000 tickets sold as of this evening. Next update Monday. Hope that we reach 45,000 over the weekend

How many have we sold ? Why don't the conference just tell us on Twitter it's like cloak and dagger ffs

My tickets arrived in the post this morning (groupwave)

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

How many have we sold ? Why don't the conference just tell us on Twitter it's like cloak and dagger ffs

They are too busy counting the all money they have ripped off fans ;)

Yes! 3 tickets right at the back of the singing section. Happy days 8)

Not bothered how many Rovers have sold , I've got my tickets and will be there that's all that concerns me, getting a bit bored with all the ' how many rovers have sold' UTM

Quoted from mariner91

Yes! 3 tickets right at the back of the singing section. Happy days 8)

Don't forget your hymn sheet

There will still be enough of us to make one hell of a noise bring it on. ;D ;D ;D

JUST REMEMBER OUR AWAY FORM IS THE BEST BY A COUNTRY MILE.

In fact it makes a nice change to be the underdogs for once.

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

How many have we sold ? Why don't the conference just tell us on Twitter it's like cloak and dagger ffs

My guess with the way sales seem to have gone would be..

Grimsby 8,000
neutrals 1,000
Bristol 27,000

Quoted from lukeo

My guess with the way sales seem to have gone would be..

Grimsby 8,000
neutrals 1,000
Bristol 27,000

Yes the OS states over 8k sold, as of late last night.

Good guess by me then

Grimsby win 3-0 @ wembley

I know it won't change the result but it will be a bit embarrassing to take less than 10k. As a London based fan I bought for tickets. 3 of us have only been to a handful of games this season and one has never been before. There must be many more exiles like this plus maybe 10k locals from the Grimsby area.

There's still a week to go folks (or thereabouts). Some may be working away or on their hollibobs but, I see us taking well over 12-14k. Yes, probably outnumbered by the BR supporters, out sung though? I wouldn't have thought so

We've always been outnumbered at finals so what does it matter?

Quoted from LondonMariner43

I know it won't change the result but it will be a bit embarrassing to take less than 10k. As a London based fan I bought for tickets. 3 of us have only been to a handful of games this season and one has never been before. There must be many more exiles like this plus maybe 10k locals from the Grimsby area.

Whatever the Grimsby following is, I certainly wont be embarrased. The Grimsby supporters (especially away) have been magnificent this season and have played their part in lifting the players, to get the results needed to get us to Wembley. Everyone will have there reason for attending / not attending. But whoever does attend i'm sure will be full of passion for this great club and will sing their hearts out for the Mighty Mariners!

Embarrassed ??
Not me I am proud we have got to Wembley our players are the best we have had since being down here and on there day can beat anyone in this League. Don't worry our fans will make plenty of noise.

Can't wait for Sunday to be honest. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

There's still a week to go folks (or thereabouts). Some may be working away or on their hollibobs but, I see us taking well over 12-14k. Yes, probably outnumbered by the BR supporters, out sung though? I wouldn't have thought so

I don't think that there'll be any "probably" about that one Woz. :)

Message to the original poster, PB, could you update the title to 'Only (enter amount actually sold) tickets sold please so we can get a running total and to let any visitors know we are buying them.

I can see the novelty value off Wembley wearing off for "fair-weather" fans. The overall costs are high as well for a family. Great temptation to just watch it on TV.

My neice is not going with other close family members as she will in the middle of her GCSEs. She has been to the new Wembley for the 2 previous matches. Her mum is not going either.

All the reasons identified for fans not attending add up to a lower following. The keen fans will be there anyway.

Quoted from thevera

Message to the original poster, PB, could you update the title to 'Only (enter amount actually sold) tickets sold please so we can get a running total and to let any visitors know we are buying them.

Thinking about it inflate the figure a little so visitors think we have sold more than we have. add 5000 on to the actual figure.

Quoted from thevera

Message to the original poster, PB, could you update the title to 'Only (enter amount actually sold) tickets sold please so we can get a running total and to let any visitors know we are buying them.

I've done as you suggest (subtlely!)
I only wish we had sold as many tickets as this thread has had views! I just wanted to try and persuade everyone to empty their piggy-banks and get to Wembley.

We do have to remember Bristol is a huge area compared to Grimsby! Anyhow, I know we will be the fans singing throughout making the loudest noise! UTM!

Add another 7 to the total, thats my tickets booked

UTM!

Size doesn't matter, goals do.

Anyone bought a ticket for the second tier (blocks 201-226)?

£41 tickets sold out but stadium map showing blocks 206-221 earmarked for £36 tickets.

I've been in those seats a few times, great views, but second tier doesn't appear to be available on the seetickets site.

It seems they're not released for sale, unless anyone on here can tell me otherwise before I call Seetickets - thanks.

I have yet to book another 4 or 5 tickets on Mon. Just awaiting for the 5th ticket confirmation (or not) from a neutral footy fan mate who is undecided.

He also came to the Wrexham Wembley game so is a glutton for punishment and freezzng weather.

Just tried to get them but not available, just got mine row 43 behind the goal, saved me £15 not having the option of better cat tickets. On the phone they wouldn't offer me anything but row 5, told them I was only 5' tall and wouldn't see over the fence but it made no difference so went online and after a couple of goes got some height. :)

Quoted from GrimRob

Size doesn't matter, goals do.

Wow, thanks for that wise info

Just got 8 tickets, fairly straightforward apart from being timed out once, can't wait now. Still think we will get to 15 thousand... Hopefully :)

Just got mine through the post this morning. not that fussed that we're going to be outnumbered. It's still looking like it's going to be the highest ever attendance for a conference play-off final (over 42,000), so even if it's not us making the noise, there will still be a good atmosphere. just hope the 30 odd thousand Bristol fans are the ones with frowns on the tube on the way home at 4 o'clock. Can't get the image of Cheltenham coaches and cars on the way back from Cardiff out of my head. was a long journey home that day. lets get the Poznan and the bouncy bouncy's well and truely going next Sunday. UTM!

Quoted from LondonMariner43

Have Bristol Rovers played at Wembley before?

Yes we have

Leyland Daf Final 1990 V Tranmere, Endsleigh League Dvision 2 Play Off Final 1995 V Huddersfield, and League 2 Play Off Final 2007 V Shrewsbury

Anything below 15 k will be urine poor from us.

I might have hoped that a few more offers were posted on the car sharing thread for lifts to Wembley. That would add a few more and give a helping hand to those who are struggling struggling to get the money together for the trip.

There's 10 of us going - including two Germans, flying in from Frankfurt/Offenbach - so that's +10. We'll hit 15,000 yet! Should be a great day out either way! Fair play to Brizzle Rovers who have sold 21,500. Cracking support for the Conference and division 5 football across the world.

Whats the cut off point for ordering the tickets and them getting here on time?

I doubt there is Neilo. You can pick them up from the stadium

When I go on the website it is showing that I can only select seats from 5 blocks. (109, 110, 113, 114 and 115). Fingers crossed we can get that down to 3 blocks by Monday and hopefully sell out the whole lower tier by next week. UTM

My Cousin has just booked our 6 tickets in Block 109, Row 37.

That'll do for me..

Think I might hang on for the second tier. Some mates doing the same. That's about 9-10 that I know of holding off.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Think I might hang on for the second tier. Some mates doing the same. That's about 9-10 that I know of holding off.

They will wait for us to sell out the first tier first (which I can only see us doing on the day).

Quoted from 1739

They will wait for us to sell out the first tier first (which I can only see us doing on the day).

That's what I feared. Oh well.

So the Bristol press are reporting 34k tickets sold and rising, and we have supposedly sold around 10k, buts lets not forget Bristol is a city of 450k, and North East Lincs only 150k. The games played on the pitch, not the stands, who really gives a toss how many go, its the result we want. UTM

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Think I might hang on for the second tier. Some mates doing the same. That's about 9-10 that I know of holding off.

I was planning on doing that because when I was trying to book 15 tickets online it was only letting me pick 2 sections in the corner but I rang them up and a very helpful chap managed to find 3 rows together with 5 seats in towards the back of Block 110 behind the goal. I rang the 0115 number too and got straight through after the recorded message that you get.

Just got 4 tickets for me and the Mrs plus the two kids.

I am not worried in the slightest about Rovers outnumbering us. I remember the play off final in 98 against Northampton which was similar. They came from all over Northants to support them, but we still did em.

Bring it on I say

I don't care how many we take, more fans doesn't equal promotion. All I know is I'm going and I'll be surrounded by others seeing there team get promoted and back to where we belong. UTM!

Maybe this thread should be changed to only 10000 tickets sold

Who gives a f%$k as long as the players know that the fans that are there (and at home) are behind them............ A few of the lads have gone on record as saying that makes a massive difference.

Quoted from BS baffles brains

So the Bristol press are reporting 34k tickets sold and rising, and we have supposedly sold around 10k, buts lets not forget Bristol is a city of 450k, and North East Lincs only 150k. The games played on the pitch, not the stands, who really gives a toss how many go, its the result we want. UTM

Very true, but half of Bristol support that horrible red lot :)

Quoted from 1739

They will wait for us to sell out the first tier first (which I can only see us doing on the day).

I did it for trophy final and got second tier along with some other 10 blocks or so... Are we expecting less for the play offs than we took to the trophy game? :o

Quoted from winston

Maybe this thread should be changed to only 10000 tickets sold

It does say only 10000 tickets sold.

What's the last day you can by your tickets?

Quoted from Green27

What's the last day you can by your tickets?

Finals day itself as there's an option online for box office collection

So how many have we sold?

Some of the fun for me is keeping a eye on ticket sales (Wembley games) but it seems we are not allowed to know such information nowadays in the dog and duck :-/

I agree with the fact we shouldn't really care how many tickets are sold but if we took 17,000 to play Wrexham I would have expected more at this game and it looks unlikely that we'll get close to that now. I'm buzzing with a week to go.

Quoted from big al

I agree with the fact we shouldn't really care how many tickets are sold but if we took 17,000 to play Wrexham I would have expected more at this game and it looks unlikely we that we'll get close to that now. I'm buzzing with a week to go.

In 98 we took far less to the play off final compared to the Windscreens despite the former being far more important in terms on prize.

There's a lot of factors to why the attendance will be down. For me, the biggest reason I can gauge is that for the casuals the novilty has simply worn off.

Quoted from Youngy

In 98 we took far less to the play off final compared to the Windscreens despite the former being far more important in terms on prize.

There's a lot of factors to why the attendance will be down. For me, the biggest reason I can gauge is that for the casuals the novilty has simply worn off.

The reason for that was because the Windscreens game was three weeks before the play off and it was also our first ever apearance at Wembley

What does the bottom tier hold

Quoted from Youngy

There's a lot of factors to why the attendance will be down. For me, the biggest reason I can gauge is that for the casuals the novilty has simply worn off.

Agree with this, the Wrexham game in particular was a pretty cold and miserable experience. Unfortunately this is by far the biggest game we've had at Wembley since 1998. I appreciate some people can't afford it and they have my total sympathy but there are a lot of others who call themselves fans but aren't willing to make the effort when it matters. The game's not won in the stands but it certainly plays a big part (we've been saying that all season so can't really change our tune now).

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

What does the bottom tier hold

34303. So about 17k each end but I think they are giving 6000 tickets to neutrals. So there will be around 14k available for Town fans in the lower tier.

Biggest factor is money lack of it for many I don't blame anyone for not going

Money has to be the limiting factor, plus the ordering process doesn't suit everyone. The FAT was a lot cheaper at £30 per ticket, with £15 for all concessions, plus you could buy them from the club rather than online or by phone.

http://www.thefishy.co.uk/story.php?id=8502338

Only 3 blocks available now. 113, 114 (Family friendly block) and 115.

The Conference just aren't very good at marketing the final tickets. Wimbledon v Luton in 2011 has just over 18,000 which is pathetic when both clubs are in or very close to London and well supported. Last year Cambridge v Gateshead only had 19,000 - again a poor crowd considering both teams are close to large centres of population with good transport links to London.

North Ferriby took 3000 to the FAT. I think the FA are just better at organising and pricing these occasions.

So how many have we sold?😣

Quoted from GrimRob

The Conference just aren't very good at marketing the final tickets. Wimbledon v Luton in 2011 has just over 18,000 which is pathetic when both clubs are in or very close to London and well supported.

That game was played in Manchester.

Surely the fact its on TV is the biggest influence, previously if you wanted to see Town at Wembley you had to go, so if your not an avid fan why pay out about £100 to go all that way when you can sit at home or go to the pub & watch it. Me, I'll be there I wouldn't miss it for the world.
UTM

All our Wembley games have been on tv though.

Is that right, what live, even Wrexham ?

Quoted from MrsMariner

Is that right, what live, even Wrexham ?

S4C in Welsh.

Quoted from MrsMariner

Is that right, what live, even Wrexham ?

Yeah it was on telly

Well I wouldn't know I was always at Wembley ;)

My son and me watched it on S4C with the sound down. ;D

I watched the highlights when I got back, the commentary livened up a pretty rubbish performance!

I think it was only announced that it would be shown the day before the game though.

If it wasn't for the 2 Son Ofs wanting to go I wouldn't have bothered a lot of money for 90 mins of conference football when I could watch it for nowt at home (enjoying a couple of a few beers as well)

It's not free at home though is it?

Quoted from Madeleymariner

If it wasn't for the 2 Son Ofs wanting to go I wouldn't have bothered a lot of money for 90 mins of conference football when I could watch it for nowt at home (enjoying a couple of a few beers as well)

Why bother going to home games? The highlights are available a few hours after the game.

Quoted from aldi_01

It's not free at home though is it?

This is what annoys me about modern football supporting. For a year's subscription to Sky Sports / BT you could easily get to Wembley. Going to watch it in the pub isn't exactly cheap either. For some people money is the problem and that's fair enough but for others it's apathy and laziness. Never thought town would have so many armchair fans!

Quoted from Vance Warner

This is what annoys me about modern football supporting. For a year's subscription to Sky Sports / BT you could easily get to Wembley. Going to watch it in the pub isn't exactly cheap either. For some people money is the problem and that's fair enough but for others it's apathy and laziness. Never thought town would have so many armchair fans!

if money wasn't an issue and there were no serious/reasonable reason, then would you even class them as a fan? I couldn't dream of missing this game.

Only blocks 114 and 115 available on the website now.

It surprises me that after a season of fantastic away support we're probably not going to take as many to Wembley as I thought we would. Let's face it, when we took loads to Chester and Dover etc and took the whole of Alfreton over for the day we were very proud of the numbers turning out. We have a great away support who make a lot of noise.

I'm not going to come on here berating those who can't afford to make the trip - I understand that. But, I am nonetheless a little bit disappointment that we probably won't take 15,000. It's going to be a great day out for all those who attend and I'm going to enjoy Trafalgar Square, The Globe, Tattershall Castle or wherever I find other Town fans.

We are an often forgotten about town and I can't wait to take our passion and pride to the nations capital. When Bill Shankly said football was more than a matter of life and death we know he was kidding around with his tongue firmly in his cheek but for me next Sunday is more than just another important game of footie.

UTM

I keep hearing and reading about the cost off a ticket.im flying over from belfast to East Midlands.then I've to get a bus to train station then a train to Lincoln where I. Getting picked up.im staying at my mums in Louth and getting bus from there to London the trip is cost me £165 without spending money oh and I've also brought the new shirt.and by no means do I have loads off money but I wouldn't miss this game for anything.if I remember rightly one off the finals ore both in 1998 we were out numberd and we still went on to win the games so come on town utm.

I'm quite embarassed to take such a low number of fans in what is a massive game in the history of our club. Madeley's comment infuriates me (respect your opinion all the same). Personally, there is absolutely no way I would miss this game and I can't understand anyone who claims to be a town fan would consider missing it.

I've decided to organise a flotilla of boats to sail out of Grimsby and up the Thames next Sunday. We'll take London by storm.

So far it's me in a rowing boat I've nicked from the boating lake and me mate behind on his lilo. Anyone else going to join us. It's going to keep the cost of getting there down.

Quoted from 75

I'm quite embarassed to take such a low number of fans in what is a massive game in the history of our club. Madeley's comment infuriates me (respect your opinion all the same). Personally, there is absolutely no way I would miss this game and I can't understand anyone who claims to be a town fan would consider missing it.

I totally agree these people call them fans.i get to as many games as I can.
Utm can't wait till next Sunday.

And me BP Vicar. Pawn your Granny if you need too. But be there.

One thing I have noticed working in and around Town is that there are more arm chair Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea fans who won't be going this time that went twice before when AB was in charge. When I ask why, they say 5th tier football, they just shrug their shoulders when I say, that this is as important a match, as any in our history.

We will still take more to a 5th tier play off match than Scunny took to a 3rd tier match when they got into the Championship!

Not far from selling out the remaining two last blocks judging by the website. Can we have a big push of tickets sales tonight from the Town faithful to ensure that these tickets are gone by tomorrow. Persuade people who are not off and tell them that they will be missing the most important game since 98. Spread the word and spam social media with GTFC related posts and pics. UTM

Quoted from aldi_01

It's not free at home though is it?

Er yes it is if you have BT broadband.

I think there might be a small increase in sales once the cat 2 tickets reach the second tier, people waiting to go higher up (hopefully!) If we can sell the lower tier then that's ok.

Showing NO tickets available at all on See Tickets now.

We must have sold our entire allocation. ;D ;D

GET saying we've sold 10,000

Come on town that's only a few thousand more than the scunny
Home game!!

I'm waiting till we get to he middle tier never sat in there before. Then that's another 7 tickets sold.

Quoted from SamTheMariner

GET saying we've sold 10,000

The get are usually 3 days out of date. We will have sold more than that now.

Quoted from Green27

I'm waiting till we get to he middle tier never sat in there before. Then that's another 7 tickets sold.

aren't they the 41 quid tickets?!

Quoted from mariner2000

aren't they the 41 quid tickets?!

No mate the red ones are the £41,purple ones in the middle tier are the same price as the cheaper ones. If not. Can some one sell me 7 tickets?

I was in the impression that the middle tier would be the £41 tickets if down the side.

They're usually the most expensive for games at wembley, they certainly were last time we went.

So how many have we sold? For the umpteenth time of asking

Does anyone actually care though? Even if we only shifted 4000 would it matter? Not one bit...even if Rovers were to take 25k or more we all know atmosphere is hot and miss at wembley...we were massively outnumbered in 98 against Northampton...we all know how that went...

We probably have about 10,000 people max who actually go to at least one game a season so I can't see what the fuss is about, most of them are going. We'll probably take 15,000 which is more than 90% of the teams who have taken part in this match ever have done. It's only the fact that we are playing a team with a much larger support than us that makes our crowd look small. Two years ago Wrexham v Newport only 16000 people went.

Quoted from Vance Warner

For some people money is the problem and that's fair enough but for others it's apathy and laziness. Never thought town would have so many armchair fans!

and as i watched Mike Brolley slap two past Everton in front of 22,000 fans I never thought i would be watching Town play dull as dishwater football in non league...but there you go.

Quoted from forza ivano

So how many have we sold? For the umpteenth time of asking

How would we know?

Quoted from Berty

I keep hearing and reading about the cost off a ticket.im flying over from belfast to East Midlands.then I've to get a bus to train station then a train to Lincoln where I. Getting picked up.im staying at my mums in Louth and getting bus from there to London the trip is cost me £165 without spending money oh and I've also brought the new shirt.and by no means do I have loads off money but I wouldn't miss this game for anything.if I remember rightly one off the finals ore both in 1998 we were out numberd and we still went on to win the games so come on town utm.

Two Town fans in Belfast?

Have we ever beaten anyone who took more fans to a game at Wembley than us before? I don't think anyone's mentioned it...

We've been outnumbered every time we've been to Wembley! Get over it!

Quoted from WetFlannel

Have we ever beaten anyone who took more fans to a game at Wembley than us before? I don't think anyone's mentioned it...

Yes Bournemouth and Northampton both had more fans than us

Every time we've been to Wembley we've had less fans than the opposition not that it really matters , but with sensible pricing maybe having the game on a day when travel is easier (Saturday) I think our support could of got nearer 20 k.

Strange, after showing no lower tier tickets available yesterday evening the See Tickets site is showing 7 different lower tier blocks still available this morning.

Category 1 completely sold out.

But still some seats in the corners I believe(?).

Being told by many fans that we've reached the 13,000 mark, not sure where they got this info, but been mentioned by a few fans, they don't all know each other, so maybe some truth in it? Any official update on ticket sales anywhere?

Quoted from GiveUsAG

Category 1 completely sold out.

But still some seats in the corners I believe(?).

Being told by many fans that we've reached the 13,000 mark, not sure where they got this info, but been mentioned by a few fans, they don't all know each other, so maybe some truth in it? Any official update on ticket sales anywhere?

Category 1 have been sold out for a couple of days now Gary. Last night it was showing no Category 2 tickets available but this morning there seems to be more Blocks available than there has been for a few days.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Category 1 have been sold out for a couple of days now Gary. Last night it was showing no Category 2 tickets available but this morning there seems to be more Blocks available than there has been for a few days.

I've been at girlfriend's all weekend, playing catch up. :P

That's strange then.

Has anyone purchased tickets for the next level, or anyone purchased any tickets today? Any problems?

Got 5 tickets in Block 225 on Friday.

Ticket update: currently 40,265 have been sold on a 2.4 to 1 ratio Bristol to Town

Edit: This came from @conferencefooty and mentions nothing about neutral sales so it's a completely useless even trying to do the maths!

Quoted from Trawler

Ticket update: currently 40,265 have been sold on a 2.4 to 1 ratio Bristol to Town

This came from @conferencefooty and mentions nothing about neutral sales so it's a completely useless even trying to do the maths!

Roughly 12000 ish then. The Neutral sales won't be included as they were all released to the clubs they were bought from.

Quoted from moosey_club

and as i watched Mike Brolley slap two past Everton in front of 22,000 fans I never thought i would be watching Town play dull as dishwater football in non league...but there you go.

1) That was 35 years ago

2) Surely you go to a play off final to support your team not to watch entertaining football? No matter what Sky tells us you get good and bad games at all levels, especially in play off finals. This town team aren't as entertaining as sides from the past but they're certainly better to watch than some of the dross we've had. For their effort this season I think they deserve better support in our biggest game for nearly a decade.

40,224 at 2.4 to 1 ratio? That's 16,760. I used the ratio calculators. ;) :P

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/ratios.php

Quoted from GiveUsAG

40,224 at 2.4 to 1 ratio? That's 16,760. I used the ratio calculators. ;) :P

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/ratios.php

but not your brain!

if we have sold 16760 and Bristol 2.4 times that the overall attendance would be approx 57,000

I used my brain and added the two ratios to make 3.4. Divided the total by 34 and then multiplied by 10 to give us 11,800 odd. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Quoted from GiveUsAG

40,224 at 2.4 to 1 ratio? That's 16,760. I used the ratio calculators. ;) :P

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/ratios.php

Back to school!

40,224 * 2.4/3.4 = 28,394 (BRFC)
40,224 * 1/3.4 = 11,830 (GTFC)

Used my brain and thought sod trying to work that out, what will be will be 8)
UTMM

Quoted from GiveUsAG

40,224 at 2.4 to 1 ratio? That's 16,760. I used the ratio calculators. ;) :P

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/ratios.php

me thinks 11830 on those figures

Oops, I worked it out wrong. I'm thick. :o

11,800 odd though? That's shocking if that's all we've managed.

Lots of people waiting for second tier, expect a rush say Wednesday when it starts to get a bit late

Quoted from GiveUsAG

Oops, I worked it out wrong. I'm thick. :o

11,800 odd though? That's shocking if that's all we've managed.

As I have already stated on here, I think less than 15,000 (which looks very likely now) will be disappointing. No point in getting angry like some seem to be - people will do what they need to and want to - it's just after the season we've had I just thought there would be quite a few more.

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

Lots of people waiting for second tier, expect a rush say Wednesday when it starts to get a bit late

I genuinely hope you are right

I would advise people who haven't got their tickets yet to get them as soon as. I ordered at 0930 last Tuesday and they arrived on Friday. Might be cutting it a bit fine if you're wanting them delivered.

Quoted from LH

I would advise people who haven't got their tickets yet to get them as soon as. I ordered at 0930 last Tuesday and they arrived on Friday. Might be cutting it a bit fine if you're wanting them delivered.

Believe you're able to collect them on the day. UTM

Hmm, not great at the minute, hopefully we will get to 15 thousand though !

Quoted from gtfc98

Believe you're able to collect them on the day. UTM

I'd still try and give them a full day in the office on Friday to get them sent down to Wembley as I believe mine were postmarked from somewhere in the midlands.

Quoted from LH

I'd still try and give them a full day in the office on Friday to get them sent down to Wembley as I believe mine were postmarked from somewhere in the midlands.

See Tickets head office is in Nottingham I think.

Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham according to the blurb on the back of the envelope.

I didn't bother and just listened to the squabbles ;D

the 2nd tier will be opened when / if we sell the bottom tier completely, I think that's about 15,000.

At the minute it's not looking good.

Quoted from gobby

Used my brain and thought sod trying to work that out, what will be will be 8)
UTMM

;D

used my brain and thought;sod it, someone else will work it out for me! ;)

I'm in Block 225, is that not the second tier? How does that go with the 15,000?

Quoted from NorthseaMariner

I'm in Block 225, is that not the second tier? How does that go with the 15,000?

That's the £41 tickets though that are all sold out. It's the Category 2 tickets where the 2nd tier hasn't been opened yet.

Ah. Cheers again Les. That old chestnut comes up again
But am I included in the 15,000?
Just with people saying 15,000 to open the second tier.

Not even hit 15 k yet.

Jesus , people moan about not having a football league club well get your bottom down there and show why we should be !

Posted on the Gas Guzzler forum 10 minutes ago - don't know where they are getting such precise numbers from.

28,394 (BRFC)
11,830 (GTFC)
With some making a late rush and some collecting tickets on the day, I can see us having around 32K-35K and Grimsby having 15K-18K. That would make 47K-53K, add on the nuetrals, say 5K, 52K-58K. That is impressive for this league.
I'm probably going to be wrong but it's fun to guess.

Read more: http://gasheads.org/thread/3088/ticket-sales?page=6#ixzz3ZqVaGSwJ

sorry - just realised we've been talking about these for the last couple of hours - my mistake

Someone on twitter bought 41 tickets today so that's boosted the numbers slightly :). As others have said, I think a fair few are waiting for the second tier and some might not have seen the need to rush to get them just yet. I still think we'll take over 15k.

And anyway, who cares how many we take? We'll still make more noise than any other team that's been in the conference play off final before us if the semi finals were anything to go off.

Quoted from GiveUsAG

Oops, I worked it out wrong. I'm thick. :o

11,800 odd though? That's shocking if that's all we've managed.

It's about three times our average home gate this season and still rising. Hardly shocking. Can't see why peeps are getting stressed about how many we are taking.

When you compare the size of the Bristol area to ours....... our numbers are on a par with theirs!

If Bristol was a town the same size as ours, they would take the same, if not, less than us.

Who cares anyway, fans don't win games, look at Barnet. Average about 1500 at home all season.

One thing is for sure that however outnumbered we may be, we will be twice as loud. Let's turn the gas off and get behind the lads all game on Sunday, regardless. UTM

Just ordered 5 and got block 110 row 32.

No matter how many we take, we will be loud and we will be heard!

UTM

Some people on this thread sound like Scunny fans.....

Only kidding, tongue firmly in cheek.

Quoted from Cumbrian Mariner

Just ordered 5 and got block 110 row 32.

No matter how many we take, we will be loud and we will be heard!

UTM

Same block and row as me.

People moan about the glory hunters turning up and then moan when they don't!

Just booked mine, Block 115, row 16
Anyone want a lift, for some fuel money?

In the same block and row as les Brechin and Cumbrian mariner. :)

I can't see what all the fuss is about,with people wanting us to have as big a following as Rovers. When you stop to think about it we played our best football away from home this season.We have had a fantastic away following again and apart from the game at Alfreton, where we well out numbered the home fans, all the other away games the home teams have out numbered us but everywhere we've been we have out sang and chanted ten times louder than the home supporters. No reason we can't do this on sunday. The Teams good enough to win and the support we give them is excellent and we will be the 12th man.
We can do it,it's our year..

14 tickets in Block 202. Wembley Hilton on the Saturday night. LOL!

This is our year! UTM! ;D ;D

Block 202 is in the 2nd tier, is is not? And in a good central position.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Block 202 is in the 2nd tier, is is not? And in a good central position.

It's not what you know... ;)

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Block 202 is in the 2nd tier, is is not? And in a good central position.

Any seat starting with a 2. I would think so. Great view from the visual seating plan site.

UTM!

I just rang to try and book 5 tickets (0950 hrs) for Tier 2.  They still want to sell all Tier 1 tickets first before selling any tier 2 tickets.

I asked the operator when he thought Tier 2 tickets would be available?   He thought Wed or Thu but did not know how Town fans tickets were selling. (I do not think that he could tell me anything new).

He did confirm that tickets can be picked up on the day at Wembley. This is usually from early of the day of the match.   This helps "late-bookers"  who take a risk on Tier 2 tickets ever becoming available.

Just checking the progress of mine and they arrived

Bring it on

The whiteboard in the Town dressing room isn't going have a seating plan on it. If it came to hand to hand combat we'd take heavy casualties but it's 11 v 11 on the pitch that matters.

Quoted from Vance Warner

1) That was 35 years ago

2) Surely you go to a play off final to support your team not to watch entertaining football? No matter what Sky tells us you get good and bad games at all levels, especially in play off finals. This town team aren't as entertaining as sides from the past but they're certainly better to watch than some of the dross we've had. For their effort this season I think they deserve better support in our biggest game for nearly a decade.

It was 35 yrs ago, taking 20k+ in 98 was 17yrs ago also, the point is people whining on about why we arent taking 20k now as we took 20k + previously.
Since 98 we have had a general downward trend in our level of playing and success, 17yrs is along time in football, a lost generation pretty much, the young lads 17-20yrs have arguably seen an upward trend in their time, slowly moving up the table and some Wembley appearances to get excited about.
For anyone over 30 they have probably witnessed at least ten years of fast decline and if they have stuck with it, a slow rise position wise but still without definitive success.
As for myself mid 40's i have seen promotions, championships, trophy final victories, play off final victories, big cup scalps, beautiful football tempered with indifferent seasons inbetween and relegations and some of the worst players and managers in our history.
All of the above leads to the present day, 17 yrs without any kind of tangible success, or bluntly 17 yrs of failure, if i feel this way then i am sure others do, i know other people of my age who either dont go anymore as the love has been bludgeoned out of them or they still go but struggle to raise any real enthusiasm.
When you have seen some of the class players, world class in some opposition cases, on the BP turf in your lifetime it is very difficult to feel genuinely excited when a current player manages to complete a 15 yd pass with some regularity.
Do i want the club to succeed? Of course i do but can i get over excited about it? Unfortunately not.

I'll be there. Making plenty of noise to see us win. If you're not going that's your problem! UTM

6 of us in block 112, row 23. Booked them Friday night. They were sent out yesterday.

I'm not angry or too fussed about numbers. I expected 15,000 and it looks like we'll reached that.

I'm getting pretty excited and can't wait. 8)

SWWF!

I think if we make 15,000 then it's job done. No bemoaning the fact there could/should be more - 15,000 would be pretty good.

Another update from @conferencefooty

TICKET UPDATE
Sales this morning are now at 42,326
Grimsby Town now buying more than Bristol Rovers at this time.

A late surge towards 15k hopefully.

Shoul be a pretty good attendance then. If we can get to 50-odd thousand between the two clubs that would represent a very impressive turnout for the 5th tier of English football.

League One play-off final attendance last season between Leyton Orient (a London club!) and Rotherham was just 43,401. League Two play-off final attendance was a pretty poor 14,000 and Cambridge/Gateshead managed just 19,000 in the Conference.

Unfortunately, it isn't going to influence the authorities to provide another promotion/relegation spot between League Two and the Conference which would be very fair.

Quoted from Trawler

Another update from @conferencefooty

TICKET UPDATE
Sales this morning are now at 42,326
Grimsby Town now buying more than Bristol Rovers at this time.

Guessing that we're up to about 12,000 now

Quoted from forza ivano

Guessing that we're up to about 12,000 now

Think we were around 12k yesterday. I think we'll get to 15 personally.

Anyone know the number of "neutrals"?

Quoted from WokingMariner

Anyone know the number of "neutrals"?

No idea as to the overall total but did I read it correctly that there were over 800 Barnet fans who took a gamble on those vouchers... I'd be interested to know who they might side with?

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

No idea as to the overall total but did I read it correctly that there were over 800 Barnet fans who took a gamble on those vouchers... I'd be interested to know who they might side with?

I'd guess the majority wont bother going despite it being a stones throw away.

IF and judging by recent comments I wouldnt guarantee it, what the Official Conference Twitter account says the £10 goes straight to the selling club (in this case Barnet) they then exchange the voucher for a seat at the game. This implies the ticket itself is 'free' but you've made a £10 donation to your club???

Quoted from BIGChris

I'd guess the majority wont bother going despite it being a stones throw away.

IF and judging by recent comments I wouldnt guarantee it, what the Official Conference Twitter account says the £10 goes straight to the selling club (in this case Barnet) they then exchange the voucher for a seat at the game. This implies the ticket itself is 'free' but you've made a £10 donation to your club???

If that is the case then maybe Town missed a trick because had we not got to the final then anyone who had a voucher and didn't exchange it for a Wembley ticket could for example just as easily have been told they could put it towards say next season's new kit or other merchandise

I might have gone for this back in February instead of thinking / hoping that we wouldn't be going to Wembley on Sunday

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

If that is the case then maybe Town missed a trick because had we not got to the final then anyone who had a voucher and didn't exchange it for a Wembley ticket could for example just as easily have been told they could put it towards say next season's new kit or other merchandise

I might have gone for this back in February instead of thinking / hoping that we wouldn't be going to Wembley on Sunday

Certainly the Conference twitter bloke implied this saying it was poorly advertised at many clubs as it was 'free money' for them??

Not the most reliable source i know

There is absolutely not a cat in hells chance that Barnet sold 800 of these!

How many did we take to Old Trafford in 1939? Must have been quite a few as there were nearly 77000 there. Nobody had a car then either!

Latest tweet from The Conference...

NEUTRAL TICKET NOTICE:
these sales have now CLOSED unfortunately due to breach of security and safety concerns raised by Wembley Stadium

Hardly a surprise considering the idiots at the conference allocated neutrals the best seats in the stadium. Colin Peake (the abrasive moron running the @conferencefooty twitter account) is an absolute joke - how someone as incompetent as him continues to be employed in a PR capacity I have no idea.

Have a read of this. FootieMan is Mr Peake (aka the Conference PR man):

http://forum.fgrfc.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51201

Quoted from Les Brechin

Latest tweet from The Conference...

NEUTRAL TICKET NOTICE:
these sales have now CLOSED unfortunately due to breach of security and safety concerns raised by Wembley Stadium

A load of Rovers fans bought tickets in the neutral zone.

They have just been told in no uncertain terms they are not allowed in, and will be ejected.

One Gashead only wanted to take his 5 year old lad to Wembley and sit in the best seat in the house but has been told he can't.

The Conference really is a joke, and fair play to you guy's for sticking with it for 5 years. God help us if we have to do the same :)

One more year won't hurt you though....

Play fair ;)

Quoted from psgmariner

Have a read of this. FootieMan is Mr Peake (aka the Conference PR man):

http://forum.fgrfc.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51201

The voucher system is a good idea but it was not well explained. We sold just 18 tickets, we could have sold far more than that had it been properly marketed as the potential saving is huge for the supporter and the club gain too. Fans can and do mix at lots of grounds in this division, we've shown we can do it. I have been to the Challenge Cup final before and it works well at Wembley.

Quoted from Gastafari

A load of Rovers fans bought tickets in the neutral zone.

They have just been told in no uncertain terms they are not allowed in, and will be ejected.

One Gashead only wanted to take his 5 year old lad to Wembley and sit in the best seat in the house but has been told he can't.

The Conference really is a joke, and fair play to you guy's for sticking with it for 5 years. God help us if we have to do the same :)

It's farcical considering in the 'executive' Bobby Moore seating area, Rovers and Town fans will be mixing in an area with unlimited complimentary wine and beer. Apparently it's fine to get totally drunk and sit next to opposing fans if you can afford £150 for a posh ticket, but if you just want to sit in the neutral area which has the best view in the stadium you're a danger to public safety.

Quoted from GrimRob

How many did we take to Old Trafford in 1939? Must have been quite a few as there were nearly 77000 there. Nobody had a car then either!

I went on my bike, it was crammed in there.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I went on my bike, it was crammed in there.

Did you give Barralad a pag? ;D

Does anyone know our average attendance from our 4 previous visits to Wembley??

Quoted from Les Brechin

Did you give Barralad a pag? ;D

What, that old socialist, no chance. ;)

Maybe a Barnet fan was very clever. Bought maybe 500 £10 vouchers knowing that he would be able to sell them on to other finalists at £20 each and easy money to double his investment!

The average for our visits to Wembley is apparently 24,000.

Quoted from Chrisblor

It's farcical considering in the 'executive' Bobby Moore seating area, Rovers and Town fans will be mixing in an area with unlimited complimentary wine and beer. Apparently it's fine to get totally drunk and sit next to opposing fans if you can afford £150 for a posh ticket, but if you just want to sit in the neutral area which has the best view in the stadium you're a danger to public safety.

Absolutely.

And by definition the "Neutral" area will be full of supporters from other clubs mingled together anyway, so what difference would it make if Grimsby or Rovers fans were in there?

It is a farce.

Also there are tickets for the League One Play Off final going for £20 and with concessions.

How can the League One Final be 20 quid cheaper than a 5th tier game? It's absolute nonsense

Our average of the number of fans taken to Wembley will be lower than 24,000.

Football conference just tweeted they will not give out anymore news on ticket sales till friday evening now,bloody hell get me out of this god dam excrement league

I find it hard to believe tha the Football Conference can reach a decision like this. It is the biggest crowd in non-league history.

Can you imagine the PR savvy Premier League being so obtuse!!?

We live in the 21st century, not the information-deprived 1920s or 30s. It is not difficult is it to get it right, do the right thing and on time to suit paying customers.

Happy days tickets confirmed in block 115 roll on Sunday.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

I find it hard to believe tha the Football Conference can reach a decision like this. It is the biggest crowd in non-league history.

Can you imagine the PR savvy Premier League being so obtuse!!?

We live in the 21st century, not the information-deprived 1920s or 30s. It is not difficult is it to get it right, do the right thing and on time to suit paying customers.

They don't want to encourage people to go and watch an historic occasion do they? They should be tweeting along the lines of "48 hours left to get your ticket and be part of history.". Instead they waste their time putting long rambling missives on a forum associated with a team who are not even involved.

The bloke who runs the conference Twitter page comes across as a right mammary ...

It has to be one of the most backward arrogant and disfunctional organisations i have cone across.

Are the neutrals, mostly Swiss and Swedish?

I looked him up earlier, he used to be involved at Forest Green. He's a first class girl private

Tickets arrived today. 8)

Now I am even more excited. :)

Que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, we're going to Wembley, que sera sera...

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

I find it hard to believe tha the Football Conference can reach a decision like this. It is the biggest crowd in non-league history.

Can you imagine the PR savvy Premier League being so obtuse!!?

We live in the 21st century, not the information-deprived 1920s or 30s. It is not difficult is it to get it right, do the right thing and on time to suit paying customers.

42,669 is the record.

Currently on 42,577

Quoted from Berty

Happy days tickets confirmed in block 115 roll on Sunday.

Same here! 115 oi oi!!! (groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)

I was holding out for the middle tier £36 seats but cracked today and bought my tickets in the lower tier.

It seems we've sold c.12,000 so far. I think we need to shift c.16-17,000 tickets before tier 2 sales open up again. I hope that happens but it might not.

So rather than risk leaving it late and having a limited choice in the lower tier, I got 3 seats on row 44 (back row) lower tier. I'm happy with that.

Quoted from Chrisblor

It's farcical considering in the 'executive' Bobby Moore seating area, Rovers and Town fans will be mixing in an area with unlimited complimentary wine and beer. Apparently it's fine to get totally drunk and sit next to opposing fans if you can afford £150 for a posh ticket, but if you just want to sit in the neutral area which has the best view in the stadium you're a danger to public safety.

Welcome to Britain mate. The land of fair play and equality before the law.

My tickets are in Grimsby, according to the tracker!!
Just waiting for them to be delivered at home!
I am surprised nobody has took me up on my offer for a lift though!

Quoted from jaymariner

Same here! 115 oi oi!!! (groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)(groupwave)

According to some BR fans that is probably the entire contingent of Town fans on your post, I just hope we are jumping for joy at the end of the match.

What's really disappointing about the handling of this (and about a million other issues) by the Conference chiefs is that no-one is taking them up on it.  That pillock on Twitter is getting the fans frustrations and replies with the PR skills of a chimp but I very much doubt he's the one making decisions.

The Conference have an annual AGM, these are the issues that should have been raised and challenged there and then.  Surely to god a decision such as the one to only issue tickets via See Tickets was one that went to a members vote?

I asked the question of said pillock regarding the minutes of the AGM where the decision was at least discussed. Didn't get an answer but I managed to find in the Conference's 2014/15 Rules, under the Financial Rules section the following is stated:

3. Financial Rules relating to the Promotion Final Tie:

3.1 In the Promotion Final Tie where clubs sell match tickets on behalf of the Conference the proceeds of ticket sales shall be paid
to the Conference on a daily basis directly in to the Football Conference Limited, designated Bank Account.

Considering that is the rulebook for this season, the suggestion to me is that the clubs CAN sell their own tickets.  Absolutely no mention of See Tickets or any other rip-off merchant vendor having a monopoly on tickets.

Quoted from diehardmariner

What's really disappointing about the handling of this (and about a million other issues) by the Conference chiefs is that no-one is taking them up on it.  That pillock on Twitter is getting the fans frustrations and replies with the PR skills of a chimp but I very much doubt he's the one making decisions.

The Conference have an annual AGM, these are the issues that should have been raised and challenged there and then.  Surely to god a decision such as the one to only issue tickets via See Tickets was one that went to a members vote?

I asked the question of said pillock regarding the minutes of the AGM where the decision was at least discussed. Didn't get an answer but I managed to find in the Conference's 2014/15 Rules, under the Financial Rules section the following is stated:

3. Financial Rules relating to the Promotion Final Tie:

3.1 In the Promotion Final Tie where clubs sell match tickets on behalf of the Conference the proceeds of ticket sales shall be paid
to the Conference on a daily basis directly in to the Football Conference Limited, designated Bank Account.

Considering that is the rulebook for this season, the suggestion to me is that the clubs CAN sell their own tickets.  Absolutely no mention of See Tickets or any other rip-off merchant vendor having a monopoly on tickets.

The guy who runs their twitter page is a tool. Get's aggressive and blocks fans if they don't agree with him so then you can't challenge him further!

Quoted from diehardmariner

What's really disappointing about the handling of this (and about a million other issues) by the Conference chiefs is that no-one is taking them up on it.  That pillock on Twitter is getting the fans frustrations and replies with the PR skills of a chimp but I very much doubt he's the one making decisions.

The Conference have an annual AGM, these are the issues that should have been raised and challenged there and then.  Surely to god a decision such as the one to only issue tickets via See Tickets was one that went to a members vote?

I asked the question of said pillock regarding the minutes of the AGM where the decision was at least discussed. Didn't get an answer but I managed to find in the Conference's 2014/15 Rules, under the Financial Rules section the following is stated:

3. Financial Rules relating to the Promotion Final Tie:

3.1 In the Promotion Final Tie where clubs sell match tickets on behalf of the Conference the proceeds of ticket sales shall be paid
to the Conference on a daily basis directly in to the Football Conference Limited, designated Bank Account.

Considering that is the rulebook for this season, the suggestion to me is that the clubs CAN sell their own tickets.  Absolutely no mention of See Tickets or any other rip-off merchant vendor having a monopoly on tickets.

When we first got relegated I was told that the Conference had something like 3 employees. That isnt just the Conference Premier but includes North & south! These included a secretary!

Hardly surprising that it is seen as timpot if that is the level of investment

Really hope Sunday's game is the last time we compete in the conference and that we have to never to return! :-/

Tickets here!!!
Now I find out I could buy them on the gate, what a farce!

Quoted from BIGChris

When we first got relegated I was told that the Conference had something like 3 employees. That isnt just the Conference Premier but includes North & south! These included a secretary!

Hardly surprising that it is seen as timpot if that is the level of investment

To be honest that doesn't surprise.

3, 300 or 3,000 employees they should be able to address the basic issues.

It's easy for me to say I don't think this final should be played at Wembley.  I follow a club who have been twice in the last 7 years and our relative size/strength in leagues from League One downwards means we'll always be in with a chance thanks to the fact that every bloody egg and spoon race is played there these days.  I think it's great when clubs get their chance to play at Wembley as seeing your club run out there for the first time is really something to treasure, but A) it's devaluing the magic, B) it looks crap when the stadium is half empty and you're rattling about and C) it just is not financially viable now.

Conference Play Off Final attendances since it has been played at Wembley.
2014 Cambridge Gateshead 19613
2013 Newport Wrexham 16346
2012 Luton York 39265
2011 AFC Wimbledon Luton 18119
2010 Oxford York 42669
2009 Cambridge Torquay 35089
2008 Cambridge Exeter 42511
2007 Exeter Morecambe 40043

Less than 20,000 in the last two years.  Even the higher gates would all fit into 7 club stadiums (Old Trafford, Emirates, St James' Park, Stadium of Light, Anfield and Villa Park). Just short of the maximum 2010 turn-out but well ahead of the average of 31,707 are Stamford Bridge, Goodison Park, Hillsborough, Elland Road, White Hart Lane, Upton Park, Riverside, Pride Park, Cardiff City Stadium, Bramall Lane, St Mary's, King Power and Ricoh.  Molineux is 7 short.

Within that list you've got an absolute shed load of options.  Fair enough places like St Mary's and St James' are too far either way in terms of geography but either Manchester stadium would be perfect.  If there's the need for it to be central Villa Park would be absolutely perfect.

Even this year with the two highest supported clubs in the league in the final, they're going to be over the Villa Park capacity would still comfortably fit in Old Trafford.

Not rocket science is it?

Don't even get me started on the FA Vase.

The problem is the Premier League is still ongoing when we play our final. I'd prefer the final being played at the home of the highest placed team as used in Conference North/South final.That would encourage more people to get season tickets and join the Trust to ensure they qualified for a ticket.

Quoted from GrimRob

The problem is the Premier League is still ongoing when we play our final. I'd prefer the final being played at the home of the highest placed team as used in Conference North/South final.That would encourage more people to get season tickets and join the Trust to ensure they qualified for a ticket.

But that would massively restrict the number of fans at the final to the capacity of the highest placed club. And revenues would be curtailed accordingly. And the visiting team would get hardly any tickets.
Not workable.

Quoted from GrimRob

The problem is the Premier League is still ongoing when we play our final. I'd prefer the final being played at the home of the highest placed team as used in Conference North/South final.That would encourage more people to get season tickets and join the Trust to ensure they qualified for a ticket.

Large number of those grounds listed are Championship or below.

Quoted from Trawler

But that would massively restrict the number of fans at the final to the capacity of the highest placed club. And revenues would be curtailed accordingly. And the visiting team would get hardly any tickets.
Not workable.

Demand would drop hugely it it wasn't at Wembley. 2000 tickets would be plenty if we were away. It's fairer too that the highest placed team gets to play at home. I think given the Premier League grounds are all in use at the moment it's either Wembley or the stadium of one of the clubs.

Quoted from GrimRob

The problem is the Premier League is still ongoing when we play our final. I'd prefer the final being played at the home of the highest placed team as used in Conference North/South final.That would encourage more people to get season tickets and join the Trust to ensure they qualified for a ticket.

Some people like myself can't get a season ticket due to being a shift worker and working 3 Saturdays a month so how would that be fair Rob?

I've just bought three tickets in block 224 in the Second Tier. O/S claims there are only 100 odd tickets left in the lower tier. Does this mean we have sold 16k?

THE Mariners have now sold around 12,000 tickets for Sunday's Vanarama Conference Promotion Final.

Level 2 (Club Wembley tickets) have now been put online through Seetickets.

i expect just under 15k, which for a small town, is not bad at all

Quoted from diehardmariner

I asked the question of said pillock regarding the minutes of the AGM where the decision was at least discussed. Didn't get an answer but I managed to find in the Conference's 2014/15 Rules, under the Financial Rules section the following is stated:

3. Financial Rules relating to the Promotion Final Tie:

3.1 In the Promotion Final Tie where clubs sell match tickets on behalf of the Conference the proceeds of ticket sales shall be paid
to the Conference on a daily basis directly in to the Football Conference Limited, designated Bank Account.

Considering that is the rulebook for this season, the suggestion to me is that the clubs CAN sell their own tickets. Absolutely no mention of See Tickets or any other rip-off merchant vendor having a monopoly on tickets.

Only a small word but enough to indicate there are other options for selling them.

Quoted from GrimRob

Demand would drop hugely it it wasn't at Wembley. 2000 tickets would be plenty if we were away. It's fairer too that the highest placed team gets to play at home. I think given the Premier League grounds are all in use at the moment it's either Wembley or the stadium of one of the clubs.

In any given week, don't forget to consider only 10 Premier teams are using their own grounds and given that their fixtures come out almost a year before the end of the season ( out June 2014 for games in May 2015) then it could surely be arranged so that when say Manure are on their travels (like the last day of this season at the Targers) Old Trafford would be free

Of course it might mean moving the Conf play off date about but what's new there? As I recall it, Wrexham v Newport took place on the early May Bank Holiday Monday a couple of years ago, the same weekend that we played Gateshead last season and Eastleigh this

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Some people like myself can't get a season ticket due to being a shift worker and working 3 Saturdays a month so how would that be fair Rob?

I mean from a football point of view. The play-offs are a grossly unfair way to gain promotion. Every possible advantage should be given to the side which finished highest. In the US they give home-field advantage to the highest placed team. Likewise in Super League.

I'd rather it be played at Wembley though, don't get me wrong, but I think if we don't play it there we should just play at the home of one the clubs,

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

THE Mariners have now sold around 12,000 tickets for Sunday's Vanarama Conference Promotion Final.

Level 2 (Club Wembley tickets) have now been put online through Seetickets.

i expect just under 15k, which for a small town, is not bad at all

Small Town?? So were there only 12k available seats in the lower tier for Town Fans? 15k is slightly disappointing given that this is our biggest game for years imo

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

In any given week, don't forget to consider only 10 Premier teams are using their own grounds and given that their fixtures come out almost a year before the end of the season ( out June 2014 for games in May 2015) then it could surely be arranged so that when say Manure are on their travels (like the last day of this season at the Targers) Old Trafford would be free

Of course it might mean moving the Conf play off date about but what's new there? As I recall it, Wrexham v Newport took place on the early May Bank Holiday Monday a couple of years ago, the same weekend that we played Gateshead last season and Eastleigh this

It's not just the slot in the calendar. The pitch itself could get damaged especially if there was a massive pitch invasion like seems to have now become the norm in play-off games. Man Utd might not want their surface to be ruined by a bunch of hoofers and their supporters :)

Whilst on the subject of the Conference and their twitter account in particualr the guy has just tweeted that the reason they used a ticket agency is becuase for every one who would queue to buy there would be nine who wouldnt bother!!Then adds "we have done fans surveys"

This guy works in PR????

Quoted from GrimRob

It's not just the slot in the calendar. The pitch itself could get damaged especially if there was a massive pitch invasion like seems to have now become the norm in play-off games. Man Utd might not want their surface to be ruined by a bunch of hoofers and their supporters :)

Get your drift Rob

But then again they don't mind holding the Super League Grand Final there in the middle of the football season...

Quoted from BIGChris

Whilst on the subject of the Conference and their twitter account in particualr the guy has just tweeted that the reason they used a ticket agency is becuase for every one who would queue to buy there would be nine who wouldnt bother!!Then adds "we have done fans surveys"

This guy works in PR????

Maybe he's got connections with this German public relations company ICK ;)

http://www.pr-ick.de/index.php?id=6

Quoted from GrimRob

Demand would drop hugely it it wasn't at Wembley. 2000 tickets would be plenty if we were away. It's fairer too that the highest placed team gets to play at home. I think given the Premier League grounds are all in use at the moment it's either Wembley or the stadium of one of the clubs.

Not a chance. We took 2500 to Alfreton for a regular league game, you honestly reckon there wouldn't be at least 3,000 trying to get to the play off final? Most of the fans who turn up for home games for starters!

Quoted from mariner91

Not a chance. We took 2500 to Alfreton for a regular league game, you honestly reckon there wouldn't be at least 3,000 trying to get to the play off final? Most of the fans who turn up for home games for starters!

Had it been in Bristol a lot further way and live on TV maybe?

Quoted from GrimRob

Had it been in Bristol a lot further way and live on TV maybe?

We took near enough 1000 to Barnet which was on tv, isn't close and we weren't even really in a promotion race then.

Quoted from mariner91

We took near enough 1000 to Barnet which was on tv, isn't close and we weren't even really in a promotion race then.

The home game against Barnet was live on TV, the away game wasn't.

Quoted from mariner91

We took near enough 1000 to Barnet which was on tv, isn't close and we weren't even really in a promotion race then.

Was it? not as I remember it wasn't.

Quoted from Les Brechin

The home game against Barnet was live on TV, the away game wasn't.

My mistake! I still maintain we'd definitely take over 2000 to a play off final, even if it was away.

Quoted from ginnywings

It's about three times our average home gate this season and still rising. Hardly shocking. Can't see why peeps are getting stressed about how many we are taking.

totally agree. I guess it's just because BR are going to take a lot more. There's no need to turn everything in to a battle. They've won that one and were always going to. If we were playing FGR then we'd all be moaning about the likely lack of atmosphere. I think 15k would be pretty good personally.

Quoted from moosey_club

Only a small word but enough to indicate there are other options for selling them.

Quite.

However the Conference twitter account stated that there is NO option for clubs selling tickets as it's not feasible. Their words, not mine. This contradicts their own rules.

Quoted from mariner91

My mistake! I still maintain we'd definitely take over 2000 to a play off final, even if it was away.

We will be doing on Sunday, at £40 a ticket too.

So I'm with you on this

I can see both sides of the argument for and against Wembley. However, if it wasn't at Wembley having it at Villa Park etc would be crap as the floaters would not come out in the numbers we have seen when we have been to Wembley.

If not at Wembley I would favour a two legged final. Which would also soften the blow (a bit) should your team lose in the final and also gives you a second chance should you mess it up in he first leg.

Quoted from LH

Villa Park etc would be crap as the floaters would not come out in the numbers we have seen when we have been to Wembley.

The trouble with floaters is that once they are out in numbers they are quite hard to get rid of. 8)

I just can't understand how we can take 18k to Wembley for a meaningless fa trophy game yet we might just get close to 15k for the most important game for grimsby town in recent years.

Anyone thinking its expensive yes it is but we always moan we hate the conference well get to Wembley and support the team in this massive game they need you.

First off the Trophy although in the end was live on TV it wasn't scheduled to be at the time the tickets were sold, secondly I would still maintain that not being able to buy the tickets originally from BP have put quite a few off, I know they can now but it is leaving it late to make arrangements.

Those that do make it I am sure will make a lot of noise, so lets not keep getting hung up about how many make it, yes of course the more the better but let those that do go sing our hearts out.

I hear that See Tickets are now e-mailing tickets bought in the neutral area with Bristol addresses telling them their tickets are invalid and they need to swap them for new ones in level 2 in the Bristol end on the day, so they couldn't have released all the Level 2 Bristol tickets as they were apparently sold out.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

I just can't understand how we can take 18k to Wembley for a meaningless fa trophy game yet we might just get close to 15k for the most important game for grimsby town in recent years.

Anyone thinking its expensive yes it is but we always moan we hate the conference well get to Wembley and support the team in this massive game they need you.

It had been a few years since we'd been to Wembley last time. My Mrs wanted to go last time, she's not a football fan and isn't bothered about going this time. Let's face it, the attendance is only a number. If you're a real fan you're going to be there and that's where all the noise comes from.

its all been a big intercourse up! but lets just hope that however many fans we take, are loud and proud. Cant wait for Kick off on sunday, hopefully come 4.00 , we are league 2 again

just wanted to say ...

we're on over 400 posts ;)

Quoted from forza ivano

just wanted to say ...

we're on over 400 posts ;)

Does that include Bristol Rovers fan posts? And what is the split please? Are neutral posts included in this figure?

Quoted from LH

I can see both sides of the argument for and against Wembley. However, if it wasn't at Wembley having it at Villa Park etc would be crap as the floaters would not come out in the numbers we have seen when we have been to Wembley.

If not at Wembley I would favour a two legged final. Which would also soften the blow (a bit) should your team lose in the final and also gives you a second chance should you mess it up in he first leg.

It might have been like that in 98 but the new Wembley has much improved plumbing facilities

Quoted from forza ivano

just wanted to say ...

we're on over 400 posts ;)

That's rubbish we got over 2,000 for the Bournemouth game in 98. Can't believe more people aren't making the effort to post.

Quoted from psgmariner

That's rubbish we got over 2,000 for the Bournemouth game in 98. Can't believe more people aren't making the effort to post.

Yeah but the Fishy has a smaller population than 1998, and if you divide this by a Twitter co-efficient and extrapolate the data you'll see that pro-rata we have more posts than 1998

If you think our tickets are expensive..... http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/play-off-final-ticket-details-2451762.aspx

Quoted from gtfc98

If you think our tickets are expensive..... http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/play-off-final-ticket-details-2451762.aspx

Cheapest adult ticket £30 our cheapest adult ticket is £36!!

Quoted from Les Brechin

I hear that See Tickets are now e-mailing tickets bought in the neutral area with Bristol addresses telling them their tickets are invalid and they need to swap them for new ones in level 2 in the Bristol end on the day, so they couldn't have released all the Level 2 Bristol tickets as they were apparently sold out.

Surely if they sell tickets to all 24 clubs and fans buy them on the hope that their team gets to the play-offs, it's inevitable that some "neutrals" will be more neutral than others. I'd be annoyed if I bought a ticket and it was switched like this. Plus doing on address is so arbitrary. Fans of teams live all over, especially a big city like Bristol.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Cheapest adult ticket £30 our cheapest adult ticket is £36!!

If you want to sit up in the gods. The equivalent to what I've got (block 103) would set you back £62 (plus booking fee naturally).

Here's an idea: they could send the tickets for the two competing teams to the competing team's ticket offices for them to sell and then use See Tickets for any neutral sales. Too simple and not as easy to fleece people I suppose.

Quoted from gtfc98

If you want to sit up in the gods. The equivalent to what I've got (block 103) would set you back £62 (plus booking fee naturally).

Well they're charging Bristol Rovers fans £36 to sit up in the Gods!

Quoted from Les Brechin

Well they're charging Bristol Rovers fans £36 to sit up in the Gods!

Fair point :)

Why couldn't we have just waited to sell out the entire lower tier before opening the upper tier, there is still plenty left according to the see tickets website.

Quoted from GrimRob

Surely if they sell tickets to all 24 clubs and fans buy them on the hope that their team gets to the play-offs, it's inevitable that some "neutrals" will be more neutral than others. I'd be annoyed if I bought a ticket and it was switched like this. Plus doing on address is so arbitrary. Fans of teams live all over, especially a big city like Bristol.

There could also be a chance that a few Bristol City fans have bought tickets in the neutral area. This was going by a post on their forum though, so whether it is true I'm not sure.

Quoted from GrimRob

Surely if they sell tickets to all 24 clubs and fans buy them on the hope that their team gets to the play-offs, it's inevitable that some "neutrals" will be more neutral than others. I'd be annoyed if I bought a ticket and it was switched like this. Plus doing on address is so arbitrary. Fans of teams live all over, especially a big city like Bristol.

Those with the vouchers are being given tickets in the ends of the teams which they support, rather than sitting in the neutral zone.

The biggest member up here is giving the 'neutrals' some of the best seats in the house which has presumably lead some Rovers fans to chancing their arm and getting away with it. The neutral fans shouldnt take precedence over the fans of the teams going.

I couldn't believe this very popular and pointless thread had dropped down to page 2. It needs some re-energising!!

I wonder how many the club have sold from the shop ?

Quoted from gytone

I wonder how many the club have sold from the shop ?

I didn't know LJL was selling tickets - is that for 'sausage fest'?

Those who bought £10 vouchers should surely be given the worst seats, not those paying £40.

This ticket fiasco that the Conference have arranged manages to be both the worst of commercial rip-off Britain and amateurism.

Quoted from LondonMariner43

I couldn't believe this very popular and pointless thread had dropped down to page 2. It needs some re-energising!!

Yes very disappointing - only 62,000 views and over 400 replies to my original moan!
Should get a tickets sold figure tomorrow, so at least this should confirm that all of us there on Sunday will be at the biggest ever 'non-league' football match.

Quoted from PB

Yes very disappointing - only 62,000 views and over 400 replies to my original moan!
Should get a tickets sold figure tomorrow, so at least this should confirm that all of us there on Sunday will be at the biggest ever 'non-league' football match.

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I am pretty sure the old FA Amatuer cup finals attracted a full house at Wembley back in the 50's

Disappointing to know we've been outsold by Bristol 3 times over :( But I guess for those of us that do make the trip, the victory will be even sweeter :)

13000 now sold according to fenty, he goes on to say although dissappinted with the numbers he understands the reasons including fans not wanting to pay for the tickets with booking fees, goes on to say tickets are available to buy on the day from Wembley and he's hopefull more town fans will go down and take up this option.

Quoted from chicaneuk

Disappointing to know we've been outsold by Bristol 3 times over :( But I guess for those of us that do make the trip, the victory will be even sweeter :)

Their coach travel is 20 adults 15 kids ours is around 35 they can get trains into London same day and home we can't overall 13k might stretch into 14 isnt a bad turnout all things considered

We will both have around 4 times our average home attendance.

Guessing Bristol average 6500 and us about 3500???

Quoted from BIGChris

We will both have around 4 times our average home attendance.

Guessing Bristol average 6500 and us about 3500???

Given cost, travel issues, early kick off, relative affluence and perennial disappointment, I think 13,000 is a good effort. I did expect more, but when you look at it, not so bad really.

Being favourites has never suited us. Being underdogs is the Town way.

UTFM.

I thought there would be nearer 20,000 Mariners there but it's not a cheap trip and tough times for many so completely understandable. I'd imagine there would be a few more if we hadn't had the disappointment of the Trophy defeat there a couple of years back.

Quoted from Maringer

I thought there would be nearer 20,000 Mariners there but it's not a cheap trip and tough times for many so completely understandable. I'd imagine there would be a few more if we hadn't had the disappointment of the Trophy defeat there a couple of years back.

I think it's quite telling that on the Gashead forum there is a thread asking who would like to share in a hospitality/box experience. Apparently the box works out at £165 per person. Not my cup of tea but I suppose if you've got the money fair dues.

The thread has been met with enthusiasm and also has quite a lot of expressions of interest. I just wondered what the response might have been if a similar post had gone on the fishy.

I am in the fortunate position of being able to afford to buy a ticket for myself and family, pay for the travel etc. The total cost of this trip (fees aside and all that argument)is clearly going to exclude a lot of Town's most faithful. It is a shame that everyone who wants to go probably can't and many more are making huge sacrifices in their determination to make it.

Stick yer box...... UTM

I've been working from Town down towards Mablethorpe and Skeg, and there seems to be more interest from outside of the GY boundary than in it.

Quoted from big al

The total cost of this trip (fees aside and all that argument)is clearly going to exclude a lot of Town's most faithful.

I think you're wrong there, I think the vast majority of the diehards will be there, of course. It'll be the daytrippers who probably last went to a Town game the last time we were at Wembley that it will have put off.

Block 102. Counting the hours.UTM.

Currently en route to Westminster, took the risk and booked a weekend in London few months back with the girlfriend. See most of you at the square on Sunday. UTM

Quoted from pizzzza

I think you're wrong there, I think the vast majority of the diehards will be there, of course. It'll be the daytrippers who probably last went to a Town game the last time we were at Wembley that it will have put off.

I can see that too. Some people will make it at any, and all cost, clearly. My point wasn't so much about the numbers going - it was more the fact of the overall cost in hard times. Even if you do the trip in a day you're probably not going to see too much change from £120, especially with a few sherberts thrown in. In these times 120 quid is nothing to some and a huge amount to many.

Quoted from big al

I can see that too. Some people will make it at any, and all cost, clearly. My point wasn't so much about the numbers going - it was more the fact of the overall cost in hard times. Even if you do the trip in a day you're probably not going to see too much change from £120, especially with a few sherberts thrown in. In these times 120 quid is nothing to some and a huge amount to many.

Exactly, I made this comment several pages ago. There are a lot of people I would imagine who are dying to get to the game on Sunday, but without taking out a payday loan or not eating next week they won't be able to afford it. It is a crying shame that so many genuine fans cannot attend on Sunday through no fault of their own.

Hopefully anyone not able to get will find a TV and cheer the team on from their living room/pub/Nicoles!

Quoted from topuphere666

Exactly, I made this comment several pages ago. There are a lot of people I would imagine who are dying to get to the game on Sunday, but without taking out a payday loan or not eating next week they won't be able to afford it. It is a crying shame that so many genuine fans cannot attend on Sunday through no fault of their own.

Hopefully anyone not able to get will find a TV and cheer the team on from their living room/pub/Nicoles!

Maybe I'm just living in my own little bubble but I felt that there would have been a bit more car sharing going on or even moves to arrange a subsidised coach or two to help people out. This game could have a much bigger impact on the economic and social well being of the town than the cost of a few coaches....... Sorry, forgot we're living in Ca-morons Britain for the foreseeable.

OK probably getting a bit too serious for some -Maaaaaaarrrrrinnnnnnerrrrrrs, Maaaaaaarrrrrinnnnnnerrrrrrs

Quoted from big al

Maybe I'm just living in my own little bubble but I felt that there would have been a bit more car sharing going on or even moves to arrange a subsidised coach or two to help people out. This game could have a much bigger impact on the economic and social well being of the town than the cost of a few coaches....... Sorry, forgot we're living in Ca-morons Britain for the foreseeable.

I don't live in GY so not sure what offers have been made available. It would have been a perfect opportunity for coach companies to do as you say and offer discounts etc...

win win for everyone!

12546 town sales confirmed by conference on twitter

And 26k gas so 2\1 ratio then posted in true conference style :X 8) 8) 8)

Pretty disappointed with 12500 tbh.

This is a massive game and anything below 15k is urine poor imo.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Pretty disappointed with 12500 tbh.

This is a massive game and anything below 15k is urine poor imo.

Tough times for many in a town with a higher than average unemployment rate and what work their is mn wage ish for many :-/

Understand but things aren't much different than 2 years ago when we took 18k for a tinpot trophy game if I'm not mistaken.

Seems just not that many bothered.

.#VanaramaBigDayOut TICKET SALES
Predicted attendance for Promotion Final 45-50,000
@official_BRFC 26,067 @officialgtfc 12,546 #newrecord

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Understand but things aren't much different than 2 years ago when we took 18k for a tinpot trophy game if I'm not mistaken.

Seems just not that many bothered.

I agree many aren't bothered :(

Nothing important, but Grimsby Town training at Queens Park Rangers now, not Barnet according to Radio Humberside earlier on.

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Nothing important, but Grimsby Town training at Queens Park Rangers now, not Barnet according to Radio Humberside earlier on.

Probably trying to find some extra income in their current predicament...best check the invoice and terms of hire JF... .....£50 million damage clause tucked in the small print. :)

I suspect the turnout from Rovers is disappointing to them too...many expected a fair few more than that.

It's all well and good a few people on here claiming the importance of the game but there just aren't that many people interested in town.

We know some have seen their bottom and aren't going and some have other reasons.

It's still a non league game at the end of the day and those that thought we'd shift well over 15k were optimistic to say the least...

I know it is a big game and large numbers ARE interested but just not going to Wembly. Several reasons compared with the FA Trophy. The novelty of Wembly not enough in itself now, the game is live on TV, the cost of the trip and the fact that online ticket purchasing was the only option until very recently. However it is what happens on the pitch that matters and on that issue we will come out on top. However you are supporting the team have a great day.

Quoted from Les Brechin

.#VanaramaBigDayOut TICKET SALES
Predicted attendance for Promotion Final 45-50,000
@official_BRFC 26,067 @officialgtfc 12,546 #newrecord

Having that Deja Vu moment. Is it just me, or have they not mentioned roughly, if not exactly, the same figures at the beginning of the week?

I certainly kept reading "over 12k" for us all week all over social media. Telling me only a handful of tickets have been sold since Monday? Doesn't seem quite right to me.

Gashead's whinging about the latest official figures.

http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/3295/sold-far?page=14

A lot of Rovers fans were bragging of 30-35,000 and breaking play off attendance record

Though with BRFC 26,067 and GTFC 12,546, looks like need the neutrals to break the record

Whilst 12546 below expectations, think Rovers will be thinking likewise

Hopefully more Mariners fans will be singing than Rovers

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Understand but things aren't much different than 2 years ago when we took 18k for a tinpot trophy game if I'm not mistaken.

Seems just not that many bothered.

You're right - people are not that bothered. But the 12,500 who are going clearly are. I remember what '98 was like and this so much bigger for me and I think it is for all going. The Wrexham thing barely raised my pulse and I went.

It is a bit disappointing that fewer than might be expected are going but the excitement of this is fantastic. To every Grimbarian who would declare they support Man U or Liverpool or whoever, who buy the shirt, who go twice a year to Old Trafford - I say more fool you. My joy will be immense if we do this.

It's pretty obvious why the numbers are so low. We have a core fan base of about 3500-4000 who attend most games. We went to wembley against wrexham and I along with others would have gone with big groups of mates etc. I took about 10 with me vs wrexham because it was a first wembley appearance in awhile and we were all buzzing! Couple of years later it's not as big of a deal to go AGAIN. Therefore of my original group of 10 only 3 of us are going this year. So it's just a case of less of the families and so called glory supporters/day trippers have not bothered this year compared to back against wrexham. Obviously a few other minor factors are involved.

There are many reasons why our numbers are below what we hoped,

Since we first got to Wembley in 98 we have been back 4 times,

Plus our visit to Cardiff,

The novelty has worn off for some plus the cost has put many off,

We only average 3,500 for league games so 12,500 is a good number to take,

Cambridge only took 10,000 last year and they are a lot closer to London than Grimsby,

I am sure the ones that do go will out sing the Rovers.

When we took 18k to wembley vs wrexham we pretty much had the whole of the bottom tier, how have we managed to sell out the bottom tier and several seats in the middle tier whilst only selling 12.5k this time around??

Might help in a way, we know the 12500 who are there are all true Town fans and this means a lot to them. That way, we're all more likely to sing. Smaller numbers but all together, not dispersed among day trippers means we should be able to make one hell of a racket.

Mariner91. There are loads of true Grimsby fans who are unable to make the game due to many reasons. Just because we can't get to Wembley doesn't mean we aren't watching or listening to the game and cheering them on every minute of the game.

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Pretty disappointed with 12500 tbh.

This is a massive game and anything below 15k is urine poor imo.

who cares, as long as you're going and not missing out then what does it matter? The other 5k against wrexham weren't really fans anyway!

Surely any body who is going to the game to support Grimsby is a fan. The average crowd at Blundell Park is 3 to 4k and will hopefully go up to 4 to 5k if we get promoted so what people are saying is the majority of fans going to Wembley aren't true Grimsby fans. Also because a fan isn't able to make the game it doesn't mean they support Grimsby Town any less than any other fan. Just get over the amount of fans that are or aren't going and enjoy the weekend.

My main reason for going is to try and find my balderdash that froze off at the Wrexham game. If someone else does find them, let me know so I can pop them back in.

Given that we took what - 800 to the away semi final leg at Eastleigh taking 13,000 to the final is good going.

Hopefully the sun will shine too

Compared to years gone by its a big crowd for this particular final, the FAT is a lot cheaper to attend. Its a less important game to people who follow football regularly but for those who dont all that matters is that someone goes up the steps and lifts some sort of trophy. Most of the hardcore supporters will be there. The missing thousands wouldn't have made much noise anyway.

Got 7 Exeter fans coming up for the game but they'll all be Mariners for the day!

"When we took 18k to wembley vs wrexham we pretty much had the whole of the bottom tier, how have we managed to sell out the bottom tier and several seats in the middle tier whilst only selling 12.5k this time around??"

Loads of seats left in the lower, try to buy some on see tickets, they are available all over the place :-/

I'm sure it was officially announced that there were only 230 tickets left in lower tier a few days ago???

Wembley finals usually include fans from other clubs. Eg the 7 Exeter fans mentioned above. I have persuaded a Spurs fan to come with us from York. He has already been to a few Town home games and came to the Wrxham final.

For the first 1998 Wembley match, I know that a lot of fans from other clubs came for the day out and supported Town.

These neutrals artificially the large Town followings at Wembley. So it is unfair to say "where are all these fans who went to Wembley" when the next home game has a much reduced home attendance.

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I'm sure it was officially announced that there were only 230 tickets left in lower tier a few days ago???

I have to think that can't be true. I havent seen anyone say they have tickets for the corner blocks yet, still tickets available in good locations behind the goal too.

Regardless of how many we and Rovers have sold what is blatantly obvious to all but those muppets at the FA, is that both clubs would have sold more if the respective clubs sold those tickets and not some rip off booking agency.

Another reason why those at the top of English football are only interested in fleecing fans. The FA know FA about football.

admittedly i agree the turnout is very poor. But looking at it positively atleast we'll have more regulars closer togethrer 'snuggled in' to create a brilliant atmosphere for the team. So although i'm disappointed in numbers i do think we'll have a better atmosphere this way.

Said months ago we wouldn't get more than 15,000 so I'm not surprised by this. 13,000 just looks bad because it's a massive effing bowl.

Maybe it's a good thing more like an away game. What we're good at. C'mon town.

Well said Big Al worth price of a ticket to sup a pint on Tattershall Castle and relive the trip to Boothferry Park

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Mariner91. There are loads of true Grimsby fans who are unable to make the game due to many reasons. Just because we can't get to Wembley doesn't mean we aren't watching or listening to the game and cheering them on every minute of the game.

Sorry, didn't mean to offend. What I meant was, due to the price and novelty factor wearing off, the fans that have forked out for the game are probably a lot keener than day trippers who have been before and don't fancy it this time round. I'm well aware that there'll be some true Town fans who can't make it for whatever reason, we'll just have to sing all the louder for you.

Mariner 91. Sing your heart out and enjoy the day.

Seem a few on here are beating ourselves up about  the 'disappointing' turn out from GTFC fans
at Wembley, i just did   a bit of research on this that shows perhaps its not too bad after all.

Bristol has a population of 437,500 (not taking into account nearby  large population areas) and for the sake of
argument say 50% of that would support Brizzle City) that gives 218750 Rovers fans - IF they take 32000 to
Wembley (a big if IMO) that would equate to 14.62% - the  distance Bristol to London is 117.8 Miles an easy run
along the M4.

Grimsby and Clee has a population of 127748 with not so many  large population areas nearby - if we take
14000 tomorrow that equates to almost 11% Grimsby to London is 199 miles - an extra 81.2 miles to travel.

Of course this is not exact science but it does show that although Brizzle probably have taken a higher percentage,
taking into account the extra distance to travel for GTFC fans must mean that the difference is minimum.

So be loud and proud GTFC fans - we have great support.

You know i honestly do despair with some on this board - a negative red cross for being positive!
There really are some prize prats about.

Add in the relative prosperity of the areas Pete and it evens it out even more.

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Add in the relative prosperity of the areas Pete and it evens it out even more.

About 2 year ago Bristols unemployment rate was 3.7%, it's now 5%, still below the national average.

Grimsbys unemployment rate is currently over 10%, nearly double the national average.

Not sure if it makes much difference, but I'm sure if their are more people in full-time jobs, people wouldn't think much of £80 to watch 90 minutes of football with the extra disposable income they more than likely have.

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Add in the relative prosperity of the areas Pete and it evens it out even more.

Quite right Kingston, NE Lincs is largely a very low paid area, much more so now than in 98 and a trip to Wembley
wouldn't leave much change from £100 per person, if we manage 14000 it is a very creditable effort IMHO.

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About 2 year ago Bristols unemployment rate was 3.7%, it's now 5%, still below the national average.

Grimsbys unemployment rate is currently over 10%, nearly double the national average.

Not sure if it makes much difference, but I'm sure if their was more people in full-time jobs, people wouldn't think much of £80 to watch 90 minutes of football with the extra disposable income they more than likely have.

It'd make a massive difference - not only to those extra 5% unemployed but to loads of other folk whose wages will be depressed as a result. There are a lot more high-skilled high paid jobs in the Bristol area.

Average property price in NEL is £85k. Average for City of Bristol is just shy of £200k.

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Quite right Kingston, NE Lincs is largely a very low paid area, much more so now than in 98 and a trip to Wembley
wouldn't leave much change from £100 per person, if we manage 14000 it is a very creditable effort IMHO.

Yep. And hit harder by the cuts (benefits relative to size of the local economy).

I don't really need to say this, but I've been to every home game this season and I'm not going to Wembley, first time I've not been or gone to an important play-off final.

I'm currently unemployed, worked over 18 years full-time. I've got plenty of money in the bank from when I was working, but while not working I can't put myself to splash out the £100 or so it will cost me to go.

I'll be buying a season ticket in the coming months, I'll happily buy one no matter what league we are in next season, and knowing that all the money goes to Grimsby Town PLC, without this scummy conference league profiteering more than both the clubs in this years final.

We are still taking more for a 5th tier play off final than the Scunts did for a League 1 play off final and that was without the ticket fiasco we have currently faced.

Was in the club shop this morning (must add new shirts are better in the flesh) and there were people going in and trying to buy tickets for tomorrow. Club shop staff stated you can pay on the day but wondering if that would put some potential fans off....

I've just emailed SeeTickets to let them know my tickets that were apparently despatched on Monday did not arrive so I have the hassle of going to pick up reprints at the stadium tomorrow. If they dont arrive in the future I will be asking for the postage fee back.

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I don't really need to say this, but I've been to every home game this season and I'm not going to Wembley, first time I've not been or gone to an important play-off final.

I'm currently unemployed, worked over 18 years full-time. I've got plenty of money in the bank from when I was working, but while not working I can't put myself to splash out the £100 or so it will cost me to go.

I'll be buying a season ticket in the coming months, I'll happily buy one no matter what league we are in next season, and knowing that all the money goes to Grimsby Town PLC, without this scummy conference league profiteering more than both the clubs in this years final.

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I don't really need to say this, but I've been to every home game this season and I'm not going to Wembley, first time I've not been or gone to an important play-off final.

I'm currently unemployed, worked over 18 years full-time. I've got plenty of money in the bank from when I was working, but while not working I can't put myself to splash out the £100 or so it will cost me to go.

I'll be buying a season ticket in the coming months, I'll happily buy one no matter what league we are in next season, and knowing that all the money goes to Grimsby Town PLC, without this scummy conference league profiteering more than both the clubs in this years final.

Sorry to hear that, my dad has not missed a home game all year but can't go tomorrow due to ill health (can't walk too far) and he like you will be 110% behind the lads and back at BP next year regardless of tomorrow's result.

Yeah, sorry to hear that too Nelly. This Town knows there are folk like you and others working shifts or in ill health who can't make it, but would be there given the chance. You're there in spirit. We'll just have to sing that bit louder for you.

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Yeah, sorry to hear that too Nelly. This Town knows there are folk like you and others working shifts or in ill health who can't make it, but would be there given the chance. You're there in spirit. We'll just have to sing that bit louder for you.

Difficult for a lot of people. Costing me around £700 in all with the time off work, travel, coach, new shirt probably spend another £25 or so on the day. A lot of money in these difficult times. Hopefully it'll be worth every penny and more!

Nelly, see bottom of thread list, you can have a free tkt if you can get to Wembley. I'm with Al now and it's not gone yet.

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Cheers I replied, it's a pity I didn't check my mail or the Fishy earlier on.

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Nelly, see bottom of thread list, you can have a free tkt if you can get to Wembley. I'm with Al now and it's not gone yet.

Cheers for that, I can afford to go that's the silly thing, it's just me being stubborn about the Wembley pricing thing as whole.

What's really daft is I've spent nights like Tuesday at home to Nuneaton with the other 3,000 die hards wanting to pull my hair out in frustration, now there's another 10,000+ including Melanie Onn going to a one off at Wembley who never go watch Town regular when it just as much matters and I'm not even going, seriously coudn't make this excrement up! lol :)

Oh well, I'll be back with the diehards next season. UTM! :)