Spoons Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Made it difficult if you wanted to go by train though. Agreed my preferred way of traveling to away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Spoons said: I'm not on about last season !! So what games were you on about? you said ‘i’ve been to Cardiff 3 times in the last 5 years and our support was tiny’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, harrys said: So what games were you on about? you said ‘i’ve been to Cardiff 3 times in the last 5 years and our support was tiny’ Calm down Harry !! I'm done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 59 minutes ago, kivsy said: So basically if city fans threatened to travel without tickets to Swansea, qpr , reading we’d get a biggger allocation !’? What I don’t get is why an extra 1000 for this fixture ? I’m sure if other clubs eg Leeds , villa asked they’d be turned down. Just seems no consistency Didn't villa get 3.5k as well? I'd imagine Leeds will get the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Who cares how many Swans are coming - decent result tomorrow and this one could be a near-on sell out! COYRs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Spoons said: Calm down Harry !! I'm done with it. Ok, but you really should get your facts straight before slagging off our support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 we always get shite allocations because of our reputation for causing trouble, we cant really argue with that as its pretty true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 19, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, YorkshireSection said: we always get shite allocations because of our reputation for causing trouble, we cant really argue with that as its pretty true. But as long as we threaten to travel anyway we'll get given more tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 There seems to be a worrying trend in football to limit away support . If there isn't a partisan crowd then you may as well sit at home and watch it on the telly. The Old Firm drastically cut each others allocations this season and the game was poorer for it (and it meant I couldn't get a ticket for the new years game in god knows how long!) Imagine a game like the Louie Donowa one , you wouldn't have enjoyed it half as much without us there. If City have increased Swansea allocation, then good on em.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman Block B Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Swansea have sold 3400 Had 2300 and then an extra 1100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antlers Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 12 hours ago, kivsy said: So basically if city fans threatened to travel without tickets to Swansea, qpr , reading we’d get a biggger allocation !’? What I don’t get is why an extra 1000 for this fixture ? I’m sure if other clubs eg Leeds , villa asked they’d be turned down. Just seems no consistency I think its right to be selective who has the bigger allocations, when Leeds came down the other year they were destroying the kiosks under the stand. If fans act like runts then their allocation should be cut for the following season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Good all away clubs should get the whole of the stand . As for fans travelling without tickets when did that actually last happen. Bring it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 17 hours ago, JBFC II said: If I remember correctly the only way you could get to that game was on club coaches and therefore lots of people boycotted I lived in Cardiff at the time and went to that game. It meant getting a lift off a mate from Cathays (central cardiff) all the way out to Cardiff Gate services on the M4 to pick up tickets from the coach drop off point and then drive back into Cardiff to the stadium. Was a right ball ache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 19, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 44 minutes ago, devoncider said: I lived in Cardiff at the time and went to that game. It meant getting a lift off a mate from Cathays (central cardiff) all the way out to Cardiff Gate services on the M4 to pick up tickets from the coach drop off point and then drive back into Cardiff to the stadium. Was a right ball ache. Should have contacted the club, I know of people who were allowed to collect from Cardiff City FC due to difficulties in getting to the services (this included people living in Cardiff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 17 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: There seems to be a worrying trend in football to limit away support . If there isn't a partisan crowd then you may as well sit at home and watch it on the telly. The Old Firm drastically cut each others allocations this season and the game was poorer for it (and it meant I couldn't get a ticket for the new years game in god knows how long!) Imagine a game like the Louie Donowa one , you wouldn't have enjoyed it half as much without us there. If City have increased Swansea allocation, then good on em.! Behind closed doors game in Croatia, though an extreme example- it showed it in spades! Myself? Said it before and again- standing even if of the safe variety behind each goal, give home fans an end of standing and away fans the option to stand or sit but away fans at all clubs should get a whole end, whole stand IMO. @phantom Would be an interesting approach to take, to see what happens- not advocating it for a minute, but definitely would pose host side issues if decent numbers maybe buying in home ends, going in hospitality or even travelling ticketless on the offchance. Rights or wrong, would focus the mind perhaps. @kivsy @JBFC II Didn't Villa have their allocation increased this season? Fairly sure they may have, not least of the risk of SW based Villa fans in home ends for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Yep, my memory is/was sound. Pretty well exactly the same thing happened v Aston Villa in September. The numbers i.e. rise in allocation and from base allocation perhaps differed a bit but in broad terms? For Aston Villa at home, read Swansea at home in terms of allocation for away fans and risk of away fans in home areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevP Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Bristol Sport won't give a toss if extra support "helps" the away team....they just look at the money. They don't do us any favours, they even cancelled a forth coach to Forest last week in case they didn't fill it and would have made "less profit" if less people were on it. Extra away support can do various things... it can promote extra noise from our fans ( yes it can !! ) and can add to the atmosphere. Or can provide extra critics if the away team perform badly. Or of course "spur on" the away team. Whatever the case, our performance will dictate which of these things happen. We just have to be prepared NOT TO PUT OUT ANY ST GEORGES FLAGS in case it upsets the Welsh support...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 I'd sell Swansea all the Atyeo stand, and then see if we can fill the rest of the ground. With the way we're playing and this exceptional run of form, we should start seeing 23/24k crowds. Still a few weeks away, but already, really can't wait for this game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC1512 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 23 hours ago, Red Army 75 said: Good all away clubs should get the whole of the stand . As for fans travelling without tickets when did that actually last happen. Bring it on Leeds first time we played them for ages. A few got a kicking in the dolman and Atyeo! And a few invaded pitch from Williams when they scored and jumped in away end. But other than that and maybe a few Brum when they needed to stay up I’ve never seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, reddogkev said: I'd sell Swansea all the Atyeo stand, and then see if we can fill the rest of the ground. With the way we're playing and this exceptional run of form, we should start seeing 23/24k crowds. Still a few weeks away, but already, really can't wait for this game.. I'd would be amazed if this game didn't 'sell out'. By sell out I mean 25,000 as there is going to be some unsold seats in the Ayteo for extra segregation and there are sure to be some 'single' unsold seats dotted around the ground. This is a fixture both City and Jacks would have picked out as one of the highlights of the season when the fixtures came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PooPants Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Swansea said: You’re correct in saying Swansea fans have picked out the match against Bristol City, close proximity means easier to travel too than our usual 4 hour drive to an away ground. It should be a cracking atmosphere with 3,400 Jacks and a full stadium. Can’t wait should be a great day and great match. Am I right in saying that you’re the only team in the division that has to travel longer distances overall to away games than us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Diddlydonkey said: Am I right in saying that you’re the only team in the division that has to travel longer distances overall to away games than us? I think middlesbrough do as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper 123 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Swansea said: Good morning to all you Bristol City fans. As a Swansea fan, i can tell you that we would sell thousands more tickets for the match against you. Its the match many Swansea fans have been targeting, not with a violent intent, because Bristol isn’t far away and our closest away match. I personally will be catching the early train to Bristol, few drinks and enjoy the day, as will many other Jacks and hopefully there will not be any trouble. Good morning taff i think both clubs seem to get on , I personally work with a few jacks our common beef is with Cardiff fronts so I think this match should pass peacefully but there’s never any guarantees in footy especially down our place ,it’s a long walk from the station with a lot of side streets that are not very safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 5 hours ago, KevP said: Bristol Sport won't give a toss if extra support "helps" the away team....they just look at the money. They don't do us any favours, they even cancelled a forth coach to Forest last week in case they didn't fill it and would have made "less profit" if less people were on it. Extra away support can do various things... it can promote extra noise from our fans ( yes it can !! ) and can add to the atmosphere. Or can provide extra critics if the away team perform badly. Or of course "spur on" the away team. Whatever the case, our performance will dictate which of these things happen. We just have to be prepared NOT TO PUT OUT ANY ST GEORGES FLAGS in case it upsets the Welsh support...... Put the toys back in the pram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevP Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 47 minutes ago, Spoons said: Put the toys back in the pram. Wondered how long it would be for a bite. Well done.... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PooPants Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Swansea said: You maybe correct as far as I know. Bristol is about 90 mins away from Swansea, so relatively close. We normally take a decent following to the midlands, London and M4 corridor clubs, and understandably a lot less the further north you go, unless it’s an important game. Pretty much the same for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Magger1 said: Good morning taff i think both clubs seem to get on , I personally work with a few jacks our common beef is with Cardiff fronts so I think this match should pass peacefully but there’s never any guarantees in footy especially down our place ,it’s a long walk from the station with a lot of side streets that are not very safe They didn't get on in the 80s, ha. Lots of things have changed since then of course and hopefully the match can be a classic 'derby', 3 points for the Robins and the Jacks accepting they were beaten by the better team and just enjoying their day out in our superb stadium and wonderful City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 I've always had more antipathy towards Cardiff personally- always get the impression it is the more intense/hostile rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Must admit I do miss going to the vetch field! Asking where the toilets were as a little kid and my dad pointed at the wall. Even better the Swansea fans could see us pissing !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 I would rather watch a game with a rowdy set of away fans than a game in total silence. As others note, might as well stay at home and watch it in your pants. On the subject of a big away following 'helping' Swansea, I think a noisy AG is just as likely to motivate our own players as it is their's. Players respond to occasions, they enjoy them, they raise their game for them. Listening to some people, we might as well ban away fans altogether. i'd happily wager that if we did, it wouldn't make our performances any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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