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[YeltzDoc]

Yes, I'd just Ninja-edited that in.

[YeltzDoc]

Thanks to Poll, this updated doc looks definitive.

https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom- ... dance.ashx

More specifically -

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[YeltzDoc]

The only uncertainty now is whether -

If a club does not play any fixtures in the relevant period, it must have played at least one pre-season friendly or competitive fixture in accordance with this level of spectators before moving on to stage 2.

- means home match or not.

If it means any match "in accordance with this level of spectators" then the Sutton match counts and we can have 400 vs Stourbr*dge.
If not, then it's 200.

[HalesowenHarry]

The only uncertainty now is whether -

If a club does not play any fixtures in the relevant period, it must have played at least one pre-season friendly or competitive fixture in accordance with this level of spectators before moving on to stage 2.

- means home match or not.

If it means any match "in accordance with this level of spectators" then the Sutton match counts and we can have 400 vs Stourbr*dge.
If not, then it's 200.

And when are they going to sell the tickets for this friendly?! If it's only 400 you can guarantee that many will turn up at the very least with nearly 6 months without footy. I think they'll change these guidelines per individual clubs based on their safety certs and attendance on that. And as it's September 5th there's a lot of water to go under other clubs bridges before then where things could change.

[andy]

What's this got to do with biscuits?

[YeltzDoc]

The only uncertainty now is whether -

If a club does not play any fixtures in the relevant period, it must have played at least one pre-season friendly or competitive fixture in accordance with this level of spectators before moving on to stage 2.

- means home match or not.

If it means any match "in accordance with this level of spectators" then the Sutton match counts and we can have 400 vs Stourbr*dge.
If not, then it's 200.

It means Home match, so it's 200. Clarification here - https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss/statu ... 49506?s=20

However, if we can find a home friendly between 22nd and the 5th, then it would be 400.
Sounds like it's worth trying to get something for 25/6th or 1st/2nd to get the extra 200 on the gate for El Busico-ish.

[YeltzDoc]

Thinking about it, an inter-squad friendly, with paying, or at least ticketed spectators would probably suffice.

[piearce9]

You almost need it to be an intra-squad friendly as it’ll be a total nightmare for the club to host a proper game with a limit of 200 on the gate. You don’t want people being turned away. But then, if you go all-ticket, then it’s a lot of administration. So to play out a “friendly” purely for the sake of moving up to a higher capacity is probably the best option.

[welshyeltz]

Could make it seasonticket only , and no away fans.

[Magnus]

All this makes Doc's explanation of who plays at Leicester Road, Hinkley quite straightforward