Esmond Million's Bung Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 I see the Evil post has highlighted 6 players the gas could target as being unattached, top of the list Nile Ranger, also on the list is Stephen Caulker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: I see the Evil post has highlighted 6 players the gas could target as being unattached, top of the list Nile Ranger, also on the list is Stephen Caulker. They won't play for less than £8 an hour so they've got no chance! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semblar Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said: Yeah, but when did we last have new curtains and have the carpets cleaned? I'm guessing the answer is "whenever we need to, but it is routine so we don't feel the need to proclaim it to the world as if it was a new signing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said: They won't play for less than £8 an hour so they've got no chance! I read somewhere that we had around 2,000 staff working at each of the two Manchester games. Think of the size of their wage bill just for those games alone !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said: Yeah, but when did we last have new curtains and have the carpets cleaned? I had the misfoutune to be in their supporters club the other day,and no it wasn't a a match day,and in all honesty the carpet didn't need cleaning, it needed condemning.It reminded me of the carpet in the old Ship and Castle,and I use the word carpet loosely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: Well, Shrewsbury did sell 15k+ for their play off final in 2009, so there is every likelihood that they sold that amount in 2007. Edit: I don’t know how many they sold in 2007, but Shrewsbury’s allocation was 25,000 tickets. I love how suddenly every neutral, corporate & club Wembley (approx 5-10k, I’d guess) attendee must have been supporting the Gas. How convenient..! I think this one might actually be true! I'm pretty sure they gave us extra tickets that Shrewsbury had returned and I seem to remember being reported that we had sold the most tickets ever at Wembley for one club (yes really!) Obviously clubs wouldn't normally have access to that many tickets but we did as Shrewsbury didn't sell theirs. Our 'record' if indeed it was one was apparently beaten by Millwall a few years later. So yes, I think we really honestly may have taken 45000 to Wembley (Not including those locked out) Edit. Shrewsbury may have sold 15,000 tickets but obviously many have those would have been to your lot Edited February 5, 2018 by Miah Dennehy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman Block B Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: I think this one might actually be true! I'm pretty sure they gave us extra tickets that Shrewsbury had returned and I seem to remember being reported that we had sold the most tickets ever at Wembley for one club (yes really!) Obviously clubs wouldn't normally have access to that many tickets but we did as Shrewsbury didn't sell theirs. Our 'record' if indeed it was one was apparently beaten by Millwall a few years later. So yes, I think we really honestly may have taken 45000 to Wembley (Not including those locked out) Edit. Shrewsbury may have sold 15,000 tickets but obviously many have those would have been to your lot Did this include any of the 435,000 London based Bristol Rovers fans???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: I think this one might actually be true! I'm pretty sure they gave us extra tickets that Shrewsbury had returned and I seem to remember being reported that we had sold the most tickets ever at Wembley for one club (yes really!) Obviously clubs wouldn't normally have access to that many tickets but we did as Shrewsbury didn't sell theirs. Our 'record' if indeed it was one was apparently beaten by Millwall a few years later. So yes, I think we really honestly may have taken 45000 to Wembley (Not including those locked out) Edit. Shrewsbury may have sold 15,000 tickets but obviously many have those would have been to your lot I don’t doubt you may have taken 40k. I doubt it was 45k as there are always thousands of corporate and neutral tickets for these games. 40k is very impressive for a club of your size. It’s just strange that you then “only” managed 25k for your next visit. Again, not a bad number at all. I don’t think anyone would really notice or criticise your attendances, if your own fans didn’t constantly inflate (lie about) them...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Dolman Block B said: Did this include any of the 435,000 London based Bristol Rovers fans???? It's actually less than that now. Dave's moved, 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Bar BS3 said: I don’t doubt you may have taken 40k. I doubt it was 45k as there are always thousands of corporate and neutral tickets for these games. 40k is very impressive for a club of your size. It’s just strange that you then “only” managed 25k for your next visit. Again, not a bad number at all. I don’t think anyone would really notice or criticise your attendances, if your own fans didn’t constantly inflate (lie about) them...! I think you may be slightly over estimating the neutrals interest in our games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: It's actually less than that now. Dave's moved, I thought Dave was well settled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Miah Dennehy said: I think you may be slightly over estimating the neutrals interest in our games I doubt it. It’s well documented how well loved you are, as a club, throughout the land/Europe/world/galaxy. Damn, I bet Shrewsbury fans were even willing you to win..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Bar BS3 said: I doubt it. It’s well documented how well loved you are, as a club, throughout the land/Europe/world/galaxy. Damn, I bet Shrewsbury fans were even willing you to win..! Well yeah , you're right of course, I was just trying to be modest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Just now, Miah Dennehy said: Well yeah , you're right of course, I was just trying to be modest. Of course. Another thing that your supporters are renowned for..! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolmoose Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: I see the Evil post has highlighted 6 players the gas could target as being unattached, top of the list Nile Ranger, also on the list is Stephen Caulker. Hashtag AnkleTag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: I seem to remember being reported that we had sold the most tickets ever at Wembley for one club (yes really!) Our 'record' if indeed it was one was apparently beaten by Millwall a few years later. So yes, I think we really honestly may have taken 45000 to Wembley (Not including those locked out) Sorry Miah, I don’t believe that’s true. You did have the highest number of ticket sales of the 6 teams competing in the Play Off Finals that year but you didn’t have the record for most fans for one club at Wembley. For a start Millwall had 47000 fans attend a game at the old Wembley in 1999. The record at the ‘new’ Wembley set by Millwall was 45000. I think this has since been beaten by Southampton. In 2007 you sold out your allocation of 35,000 and received a further 5000 (according to your website), probably due to Shrewsbury returning tickets, as you said. It always seems quite difficult to get accurate information for ticket sales at Wembley. At the time it was stated that you had around 40000 for that match which seems about right when you consider the middle tier wasn’t open and your support encroached into the Shrewsbury ‘end’. Nothing wrong with 40k of course...buts it’s not 45k, 48k or even 50k as some Gasheads claim. Edited February 5, 2018 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Sorry Miah, I don’t believe that’s true. You did have the highest number of ticket sales of the 6 teams competing in the Play Off Finals that year but you didn’t have the record for most fans for one club at Wembley. For a start Millwall had 47000 fans attend a game at the old Wembley. The record at the ‘new’ Wembley set by Millwall was 45000. I think this has since been beaten by Southampton. In 2007 you sold out your allocation of 35,000 and received a further 5000 (according to your website), probably due to Shrewsbury returning tickets, as you said. It always seems quite difficult to get accurate information for ticket sales at Wembley. At the time it was stated that you had around 40000 for that match which seems about right when you consider the middle tier wasn’t open and your support encroached into the Shrewsbury ‘end’. Nothing wrong with 40k of course...buts it’s not 45k, 48k or even 50k as some Gasheads claim. You're probably right, I'm fairly sure the figure was somewhere between 40000- 45000, which I'm quite sure City would more than match if given the opportunity. Quite why we took so few to the Conference play off final I have no idea. (BTW there really was a City fan in the other end at that one!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Port Said Red said: This one then. I suppose they could have had 3/4 of the attendance, but I would have thought that even Shrewsbury could have mustered more than around 15k supporters? Is cuz us gurt teds was in the away end innit Edited February 5, 2018 by alexukhc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: Quite why we took so few to the Conference play off final I have no idea. (BTW there really was a City fan in the other end at that one!) Well, it WAS non-league . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Miah Dennehy said: I think this one might actually be true! I'm pretty sure they gave us extra tickets that Shrewsbury had returned and I seem to remember being reported that we had sold the most tickets ever at Wembley for one club (yes really!) Obviously clubs wouldn't normally have access to that many tickets but we did as Shrewsbury didn't sell theirs. Our 'record' if indeed it was one was apparently beaten by Millwall a few years later. So yes, I think we really honestly may have taken 45000 to Wembley (Not including those locked out) Edit. Shrewsbury may have sold 15,000 tickets but obviously many have those would have been to your lot You seemed to have lost that little chip you seemed to of had in the last few weeks Miah and you are back to your usual cheeky self which is great to see 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: You're probably right, I'm fairly sure the figure was somewhere between 40000- 45000, which I'm quite sure City would more than match if given the opportunity. Quite why we took so few to the Conference play off final I have no idea. (BTW there really was a City fan in the other end at that one!) Yeah I saw the pictures of the City fan in the Grimsby end with a City shirt on, standing out like a sore thumb. Each to their own I suppose but you’re just asking to have your nose rubbed in it if the winning penalty is banged in right in front of you. Edited February 5, 2018 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: Quite why we took so few to the Conference play off final I have no idea. (BTW there really was a City fan in the other end at that one!) Because they had all gone to the game a few weeks before when we beat Walsall. Hate to shatter the myth, but these aren't real fans but daytrippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Yeah I saw the pictures of the City fan in the Grimsby end with a City shirt on, standing out like a sore thumb. Each to their own I suppose but you’re just asking to have your nose rubbed in it if the winning penalty is banged in right in front of you. I thought that was photoshopped? I seem to remember @Tomarse had some proof of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, harrys said: You seemed to have lost that little chip you seemed to of had in the last few weeks Miah and you are back to your usual cheeky self which is great to see It's wrong to expect Miah to quickly return to his good natured self. These things take time. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 40 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said: It's wrong to expect Miah to quickly return to his good natured self. These things take time. Evolution not revolution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: Evolution not revolution? Neither evolution nor revolution but devolution - ie descent to a lower or worse state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said: It's wrong to expect Miah to quickly return to his good natured self. These things take time. I though Miah was a bird..? Genuinely. If not, I don’t know where I got that idea from..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 43 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said: Neither evolution nor revolution but devolution - ie descent to a lower or worse state. Or devaluation. Isn`t that where you ship out any asset that`s worth anything for a fraction of it`s true value? Sorry, that would be asset stripping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 35 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: I though Miah was a bird..? Genuinely. If not, I don’t know where I got that idea from..! You're mistaking Miah with his sister and his wife. She's a lovely lady. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted February 5, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 54 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: I though Miah was a bird..? Genuinely. If not, I don’t know where I got that idea from..! Confused with, In the Net? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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