Only a person who hasn't recently set foot inside Cantilever Park could possibly believe that is has a capacity of 3,500.

Googling means nothing. You could fit 10 people in a mini or 10,000 in the South Stand at the HJ if you pack them in like sardines, but you won't get a yhealthand safety certificate for it.

The capacity is around 1,500 unless modifications are made.

Agree completely.

I was there against North Ferriby and the attendance was approximately 700 and in places the view wasn't that great so to double the crowd would make it worse.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but there were only 3 or 4 turnstiles in one corner where all fans had to enter and exit the ground (actually exiting through the turnstiles!).

I would have thought that without major changes (in only a week) that Health & Safety and the Police would have something to say about that!

More importantly, they need more than 2 girls on the bar and enough lager that they don't sell out by 3:20pm!

It's Friday 07/11/14 at Cantilever Park - 7:55pm kick off. Also live on BBC2.

And it's BBC's first FA Cup tie for 6 years. Great place to start!

Awesome

last time I watched Town play was at the old Wembley in a FA final (Vase, Shield ??) ...about 10k watched and there was a running riot in the stands at halftime...couldn't believe it!

Good luck to them v Exeter..I will tune in!

wonder how many exeter fans will travel up for this

And afterwards. Our coach went without us because of it. Leaving me and my dad stranded in London with no money.

I was always told that West Ham turned up after getting a kicking in the Cheese when they stopped in there en route too a game in the North West.

There was also trouble at the semi finals as well. I'm sure someone got stabbed.

Reading all the stuff about Cantilever Park on here, I can't help but think that Town are going to be guilty of a huge PR disaster by playing the game at their ramshackle ground.

I mean, considering how the club are attempting to raise the profile of the club and entice some new supporters, how better to treat those potential new supporters than by getting them to stump up some decent, hard-earned cash, herd them into a glorified park ground and for most of those new supporters, get to spend most of the evening looking at the back of somebody's head?

Now, I'm all for the romance of the Cup, but Cantilever Park is no better than Rylands Rec - Actually, there is more chance of seeing the game at Rylands Rec.... While its a fantastic moment for the club, I think come the following Saturday morning, there will be an outpouring of complaints from people who will feel ripped off by the whole 'restricted view' experience and will probably be put off ever going to a Town game again, which will surely be the exact opposite of what they want to achieve.

I would have gone, had it been moved to the HJ, and I've never seen them play in my life.

I'll be going wherever they play it.
I'm a Warringtonian and they represent my town and me.

15 quid to look at the back of somebody's head, or sat at home watching it on the telly??.... Its a no brainer.

Like I say, I hate to be negative, but it will be a PR disaster - Also, after Hillsborough, I didn't think the potential for some serious crowding issues would ever be entertained ever again?

I appreciate the FA wanting to keep clubs playing in their own grounds, but this isn't a quaint village side with a single small ground, its a large town side, who have a 15,000 capacity stadium sat empty a mile up the road.

Not sure how true this is but was speaking to a work associate who works, shall we say, close to Media City. He was saying that the talk around MC is that the game being held at CP is part of a deal with the BBC. The FA Cup is now back on the BBC and the BBC has always sold the competition on history, fairytales, David V Goliath. Non-league team in their first ever FA cup, playing at their little small ground V League opposition fits the bill nicely.

OK so its all he said/she said/they said/heresay stuff but it might just explain why Town are not to bothered about playing the game infront of a potential bigger (money spinner) crowd.

Sold out although they will probably be getting some tickets returned by Exeter during the week. 2,500 tickets sold, it'll be a bit of a squeeze.

This.

I went to get tickets at 3:30 this afternoon, the earliest I could get there, and the "SOLD OUT" signs were up. I was hoping to get 3 tickets.

I was not the only one who turned up only to be disappointed and having to turn straight round to go home.

I went to the North Ferriby match and, albeit I'm a Watford fan, would have loved to support the local team against Exeter.

Disappointed!

Wtfc will have to consider an approach to the hj should we get through and another home tie

I find it very interesting that people are excited by the prospect of this club potentially playing a top flight side.

In rugby league, if Hemel reached the fifth round of the Cup and lost 84-6 to Warrington it would be deemed as an embarrassment to the sport and destroying the competition.

What's the difference?

Any spare tickets knocking about per chance? Got there at 12-15 and queued up only to be dissapointed! Went the bl00dy Ferriby game aswell!

You wouldn't get an equivalent score in football. Also, you do occasionally get upsets. I was reading last week that Altrincham have beaten league opposition around 16 times in the FA Cup. I know they are higher than Warrington but it just goes to show.

FC United did it a couple of years ago, beating Rochdale away before drawing away at Brighton.

Camera gantry rigging going up today

The difference is that Rugby League fans like a good moan and a whinge about anything.



An 84-6 scoreline in Rugby League, I'd consider to be a thrashing. What do you consider to be a thrashing in football? Is Southampton 8-0 Sunderland not high enough?

I agree it's hard to compare the two scorelines, given that they are completely different sports with very few, if any, similarities. But even with the most basic knowledge of either sport, you'd know if one side was beaten heavily by another team.

Who cares it's soccer after all

That wyrewire is the attitude I'd expect only from a pieater!
I care because I'm a Wire and I support whoever represents Warrington. They represent my town and me.
Cotw...yellows!

I'd say 84 - 6 was a lot more of a thrashing than 8-0. I'd also think that if Warrington played Hemel, it would be more than 84.

The original point was that a heavy defeat would be embarrassing for the sport and would destroy the competition, so why are people excited.

My point is there is a chance of an upset there, even though personally I think Warrington will get beat.