Noticed the piece in HDM on Tuesday re James Rule saying that the derby was selling well so far. He also stated that if it sells out it'll be the first KC derby sell-out, but I could have sworn the two there in 2007 both sold out (to whatever the fixed capacity was). In fact re the Easter Monday one Rule commented at the time that based on demand he said they could easily have sold 30,000 for that one.

So, what's the deal - have we never actually fully sold the ground out?

2007.........fc v kr.......kc 23002.......09/04/2007 2007..........fcvkr........kc 23004........02/09/2007 2008.......fcv kr........kc 21283.......20/07/2008 2009......fc v kr.......kc 22337........10/04/2009 www.slstats.org/t9/Hull+FC/2006/Summary.html

2007.........fc v kr.......kc 23002.......09/04/2007 2007..........fcvkr........kc 23004........02/09/2007 2008.......fcv kr........kc 21283.......20/07/2008 2009......fc v kr.......kc 22337........10/04/2009 www.slstats.org/t9/Hull+FC/2006/Summary.html

Prett sure the capacity was 23K so the first two sold out.

Is it classed as a sell out if a pass holder doesnt turn up ?

Have all the KC derbies been on sky?. If so, the ground will not be to capacity due to the big screen.

No, first one was but the second and third were not, the last one was and so is this one.

2nd one in 07 wasnt , luckily

Anyways, the capacity is down by about 7.5 - 8% due to the unreserved.

Has to be 10% of each unreserved area kept free

Then theres a bit lost to segregation too

To let them have space for their drool trays

Surely you could a lot of lose the segregation in the 10%.
Also as we have a lot more passholders than in 2007 does that mean the percentage of unreserved counts as less this time.
I would think we could get closer to 24000 this time.

The proportion of the ground for unreserved is the same I think. we have plenty of unreserved passholders mate

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A couple of years ago the East Stand only had for e.g. 4 sections of Reserved now it is about 6 or 7. So do they look at each stand's reserved and then take 10% off the rest, or do they just take 10% off the overall capacity. Because if this is the case then 25,500 - 10% = 2550 which means the capacity will only ever be 23000, unless the stadium is extended

You positive the East is fully reserved next year?

No, but Rule has already mooted it.