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We've just published the results of the Trust survey we conducted last season to investigate how much fans spent in Swindon as a result of the club being located at the County Ground. The results are impressive: the club brings in 150,000 visitors a year, spending between them nearly 10 million quid. And that's on the basis of the comparatively low crowds of the past five seasons, a period in which there's not been a lot to cheer on the pitch overall - the potential to bring in even more visitors, spending even more is huge. Even as it stands, a visitor attraction that brings in 150,000 and £10m a year is not to be sniffed at - it's something a lot of towns would give their eye teeth for. We think this is a compelling argument in the debate over the CG redevelopment to prove the worth of the club to the town, even for people who don't support STFC. Big thanks to everyone who helped out with doing the survey, or filled out one of the survey forms - this was a major effort and we couldn't have done it without you. Full story and link to the survey write-up on the Trust site: http://www.truststfc.co.uk/news_item.php?id=748 |
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, July 13, 2006, 09:51:10 » |
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Interesting to hear, and now maybe the council will take their thumbs out of their arse holes and do something about helping the club out in their quest to improve the stadium!
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, July 13, 2006, 21:58:01 » |
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Sadly even the most pig thick SBC planner, and there are a lot of them....will rip this to shreds straight away...in their twisted world STFC's existence means that 4000 fellas waste their Saturday afternoon, when they could be out shopping with the missus.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, July 13, 2006, 22:04:17 » |
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interesting stuff however you still haven't answered the main question, who won the signed shirt  |
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Plays in midfield and his name is Tommy Miller,
signed him from Huddersfield his name is Tommy Miller,
first touch is average but his second is a killer,
heeeeeey Tommy Miller!
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, July 13, 2006, 23:53:03 » |
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A Mr B Jones of Cheltenham. Although it's arguable whether a shirt signed by last year's first team constitutes "winning"
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, July 13, 2006, 23:59:36 » |
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Damn that peskey Mr Jones :x
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« Reply #6 on: Saturday, July 15, 2006, 21:38:50 » |
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Cheltenham?! Bit close to be a Town fan surely?! |
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 00:10:49 » |
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i live in hampshire and have been coming to the country ground since 1990 to watch the town play. i must have given local businessman a small fortune in the process, car park, fish n bloody chips, the bloke in the newsagent, the pub, the list goes on, oh and the texaco garage i can go on
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ing on Sabin: "He's the new Thierry Henry"
Gazza on life in China: "I'm enjoying every day. I've tried everything: duck's head, chicken's head, chicken's feet and bats and hopefully, if I keep that up, I'll be flying."
'The first 90 minutes are the most important.' - Bobby Robson
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 00:27:01 » |
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i live in hampshire and have been coming to the country ground since 1990 to watch the town play. i must have given local businessman a small fortune in the process, car park, fish n bloody chips, the bloke in the newsagent, the pub, the list goes on, oh and the texaco garage i can go on  The football club is the only reason I go to Swindon, and there are plenty of others like us. More so than at the vast majority of clubs I would guess. Swindon isn't that bad place really, and I struggle to find a reason why they wouldn't do everything they could to keep something that gives the town something other than cosmetics and prosperity. The cold free-market hearts in their body's should at least tell them they'll lose money if the football club goes. |
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 08:37:59 » |
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agree with the above posts, i havent been to swindon since the last game of the season, and what with popping into town to pick up a couple of things sometimes going over to the outlet village, down the pub, these things all build up.
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 09:25:34 » |
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Unfortunately SBC realises by turning the CG into a housing estate it will get the consumption 24/7....and money from Council Tax...which will far outweigh any rent paid and match day income into the local economy.
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 09:56:33 » |
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Reg are you a manic depressive?
All we ever see on here is you spouting negativity, take your doom and gloom somewhere else
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 10:09:10 » |
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Reg are you a manic depressive?
All we ever see on here is you spouting negativity, take your doom and gloom somewhere else Oh all right then... :run: |
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 11:01:10 » |
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Unfortunately SBC realises by turning the CG into a housing estate it will get the consumption 24/7....and money from Council Tax...which will far outweigh any rent paid and match day income into the local economy. Sorry, Reg, but that's just bollocks. Have you actually spoken to any councillors about this? Because we have and that's miles away from what most of them think. |
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, July 16, 2006, 11:04:07 » |
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reg is wrong shocker :shock:
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