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Re: Birmingham away

by Tails » 29 Mar 2012 12:35

Does anyone know where the stats for the average away following for each club? can't remember myself.

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Re: Birmingham away

by Wizard » 29 Mar 2012 16:01

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handbags_harris For the Birmingham run you buy a return ticket to from Reading to Banbury, and a separate return ticket from Banbury to Birmingham NS. You stay on the same train because your whole journey is covered. The cost of the "split" ticket is significantly cheaper, around £10 - £15, than an unsplit Reading-Birmingham NS return.

The only rule that I know of is that when you do this you are required to use trains that stop at the station where you have split the ticket. As all XC trains stop at Banbury on the way to Birmingham you have no worries about that.

IN fwiw.

Don't think you do need to be on a train that stops there. I've been told to get a London Travel card to zone 6 and a Return from West Drayton (I think) to Reading to get from Cambridge to Reading cheaper. I specifically asked the guy if its ok to get the normal Paddington line to Reading which doesn't stop at West Drayton and he said its fine.


You do need to be on a train which calls at Banbury (which they all do). This is because you will be buying two normal day return tickets. If one ticket is a season ticket or travelcard then you do not need to call at the split station, which is the ticket you would have had Ian.

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Re: Birmingham away

by Basingstoke-Royal » 29 Mar 2012 16:29

Tails Does anyone know where the stats for the average away following for each club? can't remember myself.


http://www.footballforums.net/forums/sh ... ng-2011-12

Were 2nd to bottom :oops:

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Re: Birmingham away

by biscuitman » 29 Mar 2012 21:40

Could change after B Rum.

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Re: Birmingham away

by Wimb » 29 Mar 2012 21:48

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Tails Does anyone know where the stats for the average away following for each club? can't remember myself.


http://www.footballforums.net/forums/sh ... ng-2011-12

Were 2nd to bottom :oops:


Can imagine that going up a fair bit considering we've sold 3,000 for Sham, 2,500 for Brighton and what 3,000 for Soton plus whatever we get at Brum will likely sell out as well.


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Re: Birmingham away

by Compo's Hat » 30 Mar 2012 00:10

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handbags_harris For the Birmingham run you buy a return ticket to from Reading to Banbury, and a separate return ticket from Banbury to Birmingham NS. You stay on the same train because your whole journey is covered. The cost of the "split" ticket is significantly cheaper, around £10 - £15, than an unsplit Reading-Birmingham NS return.


IIRC it was pretty well half the price AND there were no restrictions on what train you took as it was a standard day return compared to a prebooked advanced saver ticket.


Direct return to Birmingham - £48.50

Reading to Banbury return - £11.20
Banbury to Birmingham return - £17.40

So that's £28.60 meaning a saving of £19.90. What a rip off trains can be!

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Re: Birmingham away

by Ian Royal » 31 Mar 2012 13:15

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handbags_harris For the Birmingham run you buy a return ticket to from Reading to Banbury, and a separate return ticket from Banbury to Birmingham NS. You stay on the same train because your whole journey is covered. The cost of the "split" ticket is significantly cheaper, around £10 - £15, than an unsplit Reading-Birmingham NS return.

The only rule that I know of is that when you do this you are required to use trains that stop at the station where you have split the ticket. As all XC trains stop at Banbury on the way to Birmingham you have no worries about that.

IN fwiw.

Don't think you do need to be on a train that stops there. I've been told to get a London Travel card to zone 6 and a Return from West Drayton (I think) to Reading to get from Cambridge to Reading cheaper. I specifically asked the guy if its ok to get the normal Paddington line to Reading which doesn't stop at West Drayton and he said its fine.


You do need to be on a train which calls at Banbury (which they all do). This is because you will be buying two normal day return tickets. If one ticket is a season ticket or travelcard then you do not need to call at the split station, which is the ticket you would have had Ian.

Cheers Wiz!

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Re: Birmingham away

by paultheroyal » 31 Mar 2012 21:08

Can guarantee that these won't be going on general sale!

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Re: Birmingham away

by SLAMMED » 31 Mar 2012 22:16

IN


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Re: Birmingham away

by Royals-lad14 » 31 Mar 2012 22:33

definite in :!:

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Re: Birmingham away

by muddyfeet » 01 Apr 2012 11:16

Would love to go but no chance of getting a ticket unless someone who isn't going can let me have their royalty points :D

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Re: Birmingham away

by Badger Finger » 01 Apr 2012 16:08

Same here...

I'm sure there are some wonderfully lovely people out there who can obtain things for us though...

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Re: Birmingham away

by Rex » 01 Apr 2012 16:17

Badger Finger Same here...

I'm sure there are some wonderfully lovely people out there who can obtain things for us though...

If you need help obtaining a ticket mate.


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Re: Birmingham away

by Badger Finger » 01 Apr 2012 16:23

I am Mr Pay-on-the-gate himself...

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Re: Birmingham away

by Mr Optimist » 01 Apr 2012 19:33

If birmingham city have secured a Play off place before this game and we need to win to go up or even better are already up and need to win for the title I reckon they will give us most of that lower tier behind the goal which could be 5000.

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Re: Birmingham away

by Jobbo no.11 » 01 Apr 2012 19:37

So hoping i can get tickets for this, haven't missed an inflatables day for a few years and this one will be by far the best! Not to confident of getting one though!

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Re: Birmingham away

by T.R.O.L.I. » 02 Apr 2012 06:40

paultheroyal Can guarantee that these won't be going on general sale!


I'd say that depends how many tickets we get....

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Re: Birmingham away

by Permentrude » 02 Apr 2012 09:00

According to brum online ticketing there are aprox 4300 unavailable seats in the away end, blocks GML1-GML5. Home fans in GML6&7 with tickets already being sold in those blocks.

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Re: Birmingham away

by Barry the bird boggler » 02 Apr 2012 10:59

Permentrude According to brum online ticketing there are aprox 4300 unavailable seats in the away end, blocks GML1-GML5. Home fans in GML6&7 with tickets already being sold in those blocks.


So it looks like we'll get a minimum of 4000 then (allowing for the fact that plod/stewards will put a "safety" gap between the two sections)

With that number available I would expect a good 1000 or so to make general sale.

Just so very IN for this one.

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Re: Birmingham away

by Permentrude » 02 Apr 2012 15:21

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Permentrude According to brum online ticketing there are aprox 4300 unavailable seats in the away end, blocks GML1-GML5. Home fans in GML6&7 with tickets already being sold in those blocks.


So it looks like we'll get a minimum of 4000 then (allowing for the fact that plod/stewards will put a "safety" gap between the two sections)

With that number available I would expect a good 1000 or so to make general sale.

Just so very IN for this one.


To me it looks like the 'no mans land' is in the home block. Maybe wrong though.


https://www.eticketing.co.uk/bcfc/detai ... emref=2390

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