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Post by Pugsley on Apr 1, 2015 18:04:43 GMT
Your profile picture is making more and more sense.... Oh course, because UKIP have a major problem with putting in more seats at the Brit! I've heard they're gonna do it and offer the tickets for free to Romanians, Poles or any other johnny foreigner.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 18:06:29 GMT
Can it really be that cost prohibitive to fill these damn corners in? The acoustics could improve dramatically and maybe the ground can be used as a music venue in summers to generate some cash? Well at least I get the free music where I live in 50 years of supporting Stoke I have never had and never been offered a free ticket. If we gave away 5000 tickets a week to young lads and girls accompanied by a grown up that would do more for the future of the club than paying for free away travel for people who most probably were going already. Do you people not realise just what a desperate environment most of our young fans are living in? most have got NO chance of EVER affording to go or be taken to a game and at a time in our history when we are at the top flight that is sad sad place to be. You wonder why young ones are turning their backs on a sport that they never get to see. I will always have the smell of the Boothen End bogs in my nostrils and the memory of the great times in the seventies , I ask you what will this generation have? " Oh yeh I remember when we were in the prem, but we never went as it was too expensive" is what they will have. Fill the bloody corners and invest in the clubs future supporters. I'll get back in my cave now.
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Post by Beardy200 on Apr 1, 2015 18:07:29 GMT
I'm one of those people except I went more in the championship as it was easier to get tickets and decide to go on the day. Go figure. Supply and demand mate. If you want specific seats you gotta get your shit in order. If you don't care where you sit 9 times out of 10 you will get a ticket on the morning of the game. I know mate but if the corners were filled in it would be easier so I would go more often. I imagine there are others like me who will never get their shit in order ;D
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 1, 2015 18:08:30 GMT
Supply and demand mate. If you want specific seats you gotta get your shit in order. If you don't care where you sit 9 times out of 10 you will get a ticket on the morning of the game. Your profile picture is making more and more sense.... I suppose if you belong to a party determined to cut immigration to the point where the population of the country starts to shrink, it makes perfect sense to downsize football stadia rather than expand them.
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Post by draytondave on Apr 1, 2015 18:09:11 GMT
Can it really be that cost prohibitive to fill these damn corners in? The acoustics could improve dramatically and maybe the ground can be used as a music venue in summers to generate some cash? Well at least I get the free music where I live in 50 years of supporting Stoke I have never had and never been offered a free ticket. If we gave away 5000 tickets a week to young lads and girls accompanied by a grown up that would do more for the future of the club than paying for free away travel for people who most probably were going already. Do you people not realise just what a desperate environment most of our young fans are living in? most have got NO chance of EVER affording to go or be taken to a game and at a time in our history when we are at the top flight that is sad sad place to be. You wonder why young ones are turning their backs on a sport that they never get to see. I will always have the smell of the Boothen End bogs in my nostrils and the memory of the great times in the seventies , I ask you what will this generation have? " Oh yeh I remember when we were in the prem, but we never went as it was too expensive" is what they will have. Fill the bloody corners and invest in the clubs future supporters. I'll get back in my cave now. Mate. The club gives hundreds of tickets to local schools and junior football teams every week.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 1, 2015 18:12:10 GMT
Can it really be that cost prohibitive to fill these damn corners in? The acoustics could improve dramatically and maybe the ground can be used as a music venue in summers to generate some cash? Well at least I get the free music where I live in 50 years of supporting Stoke I have never had and never been offered a free ticket. If we gave away 5000 tickets a week to young lads and girls accompanied by a grown up that would do more for the future of the club than paying for free away travel for people who most probably were going already. Do you people not realise just what a desperate environment most of our young fans are living in? most have got NO chance of EVER affording to go or be taken to a game and at a time in our history when we are at the top flight that is sad sad place to be. You wonder why young ones are turning their backs on a sport that they never get to see. I will always have the smell of the Boothen End bogs in my nostrils and the memory of the great times in the seventies , I ask you what will this generation have? " Oh yeh I remember when we were in the prem, but we never went as it was too expensive" is what they will have. Fill the bloody corners and invest in the clubs future supporters. I'll get back in my cave now. Brilliant post.
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 1, 2015 18:26:16 GMT
Exactly the narrow minded view that will take us nowhere long term. Well the regime in charge has taken us a pretty long way so far. I'll stick with them and their research for the time being. Also I'd rather see Moses parting the red sea! Thought it needed Eastering up a bit
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 20:23:34 GMT
Well at least I get the free music where I live in 50 years of supporting Stoke I have never had and never been offered a free ticket. If we gave away 5000 tickets a week to young lads and girls accompanied by a grown up that would do more for the future of the club than paying for free away travel for people who most probably were going already. Do you people not realise just what a desperate environment most of our young fans are living in? most have got NO chance of EVER affording to go or be taken to a game and at a time in our history when we are at the top flight that is sad sad place to be. You wonder why young ones are turning their backs on a sport that they never get to see. I will always have the smell of the Boothen End bogs in my nostrils and the memory of the great times in the seventies , I ask you what will this generation have? " Oh yeh I remember when we were in the prem, but we never went as it was too expensive" is what they will have. Fill the bloody corners and invest in the clubs future supporters. I'll get back in my cave now. Mate. The club gives hundreds of tickets to local schools and junior football teams every week. It doesn't give 'hundreds' away at all, that's not true......
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Post by jarvinski on Apr 1, 2015 20:28:02 GMT
Well said pugs, dead right
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Post by draytondave on Apr 1, 2015 20:46:20 GMT
Mate. The club gives hundreds of tickets to local schools and junior football teams every week. It doesn't give 'hundreds' away at all, that's not true...... I think you will find it is. Add to that the games where foundation members and other members get 5 pound tickets, kids footie teams get cheap tickets, even the MOD base in Stafford got a load of tickets this season.
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Post by djduncanjames on Apr 1, 2015 20:46:49 GMT
Off the top of my head I think I could fly back there and arrange a Shelley's laserdome reunion party at the Brit to pay for this damn expansion. A few good concerts / rave type things could pay for this in a heartbeat. Why can't this expansion be viewed beyond matchday capacity and more as making the venue profitable in other ways? Just an idea or two obviously but surely this is the way forward? Signals a lot
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Post by meltonjohn on Apr 1, 2015 20:49:53 GMT
I presume UKIP supporters would repatriate all non British players, nobody to watch, nobody would come, no need to fill in corners, simples...
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Post by draytondave on Apr 1, 2015 20:53:12 GMT
I presume UKIP supporters would repatriate all non British players, nobody to watch, nobody would come, no need to fill in corners, simples... Why? UKIP have said that they are not against immigration just that it should work on an Australian points based system. They have also said that those already here are ok but future immigrant wanting to come in would be vetted.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 21:01:15 GMT
It doesn't give 'hundreds' away at all, that's not true...... I think you will find it is. Add to that the games where foundation members and other members get 5 pound tickets, kids footie teams get cheap tickets, even the MOD base in Stafford got a load of tickets this season. Most football clubs do things like that, but it's not hundreds every game at all, it's some of the less glamorous games and it's a way if enticing future generations of SCFC fans so makes perfect sense. The average age of our fan base continues to go down season after season, we should be building for the future not worrying about the past. Chelsea were averaging less than 20,000 in the mid-90's good job for them they didn't rest at that.....
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Post by draytondave on Apr 1, 2015 21:06:33 GMT
I think you will find it is. Add to that the games where foundation members and other members get 5 pound tickets, kids footie teams get cheap tickets, even the MOD base in Stafford got a load of tickets this season. Most football clubs do things like that, but it's not hundreds every game at all, it's some of the less glamorous games and it's a way if enticing future generations of SCFC fans so makes perfect sense. The average age of our fan base continues to go down season after season, we should be building for the future not worrying about the past. Chelsea were averaging less than 20,000 in the mid-90's good job for them they didn't rest at that..... And that's it in a nutshell. If they can't be arsed for the lesser games then stuff them for the glamour games!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 21:12:20 GMT
Most football clubs do things like that, but it's not hundreds every game at all, it's some of the less glamorous games and it's a way if enticing future generations of SCFC fans so makes perfect sense. The average age of our fan base continues to go down season after season, we should be building for the future not worrying about the past. Chelsea were averaging less than 20,000 in the mid-90's good job for them they didn't rest at that..... And that's it in a nutshell. If they can't be arsed for the lesser games then stuff them for the glamour games! Not really. If you gave people a choice of watching Stoke v Hull City or Stoke v Chelsea there wouldn't be many choosing the former. People pick and choose games at every club in the land bar the biggest few teams with waiting lists, others would love to go week in week out or have season tickets if finances/circumstances dictate. Marketing an extra couple of thousand tickets when we're constantly filling 95% + of our ground shouldn't be difficult.......
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Post by davejohnno1 on Apr 1, 2015 21:24:43 GMT
Most football clubs do things like that, but it's not hundreds every game at all, it's some of the less glamorous games and it's a way if enticing future generations of SCFC fans so makes perfect sense. The average age of our fan base continues to go down season after season, we should be building for the future not worrying about the past. Chelsea were averaging less than 20,000 in the mid-90's good job for them they didn't rest at that..... And that's it in a nutshell. If they can't be arsed for the lesser games then stuff them for the glamour games! We seem to get better crowds for games v hull and the likes than we do for the Chelsea's of this world regardless of ticket give aways. Its all about the price rather than the opposition for most Stoke City supporters.
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Post by meltonjohn on Apr 1, 2015 21:32:39 GMT
I presume UKIP supporters would repatriate all non British players, nobody to watch, nobody would come, no need to fill in corners, simples... Why? UKIP have said that they are not against immigration just that it should work on an Australian points based system. They have also said that those already here are ok but future immigrant wanting to come in would be vetted. So we just wouldn't be able to sign non British players in the future if this was put into practice, same difference.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 1, 2015 21:40:22 GMT
Why? UKIP have said that they are not against immigration just that it should work on an Australian points based system. They have also said that those already here are ok but future immigrant wanting to come in would be vetted. So we just wouldn't be able to sign non British players in the future if this was put into practice, same difference. There's a board for this politics bull shit, this aint it.
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Post by jeycov on Apr 1, 2015 22:24:09 GMT
To win trophies I believe. We can't do that? Yes but Asmir missing out on the cup games
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Post by skip on Apr 1, 2015 23:06:01 GMT
When we sell out every game without giving hundreds of tickets away we should fill in the corners. Until then what is the point? Just to keep a few that can't be arsed to sort their tickets early happy who probably wouldn't bother if we were to get relegated? Nah. Invest on the pitch Stoke. As someone who lives the thick end of 180 miles away from the ground, with two kids and I can only make a decision to attend home games within 24hours notice, I would dearly like a section (the new corner) where I can, get three tickets together. And as someone who has been supporting Stoke since '78 and would mind very much if they were relegated. My kids would too.
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Post by Northy on Apr 2, 2015 9:31:02 GMT
Supply and demand mate. If you want specific seats you gotta get your shit in order. If you don't care where you sit 9 times out of 10 you will get a ticket on the morning of the game. I know mate but if the corners were filled in it would be easier so I would go more often. I imagine there are others like me who will never get their shit in order ;D I believe you have ordered a lot of 'shit' in the past
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 2, 2015 10:57:42 GMT
I presume UKIP supporters would repatriate all non British players, nobody to watch, nobody would come, no need to fill in corners, simples... Why? UKIP have said that they are not against immigration just that it should work on an Australian points based system. They have also said that those already here are ok but future immigrant wanting to come in would be vetted. So, if Bojan or Muniesa, for example, want to marry Spanish girls and bring them over here to live with them, the girls would have to be "vetted" if UKIP win the election? You UKIP guys really know how to make our Spanish players welcome don't you?
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Post by draytondave on Apr 2, 2015 11:12:34 GMT
Why? UKIP have said that they are not against immigration just that it should work on an Australian points based system. They have also said that those already here are ok but future immigrant wanting to come in would be vetted. So, if Bojan or Muniesa, for example, want to marry Spanish girls and bring them over here to live with them, the girls would have to be "vetted" if UKIP win the election? You UKIP guys really know how to make our Spanish players welcome don't you? ?? So how do you suppose spouses get on when going to Aus with other halves?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 2, 2015 11:36:16 GMT
So, if Bojan or Muniesa, for example, want to marry Spanish girls and bring them over here to live with them, the girls would have to be "vetted" if UKIP win the election? You UKIP guys really know how to make our Spanish players welcome don't you? ?? So how do you suppose spouses get on when going to Aus with other halves? Australia isn't in the EU - us and Spain are. You are proposing to withdraw from the EU which means that EU spouses will be treated in the same way as spouses from anywhere in the world. In terms of free movement of its citizens, I, unlike you, have no problem with the way the EU works. I don't like all their rules and regulations, and I understand why we are not in the Euro - but I have no desire to turn my back on the EU and leave it. I don't want to have restrictions put on me or any Brits who might want to live in the EU or who might want to marry an EU citizen, nor do I want any restrictions on Brits or EU citizens living and working in this country bringing their EU spouses to live in the UK. Simples.
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Post by draytondave on Apr 2, 2015 16:47:20 GMT
?? So how do you suppose spouses get on when going to Aus with other halves? Australia isn't in the EU - us and Spain are. You are proposing to withdraw from the EU which means that EU spouses will be treated in the same way as spouses from anywhere in the world. In terms of free movement of its citizens, I, unlike you, have no problem with the way the EU works. I don't like all their rules and regulations, and I understand why we are not in the Euro - but I have no desire to turn my back on the EU and leave it. I don't want to have restrictions put on me or any Brits who might want to live in the EU or who might want to marry an EU citizen, nor do I want any restrictions on Brits or EU citizens living and working in this country bringing their EU spouses to live in the UK. Simples. Fair enough. I would just be happier if we could control our borders. If that means leaving the EU then so be it. My other reasons for voting UKIP include stopping foreign aid and scrapping HS2. I just really want a little bit of England back to be honest.
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Post by mywaydesolzan on Apr 2, 2015 16:50:28 GMT
Australia isn't in the EU - us and Spain are. You are proposing to withdraw from the EU which means that EU spouses will be treated in the same way as spouses from anywhere in the world. In terms of free movement of its citizens, I, unlike you, have no problem with the way the EU works. I don't like all their rules and regulations, and I understand why we are not in the Euro - but I have no desire to turn my back on the EU and leave it. I don't want to have restrictions put on me or any Brits who might want to live in the EU or who might want to marry an EU citizen, nor do I want any restrictions on Brits or EU citizens living and working in this country bringing their EU spouses to live in the UK. Simples. Fair enough. I would just be happier if we could control our borders. If that means leaving the EU then so be it. My other reasons for voting UKIP include stopping foreign aid and scrapping HS2. I just really want a little bit of England back to be honest. Too late. Tony Blair saw to that.
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Post by lordb on Apr 2, 2015 17:16:28 GMT
Australia isn't in the EU - us and Spain are. You are proposing to withdraw from the EU which means that EU spouses will be treated in the same way as spouses from anywhere in the world. In terms of free movement of its citizens, I, unlike you, have no problem with the way the EU works. I don't like all their rules and regulations, and I understand why we are not in the Euro - but I have no desire to turn my back on the EU and leave it. I don't want to have restrictions put on me or any Brits who might want to live in the EU or who might want to marry an EU citizen, nor do I want any restrictions on Brits or EU citizens living and working in this country bringing their EU spouses to live in the UK. Simples. Fair enough. I would just be happier if we could control our borders. If that means leaving the EU then so be it. My other reasons for voting UKIP include stopping foreign aid and scrapping HS2. I just really want a little bit of England back to be honest. Out of interest would you bring about old money,half day closing and shit food?
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Post by draytondave on Apr 2, 2015 17:19:46 GMT
Fair enough. I would just be happier if we could control our borders. If that means leaving the EU then so be it. My other reasons for voting UKIP include stopping foreign aid and scrapping HS2. I just really want a little bit of England back to be honest. Out of interest would you bring about old money,half day closing and shit food? If it made for a better country yes.
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Post by mywaydesolzan on Apr 2, 2015 17:23:43 GMT
Out of interest would you bring about old money,half day closing and shit food? If it made for a better country yes. Why if. You don't know or even have an opinion. I would bring it back every day of the (half day) week.
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