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cidercity1987

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Means that Boro aren't going to bring more than 1,500 I'd suggest. Pretty crap support if you ask me.

Half the Prem have crap away support. The likes of Wigan, Bolton, Blackburn, Fulham etc would barely scrape 1,000. I know it's a fair way from Boro to Bristol, but that's no excuse.

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Portland Bill

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East End indeed.

A few will sell their current tickets to sit/stand in their. Let the brawling commence.

Errrrrrr,theres just the small matter of a thousand plastic seats, half the A and S Police force and enough netting to catch 5000 fish between us and Boro. So whos going to be brawling in the East End ? please tell me. :rolleyes:

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East End indeed.

A few will sell their current tickets to sit/stand in their. Let the brawling commence.

Jeez. After all the campaigning & the amount of hard work the East End lobbyists have put in & you try to undo it in one sentence. Have some consideration why don't you?

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BristolCity1992

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I am with BCFCFan on this one he talks complete sense and clearly thinks everything he says through.

Nah what a tit.

There probably will be a bit of goading but that is to be expected, you probably think that anyone who stands up and sings to other fans should be escorted out of the ground striaght away.

It is because of fans like you that Ashton Gate is a mourge, no one wants to go back to the dark days (I was not about then but I have heard many a story) and I am sure if anyone does try and cause trouble during the game they will be frowend upon by everyone.

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Normally the same price as Atyeo tickets, and I guess there is no different for this game.
Cheers chap, Just wanted to check as I will be getting a ticket for my mate at the same time as getting my own so wanted to know how much to get off him.

I will be down at Ashton Gate as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.

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BCFCfan

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I am with BCFCFan on this one he talks complete sense and clearly thinks everything he says through.

Nah what a tit.

There probably will be a bit of goading but that is to be expected, you probably think that anyone who stands up and sings to other fans should be escorted out of the ground striaght away.

It is because of fans like you that Ashton Gate is a mourge, no one wants to go back to the dark days (I was not about then but I have heard many a story) and I am sure if anyone does try and cause trouble during the game they will be frowend upon by everyone.

Lets just see shall we before getting all uppety.

Its fans like me that travel miles and miles every other weekend to watch my team, i sit in G block at home matches, i sing and shout with the best of them. But i have seen what happens when the East End is opened.

No i wasnt around in the 60's to enjoy the atmosphere, and i'm sure it was brilliant, but thier are a small minority who will purely go in the East End and spoil of for the likes of you that want to sit their.

I hope i'm wrong, i really do.

You not exactly helping yourselves with the insults, its my view and i'm entitled to it.

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Barrs Court Red

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Lets just see shall we before getting all uppety.

Its fans like me that travel miles and miles every other weekend to watch my team, i sit in G block at home matches, i sing and shout with the best of them. But i have seen what happens when the East End is opened.

No i wasnt around in the 60's to enjoy the atmosphere, and i'm sure it was brilliant, but thier are a small minority who will purely go in the East End and spoil of for the likes of you that want to sit their.

I hope i'm wrong, i really do.

You not exactly helping yourselves with the insults, its my view and i'm entitled to it.

No one is insulting you

There is nothing wrong with calling you an idiot.

My I also add niave, foolish and ill informed.

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Bristol Boy

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Means that Boro aren't going to bring more than 1,500 I'd suggest. Pretty crap support if you ask me.

Up to lunchtime they had sold 500 to ST Holders HOWEVER, their ticket office told me that they'd had a lot of interest from non season ticket holders and "expected to sell out"

That doesn't seem to be the official expectation and, in fairness, I was told last week that they didn't expect to sell out.....could have made some money on that from a few people I met at Oldham.....but I didn't. :)

Looks like

Boro.....3,100

Gen Sale............9,000

ST Holders..........7,600

Cap 19,700

Minus 500 not wanted by ST Holders

19,200

Boro Ret 1,500

17,700

Available Appx 1,500 + 500+Res View

I reckon about 2,000 or more

Crowd between 19,100 or 19,500 on Saturday

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Rocky

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Up to lunchtime they had sold 500 to ST Holders HOWEVER, their ticket office told me that they'd had a lot of interest from non season ticket holders and "expected to sell out"

Does your job require you to randomly phone Boro ticket office?

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BristolCity1992

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Lets just see shall we before getting all uppety.

Its fans like me that travel miles and miles every other weekend to watch my team, i sit in G block at home matches, i sing and shout with the best of them. But i have seen what happens when the East End is opened.

No i wasnt around in the 60's to enjoy the atmosphere, and I'm sure it was brilliant, but thier are a small minority who will purely go in the East End and spoil of for the likes of you that want to sit their.

I hope i'm wrong, i really do.

You not exactly helping yourselves with the insults, its my view and i'm entitled to it.

Ah in that case then I retract my comments and apologize it's just you get allot of people who also get up on their high and mighty horse and brand us all the same,

At first I thought it came across that you kinda of thought it sounded like you wanted to be proved right. I am very frustrated with the way that law abiding fans are being treated by police up and down the country just because a few idiots insist on causing trouble that is never going to go away completely anyway.

I remember sitting in the east end when it was open against Chesterfield or Wycombe (Think Goodfellow scored)(?) and had a great laugh with my school mates singing and chatting with like minded people but alas a few insisted on trying to cause "trouble" jumped on the fence and stuff but were never going to get anywhere near the fans on the other side.

It made me chuckle the other month when Millwall came to town and that lad who fell down trying to get at the city fans, what was he going to do when he got their exactly?

Sadly their are always going to be a mindless few will want to cause trouble if anything just to boost to their mates about "How hard they are" but lets hope they stay away.

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BCFCfan

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@ Moomin

Alright then, you idiot. Is that the same as 'mate' in your language?

Your naive and foolish in thinking the East End will ever be opened in the long term, IT AINT GOING TO HAPPEN, you people are wasting your time and enegy campaigning for it.

The reputation of fans wishing to watch matches from the East End goes before them.

Extra Police needed to open the stand, which costs more money, which the club arnt prepared to pay. End of. Get over it.

Were joint top of the league without it so why waste your time. It'll be knocked down before too long anyway.

@ 1992.

Cheers for the explanation.

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Portland Bill

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@ Moomin

Alright then, you idiot. Is that the same as 'mate' in your language?

Your naive and foolish in thinking the East End will ever be opened in the long term, IT AINT GOING TO HAPPEN, you people are wasting your time and enegy campaigning for it.

The reputation of fans wishing to watch matches from the East End goes before them.

Extra Police needed to open the stand, which costs more money, which the club arnt prepared to pay. End of. Get over it.

Were joint top of the league without it so why waste your time. It'll be knocked down before too long anyway.

@ 1992.

Cheers for the explanation.

If we get promoted, you may find it will be opened most weeks next season if we are doing well :noexpression:.Or would the chairman turn support away if the rest of the ground was sold out ?

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Dollymarie

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Alright then, you idiot. Is that the same as 'mate' in your language?

Your naive and foolish in thinking the East End will ever be opened in the long term, IT AINT GOING TO HAPPEN,

Extra Police needed to open the stand, which costs more money, which the club arnt prepared to pay. End of. Get over it.

I think you are a bit naive and mistaken to say it "aint going to happen."

Believe me, and I can safely say this, there is A LOT of work going on behind the scenes that you don't necessarily know about.

Watch this space.

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cider head

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Alright then, you idiot. Is that the same as 'mate' in your language?

Your naive and foolish in thinking the East End will ever be opened in the long term, IT AINT GOING TO HAPPEN, you people are wasting your time and enegy campaigning for it.

The reputation of fans wishing to watch matches from the East End goes before them.

Extra Police needed to open the stand, which costs more money, which the club arnt prepared to pay. End of. Get over it.

Were joint top of the league without it so why waste your time. It'll be knocked down before too long anyway.

been through this a million times.

mr lansdown can't point to one punch being thrown while city were in the EE

city vs cardiff (no punches thrown in the EE)

city vs qpr (no punches thrown in the EE)

city vs plymouth (no punches thrown in the EE)

city vs chesterfield (no punches thrown in the EE bit of cctv of kids jumping on a fence

punching the air when city score)

no mass brawls have gone on in the EE, the police at ashton gate were there for millwall,

and last season swansea but no trouble, city vs coventry less police and fans walking past each other behined

the EE and no mass brawls.. history of violence at ashton gate (which has now a rare thing) have all resorted

in the park end and dolman A block, in short the EE sang about it and the park end and dolman A block did it.

yes there has been standing in the EE but no more to what away fans do there now.

thatchman reds chat with mr lansdown.

Well, out of a 2 hour meeting with SL, the East End took up nearly an hour of it. Now, you can choose to read this two ways. Either he's paying lip service, or he is listening. I presented the survey. It's impressive. 3,200 names and I did point out that any eroneous names had been removed. On it's own, the petition won't sway the decision, but it's a factor, all part of the evidence abse to support an argument.

I argued that "trouble" is not banter, posturing, swearing or chanting at away fans or fence climbing. Although the last point is not desirable, the former points are all part of football culture. Whilst he agreed to most of that, he couldn't actually point to one punch being thrown since the East End was re-opened. This was in direct response to the question "What defines trouble"

I asked the question about the police being in the Williams bar when all the trouble was supposed to be kicking off in the East End. This was news to him and he didn't know the answer. I have asked that this be clarified at the upcoming meeting.

We talked about atmosphere. He is still not convinced fully that the East End makes a huge difference. My point to him was that it's not the impact that it has to the rest of the ground (you can't hear the Ateyo sing from the Dolman F Block) but it's the effect that it has on the pitch. My recollection was of days in a packed East End when any visiting keeper would feel the full force of the East End when defending a corner and having Paul Cheesely bearing down on him. He might just have grudgingly agreed with that.

As a died in the wool former East ender (and hopefully all round sensible person) it helped make the argument. I told him about standing in the corner of the East End on a Tuesday night playing Crewe, with City 91st in the football league. For some of us, we grew up there.

To open the East End would be to ignore the police advice around health & safety, which is his biggest issue. There is also the issue that 3,200 signatures will not turn into 3,200 new attendees to matches. I did point out, however, that I knew of several people who would attend more often if the East End were open. He might be surprised.

As i've said to one or two of you. The stage is set, now it's make or break. It's time to do this face to face with all the relevant parties in room. Dates will be sorted soon.

if the stand is to be knocked down then let city fans enjoy the EE untill it's time is up.

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There will be no trouble in the EE this weekend so why you making a mounting out of a molehill? Most of the fans' that will be in there wont be regulars so hopefully they have no intention of causing trouble.

However I call upon every city fan in that stand on Saturday to self police the EE and show Lansdown and Co that we can behave in there with a size able away support.

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As i've stated in previous posts, 'I hope i'm wrong'.

I obviously cant comment on stuff i don't neccesarily know about, but if thier is a way to get the club to pay the extra money needed to open it on a more permanent basis, then brilliant. I just don't see it happening. Sorry if that upsets anyone.

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However I call upon every city fan in that stand on Saturday to self police the EE and show Lansdown and Co that we can behave in there with a size able away support.

Dan I do believe thats the single most clever thing you have said on here.

Best idea you ever have and I definitely agree.

If I didnt have the kid I look after with me on Saturday then I would be in there myself.

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Dan I do believe thats the single most clever thing you have said on here.

Best idea you ever have and I definitely agree.

If I didnt have the kid I look after with me on Saturday then I would be in there myself.

Agree wholeheartedly with that and I started a separate thread about it just before reading it.

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As i've stated in previous posts, 'I hope i'm wrong'.

I obviously cant comment on stuff i don't neccesarily know about, but if thier is a way to get the club to pay the extra money needed to open it on a more permanent basis, then brilliant. I just don't see it happening. Sorry if that upsets anyone.

The EE, if plans are to be believed, will be knocked down and rebuilt in ther near future.That depends on many things including promotion, staying there and attracting funding which, according to SL, we currently do not have.

It could be that if the Safe Standing In Football Grounds early day motion becomes an act, then we could remove all the seats and solve some of our capacity problems at a stroke without costing much at all, certainly not the £8m that a new 5,000 Seater Stand would cost.

Here's hoping.

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Lets just see shall we before getting all uppety.

Its fans like me that travel miles and miles every other weekend to watch my team, i sit in G block at home matches, i sing and shout with the best of them. But i have seen what happens when the East End is opened.

No i wasnt around in the 60's to enjoy the atmosphere, and i'm sure it was brilliant, but thier are a small minority who will purely go in the East End and spoil of for the likes of you that want to sit their.

I hope i'm wrong, i really do.

You not exactly helping yourselves with the insults, its my view and i'm entitled to it.

Ah, i see now.. afraid of a bit of competition are you.. :disapointed2se:

The EE hasnt been open for a while now, landsdown has been clear with his actions as to why he refused to re open to home fans.. and as I'm sure you're well aware, there has been a big campaign going on regarding the EE.. so I'm sure they are well aware what will happen if they fluff it up. You saw what happened when the eastend WAS happened, not at present.. because city fans havent had the opportunity to prove SL wrong, now they do.. so lets see what happens. But i think you should reserve judgement untill AFTER saturday. Like i say, the EE hasnt been opened for quite some time so you wouldn't have any idea if it wasnt opened at present.

For all that sit in the EE, this could be your only chance to prove that you can sit/stand there, without causing trouble and getting behind the lads. PLEASE don't mess it up..

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Bristol Boy

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Does your job require you to randomly phone Boro ticket office?

This "random" word seems to have crept into the youth/young mens culture around Bristol, doesn't it?

I rarely do anything for random reasons!

I only contacted them when I was writing an article for the ST and, unlike some on here, I actually like to get my facts right, before I write something.I also spoke to the BCFC Ticket Office for their take on things.

Hope this helps

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This "random" word seems to have crept into the youth/young mens culture around Bristol, doesn't it?

I rarely do anything for random reasons!

I only contacted them when I was writing an article for the ST and, unlike some on here, I actually like to get my facts right, before I write something.I also spoke to the BCFC Ticket Office for their take on things.

Hope this helps

Good on you Bristol Boy. Made me randomly smile that did.

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Bristol Boy

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rung up ticket offic an hour ago and they are accepting no callers over phone for tickets tomorrow and anyone who has already purchased tickets will be unable to purchase tickets at the ground.

only 600 tickets on line so 1600 on sell at ground will be leaving reading at 6.30 am to drive to ashton gate to hopefully get me a seat

so should get there about 8.30 hope thats early enough

Anyone know if they're unrestricted sales-EG If I turn up first, could I buy 50?

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What we have here is a wonderful opportunity.

It is an opportunity to show that there is nothing inherently full of menace in opening the East End.

It is an opportunity to get this to happen week in, week out.

It is an opportunity to show how much the atmosphere will improve without any downside.

It is a wonderfull opportunity

In the words of the Poet

Don't let anyone **** it up!!!

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Bit touchy arnt we...strike a cord did it?

I'm not having a go at you, so why the insults?

Because your comments are quite possibly some of the stupidist a lot of people on here have ever heard. good enough reason? :noexpression:

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However much my opinion may not be wanted I'm going to have to agree with BCFCfan. campaigning for the east end's re-opening is a waste of time, a complete, utter, waste of time. Well to be honest it doesn't bother me anyway, all of us in Dolman G block create enough good atmosphere as it is.

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However much my opinion may not be wanted I'm going to have to agree with BCFCfan. campaigning for the east end's re-opening is a waste of time, a complete, utter, waste of time. Well to be honest it doesn't bother me anyway, all of us in Dolman G block create enough good atmosphere as it is.

Ahhhhh.. so you're afraid of a little competition to then :whistle2:

Funny how it's the 2 G blockers that disagree with the east end being re opened!

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Well to be honest all it would cause is trouble. All the well-known hooligans would go into the east end, and attempt to get at the away fans. Well for me that's jolly well good, i don't mind seeing a good old brawl, Infact i wouldn't mind participating myself, but that's exactly why it won't be re-opened.

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Well to be honest all it would cause is trouble. All the well-known hooligans would go into the east end, and attempt to get at the away fans. Well for me that's jolly well good, i don't mind seeing a good old brawl, Infact i wouldn't mind participating myself, but that's exactly why it won't be re-opened.

Who excactly are these well known hooligans :dunno: mr joey 2 poster

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One Shalt Not Give Out Names. :)

Possibly because...you don't know any?

I take it you're one of the G blockers who continuously bang on the roof at the back...and slam chairs causing a highly annoying sound... I sit in the F block.. and it does my nut in when you do that, and others around me.

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Well to be honest all it would cause is trouble. All the well-known hooligans would go into the east end, and attempt to get at the away fans. Well for me that's jolly well good, i don't mind seeing a good old brawl, Infact i wouldn't mind participating myself, but that's exactly why it won't be re-opened.
You claim to sit in G block to create a Atmosphere and cheer the lads on to victory, So why is it then that you are against City possibly opening the best stand in the ground for acoustics for fans' to also help cheer the lads on to promotion?

What is it like up in G block? Do E block Williams sing and you all cross your arms and refuse to join in and throw your dummy out of the pram and then start singing your own songs? It's not X factor you know.

WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

WE ALL WANT ASHTON GATE TO BE FEARED DUE TO IT'S ATMOSPHERE

Why are idiots like you intent on spoiling all the hard work by Cider Head, North Street, The ST etc?

It's idiots like you that ruin it for the rest of us by jumping on the fence and as you put it brawling with the away fans'

Why are you so against the EE?

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