Oxford1996
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Quite a take up in ticket sales this week, and selling quite well today, but obviously from a base of zero. Current sales of just over 4,500 home fans and Hartlepool are expected to bring 600, so I don't think it'll reach 7,000 Sarge, probably just under 6,000, but it is a hard one to forecast. I'll have another look this evening.
Like you say, better than expected even with reduced ticket prices. I'd normally expect around 3k for a game like this vs non league opposition.Just over 4,800 home sales, so about 300 sold since 3:30pm yesterday. Better sales than I expected for a game like this. Still think it will end up just short of 6,000 with the 600 Hartlepool fans expected added in.
So this won't be a sit where you want situation, we have block booked seats so we can sit together.Very few tickets available is South Stand and North Stand is closed.
I assume SSL fence end has been closed, if so, they need to open it up asap or a block in North Stand to give people an option of a good seat alongside side of pitch.
Also - closing areas of home stands for a cup game, in a proper cup , is disrespectful of both the opposition and their supporters
imagine if we drew the bindippers away in round four (assuming we get past Hartlepool) , and they closed off parts of their stands , because its 'only' Oxford theyre playing? meltdown on that would rage for weeks
fair comment @Berliner .... Personally I dont like the sheeplike following of PL clubs disrespect of domestic cup competitions, and most certainly not by OUFCAs long as we sold our allocation I wouldn't give a monkey's toss about the amount of fans that they (or anyone else) could muster up.
We could of course compensate Hartlepool for the slight by donating all the ticket sales receipts to them. A gesture we have been the recipients of in the past.I can fully understand limiting the amount of stands open for leasing.com trophy games.... but for proper cup competitions, personally I dont like this 'customer service' meted out by OUFC for what is the oldest ( and supposedly, ha), most respected cup competition in the world.
I didnt like the only limited areas open for the Posh & Millwall games in the league cup earlier this season either!
Also - closing areas of home stands for a cup game, in a proper cup , is disrespectful of both the opposition and their supporters
imagine if we drew the bindippers away in round four (assuming we get past Hartlepool) , and they closed off parts of their stands , because its 'only' Oxford theyre playing? meltdown on that would rage for weeks
Football clubs , Oxford United FC included, are ALL guilty of disrespecting the oldest club cup competition in the world
FSA point out just how contemptuous football clubs have become regarding the FA CUP - especially the 3rd round, when the (so called) elite are included ....
FA must pay more than lip-service to heritage of the Cup - Football Supporters' Association
FA Cup third Round day, once a much-anticipated staple of the English footballing calendar, has been torn apart by the FA’s international TV deal, leaving fixtures spread out across the weekend and causing extra travel problems for fans.thefsa.org.uk