v The Dingles (h) - 4/1/2025 k/o 12:30

[smiller14]

Sales look really strong. About 10 left BBE and only the Jack Walker wings have much availability. A few wins between now and then and Ewood should be absolutely bouncing.

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

The home attendances at the other Christmas games look average but the Burnley game is selling well including hospitality. If tickets keep selling at this rate then the BBE upper might get opened. 

Even acknowledging the ticket prices, if we can’t get a good crowd for the Burnley game with our current form and it being the Christmas period - we never will.

No chance of opening the BBE upper whilst there are still seats available in the Riverside.

[Mattyblue]

We have 9,000 ST holders, if we did end up with 17/18k home fans in total on the day that’s a good crowd when you consider the low base we are starting from.

We want higher than that? The answer to that, as always, is ‘sell more season tickets’.

[JHRover]

According to the online planner there are roughly 3700 or so remaining tickets in the home areas. 

On that basis I suspect we are somewhere just short of 20,000 sold in total, bearing in mind the 7000 unavailable for sale in the Blackburn and Darwen Ends and probably the end block of the Riverside and JW lower being netted off. 

I would like to think that if we get down to the last couple of thousand this side of Xmas they will have to open up the top tier but I wouldn't put it past them to leave it closed and be happy with the 22,000 'bumper gate' and leave it at that.

[Mattyblue]

Or leave if closed and put Rovers fans in the Darwen End like in 2008/9… can you imagine the faces for the simple life crew down there if that was offered as a solution 😱

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

5 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Or leave if closed and put Rovers fans in the Darwen End like in 2008/9… can you imagine the faces for the simple life crew down there if that was offered as a solution 😱

I’d rather they open the BBE Upper than the Darwen End. Get the home end full first. 

[Mattyblue]

Of course, just being facetious (though it would save on giving the upper tier a clean).

[Upside Down]

Remember when all those parts of the ground were open every match because the people in charge actually gave a fuck, were not completely brain dead and put some effort into pushing the club forward?

[Hasta]

Looking forward to it providing the tills and the drainage are working 👍

[JHRover]

One way to remove any prospect of a bumper gate is to simply stop selling tickets, which is what it looks like they have done today....

[tomphil]

11 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Or leave if closed and put Rovers fans in the Darwen End like in 2008/9… can you imagine the faces for the simple life crew down there if that was offered as a solution 😱

That would make for a hell of an atmosphere and certainly help the team but those cretins in the boardroom - all 2 of them - couldn't give a toss about that.

Easier to limp to your estimated ticket income however it comes then moan about lack of crowds and pretend they've done all they can.

Edited December 13 by tomphil

[garner1971]

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

One way to remove any prospect of a bumper gate is to simply stop selling tickets, which is what it looks like they have done today....

They are still on sale. 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

BBE sold out,Limited availability in JW.

[47er]

23 hours ago, JHRover said:

According to the online planner there are roughly 3700 or so remaining tickets in the home areas. 

On that basis I suspect we are somewhere just short of 20,000 sold in total, bearing in mind the 7000 unavailable for sale in the Blackburn and Darwen Ends and probably the end block of the Riverside and JW lower being netted off. 

I would like to think that if we get down to the last couple of thousand this side of Xmas they will have to open up the top tier but I wouldn't put it past them to leave it closed and be happy with the 22,000 'bumper gate' and leave it at that.

Be wonderful to see Ewood absolutely full again.

[JHRover]

1 hour ago, 47er said:

Be wonderful to see Ewood absolutely full again.

It would be nice just to get north of 25,000 and not be close to absolutely full. We've had quite a few low 20,000s usually fuelled by a 6,000+ away following from PNE or Leeds but don't seem to ever get above 25,000.

The buffoons at Rovers consider anything north of 18k to be a 'bumper gate' and get themselves into a right old panic about traffic, parking, congestion, queues so it would be nice for them to experience an actual proper crowd that this club was accustomed to right up to their bosses destroying it. 

Having restricted the dingles to 4,000 (still too many IMO) there is additional pressure then on Rovers fans to make up the numbers and have limited the attendance to an absolute maximum of 25-26k even if we managed to sell the whole lot. 

So far it looks good, I'll be honest I feared a pretty low turnout with the expensive tickets and early kick off, so to be at circa 20k with 3 weeks to go hopefully we can shift a few thousand more as it gets nearer.

[Upside Down]

5 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

BBE sold out,Limited availability in JW.

The Blackburn End is not sold out.

There's a top tier. When ALL tickets are sold in BOTH tiers then it is sold out.

Just making sure we establish the facts, not having a go at you or owt.

Edited December 14 by Upside Down

[BlueNWhiteArmy]

Nice to see blocks fully booked out for this on the app. Blackburn end fully greyed out now with parts of Upper jack close behind

Edited December 15 by BlueNWhiteArmy

[damo100]

On 14/12/2024 at 03:46, Upside Down said:

The Blackburn End is not sold out.

There's a top tier. When ALL tickets are sold in BOTH tiers then it is sold out.

Just making sure we establish the facts, not having a go at you or owt.

The BB end lower tier is sold out.

JW has around 2-300 left. 

RS has around 2k left.

That's 2.2k left in the home area with 3 weeks left to the game.

Get that upper tier opened, no matter what.

But we have a Swag....

[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, damo100 said:

The BB end lower tier is sold out.

JW has around 2-300 left. 

RS has around 2k left.

That's 2.2k left in the home area with 3 weeks left to the game.

Get that upper tier opened, no matter what.

But we have a Swag....

Now if they'd have put this on at £20 a pop you'd maybe stand a chance.

[Mattyblue]

The end block of the JWL and Riverside aren’t open (and probably won’t be as you obviously need Berlin Wall level segregation for this derby unlike a line of stewards everywhere else).

[roverandout]

I'm thinking of going with my mates. Is the Riverside sold out

[Mattyblue]

No plenty left in there.

Edited December 16 by Mattyblue

[roverandout]

25 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

No plenty left in there.

Thanks 

[damo100]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

The end block of the JWL and Riverside aren’t open (and probably won’t be as you obviously need Berlin Wall level segregation for this derby unlike a line of stewards everywhere else).

End block JW correct 

End block RS I'm not so sure.

[Mattyblue]

Unless the whole end block sold out on day 1 I’m pretty sure at least the first 10/15 or so rows haven’t gone on sale (which they’ve done before so seems a reasonable assumption).

Edited December 16 by Mattyblue