CTID 7 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 At midday today only 124 supporters had taken the opportunity to either purchase tickets, or swap their season ticket place for one, in the East End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 With it being pay on the day, who's going to bother exchanging in advance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesco Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I did wonder, I really wish it was a success but I can't see anymore than 200 going in there but we should still make a noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Parrot Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 With it being pay on the day, who's going to bother exchanging in advance? IT IS NOT PAY ON THE DAY FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WISHING TO SWAP THEIR TICKETS!!!!! I was worried there would be this kind of confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I swapped ours (me and Hornbeam Jr) and the girl said it was going well. Seems to be a use of the word WELL that only Graydoom would be familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 The article doesn't say that its pay on the day for non-season ticket holders. Very negative article as well! One Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Few of us paying on the day hopefully. Even if there are only 150 people in there it will meerly hit home the point even more that a much better atmosphere can be generated by City fans in the East End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCFC Matt Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 It'll be a shame if we cant get a decent number in there but like Phatwill said, even if there are 150+ of us, at least we can make more noise than the rest of the ground. Should be a laugh.......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailseaRed Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Why say that there is only 124 of us in there? That's not going to encourage people who were undecided now is it! Like you say quite a negative article, but i'll stick with my previous theory that I reckon they'd be happier for it to be a flop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Cool, so far I've bought %10 of tickets sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Cool, so far I've bought %10 of tickets sold! Let's rename it the Willsbridge end then! I am still looking forward to the chant's of "Atyeo Atyeo give us a song", ev n a couple of hundred of us could wind 'em up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 well lots of people i know who are going in the east end cant be bothered to travel down to the gate so will just pay a fiver on the day so I'm sure there will be more people than expected. GET IN THE EAST END! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailseaRed Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 lets still make as much noise as we can. I reckon we can prove that 150 people can outsing the rest of the ground in that stand :-) let's still make it work :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neo Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Without being too negative, IMO it is now the time to give up on ever getting the East End back in the current climate. Instead all the people on here who are obviously so for this, should direct their efforts in to the Fans Forum Committee and get fully behind the excellent suggestion for a dedicated singing section. The Fans Forum Committee will need novel ideas on how this will work to convince the board members who are on this committee. Anybody who wants this really needs to get on board now. If they don't there is not a prayer the club will even consider this an option for 2004/05 season. You will then be left with the same kak atmosphere all next season, and yet another one-off opportunity (that may ultimately fail) to get in the East End again. If the number of threads their has been in the last few weeks about the East End were about suggestions for a dedicated singing section, the Fans Forum Committee would have formulated plans/ideas to hand by now. Screw Chesterfraud. We want to sing all season. We want a Dedicated Singing Area!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolmanDudess Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 It will still be a success guys.... we got some of the best singers going in, Wesco, Percy, Godzilla to name but a few! They can make some noise trust We'll still raise the roof and make ourselves heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 5 of my mates are paying on the day so are a few more i would imagine, be faithful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gater2 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I imagine a lot of people are going to buy on the day like me. I hope we can get at least 400 in there, but it's going to be great if we really make some noise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest two acres red Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 all the flyers i left down the local have gone so i imagine we shall get a few more in. i expect some of the fans are just going to pay on the day as well. and a few people i know said they will be going in there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcityup Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 CHESTERFIELD FAN ON THERE FORUM! "Last week seems an age away and Saturday 3pm also seems well into the future. Seen on BC's website today that their "home fans on away end" experiment not going great guns - only about 120 tickets sold to date. Perhaps they'll feel better if we all don straw hats, put a bit of hay in the corner of our mouth and chant "ooh arrr, oooh arrr" a lot whilst listening to Wurzels records. I just need footy - and to end our appalling record at Ashton Hate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesco Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 we got some of the best singers going in, Wesco, Percy, Godzilla to name but a few! Oh thank you, made my day lucy by putting me top of the list but what about EDR got to be above Godzilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolmanDudess Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Oh thank you, made my day lucy by putting me top of the list but what about EDR got to be above Godzilla You rally the troops Chris so you had to be top Nah Brendon can belt a tune out when he wants to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I reckon we can prove that 150 people can outsing the rest of the ground in that stand We don't need to prove it, it is proven every match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I now of a few who will be paying on the day too. There's still hope of at leats another 100/200 between now and saturday (3pm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oneforthe Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I will be there i have exchanged my season ticket got a few others who havent got season tickets coming as well and i did spread the word around h block so the main singers from there should be there. If we do are best and sing are hearts out and make as much noise as possible at least we will have tried. :Party27: :Party27: :Party27: the only other problem i see a part from there not being enough of us i hope i am wrong on that is the stewards being to jobs worth and spoil it :Fume: not like saturday they left us alone no trouble and everyone enjoyed themselves ok the result helped as well. Still cant believe they let us in the top tier bet we wont get away with that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bcfccider Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I have exchanged two season tickets, plus will buy four more tomorrow. It will be a party as we sing the full range of City songs :Party27: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFChris Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 As I always sit up by H Block band, I know that the drummers, tronbone and trumpet + about 80 singers are all going to go into the East End, dont panic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejones2 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 the only other problem i see a part from there not being enough of us i hope i am wrong on that is the stewards being to jobs worth and spoil it :Fume: not like saturday they left us alone no trouble and everyone enjoyed themselves ok the result helped as well. Still cant believe they let us in the top tier bet we wont get away with that again. Left "us" alone and then people decided to snap the backs of chairs!! I guarantee that if you DO NOT rush the fence and DO NOT stand up when you are aware that this is not allowed, then the stewards will not cause you any problems at all. Unfortunately I cannot see the above two DO NOTs being adhered to. We shall see.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejones2 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Why say that there is only 124 of us in there? That's not going to encourage people who were undecided now is it! Like you say quite a negative article, but i'll stick with my previous theory that I reckon they'd be happier for it to be a flop! I guess it's a matter of opinion but I suggest that the club has done a very good job publicising this, as have a fair few supporters. I think that people will look to blame the club for everything they can and hence they are being blamed for this too! I suspect the reason for the low numbers is simply that people do not want to give up a decent view of the game to sit with few others in a terribly desgined stand for no reason other than the suggestion of nostalgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 There was only a couple of hundred of us last time, lads, but we still made a good amount of noise. Don't panic - it'll be great, I'm sure! One Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redrobin108 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 The biggest problem about the East End, is the pricing. £15 for a adult ticket. I firmly believe if the tickets had been cheaper, more fans would take up the offer. Also lets also look at the opposition - Chesterfield. Also the publicity - have you heard any adverts about the east end on the local radio stations. Posters up around ashton gate on previous home matches. My believe is the club want it to fail, so are not really putting too much into the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest city slicker 71 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Left "us" alone and then people decided to snap the backs of chairs!! I guarantee that if you DO NOT rush the fence and DO NOT stand up when you are aware that this is not allowed, then the stewards will not cause you any problems at all. Unfortunately I cannot see the above two DO NOTs being adhered to. We shall see.... To some extent I agree with your views on blaming the club for everything but on the issue of standing up is it any wonder when the insipid response for those hoardes from Plymouth, Sheff Wed Cardiff Swindon and Southampton who did just that for 90 minutes was loosely interpreted as: " They don't come from here so we don't have a problem with them". If ever there there was a case in point for investigation it has to be this crass stupidity which serves no other pupose than to stir up hostility. They then have the gall to try and switch the potential trouble factor onto their own supporters with the plod looking on in anticipation of an easy earner despite Richard Goulds concern that they are nervous. Sincerely, COWSHEDDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bawno Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Nooooooo! We need more people in the east end!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon Hater Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I'll be sorting out about 5 or 6 tickets for Saturday tomorrow after work. I don't care how good or bad it is, because at the end of the day it can be no worse than a afternoon sitting in the Carling Atyeo Library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bow_Legged_Chicken Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 There has been a few adverts put on radio brizzle, me dad told me. had well said Swindon Hater, "better than the Ateyo Library" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Agreed, this trial was never about getting the best seats in the stadium, it's a trial for all those fans who are sick of sitting in silence at Ashton gate and want to come together and make some noise. The view is not as bad as people make out, It's the worst view in the ground granted, but every time I have been in there I haven't missed any part of the game due to a pillar being in the way, It's one of those bullmarsh stories that are fed to you, by those who would get great enjoyment of seeing it fail. I'll be in there on Saturday, I'm not a spotty teenager anymore, far from it, 30 years young and proud, I just want to have an atmosphere back at the gate, even if it is just for one game. I'm prepared to give up my prawn sandwiches for this game too, so come and join me, throw away those prawn sarnies and rub shoulders with dirty balding fat thirty year olds like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cider_Army Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 As I am attending alone (my bro is away) I will be making my cider my friend, a few before tha game should make me sing dance and have a good time! If anyone sees me fall over (the fat guy with Cider Army on the back of his shirt) then please help me up as I have to work later on. It should be a laugh though even if it is simply nostalgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest two acres red Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 ive already got my ticket but i must go to the ground tomorrow to get 2 more for a friend that dont finish work till 6pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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