The football club have confirmed their turnstile arrangements for the Sky Bet League 1 home fixture (kick off 7:45pm) against Peterborough United on Good Friday (18 April 2014).
After the need to change the ground configuration for the last home against Oldham Athletic, it’s back to the more regular routine for the Peterborough game. So, The North-West corner stand will not be open, the Community Section will be in Blocks F&G of the Northern Commercials Stand and the visiting supporters will be in the TL Dallas Stand.
As always, the Club asks supporters to arrive as early as possible to the stadium.
A number of turnstiles will be open in each section from 6.30pm.
In addition, the standard message is extended to all supporters who want to get into the North Stand Kop by paying cash with their FlexiCard to use turnstiles N9-N10 on Midland Road.
These turnstiles give access to both levels of the Kop. By using Midland Road, spectators will avoid any congestion and queues next to the main ticket office at the back of the Kop.
There will be no road closure in place on Midland Road for this game.
However, supporters travelling on foot or by car are asked to show extra care in the build-up to the game and at the final whistle when vehicles will be moving in the roads around the stadium. Supporters are also reminded of the message issued by the Club a few weeks ago about car security - following a spate of thefts from cars; please make sure that no valuables are left in view when you park up.
Home supporters are reminded that the standard entry points for the stadium include:
For the Main West Stand (JCT 600 Stand)
- Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. season tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards where the seats have been paid for in advance - should make their way to turnstiles W5-W10 or W12-W18. These turnstiles are all located in the Directors’ car park either side of the glass doors that lead to the banqueting areas.
- Supporters with a FlexiCard who wish to pay cash on the day can enter by turnstiles W4 or W11.
- Supporters for the Main West Stand who haven’t pre-booked and wish to pay cash can enter via turnstile W3 (which is the turnstile nearest to Valley Parade).
For the North Stand Kop
- Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. season tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards. where the seats have been paid for in advance - should make their way to turnstiles N3 or N4 and N5-N8, all of which are located behind the Kop.
- Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. season tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards where the seats has been paid for in advance – can also enter the North Stand Kop through turnstiles N11 - N14 which can be located on Midland Road.
- Supporters with a FlexiCard for the North Stand Kop, who wish to pay cash on the day, are asked to gain access through turnstiles N9-N10 on Midland Road. N2 behind the Kop will also be available for flexi-card holders wanting to pay cash on the day, but to ease congestion in the area around the ticket office; all supporters are asked to use the turnstiles on Midland Road.
- Supporters for the North Stand Kop who haven’t pre-booked and wish to pay cash can enter via turnstile N1, which is behind the Kop.
For the Northern Commercial (East) Stand
- Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. season tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards where the seats have been paid for in advance - should make their way to turnstiles E1, E4 and E5 to E8, all of which are located on Midland Road.
- Supporters with a FlexiCard who wish to pay cash on the day can enter the Northern Commercials Stand by turnstiles E2 or E3.
- Supporters with tickets obtained through the Community Scheme can access the stand via turnstiles E11-E12, which again are situated on Midland Road.
Please note there is no cash only option for the Northern Commercials Stand for this game - supporters wishing to pay full rates in cash should make their way to the Upper level of the Main West Stand via turnstile W3 in the Directors’ car park.
Other points to note:
- The cash only turnstiles (W3 for the Main West Stand and N1 for the North Stand Kop) offer no choice of seats and only take cash. Any supporter wishing to have a choice of seats or pay by credit or charge cards must go to the Club’s ticket office.
- Restrictions will again be in place in the area of the ticket office to avoid any crowd congestion in that area - supporters are asked to keep clear of this area unless they have a specific reason for approaching the stadium via this route.
- The Club will continue its policy of having a late entry gate in each section of the stadium. This gate will stay open until half-time. W3 will be the late gate for the Main West Stand, N1 for the North Stand Kop and E1 for the Northern Commercials Stand.