U's expecting biggest crowd of the season

9:08am Wednesday 11th April 2012 in Sport By Jonathan Waldron

Colchester United will allow Sheffield Wednesday a bumper ticket allocation for this weekend’s clash at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.

The U’s are expecting their biggest crowd of the season for the visit of the promotion-chasing Owls, on Saturday.

Colchester are hoping for an attendance of more than 6,000 for the League One fixture, which is their penultimate home fixture of the season.

That would comfortably beat their current biggest home crowd of the season, which was 5,276 against Stevenage on Boxing Day.

Wednesday fans have already snapped up more than 2,000 tickets for the game and snapped up tickets for the whole of the North Stand.

The U’s will also permit their supporters to occupy a section of the East Stand, with up to 3,000 visiting Owls fans expected to make the trip from Sheffield.

Colchester chairman Robbie Cowling said it is an opportunity to capitalise on extra interest in a game at the Community Stadium.

Cowling said: “I’d love to see that and there’s no point having empty seats.

“As always, we want to make sure that it’s a safe environment for everyone.

“But if Sheffield Wednesday want to bring a large number of fans, it’s a no brainer from our point of view.”

Meanwhile, the U's have said their car park spaces are running out for the fixture.

They had fewer than 100 spaces still available, as of Tuesday afternoon.

See Wednesday's Gazette for more on this story and all of the latest Colchester United news.

Comments(13)

Surb says...
10:07am Wed 11 Apr 12

"3,000 visiting Owls fans" oh gosh, thats going to be more than the colchester united fans... not surprised really with the current run by Colchester United. I guess everyone could do with a bit of laughter on the pitch on saturday.

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Feisty CBC says...
12:19pm Wed 11 Apr 12

Oh dear. I think we're going to get spanked (again). Sheff. Wed. @ 11/10 seems a bit of a steal.

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super waluigi says...
4:39pm Wed 11 Apr 12

Well, I would rather have 10,000 Col U fans, but if we get 7,000+ and 3,000 happen to be Wednesday then so be it. Its all money in the clubs pockets.

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25414nora says...
4:56pm Wed 11 Apr 12

Seems like it's unfashionable to be positive about the U's. But not me, I'm forever the optimist, Col U seem to raise their game against better opposition. I fancy our chances tonight and I predict a 2.1 victory... Whats that! can i gear laughing out there? ..'Never mind' If it goes all pear-shaped I can take it..Up the U's.

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25414nora says...
4:59pm Wed 11 Apr 12

25414nora wrote:
Seems like it's unfashionable to be positive about the U's. But not me, I'm forever the optimist, Col U seem to raise their game against better opposition. I fancy our chances tonight and I predict a 2.1 victory... Whats that! can i gear laughing out there? ..'Never mind' If it goes all pear-shaped I can take it..Up the U's.
Not tonight..Saturday..

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crazy comments says...
6:09pm Wed 11 Apr 12

Just been on the East Anglian /Evening star website and read the article regards Tom Eastman. On Monday at Bury it seems John Ward never gave a half time team talk. He let the players sort it out between them selves. Well worth having a look and reading the article. Surely the man has lost the plot.

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totallyfootball says...
6:13pm Wed 11 Apr 12

Lost what plot, it would have been nice to have one to lose surely?

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crazy comments says...
6:30pm Wed 11 Apr 12

super waluigi wrote:
Well, I would rather have 10,000 Col U fans, but if we get 7,000+ and 3,000 happen to be Wednesday then so be it. Its all money in the clubs pockets.
Your dead right Super. We need the money for the club.

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Catboy says...
7:20pm Wed 11 Apr 12

It's the potential battle royale of the season...... Rose v's Antonio - This time it's personal!!!

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angryman!!! says...
7:55pm Wed 11 Apr 12

Agree with super, more fans the better and it might make for some kind of atmosphere. Will not lie, if this had been one of the smaller teams I'd not be going and would have called off the season but I'm actually looking forward to it, hopefully to see one or two youth.
I also don't think it's a going to be Wednesday's day. I can see us being party poopers (like against Ipswich when we stopped them getting a playoff spot back in the championship)

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Steve86 says...
11:57pm Wed 11 Apr 12

I won't be surprised if they have much more fans then us. But it should be a good atmosphere for the OWLS, as the only people that chant for Col Utd are some supporters in the south stand. I got a feeling we were be out sung and out played on Saturday. BUT... I saw something that shocked me today... Man Utd were beaten by Wigan, so if that can happen then surely we can beat Sheffield Wed. Sorry guys tried to be optimistic. Also Nora is right, we do perform against the bigger clubs. Up the U's, about time we were busy at WHCS, it was turning into a ghost stadium

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Boris says...
12:53am Thu 12 Apr 12

I agree with Nora and others that Sheffield Wednesday are going to be easier to beat than any team fighting desperately to avoid relegation. But the most likely result is a draw.
No problem at all if the visiting fans outnumber us. Sheff Wed fans are a good natured lot so welcome to them all.
Up the U's.

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