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Post by wcfcnb82 on Aug 13, 2020 13:23:51 GMT
First fixtures for new season:
Wednesday 2nd September- FA cup extra preliminary
Saturday 5th September - Newark Flowserve AWAY
Wednesday 9th September - Tividale HOME
Saturday 12th September- FA cup preliminary round
Wednesday 16th September - Romulus HOME
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Post by lancashirelad2 on Aug 13, 2020 18:06:51 GMT
If fans are allowed on, I'll try and make the game on Wednesday 9th Sept at home to Tividale. But what are the chances that games will be behind closed doors until the New Year?
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Post by wcfcnb82 on Aug 13, 2020 20:02:18 GMT
If fans are allowed on, I'll try and make the game on Wednesday 9th Sept at home to Tividale. But what are the chances that games will be behind closed doors until the New Year? A full set of fixtures will be released over the coming weeks once those at step 3/4 have been compiled These fixtures are released with the assumption that the FA will shortly announce that crowds will be allowed at Steps 5 & 6 matches. |
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Post by oxford on Aug 13, 2020 20:12:41 GMT
Sutton don't start until October so might get to some of these.
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Post by lancashirelad2 on Aug 14, 2020 10:02:09 GMT
The problem is if Boris and co over rule the FA and say that crowds can't attend Steps 5 & 6 matches until the pandemic is gone, or at least until the new year. What would clubs at our level do then?
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Post by wcfcnb82 on Aug 14, 2020 12:19:26 GMT
The problem is if Boris and co over rule the FA and say that crowds can't attend Steps 5 & 6 matches until the pandemic is gone, or at least until the new year. What would clubs at our level do then? Who knows what would happen then. Season is being aimed to start in September. Maybe behind closed doors until crowds are allowed in. We shall wait and see in the next week or so |
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Post by Croc on Aug 15, 2020 12:35:30 GMT
I assume the Wednesday games will be evening kickoffs? Or will they do afternoons?
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Post by lancashirelad2 on Aug 15, 2020 13:54:26 GMT
I assume the Wednesday games will be evening kickoffs? Or will they do afternoons? You would hope evening kick-offs, but who knows in these crazy times? |
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Post by thatloudbloke on Aug 18, 2020 15:41:54 GMT
well our FA Cup looks interesting & the youth cup looks like could be good games
Rugby Town v Worcester City FA Cup extra prelim round Tuesday 1st Sept
Rugby Town or Worcester City v Heather St Johns or Walsall Wood FA Cup prelim round Saturday 12th Sept
Worcester City v Lichfield City FA youth cup preliminary round Monday 7th Sept
Bilston Town or Stratford Town v Worcester City or Lichfield City FA youth cup first round qualifing Monday 21st Sept
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Post by The sound and the fury on Aug 18, 2020 17:28:44 GMT
And fans are now allowed  |
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Post by glevumblues on Aug 18, 2020 18:48:36 GMT
Great news! Does this mean we're allowed into the pre-season friendlies?
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Post by wcfcnb82 on Aug 18, 2020 19:44:09 GMT
Great news! Does this mean we're allowed into the pre-season friendlies? I would imagine it would be down to the coins but it will probably be for when the FA cup starts. First home game scheduled for Wednesday 9th September. Question is, if anyone can clarify, will we be playing this at claines Lane, or at a another venue, as pictures show taken last week that the changing facilities and social club will not be ready for then. Will there be temporary changing rooms at claines Lane? |
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Post by lancashirelad2 on Aug 19, 2020 16:24:47 GMT
Great news! Does this mean we're allowed into the pre-season friendlies? I'm told by my mate who helps run Longridge Town FC (North West Counties Premier League), that fans will be allowed into grounds on or after September 1st - unless the ground is in area in "mini-or full lock-down" - i.e. Preston, East Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Leicester etc. So I guess only time will tell. Check again on or around August 31st! |
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Post by glevumblues on Aug 19, 2020 18:49:41 GMT
A limited number of spectators will be permitted to attend specified non-league and women's matches from Saturday.
From a report in the Evening Standard:
The Football Association has announced a phased return of fans at clubs playing in steps three to six of the men's National League System (NLS) and teams in tiers three to four of the women's football pyramid.
Spectators will be allowed through the turnstiles for games played between August 22 and 30, providing their number does not exceed 15 per cent of the minimum ground grading capacity at these levels.
From August 31, clubs will be permitted to allow spectators to attend fixtures provided their number does not exceed 30 per cent of the minimum ground grading capacity.
If a club does have any fixtures before August 30, they must play at least one pre-season or competitive match at the 15 per cent threshold, before moving on to the 30 per cent limit.
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Aug 19, 2020 18:54:55 GMT
I can see big problems with this, particularly for a club like City, with a small ground but quite a lot of potential for a bigger crowd : capacity ratio. Will season ticket holders be given precedence? after all, they will have paid in advance. And at what point do you take the decision that as many season ticket holders are in the ground as will be arriving? and then let in the pay at the gate fans?
It's easy if people are all buying tickets in advance, but pay at the gate will cause logistic problems, and potential for big arguments.
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Post by lancashirelad2 on Aug 20, 2020 9:47:39 GMT
I can see big problems with this, particularly for a club like City, with a small ground but quite a lot of potential for a bigger crowd : capacity ratio. Will season ticket holders be given precedence? after all, they will have paid in advance. And at what point do you take the decision that as many season ticket holders are in the ground as will be arriving? and then let in the pay at the gate fans? It's easy if people are all buying tickets in advance, but pay at the gate will cause logistic problems, and potential for big arguments. I think its simple, there can't be any "pay on the gate", until the 30% capacity is listed, as it just would not work with a tiny ground like Claines Lane. |
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Post by althom on Aug 20, 2020 9:54:32 GMT
Are Season Tickets on sale yet? Or did i miss it?
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Post by wcfcnb82 on Aug 20, 2020 11:31:46 GMT
Are Season Tickets on sale yet? Or did i miss it? Details for season tickets are due to be released very soon, more thank likely next week sometime |
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Post by glevumblues on Aug 20, 2020 22:21:00 GMT
Have I missed this? What is the official capacity at Claines Lane?
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Post by wcfcnb82 on Aug 21, 2020 6:37:38 GMT
Have I missed this? What is the official capacity at Claines Lane? I think the capacity is around 1200. As it stands, we have to play at least one game at phase one (15% of minimum capacity at step 5 is 1000). Regardless of teams official capacity, the FA have set guidance of 1000 capacity for all step 5 and 6 clubs. Each side must play at least one game in phase one before moving to phase 2. Phase 2 comes into effect after August 31st where capacity is increased to 30% of 1000 capacity as per guidance. So we need to play one game at claines Lane, either registered FIRST TEAM friendly or competitive match with no more than 150 crowd. We then can continue at claines Lane until further notice from the FA with each match not exceeding a crowd of 300. Each league at all steps have been set minimum capacity guidance (Step 3 is 1950, Step 4 is 1350 and steps 5 and 6 is 1000). |
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Post by glevumblues on Aug 23, 2020 12:55:42 GMT
I see Malvern Town also have a capacity of 150 for their first game (against us!). They have made it all-ticket for track & trace purposes and have sold all their tickets. Does that mean no City fans will be allowed in, unless they happen to have been on the Malvern website in the last couple of days? Do I read into the rules that capacity is based on 15% (and then 30%) of the minimum ground size required by each League and not the ACTUAL ground size? If that's the case, presumably if we had still been at Bromsgrove, we would have been allowed a smaller crowd size than Sporting in the same stadium, because they are in a higher division!
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Post by lancashirelad2 on Aug 23, 2020 15:44:12 GMT
I see Malvern Town also have a capacity of 150 for their first game (against us!). They have made it all-ticket for track & trace purposes and have sold all their tickets. Does that mean no City fans will be allowed in, unless they happen to have been on the Malvern website in the last couple of days? Do I read into the rules that capacity is based on 15% (and then 30%) of the minimum ground size required by each League and not the ACTUAL ground size? If that's the case, presumably if we had still been at Bromsgrove, we would have been allowed a smaller crowd size than Sporting in the same stadium, because they are in a higher division! Yes I guess your right about no away fans being allowed in at Malvern, as there was nothing on here - or on the City website/Twitter about it. Will it be "home fans only" at the Bromsgrove game as well? |
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Post by wcfcnb82 on Aug 23, 2020 16:42:48 GMT
I see Malvern Town also have a capacity of 150 for their first game (against us!). They have made it all-ticket for track & trace purposes and have sold all their tickets. Does that mean no City fans will be allowed in, unless they happen to have been on the Malvern website in the last couple of days? Do I read into the rules that capacity is based on 15% (and then 30%) of the minimum ground size required by each League and not the ACTUAL ground size? If that's the case, presumably if we had still been at Bromsgrove, we would have been allowed a smaller crowd size than Sporting in the same stadium, because they are in a higher division! Yes I guess your right about no away fans being allowed in at Malvern, as there was nothing on here - or on the City website/Twitter about it. Will it be "home fans only" at the Bromsgrove game as well? Check out my previous message on here which explains the FA guidance on attendances. Tickets have been on general sale via eventbrite for the Malvern game. Anyone could have got one, unfortunately it was only really advertised on Twitter. It is not fully sold out. If any ‘away’ fans wants to attend the Bromsgrove game you have to physically got to the Victoria ground to get tickets as it’s cash only at the club itself. |
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Post by lancashirelad2 on Aug 23, 2020 19:02:37 GMT
Check out my previous message on here which explains the FA guidance on attendances. Tickets have been on general sale via eventbrite for the Malvern game. Anyone could have got one, unfortunately it was only really advertised on Twitter. It is not fully sold out. If any ‘away’ fans wants to attend the Bromsgrove game you have to physically got to the Victoria ground to get tickets as it’s cash only at the club itself. Apologies, I did not see your earlier message, however sadly not everybody has Twitter (including me). I would have thought the best place to put up full details of all upcoming friendly matches - with ticket details - would be on the WCFC website. |
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Post by Croc on Aug 26, 2020 18:50:35 GMT
Malvern game is sold out. Just checked. Had Saturday off work and was looking to catch a game.
Shame it took me reading a post on this unofficial forum to read they were selling tickets.
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Post by jupu on Aug 26, 2020 19:57:53 GMT
It's Malvern's first pre-season home game with spectators permitted to attend, maximum 150, so I can understand why they want to play this low key and give priority to their own fans.
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