phantom

Didn't know that rule either 

I assumed it was one of those instances where an official missed a booking 

No, you've got it wrong 

He did show him the yellow 

Confirmed yellow during a game is separate to in the shoot out

1 hour ago, Topper 123 said:

The only tickets available other than on our site are the complimentary tickets that don’t get taken up at last minute and restricted views , Bristol City do not hold batches of tickets back WHY WOULD THEY 

I assume you realise we have been doing exactly this for years?

Have a look at the sales for the Leicester game where extra sections (not just corporate) became available

3 hours ago, Clutton Caveman said:

Get our singing section out of that bloody corner

Do they want to move?

21 minutes ago, ollywhyte said:

Reduce the max away following to say 2k and then release the 1.5k or so spare seats on an unallocated basis to home fans. Far to accommodating to away fans as it is. 

Where are those extra supporters coming from?

2 hours ago, Robbored said:

The competition has to have the same regulations in every round. It wouldn’t be acceptable to introduce ‘no replays’ in round 3 when the big boys join in.

Already raised about 5th round onwards, but why are replays still happening in the qualifying rounds?

With the crazy backlogs for many non league sides at the moment, I am sure they could benefit from needless replays too

2 hours ago, sephjnr said:

There should have been a provision to guarantee home draws for non-PL teams vs PL. That would be much fairer to increase revenue instead of nebulous donations to 'grass roots', which I suspect is slang for 'bypass the other professional outfits and establish our own training facilities'.

How would a side with a capacity of 10k make more moeny being at home against a team that could hold 40k?

1 hour ago, Dredd said:

How about if it's all square at the end of 90 mins after the first game the PL club can choose to forfeit the replay and go out of the competition. 

If we think VAR takes a long time, imagine how long a board of directors would take to agree on this

15 hours ago, 22A said:

OK folks, a neutral has answered our eternal question.

 

Blimey that's a great flashback

Appeared on the early pages in this thread a while back

5 hours ago, TV Tom said:

Look at Dave with the showbiz gossip 

You should see the graphics he has on his movement - it is epic

1 hour ago, The Original OTIB said:

Right at the very end. It isn't my technology Dave. I'm glad it worked for you this time. They are aware of issues. I've had numerous conversations with them about Word Pay and its failings. That aside, merely pointing out that leaving it to the last minute to renew not necessarily a good idea. Piss take booking fee as well given the large amount of money being spent. Oh, such joy.

Is word pay the only option you can use?

I genuinely don't know the answer - if it is can you let me know and I can raise for you at a higher level

15 minutes ago, wayne allisons tongues said:

All because the bigger clubs wanted less fixtures, voted for more European games, so the smaller teams miss out on extra income and the bigger clubs make more.

Interesting, but how many top clubs consistently progress to the later rounds?

Also many top clubs, especially Man City they play full strength sides all the way through so they are clearly not worried

What it does take away is the potential money maker from an additional game, but personally I like the idea of playing to a result on the day

It also means no stupid midweek trips

1 minute ago, BigTone said:

On the flip side it can be quite a revenue earner for some of the smaller clubs.

Agree, but ultimately how often does a smaller club get a replay with a big club?

Interesting debate on TV last weekend between key stakeholders, horses are obviously bred to be a top animal and are given a top lifestyle, but on a flipside nobody wants to see any of them pass away

One thing I didn't realise last year, the group that were behind all the demo's are a group that not only want to ban horse racing but they also believe any animal should not be kept as a pet - I'm not so sure if dog / cat owners had been made aware of this they would have got the support they got

Another fact highlighted, more people get killed on a daily basis in car accidents, but there are not calls to ban cars

Actual deaths on courses nowadays are much lower than in the past, and it was good to see those involved with the National listen to animal welfare groups about their recommendations to improve the safety, which ultimately was much better than in previous years

Behind football Horse racing is the second most watched sport in the UK, so there is clearly not that big an issue to the majority

Didn't the 3 Lions sell a replica of the shirt from around that time?

Great news for Somerset

7 hours ago, mightyreds89 said:

Just looking at ticketing site there are as follows,

 

Lansdown 381 left across entire stand.

Dolman 91 seats.

South Stand no availability 

So just over 470 home tickets left.

if I was the club I’d try and open up the Atyeo £1 a kid and £15 for an adult. As a season ticket holder making cheap tickets available for this end of season match wouldn’t bother me. Could get 2-3k in there as well as some free school tickets. 
 

as last game I’d imagine a lot of SS season ticket holders who pick and chose are more likely to attend given last game of season etc. 

 

I don't want to appear to be negative here, but like previously mentioned you are only counting the tickets currently available for sale 

As the Leicester fixture demonstrated there are hundreds more tickets that could be released if demand dictated and if sales are that high we'll see being released shortly. 

You mention kids for £1, we're already doing that offer that day 

The other point if an area of the Atyeo is sold cheaper, we'd have to not only offer the same price to Rotherham but also we'd have to match it in the South Stand 

On a completely different note, it's interesting to see demand as high as this for a complete dead rubber of a game and also that so many people consistently say "Manning ball" is so boring etc

He's a better picture of Pack, 8 years ago today 

1 hour ago, CiderJar said:

My brother, @RedYoshi was in the away end, along with many other City fans who couldnt get tickets in the home end.

Did well getting tickets for the Rotherham section, didn't they have less than 300 tickets? 

I'm the flip side of the comment above, yes they were respectful that day but they've been a vile bunch at their place over the years 

Certain incidents won't be discussed on an open forum like this but they crossed the line badly not that long ago, those that were in the pub that afternoon will remember 

Not a good start for Villa at Chelsea tonight, their keeper has been sent off after 4 minutes

1 minute ago, Natchfever said:

I see so many matches with fans sitting right up to the pitchside with rivals separated by a few feet.

Not making any part of the Atyeo available does tend to push people towards the pricier stands which im guessing is the clubs aim.

Which of course from next season will see tickets available again for the cheaper South Stand 

13 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

It genuinely feels like these are undue restrictions tbh. I get restrictions given the particular rivalry vs Cardiff and Swansea.

I think the jury is out..albeit there are some good arguments off the top of my head ie Plymouth, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Leicester, all big away followings, all good stuff. Making a stadium a fortress, feeling like you're at Home feels important to me anyway..Birmingham in August a good example. Leeds were very good at AG, possibly the best side we've faced this season at Home but they were backed prominently too.

It's about accountability too really. There Is little from the club or in particular the SAG.

I think away fans in a prominent well backed position absolutely can hand them a marginal gain. Shouldn't need much segregation, if you look at other clubs a line or 2 of stewards and where appropriate police does it albeit the latter can cost. That would offset some of the reduction in away fans and in any event it is only some games where it may affect materially..Some sides don't bring that many at all so if capped at 2k or so...maybe no major drop.

I agree that it seems unfair to restrict everyone because of the behaviour of one or two clubs, and within them it is no doubt only a small percentage of their following.

I'm not sure what accountability you feel you deserve from the club, or why? It is not their decision so unsure what you want them to come out and say? IT you want to hear from the SAG that badly you should contact them and see what they come back with. Though I know a FOI request many years ago sent into them about something else was constantly fobbed off without being answered - though SAGs from other areas did reply with full details to the requests.

Off the top of my head I can only think of Reading that decided to cut the away allocation at their ground and look how their home form and crowds etc have nosedived since 

I guess it is all about opinions but the season there has definitely not been any advantage to the away sides due to a larger following, lets be honest Leeds were steamrolling everyone they played at the time we met them

You may be surprised too that from discussions with fans groups there is no interest from any of them to relocate to the Atyeo in the near future, and unless we were selling out consistently I see no reason to even consider it

For a ballpark figure with ticket sales and on the day purchase in the ground we made approx £100k from Leicester visiting the other week, why would anyone want to turn down money like that to limit to 2k for no reason?

Obviously not sad or sorry to hear that Michael Donovan who kidnapped Shannon Matthews has died of cancer in prison

8 minutes ago, Erithacus said:

If relegation is confirmed, I wonder if the club will remain at the Gate next season. (Incidentally, what are the regulations for grounds in the Championship?) I reckon sustained attendances at home this season levels out around 4,000. Attendances at the HPC are significantly smaller due to its restricted size so perhaps there is a feeling that the women could retain a good number of supporters if they stayed. It would be nice to hear what the club is planning on. I dare say there won't be the large turn-outs without the Lioness factor, but that last promotion game did bring out a big crowd.

There are discussions already taking place about this within in the club and during one of the recent SC&T weekly meetings with the club about improving the atmosphere this topic was discussed. Obviously there were confidential financial and logistical details discussed and it is going to be a difficult outcome either way.

Personally speaking it is hard a very tricky decision as ultimately it is not only about the supporter experience but where the women's side would prefer to play. If we dropped to crowds of 1000 would the preference be to play in front of those 1000 people crammed into the HPC, or would it be better having 1000 completely lost in an empty AG8?

Clearly it is down to numbers expected as the HPC only has 400 seats and three of the sides of the ground don't even have cover or basic facilities.

1 hour ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Well Jerry said on the SLO bit that the SAG had mandated 3.4k or thereabouts.

I'm not saying I want to give away sides 4k, far from it- I've posted in the past that we are too accommodating IMO, more that tbis is a draconian overkill given that they are separate and distinct stands...have the club sought to push back here where possible.

It also doesn't augur well presumably for e.g. filling in the corners.

SAG in response to the Welsh teams is a very likely assumption to make considering they are the only sides to have consistently caused issues

Personally I would get as many away fans in the Atyeo as we can, we make more money and as proven this season the larger away following has actually worked in our favour with both performances and results

Personally I am not honestly bothered about it, there are many other things to address and worry about than how many seats away fans will be allocated and who made that decision.

It's obvious the club would have addressed the decision as lower numbers of away fans means less gate receipts and money spent on the day of the game

So are you the seller or bidding on the item?

20 minutes ago, hollydog said:

Well summed up. I was there too - a truly awful game of football. I too am astonished that I was watching professional footballers. Torquay’s two goals were out of character with the rest of the game. Thought their celebrations were OTT - you would have thought they’d won the Champions League!

Realistically stayed up by winning

3 minutes ago, sephjnr said:

Taunton vs Weston-Super-Mare tomorrow night, if Weston win Taunton are down outright.

In reality a draw isn't enough for Taunton either, otherwise they have to not only beat Hemel Hempstead on Saturday but also better turn a 4 goal, goal difference over Eastbourne 

12 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

100% I'm sure it held 4-4.2k not so long ago.

That is the stand capacity, it isn't the capacity for what the SAG allow in there

I'm sure those away supporters visiting us now can thank our visitors from South Wales for that

1 hour ago, Slacker said:

Such a shame, especially when you consider the fantastic home support the team has had this year. 

I would be surprised if we keep similar numbers the "Lioness" impact and "named" opposition clearly added thousands to crowds

13 hours ago, phantom said:

Shahan always shares the details on here prior to each meeting

They are the first Wednesday of the month (unless we are playing that night)

This was last months post

 

@BigTone there's a possibility our meeting will be moved after what I said as it clashes with another event that's not been announced yet

But as above @shahanshahan will advise when it will be