What a depressing sight...
- Thread starter Jules
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hulloutpost
Vital Champions League
Or a small step back in the right direction.
Well yes, that is the other way of looking at it.
S6Ian
Vital Reserves Team
Nothing depressing in my book. I wondered if we would have any football at all this season, and if we do, would there be any supporters. However, the fact that fans have been allowed in for this game represents, in my eyes, significant progress.
I totally respect your opinion, however, I feel pleased at this and hope it is the first step back to a form of what we consider normal....I will also add it is very rare for me to take a ‘Glass half full’ stance, maybe lockdown has affected me...
I totally respect your opinion, however, I feel pleased at this and hope it is the first step back to a form of what we consider normal....I will also add it is very rare for me to take a ‘Glass half full’ stance, maybe lockdown has affected me...
cherryexile
Vital 1st Team Regular
I tend to agree with Jules. I can't think of anything much more depressing than having to watch Brighton play.
hulloutpost
Vital Champions League
Don't worry Jules it can be equally depressing or a positive at the same time; either view point is understandable. As MA might say, 'It's one of those'.
Norfolk Imp
Vital 1st Team Regular
I had to do a double take, as they looked like cardboard cut-outs 
buckielugger
Vital 1st Team Regular
A really good suggestion from Miss BL earlier, whilst Brighton have laid out this seating pattern with one seat every four, with even couples separated so as not to break the pattern, what could be done is:
A block for single seats as per Brighton today.
A block laid out with double seats occupied, so couples or pairs of mates or parent & child can then be together. With whole block laid out as doubles, pattern is efficiently maintained.
Then go further, a block laid out for triple seats, so groups of three mates, or parent & 2 kids or 2 parents & 1 kid.
And so on, a block for groups of 4.
And whatever the demand for each quantity of parties (1 2 3 or 4) lay out as many blocks of each type as needed.
A block for single seats as per Brighton today.
A block laid out with double seats occupied, so couples or pairs of mates or parent & child can then be together. With whole block laid out as doubles, pattern is efficiently maintained.
Then go further, a block laid out for triple seats, so groups of three mates, or parent & 2 kids or 2 parents & 1 kid.
And so on, a block for groups of 4.
And whatever the demand for each quantity of parties (1 2 3 or 4) lay out as many blocks of each type as needed.
bristolimp
Vital Champions League
crawl walk run - good start
Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
I think the primary objective of the test was to see how the movement flows - coming in, going out, toilets - worked in practice compared with how they were envisaged in planning, how requirements for distancing and masks etc could be enforced with a reasonable degree of discretion.
As such, the actual match seating was secondary and the club and regulatory authorities kept it simple. More complex arrangements to allow social bubbles to sit together will evolve and Liam Scully has already alluded to this for when spectators are allowed back into SB.
Positive signs, if strange - have Brighton ever had such a big crowd for a preseason friendly?
As such, the actual match seating was secondary and the club and regulatory authorities kept it simple. More complex arrangements to allow social bubbles to sit together will evolve and Liam Scully has already alluded to this for when spectators are allowed back into SB.
Positive signs, if strange - have Brighton ever had such a big crowd for a preseason friendly?
Yep. They always get a big European team and it either almost or totally sells out.
GreenNeedle
Vital Squad Member
I think they're the real fans that were watching Brighton before the money came in and they were attempting sit down protests at Sincil Bank.
Impala
Vital Squad Member
One or two people online have mentioned further tests in September.
Shrewsbury seem confident this clubs will have test events at home games on 19th/26th (presumably limited and nowhere near 25%/30% capacity if it happens).
"The EFL are in regular contact with government and relevant stakeholders with the hope that all Football Clubs can pilot a home game either on the weekend of 19th or 26th September with reduced capacity. They are still waiting on confirmation that these can go ahead which would allow us to have Season Ticket holders in for the first league match. All of our efforts are concentrated on having everything in place so that if the green light is given we are ready to admit fans."
https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2020/august/fans-qa---reduced-capacity-matches-pt2/
Shrewsbury seem confident this clubs will have test events at home games on 19th/26th (presumably limited and nowhere near 25%/30% capacity if it happens).
"The EFL are in regular contact with government and relevant stakeholders with the hope that all Football Clubs can pilot a home game either on the weekend of 19th or 26th September with reduced capacity. They are still waiting on confirmation that these can go ahead which would allow us to have Season Ticket holders in for the first league match. All of our efforts are concentrated on having everything in place so that if the green light is given we are ready to admit fans."
https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2020/august/fans-qa---reduced-capacity-matches-pt2/
Red Wimp
Vital Football Legend
I read Accrington Stanley’s season ticket instructions the other day. ( apart from only just going on sale and having to attend in person to buy making you realise we have come along way ) they talked about the 1st 770 purchasers being able to attend pilot event on 26 September . Season tickets limited to 1535 who they plan to allow to all games.
Impala
Vital Squad Member
Noticed at weekend they had seemingly agreed a reduced capacity of 27.5% (which is in line with this ST sales figure) - with presumably half of this figure for a planned trial event.
cheshireimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Good to see people inside a ground after what has gone on .
Be interesting to see what the situation is when the season starts in all divisions and parts of the pyramid . Gonna be a few months before full stadia again , possible 21/22 season .
Be interesting to see what the situation is when the season starts in all divisions and parts of the pyramid . Gonna be a few months before full stadia again , possible 21/22 season .
buckielugger
Vital 1st Team Regular
One thing I would like club to do, as well as recording any attendances within the stadium, whatever they may be, is to also give a figure for how many are watching online. I presume the i follow viewing figure is a known number.
That would then give a truer total "crowd" for each game and might actually be quite interesting. Also useful for the club with regard to how much advertising/marketing revenue they might be able to obtain.
That would then give a truer total "crowd" for each game and might actually be quite interesting. Also useful for the club with regard to how much advertising/marketing revenue they might be able to obtain.
