[Albion] Quarter Final Time and Date [Saturday 29th March - 5:15pm]

[hans kraay fan club]

Bus replacement south of Three Bridges is a real pain on a Saturday night but wouldn’t miss this one for anything. Is it going to be the highest ever ‘real’ attendance at the Amex?

Sorry to go all Chaileybot, but I'd say there have been several games where the ground has been absolutely packed.

Since the latest raft of little stadium capacity increases?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Since the latest raft of little stadium capacity increases?

Liverpool FA Cup game a couple of seasons ago springs to mind as being pretty much full. Not sure any major changes to capacity have been made since then?

 

[Commander]

Bus replacement south of Three Bridges is a real pain on a Saturday night but wouldn’t miss this one for anything. Is it going to be the highest ever ‘real’ attendance at the Amex?

Didn't realise that was happening. Does this engineering work ever actually improve anything? With the amount of disruption we've had from engineering work in the last decade, you'd think we'd have the best train service on the planet.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Liverpool FA Cup game a couple of seasons ago springs to mind as being pretty much full. Not sure any major changes to capacity have been made since then?

It was 'completely' full. That's the point though - if one of the little tweaks has squeezed in an extra row of 50 seats somewhere, then this will likely surpass it.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Didn't realise that was happening. Does this engineering work ever actually improve anything? With the amount of disruption we've had from engineering work in the last decade, you'd think we'd have the best train service on the planet.

It seems to me that it the engineering works are merely a sticking plaster instead of long lasting repairs, hence the repetition. I stand to be corrected though as there are people more knowledgeable than myself on this forum. When I was commuting I was infuriated by the constant repairs to the same set of points or signals that just never seemed to be fixed properly.

 

[Skuller]

I've stupidly bought in Row A of the lower rather than the upper. Is there any way I can change?

I did that once, and just went ahead with it. I’m still wondering how anyone can choose to watch a premier division game from that position, and how can the managers have a clue what’s going on from down there. I’ve never understood why rugby managers sit high in the stands staring at a laptop, while football managers stand on the touch-line waving their hands. I suppose you do what’s best for you.

 

[chaileyjem]

Since the latest raft of little stadium capacity increases?

Yes. But i think the capacity has been 31,800 since August 2021.

Its going to 32,500 in August 2026 when the North Stand shelf is finished.

 

[Commander]

I did that once, and just went ahead with it. I’m still wondering how anyone can choose to watch a premier division game from that position, and how can the managers have a clue what’s going on from down there. I’ve never understood why rugby managers sit high in the stands staring at a laptop, while football managers stand on the touch-line waving their hands. I suppose you do what’s best for you.

I sat in the front few rows of the West Lower once. The view is awful, it's so hard to see what's going on. I can't fathom why Managers watch from that viewpoint either.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I sat in the front few rows of the West Lower once. The view is awful, it's so hard to see what's going on. I can't fathom why Managers watch from that viewpoint either.

But you have an unrivalled position for asking for a player's shirt. So, not all bad.

 

[BNthree]

Didn't realise that was happening. Does this engineering work ever actually improve anything? With the amount of disruption we've had from engineering work in the last decade, you'd think we'd have the best train service on the planet.

Just think how crap the service would be wihtout all those engineering works!

 

[BNthree]

But you have an unrivalled position for asking for a player's shirt. So, not all bad.

Which surely is the main reason to go to a football match?

 

[Stuart Munday]

I sat in the front few rows of the West Lower once. The view is awful, it's so hard to see what's going on. I can't fathom why Managers watch from that viewpoint either.

I sat by the dugouts for the Wolves game, the managers are constantly shouting and throwing their arms around but I am sure 90% of the time the players don’t hear them.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

But you have an unrivalled position for asking for a player's shirt. So, not all bad.

Not forgetting the enhanced chance of getting some Richie Reynolds engagement pre match

 

[Monkey Man]

I sat in the front few rows of the West Lower once. The view is awful, it's so hard to see what's going on. I can't fathom why Managers watch from that viewpoint either.

Especially when they do that ridiculous Bielsa-style squat which takes them down three or four more feet. Howe was doing it on Sunday, and Amorim (and Martin) have been at it too this season. What is that all about?

 

[pigmanovich]

Fantastic effort - 37 seats left, excluding those in hospitality and for wheelchair users.

 

[Kenn]

Could this be the highest ACTUAL attendance ever at the Amex for an Albion game as the number of no-shows is likely to be relatively low?

 

[JManGulls]

I did that once, and just went ahead with it. I’m still wondering how anyone can choose to watch a premier division game from that position, and how can the managers have a clue what’s going on from down there. I’ve never understood why rugby managers sit high in the stands staring at a laptop, while football managers stand on the touch-line waving their hands. I suppose you do what’s best for you.

Season ticket holder in Row B of WSL here! Completely agree, it is harder to get a tactical understanding of the game, but the more you sit down there the more you understand it from that angle.

Also, after watching copious amounts of football on the TV at a higher angle, i like the switch up of views. It feels a little more involved and gives you a bit of a feel for what the players and managers are seeing. On top of this, being around 10 metres from the players I always find quite surreal.

However after years of speaking to fans, I understand I am probably the minority!

 

[Simster]

I wonder how many times we'd have surpassed 36,767 by now if the Amex had been big enough?

I mean this game isn't even against one of the big 6 but if we had given Forest another 2,000 they would probably have sold them, and we might have sold another 2,500 ourselves.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

I wonder how many times we'd have surpassed 36,767 by now if the Amex had been big enough?

I mean this game isn't even against one of the big 6 but if we had given Forest another 2,000 they would probably have sold them, and we might have sold another 2,500 ourselves.

Always one to ponder for high demand matches. Probably should limit official away fans to 15% maximum of total crowd for sensible estimation figures.

40K Amex (6K official away fans) would have been filled several times.

Would 50K (with 7.5K official away fans...) ...?

It is a bit of a moot point in truth as it relies so much on how many away fans would be in home stands. A bit like Palace's famous 51K v. Burnley which included fans of other clubs from all over London who fancied a laugh on a Friday night - 5 years later Palace averaged 6K at Selhurst over a whole season!

 

[SAC]

I wonder how many times we'd have surpassed 36,767 by now if the Amex had been big enough?

I mean this game isn't even against one of the big 6 but if we had given Forest another 2,000 they would probably have sold them, and we might have sold another 2,500 ourselves.

I'm not sure the opposition matters much, it's a quarter final (there haven't been many) and it's much cheaper than a league match so people can bring kids along.