Charlton Athletic open Alan Curbishley Stand for EFL Cup tie against Brighton
Charlton Athletic have opened the Alan Curbishley Stand for their EFL Cup tie against Brighton & Hove Albion.
That area of The Valley was set to be shut for the match on December 21.
The Seagulls quickly sold out the 3,000-capacity Jimmy Seed Stand and will now have extra seating in the West Upper.
“Tickets for the game went on priority sale last week and on general sale on Saturday morning,” said Charlton in a statement on their official website. “Tickets in the Alan Curbishley Stand will go on sale from 11am on Friday, December 2, while tickets for the West Lower, Covered End Upper and Covered End Lower remain on sale to buy now.
“Season-ticket holders in the Alan Curbishley Stand, who have already purchased elsewhere in the stadium, can guarantee a move to their season ticket seat by emailing tickets@cafc.co.uk by 5pm on Thursday, December 1.”
Tickets are priced at £15 for adults, £5 for over-65s and U21s and £1 for U11s in all open areas of the ground.
Charlton also announced that reduced league ticket prices, introduced in October, will stay in place for the rest of the League One campaign. The reduction happened following consultation with fan advisers Lewis Catt and Lucy Bishop. Adult zone One and zone Two pricing was cut by £4. Zone three adult tickets begin at £23.
“The ticket prices were initially set until the end of 2022 but with increased crowds at The Valley since the introduction, the prices will remain in place for the rest of the season,” said the Addicks in a statement on their site. ”
Catt and Bishop said: “We are delighted that the current reduced pricing structure will remain in place for the rest of the 2022-23 campaign. We have been working hard to improve the matchday experience in SE7 and the first thing we wanted to address was the affordability of football, especially during the cost-of-living crisis.
“We would like to thank the club for listening to us on this. We remain focussed on working on other ways to improve the matchday experience at The Valley. The ticket-pricing model, along with Friday’s announcement of the club’s multi-year partnership with Meantime Brewery, are two great steps towards achieving that.”
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