195 tickets for us at Sittingbourne!

[lowerbourneshot]

That's a pitiful ticket allocation!! Good comms from the club, they are stuck between a rock and a hard place in deciding how to allocate tickets.

So, let's say the first 195 'randomly chosen' ( ) ST holders get offered tickets and only half take them up, what happens next? You're right Wanderer, ST holders should be asked to apply for inclusion in the draw and if they are chosen then they must buy!

48 hours to claim ticket in person or on phone . Then they go back in ballot

[A.T.F.C 92]

Not all season ticket holders go to away matches so what will happen if they get chosen?

They can sell them for double the price

[Silasgoldeen]

so about a 1 in 5 chance? Seems like they're doing their best to make it fair.

[margateshot]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

[chimpster99]

Could we stream the match and show it in our bars/lounges or would there be rights issues there?

It's a good question. From what I can see online, the only TV rights contract for the FA Trophy is for coverage of the final (TNT Sports), so it might be possible to get permission from the FA for a screening. It's not like it would impact on Sittingbourne's gate receipts or anything...

[Silasgoldeen]

I suppose the other question is whether we expect the home ticket sales to be like fort knox or whether there's likely to be ways around that. Worth a look.

[East Kent Shots]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

That's a tad harsh isn't it? Margate would be no different, nor Deal Town Sheppey etc. It is a footballing miracle a club from that low down the pyramid has made the FAT quarter finals. Ground is just as big as others in the same league.

[lowerbourneshot]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

That's a tad harsh isn't it? Margate would be no different, nor Deal Town Sheppey etc. It is a footballing miracle a club from that low down the pyramid has made the FAT quarter finals. Ground is just as big as others in the same league.

You'll get a ticket with your address I'd have thought

[SteveyAsp]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

That's a tad harsh isn't it? Margate would be no different, nor Deal Town Sheppey etc. It is a footballing miracle a club from that low down the pyramid has made the FAT quarter finals. Ground is just as big as others in the same league.

You'll get a ticket with your address I'd have thought

Shall we give him our order

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[East Kent Shots]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

That's a tad harsh isn't it? Margate would be no different, nor Deal Town Sheppey etc. It is a footballing miracle a club from that low down the pyramid has made the FAT quarter finals. Ground is just as big as others in the same league.

You'll get a ticket with your address I'd have thought

Here's hoping

They've been very clever...rest of season ST went on sale day of draw. Reckon as soon as that ends tickets go on sale for ST only

[MidlandsShot]

A little surprised that it's a blanket ballot rather than given season ticket holders the option to opt in. That said, I do think a ballot for season ticket holders is probably the fairest way. Not sure there's a fairer solution out there given the game is in under three weeks. Well done to the club for acting decisively and getting comms out early.

Presumably any unsold tickets when then open up for a second sale. I'm curious to know whether ST holders will be balloted in their groups or balloted separately as individuals, as happens with England away tickets.

I wonder how many of those complaining about the allocation were at Bishop's Stortford last year? I don't blame Sittingbourne for their approach at all.

[margateshot]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

That's a tad harsh isn't it? Margate would be no different, nor Deal Town Sheppey etc. It is a footballing miracle a club from that low down the pyramid has made the FAT quarter finals. Ground is just as big as others in the same league.

[Wanderer]

Having just walked up to the shops and back, I have been thinking about more fare methods of ticket allocation that will allow more loyal supporters access to the 195 tickets.

1. The Away Travel group should not receive any preferential treatment just because they can prove they were at games. Totally pointless, I can prove I was at every away game for the last few seasons which is as many or more games than most of them, but I am not a member of that group.

2. As I said earlier, season tickets holder should have to apply for the tickets, they all shouldn’t be entered in a draw, only those that have stated that they want a ticket should be entered.

3. The club does hold data that can help, those that apply should have bought tickets to the earlier rounds in this season’s FA Trophy against Wealdstone, Chertsey Town and Boreham Wood, these tickets will have had to be bought on-line as proof, if you didn’t buy on-line, sorry but that’s tough.

4. A bit more controversial, priority should be given to season ticket holders of 5 years standing, the club wants the tickets to go their most loyal supporters, this would be the case if this rule was applied.

There are still 3 weeks before the game so there is no need to make rush decisions about ways of allocating the tickets, but the method chosen should be the correct one and at present it doesn’t look like it is.

[margateshot]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

That's a tad harsh isn't it? Margate would be no different, nor Deal Town Sheppey etc. It is a footballing miracle a club from that low down the pyramid has made the FAT quarter finals. Ground is just as big as others in the same league.

No I don't think so, as Margates ground is 3000 and they had 2500 there for Ramsgate, but there had to be strict segregation as only a couple of miles apart. Sittingbournes has been reduced by 50%. And away support reduced to 195. Not their fault, but what is the point have having a set capacity which is ignored when it needs that capacity, due to H&S. What home match would attract 3000 home supporters only?

[East Kent Shots]

I am amazed that the ground can be considered a suitable ground for this level of football. To have a capacity of just 1300, even at Sittingbournes level, is a farce. The chances of them meeting a NL or even NLS club in this round, that would attract a big following, or previous rounds was pretty high, and not having suitable facilities to host that club is shameful. Any number of clubs in the competition are more than capable of achieving a high attendance. 195 allocation must be a record low for us.

That's a tad harsh isn't it? Margate would be no different, nor Deal Town Sheppey etc. It is a footballing miracle a club from that low down the pyramid has made the FAT quarter finals. Ground is just as big as others in the same league.

No I don't think so, as Margates ground is 3000 and they had 2500 there for Ramsgate, but there had to be strict segregation as only a couple of miles apart. Sittingbournes has been reduced by 50%. And away support reduced to 195. Not their fault, but what is the point have having a set capacity which is ignored when it needs that capacity, due to H&S. What home match would attract 3000 home supporters only?

OK so Margate did it v Ramsgate. My point still stands. The league requires 1300 minimum. They have it. Their ground is still no different to a number of teams in the league so I see no reason why it is not suitable for the level of football they are at.