2023/24 League Two Play-Offs

[Richard Cranium]

What’s the criteria? Got to have been at the cup final in 88?

 

[DippyDon]

What’s the criteria? Got to have been at the cup final in 88?

That and you must own the navy or red ‘Go MK’ Wimbledon FC shirt.

Nah it’s just be a ST holder and have been to 4 away days on the system, but it doesn’t help exiles or those that buy on the gate.

 

[Wootball]

Question to the Donny fans. We got our 2nd leg tickets this morning, and I booked a parking space on Car Park 3 with yourparkingspace as advised by your ticket office. The email from YPS says to validate the booking and vehicle registration at reception - where is that?

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Question to the Donny fans. We got our 2nd leg tickets this morning, and I booked a parking space on Car Park 3 with yourparkingspace as advised by your ticket office. The email from YPS says to validate the booking and vehicle registration at reception - where is that?

Not sure, I’ll ask the question and get back to you

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Question to the Donny fans. We got our 2nd leg tickets this morning, and I booked a parking space on Car Park 3 with yourparkingspace as advised by your ticket office. The email from YPS says to validate the booking and vehicle registration at reception - where is that?

Just asked the question and the answer given was to ring our box office and they will be able to give you an answer, sorry I couldn’t give you a better one.

 

[GTFCfish]

I think me and my lad are going to the Donny - Crewe second leg I’ve never been to a game as a neutral before and it’s only an hour down the road and his girlfriend lives in Donny so he can go and see her too.
Are either end likely to sell out do you reckon or will we be ok leaving getting a ticket nearer the time?
I thought we’d be fine getting an away ticket with Donny’s big away end but then read in here that they’ve only given Crewe around 1400 instead.

 

[Wootball]

Just asked the question and the answer given was to ring our box office and they will be able to give you an answer, sorry I couldn’t give you a better one.

Thank you for trying - I'll call them after work. It's appreciated though!

 

[DearneValleyRover]

I think me and my lad are going to the Donny - Crewe second leg I’ve never been to a game as a neutral before and it’s only an hour down the road and his girlfriend lives in Donny so he can go and see her too.
Are either end likely to sell out do you reckon or will we be ok leaving getting a ticket nearer the time?
I thought we’d be fine getting an away ticket with Donny’s big away end but then read in here that they’ve only given Crewe around 1400 instead.

You’ve no chance in the away end but should be ok in the home end but they aren’t on general sale yet, actually just read the club statement, you can only purchase a ticket if you have a previous purchase history

 

[Master D]

Donny keeper having his ban rescinded is rather mental.

 

[Casey]

Went and got my ticket for the home leg today.

Seems there are five coaches booked for the away leg already but Alain would be able to confirm that for sure.

Casey

 

[DippyDon]

Went and got my ticket for the home leg today.

Seems there are five coaches booked for the away leg already but Alain would be able to confirm that for sure.

Casey

We have less than 100 left for the away leg before they’re even just let out to standard season ticket holders and members, so that should be a fun, sell out crowd at least.

The second leg seems a massive farce on all levels though.

 

[Scum.]

We have less than 100 left for the away leg before they’re even just let out to standard season ticket holders and members, so that should be a fun, sell out crowd at least.

The second leg seems a massive farce on all levels though.

If we managed 600+ in 24 hours just with ST holders who have done 4+ away games, then perhaps my 1,500 estimate was conservative afterall! Reckon we would have done 2,000+ if we had the opportunity to (selfish Crawley selling tickets to their own fans).

 

[THE LAST WALTZ]

Donny keeper having his ban rescinded is rather mental.

I was surprised too, but glad at the same time.
Really harsh on the lad to miss the play offs for a spur of the moment decision.

 

[Camdenite v.ii]

That and you must own the navy or red ‘Go MK’ Wimbledon FC shirt.

Nah it’s just be a ST holder and have been to 4 away days on the system, but it doesn’t help exiles or those that buy on the gate.

What about the white Centre:MK one? Never seen in public unless I’m very much mistaken.

 

[DippyDon]

What about the white Centre:MK one? Never seen in public unless I’m very much mistaken.

That's Category 5. Far too similar to what would come after the name change so is looked down upon.

 

[Master D]

I was surprised too, but glad at the same time.
Really harsh on the lad to miss the play offs for a spur of the moment decision.

I guess they let the Crewe defender off for the same thing as well so fairs fair.

 

[AdamStag]

I was surprised too, but glad at the same time.
Really harsh on the lad to miss the play offs for a spur of the moment decision.

Originally thought he should’ve got it but if the crewe lad didn’t get it either fair enough.

 

[Stocky]

I've seen the incident now and surprised it's been overturned.

I could see the case for the defence in the fact there's three Doncaster defenders ahead of the Gillingham attacker but the ball is travelling quick, if he doesn't handle it loops over his head and it would have caused chaos (you can't even 100% prove it wouldn't have gone in the net from the defenders header). I would put that down as a goalscoring opportunity. I know it's a rush of blood moment but not comfortable with the law potentially allowing goalkeepers the easy out of handling balls going over, under, to the side of them outside their area and just taking a yellow, particularly not in the age of the sweeper keeper.

It's a red for me and he's lucky it was overturned, just my opinion.

 

[DearneValleyRover]

I can see your point but the header was going wide and I doubt the header had the strength to reach the goal before a defender got back. As you say 3 defenders to get there and clear it. I’m obviously biased and over the moon it has been overturned

 

[Scum.]

We’ve sold our 700 tickets for Crawley away, so will be a complete 6k sell out down there (not that it’s anything for anyone to shout about).

For the home leg, Winkelman has closed one side of the ground (basically so where the cameras are pointing it’s full and to supposedly improve the atmosphere, though undoubtedly it’s also to do with saving money on stewarding and make a potential pitch invasion easier to stop). Some people are fuming they can’t sit in their usual seats on that side, but at least we’ll sell out 2 sides of the ground. We also bizarrely have opened the upper tier for home fans above the Cowshed so we will still have fans smattered around in the upper tier instead. It will potentially all look a bit odd with Crawley fans in the upper tier too at the opposite end but so be it.

Ironically people (including opposition fans) have been suggesting we should close areas and bunch everyone together for a while so I guess the club decided to try it and see how it works (and now ironically the same fans suggesting it are saying it’s stupid).

 

[Pilot_Phonic]

Now that's what I call proper tinpot. Please, go bust.

 

[DippyDon]

Now that's what I call proper tinpot. Please, go bust.

Nah, you're alright

 

[Scum.]

Now that's what I call proper tinpot. Please, go bust.

 

[Alain]

Hi Casey - your correct we have 4 confirmed coaches travelling, the 4th is getting full as well - we have others on standby if needed for the game at MK Dons next Thursday - lets hope that all those supporters booked on get their match tickets as they don't go on general sale until Tuesday morning with season tickets holders today and Monday. Fingers Crossed.

 

[Casey]

We’ve sold our 700 tickets for Crawley away, so will be a complete 6k sell out down there (not that it’s anything for anyone to shout about).

I disagree with this. At the start of the season we were barely getting 2000 people turn up. To triple that number is something to shout about...however, it will be less than 6000 due to the need for segregation.

Everyone knows we are a small club with less fans than nearly every other team in the league. It's who and what we are. If you disparage a club for being smaller than your club you have to accept that Man Utd fans can disparage your club too.

Casey

 

[JJ1990]

We've sold 5,000 home tickets, so we're looking at 6,600 with 2 business days left to go and the potential of a lot of people leaving it until Monday to get tickets. Doubt we'll hit the 9,000 we got against Wrexham, but it could be close. Anything over 8k would be decent I think.

 

[Son of Cod]

Donny keeper having his ban rescinded is rather mental.

Remember Gary Jones elbowing a Lincoln player in injury time of the second leg for us and getting a red, we appealed it with no right to really and they overturned it and he played in the final. Are they a bit more lenient with playoff matches?

I disagree with this. At the start of the season we were barely getting 2000 people turn up. To triple that number is something to shout about...however, it will be less than 6000 due to the need for segregation.

Everyone knows we are a small club with less fans than nearly every other team in the league. It's who and what we are. If you disparage a club for being smaller than your club you have to accept that Man Utd fans can disparage your club too.

Casey

Also worth pointing out that your average home attendance has gone up by 1000 post-COVID and that's not just due to being in the playoffs, was also up significantly last season when you finished 22nd. Which doesn't seem like a great amount in comparison to other clubs in the division but extrapolate that accordingly and it's like a club going from crowds of 6000 to 9000. I've mentioned before that I was impressed with the fans behind the goal at your place last season, good atmosphere there when it gets going and I'm sure it be bouncing in there on Monday. Good luck to you!

 

[DearneValleyRover]

We've sold 5,000 home tickets, so we're looking at 6,600 with 2 business days left to go and the potential of a lot of people leaving it until Monday to get tickets. Doubt we'll hit the 9,000 we got against Wrexham, but it could be close. Anything over 8k would be decent I think.

So you are saying that the expectation is more people will have turned up hoping to be on Disney than for at present your most important game of the season? Pretty crap given you’ve turned us down for more tickets

 

[Master D]

Remember Gary Jones elbowing a Lincoln player in injury time of the second leg for us and getting a red, we appealed it with no right to really and they overturned it and he played in the final. Are they a bit more lenient with playoff matches?

Also worth pointing out that your average home attendance has gone up by 1000 post-COVID and that's not just due to being in the playoffs, was also up significantly last season when you finished 22nd. Which doesn't seem like a great amount in comparison to other clubs in the division but extrapolate that accordingly and it's like a club going from crowds of 6000 to 9000. I've mentioned before that I was impressed with the fans behind the goal at your place last season, good atmosphere there when it gets going and I'm sure it be bouncing in there on Monday. Good luck to you!

Definitely more lenient. We had Artell banned for the playoffs first leg against Kiddy in 2013 but appealed to our pals at the Welsh FA and he was able to play and he scored too I think

 

[RJM92]

So you are saying that the expectation is more people will have turned up hoping to be on Disney than for at present your most important game of the season? Pretty crap given you’ve turned us down for more tickets

That's because we don't want any more of the donny unwashed at gresty towers that is minimally required