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Post by Dave on May 6, 2009 21:18:01 GMT
Its not possible to speak out of turn on this forum Jon, you are free to post you views, forgive me if I prefer firstly not to have Dave's picture on the forum, we had one yesterday thanks to Barlow and I would prefer not to have any mention of any staff of the other forum on here. Some have short memories it seems, not good if you have an interest in history  |
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Post by Jon on May 6, 2009 21:18:08 GMT
Do you think any of us wants to be ripped off at every turn? Steve makes a good point there, doesn't he? My God, it's contagious! |
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Post by merse on May 6, 2009 21:19:04 GMT
Money from the play-offs should be pooled. It wouldn't be fair if we bagged more money than Burton, would it? We get to keep all the commercial spin-offs. We used to benefit from pooling in the League as a smaller club, and one of the changes for the worse in modern times is less and less pooling - letting the rich get richer and reducing competitiveness. It works against us now as a "big club" - the answer to that is to get promoted, isn't it? All this rubbishing of Histon (anagram of Shiton - ha ha ha), Forest Green and Weymouth is utterly ridiculous and sounds so arrogant. We should have more class than that. As for Weymouth's predicament, I'm sure Mr Calder isn't the only Chief Executive to take advantage of a weak ineffectual Chairman to write his own contract.  So who's money did Histon (happy now Mr Serious?) rifle when they put the prices up for the semi (whereas we didn't) and charged old folk and kids full inflated price to sit in their bike shed? Now they get another lot of Torquay originated dosh from the Final. Clubs who rip traveling fans off, clubs who mess fans about by turning out weak teams in selective matches and clubs who's players throw games do not deserve respect. There's another Chief Executive I can think of who might be a little umbraged at that remark Jon! |
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Post by Dave on May 6, 2009 21:36:04 GMT
I do fully agree with what stevedeckchair has said in his post and maybe its best to really concentrate on the important thing and that is the match and getting back into the football league. I don't think its about the price of the tickets really, more about not being able to pick where you sit and the fact that the fans of the club really have not been considered at all' We have the matchday thread running, maybe we can get some posts on that one instead |
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Post by Rob on May 6, 2009 21:42:13 GMT
Sounds like a good idea.  And, well said Jon. |
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Post by lambethgull on May 6, 2009 23:10:24 GMT
It would seem that some people think their precious 'principles', feuds with other websites and grievances with other football clubs are more important than us gaining our league place.
The only thing I can think of when considering NOT buying a Wembley seat is our players running out to a smattering of fans in the Torquay end. The thought of being outnumbered 3:1 by Cambridge fans is horrific.
I hope the sense of righteous indignation sustains the whingers through another season of non league football, 'cause it sure as hell won't do anything for me.
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Post by petejones on May 7, 2009 0:17:00 GMT
I wonder if perhaps Rob's use of "this forum" has been taken a little out of context. A forum is no more than the people who post there and I suspect Rob was saying that those people may have lost sight of the woods for the trees in complaining about practicalities which ARE, of course, outrageous but which, arguably, pale in comparison to the task and potential prize at stake.
That is in no way a criticism of this forum, per se.
Equally, I have had my run-ins with Sausage Geezer and find him to be a officious tw...uh, twit...but fair play to him for what he has done with the crowd at Histon, the singing section at Wembley (I understand if some don't want to sit there but equally making noise IS an important part of being in a partisan crowd) and also reserving the Green Man for Torquay fans.
Let's all put the officious crap behind us and move forward as one...to Wembley, and hopefully to promotion.
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Post by petergodfrey on May 7, 2009 0:22:08 GMT
It's not so much the price of the ticket I object to but the fact that they can't be bought directly at Plainmoor. It's the booking fees that constitute a rip-off as far as I can see. Living in Lancashire I was unwilling to pay them last year but was able to get my brother to buy them at Plainmoor but they've put a stop to that this time. As for the food at the Wembley franchises, what a total rip-off, £6+ was it last year for a tiny hot-dog ? Didn't buy anything then and certainly won't this time. Can't stay away though for all that !
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Post by merse on May 7, 2009 3:01:28 GMT
It would seem that some people think their precious 'principles', feuds with other websites and grievances with other football clubs are more important than us gaining our league place. I don't think that anyone who has posted on here that they won't or might not be going has said anything about "principles", feuds or grievances. What they DO state is an unwillingness to pay for something they have no control over the quality of, displeasure of the vain use of the National Stadium and the active stance taken by the Conference management to keep it half empty; and in my case pointing out just where our hard earned money will be ending up rather than in the bank accounts of the two respective teams. Some have actually stated their difficulty or inability to fund such an adventure, so if you would kindly re-read the relevant posts before making such silly statements it would be appreciated or if you can't then at least set an example and purchase a ticket for British Rail WITHOUT having any control over just where in the country it might entitle you to sit on a train between embarkation and arrival. I have not urged anyone not to go, and whether I go or not will make not one iota of difference to whether or not we regain our Football League place. I would love to be there and today I will be doing all in my power to secure the right to watch the game from a part of the stadium I wish to sit in, is that displaying any "precious principle" or is it merely insisting on buying exactly what I want to buy? |
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Post by princesspike on May 7, 2009 6:59:07 GMT
Well said Jon I cant believe all the moaning going on here. Yes we are being ripped off. Yes its a joke we cant choose where to sit. Would this be enough for me to miss this massive game....ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! We all can make a huge difference to the outcome of the game, read Chris Hargreaves blog for confirmation of this. If I had to sell every single thing I own on ebay to get the money then I would because the team needs us ALL. Quit the whinging (like girls!, give me a break, some on here are far worse than any woman), stop the moaning, get and do a car boot sale at the weekend for some extra cash. Buy your dinner in the green man and hire a minibus for you and your mates to get there (its costing us £17). God im angry, rant over! PS YELLOW ARMY!! |
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Post by pikeygull on May 7, 2009 7:14:47 GMT
Forgive her she's just woken up........ But she's right
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Post by princesspike on May 7, 2009 8:03:08 GMT
;D I always am darling, always am !
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Post by witneygull on May 7, 2009 8:18:32 GMT
Ah once again misunderstanding and misrepresentation rules!
The point I was making was that if the reason you are not attending is because you cannot afford it, then "fine" (as in I understand and respect your position, and in no way mean to demean or patronise - unlike some on here who positively relish in it).
However, IF you are willing to miss out on potentially seeing us regain our league status because you can't chose your seat or because some of the cash happens to go to clubs you don't like, I think you are cutting your nose to spite your face.
Enjoy watching it on Setanta.
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Post by Swanny on May 7, 2009 8:34:17 GMT
Would someone please advise me about park and ride going to Wembley from Devon. Last year it worked great going to Hillingdon for £5. However this season Hillingdon does not appear to be available ? According to the official website the best all the park and ride options are inconvenient if I'm travelling up the A303. High Wycombe looks the best of a bad bunch of options. I don't know if I can catch a tube / train from high Wycombe directly to Wembley ?
Would someone please advise me where to park for the best cost and convenience. Thanks.
I have not booked any tickets yet and I am still unsure if I need all this extra hassle and costs. Along with others I am not impressed you don't know where you will be sitting. It's important if you're going with children.
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Post by capitalgull on May 7, 2009 8:38:06 GMT
Well there may finally be some good news on tickets/seat allocation later today, having just got off the phone with Merse, who himself had just got off the phone with Conference chief executive Dennis Strudwick - see guys, Merse goes right to the top when he feels aggrieved!
According to Merse, Mr Strudwick was as upset as anyone to learn of the troubles regarding booking seats in specific blocks and has organised a 'conference call' with the ticket brokers in the next hour to sort it out - as far as he is aware, they have the software in place to be able to give people tickets in the sections they want and is going to get them to use it, at least for people who book their tickets by phone.
I know that adds yet another £1.25 to the price, but to be honest for the chance to sit where I want, I'll swallow that.
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