Alright lads Just a quick question about what you think our allocation will be for the capital one cup 4th round. Obviously all CFC fans want the 9000 allocation and we'd sell it in no time but will the police restrict us? I know you gave Leeds 9000 but that wasn't a night game and it isn't a rivalry... I personally think we'll get the 6000 allocation. We always seem to get screwed over by the old bill. Happened against United away last season, Leeds away last season and Swindon away this season.
And if they do that, we'll get the 6000 allocation at best. After the Swindon game the police were nicking Chelsea fans left right and centre. Some of my mates were nicked on the train back to London for chanting on the train. They were cuffed, taken off the train, allowed to say what they were doing (chanting), and uncuffed. Last season we had Leeds away. The cup allocation for Leeds away is over 5000. We wanted the 5000. The police wanted to give us 1500. Leeds v Chelsea is a huge rivalry but that's just ridiculous. The police don't like us and we'll get the smaller allocation
Maybe if your fans behaved themselves you'd get a bigger allocation.Arsenal never seem to have a problem with their ticket allocation to away games.We took 5,000 to WBA last night.
Since when was chanting classed as bad behavior?! Seriously though, Leeds aren't exactly the pinnacle of good behavior yet they were given a huge allocation. Then again, this is a derby.
But what have we done wrong? A pitch invasion at Villa last season ain't reason to... We caused quite a lot of trouble at Leeds and Southampton last season but not enough to keep reducing our allocations. They look at our far past and the incident with Cardiff in 2010...
The police look at the risk of trouble.You've already mentioned three instances of trouble last season alone
But with you there has been no recent trouble between our two clubs... Southampton wasn't really trouble. Just about 6 flares being let off and a few bangers. Villa was a pitch invasion when Lamps got the record, flares at a fair few other away games last season and for Leeds away.. well... it was always gunna happen!
Yes but worth a 3000 deduction in our allocation for a game with whom we haven't had much trouble in a while?
I'd imagine it isn't done on a "have they caused trouble with this club?" basis, it's done on a "have they caused trouble?" basis. If letting off flares is wrong, the way to stamp it out is to penalise you if you let off flares. And the best way to do that? Stop tickets. The sooner the Chelsea fans behave themselves well, the sooner they'll be given a larger allocation.
On public transport, it bloody well is. Nothing worse than the pricks who disturb the entire train/bus.
Yeah definitely agree, im all for chanting at matches but if fans are drunk and chanting on public transport, its going to intimidate the other passengers, not exactly friendly or innocent behavior.
