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8 minutes ago, shahanshahan said:

A very good turnout yesterday - the biggest at the RHPC since the HerGameToo sponsored game against Charlton in January. Hopeful there'll be just as many numbers going through the season. Was great to see supporters standing on all four sides (or at least three sides & behind the goal where the new Family Area is). Shame that the game isn't on FA Player yet as I want to watch back to hear the singing (and brief drumming!) I took part in.

City second now in the league ahead of the somewhat-mistimed international break...

I watched about 25 minutes of the second half and could hear the drums and singing quite clearly.

It didn't sound like there were too many joining in, but it was pretty constant and seemed to be songs for most of the players.

I bet it's great for them, without meaning to sound condescending, for there to be a bit of an atmosphere, a larger than normal attendance and hearing the drums and people singing songs supporting them. I expect it gives them a huge boost mentally.

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Just now, Davefevs said:

Only watched about 15 mins, but was impressed with Hayles. She shows well for the ball, looks like she has a good turn of pace too.  Felt we needed someone to provide better support with Abi.

I was impressed with Layzell. Liked a strong tackle and seemed composed on the ball once she had won it.

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Just now, grifty said:

I watched about 25 minutes of the second half and could hear the drums and singing quite clearly.

It didn't sound like there were too many joining in, but it was pretty constant and seemed to be songs for most of the players.

I bet it's great for them, without meaning to sound condescending, for there to be a bit of an atmosphere, a larger than normal attendance and hearing the drums and people singing songs supporting them. I expect it gives them a huge boost mentally.

So good theyve now got advert boards around the outside too…makes it look a proper ground.

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22 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Only watched about 15 mins, but was impressed with Hayles. She shows well for the ball, looks like she has a good turn of pace too.  Felt we needed someone to provide better support with Abi.

Exactly. I thought Harrison & Johnson would have been a dominant partnership all of last season, but due to the latter's injuries, it didn't quite fully work out.

22 hours ago, grifty said:

I watched about 25 minutes of the second half and could hear the drums and singing quite clearly.

It didn't sound like there were too many joining in, but it was pretty constant and seemed to be songs for most of the players.

I bet it's great for them, without meaning to sound condescending, for there to be a bit of an atmosphere, a larger than normal attendance and hearing the drums and people singing songs supporting them. I expect it gives them a huge boost mentally.

Appreciate the feedback! When I first started going to City Women games (at Stoke Gifford Stadium), I inadvertently was in the area with singing supporters. Fast forward a few years later; most are still there, but as someone who goes to occasionally watch the men home & away I want to help recreate (the good parts) of that atmosphere. The singing & drumming is still a work in progress - but I hope it will catch on. Some of the songs are somewhat niche/newish, but we always try to incorporate general City songs too.

22 hours ago, Davefevs said:

So good theyve now got advert boards around the outside too…makes it look a proper ground.

Exactly! 

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On 29/08/2022 at 22:07, Davefevs said:

So good theyve now got advert boards around the outside too…makes it look a proper ground.

So long as they don't install those terrible video jobs like at the Gate.

I am looking at the longer term future when the club has to build new stands and seats - that'll be real progress.

On 31/08/2022 at 09:20, Davefevs said:

The tv tower is similar too.

Noted Anita Asante spent a lot of time up there, doubtless making observations. A spy in the sky?

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11 hours ago, Erithacus said:

Noted Anita Asante spent a lot of time up there, doubtless making observations. A spy in the sky?

Was wondering where she was on the touchline! ?

11 hours ago, miser said:

We will have a problem if we get promoted. The HPC is probably good for 1200 max.

As per what @Erithacussaid before, I'd expect more stands/seats to be built at RHPC.

Also, I'd expect in the WSL to have more games at Ashton Gate, or at least more than the three planned this season.

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11 hours ago, miser said:

We will have a problem if we get promoted. The HPC is probably good for 1200 max.

I was going to ask @shahanshahan his thoughts about this too

Reading the post shared above how the visiting fan mentioned that the stand looked full 30 minutes before kick off, if these numbers keep up there are surely going to be problems when the weather turns over the winter?

Apart from the stand the rest of the ground seems to have no cover against the elements at all, it could be a massive faux pas by the club if people are put off from attending purely because the facilities can't cope with higher crowds.

I know if it was a wet afternoon, I would be thinking twice about attending if I knew I was going to be stood out on an open touchline.

I wonder if there are any plans to get any temporary stands sorted? I know from a mate at Weston Hornets RFC how easily this can be resolved

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On 02/09/2022 at 10:55, phantom said:

I know if it was a wet afternoon, I would be thinking twice about attending if I knew I was going to  wonder if there are any plans to get any temporary stands sorted? I know from a mate at Weston Hornets RFC how easily this can be resolved

Would depend if the club would want to sort that out. Although I'm getting bad memories of Rovers and their tents/temp stands ?

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2 hours ago, phantom said:

I thought this was an odd statement for the club to make 

Often players are just referred to as not being fit etc (just look at the silence around Tomas Kalas) 

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I wonder whether it's because she's in hospital and so likely to be seen by the public there and so it's known it's not 'a football injury', whereas other injuries, like Tomas Kalas', are treated in house and so details don't need to be given. This way the club have helped to explain a bit and cut down wild speculation, without giving too many details?

Wishing her a speedy recovery (and for her family) and thanks to all the great folk in our hospitals

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15 minutes ago, Try Again coatpile said:

I wonder whether it's because she's in hospital and so likely to be seen by the public there and so it's known it's not 'a football injury', whereas other injuries, like Tomas Kalas', are treated in house and so details don't need to be given. This way the club have helped to explain a bit and cut down wild speculation, without giving too many details?

Wishing her a speedy recovery (and for her family) and thanks to all the great folk in our hospitals

That's a very sensible and logical answer, and certainly makes sense @Try Again coatpile

 

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I can see the pros & cons of the club not streaming anymore.
There's the argument of that it would encourage supporters to attend the matches, however there's also the argument of it (and other league matches) not being streamed when you have, for example, every match in the WSL that isn't selected for TV coverage gets streamed live on the FA Player.

The FA Player were showing every Championship game live for the first two weeks - but conveniently this was when the WSL hadn't started yet so there was the resource to do so.

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Tougher game than I had thought today, as Sunderland were pretty resilient and difficult to break down. Having said that, some City players looked a little out of sync at times and our game lacked rhythm, leading to a bit of an impass.  Some good performances from Palmer (until subbed) and Syme in the middle, and the defence was in determined mood, thankfully, as the Black Cats almost got a late equaliser. Our subs came on and immediately lifted the tempo.

Crowd of 500 - perhaps some fans would have been playing today as the seasons are now underway.

But bottom line: another win, another clean sheet. We're not unhappy about that at all!

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4 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

How's it going @shahanshahan?

Pretty good, thanks! Sorry, I don't get push notifications for OTIB.

I think the other comments before this one echo the feeling of today. Special thanks to Southampton for beating Crystal Palace today, which made it easier to top the table! Just hope they don't have that same performance next Sunday against us at Ashton Gate

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1 hour ago, old_eastender said:

How come only the lower Lansdown open for the Southampton game? Isn't it going to make the atmosphere odd, with 3 empty sides of the stadium? 

I would imagine that is based on sales

Much better to have a low crowd sat together than spread around an empty stadium

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52 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Yes agree to an extent, just thought they could have had lower dolman too, thought I had read somewhere they were hoping for 6K?

I would be very surprised if they get half that

The large crowd against Liverpool last season was more down to the fact when sales started it was first against second with us having an outside chance of catching then, sadly by the day of the game that was no longer likely 

The other thing was the large number there to see "Liverpool" play 

For many of the youngsters there that day they'll never see the mens side in the flesh this was the next best thing 

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6 hours ago, old_eastender said:

How come only the lower Lansdown open for the Southampton game? Isn't it going to make the atmosphere odd, with 3 empty sides of the stadium? 

It's been like that for all Ashton Gate games for the last few years. The Liverpool game did have a fair few people sat in the corner of the South/Lansdown Stand & to the left of there.
Doesn't look good when you watch back the footage of the game, as you can't see the fans on camera. But I've heard that because of the advertising LED boards, this is why the camera is where it is (that, and there are no advertising LED boards on the Lansdown Stand side). Maybe fans could sit in the Dolman stand only in the future...

Also, for those not aware & eligible, City Men's Season Ticket holders can claim 50% off tickets when buying tickets online by entering the code 'SAINTS50' at the checkout

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Lauren Smith & Aimee Palmer were on The Sports Store tonight on BBC Radio Bristol

They discussed the season so far & look ahead to Sunday's game at Ashton Gate. Palmer makes a good point which I forgot, in that she missed both Ashton Gate games last season due to injury & illness.
Lauren Smith also discussed Brooke Aspin, and when asked, she advised that Brooke is back at home but that there'd be a long process before she's playing again.
Also confirmed that Ed Hadwin & Frankie Brown will be doing live commentary for the game, which can be accessed via the BBC Sport website/app...

Segment starts at 37:07
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cxg5bb

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10 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

I thought the Heineken hospitality was a good deal at £30 (- ST discount usually?), shame I have other commitments. 

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/watch-city-women-take-on-saints-in-hospitality/

I believe @Dollymarie tried hospitality at a women's game last year & said she enjoyed it. Hospitality at a women's game is also cheaper than that for a men's game, but I understand both types of hospitality are similar 

I'd probably try it myself once if I weren't a City Women season ticket already! ?

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14 hours ago, shahanshahan said:

I believe @Dollymarie tried hospitality at a women's game last year & said she enjoyed it. Hospitality at a women's game is also cheaper than that for a men's game, but I understand both types of hospitality are similar 

I'd probably try it myself once if I weren't a City Women season ticket already! ?

Yep was lovely, food was fab and me and my sister in law had a great time :) 

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Todays North London derby attracted a record crowd of over 47,000. With the rapidly increasing interest in Women’s football then Football clubs must be realising the potential of a relatively new but potentially lucrative major revenue stream. No doubt our women having several games at Ashton Gate underlines this.

In what are financially troubled times for many football clubs the chance of a significantly increasing revenue stream emerging has to be good news. If our women’s team get back into the top division then how long before they could need a larger venue than the HPC for their games ? I imagine SL must be already considering potential options.

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18 hours ago, Johnny Musicworks said:

If our women’s team get back into the top division then how long before they could need a larger venue than the HPC for their games ? I imagine SL must be already considering potential options.

I'd expect much more, or even all, games to be played at Ashton Gate. Of course that depends on availability due to the Bears playing there too

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29 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Ha. I didn't realise the ticket selection system was restrictive, but it won't let me pick the seat I want ...

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and for the one row in the block that has four consecutive seats left, unlucky if there's three of you going ...

That's odd. I've seen that before for certain cinemas but never for Bristol Sport booking! There's been times where I chose one seat available in a particular row, but because it was the only one there

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1 minute ago, shahanshahan said:

That's odd. I've seen that before for certain cinemas but never for Bristol Sport booking! There's been times where I chose one seat available in a particular row, but because it was the only one there

Yep, certainly first time I've noticed it. There are a few 2 or 3 seat groups available (but no single seats). I've decided to watch Tommy Conway on the iplayer instead now because that along with the £3 on the day price rise put me off a bit.

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13 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

I've decided to watch Tommy Conway on the iplayer instead now because that along with the £3 on the day price rise put me off a bit.

Oh that's a shame. Does the £3 price increase include the discount for City men season ticket holders (when you enter code SAINTS50, I think)? Also, City women season ticket holders get in for free, of course when they book their seat online 

Also, book your seat earlier for next time! ?

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46 minutes ago, shahanshahan said:

Oh that's a shame. Does the £3 price increase include the discount for City men season ticket holders (when you enter code SAINTS50, I think)? Also, City women season ticket holders get in for free, of course when they book their seat online 

Also, book your seat earlier for next time! ?

Well done  you got me down for £5.50. Code worked with 'adult' but not 'Adult member'. 

I'm sat high in W17 with only a city training top on. It's a bit cold :)

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1 minute ago, cityexile said:

1-0 at half time, Morgan on 29 min. Only frustration is that it is only the one.

Yep  a fairly comfortable game for city, but it's never safe when it's so close. I was a bit far away, but I'm not sure how abi Harrison missed when put through.

Shooting my way in 2nd half.

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