Hi all, longtime lurker, first time poster...just wondering what folk think the home crowd will be versus Aberdeen?

A sell out or will people save their money for the next round?

PuddingChipsandPeas wrote:Hi all, longtime lurker, first time poster...just wondering what folk think the home crowd will be versus Aberdeen?

A sell out or will people save their money for the next round?

Think it will depend on the 1st leg result.

Don't tempt fate lads:-D

Also crowd could be subject to any TV coverage,should be close to a full house though,first European tie in 50 years after all.

Close to sell out i'd imagine...

Similar i think sell out or very close. First competitve game for ages, European competition, i cant wait.

See you when you get there lads

I'd imagine a sell out or near sell out.

It's a sell out bud. Real scramble for tickets going on as we speak

15,500

This is Guess the Gate, right?

I'd be surprised if we got that big of a crowd on. Bang in the holidays so many will be away. Equally if the tie is pretty much over after the first leg (either way) and it's on the telly this will drive down demand.

It’s a tough one to call. When you look at some of the crowds Bolton and Blackburn got in the competition, both whilst charging considerably less than we are charging fans for this fixture, it might make you think twice.

Bolton Wanderers

V Sporting Braga, 10,848
V Aris Salonika, 10,229
V Zenit St. Petersburg, 15,905
V Sevilla, 15,623

Blackburn Rovers

V Trelleborgs, 13,775
V Olympique Lyonnais, 13,646
V Genclerbirligi, 14,573
V F.C. Basel, 13,789
V A.S. Nancy, 12,568
V Myllykosken Pallo-47, 13,490
V F.K. Vetra, 11,854

Blackburn mainly sold tickets at around half the price of a normal league game, but had one or two as low as £5.

If you don't have a season ticket you will probably end up with a sh*t seat even if you've got several thousand points. Such is life

Can't see us matching Blackburn ...unless it's some big fish.

A real shame if we don’t sell out.

Depends on whether they count the Bob Lord as a sell out. Because pretty much all of that stand wont be available to Burnley fans.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Depends on whether they count the Bob Lord as a sell out. Because pretty much all of that stand wont be available to Burnley fans.

What are you talking about?

tybfc wrote:What are you talking about?

We will have few (if any) seats available in there.

Why????

Because UEFA Will be taking most if not all of it. Certainly the corporate bits as a minimum but probably a lot more.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Because UEFA Will be taking most if not all of it. Certainly the corporate bits as a minimum but probably a lot more.

So when I go online at 9.15am tomorrow to get my season ticket seat it is going to decline it?

Have UEFA rung to tell you this?

Sell out without a doubt. First Euro tie in 51 years...
Got to be able to say...I was there.

We asked only last Thursday if there was a "spare" non season ticket holder seat
near to ours in The Bob Lord Stand that we could purchase for a mate of ours who
is not a season ticket holder.

There is one within three or four seats of ours and we can buy it at the same time
that we buy our own seats tomorrow. There was no mention of the non-availability
of any or all the seats in there.

Could be an error, but most likely a load of llobocks.

tybfc wrote:So when I go online at 9.15am tomorrow to get my season ticket seat it is going to decline it?

Have UEFA rung to tell you this?

I thought it was common knowledge tbh

tim_noone wrote:I thought it was common knowledge tbh

Yes it's all I've heard about since the draw - not!

UEFA filling the Bob Lord stand. Has he had too much sun today?

tybfc wrote:Yes it's all I've heard about since the draw - not!

UEFA filling the Bob Lord stand. Has he had too much sun today?

I was in the "royal dyche" today and there was a bit of discontent regarding ueafa having a generous allocation... I took it as kosher. But its a strange one.

I stand to be corrected then. Dont shoot the messenger.

Perhaps I may have misunderstood / misheard / been misinformed and its for the group stages.

Both the Bob Lord and exec boxes will be significantly affected.

Assuming its group stages then if people can buy for Aberdeen.

UEFA rules for Europa League:
64.09
For every UEFA Europa League match, the clubs undertake to provide UEFA with the following numbers of complimentary tickets to the VIP area, for UEFA and partners:
a. Group matches: 90 with hospitality and 32 without
b. Round of 32 matches: 160 with hospitality and 43 without
c. Round of 16 matches: 160 with hospitality and 43 without
d. Quarter-finals: 275 with hospitality and 37 without
e. Semi-finals: 275 with hospitality and 47 without.
UEFA may purchase tickets without hospitality at retail price, but is not obliged to take its full quota.
64.10
This number of tickets and hospitality passes must not exceed 10% of the VIP area seating capacity. In such a case, any difference must be offset by tickets (including hospitality) in the highest category. All such tickets must be in one block, in a section located between the two 16m lines. Upon request, clubs must locate up to five of UEFA’s VIP ticket holders in the best possible seats next to the UEFA match delegate and/or the club’s highest level executives (for example, the club president or chief executive officer).

So no seating demanded until it reaches the group stages.

We can't get a seat at Aberdeen because we don't have a million points,and we can't get a seat at the Turf because some fat foriegner is going to be sat in it....this Europa league is ******** innit?

European football seems to appeal more to you than it did to Blackburn fans..

I'd say 18,000 plus on.

Steve1956 wrote:We can't get a seat at Aberdeen because we don't have a million points,and we can't get a seat at the Turf because some fat foriegner is going to be sat in it....this Europa league is ******** innit?

don't worry Steve, you'll get your seat.

" All such tickets must be in one block, in a section located between the two 16m lines."

What are the 16m lines please ?

The 18yd box is 16.5m, so I assume it's that.

Anyone been able to purchase a ticket yet? Can see an option for buying on the club website.

Just logged in and tried to purchase tickets for the Aberdeen but "there is a problem"?

I am trying to buy tickets for the Montpelier / Espanyol friendlies and the Aberdeen game yet neither seem to be working.

When will our club get a website and system that is fit for purpose?!

preselecting all my friends and family for the two friendlies and Aberdeen, then says there is a problem as Aberdeen are priced at zero

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Because UEFA Will be taking most if not all of it. Certainly the corporate bits as a minimum but probably a lot more.

Not the case and all season ticket holder seats in there are available

Cheshireclaret wrote:I am trying to buy tickets for the Montpelier / Espanyol friendlies and the Aberdeen game yet neither seem to be working.

When will our club get a website and system that is fit for purpose?!

same problem for me!...I've only got 'till next Monday to sort out my ticket!

ClaretTony wrote:Not the case and all season ticket holder seats in there are available

For Aberdeen or all games?

The report in the Lancs Telegraph last week said they’d need more tickets for group games I believe. Don’t think it stated where.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:For Aberdeen or all games?

The thread is about Aberdeen at home. I don't know anything about any other game.

ClaretTony wrote:The thread is about Aberdeen at home. I don't know anything about any other game.

I know but I mentioned further up I may have misheard about Aberdeen and it may have been other games (group stages).

The home game is on BT Sport 1.

Cheshireclaret wrote:I am trying to buy tickets for the Montpelier / Espanyol friendlies and the Aberdeen game yet neither seem to be working.

When will our club get a website and system that is fit for purpose?!

Not a good image for the club,if in 2018 people can't even order tickets online,someone should tell them this is the digital age.

Worked for me on line without an issue?

Got a mate at Uefa haha. Sorted my own ticket for this home game but i'll be buggered if i'd turn down one off him going forwards.

Trying to book the Aberdeen plus other 2 matches.

For some reason will not accept my debit cards either stored one I use for season ticket or new card.

Does anyone have similar issues?

Tried ringing but no answer.

Any idea how sales are going ?

Blackrod wrote:Any idea how sales are going ?

Will it be capacity crow, or a sell-out? That is the question

ZizkovClaret wrote:Will it be capacity crow, or a sell-out? That is the question

Ornithologists will be hoping it's a capacity crow. I believe the last one was spotted in 1432