The Bantams kick off their new Sky Bet League 1 campaign this Saturday (9 August 2014) against Steven Pressley's Coventry City at the Coral Windows Stadium - kick off 3:00pm.
Welcome to the new season!
The first game of the season always gets the heart beating a little faster, and the club is expecting a good attendance for this game from both home and away fans.
So, as always, the first message is please try to get to the stadium as soon as possible on match-day.
Turnstiles will start to open from 1.30pm on Saturday, so getting to the Coral Windows Stadium sooner rather than later will help fans to get in quickly and avoid missing the kick-off of the new season.
There are some significant changes from last season which all Season Ticket and FlexiCard holders have already been notified about.
These changes include:
- Moving the FlexiCard cash gates for the Northern Commercials (East) Stand to E5 and E6.
- Moving the FlexiCard cash gates at the back of the Community Kop to N7 and N8.
Having no cash turnstiles available on the day (except FlexiCard cash gates). This means that any supporter(s) who have not purchased a ticket in advance must go to the main Bantams Ticket Office to do so before approaching the turnstiles. This measure provides more choice for supporters buying tickets on match days and frees-up more turnstiles for Season Ticket and FlexiCard holders.
For Saturday’s game versus Coventry City (kick-off 3pm), the easiest entrances for supporters to gain access to the stadium are:
For the JCT 600 (West) Stand
- These turnstiles are all located in the Directors’ car park either side of the glass doors that lead to the banqueting areas. .W12-W18 or W4-W10Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. Season Tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards where the seats have been paid for in advance - should make their way to turnstiles
- .W11 or W3Supporters with a FlexiCard who wish to pay cash on the day can enter by turnstiles
Any spectator with no passes or tickets, should make their way to the main ticket office in the North West corner of the stadium to make a purchase.
For the North Stand Kop
- - all of which are located behind the Kop.N5-N6 and N4 to N1Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. Season Tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards where the seats have been paid for in advance - should make their way to turnstiles
- which can be located on Midland Road.N14 - N11Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. Season Tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards where the seat has been paid for in advance - can also enter the North Stand Kop through turnstiles
- N7 and N8 behind the Kop (close to the Bantams Bar entrance) will also be available for FlexiCard holders wanting to pay cash on the day, but to ease congestion in the area around the ticket office; all supporters are asked to use the turnstiles on Midland Road. .N9-N10 on Midland RoadSupporters with a FlexiCard for the North Stand Kop, who wish to pay cash on the day, are asked to gain access through turnstiles
- Any spectator with no passes or tickets, should make their way to the main ticket office in the North West corner of the stadium to make a purchase.
For the Northern Commercials (East) Stand
- , all of which are located on Midland Road.E1 to E4Supporters with pre-paid tickets - i.e. Season Tickets, match tickets or FlexiCards where the seats have been paid for in advance - should make their way to turnstiles
- E5 or E6.Supporters with a FlexiCard who wish to pay cash on the day can enter the Northern Commercials Stand by turnstiles
- Any spectator with no passes or tickets, should make their way to the main ticket office in the North West corner of the stadium to make a purchase.
- For the Coventry City game, turnstiles E7-E12 will not be available to home fans.
Late turnstiles will stay open until half-time.East Stand, E5 (which is behind the Kop, close to the Bantams Bar) will remain open and for the Kop, turnstile W8 will be the late gate; for the JCT 600 Stand, W3 For the for each part of the stadium which will remain open until half-time.late turnstiles
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Avoid thefts from cars If you have to keep valuables in your car, please ensure they are left out-of-sight and that your car is locked securely. West Yorkshire Police will be launching a high-profile campaign on this subject, but please make sure that when you park-up your vehicles for the game, that no valuables are left in view.
Finally, Bradford City wishes to renew its message from last season about security of your vehicles.