WhistleHappy Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 18 hours ago, bert tann said: You dgull abilityo go as far as Swansea to find an outstanding club superstore. OK, I'll risk a massive 'whoosh' here - But, Is THAT For REAL? If it IS .... ffs, :laugh: flipping 'eck ! (If it isnt... well that speaks volumes of my gullability & I'll take the whoosh! ) If it is a whoosh though that say's an awful lot about the state of BRFC - that something so embarrassing could possibly be perceived as genuine.. (by anyone) .. I hope it's true, if not my red face will just be reflecting my Red heart anyway. Please be real...if so its almost worth a visit, and cheaper and funnier than a seasonal pantomime! (right e oh, braced myself, bring on the whoosh! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Drove past the Liberty not long ago. I would say it's closer to the City centre than our stadium tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 1 hour ago, Mad Cyril said: It's always difficult to compare how far out stadiums are. Quite often it depends on where you start from. I would say distance from City centre as a rule of thumb as where most people head for a good choice of pubs/restaurants-certainly as an away fan..though your sense of irony is not totally misplaced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 20 hours ago, wayne allisons tongues said: There are a few pubs within 10 mins of ground but Frankie and bennies and harvester opposite the ground were packed. Asked a few fans what do they do before the game and they mostly drank in the ground and got food there prices were reasonsble.A couple just turned up just before kick off, or had something to eat in retail park 2 mins away. Awww. The history and tradition of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 7 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: Not quite sure why you are soon keen to slate Swansea. Their stadium is on the edge of the city, but still very much in the city, and you can walk to it from the city centre and train station in about 20 minutes. Ashton Gate is a very similar scenario - except it would take you twice as long to walk to the ground from Temple Meads. So actually, there is a pretty good argument to say Ashton Gate is more "out on a limb" than the Liberty. whatever.......you should be a MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 8 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: Not quite sure why you are soon keen to slate Swansea. Their stadium is on the edge of the city, but still very much in the city, and you can walk to it from the city centre and train station in about 20 minutes. Ashton Gate is a very similar scenario - except it would take you twice as long to walk to the ground from Temple Meads. So actually, there is a pretty good argument to say Ashton Gate is more "out on a limb" than the Liberty. Yep, I remember a survey a good while back (before sat nav) where Ashton Gate was ranked 91st in the easiest grounds to find. In other words only one was harder to find than ours and that was Oxford's Manor Ground. Used to love driving to the town/city where we were playing and just looking out for the floodlights! Happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 9 hours ago, WhistleHappy said: OK, I'll risk a massive 'whoosh' here - But, Is THAT For REAL? If it IS .... ffs, :laugh: flipping 'eck ! (If it isnt... well that speaks volumes of my gullability & I'll take the whoosh! ) If it is a whoosh though that say's an awful lot about the state of BRFC - that something so embarrassing could possibly be perceived as genuine.. (by anyone) .. I hope it's true, if not my red face will just be reflecting my Red heart anyway. Please be real...if so its almost worth a visit, and cheaper and funnier than a seasonal pantomime! (right e oh, braced myself, bring on the whoosh! ) Of course that photograph is real. This is the one that is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northsomersetred Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Useless fact of the day; My mate's grandad use to be Swansea's chairman, but i support City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 On 23/11/2015 23:05:19, bert tann said: Of course that photograph is real. This is the one that is unreal. good old jacky from shire still a darling then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 On 22/11/2015 15:34:08, wayne allisons tongues said: Went to Swansea yesterday, birthday treat for my son who has started supporting them. Luckily he still comes with me to watch the mighty reds. I don't know if as a club we look at other grounds but a few thing I think we could improve on. Vormatories all had plastic/glass on top of them and view wasn't blocked at all. 2 large scoreboards one each end of ground on a long stand so didn't intefere with views. These helped build atmosphere with showing of past games and interviews. Plus was showing a constant stream of ads on bottom of each screen which would improve revenues. Advertising boards electronic which showed players on them at same time as main scoreboards which was clever. Also they showed ads around pitch and on other side across top facing crowd showed local ads generating more revenue. Kiosks quick service plenty of choice including chips, pulled pork and meal deals and service was fast. You paid and another person got your order whilst you paid and if hot food they were preparing as you paid. Lot quicker than Ashton Gate and seemed to be very very busy. Music before game was good was able to work crowd up and they seemed to go with it. Club shop was large but not massive but really well set out and Swansea and ospreys stuff was on display but in different sections and plenty of staff to help and a very large variety of stock on sale. Lots more than what we have at present, think we could improve on that front. I love Ashton Gate and wouldn't swap it for the world but I hope our club are looking at things like at Swansea and looking to improve things at Ashton Gate and are open to ideas to make the whole experience so much better for everyone. Maybe we should go for more of the breeze block look..very stylish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 35 minutes ago, archie andrews said: good old jacky from shire still a darling then... Jacky from The Shire? OMG they employ Hobbits??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 2 hours ago, Mad Cyril said: Jacky from The Shire? OMG they employ Hobbits??? J-Lo's follow up single failed to set the charts alight. 'Don't be fooled by my excessive spare tyre, I'm still Jacky from The Shire'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 On 23/11/2015, 14:18:07, Just Red said: Drove past the Liberty not long ago. I would say it's closer to the City centre than our stadium tbh. But as Swansea is half the size of Bristol, everything will be closer to the city centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagy Mahal Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 On 22/11/2015, 15:34:08, wayneallisons tongues said: Went to Swansea yesterday, birthday treat for my son who has started supporting them. Luckily he still comes with me to watch the mighty reds. I don't know if as a club we look at other grounds but a few thing I think we could improve on. Vormatories all had plastic/glass on top of them and view wasn't blocked at all. WHAT WAS THAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampy Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 On 11/25/2015, 11:41:20, Red-Robbo said: But as Swansea is half the size of Bristol, everything will be closer to the city centre. But Swansea centre is on the coast if that makes any sense .. so Gorseinon and Neath and Sketty are as far out as Yate .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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