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For our match against Walsall it was decided that for visiting supporters it was all ticket, with them being available for purchase from Walsall Football Club for approximately 2 weeks prior to the match.
Walsall sold to their supporters 535 tickets, the total number of Walsall supporters in the visitors areas was 1174 therefore 639, more than half turned up at Edgar Street without tickets.
The majority arrived at the ground within 15 minutes of kick-off. Despite being repeatedly informed that it was all-ticket for visitors, to have that number turn up especially at such a late time would cause problems for most Clubs at this level.
Inevitably under the circumstances there was going to be delays.
Four days later we had an FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury the attendance was similar with 917 visiting supporters.
Again it was all ticket for visiting supporters. Of the 917, 907 arrived with tickets, there was absolutely no problems in them getting into the ground in good time.
The obvious reason for Saturday's problem therefore is the number of Walsall supporters who arrived fairly close to kick-off time and without tickets.
The solution is for visiting Clubs when it is all ticket for visitors is to ensure that their supporters buy them in advance as Shrewsbury Town did.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused but perhaps our explanation for the problem is clear.
The full article is available to view at:
http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/article/682492/Bulls-release-details-on-Walsall-problems