Move the 2014 Amlin challenge cup to a bigger venue.

Message for Bath Amlin ballot entrants only

To quote from the club:

"Amlin Challenge Cup Final Tickets
We are pleased to announce that we have managed to obtain some additional tickets for the Amlin Challenge Cup Final this Friday 23rd May, kick-off 20.00.

We would like to offer these tickets to our Season Ticket Holders/Members who entered our ticket ballot at the start of the month but were unsuccessful first time around.
Tickets for ballot entrants will go on sale from 9.15 on Tuesday 20th May.
We have a small number of uncovered seated tickets priced at £35 and some terrace positions priced at £20 each.
Tickets will be restricted to two per Season Ticket Holder/Member and will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Please note these tickets will be available via our phone lines (0844 448 1865) and in person at the Ticket Office only. These tickets are not available via our website."

Tickets

Bath Amlin final ticket ballot.

OK, today the Bath Amlin final ticket ballot has been drawn, some of us may have been successful, some of us not. I am led to beleive that not all notifications have been sent out yet so you might hear of your success over the weekend if the information is correct. I have my fingers crossed you do.

I still feel that it is worth keeping the pressure on because we have seen additional seats added to Cardiff Arms Park meaning 400 supporters have benefitted, although not solely down to this petition as there has been many people playing their part. But looking at the bigger picture I think this is a prime opportunity to send a message to the organisers of the new competition that this mistake cannot happen again. Therefore can I ask you all to hit the Facebook and Twitter buttons at the top of the page and make one last attempt to make people aware of this. It would be good to get over 2,000 names which would match the initial ticket allocation for both our clubs. The ERC are fully aware of this petition have the link so are aware of the numbers who have signed it. I intend to submit it formally to them on Monday morning, however will leave it open until the day of the game.

Lastly can I thank past players, current players, family members of players, the exec in each club, family members of those in the exec and employees of each club and the press who have showed their support.

“You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.” Gandhi.

Allez Bath..... Allez Northampton

Upping the anti

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Cracking game between the two teams this evening, 19 all was a fair result I think, but you Saints fans could have given it to us so we got a guaranteed a top 4 spot. Atmosphere was amazing, just what a final should be between the two teams, it's such a shame that many of us wont be able to attend.

Hopefully you have all seen the press coverage we have been getting, both in the UK and abroad, I have pasted some links below, I have also been it talks with TV today who are also showing support and looking to cover the story.

No movement on providing tickets for all our supporters i.e. moving the venue so I therefore suggest we up the anti.... play hardball so to speak, like both our teams did this evening!

Also there are a number of people who have been working behind the scenes on this, contacting press, doing radio interviews, lobbying the ERC etc etc. Can I just say many thanks to each and every one of you who might have done something no matter how small.

Anyway my email is jonevans70@yahoo.co.uk if you want to get touch or let me know if you are up for the above idea or indeed if you feel it's a terrible one. Alternatively my twitter account is @jonniejon123 just add me and contact me that way.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/european-rugby/10802266/Bath-and-Northampton-fans-launch-online-petition-to-move-Amlin-Cup-final-from-Cardiff-Arms-Park.html

http://www.espn.co.uk/amlin-challenge-cup-2013-14/rugby/story/223727.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2618250/European-rugby-listen-fans-lose-How-Saracens-play-56-058-seats-Northampton-Bath-fans-just-1-000-Challenge-Cup-final-tickets.html

http://www.ultimaterugby.com/news/bath-and-northampton-fans-launch-online-petition-to-move-amlin-cup-final-from-cardiff-arms-park/139777

http://www.sports.fr/rugby/coupe-d-europe/scans/challenge-l-arms-park-cree-la-polemique-1049087/?sitemap

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/cardiff-blues-ready-to-install-temporary-stands-at-arms-park-as-saints-and-bath-fans-protest-about-venue-1-6029906

http://www.4inews.co.uk/bath-and-northampton-fans-launch-online-petition-to-move-amlin-cup-final-from-cardiff-arms-park_131701/

http://www.dailynewsen.com/sports/bath-and-northampton-fans-launch-online-petition-to-move-amlin-cup-final-from-cardiff-arms-park-h2483552.html

http://www.usnationpost.com/sports/bath-and-northampton-fans-launch-online-petition-to-move-amlin-cup-final_5362b971e4b03d3fec785439.htm

Communication from the ERC

ERC acknowledgement.

Please remeber to hit the retweet buttons and facebook buttons at the top of the page to make as many people aware of this as possible.

As this petition is now starting to gain press coverage I made the ERC aware this afternoon of the petition, I was going to wait till we hit 1,000 names.

Press coverage I am aware of:

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/cardiff-blues-ready-to-install-temporary-stands-at-arms-park-as-saints-and-bath-fans-protest-about-venue-1-6029906

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/cardiff-blues-ready-install-temporary-7054179#.U2DzU3-pxiU.twitter

Email to ERC and reply to keep everyone in the loop, when I hear more I will post it: 

Good afternoon 

By now you may be aware of the online petition that has been running for less than 24 hours and has already gathered over 550 signatures as it has now been picked up by the press. You will also notice amongst the signatures are a number of high profile players past and present who are supporting this petition. 

Quite simply we are petitioning the following: 

Move the 2014 Amlin challenge cup to a bigger venue. 

This petition is addressed to the ERC to show the strong feeling held the supporters of both Bath rugby club and Northampton rugby club who are due to meet the final of the Amlin challenge cup on the 23rd of May 2014. We petition that the ticket allocation given to both clubs are far too small to accommodate supporters of both clubs wishing to attend. Given that the majority of tickets have already been sold we petition that the ERC move the venue to a suitable venue that can accommodate such demand. 

The link for the said online petition together with the signatories can be found here: 
[www.petitions24.com] 
We look forward to your actions addressing the concerns we have raised. 

Kind Regards 

Jon Evans 

Reply: 

Jon, 

Thanks for your mail and details of the petition with regard to the Amlin Challenge Cup Final.

I will circulate to colleagues and come back to you with a more detailed response in due course. 


Regards 

John 




John Corcoran 
Head of Communications

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