Guest pjrefer Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I know that this was posted earlier in the week but it has just come to mind again. People that never ever go to games getting tickets really pi*sing me off. a customer of mine the other day said "you see that game last week? City were so crap" then he said "how can i get tickets for the final?" TO######ER! I feel sorry for any of you guys that dont get a ticket because of one of them. The powers that be at Ashton gate really need to look at a system whereupon regular visitors to the gate have some chance before general sale, but obviously after season ticket holders.If enough of us highlight this then maybe something will change. come on you reds!
Guest exiledred Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 surely if you were a regular visitor to the gate you would either be a season ticket holder or a club member and therfore have priority
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 . a customer of mine the other day said "you see that game last week? City were so crap" then he said "how can i get tickets for the final?" TO######ER! What's wrong with that? City were terrible. And besides at least he watched the game.
Guest pjrefer Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 No, i have been a city fan for 20 years.cant afford to be a member or a season ticket holder but get to over half the home games and a few away.I still think of myself as a true fan. Mortgages and kids cost bucks, we all not loaded matey.
Guest exiledred Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 No, i have been a city fan for 20 years.cant afford to be a member or a season ticket holder but get to over half the home games and a few away.I still think of myself as a true fan. Mortgages and kids cost bucks, we all not loaded matey. I'm a student!!!!!
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 "I'm a student!!!!!" Yeah so the only outgoing you have is beer money
Guest ifyasmell100 Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 DO U KNOW IF STUDENTS WARRENT A CONCESSIONRY TICKET FOR CARDIFF ?
frenchred Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I know that this was posted earlier in the week but it has just come to mind again. People that never ever go to games getting tickets really pi*sing me off. a customer of mine the other day said "you see that game last week? City were so crap" then he said "how can i get tickets for the final?" TO######ER! I feel sorry for any of you guys that dont get a ticket because of one of them. The powers that be at Ashton gate really need to look at a system whereupon regular visitors to the gate have some chance before general sale, but obviously after season ticket holders.If enough of us highlight this then maybe something will change. come on you reds! I thought the ticketing arrangements were a 200% improvement on the last time we got to a final. And if you thought City played well you really were looking through red tinted glasses.
Guest exiledred Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 "I'm a student!!!!!" Yeah so the only outgoing you have is beer money and rent and food and clothes and season ticket and petrol for the 200 mile round trip to every home game and the £32 ticket to millenium and the petrol to the millenium then if there's any left i'll buy some beer!!
Guest nickD Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 "I'm a student!!!!!" Yeah so the only outgoing you have is beer money I resent that comment!!! I'm in a lot of debt, albeit i've bought decks and vinyl, TV, speakers, computer, been on 5 holidays...students have it hard Willsbridge!
Guest pentlandsl Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I'm a student!!!!! Which means you can borrow up to the hilt at stupidly low interest rates and pay it back at your leisure. The rest of us with 3 kids and a hefty mortgage etc. to pay can't afford to pull out nearly £400 for season tickets for ourselves and 1 (and soon to be 2) sons. Still get to 90% of home matches and to some away matches. There should be some type of reward system for fans such as us, with penalties for sanctimonious little twerps like you who have yet to face the harsh reality of real life. :@ :@
Guest exiledred Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Which means you can borrow up to the hilt at stupidly low interest rates and pay it back at your leisure. The rest of us with 3 kids and a hefty mortgage etc. to pay can't afford to pull out nearly £400 for season tickets for ourselves and 1 (and soon to be 2) sons. Still get to 90% of home matches and to some away matches. There should be some type of reward system for fans such as us, with penalties for sanctimonious little twerps like you who have yet to face the harsh reality of real life. :@ :@ so i should get penalties for making a 200 mile trip to every home game should i??
The Man In Black Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Which means you can borrow up to the hilt at stupidly low interest rates and pay it back at your leisure. No, the "stupidly low" interest rates only last while you're in uni. As soon as you leave, they jack it up above the rate of inflation. My brother is currently paying £50 a month just in interest Besides, it's not like I want to have to take out £4000 of debt every year for a four year course. Sure, we all have debts. But we have the ones you've mentioned to come yet. Get it straight before you make comments about our financial situation, I haven't made comments about yours
Guest nickD Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 No, the "stupidly low" interest rates only last while you're in uni. As soon as you leave, they jack it up above the rate of inflation. My brother is currently paying £50 a month just in interest Besides, it's not like I want to have to take out £4000 of debt every year for a four year course. Sure, we all have debts. But we have the ones you've mentioned to come yet. Get it straight before you make comments about our financial situation, I haven't made comments about yours People always seem to have the wrong idea bout students....I'm over 10K in debt, due to go into my final year in oct, and i'm nowhere near guarenteed a job when I finish my course. So it could be the demoralising act of signing on the dole soon. Which I really dont want to do. They need to learn the facts bout students before making such a pig headed comment. It might even be resentement, but i dont want to speculate.
grebes Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Get a season ticket, what else you going to do on a Saturday. Do some DIY? Costs more and does my head in. Liberate yourself. COME ON CITY!
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 All the debt students have is down to them alone. Ok fair enough the ones that move away have to pay rent but I know loads that hardly get into debt, through being sensible and getting decent summer jobs
Guest nickD Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 All the debt students have is down to them alone. Ok fair enough the ones that move away have to pay rent but I know loads that hardly get into debt, through being sensible and getting decent summer jobs Wills, I live in Brum, which, granted isnt the nicest of places. paying rent, not living off mummy and daddy and trying to socialise whilst studying really does break the bank. I really, REALLY dont care what other people think. I worked last year during my 2nd year, earning 5k doing a part time job for Telewest. That still didn't keep me out of debt, just managed to pay off rent and a bit of fees.
Guest Cider Red Sam Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Still get to 90% of home matches and to some away matches. There should be some type of reward system for fans such as us, with penalties for sanctimonious little twerps like you who have yet to face the harsh reality of real life. :@ :@ Just wondering.... if you go to 90% of home games doesn't it work out cheaper to get a season ticket?
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Yeah but when it comes too socialising, what happend to Student bars and student nights?
Lordofthebling Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I resent that comment!!! I'm in a lot of debt, albeit i've bought decks and vinyl, TV, speakers, computer, been on 5 holidays...students have it hard Willsbridge! I'm sorry this sounds just like me! Did u know that decks cost over £700 for technics, add that to the cost of vinyl and at least £2.50 a pint, where do i have the money to spend on the luxuries in life?
Lordofthebling Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 All the debt students have is down to them alone. Ok fair enough the ones that move away have to pay rent but I know loads that hardly get into debt, through being sensible and getting decent summer jobs debt is what its all about, I'm going to be 30k in debt, but going to pay like £20 a month off - as i have invested some!
Guest nickD Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Yeah but when it comes too socialising, what happend to Student bars and student nights? £1 a drink in places if you choose your nights well...... .....spend £10 and get battered, thats what i like
Guest Ciderhead Reynolds Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I'm ###### off , didnt get a season ticket this yr due to at the start oo the season working on saturdays , but this season ive missed only 4 home games and went to 7 away games and still cant get a ticket on the net or on the phone , Takes the piss !! And i aslo have a season ticket 4 next yr
Guest nickD Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I'm sorry this sounds just like me! Did u know that decks cost over £700 for technics, add that to the cost of vinyl and at least £2.50 a pint, where do i have the money to spend on the luxuries in life? Bling, I sold my old Technics for £350, and paid an additional £680 to get the Technics MK5G's....well worth the dosh. May I add here though that that was my savings I spent! And my vinyl spend usually goes to around £40 a month. ouch. Although just bought a Numark Axis9 CD Deck which means I can play direct from CD-Rs!
Guest patsycoombes Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I thought this forum was going to be a place where people aired their views & opinions on Bristol City related stuff, not a place where people sl*g each other off. Is it fair to call your customer a t*sser because he wants to go to the play offs? Surely you should be glad that City have the following they do!!! Is it anybody else's fault that you don't have the money for a season ticket? No, your life is what you make it & how much money you have & how you spend it is down to you. Is it fair that people without season tickets who go to most of the games don't get priority over people who never go? Probably not, but how complicated a system do you expect them to run? The system they implement has to be feasible to operate. As for the whole student debate that seems to be going on. People who were never a student always seem to have the wrong idea about student life. I was once a student, I got into debt despite having a part time job in term time & working all summer. Maybe I wouldn't have done if I had stayed in every night, but maybe I wouldn't have the good times to look back on either. Surely everyone has the right to enjoy life in the way they wish to. Students aren't bludging of the government like the unemployed etc, they borrow money to pay for their student years & they don't get to pay it back at their leisure, they get told when to pay it back. It costs to live whether you're a student or employed. Why so much stick to students??? Thought the website for buying play off tickets was terrible, gave you 5 minutes to get your seats paid for, but the site was so slow that it was impossible to input card details & get them authorised in that time... got there eventually though, hooray!!! COME ON YOU REDS!!!! :Party12: :sport18:
The Man In Black Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Full respect to patsycoombes... cheers for sticking up for us all I think you make a valid point - those who have never been get the wrong idea about student debt. Most people seem to think that we still get grants, or about £10,000 a year. Nope, only £4000, half of which goes on rent, and all to be paid back. Just gets on my wick when people try to tell me that I'm better off them I really am. It's not like they know my finances better then I do. But I'll try to calm down now
Dorset_Cider Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Full respect to patsycoombes... cheers for sticking up for us all I think you make a valid point - those who have never been get the wrong idea about student debt. Most people seem to think that we still get grants, or about £10,000 a year. Nope, only £4000, half of which goes on rent, and all to be paid back. Just gets on my wick when people try to tell me that I'm better off them I really am. It's not like they know my finances better then I do. But I'll try to calm down now Still sounds a reasonable deal, to have (for many) the time of your life with out care and worry. The chance to meet hundredes of girls / blokes (depends on what you like ) You will have to pay for your digs.... if you are Uni or not unless you plan on spending your whole life living at home with Mum & Dad. Life is tough for most people but it gets a lot tougher when you start having little people depending on you as well (This is general and not aimed at any particular person) Come On You Reds!
Gerry Gows' Tash Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 As for the whole student debate that seems to be going on. People who were never a student always seem to have the wrong idea about student life. I was once a student, I got into debt despite having a part time job in term time & working all summer. Maybe I wouldn't have done if I had stayed in every night, but maybe I wouldn't have the good times to look back on either. Surely everyone has the right to enjoy life in the way they wish to. Students aren't bludging of the government like the unemployed etc, they borrow money to pay for their student years & they don't get to pay it back at their leisure, they get told when to pay it back. It costs to live whether you're a student or employed. Why so much stick to students??? YOu are there to learn (At the taxpayers not insignificant expense) not to have a good time - if you want a good time go out and get a job that pays enuff for you to do it - no one forced you to go to uni Even with all the student whinges about fees/loans etc - the taxpayers still picks up 5/6th of the real cost of a degree, so yes you are blagging of the govt - I'd rather an unemployed person got free tickets to the gate than a student got a discount. The above are the main 2 reasons why students get stick - other reasons are You clog up bars by all standing there in a group (very slowly) ordering drinks individually You pay for bags of chips with a cheque book - making everyone else wait You are generally loud and obnoxious in large groups in clubs getting drunk on subsidised beer. Nuff said
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I suppose I should be a little less severe on you students, afterall you could be mature students, and that really would warrant abuse
Gerry Gows' Tash Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 As for the whole student debate that seems to be going on. People who were never a student always seem to have the wrong idea about student life. I was once a student, I got into debt despite having a part time job in term time & working all summer. Maybe I wouldn't have done if I had stayed in every night, but maybe I wouldn't have the good times to look back on either. Surely everyone has the right to enjoy life in the way they wish to. Students aren't bludging of the government like the unemployed etc, they borrow money to pay for their student years & they don't get to pay it back at their leisure, they get told when to pay it back. It costs to live whether you're a student or employed. Why so much stick to students??? YOu are there to learn (At the taxpayers not insignificant expense) not to have a good time - if you want a good time go out and get a job that pays enuff for you to do it - no one forced you to go to uni Even with all the student whinges about fees/loans etc - the taxpayers still picks up 5/6th of the real cost of a degree, so yes you are blagging of the govt - I'd rather an unemployed person got free tickets to the gate than a student got a discount. The above are the main 2 reasons why students get stick - other reasons are You clog up bars by all standing there in a group (very slowly) ordering drinks individually You pay for bags of chips with a cheque book - making everyone else wait You are generally loud and obnoxious in large groups in clubs getting drunk on subsidised beer. Nuff said
Guest nickD Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 YOu are there to learn (At the taxpayers not insignificant expense) not to have a good time - if you want a good time go out and get a job that pays enuff for you to do it - no one forced you to go to uni Even with all the student whinges about fees/loans etc - the taxpayers still picks up 5/6th of the real cost of a degree, so yes you are blagging of the govt - I'd rather an unemployed person got free tickets to the gate than a student got a discount. The above are the main 2 reasons why students get stick - other reasons are You clog up bars by all standing there in a group (very slowly) ordering drinks individually You pay for bags of chips with a cheque book - making everyone else wait You are generally loud and obnoxious in large groups in clubs getting drunk on subsidised beer. Nuff said WHAT?!??!?!?! You have GOT to be having a laugh arent you?! You REALLY have no idea WTF we all go through do you!!!! Learn the facts for once instead of making an arse of yourself and creating enemies for yourself.
Spud55 Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 YOu are there to learn (At the taxpayers not insignificant expense) not to have a good time - if you want a good time go out and get a job that pays enuff for you to do it - no one forced you to go to uni Even with all the student whinges about fees/loans etc - the taxpayers still picks up 5/6th of the real cost of a degree, so yes you are blagging of the govt - I'd rather an unemployed person got free tickets to the gate than a student got a discount. The above are the main 2 reasons why students get stick - other reasons are You clog up bars by all standing there in a group (very slowly) ordering drinks individually You pay for bags of chips with a cheque book - making everyone else wait You are generally loud and obnoxious in large groups in clubs getting drunk on subsidised beer. Nuff said Do i see some sour grapes of someone who wasn't able to get a degree because you didn't have the ability so now abuse students. Students do get a lot off the taxpayer, but oddly enough the people who pay the most tax in life are not people doing shitty jobs, they are ones doing high paid jobs and guess what most of them have, oh yes a degree. The vast majority of students will more than pay back everything they took out when they are on average earning more than somoene who didn't go to uni.
Gerry Gows' Tash Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I'm not sure that's true any more - graduates joining my organisation earn considerably less than me - society generally is moving towards ability rather than social class as a determinant of sucess - the days when a degree was a passport to the good life are long gone - I dont think any of city's players have degrees but thy earn mor than most graduates and pay more tax - but they managed to do it without help from ordinary working people. For your info I had the ability but at 18 chose not to go to Uni a decision I have neva regretted !!!
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 "Do i see some sour grapes of someone who wasn't able to get a degree because you didn't have the ability so now abuse students." I find that a rather short sighted and sad statement to make. A degree isn't the be all and end all when it comes to a number of chosen careers. I've had a number of 30 something degree holders who've been clueless for even simple tasks. Hardly a great advert is it.
Guest pjrefer Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I THINK WE HAVE MISSED THE POINT OF THE POST, IT WASN'T A STARTING POINT TO SLAG OF STUDANTS OR ANYBODY ELSE - STOP IT NOW PLZ GUYS.
Gerry Gows' Tash Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 WHAT?!??!?!?! You have GOT to be having a laugh arent you?! You REALLY have no idea WTF we all go through do you!!!! Learn the facts for once instead of making an arse of yourself and creating enemies for yourself. But what do you all go through ??? Having to take exams and hand in coursework !! Bid deal !! you are not the only people under pressure, most of us have deadlines, financial pressure (Mortgates, etc) demanding bosses, competing intersts for our time and money - what makes you so special ? And if you think I'm worried about making enemies of some wet behind the ears home counties Oxbridge reject then think again
Beezey Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Do i see some sour grapes of someone who wasn't able to get a degree because you didn't have the ability so now abuse students. Students do get a lot off the taxpayer, but oddly enough the people who pay the most tax in life are not people doing shitty jobs, they are ones doing high paid jobs and guess what most of them have, oh yes a degree. The vast majority of students will more than pay back everything they took out when they are on average earning more than somoene who didn't go to uni. Ummm you dont need to have any real ability to go to Uni, Pretty much any Tom, Dick or Harry can do it! You talk about others checking facts but frankly this post is utter rubbish !!
Guest budbcfc Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 tell u what guys, do what i done , get yourself a gullible female (or male if your that inclined) and get them a second job part time.
Guest city3rovers2 Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 dunno why you're so against students. I work hard, both at my studies, and my job. Which is the dullest thing in the world, I deliver leaflets for £4.50 an hour. to make any decent amount of money I have to work about 4 hours a day, which, ok isnt much, but then I have to read countless books, most of which were written over a hundred years ago, so its not like i'm readin Harry Potter or anything, then I have to write essays, revise for exams. I have a student loan, yes, but I only get £3000 a year, and it all goes on my rent, I dont have any left over to spend on beer or anything. That's why I have a crap job. And you cant tell me that all you people who have jobs and kids and mortgages and everyhting else you go on about don't like going out for a ogod time every now and again? You're right, no one forced me to go to uni. I coudl have had a job, and gone out and had a good time anyway, would have been paying for students to lie around doing sod all, as you seem to think. I would stand in a bar, getting really annoyed with the students at the bar, slowly individually ordering drinks as you seem to think they do. I have never experienced this, but maybe I dont see it because I am a student. But I went to uni. I've met people that I would never have met other wise. I have learnt things I would never have learnt otherwise. When I finish uni I will be about £10k in debt, or more, and as soon as I am no longer a student, the bank will up the interest on my account, and I will be paying back my loans, my overdraft and having to pay rent and maybe even a mortgage. Don't think you're hard done by and we students do nothing. Maybe we don't do a 9-5 job or whatever you do, maybe we don't have mortgages or children. But its not the easy life you seem to think. I'll be paying back the bank and loans company for the next 10 years. At least I'll have something to show for all that money, a good degree (fingers crossed), friends all over the country, and a lifetime of memories. I don't see what's so wrong with that.
Guest Georgeformbygrill Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Anyway on that note, i'd like to say isn't life fun
Gerry Gows' Tash Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Hmm, yeah that's really funny Tarquin. - I think this went a bit off topic and I maybe went a bit over the top - everyone chill we are here to talk city, not politics. I've got nothing against students - I even have some student friends ! If I see you at Mill stand I'll buy you a pint (Between 3 natch, with straws to share)
Beezey Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Hmm, yeah that's really funny Tarquin. - I think this went a bit off topic and I maybe went a bit over the top - everyone chill we are here to talk city, not politics. I've got nothing against students - I even have some student friends ! If I see you at Mill stand I'll buy you a pint (Between 3 natch, with straws to share) Better get in there early though, dont want to get stuck behind 35 students all ordering there own drinks
Guest exiledred Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 isn't it amazing that all this started just by me saying "I am a student" this morning!!
Guest RedwardsV1 Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 u should have heard what my 'mate said in 6th form 2day, theres a group of us who have season tickets and go 2 every game and he was going round asking all of us if he can go with us.... NO then he said 'Knowing me I bet I get a brighton fan sat next 2 me on the coach' FROM BRISTOL!!!!! 'U better take me 2 Leeds next season' 'What elland road?' 'What?' 'Elland Road where Leeds play?' 'No ashton gate!' 'What and not leeds away?' 'which ever one they play home or away i don't care' Me and Graham (member Georgeformbygrill on here) laughed in his face
Guest Wurzel of Oz Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 As much as I hate to say it, Swindon had a good idea here. It was somthing like, if you had six ticket butts, you could book on the first day, three on the second and then none after that.
Guest patsycoombes Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 isn't it amazing that all this started just by me saying "I am a student" this morning!! imagine the chaos you'd have caused if you'd said you were an illegal imigrant, here with your 20 immediate family members, sponging of the uk government!!!
Matty H Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Why do some students act as if being a student qualifies them for a disabilitie allowance? They act as if being a student gives them a god given right to concessions. We've all been students at some time. It's quite simple, if you cant afford to go to the game then you cant go. Lifes a b***h sometimes. Better to find that out now as regards a football game than find out the hard way with something that really means something in the context of life. You think you have financial difficulties now, then wait til you have a wife, kids and a mortgage and bills to pay. Then you'll really know what financial hardships are Its a learning curve. deal with it. A student is not some sort of special breed of human and I'm bored to tears of hearing the usual 'I'm a student, sob, sob!" argument Rant over
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 imagine the chaos you'd have caused if you'd said you were an illegal imigrant, here with your 20 immediate family members, sponging of the uk government!!! We'll save that thread till the summer
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