Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? 20:01 - May 19 with 2548 views | Illinoisblue | Capped at something like 2300 for Barnsley and Bolton. Seems incredibly short sighted. Why would you not want full grounds for hugely important games? |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:05 - May 19 with 2483 views | gainsboroughblue | I can't find a radio station broadcasting it either. |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:07 - May 19 with 2477 views | Illinoisblue |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:05 - May 19 by gainsboroughblue | I can't find a radio station broadcasting it either. |
It’s on ESPN here but there’s no commentary, just crowd noise. Which is kinda a nice change. |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:10 - May 19 with 2448 views | Metal_Hacker | Think it’s a tit for tat thing between the clubs Illy Think Bolton gave Barnsley only 2.5k for the reverse fixture |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:11 - May 19 with 2448 views | SitfcB | It was the clubs I think. Barnsley gave Bolton what they gave them. |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:12 - May 19 with 2445 views | GeoffSentence | I think it's the clubs doing it. Too important to give the away side the edge of big support. Saw somewhere that Barnsley gave almost exactly the same amount of tickets to Bolton as they were given. |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:18 - May 19 with 2412 views | yorkshireblue |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:12 - May 19 by GeoffSentence | I think it's the clubs doing it. Too important to give the away side the edge of big support. Saw somewhere that Barnsley gave almost exactly the same amount of tickets to Bolton as they were given. |
Yeah. Bolton asked for more in a reciprocal agreement. Barnsley said no, so Bolton opened up thier lower tier to home fans for the first leg. Barnsley losing 3-0 at home in front of 4,000 Bolton fans and 5,000 Ipswich fans this season probably made that decision for them! |  | |  |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:28 - May 19 with 2348 views | Illinoisblue |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:18 - May 19 by yorkshireblue | Yeah. Bolton asked for more in a reciprocal agreement. Barnsley said no, so Bolton opened up thier lower tier to home fans for the first leg. Barnsley losing 3-0 at home in front of 4,000 Bolton fans and 5,000 Ipswich fans this season probably made that decision for them! |
A big round of applause for both clubs deciding to miss out on thousands of pounds worth of ticket sales and depriving fans the opportunity to attend massive games. |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:31 - May 19 with 2333 views | xrayspecs |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:28 - May 19 by Illinoisblue | A big round of applause for both clubs deciding to miss out on thousands of pounds worth of ticket sales and depriving fans the opportunity to attend massive games. |
MK Dons did this last season. Allowed us 7k, but gave Wycombe only 2k split between upper and lower tiers for semi play off. Total attendance 13k. [Post edited 19 May 2023 20:33]
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:40 - May 19 with 2281 views | yorkshireblue |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:28 - May 19 by Illinoisblue | A big round of applause for both clubs deciding to miss out on thousands of pounds worth of ticket sales and depriving fans the opportunity to attend massive games. |
Thousands of pounds yes, but peanuts if they win promotion as a result. |  | |  |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:02 - May 19 with 2165 views | noubledooble |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:05 - May 19 by gainsboroughblue | I can't find a radio station broadcasting it either. |
It’s on talksport 2 |  | |  |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:11 - May 19 with 2129 views | longtimefan |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:12 - May 19 by GeoffSentence | I think it's the clubs doing it. Too important to give the away side the edge of big support. Saw somewhere that Barnsley gave almost exactly the same amount of tickets to Bolton as they were given. |
Think I read Wednesday only gave Peterborough 2K last night too. |  | |  |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:11 - May 19 with 2132 views | Vegtablue |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 20:28 - May 19 by Illinoisblue | A big round of applause for both clubs deciding to miss out on thousands of pounds worth of ticket sales and depriving fans the opportunity to attend massive games. |
These games are so big I think you need to maximize home advantage. Give the away team as little to feed off as possible, hence why they're also confined to the upper half of the stand. Looks naff on TV for sure. |  | |  |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:13 - May 19 with 2122 views | SitfcB |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:11 - May 19 by Vegtablue | These games are so big I think you need to maximize home advantage. Give the away team as little to feed off as possible, hence why they're also confined to the upper half of the stand. Looks naff on TV for sure. |
At least fill the gaps with home fans though! Bolton had their fans in the lower tier on Saturday. |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:21 - May 19 with 2091 views | yorkshireblue |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:13 - May 19 by SitfcB | At least fill the gaps with home fans though! Bolton had their fans in the lower tier on Saturday. |
The away stand at Oakwell is one tier with a shared concourse, there would be no way to segregate fans there. |  | |  |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:33 - May 19 with 2055 views | SitfcB |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:21 - May 19 by yorkshireblue | The away stand at Oakwell is one tier with a shared concourse, there would be no way to segregate fans there. |
Yeah I know but there’s always a way. |  |
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Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:40 - May 19 with 2028 views | Vegtablue |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 21:13 - May 19 by SitfcB | At least fill the gaps with home fans though! Bolton had their fans in the lower tier on Saturday. |
Probably this is where police considerations spoil the party. |  | |  |
Was it EFL or police who decided away ends should be half empty for playoffs? on 23:06 - May 19 with 1851 views | ITFC_Forever | Didn’t we do this the other day? Max the clubs have to give for the POs is 2000 or 10%, whichever is lowest. |  |
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