Hereford

[spiritof86]

Earlier in the week Hereford were given 400 tickets for the big game on Good Friday , today they’ve officially approached the club for an increase . There is no easy way to satisfy everyone in this case but it’s inevitable many Hereford fans WILL travel without tickets .
I hope Thames valley plod are on the ball for this because I see serious problems.

[Steve T]

A mistake was made in changing the segregation arrangements. It should have been an either/or set-up: smaller numbers of visitors in the Town End corner, larger numbers at the Cowfield end.

[geoff95]

More cost would have been incurred.

[spiritof86]

The Sutton end plus the new stand what would be that capacity ?

[Steve T]

Mar 8, 2024 23:58:11 GMT 1 geoff95 said:

More cost would have been incurred.

Not that much for a few extra panels of fencing, surely?

[Steve T]

Mar 9, 2024 0:43:45 GMT 1 spiritof86 said:

The Sutton end plus the new stand what would be that capacity ?

700-800? 220 seats in the new stand.

[spiritof86]

So surely for Hereford and Tamworth they could just have the Sutton end and new stand , everyone is a winner £££

[Steve T]

Without physical barriers it would require considerable and costly stewarding/policing.

[petet]

For me, the board have got this wrong.
Give Hereford/Tamworth the sutton end and the foscote stand. I would think that would easily accommodate 900/1000 fans. All of those fans would be paying £15, plus burgers etc. Yes, we might have to spend a bit more on stewards, but surely we would still make a much needed boost to our finances?
Common sense required.

[spiritof86]

Mar 9, 2024 12:39:44 GMT 1 Steve T said:

Without physical barriers it would require considerable and costly stewarding/policing.

Get the barriers up , they will get used for Hereford and Tamworth and then again next season hopefully

[Steve T]

Give Hereford and Tamworth the home territory and put the few remaining Banbury supporters in the away paddock...

[geoff95]

Give them both the whole ground and take the money. All home fans don't go...will be no trouble for Plod to blame Banbury for

[petet]

As a club we are skint. I believe we are having a fund raising auction to try and bring in a few pounds.
The Hereford/Tamworth games could easily bring in 30k. Come on board, be sensible, we need the money.

[YYZ]

Mar 9, 2024 13:21:10 GMT 1 petet said:

For me, the board have got this wrong.
Give Hereford/Tamworth the sutton end and the foscote stand. I would think that would easily accommodate 900/1000 fans. All of those fans would be paying £15, plus burgers etc. Yes, we might have to spend a bit more on stewards, but surely we would still make a much needed boost to our finances?
Common sense required.

Yes, this decision is causing a bit of confusion/concern over here too. Our ballot for tickets to your place on Good Friday is being drawn tomorrow afternoon. It is only open to ST holders anyway (we have far more than 400 ST holders) and the ballot sounds as though it's already massively over-subscribed, so hundreds of Bulls fans are going to be left ticket-less.

And I'm not sure that the lack of a ticket will deter all Hfd fans from travelling to Banbury on 29th.

It would make sense to open up your traditional away end to Hereford supporters only on this occasion and segregate accordingly. As you say, any incurred cost in doing so would surely be more than offset by the increased revenue received by your club.

[Steve T]

And so it came to pass: www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk/news/hereford-ticket-update-member-poll-2838430.html