Councillors have confirmed United will get 2,282 tickets when they play Sunderland on the last day of the season.
Sunderland City Council’s regulatory committee met at 16:00 today and voted to back the proposal put forward by the council’s building control section.
Sunderland City Council’s regulatory committee met at 16:00 today and voted to back the proposal put forward by the council’s building control section.
The council’s building control team grants licences which allow events to be held at the Stadium of Light.
So without the council’s backing, the match cannot take place.
On March 26, the same committee set the allocation at 1,700 tickets.
But its members have relaxed their approach after lobbying from United officials, IMUSA, MUST, Reds Away, the Football Supporters Federation and Stretford End Flags.
Today’s decision means United can now proceed with the ticket ballot.
In the run up to the game, Reds Away is working with the Sports Ground Safety Authority, Sunderland FC, Northumbria Police and United to ensure stewards and police do not treat fans unfairly during the game.
Agree Tufty, the only effort made was by United issuing letters both with the tickets and at the turnstiles.
There was a handful of Utd stewards there, in the gap behind row 15, as I was on row 18! The aisle to my left was rammed but no attempts were made by any police or stewards to move any1! The 2 Sunderland stewards in front of me just let any1 down to the lower rows and only checked about 1 in 10 tickets. Bizarre really, seems they are more to blame than us!
Anyways,
Where’s evey1 drinking in Belfast tonight/2moro? Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Nick, a lot are in the Crown today. its an historic pub and well worth a trip. Then head to the Bot (The Botanic) after the game, as its a late bar.
This is the address for the crown if the correct pub. Crown Bar. 46 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BA.
The botanic sounds esp good, normal bar and nightclub type bar, the biggest bar in belfast.