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Bradford City to face Arsenal
10:43pm Wednesday 31st October 2012 in Bantams
By Simon Parker, Bradford City Reporter
City will host Premier League giants Arsenal in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals.
Phil Parkinson's men finally got their money-spinning draw at Valley Parade. The fifth-round tie will take place in the week beginning December 10.
The full quarter-final draw is as follows: Leeds v Chelsea, Swansea v Middlesbrough, Norwich v Aston Villa, Bradford v Arsenal.
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Rambo
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10:46pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Bantam76
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10:47pm Wed 31 Oct 12
COLATS
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10:47pm Wed 31 Oct 12
nosher
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10:48pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Dancinfeet
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10:49pm Wed 31 Oct 12
COLATS
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10:51pm Wed 31 Oct 12
nosher wrote:It certainly will gotta be a sell out??
Havent been to a city game since 1970. Will go to this one though. Will it be all ticket
MacG
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10:52pm Wed 31 Oct 12
rattusrattus
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10:52pm Wed 31 Oct 12
cullboy
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10:53pm Wed 31 Oct 12
smitd
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10:54pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Keep away and let proper fans get a ticket
rattusrattus
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10:56pm Wed 31 Oct 12
cullboy wrote:Speak for yourself,pal! LOL
Brillant, see all the arm chair lot are coming out now we have a decent game
Dancinfeet
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10:57pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Rambo
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10:59pm Wed 31 Oct 12
nosher wrote:I'm guessing you might have to be on a database or buy for some more home games at the same time.
Havent been to a city game since 1970. Will go to this one though. Will it be all ticket
Club won't want to risk Arsenal fans turning up in the home ends, and theres plenty of armchair gunners around in and around Bradford who could buy before the day.
RuggerTyke
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11:01pm Wed 31 Oct 12
A proper footballing side, with a genius of a manager though the business plan is skewed,
Should be a full house and a semi berth is not impossible!
COYB!
bcfc1903
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11:02pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Spenvalleyspartan
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11:03pm Wed 31 Oct 12
RuggerTyke
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11:05pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Rambo wrote:They're a lovely side when in full flow and one whose model should be applauded, especially given how Wigan and many others play a game based on it, these lot are the real deal.
nosher wrote:I'm guessing you might have to be on a database or buy for some more home games at the same time.
Havent been to a city game since 1970. Will go to this one though. Will it be all ticket
Club won't want to risk Arsenal fans turning up in the home ends, and theres plenty of armchair gunners around in and around Bradford who could buy before the day.
Welcome to the Highbury of the North!
And we're not talking fishermen!
chin up
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11:09pm Wed 31 Oct 12
bigang02
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11:10pm Wed 31 Oct 12
RuggerTyke
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11:15pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Dancinfeet
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11:20pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Thee Voice of Reason
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11:21pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Us season ticket holders don't have to worry about a thing, tickets guaranteed.
Rambo
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11:26pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:People are already asking on the BCFC Facebook page about when tickets go on sale and prices. The game was only draw 30 flipping minutes ago.
The best sugestion I have seen so far is to give vouchers out at the next few home games to guarantee a ticket to boost the crowds in the run up and milk it for all we can.
Us season ticket holders don't have to worry about a thing, tickets guaranteed.
Im guessing quite a few of them are local Arsenal armchair fans. Theses people can go whistle for tickets. AFC are always well supported away from home by proper fans, these one-game-charlies who are trying to get in can go and sod off.
Londonbantam
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11:27pm Wed 31 Oct 12
RuggerTyke
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11:33pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Rambo wrote:Will my Wigan ticket count for anything 'cos I spent £50in the hope of a plum tie which we've certainly got.
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:People are already asking on the BCFC Facebook page about when tickets go on sale and prices. The game was only draw 30 flipping minutes ago.
The best sugestion I have seen so far is to give vouchers out at the next few home games to guarantee a ticket to boost the crowds in the run up and milk it for all we can.
Us season ticket holders don't have to worry about a thing, tickets guaranteed.
Im guessing quite a few of them are local Arsenal armchair fans. Theses people can go whistle for tickets. AFC are always well supported away from home by proper fans, these one-game-charlies who are trying to get in can go and sod off.
Rambo
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11:40pm Wed 31 Oct 12
We'll probably give Arsenal the entire Midland road, with which they would likely fill the 4,500.
That leaves about 21,000 across the rest of the ground which we should be able to cover through STs, other priority tickets (such as Wigan) and then people on a database if they've bought before/been members.
Maybe after that like TVOR says, vouchers could be given to fans who go to the upcoming home games (and away games?) to make sure plastic fans aren't going to get in as people have to prove reasonably they are BCFC fans.
RuggerTyke
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11:46pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Bradford1903
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12:40am Thu 1 Nov 12
With L**ds game not being on until the following week, there's got to be a great chance of it being on tv.
Let's get stuck in againgst them; I can't imagine someone like Arshavin fancying it, on a cold, windy night in glorious Bradford.
I just hope it doesn't provide a distraction to out league campaign, as the overriding aim has to be promotion, and I would place 3 points far and above any cup win.
Rambo
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1:17am Thu 1 Nov 12
Go on, guess....
And besides, he's Russian. He should be used to weather worse than ours....
Dojo121
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1:46am Thu 1 Nov 12
tyker2
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6:11am Thu 1 Nov 12
nosher wrote:just the type of supporter we really need
Havent been to a city game since 1970. Will go to this one though. Will it be all ticket
tyker2
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6:13am Thu 1 Nov 12
Dojo121 wrote:do youhonestly believ that? I don't. they will pay their 20 quid or so, see the game and ne'er be seen again.Just like freddy LOL
Come on guys, even getting some armchair fans getting into the game could ultimately be a good thing! You never know, once they get a taste for it they could potentially be a season ticket holders for next season! I say welcome to all, enjoy and please come back again!!!! God knows we can use all the help we can to start getting back to where we belong!
tyker2
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6:21am Thu 1 Nov 12
what would the televison rights be and how would that be split and what do capital one pay the quarterfinalists (if anything)
One would hope that he diectors would release some of those funds in January but will they?
tyker2
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6:24am Thu 1 Nov 12
tyker2 wrote:of course it cannot be 50k :it has to be in excess of £500k
the gate should bring in over 50k in cash. wat cut does the away team get?
what would the televison rights be and how would that be split and what do capital one pay the quarterfinalists (if anything)
One would hope that he diectors would release some of those funds in January but will they?
bwwb
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7:11am Thu 1 Nov 12
bigang02 wrote:As we are due to play Souhend away on Friday 15th December (in a match much more important than the Arsenal game) I hope this game will be on the Tuesday.
wed the 12th dec i have heard game is
As for those suggesting "fans like Nosher" stay away - how can they also expect us to fill the ground ?
The ground holds 25000 and the last time we got more than that for a home game was 1949
bradford321
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7:57am Thu 1 Nov 12
I think the idea of collecting vouchers from next few home games for the floating supporters is a great one, maybe they need 2 or 3 vouchers and then they get the 2nd chance.
Think Arsenal should be given Bradford end (can't see more than 2000 coming up from London mid week).
I also think the adult prices should be£25 for this game - I would be more than happy to pay extra fiver per ticket for good of the club.
al&co
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9:31am Thu 1 Nov 12
It will be a great night but please let's focus on racking up some points in the league and then go into this game on a real high.
In other words feed well on the bread and butter and then get set to enjoy the banquet....
Valley Parade at its very best!
Up with the partridge
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1:13pm Thu 1 Nov 12
Do you have hospitality boxes at Bradford United as if so I am going to try and get an invitiation?
Should be great, what date is the game?
Bradford1903
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12:48am Fri 2 Nov 12
A player of undoubted talent, but little heart.
nosher
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12:57pm Fri 2 Nov 12
tyker2 wrote:I would have thought that city would want has much local support as possible. I have been a Bradford Northern / bulls fan since 1964. I stopped going to football in the early 70's because of the mindless violence, that ruined the sport.
nosher wrote: Havent been to a city game since 1970. Will go to this one though. Will it be all ticketjust the type of supporter we really need
BD16 says...
10:45pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Hope it's on the TV and we make a few bob before the semis