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Posted: Friday, April 19th 2019
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Gate Guide: Ipswich Town
Friday, March 16th 2018
All you need to know for tomorrow's Sky Bet Championship clash at Ashton Gate against Ipswich Town.
ORDER OF EVENTS
10.00 - Coffee Shop & Store opens
10.00 - Supporter Services open (phones/online until 1pm)
10.00 - Matchday Ticket Office opens
12.00 - Sports Bar & Pizzeria opens
12.15 - Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur in the Sports Bar & Pizzeria
13.00 - Turnstiles open
14.00 - Team announcements
14.20 - Team out to warm up
15.00 - Kick-off - City v Ipswich Toown
15.45 - Half-time interval
16.00 - Second half begins
16.45 - Full time
17.30 - Liverpool v Watford in the Sports Bar & Pizzeria
19.45 - Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion in the Sports Bar & Pizzeria
PARKING & TRAVEL
AG1, AG2 and AG4 First Bus routes will be operating as normal.
For full information about Parking and Travel, click here.
STADIUM
The South Stand, Dolman Stand and Lansdown Stand will be open for home supporters, including the Lansdown Upper Tier and Family Area.
The Atyeo Stand will play host to the travelling Ipswich supporters.
Wi-Fi is now available in all areas of the stadium - find out more.
TICKETS
At present more than 21,000 tickets have been sold, including just 1,000 for away supporters.
The match is pay on the day for home supporters only. The Matchday Ticket Office - adjacent to the Atyeo statue - will be open from 10am until kick-off. Meanwhile, online sales conclude at 1pm tomorrow (Saturday).
The match is all-ticket for visiting supporters.
PROGRAMMES
As well as the usual selling points, programmes will be available for purchase in S2, S3 and D1 concessions. Price: £3.
TRAVEL SURVEY
Fans will be asked if they would like to take part in a short travel survey. This should take less than 30 seconds. Fans can also take part on this website from the weekend.
SPORTS BAR & PIZZERIA
The new Fan Village will be in operation, with a raft of food and drink outlets, while the Sports Bar & Pizzeria will also be open.
STORE
The Store at Ashton Gate will open from 10am.
SUPPORTERS CLUB & TRUST BAR
Access to the Supporters Club and Trust Bar is via the Sports Bar & Pizzeria. Go through the main bar and up the stairs at the far end. The bar is on your left at the top of the stairs. There is a lift that takes you straight there as well.
RUCKSACKS
Ashton Gate Stadium asks supporters not to bring large rucksacks on matchdays, following advice from the National Counter Terrorism Office and Avon and Somerset Police.
Fans will still be able to bring smaller handbags into the stadium, although these will be subject to the usual search process.
An Ashton Gate spokesman said: “The searching process will always be subject to change and whilst there is no specific threat to any Sports Ground, we must ensure that we remain vigilant and the message to spectators is to ‘Be Alert not Alarmed’.”
If larger bags are brought to the stadium, they will be subject to a thorough search, with a bag and tag procedure in place.
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