Rambo
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Post by Rambo on Jul 27, 2020 21:00:53 GMT
If the BBC website tonight is anything to go by, the entire 20/21 Season could be played in "reduced capacity" stadiums, which could be further reduced if chanting is proven to heighten Coronavirus transmission ! So, if were limited to a maximum crowd of, say, 1,000 spectators, how on earth would the Club decide who could attend a fixture, season ticket holders only ?? have a ballot each home game if we have more than 1,000 season ticket holders  www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53556072 |
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trev
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Post by trev on Jul 27, 2020 21:28:38 GMT
If the BBC website tonight is anything to go by, the entire 20/21 Season could be played in "reduced capacity" stadiums, which could be further reduced if chanting is proven to heighten Coronavirus transmission ! So, if were limited to a maximum crowd of, say, 1,000 spectators, how on earth would the Club decide who could attend a fixture, season ticket holders only ?? have a ballot each home game if we have more than 1,000 season ticket holders www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53556072As per my previous post of 19 July in this thread, the enhanced risk of droplet transmission through shouting/chanting etc. is simply counteracted by making face coverings mandatory. Season tickets are numbered, so easy to establish who the first 1,000 season ticket holders are, if it comes to that. |
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Post by Rambo on Jul 27, 2020 21:44:06 GMT
Nice try Trev, but not exactly fair to all is it, I know I would be a bit "angry" if I held season ticket number 1001, hence me 'suggesting' a ballot might be needed.  |
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Post by davef on Jul 27, 2020 21:49:43 GMT
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Post by trev on Jul 27, 2020 22:30:03 GMT
Well, a proposed start date of Saturday 3 October is certainly more realistic than the Saturday 5 September date previously mooted. Here's hoping the new date is feasible... |
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Post by trev on Jul 27, 2020 22:34:05 GMT
Nice try Trev, but not exactly fair to all is it, I know I would be a bit "angry" if I held season ticket number 1001, hence me 'suggesting' a ballot might be needed. If we're restricted to 1000 home fans for the forthcoming season then I would imagine season ticket sales would be restricted to that number. I don't think it would be practical to sell more tickets than the stadium is permitted to hold, that doesn't sound workable to me, irrespective of the potential legal implications of overselling. |
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Post by trev on Jul 27, 2020 22:53:39 GMT
PS. I appreciate it's only a draft document, but the Sports Grounds Safety Authority's (SPGA) published guidance states [at p.25]: "management should not expect to be able to sell more tickets for a standing area than that of the pre-determined socially distanced holding capacity". sgsa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SG02-Planning-for-social-distancing-at-sports-grounds.pdfSo on that basis, I would expect that all clubs will only be able to sell tickets up to their socially distanced capacity. I note that several clubs have suspended or otherwise restricted season ticket sales for this very reason. What better reason to renew/purchase a Sutton United season ticket while you still can... |
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Post by amberchoc on Jul 27, 2020 23:44:27 GMT
From the financial perspective, it would make sense for the club to allocate a proportion of tickets to those who aren’t season ticket holders. It’s going to be difficult enough to break even for this coming season, so I'd be surprised if they just open up the doors to S/T holders only.
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Post by Andy K on Jul 28, 2020 6:49:20 GMT
The time between now and the start of the season the same amount of time pretty much betwern now and the 3rd week of April which saw the peak. There's a lot of things than can happen between now and then to affect what matches will look like come October.
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Post by Andy K on Jul 28, 2020 6:51:00 GMT
Nice try Trev, but not exactly fair to all is it, I know I would be a bit "angry" if I held season ticket number 1001, hence me 'suggesting' a ballot might be needed. I don't know what the updated figures are, but last time we had an update on this we were well below 1000. |
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Post by Del on Jul 28, 2020 7:30:34 GMT
I believe you could socially distance lasts seasons average gate without too much problem as our ground lends itself to that if people space out .
Where its more problematic is in the stand with supporters too close to each other.
As an aside i'm hoping the supporters club have ordered in a supply of face coverings in Sutton colours.
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Post by Gareth on Jul 28, 2020 7:57:50 GMT
I believe you could socially distance lasts seasons average gate without too much problem as our ground lends itself to that if people space out . Where its more problematic is in the stand with supporters too close to each other. As an aside i'm hoping the supporters club have ordered in a supply of face coverings in Sutton colours. Official face masks available in the next couple of weeks  |
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Post by trev on Jul 28, 2020 10:39:47 GMT
From the financial perspective, it would make sense for the club to allocate a proportion of tickets to those who aren’t season ticket holders. It’s going to be difficult enough to break even for this coming season, so I'd be surprised if they just open up the doors to S/T holders only. The difficulty with that being, if you restrict the number of season ticket sales below socially distanced capacity, you then run the risk of being oversubscribed on match day and having to turn people away on the day, which creates its own set of potential health/safety/public order issues... |
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Post by Stewart on Jul 28, 2020 10:51:02 GMT
From the financial perspective, it would make sense for the club to allocate a proportion of tickets to those who aren’t season ticket holders. It’s going to be difficult enough to break even for this coming season, so I'd be surprised if they just open up the doors to S/T holders only. The difficulty with that being, if you restrict the number of season ticket sales below socially distanced capacity, you then run the risk of being oversubscribed on match day and having to turn people away on the day, which creates its own set of potential health/safety/public order issues... You can order/ buy tickets online, normally at a discount. It would be interesting to know how many paid on the day last season? |
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Post by davef on Jul 28, 2020 10:55:27 GMT
We are still waiting for guidance on what capacity levels will be permitted, never mind any other measures that may need to be in place. We expect it might be a couple of weeks before we have firm details and, even then, it still possible that numbers could change in either direction before October.
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