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I was amazed Tommy Rowe still played for Donny 

It seems like a very long time ago now that he played for us 

5 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I've been there on a non match day too and you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a match day by how busy the area is with residents etc. It's a really vibrant place. 

The Healthcare part of my company used to have a regional office on the left as you come down the steps from the tube station 

Can remember the area being like a ghost town on non match days. Ironically the only time you'd see people was when the Fountain TV studios were being used for X factor etc 

I went back to Wembley the day after the recent Brazil game (stadium tour), my partner was delighted with the shopping area and I was surprised how busy it was 

43 minutes ago, redkev said:

Any players worth pinching , that might sour the friendship a little

I wonder how many people realise that Louie Donowa played for Willem before us? 

Final was played this evening 

Even though it turns out they didn't need to win tonight, I'm sure their 93rd minute winner helped to start the celebrations this evening 

Congratulations to Willem on winning the Eerste Divisie title tonight 

3 hours ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

On the roof? There were questions on here as to why there was a seating gap at one end. The theory by some was that it was reserved space for a big screen, then someone said they needed a crane to lift it in but couldn't because the new roof was in the way. Is this the result?

The space was indeed originally for a screen, no idea about the roof theory, but this is bigger than what would have fitted originally 

Nothing they do anymore surprises me 

2 hours ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Imagine Babestation on that

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-rovers-submit-plans-new-9274923

For anyone interested in the planning side of things

JCQB6WDN7C000 | The Memorial Stadium Filton Avenue Bristol BS7 0AG

3 hours ago, MarcusX said:

It was a UEFA competition not FIFA, and not only are we hosting the Champions League final this year, we're hosting Euro 2028!

Fortunately neither matches will end up the same way

TAKEN FROM: https://torquayunited.com/statement-from-the-administrators-of-torquay-united-afc-limited-2/

The following statement has been issued by the Administrators of the Club:

A sale agreement for Torquay United AFC Limited has been reached with The Bryn Consortium of Michael Westcott, Mark Bowes-Cavanagh, Tom Allen, Rob Hawes and Simon Robinson, subject to creditor approval.

The proposed company voluntary arrangement would see all tax debts and trade creditors paid in full within six months.

Under the terms of the agreement, Torquay United AFC Limited would continue to operate the football club with the new owner becoming the controlling shareholder.

Scott Kippax, joint administrator, and partner at Begbies Traynor’s Exeter office, said:

“This proposal is the best possible outcome for creditors, the club, and the fans. We are delighted to have reached the point of a conditional sale agreement, which would see all tax debts and trade creditors settled in full in a relatively short period of time. It is good news for the long-term future of the club, and we are pleased to be able to present such a favourable proposal to creditors.”

Michael Westcott, the Bryn Consortium lead added: “We are delighted to have provided a positive outcome for all creditors and provided a future for our beloved football club.  There is much work to be done in the coming days and weeks, and we will issue a series of updates to supporters next week on the preparations and plans for the forthcomi ng season.”

6 minutes ago, BUTOR said:

Does anyone think this game could realistically be heading for a sell out? Would be amazing if so. 

I wouldn't imagine so

21 hours ago, willem ii said:

Apologies that I couldn’t react earlier, was busy driving some city supporters from Amsterdam airport back to Tilburg… :-).

You must have been with my mate James

21 hours ago, Wedontplayinblue said:

Seeing as Willem fans are regularly in city home ends it would be bonkers to segregate it and it wouldn’t be followed anyway. 

Though Willem do have some brilliant tiffosi displays and it would need them to be in their own area to maximise this

17 hours ago, supercidered said:

Hi there

Myself and a mate of mine want to connect with Willem II club and supporters. We are looking to make the trip over at least a couple of times next season. Would also like to do at least one away trip which doesn't need to be away to one of the bigger teams.

How do we go about this? PM me if easier. Cheers.

Do you know the S82 guys?

They are worth having a chat with as well

57 minutes ago, Super said:

Crikey football on a Thursday evening. That would be a new one.

QPR away many years ago

6 minutes ago, Nathandao said:

Do we know what time the game is likely to be? Would love to come along with one of my mates from home but we need to be elsewhere at 5 so hoping for a midday kick off...

Willem II friendly confirmed - Bristol City FC (bcfc.co.uk)

3 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Now this is going ahead, could anyone confirm where this connection from the clubs has come from please?

It may have already been mentioned in this thread but I can’t be arsed to go through 4 pages. It has definitely been discussed before but I can’t remember what the reason was.

Click on Page 1, 3rd post onwards

Last year @CTRed mentioned a deadline for clubs to issue these lists to the FA by

As highlighted it didn't mean they had to be made public, I can't see anything that we don't already know being on ours

As per previous seasons we will be including all first team pre-season match and ticket information within this thread

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SATURDAY 3rd AUGUST - WILLEM II Ashton Gate 

KO TBC

Ticket Information TBC

16 minutes ago, Wedontplayinblue said:

Let’s be honest you look a tad daft now saying it would never happen! 
 

I'm not sure if I said that but I will take your word for it

Certainly don't look daft considering how many years we rebuffed offers made by Willem to play us, it is interesting to know why after all the years of attempts to arrange this fixture they do it now?

It will be great to see all our friends from Tilburg over for the game

10 hours ago, Topper 123 said:

Opening scenes knowle west

Torrington Avenue?

2 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said:

So if I’m not able to attend the live match because they’ve move the KO time or day, I then have to subscribe to SKY? Or will there be an option to watch that game on SKY via the club?

It will be just like now for a game on Sky

3 hours ago, internetjef said:

Fair shout , I hadn’t realised this. 
 

was it ever called Wembley way? Like back at the old stadium? 
 

no idea where I got it from otherwise 

 

I'm not sure 

I only know because someone pointed it out to me many years ago

2 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Mock it all you want but it doesn't change the fact that he couldn't motivate the players against those teams. 

Remember our performance in the derby against Cardiff? 

We could make a very long list of when this has happened for every Manager over the years

On 05/05/2024 at 17:11, 1960maaan said:

13,500 is good , but didn't we have 15k last year ? 
I know that was with 1/2 Season tickets, but did we do 1500 at Christmas ?

13.500 is practically bang on to sales as last season

One thing that people are missing is that no hospitality has been put on sale yet.

All 18 executive boxes will be up for sale and all the other hospitality tickets are still to be added

5 minutes ago, pikeysrobins said:

I’ve messaged them. Thanks for help!

I'm sure you will hear back from them, but if you don't within a couple of days let me know and I will message Scott directly for you

7 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

Empire Way and Olympic Way (commonly referred to as Wembley Way) are two different locations. 

Indeed they are

My point was people call Olympic Way - Wembley Way for some reason

16 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Anyone know how much Sky are charging us for this? 

It's all included

It's a glorified red button essentially

3 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

The problem was idiots seeing that there was reduced capacity, thinking I can get in and hide in the empty seats.

Interesting point, I wouldn't even think of being able to get into AG8 without a ticket, and especially not Wembley

2 hours ago, Northern Red said:

Yep, and while they are always rightly described as a minority, it's a much bigger minority than anyone ever seems to want to admit.

It is an eye opener in this documentary how many were there causing problems

2 hours ago, internetjef said:

thankfully I didn’t see many Italian fans come down much before that as they would have got a lot of underserved grief a imagine. In the last hour or so they started to turn up in numbers and far less toxic atmos on Wembley way then where I was .

This documentary follows the story of an Italian father and daughter who were there, whilst he puts a brave face on their experiences, I am sure it impacted them both more at the time

1 hour ago, adamski said:

.....walked back up empire way after the match ...

I'm glad someone got the name correct, it is one of those OCD things that bugs me that people always seem to refer to it as Wembley Way

56 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Unfortunately I think most of the problems was fueled by a combination of alcohol and drugs. 

This fact was highlighted, and shows how open many people were that day too

44 minutes ago, MarcusX said:

Agreed, and being away for the best part of 18 months with lockdowns. We've certainly seen that spill into domestic games since then (although seems to be getting better than it was in that first season back)

As mentioned, it was the "perfect storm" that oddly seemed to catch so many in authority unaware. 

Though reading the above of people at the semi final maybe I am being unfair about that, and they did mention the police etc were due to work from 3pm and got caught out by people not congregating in central London

22 minutes ago, East Londoner said:

And making excuses to justify their actions like Boris partying during covid which nobody was yet aware of at the time 

Its people like that who are partly responsible for why countries like Germany, USA, Mexico have hosted multiple World Cup finals since the one occasion that we did 

Thought that a very random thing to mention

It was the one lad who mentioned his stomach dropping the next day when he saw footage of where he was and the report stating those identified would be prosecuted... it will be interesting to see if he gets a tap on the shoulder now his face is on this documentary