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Post by stapletongas on May 14, 2015 13:00:06 GMT
Now we are faced with having one match at Wembley to decide where we will be next season. What do you prefer to settle the second place for promotion?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2015 14:09:23 GMT
Not the case as to what "we would prefer". The play off finals are here to stay, so as all the other three divisions above us, we have to play a final at Wembley to decide our fate. 50/50 record for us up to now, so heres'hoping for success on Sunday! UTG!
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Post by stapletongas on May 14, 2015 14:15:05 GMT
Not the case as to what "we would prefer". The play off finals are here to stay, so as all the other three divisions above us, we have to play a final at Wembley to decide our fate. 50/50 record for us up to now, so heres'hoping for success on Sunday! UTG! Which of course is all true But hypothetically, what is fairest? Which option has more chance of justice being done and the most deserving team getting the 2nd place? Personally a test over two legs home and away with the team who finished highest playing at home in the second leg is more likely to result in the most deserving team going up. While Wembley might be s nice day out if you win, I don't think this one off game is doing justice to achieve an end result to a season long competition
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2015 14:26:25 GMT
Not the case as to what "we would prefer". The play off finals are here to stay, so as all the other three divisions above us, we have to play a final at Wembley to decide our fate. 50/50 record for us up to now, so heres'hoping for success on Sunday! UTG! Which of course is all true But hypothetically, what is fairest? Which option has more chance of justice being done and the most deserving team getting the 2nd place? Personally a test over two legs home and away with the team who finished highest playing at home in the second leg is more likely to result in the most deserving team going up. While Wembley might be s nice day out if you win, I don't think this one off game is doing justice to achieve an end result to a season long competition Totally see where you are coming from.However going by my two experiences following the Gas, I would say the better team won on each of those two occasions, so go to Wembley on Sunday knowing if our boys perform to their best, we will win !
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Post by mehewmagic on May 14, 2015 15:24:20 GMT
Not the case as to what "we would prefer". The play off finals are here to stay, so as all the other three divisions above us, we have to play a final at Wembley to decide our fate. 50/50 record for us up to now, so heres'hoping for success on Sunday! UTG! statistics are great. I'm not saying you deliberately chose your stats, but the way I see it we've had 6 really important events (4 play-offs and 2 JPT Finals) and lost 5 of them. The good news is that we are actually on the odds for the play-offs. We've won 1 out of 4, which is perfectly average.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2015 15:44:49 GMT
My first ever game was in 1989 vs Fulham in the play-offs, and second was Port Vale in the final. I must say I prefer the one off Wembley game.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2015 15:54:28 GMT
THE Football Conference insist Wembley is the right stadium to host Sunday's Promotion Final, as fury over ticket prices rumbles on.
Bristol Rovers face Grimsby Town this weekend as they look to make an immediate return to the Football League. Over 25,000 Rovers supporters are set to travel to London, but with tickets costing £41 and £36 (£18 juniors) – plus booking fees and delivery charges – a few have argued the price of tickets are too expensive.
Colin Peake, media director for the Conference, right, said the stadium cost is the 'main reason behind the prices' – which he stresses have remained the same for the last five finals – but insisted that Wembley was the right venue to host the showpiece.
Peake said: "I think some of the responses to the prices that we've had is because fans of these two clubs haven't been to the promotion final in the last five years, so they wouldn't know about the pricing structure for those games, but we have certainly not put up prices this season.
"Cambridge United fans, from a club who have been three times, will say that this year's prices are exactly the same as they have paid in the past.
"The main reason behind prices is the cost of the stadium – not just Wembley, but any stadium – there's not a big difference in price between Wembley, the Etihad, Old Trafford or Villa Park.
"We use Wembley because the clubs – particularly the players and most of the fans – want to go to the national stadium because it is iconic – it is the dream.
"We could have booked Villa Park, for example, but the first complaint we'd get is 'why didn't you get Wembley?!
"The fact is that there aren't many stadiums that could have handled the demand for tickets that this final has generated.
"One would be Old Trafford and the other is Wembley – you'd be hard pushed to find anywhere else to accommodate the final and all that comes with it.
"Some supporters have complained to me about the fact tickets are cheaper for competitions like the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and the FA Trophy, which are both staged at Wembley – but these are subsidised.
"The money generated by this final doesn't come to us. It all goes back, mainly to the two competing finalists, with the remainder shared between our other clubs – apart from the league champions, who have their own pot. We have to look after our clubs."
He added: "The logistics of organising a major national final takes some organising, let me tell you – it's not something you can do overnight and it's not easy.
"We'd like it to be perfect for every single fan, but it's impossible. As the old saying goes, you can't please all of the people all of the time."
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Post by gasincider on May 14, 2015 16:24:43 GMT
What's the point of home and away at the end? Surely we've had that already in the league games.
It's either two up or a playoff system. Prefer two up, but can understand why they hold playoffs for the excitement. But I don't believe for a minute the cost of Wembley is about the same as the cost for a top premiership ground.
To be up front and honest how about publishing the full costs of hiring both and then be honest enough to state what the total gate receipts are for the final. Not just what they choose to show.
Not to mention what the TOTAL crowd is including all those in the privilege areas.
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Post by Topper Gas on May 14, 2015 18:26:12 GMT
Problem is this year's final crowd is an exception, last season 20,000 turned up and unless one of the Rovers appears there next season I guess it will be back to around 20,000 again. I can't see how one season the Conference could charge £36 for seats then, say, charge £30 if they anticipate a big crowd.
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