Rovers away tickets

[Nori1958]

I would hope once only

So would I.......but are they going to check every application, or just successful ones, in which you could appear on a hundred forms

[HuncoatClaret]

No individual Burnley home tickets available on Bastards ticket site.

However, they're selling a "back the boys for the final 5" ticket bundle which includes our game for £99 adults, £29 seniors, £49 young adults, £29 U18's & £12 U12's.

Keep one for 25th April and throw the other 4 in the bin.

This offer has been on for a while, and a Rover's fan put on twitter last week that he was aware of Burnley fans that had already bought them.

[ClaretTony]

So if someone enters the ballot with my number as part of a group of 4, do you think this would count as my ballot entry, or would I have to/could I enter again again? As clear as mud from the club.

The info put out from the club is definitely not clear but you would hope that you can only be in the ballot once. I'll be the lead for our chance of getting four. I would not expect any of us could go in anyone else's list of four. But if they only check the lead then it might be possible to get away with it.

[ClaretTony]

Would you not support a boycott CT?
Could this site not put it forward to Pace and the club to not sell tickets?

Boycotting the game is a personal thing and the club is required to put tickets on sale.

[claretburns]

Looking at the Blackburn message board the horse botherers are loving the ticket allocation. I won't be attending myself but I hope we turn up, smash them 5-0, watch them cry and go back home, nothing more than they deserve.

[cav]

I'll be going in the home end then if I can't get an away ticket. Only option the clubs and police have left me

Got mine now, just in case!

See you there! UTC

[G0foste]

Bound to be issues with this, always is with new systems/procedures. Suspect the web front end will just collect the applications, then someone in the ticket office will conduct the ballot using Excel.

[Bob Lorder]

Mate of mine sent me this off one of their forums ..

Good decision. We now only have to open a quarter of the Darwen end concourse and toilets, so that means only a quarter of them will get trashed. Less of them to steward and police, less of them shouting on their team.

If we do make the playoffs it will be on the back of our home form - we should be giving ourselves every advantage.

And **** them, thinking it would be funny requesting a guard of honour… that would’ve caused untold trouble. They are full of **** reckoning they will get in the home end… unless they were on the database well over a month ago they aren’t getting a ticket. If they want to pay £99 for a 5 game package, they can crack on! They will only get filled in and/or chucked out and arrested anyway.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Shows you how childish the fan base is at that club, a club who give thousands of child tickets out to school's even in Burnley, a club who can only get 13k home fans on even when adult tickets were priced at £10, a club that is only 44% full on average at home all this season which is the lowest in the championship, yet thier fan's put pressure on the Blackburn board to only give us 2k even though they lose millions each month and now are celebrating this small win that will lose them much needed cash, CLUELESS FAN'S

[4midable]

Bound to be issues with this, always is with new systems/procedures. Suspect the web front end will just collect the applications, then someone in the ticket office will conduct the ballot using Excel.

After sorting mates and family

[Nori1958]

Shows you how childish the fan base is at that club, a club who give thousands of child tickets out to school's even in Burnley, a club who can only get 13k home fans on even when adult tickets were priced at £10, a club that is only 44% full on average at home all this season which is the lowest in the championship, yet thier fan's put pressure on the Blackburn board to only give us 2k even though they lose millions each month and now are celebrating this small win that will lose them much needed cash, CLUELESS FAN'S

We'd be exactly the same if the shoe was on the other foot

BUT...no supporters groups should have the power to force this kind of decision

[Nori1958]

After sorting mates and family

That's another worry....

[Leisure]

Would you not support a boycott CT?
Could this site not put it forward to Pace and the club to not sell tickets?

The Rovers would love it if no Burnley fans attended. Their manager was the reason we only got the absolute minimum. If there hadn't been a requirement to give us 2000 we probably wouldn't have got any!

[RVclaret]

The Rovers would love it if no Burnley fans attended. Their manager was the reason we only got the absolute minimum. If there hadn't been a requirement to give us 2000 we probably wouldn't have got any!

Their manager is probably feeling the pressure for this one after their hammering at the Turf. I’d imagine they will ensure the pitch isn’t watered and grass isn’t cut too, basically anything possible to avoid another embarrassing defeat.

[Goody1975]

We'd be exactly the same if the shoe was on the other foot

BUT...no supporters groups should have the power to force this kind of decision

Like I said earlier, they have set a precedent here and one which will probably stick forever and a day. If they had suggested we get the same % rather than a full end there could be no comeback from us.

To give us less than we allocated them in a bigger ground comes across as spiteful, the reduced allocation should have been around 3,100.

I really hope we do the same in return and even try to throw in police advice on segregation to push theirs below 2,000 on their next visit.

[distortiondave]

I disagree with giving Rovers less when they come here next. I want as many of their fans as possible to see how shite they are compared to us, and line our pockets for the privilege.

[BleedingClaret]

The closest, although incredibly weak, they come to having an argument as to fairness on the allocation, is that they’re offering us an amount in line with the allocation that we gave them.
The fact that that was the full allocation in our only away area blows that argument out of the water and the fact that it’s exactly the maximum offered to all other teams.
They are offering us 25% of their total away allocation an area that they don’t use and won’t fill if we don’t unlike some other grounds where home fans occupy un-taken away sections
The fact that they will have made available the full end and both tiers to all other teams if they had required them but just 25% to us probably breaks some ethical FairPlay rule but it won’t be challenged
This means we can offer them just 25% of our away allocation so around 750 ish next time we play them in the League
But then I realised……………..
UTC
FYBR

[bumba]

The Rovers would love it if no Burnley fans attended. Their manager was the reason we only got the absolute minimum. If there hadn't been a requirement to give us 2000 we probably wouldn't have got any!

Would they tho? No atmosphere whatsoever, even worse if they started losing it'd be an embarrassment for their club especially with there poor home attendances.
I hate that club but I'd hate a derby game at the Turf with no away fans it'd be boring

[Burnley1989]

Will make it so much funnier when we beat them though, I can’t believe their fans don’t see how pathetic the club looks
We will be taking the **** about this for years

[bumba]

Will make it so much funnier when we beat them though, I can’t believe their fans don’t see how pathetic the club looks
We will be taking the **** about this for years

It just looks like they've no confidence of beating us at all otherwise they'd want as many dingles there as possible to gloat at.
Guess by not giving them the full Fishwick End last time was the reason they lost

[BleedingClaret]

We'd be exactly the same if the shoe was on the other foot

BUT...no supporters groups should have the power to force this kind of decision

I don’t think that we would
It’s a precedent as Goody1975 says below, I’ve never known this without Police advice before.
The vast majority of the 8k that went to Man City the other day, knew that we were likely in for a beating but turned up and took the medicine
Blackburn are in the Playoffs should be able to sell 20k plus tickets for this, so they would have the opportunity to drown out 8k Clarets but they likely won’t and will leave almost 6k other seats empty
We manned up, they’re a shrunken little club from a town twice the size of ours

[dandeclaret]

Didn't Man City win the championship there in 2000? Weren't there loads of them in the home ends? Season ticket holders selling their tickets outside, the lot.... sell out bastards

Answered my own question.... yes..... looks like just away fans eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTh_WDFPaSo

[BleedingClaret]

It just looks like they've no confidence of beating us at all otherwise they'd want as many dingles there as possible to gloat at.
Guess by not giving them the full Fishwick End last time was the reason they lost

We had season ticket holders in the CFS and sold all other tickets
They won’t sell out the home ends

[aggi]

So would I.......but are they going to check every application, or just successful ones, in which you could appear on a hundred forms

Checking them all would take about 30 seconds. Obviously they'd need to be clear about what happens if a number is on more than one.

[aaronjames1994]

They just can’t swallow the fact that we can win the league at Ewood, we all know that their is probs gonna be 7,000 their regardless of whether they gonna be in the home end or outside the ground

[Leisure]

Would they tho? No atmosphere whatsoever, even worse if they started losing it'd be an embarrassment for their club especially with there poor home attendances.
I hate that club but I'd hate a derby game at the Turf with no away fans it'd be boring

Their manager thinks that the more fans we have their is to their detriment. Hence he wants as few as possible.

[Lancasterclaret]

Mate of mine sent me this off one of their forums ..

Good decision. We now only have to open a quarter of the Darwen end concourse and toilets, so that means only a quarter of them will get trashed. Less of them to steward and police, less of them shouting on their team.

If we do make the playoffs it will be on the back of our home form - we should be giving ourselves every advantage.

And **** them, thinking it would be funny requesting a guard of honour… that would’ve caused untold trouble. They are full of **** reckoning they will get in the home end… unless they were on the database well over a month ago they aren’t getting a ticket. If they want to pay £99 for a 5 game package, they can crack on! They will only get filled in and/or chucked out and arrested anyway.

That is just sad

I mean, the Rovers fans up here were very vocal at the start of the season, less vocal as they stalled and we didn't, very vocal before the match we smashed them out of sight, then completely anonymous till we got beaten 6-0 by City, and now have gone quiet again they lost in their QF

The "look how hard I am" style of football fan always makes me laugh out loud, whoever they support

[BleedingClaret]

Turns out they’re Chicken ****

[RickyBobby]

Lets not leave the efl out of this. If this was a premier league game we would get at last 3,000 tickets, but in the football league only 2000.
The football league are to blame for the extremely low number.
Rovers are giving us less tickets then we gave them with their ground holding nearly 10,000 more. The efl need to be asked why the are allowed to give so few.

[bumba]

Their manager thinks that the more fans we have their is to their detriment. Hence he wants as few as possible.

There manager should have more confidence in his own ability then haha

[RickyBobby]

Did mention the other week that allocation was going to be 2k + hospitality.

Don’t forget that player/club comps will be taken out of that 2k yet so allocation is more like 18/1900.

This is a serious issue at away games noticed at Luton a big group of BAME (or whatever we have to call them) lads who looked like they have come up from croydon walk down to the front of the stand. Obviously got tickets off a player. If they get 5 tickets per player, nearly 30 first team players plus staff, it is a lot of tickets that go to people who might not even watch football, never mind who don’t support Burnley, all because they are someone who is mates with a player. It is ridiculous and completely unfair. I can understand it for home games but for away games basically the club putting the fans last is terrible. Comp tickets should only go to players if any are left, and then it should only be 2 tickets max.

[burnleygirldan]

This is just ridiculous. I totally agree with the boycotting idea, however I’m not going to lie I really want a ticket I have over 9000 points and hopefully I’ll manage to get one but this is unreal, 2000 when as people have stated the police said we could have more. Honestly I’m fuming, just having a rant ha!

[agreenwood]

This is a serious issue at away games noticed at Luton a big group of BAME (or whatever we have to call them) lads who looked like they have come up from croydon walk down to the front of the stand. Obviously got tickets off a player. If they get 5 tickets per player, nearly 30 first team players plus staff, it is a lot of tickets that go to people who might not even watch football, never mind who don’t support Burnley, all because they are someone who is mates with a player. It is ridiculous and completely unfair. I can understand it for home games but for away games basically the club putting the fans last is terrible. Comp tickets should only go to players if any are left, and then it should only be 2 tickets max.

Where do you start?

[Burnley1989]

This is a serious issue at away games noticed at Luton a big group of BAME (or whatever we have to call them) lads who looked like they have come up from croydon walk down to the front of the stand.

Where do I even start with that statement

[Andreshotboots]

Pathetic...yes
Broken any rules....no.

Let's just hope the lads use this as motivation to give them a real hammering..

[gandhisflipflop]

Whatever happens, we will forevermore remember this as the game the bastards fans scared of Burnley. And they couldn’t deny it either. It will be a story lasting generations, especially if we went there, pasted them and ended their play off hopes.

[MrTopTier]

Boo. That is all.

[aggi]

They just can’t swallow the fact that we can win the league at Ewood, we all know that their is probs gonna be 7,000 their regardless of whether they gonna be in the home end or outside the ground

We'd need to be on a fairly poor run (relatively speaking) for it to stretch out that long.

[Transpennine]

Would you not support a boycott CT?
Could this site not put it forward to Pace and the club to not sell tickets?

Genuine questions...
What's the logic/thinking behind a boycott?
What would it achieve?
Why would anyone choose not to support this wonderful team at our rivals if we had the chance?

The allocation is pathetic and our system of ballot/points is just as bad, but I fail to see what a boycott would do to affect these issues.

[AGENT_CLARET]

The gate will be around 18k, for B@stards at home in a season they've been in the top six all is season will be EMBARRASSING live on sky tv

[Cirrus_Minor]

Considering that they usually only (at best) half fill their ground with home fans, there is going to be a big temptation now for many Burnley fans to go in the home stands. I assume that many areas are non season ticket seats, so it will be difficult for Blackburn rovers to deny tickets. it could be a potential nightmare for Lancashire police and Blackburn stewards.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Considering that they usually only (at best) half fill their ground with home fans, there is going to be a big temptation now for many Burnley fans to go in the home stands. I assume that many areas are non season ticket seats, so it will be difficult for Blackburn rovers to deny tickets. it could be a potential nightmare for Lancashire police and Blackburn stewards.

Can you imagine if this is the title winning game

[Croydon Claret]

This is a serious issue at away games noticed at Luton a big group of BAME (or whatever we have to call them) lads who looked like they have come up from croydon walk down to the front of the stand.

You got me bang to rights there.

Last time I got to Luton

[Roosterbooster]

Petty
Pathetic
Defeatist

What a backwards decision to make

I'd love for them to go into administration over the price of a couple of thousand tickets

[AlargeClaret]

Bit of a damp squib but expected all the same, very disappointing . I’ll be sitting this one out . As it’s a Tues night I very very much doubt there’ll be “ loads of ticketless troublemakers “ bothering . It’s not like it’s a do or die game either we’ll be long since promoted .Policing will be widespread ,though there’s barely been so much as a fart dropped in the last 20 yrs v Rovers matches regarding aggro .( I know few yrs back there was a conspiracy involving taxis /pubs etc where a few were sent down without a punch thrown )

[IrkthePurists]

There is a very simple solution to allocating tickets if one agrees with the principle that those with the most points are most deserving.
Let everyone with over 6000 points apply for a ticket and then allocate them based on actual points (most first) and the 2000 with the most points who want to go get the tickets. If you apply for friends/family you click an option that says ‘only fulfill my application if all friends meet the threshold’. That way you decide if you are happy to go on your own if you meet the threshold but your friends don’t.

[Granny WeatherWax]

The people who make decisions about ticketing at BFC are as big a cretins as those who make them at BRFC

[quoonbeatz]

Burnley wanted more - police were happy with more ….

Blackburn tried to appease their fans who wanted minimal allocation for our party there

I know. Crap allocation from rovers, crap ballot idea from us.

[Accyblue]

A lot of Burnley fans acting like we owe you something here. It’s been a joke that we’ve even given you these huge allocations in the past anyway and if we decide we don’t want a huge away following at a vital game at the crunch end of the season during a playoff push we don’t have to bend over backwards for anyone.

A lot of your lot seem to think you should be able to tell us how many of your fans you’re going to have inside our ground.

[Claretitus]

Absolutely ludicrous situation.
Home team haven’t a pot to p**s in, losing hundreds of thousands a pounds a week, have to give free/£10 tickets out regularly to even fill their ground by a third, whilst sitting in or hovering round play off spots all season. Their fans cry and bleat about too many Clarets in the ground for the derby, so they limit us to 2000. There will be loads travel over without a ticket, having spent all afternoon on the ale. Loads purchased or about to purchase tickets for home fans stands. Will I enter the ballot? Probably. Do I really want to attend this bloodbath in waiting? Hmmm not to sure yet. I don’t agree in a boycott- besides which it won’t happen, but maybe just better watching in the pub on Sky.