KNVB announce protocol for fans in stadium 20/21 season

[MadAmster]

Roughly this...........

No away fans.
Social distancing applies which reduces capacity to between 20% and 40% of the old capacity
No singing
No shouting
No cheering
Goals for will be reacted to with maybe a horn and and a quietly spoken Hooray


If people don't obey then it could well be back to empty stadiums

[Geoff Parkstone]

Sounds like just another day at the City ground. I assume this is Cloggie football league rules?

[MadAmster]

Sounds like just another day at the City ground. I assume this is Cloggie football league rules?

Yes, GP. I thought putting KNVB in the title of the post might make that clear.

[Manofpride]

Roughly this...........

No away fans.
Social distancing applies which reduces capacity to between 20% and 40% of the old capacity
No singing
No shouting
No cheering
Goals for will be reacted to with maybe a horn and and a quietly spoken Hooray


If people don't obey then it could well be back to empty stadiums

It'll be only two people at a time in the toilets too. At least you might be able to get a pint and pie a bit quicker! On an honest note there is no way that could work!

[mistaram]

Hard to sing or shout with full PPE on anyway

[ramAnag]

Roughly this...........

No away fans.
Social distancing applies which reduces capacity to between 20% and 40% of the old capacity
No singing
No shouting
No cheering
Goals for will be reacted to with maybe a horn and and a quietly spoken Hooray


If people don't obey then it could well be back to empty stadiums

I’m with MoP on this one...just won’t work. As regards PP - and the majority of UK grounds - if the capacity is reduced to approximately 30% how will that affect season ticket holders? Surely such fans make up at least 65% of Derby’s crowds...probably a much higher percentage for the likes of the top Premier League clubs.

[MadAmster]

I’m with MoP on this one...just won’t work. As regards PP - and the majority of UK grounds - if the capacity is reduced to approximately 30% how will that affect season ticket holders? Surely such fans make up at least 65% of Derby’s crowds...probably a much higher percentage for the likes of the top Premier League clubs.

30%-ish would be 11000, approx half of the number of ST's we sell. Not a lot of room for non-STH's.....

Some kind of "lottery"?

Maybe STH's could give the names of people they always sit with? They get to go to the same game as always then they miss out on the next one or two games to allow the other STH's to attend a game.

If they allow, say, half the STH's in then, looking at this season's matches, obviously the DYS and the Red Dogs are the two BIG matches. You see one, you don't see the other.

They would then have to work out a compensation scheme for the games you have missed.

How that would work for non STH's who, for various reasons, can't get to all the games through work or can't afford an STH like a family of Mam, Dad and 4 kids or for folk like me who live abroad on limited means and a vinyl habit to feed is a hard one. I always get back for the Red Dogs and choose any other trips carefully although in the past 8 or 9 years I've somehow ended up watching us V Reading 3 times.......

Another option might be to, based on STH's getting a ticket for half of the games (how you halve 23 will be interesting, probably an 11 and a 12) and they offer 2 different ST's. Again based on this season, one would have the DYS, the other the Red Dogs etc......

They would then have to have a way of checking you haven't bought one of each....... to be fair to everybody.

One hell of a task but one which will leave nobody will be 100% happy

[Geoff Parkstone]

They will simply sell season tickets for, say, every 3 games, so everyone gets about 8 games a season, and reduce prices accordingly. It will be just chance if you get good games or bad ones - or you could buy 3 season tickets!

[ramAnag]

They will simply sell season tickets for, say, every 3 games, so everyone gets about 8 games a season, and reduce prices accordingly. It will be just chance if you get good games or bad ones - or you could buy 3 season tickets!

I think, I no longer have one, most season tickets have already been bought, GP...either that or they’re being bought in instalments over the original length of the forthcoming season.

[Ram59]

They will simply sell season tickets for, say, every 3 games, so everyone gets about 8 games a season, and reduce prices accordingly. It will be just chance if you get good games or bad ones - or you could buy 3 season tickets!

I agree GP, given the choice, I would think most ST holders would rather attend a third of the games compared to no games. You would get a discount and a Rams TV pass also.

The ground would not need to have every seat socially distanced either. It would be simple to analyse season ticket membership and identify how many groups of 2,3,4 or more STs live at single addresses. These groups could then be allocated groups of seats together.

It would also benefit the players and TV, to have some kind of natural atmosphere in the ground.