EFL appeals to Welsh Government over fan ban

[The Lone Gunman]

It was 17/18 season where we drew Manchester City at home which of course was a sell-out.

If City were to beat Preston tomorrow and draw a big club at home in the next round, it would be interesting to see what the reaction would be if the Welsh government insisted that game (which would be played in the first week of February) be played behind closed doors.

[Citizen's Nephew]

If City were to beat Preston tomorrow and draw a big club at home in the next round, it would be interesting to see what the reaction would be if the Welsh government insisted that game (which would be played in the first week of February) be played behind closed doors.

The plot thickens.

[dml1954]

Let’s re-phrase. Both the club and its fan base have given up on the cups, hence long before any hint of covid restrictions, the club announces a very limited amount of blocks open for ticket sales, for an FA Cup 3rd round game between championship teams. Why would they take that stance? Other grounds will be packed this weekend for the same competition.

And if the demand had been good enough to start off with, they would have opened more blocks and got a higher attendance. Eventually that could have led to the whole ground being open. Its not rocket science is it and there is nothing wrong with doing it that way, to save unnecessary outlay on staff, services etc, especially at the moment. Fan demand is the sole driver of attendances. Why would the club want to stop people going who wanted to ?

[Dave Blue]

And if the demand had been good enough to start off with, they would have opened more blocks and got a higher attendance. Eventually that could have led to the whole ground being open. Its not rocket science is it and there is nothing wrong with doing it that way, to save unnecessary outlay on staff, services etc, especially at the moment. Fan demand is the sole driver of attendances. Why would the club want to stop people going who wanted to ?

Agreed, but it gives out a very poor message that the club doesn’t expect many and would probably do next to nothing in the PR department to ‘sell’ the game.

[TWGL1]

Chester City response to the WAG, bearing in mind Land registry records confirm that the whole site is within the administrative area of Cheshire West & Chester Council.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59920281

[Citizen's Nephew]

Chester City response to the WAG, bearing in mind Land registry records confirm that the whole site is within the administrative area of Cheshire West & Chester Council.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59920281

"They said we can have 2,000 people stood watching a giant screen in a fan park like you see during World Cup years," he said.

"That's absolutely fine because that's in England, but we can't have socially distanced individuals in a Covid-secure compliance within a stadium. It's a farce."

I like that they're a fan-owned club too.