View from the Dolman

9 hours ago, NickJ said:

You seriously think Jon Lansdown is a credible Chairman of a £100 million turnover business?

What is the "£100 million turnover business" in question?

26 minutes ago, When the river runs said:

I have given examples. 

In your own mind, perhaps. All I've seen is vague insinuation.

1 minute ago, When the river runs said:

 it's got nothing to do with you.

You already showed me how wet and limp wristed you are yesterday.

People on here trying to tell you how it is  when you've had a massive insight into it for yourself.

 

Maybe you could try giving some specific examples rather than working purely in innuendo?

It's also interesting to see Willie Kirk held up as a good judge considering his own fortunes in recent weeks.

16 minutes ago, phantom said:

How have you done this, they are not on sale yet

They were appearing earlier this morning - there was a button to renew in the "season tickets" page where it lists your STs. This has now disappeared. 

8 hours ago, astrondrew said:

Just renewed my season tickets for next year. Same seat at Ashton Gate. I guess it's easy enough to move it to the HPC if they don't sell many but...

Are they even meant to be on sale yet? Haven't see any announcement of details but can also see the option to renew if I log in to the ticket site...

1 minute ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

At the Open Day I joined a big queue behind the Atyeo to meet Coppell.

When I got to the front I had my picture taken with him and enthusiastically said, 'Welcome to Bristol City Steve, we're all confident you can really take this club forward'.

Bit taken aback by his response, 'I wish I was'.

Yep, he was a very odd character on that open day - I remember someone wishing him good luck for the season and his response was along the lines of "we're going to need it".

1-1 Szmodics

0-1 Wednesday. Windass. 

4 hours ago, The Constant Rabbit said:

 

Oh dear. Poor show from Martin.

That's one of those where it feels like the ban should be in months, not matches. 

6 minutes ago, phantom said:

But we already know the priority is for the U21s to win their league at the moment so KL and Araoye aren't happening 

I'd really hope that isn't anyone's priority right now considering they're currently 9th in a 10 team league. 

https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/central-league/20232024/regular-season/south/g23672/

7 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Thanks for that. I suppose the EFL clubs could vote to amend their regulations, but I guess they have a participation contract in place with the FA if it is a mandatory requirement for member clubs.

Makes the FA actions worse than I thought.

Yep, I'd imagine the rules are just laying out the agreements that underpin the league pyramid but I'm not aware of anything like that being in the public domain. 

2 hours ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Teams can opt out of the fa cup if they feel that strongly about it.

The EFL regulations requires clubs to participate:

"Further, for the avoidance of doubt, every Club, by becoming and remaining a member of The League, agrees to compete in the League Competition, the EFL Cup, The Football Association Challenge Cup and all other competitions conducted or controlled by The League and in which it is eligible to compete."

The Premier League rules also requires clubs to participate:

"Each Club shall enter the F.A. Cup."

23 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

A season or so back Otib was aflame with views saying referees were not giving City penalties, and some hinted at dark acts.

This season, to date, only Leicester have had more penalties than us.

Given the dubious nature of Saturday’s penalty I am deafened by the silence

Just imagine if there was a 6 page thread debating if it was a correct decision. Oh, there is. 

8 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said:

 

Because the listening figures, like the gate receipts, would be miniscule.

I am all for women's football becoming successful in its own right but at present it is parasitically leeching money and press coverage from the well supported football team that has been going for over a century.

It should stand, or fall, on its own two feet instead of the current situation of mixing in (women's players in the men's calendar) and passing off: "Bristol City" beat "Arsenal".

Are Bristol City Cerebral Palsy FC, Bristol City Deaf FC, Bristol City Down Syndrome FC and Bristol City Frame FC (who all featured in some form on Saturday) also "leeching"?

5 minutes ago, Selred said:

But do allow people to watch Bristol City from home...

Not sure how that will suit someone who says they won't watch Robins TV due to the delay causing them to get iPhone notifications before seeing the goals on screen since the delay on any dubious feed is likely to be longer.

1 hour ago, Redshorts said:

Does anyone know why seats in W3 have been sold when this wasn't a family section this season and new people can't purchase tickets till later in month and you can't move seats till 24th April??? 

From the club FAQs... 

MOVING SEATS

I have a 2023/24 Season Ticket but I want to choose a different seat for the 2024/25 season, when can I do this?

When Season Tickets go on sale on Monday, March 18th you will be able to see all available seats within the stadium. If the seat you wish to move to is available at this point, we recommend you select and purchase the new seat and not renew your current seat. If the seat you wish to move to isn’t available, we recommend you renew your current seat. Once the Renew Your Seat deadline on Tuesday, April 23rd (12pm) has passed, there may be further seats that become available. These will only be available from the Move Your Seat period starting at 10am Wednesday, April 24th.

21 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

The only way it’s in any way likely to happen is after next Tuesday the numbers renewing season tickets are way down on the clubs expectations (and I think they will expect/accept a dropoff of 5% ish from this year - that can be hidden behind cost of living, new TV deal etc)

If, however, they see a 10% plus drop in ST sales then I could see Steve emerging to try and do a communication. Dont forget that the last time he was at a home game was the rattling around the stadium at Swansea. That was explained away as mother’s day(!) - if he then sees ST sales down markedly a bit of protecting his investment income kicks in…

SL was at the game on Saturday.

1 hour ago, Harry said:

I didn’t give my consent so I didn’t wanna make the cut!

The consent issue is covered by the EFL-wide ground regulations:

"By entering the Ground, all persons are acknowledging that photographic images and/or audio, visual and/or audio-visual recordings and/or feeds (and/or stills taken therefrom) may be taken of them and may also be used, by way of example and without limitation, in televised coverage of the game and/or for promotional, training, editorial or marketing purposes by the Club, the EFL or others (including commercial partners and accredited media organisations) and entry into the Ground constitutes consent to such use. "

https://www.efl.com/documents/ground-regulations/

If it was the duo I saw elsewhere around the stadium, their cameras had the Feverpitch "fp" logo stickers on them.

I'm sure I've read on here that online orders are managed by Huboo from one of their fulfilment facilities and are then delivered to Ashton Gate for collection.

3 minutes ago, RedM said:

Who has said that, I think I missed that info. They have the exact figure, why wouldn't they?

Maybe I misread but that's how @phantom's came across.

Unless the new system is responsible for the heavy marketing on social media etc. but that wouldn't seem to fit. 

I struggle to believe that the club has no idea of how many season tickets we've sold.

Are they still building something special?