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Surprised at that. I think they probably expect the ground to be full, but limiting to purchase history customers is a new one. Suppose you wanted this match as your first game?

Less than 150. almost silent and most left a good 15 minutes before the end. Very sad turnout. Tranmere managed 125 for their midweek match but at least they tried. Southampton should have scored 7 or more against D&R. So yes, guaranteed to be a loss for us then!

They are all pretty decent - no barriers to your view, the slope of the stand pretty much covers a good view. If you can't get in the away stand then I would suggest the Chapel End. Quite friendly as long as we are not 8-0 up and they are down to 9 men. The away quadrant is next to the home...

Will need to keep Lallana and Guly out of the game as much as possible - they are lethal. The rest are containable and can be made to chase the game. Southampton have changed from being a team whose head drops when they go behind or start to lose control of the match to being a team that will...

I believe there is no pay on the day at the moment. If you can't get into the Away end then you can pretty much go anywhere, although I recommend you give the Northam a miss. Come and sit in the Chapel end, it's nice and friendly down there and you stand very little chance of being removed as...

No. You can stand on the pitch as well. They won't mind. Seriously, if you have a ticket with a seat number on it, why would you want to sit somewhere else? If you sit there and someone else turns up to sit in the seat they have been allocated you are going to be moved. To the seat where...

There are car parks open, but it will be packed around there for this one. Best bet is to get the train in to be honest, or use the Park and Ride - come off the M27 at Junction 8, follow the A3024 and follow the signs.

Interesting in that Southampton have allocated 3,200 but are honestly expecting many more. General concensus is that if you are in the home areas then just be sensible. We had to remove some plonker from Daghenham and Redbridge who took his jacket off and sat in the home end in his D&R top...

When you still have people who throw coins onto the pitch, streak and light flares, what sort of image do you think we project to the powers that be? We try to tell them that we can be trusted, we should have standing areas, we don't need such high visibility policing and a couple of twats will...

New Bucks University do a Foundation Degree in crowd and event management now - they use a pressure suit at concerts - the pressure you can be under for 1-2 seconds is life threatening and would certainly kill people if it was maintained for 5-8 seconds. The links to band playlists and music...

That's not the only example of people blocking a doorway and not helping each other - couple of US concerts have the same, the Love Parade was similar and we use a Pamplona Bull Run as well - if one person had stopped to pick up the single person that had fallen, then there would not have been...

The Germans are pretty good - but look at the Love Parade in Duisburg. The Dutch one is interesting - we have the CCTV footage and it shows the soldiers dropping their weapons and running as well - people climbing over each other to get out. Got a video at work of an experiment which involved...

Then you need to be pushing the licensing authorities - which is what most footballing grounds are doing. The authorities need to see that crowd trouble is reduced (most places it is but there will always be clubs that have problems) and that people need a place to stand in safety. They also...

League vs Non-League licensing. Doesn't make a lot of sense, although FC United are strange in that normally League clubs have a higher attendance than non-League. The problem will come if they come into the League and their fans are not used to the rules and regulations. However, the ground...

We are not discussing what is "right". I know that most grounds could quite happily have people standing up. We are talking about the law - legislation that was passed. We all know that at 3 in the morning we could top 100mph on the nearest dual carriageway - but it's not legal. It also...

Very good. Half term already? I like to think of myself more like Mussolini. Could you change the picture?

Oh, I think once is enough, don't you?

Oh yes, you could always try Hillsborough videos for what happens when a crowd is crushed from the back. Or Ibrox. Or even JLS turning on the Xmas lights for a demonstration of how a crowd creates a pressure wave when the people at the back put pressure on. Heysel when the actual stadium...

Don't read the Terms and Conditions of Entry then? Or the Ground Regulations that are posted everywhere? How about my "fun and enjoyment" happens to involve breaking into your house and shitting in your bath? Against the law? Who says? It's the Northam End and there are injuries on a weekly...

If you want to stand outside and listen to the match on the radio, be my guest. I have it on good authority that you will be sitting - especially as you are in the section right next to the control room. Those that don't will be ejected "to encourage the others". And yes, that will mean...