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« Reply #15 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 09:02:19 » |
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yup, they had 2800 tickets, all gone!
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Fuck you Leggett, fuck you.
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« Reply #16 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 10:20:45 » |
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Villa tickets were snapped up extremely quickly and didnt get anywhere near general sale. My glory hunting (if thats possible) villa supporting mate was after one but didnt stand a chance in the end.
Suppose it is their only chance of glory
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« Reply #17 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 10:33:32 » |
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Town fans will need to be in good voice as Villa's lot usually are very loud. Should be a cracking atmosphere
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« Reply #18 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 11:09:33 » |
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yup, they had 2800 tickets, all gone!
They were allocated just over 3,200 - all sold. |
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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 11:23:29 » |
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Town fans will need to be in good voice as Villa's lot usually are very loud. Should be a cracking atmosphere
well if the TE and DRS cant get up for this, there is no effing hope... as I read somewhere, twitter maybe, parading the swindon robins round the pitch pre game would be a good start...bikes n all! Also, we have our old weapon the stratton bank (lack of acoustics) on our side on another note, loved your tulisa pups tweet arriba, made I laugh out loud..you wrote what we were all thinking! |
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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 12:05:48 » |
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Getting the new facilities right is key but is well tricky.
Swansea, Reading and a lot of others show it must be a good thing.
Darlington, Coventry, Oxford and a lot of other show it isn't!
Not sure what make a good redevelopment and what makes a bad one myself! Good job it isn't down to me:)
If you look at the above - location and accessibility seems to be the key, and lets be honest if we stay at the CG it cannot be much better. From recollection Swansea is fairly central, they have had the added bonus of it coinciding with their promotions and it has led to them moving forward. An whilst Reading is out of town its accesible from the motorway, got stuff round it and again coincided with moving up the leagues. Look at the negative ones and the first two's locations, infrastructure and surroundings is poor, Darlo is on a roundabout on the edge of the town with nothing nearby, Oxford is next to a sewage works, Coventry is the exception a little, but arent they just being screwed over for rent - as are Oxford infact! Property development is not rocket science and if they can get the planning issues for the site sorted and identify uses which provide the fabled 24 hour 365 day income I would say we have a fantastically prime site and opportunity. This I suspect why our owners are still committed to funding! |
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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 17:39:54 » |
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Brighton has not been included in that list.....way out on the edge of the town. Well sited for road access, and there is a station, but not on the main north/south line...fantastic facilities, a great stadium, and crowds have grown hugely....25k+ on Saturday. Not sure what conclusion to draw from that!! It has to be a combination of a team finding success and having a stadium to be proud of - Coventry has hardly been a success story! But that has to be what STFC aims for - both and....
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« Reply #22 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 17:45:50 » |
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By the way, if anyone finds they can't use their tickets for Villa.....I was too slow to get the two I hoped for....would be happy to purchase them. PM me....
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« Reply #23 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 18:44:30 » |
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Big difference between Pox and Cov versus the others is that they are just tenants, so they still only get gate money, they miss out on the other matchday and non-matchday revenues and in fact have to pay rent so they are a contributor to rather than beneficiary of one of the major revenue streams. Whereas where it has worked there's been a crest of the wave to ride financially and in morale which can then be reinvested in the club creating a positive upward spiral, although it usually takes additional investment post-build to keep that going, it's not enough to just build the thing and sit back waiting for the success to roll in
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« Reply #24 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 18:50:13 » |
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Big difference between Pox and Cov versus the others is that they are just tenants, so they still only get gate money,
Liberty stadium is owned by the council |
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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 18:50:28 » |
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Having 4 sides is a good start.
best ones are the old ones! |
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« Reply #26 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 19:04:30 » |
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Liberty stadium is owned by the council
Yes but it's a partnership with the club, so they do get a "sympathetic" deal on revenues from the ground. Whereas Cov and Pox, for example, don't even getting the money from matchday catering IIRC. They just get the right to sell tickets to the game, the landlords get everything else |
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« Reply #27 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 21:29:53 » |
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Thought I'd misplaced my tix, turns out the missus had just moved them, and apparently told me so. I don't remember it...
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Fuck you Leggett, fuck you.
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« Reply #28 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 21:52:22 » |
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Thought I'd misplaced my tix, turns out the missus had just moved them, and apparently told me so. I don't remember it...
I get that all the time....i told you but you never listen...bollocks |
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« Reply #29 on: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 10:34:21 » |
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I get that all the time....i told you but you never listen...bollocks
Must be a women defect. They all seem to to it. Some come with an optional "don't forget I'm out tomorrow night" setting that when questioned as to how you'd forget something you weren't told about responds with "it's in the calendar". |
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