4th Round Draw - Who d'ya fancy? (should we make it) (5 Viewers)

[Paxman II]

What a sense of embarrassment! Awkward stuff. Still we can beat our landlords for further embarrassment!

 

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[Deleted member 2477]

https://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,2787232,page=6

 

[cc84cov]

Its I believe already been decided we have the away stands

Where have you heard that ? Wouldn’t surprise me if that clause had slipped through the net G

 

[pusbccfc]

I don’t get this? Why? We’re the home team.

Police.

How would you stop Birmingham fans in the home end?

Either that or give Birmingham both tiers in the away end and the old stand. That would be about 10-12k

 

[ccfcway]

Think people are making this way more complicated than it needs to be.

We're the home team so we get the Kop stand same as we have for every other game. If we only use one stand what does it matter? Give them all the Merrick and Main stand and keep Tilton Road off sale until we see how sales are going. If there's enough demand from our fans we get them as the home team, if not might as well let them have them.

Would be annoying to be outnumbered but lets face it we could do with the money from a sell out.

Hope your 100% correct

 

[MusicDating]

Went there in the cup about 10 years ago, lost 3-2 after being 2 up. Think there was only 11k or so there and half of that was Cov, it'll be the same again.

Birmingham City v Coventry City, 29 January 2011 Over 16,500 there, which surprises me, don't remember it being that full. I do remember Platt doing sweet fa all game.

 

[chiefdave]

Why are people assuming Birmingham will be able to shift 20K tickets? For them it's a cup tie against a lower league side. Do you really think that many would turn up if we were at the Ricoh and got drawn against Walsall?

 

[Monners]

I may have a punt on Bristol Rovers for the replay.

 

[harvey098]

Police.

How would you stop Birmingham fans in the home end?

Either that or give Birmingham both tiers in the away end and the old stand. That would be about 10-12k

How would you stop Cov fans in the home end? Unless there was a legal stipulation in the lease... surely we’re the home team.

 

[chiefdave]

How would you stop Birmingham fans in the home end?

Only sell tickets in the home end to people already registered on the ticketing site before the draw or only sell tickets to people who have a purchase history.

 

[cc84cov]

https://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,2787232,page=6

Nothing on there

 

[Grendel]

Where have you heard that ? Wouldn’t surprise me if that clause had slipped through the net G

Was discussed in the pre match chat on CWR

 

[Flying Fokker]

100% this will be on tele be good if we can get as many there as possible...need to deal with Bristol first

as many as possible may be about 8k.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Birmingham City v Coventry City, 29 January 2011 Over 16,500 there, which surprises me, don't remember it being that full. I do remember Platt doing sweet fa all game.

Really? I remember the Blues end looking very sparse, do they use the same counters as Wasps?

Conor Thomas played. Kevin Phillips came on and changed the game for them, looked a class above at aged 38

 

[chiefdave]

Was discussed in the pre match chat on CWR

Well if Linnell and Eakin are on the case ...

 

[ccfcway]

This has happened before.

Late 90s Stevenage were drawn at home in FA Cup to Birmingham and they switched it to St. Andrews. They had the main stand and other parts of the ground were empty

 

[fernandopartridge]

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[shepardo01]

You couldn't make this up....

 

[Magwitch]

Certain Police will class it as a Birmingham home game, common sense really. we will get the away end maybe a corner of the kop if needed.

 

[chiefdave]

You couldn't make this up....

Nobody is that thick. Even if our fans are in the away end its still a 'home' tie for us.

 

[Frank Sidebottom]

100% this will be on tele be good if we can get as many there as possible...need to deal with Bristol first

I doubt it. The BBC and BT sport will pick the PL clubs over this and maybe Northampton in hope of an upset.

 

[cc84cov]

You couldn't make this up....

Who is this Group ? Sounds like a absolute prat

 

[Porkchophill]

Sticky one for boycotters

 

[jordan210]

Clearly we would still be the home side. Just using the away end for fans

 

[Deleted member 4439]

https://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,2787232,page=6

interesting from that thread

EXTRACT FA CUP RULES:

21. DISTRIBUTION OF TICKETS
(a) All Rounds Preceding the Semi-Finals
In all matches preceding the Semi-Finals, the Visiting Club shall have the right to claim up
to 15% (up to a maximum of 9,000) of all accommodation for which tickets are issued
providing these tickets are in a fully segregated area,

 

[fernandopartridge]

Aside from the novelty it is about the shittest draw we could have got tbh.

 

[fernandopartridge]

interesting from that thread

EXTRACT FA CUP RULES:

21. DISTRIBUTION OF TICKETS
(a) All Rounds Preceding the Semi-Finals
In all matches preceding the Semi-Finals, the Visiting Club shall have the right to claim up
to 15% (up to a maximum of 9,000) of all accommodation for which tickets are issued
providing these tickets are in a fully segregated area,

That makes the gate a maximum of about 10k, per my previous post it's a terrible terrible draw. Not attractive football wise nor financially.

 

[baldy]

Do we think this will be moved to a lunchtime KO? I was about to say police might not want us all drinking in town before the game?

Pffffft...I don’t think the police would worry too much...they’re hardly fierce rivals
(Whatta draw though...my twin bro’s a Bluenose who lives in Cov & I’m a City fan who lives in Brum,he reckons there’ll be plenty of tickets & is predicting about 18K)

 

[Hadji's_Goatee]

Why? It’d be an absolute nightmare with Blues fans in with our fans

Why would Blues fans be in with our fans? Season tickets?

 

[Nick]

Aside from the novelty it is about the shittest draw we could have got tbh.

Imagine if we get a replay against them too!

 

[Liquid Gold]

Nobody is that thick. Even if our fans are in the away end its still a 'home' tie for us.

But if we draw Liverpool in the next round and get the kop they wouldn't go because that's the home end.

 

[chiefdave]

Anyway we've got a replay to win before we get wound up about who is getting which dressing room.

 

[Corrado]

You couldn't make this up....

Fucking pathetic

 

[Deleted member 4439]

If their support is a bit quiet, do we sing you're supposed to be at home?

 

[ccfcway]

If their support is a bit quiet, do we sing you're supposed to be at home?

Sing “sh1t on the villa”