FA Cup - season 2024-25

[Uddersfelt Blue]

46 minutes ago, martonrover said:

I just save the ticket on my phone from the email and it's always scanned with no issues at the turnstile.

I work for a certain rail company which still uses faxes, so thinking of asking the ticket office to fax a ticket to me 😉 

My daughter works for the certain rail company too and can’t believe they still use faxes. 
 

Personally I can’t see the problem with digital tickets but have to say, the Rovers website is very clunky and can understand some having difficulty. 

[MarkBRFC]

9 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Your lad has to come first. I liked watching games but I loved playing. It’s hard to beat.

Yeah absolutely.

When a Rovers game is moved to a Sunday I always give him the choice.

Only time he has decided to go and watch was the FA Cup Quarter Final against Sheffield Utd the other season, every other time he's chosen to play.

Like you say you can't beat it.

[chaddyrovers]

Should be interesting game, expect us to make a few changes. 

Taking my dad to the game 

[levi]

19 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Your lad has to come first. I liked watching games but I loved playing. It’s hard to beat.

Yeah... luckily the Burnley game was before the season resumed...he'd have chosen to come over for it though I'm certain 

We still get to 5/6 Saturday home games a season and the Yorkshire aways so it's not too bad 

 

Actually enjoy coming over more now instead of it feeling a bit of a chore 

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, philipl said:

It looked like Trav was following management orders as skipper taking control of the ball and calling up the penalty taker for the two penalties I saw in real time.

The enthusiasm to take the penalties suggests they have been practicing and feel really confident.

Travis did take control but I maintain that the penalty taker should be known before the game starts and the manager is the man to do it. Seeing players publicly squabbling isn't a good look

[only2garners]

5 hours ago, Upside Down said:

I can see why he didn't last long here.

Fraser was one of the good guys, who did a lot of good in the short time he was at Ewood.

[K-Hod]

I'm not bothering myself on Sunday tbh. Mainly because it's a Sunday, I'd be going if it was on a Saturday.

Honestly cannot stand kick off times being moved.

[Exiled_Rover]

17 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

It’s £18 for non-season ticket holders isn’t it? 
I guess it’s about whether selling at say £10 (bearing in mind it’s Sunday lunch & streamable) would move the dial sufficiently to be revenue neutral. 
 

As an aside…here is a LinkedIn post from the club’s former head of marketing…👀

"Please ignore my tenure at Blackburn Rovers".

[Devon Rover]

I'm on duty with three children at home this weekend. I've been back and forth over the last few days about whether to bring them all up for this game. The kick-off time means, realistically, we need to drive up through Saturday afternoon and pay for hotel rooms, dinner, etc. I think I'd still do it, but looking at the seat availability, it seems like not many fancy it at all, which is totally understandable.

So, why go to such effort and expense when there will be little atmosphere, no feel good factor about the club, a stupid kick off time for a game that we can watch at home and ticket and food money spent that will go into the Venkys Malevolent Utility Bill Fund?

So, amongst many others it seems, that'll be four fewer voices cheering on the team, and associated money spent at the ground, then. And my seven-year-old gradually losing his enthusiasm for what he thinks of as "his club". I know how he feels.

 

[martonrover]

2 hours ago, Devon Rover said:

I'm on duty with three children at home this weekend. I've been back and forth over the last few days about whether to bring them all up for this game. The kick-off time means, realistically, we need to drive up through Saturday afternoon and pay for hotel rooms, dinner, etc. I think I'd still do it, but looking at the seat availability, it seems like not many fancy it at all, which is totally understandable.

So, why go to such effort and expense when there will be little atmosphere, no feel good factor about the club, a stupid kick off time for a game that we can watch at home and ticket and food money spent that will go into the Venkys Malevolent Utility Bill Fund?

So, amongst many others it seems, that'll be four fewer voices cheering on the team, and associated money spent at the ground, then. And my seven-year-old gradually losing his enthusiasm for what he thinks of as "his club". I know how he feels.

 

I would say it's a more attractive game to non - season ticket holders, who pick and choose their matches.

As a season ticket holder, it's an extra game to pay for, against an unglamorous Premier league club, at an inconvenient time.

Add to that, the game is readily available to watch free of charge on tv.

[rigger]

15 minutes ago, martonrover said:

I would say it's a more attractive game to non - season ticket holders, who pick and choose their matches.

As a season ticket holder, it's an extra game to pay for, against an unglamorous Premier league club, at an inconvenient time.

Add to that, the game is readily available to watch free of charge on tv.

The game has the same attractiveness to both holders and non season ticket holders. Not much.

[sharpysharps86]

Hopefully Eustace is able to make a few changes and give some players a much needed breather. Would like to see Ribeiro, Kargbo, Woodrow and Dennis all get minutes but I don't think JE will make sweeping changes against a premier league side.

 

[martonrover]

3 hours ago, rigger said:

The game has the same attractiveness to both holders and non season ticket holders. Not much.

I would argue that, at the price, if a non - season ticket holder had to pick between this game and Plymouth at home the following week, this would be the more attractive.

[rigger]

5 minutes ago, martonrover said:

I would argue that, at the price, if a non - season ticket holder had to pick between this game and Plymouth at home the following week, this would be the more attractive.

I am a non season ticket holder, I am going to the Plymouth game but not to Wolves. Four other walk on lads that I go with are doing the same.

[martonrover]

4 minutes ago, rigger said:

I am a non season ticket holder, I am going to the Plymouth game but not to Wolves. Four other walk on lads that I go with are doing the same.

Fair enough.

Let’s face it, the attendance at both games will be poor.

[Mattyblue]

I imagine non-ST Holder walk on numbers won’t be too far from the norm, it’s a shed load of ST holders swerving it that will make it such a low turn out.

Edited Thursday at 19:21 by Mattyblue

[M_B]

10 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Sunday 12/1230 is the worst kick off time there is. Not surprised the ticket sales are really slow.

My lad plays Sunday mornings so this is a no-go, I imagine there must be hundreds of parents/kids in the same boat with grassroots football on a Sunday morning.

Aye, grandson kicks off at 10.30, granddaughters game has been moved to an earlier kick off time because a couple were on Ewood.

We're always double/treble booked at the best of times, but 12.30 kick offs are a pain.

[RoversTilliDie]

20 hours ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

My daughter works for the certain rail company too and can’t believe they still use faxes. 
 

Personally I can’t see the problem with digital tickets but have to say, the Rovers website is very clunky and can understand some having difficulty. 

Reminds me of that tv advert, it's digital only mate! I've a fiver.

[Nipper1875]

not even looking forward to it - no excitement its been drained by waggot n co - stupid kick off time - who in there right mind wants to rush around for rovers v wolves its not very appealing is it!!!

This game is like our transfer windows boring and dull  but waggot will be rubbing his mitts together for wolves fans packing darwen end -  fingers crossed card payment goes down again - 

[sabino]

Well I'm looking forward to this game.

Not happy with KO time as 1 grandson plays on Sundays and grand daughter away at Brownie camp. But that still leaves 3 of us going to see a team we will might be playing next year.

Edited Friday at 11:28 by sabino

[DeeCee]

I'm strapping in for 4 games on steam TV Sunday, my no drink day - may change after our match 🤦‍♂️

[doctorryan]

A tripleheader day for me; let's hope it starts out well. 

Edited Friday at 22:13 by doctorryan

[DeeCee]

Mancs scabbed an offside goal (no VAR) to beat Foxes in injury time 🙄

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

9 hours ago, DeeCee said:

Mancs scabbed an offside goal (no VAR) to beat Foxes in injury time 🙄

I just saw it on bbc news. Poor defending, the ball was in the air for a really long time.

[rigger]

I wonder if Markanday will be playing for Orient today ?