Unfortunately the FA are still waiting to hear back from Lemington branch to what is there preferred day and KO time. And how many tickets they require.
They played a game, possibly an England game, with NFL markings still visible on the pitch so they could get a quick turnaround.
They may have no choice but to do something similar, there’s a limit to how long they can delay the game
And so it begins. Having a chat with about the semi with 2 United fans at work, one had to double check what division we're in and the other asks if I reckon we'll sell out our allocation. Neither were taking the piss, honest questions.
It’s like mps who live in Westminster. It’s a different bubble. They wouldn’t even know what league we are in. This is true .
It really gets to me when people ask what division we are in. And yes it's worse when they mean it seriously. One of the reasons I want us to get back to the top division as soon as possible.
I drove down the morning of the play-off at around 930am and it was busy on the road but nothing unusual about that. From CV5 to parking space 1 mile from Wembley took just over 2hrs with 1 piss stop....doing the same again.
Have booked my car parking space on the your parking space app....booked both dates with a £1.50 fee for cancellation and money back....decent distance walk back from whichever side of wembley we'll be seated and only cost £13.50
Guarantee we’ll make more noise even if all the neutral tickets end up in Man U hands.
People at work who support prem teams (admittedly not from Coventry) all asked us if we'd sell out Wembley for the playoffs. Most fans have limited knowledge of leagues outside the one they compete in.
What was his name Edgy? I've organised a couple of hotel stays for Wealdstone this season and have been dealing with the COO.
Happy to contact him if needs be.
Do you know which end of the stadium we are likely to be this year Skyblueweeman.
Used the Wealdstone FC fan park for the PO final. Very well organised and nice and straightforward to get the tube to Wembley. Hope they organise the same again for us..
Chaps name is James Klarfeld. Not sure what position he holds withing the club. But he is in Finland until the weekend. I suppose they can't sort anything until they know the fixture date.
"Will you sell out an FA Cup Semi?" Becomes a dumber question the lower down the leagues you go, it doesn't require an intimate knowledge of every club in the EFL FFS.
Some people think that out side the premier league is some sort of football backwater with basically 5k fans rattling about empty stadiums.
Agreed, but even fucking Maidstone would have sold out Wembley. When a game like that happens every plastic in a ten mile radius becomes a local fan.
Probably have a few Untied spies in our own crowd as well, god forbid cov fans get extra tickets for their mates who live in cov but support United.
How do you get ‘neutral’ tickets? Genuine question. Think I’ll struggle to get City tickets.
You should point out to all these people that the play off final last season between little old Coventry & Luton outsold the FA Cup Final between the 2 massive Manchester teams by 2000. The semi final between Sheff Utd & Man City had a crowd of 73,000 as well.
I'm away on the Sunday and I can't get out of itWaiting for news on the date is actual torture.
Same
Well let me know as I've been dealing with Richard Hopwood who I think is 2nd in command in the club behind the chairman. Happy to have a chat if needs be as I've got a great relationship with them. Sorted a hotel out for their win away at AFC Fylde at the weekend and received a nice email from them (cc'ing the chairman Rory) saying how great it was
To be fair, neither Oxford or Exeter sold their allocations against us. I know the FA Cup SF vs Utd is a bit different to the Checkatrade or L2 PO Final but a game at Wembley is a game at Wembley.
I was at Wembley a couple of seasons ago as a guest of Sutton United who I work with, when they played in the PJT vs Rotherham and I think the attendance was only about 29k.
In a SF, I guess the attendances would be higher as unsold tickets would either go to corporates or the other team.
Well let me know as I've been dealing with Richard Hopwood who I think is 2nd in command in the club behind the chairman. Happy to have a chat if needs be as I've got a great relationship with them. Sorted a hotel out for their win away at AFC Fylde at the weekend and received a nice email from them (cc'ing the chairman Rory) saying how great it was
No harm in you making contact with your man. The more people enquire the better! Don't let the placky manc bastards have anything!
