Jacs Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Can anyone please tell me the date of our opening fixture for the start of next season? Looking to plan our holiday around it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 August 13th I think, chances are we will be away as it normally the balloon piss up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLR Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 August 6th. Confirmed by FL last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 When's the balloon fiesta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 3, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 11 minutes ago, Super said: When's the balloon fiesta? Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 likely to be home opening day then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 From what others have posted, the Balloon Fiesta seems to have little relevance to fixtures. I would prefer we are away first game, as my holiday is 23/7 to 6/8....although I'm sure I can persuade Mrs Fevs that travelling home on a Saturday is a bad idea, and that traffic will be light on a Friday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 46 minutes ago, Davefevs said: From what others have posted, the Balloon Fiesta seems to have little relevance to fixtures. I would prefer we are away first game, as my holiday is 23/7 to 6/8....although I'm sure I can persuade Mrs Fevs that travelling home on a Saturday is a bad idea, and that traffic will be light on a Friday night. We will not have a home fixture on the balloon fiesta weekend. Common sense really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 13 minutes ago, CITYAREREDANDWHITE said: We will not have a home fixture on the balloon fiesta weekend. Common sense really. Common sense.....rarely seen attribute in either local council or fixture planning departments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 25 minutes ago, CITYAREREDANDWHITE said: We will not have a home fixture on the balloon fiesta weekend. Common sense really. We have done several times before, this comes up every pre season. Either last year or the year before someone gave a fair old list of times we were at home when the balloon fiesta was on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 12 minutes ago, City169 said: We have done several times before, this comes up every pre season. Either last year or the year before someone gave a fair old list of times we were at home when the balloon fiesta was on When the balloon fiesta wasn't as big as it is now. Hundreds of thousands visit Ashton court to witness the balloon fiesta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 1 minute ago, CITYAREREDANDWHITE said: When the balloon fiesta wasn't as big as it is now. Hundreds of thousands visit Ashton court to witness the balloon fiesta. Some of the examples cited were in the last 10 years, possibly less. I know its grown a lot, but not in that short of a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 6 minutes ago, City169 said: Some of the examples cited were in the last 10 years, possibly less. I know its grown a lot, but not in that short of a time I'll tell you what. I'll give you £100 if we end up playing on the Saturday of the balloon fiesta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 4 hours ago, Super said: When's the balloon fiesta? wheres the balloon fiesta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliesboots Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 I may be dreaming but I'm sure I read somewhere that the club were requesting the first two games to be away fixtures so any delay in finshing the west stand could be accommodated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 12 minutes ago, Charliesboots said: I may be dreaming but I'm sure I read somewhere that the club were requesting the first two games to be away fixtures so any delay in finshing the west stand could be accommodated? Off we go to Preston and S****horpe then with an away trip to Gillingham in the league cup in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 1 hour ago, CITYAREREDANDWHITE said: When the balloon fiesta wasn't as big as it is now. Hundreds of thousands visit Ashton court to witness the balloon fiesta. Not true, sixteen years ago 150,000 people attended the fiesta on the Saturday bringing the total attendance to a new record high of nearly half a million over that weekend. And we've been at home on fiesta Saturday since then....eg vs QPR in 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 9 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Not true, sixteen years ago 150,000 people attended the fiesta on the Saturday bringing the total attendance to a new record high of nearly half a million over that weekend. So similar numbers to those that follow Rovers? No way can they have the balloon fiesta and a Rovers game in Bristol the same weekend. Something has to give so we may well end up the home fixture that weekend afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelton’s Love Gravy Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 5 hours ago, Davefevs said: From what others have posted, the Balloon Fiesta seems to have little relevance to fixtures. I would prefer we are away first game, as my holiday is 23/7 to 6/8....although I'm sure I can persuade Mrs Fevs that travelling home on a Saturday is a bad idea, and that traffic will be light on a Friday night. Funnily enough my summer holiday is 23/7 to 6/8 too! Please can I follow you to wherever you are going? (I promise not to do anything inappropriate in front of you or your wife ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 4, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 14 hours ago, Charliesboots said: I may be dreaming but I'm sure I read somewhere that the club were requesting the first two games to be away fixtures so any delay in finshing the west stand could be accommodated? No that is Liverpool that have put in that request - I did post a question weeks back wondering as our new stand won't be 100% complete by August whether we would put in a similar request? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 8 minutes ago, phantom said: No that is Liverpool that have put in that request - I did post a question weeks back wondering as our new stand won't be 100% complete by August whether we would put in a similar request? Last season we had a friendly against someone (who I can't remember) and were given free tickets to test out the stadium before it could be used for a match. I would think we will have to have similar again before it will get its licence/safety certificate. This surely will have to be done before opening day. Whether we are home or away. I expect if we thought we were going to be a bit behind we would have had to have asked by now for consideration re fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 4, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 hour ago, RedM said: Last season we had a friendly against someone (who I can't remember) and were given free tickets to test out the stadium before it could be used for a match. I would think we will have to have similar again before it will get its licence/safety certificate. This surely will have to be done before opening day. Whether we are home or away. I expect if we thought we were going to be a bit behind we would have had to have asked by now for consideration re fixtures. Can't remember that, I thought we played away for all the friendlies, but do remember there was a day when people were invited to "test out" the facilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliesboots Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 hour ago, phantom said: No that is Liverpool that have put in that request - I did post a question weeks back wondering as our new stand won't be 100% complete by August whether we would put in a similar request? Thought I read something similar, somewhere at sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 59 minutes ago, phantom said: Can't remember that, I thought we played away for all the friendlies, but do remember there was a day when people were invited to "test out" the facilities Son reckons it was Ipswich under 19's, he's probably right as he remembers useless info like that. I know it was midweek and they gave us tickets as we went it. They had one turnstile open, then more and were simulating a queue of people all arriving at once etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, RedM said: Son reckons it was Ipswich under 19's, he's probably right as he remembers useless info like that. I know it was midweek and they gave us tickets as we went it. They had one turnstile open, then more and were simulating a queue of people all arriving at once etc. 'twas Sheffield Wednesday. http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/try-out-the-south-stand-2568132.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said: 'twas Sheffield Wednesday. http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/try-out-the-south-stand-2568132.aspx Ha ha, I texted my son to ask him, he replied 'Ipswich' and I said to him 'ah yes, thought it was them or Sheffield Weds and I couldn't remember' 1-0 to Mum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 4, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 hour ago, RedM said: Son reckons it was Ipswich under 19's, he's probably right as he remembers useless info like that. I know it was midweek and they gave us tickets as we went it. They had one turnstile open, then more and were simulating a queue of people all arriving at once etc. Ahh I was thinking along the lines of the first team I remember going to Wembley to watch the U21's V Italy U21's as a kind of "tester" before it was fully opened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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