Admin phantom Posted January 9, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, Brann-red said: They’ll raise at least £4m from the production of half and half scarves ... and the extra obligatory sponsor on the shoulder of the kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Portland Bill said: Would it be that much of a pay day though?. The reason I say that is that we only get 45% of the gate for FA cup ties? Yes we would get tv money, but only gate money from the equivalent of a approximately 12,000 home crowd. £130,000 for winning the game.£150,00 from TV deal + gate money etc......It's a big wedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Thinking about going to this. Thinking about driving to Newport and then getting the train upto Shrewsbury from there. Anyone have any advice of getting to and from Shrewsburys ground from the train station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 22 hours ago, Moments of Pleasure said: That would've been Christmas 77/78, Forest on their way to being Champions of England. Think there is some footage of the goals of that game on YouTube somewhere. 21 hours ago, archie andrews said: new years eve 77 …..don't recall crowd at 35k though 21 hours ago, Moments of Pleasure said: About 31k, just under 32 (officially), if memory serves You owe the club £1.75p then. My recollection of the Forest game in 1977/78 was that it was played on New Year's Eve when Forest had been promoted the previous season and were storming the 1st Division, which paved the way for them to win the European Cup in 1979 and 1980. They played us off the park that day and won 1-3. The reason that the capacity was now down to around 31,000, after AG had 38,000 in when they played Liverpool in the last home game (only 7 months before) of the 76/77 season, was that the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 had been implemented by Avon County Council (there's a blast from the past for lovers of all things related to Local Authorities!) during the summer of 1977. As most of the ground back then was Standing areas (The Dolman and the back of the "Grandstand" or "Williams" being the only seated areas) the calculations were based mainly on what was considered safe for standing re the space on the terraces, with segregation etc. being factored in. I think the attendance for the Forest game took the club by surprise, and league games were rarely all-ticket affairs (the Liverpool league game with the 38,0000 mentioned earlier was, amazingly, not all-ticket). I think the reasons for this was that Clough's Forest had taken everyone by surprise, but were fast becoming the talk of football and the team to watch, added to the fact that City were going really well that season, relegations worries from 76/77 were a distant memory, and we had just thrashed West Brom 3-1 at home on Boxing Day. I arrived at the usual time (if not a bit earlier) and by that time the East End had been shut, and the only turnstiles still open for were at the Park End, so watched the game from there. IIRC no one was locked out as the Club took the decision to try and get everyone in, rather than risk fans kicking off outside the ground because they couldn't see the game. As it turned out, the official attendance was around 500 above the official capacity, and the Club were investigated by Avon CC to account for why they exceeded the new capacity. I believe the Council were OK with the explanation but gave the club a slap on the wrists ie "don't let it happen again". Which of course they did years later in the 90s in that game against the Gas, a few years after the ground had become all-seated and people were sat in the aisles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Up The City! said: Thinking about going to this. Thinking about driving to Newport and then getting the train upto Shrewsbury from there. Anyone have any advice of getting to and from Shrewsburys ground from the train station? Used to be able to hop over a fence and you were there................such is "progress" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Grovesy Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, Up The City! said: Thinking about going to this. Thinking about driving to Newport and then getting the train upto Shrewsbury from there. Anyone have any advice of getting to and from Shrewsburys ground from the train station? Think it's a fair old distance from the station. Near an 'out of town' retail park. I'd check the time it will take to get from the ground to the station after the game, and what time the train leaves for Newport. Google says it's three miles in the car, 2.3 miles if walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Red Grovesy said: Think it's a fair old distance from the station. Near an 'out of town' retail park. I'd check the time it will take to get from the ground to the station after the game, and what time the train leaves for Newport. Google says it's three miles in the car, 2.3 miles if walking. There is trains back to Newport at 10ish and 11ish, thinking of going for the 11ish one to give me a but of a buffer, especially if it goes to extra time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Up The City! said: Thinking about going to this. Thinking about driving to Newport and then getting the train upto Shrewsbury from there. Anyone have any advice of getting to and from Shrewsburys ground from the train station? Shrewsbury Railway Station is just over two miles away from the Greenhous Meadow Stadium, so if you do decide to walk it is going to take around 40 minutes. Otherwise you can grab a taxi up to the ground which should cost about £5 (although I have heard that taxis at the station can sometimes be scarce, so you may wish to find the number of a local firm before you go). Alternatively, you can catch the Meole Brace Park & Ride service (operated by Arriva) from the railway station which takes you to the Meole Brace Retail Park, which is close to the stadium. Services on Saturday afternoons run every ten minutes and the cost of a ticket is £1.60. It doesn't run though in the evenings. There is a Football Special Bus Service that runs from the Town Centre Bus Station up to the stadium, which costs £2.50, In addition, bus service numbers 8, 16, 23, 25 and 544/546 all stop near to the stadium (but are rather sparse or non-existent in the late evening after midweek games). The Football Special Bus Service promptly departs from behind the South Stand, ten minutes after the final whistle back to the town centre. Shrewsbury train station is served by trains from Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Crewe and Newport (Gwent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galway Red Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, New Dazzler said: My recollection of the Forest game in 1977/78 was that it was played on New Year's Eve when Forest had been promoted the previous season and were storming the 1st Division, which paved the way for them to win the European Cup in 1979 and 1980. They played us off the park that day and won 1-3. The reason that the capacity was now down to around 31,000, after AG had 38,000 in when they played Liverpool in the last home game (only 7 months before) of the 76/77 season, was that the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 had been implemented by Avon County Council (there's a blast from the past for lovers of all things related to Local Authorities!) during the summer of 1977. As most of the ground back then was Standing areas (The Dolman and the back of the "Grandstand" or "Williams" being the only seated areas) the calculations were based mainly on what was considered safe for standing re the space on the terraces, with segregation etc. being factored in. I think the attendance for the Forest game took the club by surprise, and league games were rarely all-ticket affairs (the Liverpool league game with the 38,0000 mentioned earlier was, amazingly, not all-ticket). I think the reasons for this was that Clough's Forest had taken everyone by surprise, but were fast becoming the talk of football and the team to watch, added to the fact that City were going really well that season, relegations worries from 76/77 were a distant memory, and we had just thrashed West Brom 3-1 at home on Boxing Day. I arrived at the usual time (if not a bit earlier) and by that time the East End had been shut, and the only turnstiles still open for were at the Park End, so watched the game from there. IIRC no one was locked out as the Club took the decision to try and get everyone in, rather than risk fans kicking off outside the ground because they couldn't see the game. As it turned out, the official attendance was around 500 above the official capacity, and the Club were investigated by Avon CC to account for why they exceeded the new capacity. I believe the Council were OK with the explanation but gave the club a slap on the wrists ie "don't let it happen again". Which of course they did years later in the 90s in that game against the Gas, a few years after the ground had become all-seated and people were sat in the aisles! That Forest performance was the best I've ever seen at AG, Woodcock & Robertson were un-playable, what an absolute genius Clough was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 08/01/2020 at 15:42, The Major said: I’d rather sell the 2 together mate. If I can’t and you’re still interested, I’ll come back to you Presume sold otherwise I'll have both please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 3 hours ago, phantom said: and the extra obligatory sponsor on the shoulder of the kit We don't need to be on TV for that. Already have one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 9, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 2 hours ago, elhombrecito said: We don't need to be on TV for that. Already have one! That was only for the Shrewsbury home game I thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 4 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Used to be able to hop over a fence and you were there................such is "progress" ! can you still hop over a fence? and what is the recovery time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 minute ago, reddoh said: can you still hop over a fence? and what is the recovery time? oooh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 10 hours ago, phantom said: That was only for the Shrewsbury home game I thought Well, yes. But presumably it's for all FA Cup ties, regardless of who we are playing or whether we are on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Got mine. 633 left as of 10am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Major Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 09/01/2020 at 20:13, cheshire_red said: Presume sold otherwise I'll have both please Sorry mate, they are sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 08/01/2020 at 19:54, Moments of Pleasure said: That would've been Christmas 77/78, Forest on their way to being Champions of England. Think there is some footage of the goals of that game on YouTube somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weymouth red Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Still plenty left we just got three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zookeeper WSM Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Anyone know what happens if your tickets don’t arrive by the day of the game? Can you get them reprinted at the ground if you have proof of purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 11, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, Zookeeper WSM said: Anyone know what happens if your tickets don’t arrive by the day of the game? Can you get them reprinted at the ground if you have proof of purchase? Duplicates can be arranged and you collect them at Shrewsbury Best thing would be to liaise with @JerrySLO 3 hours ago, weymouth red said: Still plenty left we just got three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 08/01/2020 at 11:32, Mr Popodopolous said: Did we sell out Man City away, despite being just after Christmas and on a Tuesday night? Think we'd definitely sell out that allocation at Anfield tbh. Be a total embarrassment if we didn’t manage to sell out just to STH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 Still 366 available. You can pay on the night (cash only). Guide for away fans just here: https://www.shrewsburytown.com/siteassets/documents/away-fan-guide/stfc-away-fan-guide.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Grovesy Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 Taken from their website just now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Red Grovesy said: Taken from their website just now..... Imagine their shock when a professional football teams turns up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 11 hours ago, BCFC11 said: Be a total embarrassment if we didn’t manage to sell out just to STH. That would mean more than 1 in 2 STH's going, including a large number of u.14's on a school night. I'm a STH and I wouldn't go. If fewer than 8k Bristolians want to go up to Liverpool midweek to see City take on Liverpool reserves why would that be an embarrassment? Many glory hunting day trippers would no doubt go to see Anfield, see Liverpool, and say they were there; many STH's would not imo. Question is, have we got enough glory hunters in Bristol to avoid the 'embarrassment' of not selling 8k tickets for that match, should it happen? It tends to be smaller clubs than City who get excited about 'big' cup ties on PL grounds, so not 'embarrassing' at all if City didn't sell 8k.afaic., almost the opposite if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Red Grovesy said: Taken from their website just now..... No doubt if they knew we were coming they'd have baked a cake... Oh well it'll be p p p picking up some Penquins on the way then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Nogbad the Bad said: That would mean more than 1 in 2 STH's going, including a large number of u.14's on a school night. I'm a STH and I wouldn't go. If fewer than 8k Bristolians want to go up to Liverpool midweek to see City take on Liverpool reserves why would that be an embarrassment? Many glory hunting day trippers would no doubt go to see Anfield, see Liverpool, and say they were there; many STH's would not imo. Question is, have we got enough glory hunters in Bristol to avoid the 'embarrassment' of not selling 8k tickets for that match, should it happen? It tends to be smaller clubs than City who get excited about 'big' cup ties on PL grounds, so not 'embarrassing' at all if City didn't sell 8k.afaic., almost the opposite if anything. I didn’t think we’d get anywhere near selling the amount we did for Man City. At the end of the day, we’ve been starved of big glamour fixtures for the best part of 4 decades. We do, rightly so, get over excited about big cup ties because we’ve not had them become common place as league fixtures in that time. No doubt we’d sell at least 6/7k for any replay at Anfield. Highly unlikely to be proven though..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Bar BS3 said: I didn’t think we’d get anywhere near selling the amount we did for Man City. At the end of the day, we’ve been starved of big glamour fixtures for the best part of 4 decades. We do, rightly so, get over excited about big cup ties because we’ve not had them become common place as league fixtures in that time. No doubt we’d sell at least 6/7k for any replay at Anfield. Highly unlikely to be proven though..! I said earlier I wasn't sure 8.1k would even sell out, let alone to STH's. If you think we'd sell 6-7k out of an 8.1k allocation you've confirmed you feel the same. 'Only' selling 6-7k as you envisage would apparently be embarrassing to some, can't imagine why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: That would mean more than 1 in 2 STH's going, including a large number of u.14's on a school night. I'm a STH and I wouldn't go. If fewer than 8k Bristolians want to go up to Liverpool midweek to see City take on Liverpool reserves why would that be an embarrassment? Many glory hunting day trippers would no doubt go to see Anfield, see Liverpool, and say they were there; many STH's would not imo. Question is, have we got enough glory hunters in Bristol to avoid the 'embarrassment' of not selling 8k tickets for that match, should it happen? It tends to be smaller clubs than City who get excited about 'big' cup ties on PL grounds, so not 'embarrassing' at all if City didn't sell 8k.afaic., almost the opposite if anything. Rochdale are taking 9k to Newcastle tonight, also a school night. We would sell out our allocation at Anfield no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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