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1 hour ago, Tomarse said:

First away win since 2015.

Thank goodness we only have 3 more this season

Hadn't realised our T20 form was so bad - lost 9 of the last 10 before yesterday !

Just now, Cotham Brow Red said:

Yes i can imagine soon enough on Slagshat there will be comments about WSM fans saying what a friendly, unique family club with the most welcoming atmosphere and fans the gassers are. Much better than those orrible fleecing angry gert teds. ....blah blah blah.

Weston fans sing "Drink up thee cider" - heard that went down like a stone last night lol

2 hours ago, Monkeh said:

Bournemouth paid millions to host Real Madrid and hand to charge 50 quid plus to break even,

its standard practice, FC twente will be charging us a pretty penny no doubt

Part of the reason for that was the capacity was set just below 12k

12 minutes ago, myol'man said:

So WSM invited the blue few down instead. What was the attendance last night?

720

29 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

I don't see a problem with that, as it's us that would be generating/driving the income. 

We do our community match each season. If other clubs want us to play pre-season games at their place, then we take a split. Like every other club to to appear in friendlies. 

22 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

Totally standard practice to be fair.

7 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

Pretty standard that friendly gate receipts are a 50/50 split as far as I am aware.

I believe that the problem was how high the % was

Do clubs actually take a split normally of the gate - I understood that an "appearance" fee (that included cover of travel) was pre agreed?

I was told by someone very senior at WSM, the reason they called off their friendly with City a few years back was because City wanted a big % cut from the gate and the bar takings

4 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Posted just now been moved . Why is that

@Red Army 75 Because there is a seperate thread for Henbury Gas which has been locked as we've all had enough talking about his lies

1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said:

I've got a Bristol City gnome somewhere. Purchased from the City shop.

This is what mine looks like 

5 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Why is this thread shrinking. 

I've moved all the Henbury Gas nonsense into it's own thread @Red Army 75

I've a feeling it will end up in the classics section very soon

1 hour ago, Northern Red said:

Warwickshire-Middlesex looks like it'll be a result unless it rains - Middlesex 140-5 chasing 233.

Because of this game sadly all we've done is leave Warks stranded at the bottom

We would have been in serious problems if we hadn't had won this game

1 minute ago, Tomarse said:

Cook has been in incredible form for Essex this season.  I think this pitch is a typical lords one with a bit of mischief early on first day.  

Agree have seen him destroy Somerset twice this season both times with relative ease

He will still come good

2 hours ago, Tomarse said:

Looks like Sidebottom isn't bowling.  Bonus for Somerset. 

Liam Plunkett injured too now - surely we can put a total together now?

19 hours ago, Tomarse said:

http://www.gloscricket.co.uk/gloucestershire-exhibition-match/

 

Free Entry, fair play to em. 

Nobody would pay to watch this game - that's part of the problem, must be a nightmare for sponsors etc

Out of interest anyone else going to the Oval on Sunday to watch the T20 match (Surrey Vs Somerset) ?

18 minutes ago, Super said:

Good effort from the bowlers 88/5

Will Sidebottom bat? Could effectively be 6 down?

5 minutes ago, MichaelRobartes said:

A positive move but a shame it's only T20. Hopefully BT will be able to trump Sly next time. I'm looking forward to being able to watch the Ashes at home.

Ahh BBC will show the new T20 tournament - good luck with that one !

Just now, Bristol Rob said:

Sales would also have to be capped at the smallest away capacity (which I guess would be Burton).

@Bristol Rob - No it is done on the number of points you have

EG You get for going somewhere midweek, 5 on a weekend - sales then start with the highest bracket and decrease points until sold

10 hours ago, Bar BS3 said:

I didn't know you could buy away season tickets. Why don't we offer that..? 

@Bar BS3 friends that support Prem / Championship clubs I know often speak about having an away season ticket

I assume ours is part of the "plus" side of ours?

11 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

I'm pretty sure ours was never that empty

Ours probably has more at the ground today than theirs did that day 

36 minutes ago, Seventeen said:

Whole street as far as the eye can see empty Vs about 20 yards #gaslogic

46 minutes ago, Seventeen said:

Parades are usually pretty empty when they're on route to their first destination.

 

Don't they normally start at the ground and then move to some civic reception @Seventeen ?

47 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

His batting style, certainly, but perhaps a weakness in the field?

A possible solution would be to bat first and then have him leave the field due to 'injury', resulting in a young and sprightly twelfth man taking his place - but surely no team, even England, would contemplate such an unscrupulous tactic . 

Disagree he is a great slips fielder and would be ok in the shorter format

18 hours ago, Super said:

Too early to say it might be one too many seasons for Tres?

17 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Perhaps not one too many, but this surely has to be his last.

I just hope he doesn't suffer relegation in his last season....

 

Still can't believe Somerset blocked him playing in the T20 - his style would be perfect for that

47 minutes ago, B1ackbird said:

It will be interesting to see what benefit it will have for the counties financially...

I did read this morning that the sole purpose of it all was to give the England players experience of the conditions - if there was any other benefit it would be a bonus

Most counties were letting people in for free for the last session and none have reported an increase in the crowd that was already inside the ground

Essex 36 overs, Somerset 6 overs, Gloucestershire 7 overs, Glamorgan 2 overs - all ended up none down at the close.

Worcestershire didn't lose a wicket in their last 15 overs, Notts 22 overs.

Seems like the ball plays ok and can be seen under lights.

It was interesting because the sides batting first were obviously desperate to get a few overs in at the opposition under lights. 

There were a couple of sides declaring at nine down which I'm pretty sure they would not have done if it was 5.30pm on the first day rather than 8.30 pm and, according to The Times report, Middx were cavalierly chucking wkts away because they wanted a bowl before the evening ended.

Only one of nine teams batted out 96 overs, whereas on a normal red ball first day in late June, I reckon you'd expect more than half the sides batting first still to be there at stumps.

The pink ball certainly did plenty of damage when it was new between 2 and 3pm. Yet as the stats above suggest, even when it was new the pink ball did far less under the lights, when clearly most captains were expecting it to do more.

The sides declaring and throwing wkts away in order to have a bowl last night would probably have been better advised to try and keep batting and would have got more out of bowling with a new pink ball at 2pm this afternoon. That's how it looks on one day's evidence, at least. We shall see if the pattern persists over the next three days (assuming the weather permits).