headhunter Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Putting aside all the "we don't want them contaminating our ground" arguments I think it could be in City's intrerest to have Rovers at Ashton Gate next season after all.When we said go away to them about a month or so ago no one could have envisaged that they would have been in League 1 in 07/08. In my opinion it is a whole new financial ball game now they have got promoted.Let's assume Gas go to Cheltenham where they could get an average gate of 3000 [and restrictions on away support - remember next season there's Forest, Leeds, Swindon, Swansea as 'big' games. If they came to our place I think an average of 7000 could be achieved.Here are the numbers [all net of VAT!]Average gate uplift by being in Bristol 4000 x 23 games x £20 ticket price = £1.84 millionRovers guarantee City £950k to have the ground for the season and give 50% of whatever comes in over the average for the season - if they do well [average goes to 8000] this could be worth another £250k. The club are planning to spend £500k on the pitch this summer - this is a bit of a compromise like the stand ; £800k would get the type of pitch that could stand 46 league games plus say 4 Rugby specials.Maybe it's too late to change the type of pitch but I would be on the phone to Rovers on Monday and offer them this deal as we could make an extra £1million which is not to be sniffed at when we have our multi millionaire Chairman say "THE CLUB MUST STAND ON ITS OWN FEET FINANCIALLY".£1MILLION is the equivalent of 4 players on £5k per week the figure being put forward as the average wage for players at a level we are goping to have to compete with.So, good idea or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Putting aside all the "we don't want them contaminating our ground" arguments I think it could be in City's intrerest to have Rovers at Ashton Gate next season after all.When we said go away to them about a month or so ago no one could have envisaged that they would have been in League 1 in 07/08. In my opinion it is a whole new financial ball game now they have got promoted.Let's assume Gas go to Cheltenham where they could get an average gate of 3000 [and restrictions on away support - remember next season there's Forest, Leeds, Swindon, Swansea as 'big' games. If they came to our place I think an average of 7000 could be achieved.Here are the numbers [all net of VAT!]Average gate uplift by being in Bristol 4000 x 23 games x £20 ticket price = £1.84 millionRovers guarantee City £950k to have the ground for the season and give 50% of whatever comes in over the average for the season - if they do well [average goes to 8000] this could be worth another £250k. The club are planning to spend £500k on the pitch this summer - this is a bit of a compromise like the stand ; £800k would get the type of pitch that could stand 46 league games plus say 4 Rugby specials.Maybe it's too late to change the type of pitch but I would be on the phone to Rovers on Monday and offer them this deal as we could make an extra £1million which is not to be sniffed at when we have our multi millionaire Chairman say "THE CLUB MUST STAND ON ITS OWN FEET FINANCIALLY".£1MILLION is the equivalent of 4 players on £5k per week the figure being put forward as the average wage for players at a level we are goping to have to compete with.So, good idea or not?NoIts Rovers! end of storyWe have a chairman who now has money and will make boat loads of extra revenue through season ticket sales etcSend them to Cheltenham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NODO WE MAKE OURSELVES CLEAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs3 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Where do you live ?I live in Bedminsterl and don't fancy seeing the area turn into a war zone every other week!Could you imagine gas heads drinking in the 3 lions , plough and windmill, the luckwell, cuba ice.No amount of money is worth having those filhty scum coming to our ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 yeah, its like loaning your bird to a mate you don't like much for a fiver, no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eamer Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 yeah, its like loaning your bird to a mate you don't like much for a fiver, no thanks.Haha. That's Brilliant.... but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdgas Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Putting aside all the "we don't want them contaminating our ground" arguments I think it could be in City's intrerest to have Rovers at Ashton Gate next season after all.When we said go away to them about a month or so ago no one could have envisaged that they would have been in League 1 in 07/08. In my opinion it is a whole new financial ball game now they have got promoted.Let's assume Gas go to Cheltenham where they could get an average gate of 3000 [and restrictions on away support - remember next season there's Forest, Leeds, Swindon, Swansea as 'big' games. If they came to our place I think an average of 7000 could be achieved.Here are the numbers [all net of VAT!]Average gate uplift by being in Bristol 4000 x 23 games x £20 ticket price = £1.84 millionRovers guarantee City £950k to have the ground for the season and give 50% of whatever comes in over the average for the season - if they do well [average goes to 8000] this could be worth another £250k. The club are planning to spend £500k on the pitch this summer - this is a bit of a compromise like the stand ; £800k would get the type of pitch that could stand 46 league games plus say 4 Rugby specials.Maybe it's too late to change the type of pitch but I would be on the phone to Rovers on Monday and offer them this deal as we could make an extra £1million which is not to be sniffed at when we have our multi millionaire Chairman say "THE CLUB MUST STAND ON ITS OWN FEET FINANCIALLY".£1MILLION is the equivalent of 4 players on £5k per week the figure being put forward as the average wage for players at a level we are goping to have to compete with.So, good idea or not?Pay a million quid to play at the B&Q warehouse?HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 I've done a piece already (link below) which was written a while ago, is on the ST Website and that was shortly prior to SL's rejection which deals with this and, just for fun, I've done another that will be on there shortly about another subject that came up in the media on Saturday, amalgamation or one team in Bristol.I'll say no more http://www.bristolcityst.org.uk/trust_news...cle000296.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucksred Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Oh, God, NO!!! We'd have to completly de-contaminate the ground everytime the sags played here in front of 5,000 or so (Leeds, Forest, Swansea, Swindon & Yeovil excepted)Hell should freeze over looooooong before we let them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Definitely, positively NO. They've decided to rebuild their ground and create a problem for themselves. Why should we help them out? They're our biggest rivals. Let them sort out their own mess and suffer the consequences. It's their own fault for selling eastville to the greyhound company in the first place. We owe them nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Pay a million quid to play at the B&Q warehouse?HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.better then the Rugby ground with a cricket pavillion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckle_red Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 No, it would not only ruin our pitch, but also its Rovers. Send them to bloody Cheltenham or Swindon, It would make me sick them using Ashton Gate as a home ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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