Breaking News OLDHAM game now ALL TICKET. No pay on the day - sales finish midnight Friday online

[Leeboy]

there's always queues outside the West ticket office even for dead rubbers, let alone for the first game of the season.
As others have said it's to reduce queues and maybe staffing issues.

 

[Wingnut]

Well the q in the ticket office looks a match day

 

[Tommy2holes]

Well the q in the ticket office looks a match day

It was busy in there and staff are stretched. If you can. Pay online and avoid going in.

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

Hopefully this is just a one off as we cant really afford to turn sales away

 

[BEERMONSTER]

No doubt purely a logistical decision but just imagine if it was a precautionary step prior to an announcement that sends us all into meltdown and any talk of boycott goes out the window! If only Carlesburg did opening games of the season

 

[stortford]

Could there be safety certificate limitations that haven't been published?

 

[bazzashrimper]

Maybe they are looking to maximise £ in before Friday?

 

[Sensei Phil]

Add 3 to the attendance. My son (who was supposed to be playing cricket this Saturday) broke his finger keeping wicket last weekend and has been declared unavailable for this weekend by his personal physio (his mum).

Him and my younger son are both really keen to go. I told them I really wasn't interested, but they've talked me into it.

My eldest son has his eyes on a new home shirt, but I've told him I'm not buying any merch until Ron ****s off, although he's only 14, so I didn't word it quite so eloquently.

I think I need to get there early to pick up our new season tickets. Is anyone able to confirm that? I really can't be bothered ringing the ticket office to find out.

Yes you can collect on the day

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Maybe they are looking to maximise £ in before Friday?

It could be that, especially if they are hoping to make signings and possibly even (I can’t believe I’m even bothering to say this - it’s a pipe dream!) clear the embargo then. Might ultimately mean a lesser attendance though unfortunately.

 

[Boreham Blue]

If you are collecting on the day then be prepared for queues. Got mine collected today but they can't find it so have issued me a ticket for the game to get in. Same with at least one other being collected. Not going to moan as staff need our support and it's a new system and expect teething problems but just highlighting it might be a slow process

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Only sold 4000 tickets and the club now say it's all ticket

You really cannot make this up

Even Colchester fans must be laughing at us these day's

 

[mattytheshrimper]

Very strange decision, I regularly buy a ticket on the day and there's many hundreds of others who do the same. It's like the club doesn't like money? I can only assume it's down to staffing and they won't be be able to handle the demand.

 

[Thundersley Blue]

Interestingly, this was announced on the Oldham Website yesterday.

 

[RHB]

Fair point about the entrance, just seems a shame we can't squeeze a few more in on Saturday giving how skint we are!

Obviously won't be a problem for most of the season!

Boreham Wood and Solihull Moors in particular will be gutted.

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Boreham Wood and Solihull Moors in particular will be gutted.

Yeah - but what about the AFC Fylde hordes, where on earth are going to put all of them?

 

[Smiffy]

First home (league) game attendances at RH since August 2001...

Realistically, we are probably on for the lowest first home game attendance in the last 10-12 years. Somewhere between 2011-2012 I think. We've already beaten the lowest (Carlisle 2002) so that's a start.

Such a shame. It could of been the complete opposite. New owners in place would of seen us challenging some of the bigger gates I think.

Aug 23 - Oldham - ??
Aug 22 - Boreham Wood - 5,681
Aug 21 - Stockport - 5,678
Aug 20 - Covid - 0
Aug 19 - Blackpool - 6,823
Aug 18 - Doncaster - 7,147
Aug 17 - Blackburn - 9,257
Aug 16 - Gills - 8,141
Aug 15 - Walsall - 6,149
Aug 14 - Stevenage - 5,397
Aug 13 - Plymouth - 7,055
Aug 12 - Accrington - 4,673
Aug 11 - Hereford - 5,105
Aug 10 - Stockport - 5,589
Aug 09 - Huddersfield - 8,059
Aug 08 - Peterborough - 8,665
Aug 07 - Orient - 9,828
Aug 06 - Stoke - 8,971
Aug 05 - Port Vale - 6,543
Aug 04 - Cheltenham - 5,332
Aug 03 - Cheltenham - 4,403
Aug 02 - Carlisle - 3,881
Aug 01 - Darlington - 4,725

 

[bazzashrimper]

It could be that, especially if they are hoping to make signings and possibly even (I can’t believe I’m even bothering to say this - it’s a pipe dream!) clear the embargo then. Might ultimately mean a lesser attendance though unfortunately.

Yes. Ron always favours a fiver in the pocket today over a tenner tomorrow

 

[RHB]

We're up to 4195 without the East Stand Blues freeloaders. In the circumstances I reckon that's a pretty decent gate considering the sh1tehousery of our Chairman. Come ko we should be nearing 4500, or even more.

 

[LBBlue]

Very strange decision, I regularly buy a ticket on the day and there's many hundreds of others who do the same. It's like the club doesn't like money? I can only assume it's down to staffing and they won't be be able to handle the demand.

Could be down to “Old Bill” don’t want too many turning up from up north causing bother - seems there’s enough bother along the seafront this week.

One of the few benefits of being non league you would have thought would be that you could just turn up to a half empty ground to watch a game.

Instead they won’t let you into a half empty ground unless you’ve bought a ticket the day before.

 

[kentblues]

We're up to 4195 without the East Stand Blues freeloaders. In the circumstances I reckon that's a pretty decent gate considering the sh1tehousery of our Chairman. Come ko we should be nearing 4500, or even more.

Remember they only went on sale yesterday. So not too band. Wonder where it will end up.