Ticket News Sittingbourne FC H Isuzu FA Trophy - 1st February 2025 3pm

GBJ · 2025-01-29T13:23:44+0000

Smiffy said:
Yep, that's me. I can't stand the East for many reasons. The North (shared) as it is isn't much better, so I'll swerve it. If the West was open, or the North was home only, I would attend. Each to their own isn't it.

I do think that's a view shared by a sizeable amount of our fanbase too. It has been for as long as I can remember. But, the club seem set in their ways for these games and obviously it must be cost effective for them.

We used to do it for the LDV/Paint Pot games too IIRC.

Smiffy · 2025-01-29T13:26:12+0000

GBJ said:
We used to do it for the LDV/Paint Pot games too IIRC.

Indeed. I personally think the planning for these games needs revisiting. Our fanbase and general appetite even for these games is far greater than it has been for decades, perhaps ever. It needs a rethink.

GBJ · 2025-01-29T13:37:39+0000

Smiffy said:
Indeed. I personally think the planning for these games needs revisiting. Our fanbase and general appetite even for these games is far greater than it has been for decades, perhaps ever. It needs a rethink.

Yep, agree wholeheartedly. As always it will come down to the financials but I do wonder if we’re working from old projected figures/mindsets? Like you say, the appetite seems to be there currently.

At the very least, the fact that Sittingbourne supposedly want more tickets yet come 3pm Saturday we’ll have an half empty stadium, is baffling to me.

SHRIMPERPETER · 2025-01-29T14:53:11+0000

Is there a 01702 number for the ticket office to ring instead of the 7p a minute one on the website?

dusterman · 2025-01-29T14:54:40+0000

SHRIMPERPETER said:
Is there a 01702 number for the ticket office to ring instead of the 7p a minute one on the website?

01702 304050

Chris Powell's mate · 2025-01-29T14:59:14+0000

Uncle_Rons_Teapot said:
Still gobsmacked at the fantastic effort by Sittingbourne.

Tis always thus.
From somewhere a club with an average 300 has conjured 800.
Last season, Maidstone average gate, 2,200 took 4,500 to Ipswich, something approaching the same ratio.
It's interesting how these clubs generate a near 50% increase in fans for a big game.

ColinMorrisWalksOnWater · 2025-01-29T15:00:32+0000

Chris Powell's mate said:
Tis always thus.
From somewhere a club with an average 300 has conjured 800.
Last season, Maidstone average gate, 2,200 took 4,500 to Ipswich, something approaching the same ratio.
It's interesting how these clubs generate a near 50% increase in fans for a big game.

Not to mention us when we went to the Paint pot trophy at Cardiff and Wembley.

SHRIMPERPETER · 2025-01-29T15:08:43+0000

dusterman said:
01702 304050

All done cheers

PIERS · 2025-01-29T15:51:48+0000

They were always going to bring loads. Big cup day out not too far away. Biggest draw they could have got . If the whole ground had been opened then as mentioned many more would have come, and bought their own season ticket seats Also. Flyde aside it’s between to away Saturdays in the league

Gremlin · 2025-01-29T19:15:05+0000

South Upper now available online.

Maldon Shrimper · 2025-01-29T20:10:50+0000

Understand that Sittingbourne are requesting more tickets.Just give them the North bank and transfer those Southend fans into upper South win win we get more monies Sittingbourne get more fans

Up the Shrimpers · 2025-01-29T21:39:13+0000

Looks like we are offering more tickets to Sittingbourne if they agree to sell a certain number extra. No idea where they will put them maybe in the West Stand or the other half of the South Upper?

What a mess.

Gt Yarmouth Shrimper · 2025-01-29T21:41:46+0000

Up the Shrimpers said:
What a mess.

Why say that. I'm sure TL knows what he is doing.

Up the Shrimpers · 2025-01-29T21:44:00+0000

Gt Yarmouth Shrimper said:
Why say that. I'm sure TL knows what he is doing.

Because it could have been sorted a couple of weeks ago when it was obvious Sittingbourne were going to sell loads of tickets

Leigh_Seasider · 2025-01-29T22:09:39+0000

Still haven’t bought tickets for this, I’m hoping it’ll creep up to a 7,000 crowd and that they open the West

PIERS · 2025-01-29T22:58:17+0000

If they open the West I'll go . as will 4 or 5 others who, like me, never go to half stadium games

slapheadsteve · 2025-01-29T23:00:11+0000

I also still not yet bought a ticket. With everything opening up will wait till Saturday to purchase tickets whatever is open. Am a Season ticket holder of many years in South Upper.
The Club are in a no one situation. Much more demand than anyone could have predicted

Uncle_Rons_Teapot · 2025-01-29T23:00:20+0000

Bought tickets a while back but hoping amongst hope they'll open the West as I'll transfer over in seconds.

Anything to escape those horrid wooden seats in the East

Tommy2holes · 2025-01-29T23:15:01+0000

Haven't got my ticket yet.

Hate being in the east or the North.

If I do go (likely) I will go south upper but would much rather the club opened the west.

People saying it costs more to open the west over the south but surely it can't be that much more and with burgers and beers etc the potential is better to earn more in west?

ColinMorrisWalksOnWater · 2025-01-29T23:27:54+0000

Surely it's an advantage to pack as many in as possible, not just from a financial point of view, but create an intimidating atmosphere, win the game and progress in the competition. Do that and that just might have a bigger financial advantage for us?