Libertine Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 Walkers To Host Nationwide Conference Final The Walkers Stadium has been chosen to host the prestigious Nationwide Conference Play-Off Final on Saturday, May 20 (5.30pm). The clash will be screened live on Sky Television with a place in the Football League awaiting the winners of the showpiece event. City chief executive Tim Davies said: "We are delighted that the Walkers Stadium has been chosen to host such a prestigious event. "We are already looking forward to the game and hope that there will be an electric atmosphere worthy of the occasion." Joanna Adams, Commercial Director of the Football Conference, added: " We are very much looking forward to playing at the Walkers Stadium and we know that this year will continue to build on the success of the previous three years." The semi-final legs will be played on Saturday, May 6 or Sunday, May 7 with the return legs scheduled for Thursday, May 11. Ticket prices for the match are yet to be finalised but are likely to be £20 for adults and £10 for concessions. Further details will be made available when they are known.
Phube Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 That'll be quite good for the club, more revenue. I wonder who are the likely teams for the play-off final. Might be worth a go if any-one is local!!!
Anish Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 Good stuff, a little more money for the club does no-one any harm.
TAFKA Castroneves Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 Brillant news, nice to see our Stadium getting its uses apart from us using it, financially that's brillant.
Flemmish Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 Good news for the club. The 4 current teams that are in the play off positions are Hereford on 67 points, Halifax on 61, York on 57 and Stevenage also on 57. I believe that also Morecambe (54 points), Grays Athletic (53) and Exeter (50) have a chance to make it, although, I think it will be too hard for Burton Albion to make it on 47 points
davieG Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 1 Accrington Stanley 34 24 6 4 65 34 31 78 2 Hereford United 34 19 10 5 49 26 23 67 3 Halifax Town 34 17 10 7 45 33 12 61 4 York City 34 16 9 9 54 34 20 57 5 Stevenage Borough 35 16 9 10 54 42 12 57 6 Morecambe 34 16 6 12 50 35 15 54 7 Grays Athletic 32 14 11 7 64 45 19 53 8 Exeter City 33 15 5 13 51 38 13 50 9 Burton Albion 34 13 8 13 43 45 -2 47 Presumably 2 of those teams then.
Unit Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 Still, should be exciting enough, anybody else plan on going? Love a bit of conference me. Walkers will stage play-off finalLeicester City's Walkers Stadium will stage the Conference play-off final on Saturday 20 May. City's chief executive Tim Davies said: "We are delighted that the Walkers Stadium has been chosen to host such a prestigious event. "We are already looking forward to the game and hope there will be an electric atmosphere worthy of the occasion." Joanna Adams, Commercial Director of the Football Conference added: "We're looking forward to playing there."
Thracian Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 How much will it be worth to the club?. Accrington had a crowd of 2,119 for their last home game and I cannot imagine either Hereford or Halifax bringing tens of thousands.
Steven Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 How much will it be worth to the club?. Accrington had a crowd of 2,119 for their last home game and I cannot imagine either Hereford or Halifax bringing tens of thousands. They will for a day out.
Milky Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 the game was at the britannia stadium stoke last year, or was that two years ago, anyway that was a good little atmosphere
Chairman of the Bored Posted 20 March 2006 Posted 20 March 2006 I went to the Conf PO Final at Stoke 2 years ago between Aldershot and Shrewsbury and there was a great atmosphere. I think Shrewsbury took about 10,000 and The Shots 6,000.
Hullfox Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 How much will it be worth to the club?. Accrington had a crowd of 2,119 for their last home game and I cannot imagine either Hereford or Halifax bringing tens of thousands. They'll still have more people making a noise than we do even if that's all that come.
Newcastle_Fox Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 Good burger and drinks revenue aswell for the club!
Alexikokopops Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 If York or Stevenage get there I'll probably end up going. My housemate's a York fan and my best mate's lives near Stevenage so will probably end up going if they get involved.
James Chandler-Walker Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 England, Brazil and er...Hereford - isn't that what they call bathos?
Ric Flair Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 If Stevenage get to the final i'll definately go. Need to check whether George Boyd is good enough to make the step up to the championship, I think we should try and make a move for him.
hairy Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 A friend supports Halifax so I'll probably go if they get through.
Jay Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 How much will it be worth to the club?. Accrington had a crowd of 2,119 for their last home game and I cannot imagine either Hereford or Halifax bringing tens of thousands. certainly more than we would earn for having nothing happening at the stadium on that day!!!
Magictv Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 go york if they make it i want to go, or accrington stanley, i like them too. wahoo. significantly less time than i thuoght it would take before conference football was played at the walkers
Strokes Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 Is it one automatic, and 2-5 for the playoff positions?
theboywillmott Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 1 Accrington Stanley 34 24 6 4 65 34 31 78 2 Hereford United 34 19 10 5 49 26 23 67 3 Halifax Town 34 17 10 7 45 33 12 61 4 York City 34 16 9 9 54 34 20 57 5 Stevenage Borough 35 16 9 10 54 42 12 57 6 Morecambe 34 16 6 12 50 35 15 54 7 Grays Athletic 32 14 11 7 64 45 19 53 8 Exeter City 33 15 5 13 51 38 13 50 9 Burton Albion 34 13 8 13 43 45 -2 47 Presumably 2 of those teams then. Who are they? (soz cudn't resist!)
Jon the Hat Posted 21 March 2006 Posted 21 March 2006 Is it one automatic, and 2-5 for the playoff positions? Yes.
filbertway Posted 22 March 2006 Posted 22 March 2006 How much will we actually get from the game? Surely the two clubs will get most of the money?
davieG Posted 22 March 2006 Posted 22 March 2006 How much will we actually get from the game?Surely the two clubs will get most of the money? I would imagine we'll get a fixed fee, that will depend on what services/provisions we supply - e.g ticketing, stewarding and entry. Not sure about how the refreshment situation will work whether that will provide increased revenues.
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