The Dingles

[Tugayisgod]

57 minutes ago, superniko said:

8 games in April now. Lets hope it doesn't become our new February.

Compared to just 4 games this month. Crazy scheduling 😡 thanks to the international break 

Edited March 3, 2023 by Tugayisgod

[Dreams of 1995]

That April is quite frankly disgusting.

To move the Burnley game to Tuesday at 8pm is shit. But the atmosphere will be electric. Under the lights always adds to the atmosphere imo

[MarkBRFC]

1 minute ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

That April is quite frankly disgusting.

To move the Burnley game to Tuesday at 8pm is shit. But the atmosphere will be electric. Under the lights always adds to the atmosphere imo

Where would you have moved it too?!

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

That April is quite frankly disgusting.

To move the Burnley game to Tuesday at 8pm is shit. But the atmosphere will be electric. Under the lights always adds to the atmosphere imo

It had to be moved to mid-week.

[Mashed Potatoes]

22 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

That April is quite frankly disgusting.

To move the Burnley game to Tuesday at 8pm is shit. But the atmosphere will be electric. Under the lights always adds to the atmosphere imo

Having had a look at the fixture schedule it does look like that is the first available date.

[Dreams of 1995]

25 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Where would you have moved it too?!

 

23 minutes ago, rigger said:

It had to be moved to mid-week.

Sorry, poorly worded really

I do get it had to be moved, but think it's shit it will become a midweek 8pm game all the same

For example, I'm in the Midlands, I won't be able to attend that game. It doesn't help the distant fans who might have otherwise bought a ticket for it

Edited March 3, 2023 by Dreams of 1995

[JHRover]

I would limit their ticket allocation to the exact number they gave us. I would be petulant and charge them £1 more than they charged Rovers fans, which is the least they deserve for far superior facilities (only one toilet block at Turf together with obstructed views).

I would put them in the upper tier only, no flags permitted, and then cover the entire lower tier with Rovers banners/flags which would look better on TV than simply empty seats.

I would charge Rovers fans £15 a ticket and try to fill the other 3 stands.

People will say we aren't allowed to charge home fans less than away fans. Well we are are there are 2 ways of doing it:

1) Do what Bristol City did the other week and run a special offer for 'members' whilst away fans get charged full price (£15 for Bristol whilst £33 for Norwich)

2) Or instead designate the upper BBE and DE as premium seating and charge higher prices for those seats, which is effectively what Leeds do with away fans being ripped off sat in the main stand.

If rumours are to be believed, and I hope they are, they are getting less than 3000. I hope this is the Club recognising the risk and drawbacks of handing them a huge allocation in the current climate but suspect it is just as much a police decision as anything.

[MarkBRFC]

It could move again to the Wednesday night if we beat Sheffield Utd and draw Man Utd in the Semi Final as that would have to be a Sunday due to Man Utd (probably) being in Europe on the previous Thursday.

[R0verb0y]

2 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

It could move again to the Wednesday night if we beat Sheffield Utd and draw Man Utd in the Semi Final as that would have to be a Sunday due to Man Utd (probably) being in Europe on the previous Thursday.

My brain's beginning to hurt with all these moves!

[Butty]

2 hours ago, JHRover said:

I would limit their ticket allocation to the exact number they gave us. I would be petulant and charge them £1 more than they charged Rovers fans, which is the least they deserve for far superior facilities (only one toilet block at Turf together with obstructed views).

I would put them in the upper tier only, no flags permitted, and then cover the entire lower tier with Rovers banners/flags which would look better on TV than simply empty seats.

I would charge Rovers fans £15 a ticket and try to fill the other 3 stands.

People will say we aren't allowed to charge home fans less than away fans. Well we are are there are 2 ways of doing it:

1) Do what Bristol City did the other week and run a special offer for 'members' whilst away fans get charged full price (£15 for Bristol whilst £33 for Norwich)

2) Or instead designate the upper BBE and DE as premium seating and charge higher prices for those seats, which is effectively what Leeds do with away fans being ripped off sat in the main stand.

If rumours are to be believed, and I hope they are, they are getting less than 3000. I hope this is the Club recognising the risk and drawbacks of handing them a huge allocation in the current climate but suspect it is just as much a police decision as anything.

Not sure they can get less than 3000, club has to provide 10% of the ground so that’s 3000+ already minimum. I imagine they’ll get about 4k. 

[1864roverite]

8 minutes ago, Butty said:

Not sure they can get less than 3000, club has to provide 10% of the ground so that’s 3000+ already minimum. I imagine they’ll get about 4k. 

If there is a safety issue then Rovers can limit the number of tickets to away fans 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

I'll be amazed if their allocation is only 3,000 or less...i think it will be around 5,000 with heavy netting segregation in the Darwen End Bottom tier.

We've played them midweek before in the Cup,28,000+ and little to no trouble.The hyperbole surrounding this fixture is just over the top at times and the Media dont help.

'We'll try and get tickets for the home Ends'......yadda,yadda yadda!

Edited March 3, 2023 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Miller11]

39 minutes ago, Butty said:

Not sure they can get less than 3000, club has to provide 10% of the ground so that’s 3000+ already minimum. I imagine they’ll get about 4k. 

I think we’d be able to block a few hundred off the capacity and therefore their allocation with some “segregation” 

[Mum63]

4 hours ago, Mellor Rover said:

Bet the Police are thrilled! Day, or at best, 3 hours of drinking for 100's if not thousands of fans!

I have it on good authority that police have been to all pubs in Ewood and told them that match tickets to show they are Blackburn fans ,Burnley fans not allowed in 

[JHRover]

43 minutes ago, Butty said:

Not sure they can get less than 3000, club has to provide 10% of the ground so that’s 3000+ already minimum. I imagine they’ll get about 4k. 

The rules state it must be at least 2,000 visiting fans, or 10% of certified capacity if less than 2,000.

If it was at least 10% then away teams would have had nearly 4000 at Elland Road and 5000+ at Newcastle in the Championship but didn't.

Fair is fair - I'd give them the exact number they gave us - and if they don't like it tough. I didn't like paying £30 odd to stand behind a pillar and not be able to use the toilets.

 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

2 minutes ago, Mum63 said:

I have it on good authority that police have been to all pubs in Ewood and told them that match tickets to show they are Blackburn fans ,Burnley fans not allowed in 

Errrrr..that's very probably for the best!🤔

[Butty]

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

The rules state it must be at least 2,000 visiting fans, or 10% of certified capacity if less than 2,000.

If it was at least 10% then away teams would have had nearly 4000 at Elland Road and 5000+ at Newcastle in the Championship but didn't.

Fair is fair - I'd give them the exact number they gave us - and if they don't like it tough. I didn't like paying £30 odd to stand behind a pillar and not be able to use the toilets.

 

1 hour ago, Miller11 said:

I think we’d be able to block a few hundred off the capacity and therefore their allocation with some “segregation” 

2 hours ago, 1864roverite said:

If there is a safety issue then Rovers can limit the number of tickets to away fans 

I see, trust me the last thing I want is 8000 of that lot celebrating promotion in our back yard. Let’s see what happens! 

[sympatheticclaret]

22 hours ago, JHRover said:

 I didn't like paying £30 odd to stand behind a pillar and not be able to use the toilets.

 

I hardly think that was the worst aspect of your day ..... we generously provided the pillars so you could avoid watching what was happening on the pitch, and didn't even charge you extra !! 

Seriously, cracking 3 points today for you lads, and a great goal to win it !!

[roverandout]

13 minutes ago, sympatheticclaret said:

I hardly think that was the worst aspect of your day ..... we generously provided the pillars so you could avoid watching what was happening on the pitch, and didn't even charge you extra !! 

Seriously, cracking 3 points today for you lads, and a great goal to win it !!

Do us a favour.  Beat those scummy Sheffield nobbers

[JohnD]

How did the donkey lashers hold you to a draw today?

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, JohnD said:

How did the donkey lashers hold you to a draw today?

Blackpool rode their luck at times, but Burnlah looked mediocre. I wonder if they're taking their foot off the gas given that they're 17 points clear in the automatics.

Edited March 4, 2023 by goozburger

[J*B]

16 minutes ago, goozburger said:

Blackpool rode their luck at times, but Burnlah looked mediocre. I wonder if they're taking their foot off the gas given that they're 17 points clear in the automatics.

They’ll slow right down until they win the league at Ewood that lot. Spiteful bastards. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

15 minutes ago, J*B said:

They’ll slow right down until they win the league at Ewood that lot. Spiteful bastards. 

They’ll have to beat us first. I can see how Sheff Utd battered them after watching todays game. They’re an extremely physical team who play on the edge all the time.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Reading AVFTT and it sounds like there has been some very serious trouble in Blackpool today.

[Sweaty Gussets]

Rumours a B/pol fan has either been killed or is on a life-support.