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Post by clivie7 on Jul 10, 2015 21:10:26 GMT
For anyone undecided about making the trip along the M4 to sutton on Sunday lunchtime can I just say the new £500 000 3G pitch pitch is now ready to use and looks absolutely fantastic ... It's like a snooker table and rovers will be the 1st team to play on it & have promised to send a strong side to the famous old ground ... Come along a warm welcome awaits
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2015 7:56:33 GMT
I'm only coming for the hog roast.
Please confirm this is still happening.
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 11, 2015 8:33:06 GMT
No idea about the hog roast !! Grab a bite to eat at weatherspoons in north cheam before the game!!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 11, 2015 8:47:28 GMT
From their website:
It's now only a week to go before the new 3G surface at Gander Green Lane is officially inaugurated with a game against a Crystal Palace XI, kick off 7.45pm. We will be marking the evening by welcoming guests from Sutton Common Rovers and AFC Wimbledon Ladies, who will both be playing home games at Gander Green Lane in the coming season, as well as JD's Football School, who will be running summer holiday coaching classes for youngsters at the ground during July and August and who have good links with the club's junior section.
Also present will be members of the Sutton United Community Football team, who made such an impression when making their debut against Woking in April, and our girls' Under 11 team, who swept all before them with the treble of the Surrey League, Surrey League Cup and London Capital Cup last season, and who will play an exhibition 5-a-side game at half time.
The club will also take the opportunity to announce its official charity partner for the coming season following successful previous link-ups with Radio Marsden, Sutton MENCAP and St Raphael's Hospice, while it will be a chance as well to see U's lining up in this season's kit, which carries the name of Banstead Downs Golf Club across the front, the two local sporting organisations having teamed up for the current season.
Sutton season tickets are valid for the game, and pay on the door admission is £10 for adults, £5 for concessions and £2 for juniors.
Before that U's entertain Bristol Rovers, who regained their Football League place at the first time of asking, on Sunday, kick off 1pm, and home friendlies are also arranged against Welling United (Saturday 25 July, 3pm) and Bromley (Saturday 1 August, 3pm). Admission for those games is £8 for adults, £4 for concessions and £1 for juniors, and, again, season tickets are valid, making the £99 season ticket on offer this season even better value.
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So, looks like we're not actually playing the first official inaugural match on their new surface (I guess as League 2, we're not good enough for that) and Palace reserves will be doing the honours.
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Post by gregsy on Jul 11, 2015 8:57:41 GMT
£99 for a season ticket with pre-season thrown into the deal....
that's like £4 a game, bonkers cheap.....
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 11, 2015 9:44:17 GMT
The pitch was only finished yesterday ... So however you want to look at it , rovers will be the 1st team to kick a ball on it.... It's worth a visit just to see the pitch .... It really is out of this word
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 11, 2015 9:48:09 GMT
The pitch was only finished yesterday ... So however you want to look at it , rovers will be the 1st team to kick a ball on it.... But not officially inaugurate it. If they just wanted to check if the ball runs ok on it, they could have got the pitch-layers to have a kickabout on it. |
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 11, 2015 10:11:07 GMT
I take it you won't be going then Antonio
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Post by francegas on Jul 11, 2015 10:14:55 GMT
Been to Sutton's ground loads of times back in the 80s when I lived in surrey. Used to watch Leatherhead play for a number of years. Best match at Sutton I went to was without doubt when they beat Coventry in Jan 86 2-1 in an FA Cup 3rd round tie.
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Post by gregsy on Jul 11, 2015 10:28:26 GMT
Been to Sutton's ground loads of times back in the 80s when I lived in surrey. Used to watch Leatherhead play for a number of years. Best match at Sutton I went to was without doubt when they beat Coventry in Jan 86 2-1 in an FA Cup 3rd round tie. i remember watching it on the telly as a 9 year old.... classic fa cup that.... |
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 11, 2015 10:37:14 GMT
Sutton are the only 'proper' non league club to have knocked a top flight team out of the FA cup... I know Luton beat Norwich a couple if seasons ago ... But Luton were about as much a 'proper' non league club as rovers were!!
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Post by gregsy on Jul 11, 2015 10:47:49 GMT
Sutton are the only 'proper' non league club to have knocked a top flight team out of the FA cup... I know Luton beat Norwich a couple if seasons ago ... But Luton were about as much a 'proper' non league club as rovers were!! depends on how you determine proper non-league club now of course; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeovil_Town_2%E2%80%931_Sunderland_%281949%29 |
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 11, 2015 10:54:23 GMT
Well done for digging that piece of history up.... Ok Sutton are the 'last' proper non league side to knock a top fight team out of the FA cup
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2015 11:09:25 GMT
LOL the poor bloke only came on here to advertise the game tomorrow.
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 11, 2015 11:39:32 GMT
Thanks gaz!!! I had no idea it would be like this!!! Lol lol have a good season folks
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Jul 11, 2015 11:42:11 GMT
Thanks gaz!!! I had no idea it would be like this!!! Lol lol have a good season folks Ignore them mate - it's just a mixture of boredom and anxiety for Monday that you're bearing the brunt of I'm afraid! |
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 11, 2015 11:49:22 GMT
It's been a ball .... Hope to see a few of you there tomorrow ... Good luck for next season !!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 11, 2015 11:50:44 GMT
Not sure what the problem is. I only mentioned that we weren't officially inaugurating the pitch, and no one else has said anything remotely negative. Not sure what there is to ignore, really.
In any case, I'm not whining that Sutton don't rate us proper enough to inaugurate their pitch, just whining that we clearly aren't box office enough to do so. Nothing against Sutton.
But, you know, good that the police have turned up to make sure everyone is posting acceptably.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Jul 11, 2015 12:09:24 GMT
Not sure what the problem is. I only mentioned that we weren't officially inaugurating the pitch, and no one else has said anything remotely negative. Not sure what there is to ignore, really. In any case, I'm not whining that Sutton don't rate us proper enough to inaugurate their pitch, just whining that we clearly aren't box office enough to do so. Nothing against Sutton. But, you know, good that the police have turned up to make sure everyone is posting acceptably.Haha, who sh*t in your cereal? |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 11, 2015 12:17:00 GMT
Not sure what the problem is. I only mentioned that we weren't officially inaugurating the pitch, and no one else has said anything remotely negative. Not sure what there is to ignore, really. In any case, I'm not whining that Sutton don't rate us proper enough to inaugurate their pitch, just whining that we clearly aren't box office enough to do so. Nothing against Sutton. But, you know, good that the police have turned up to make sure everyone is posting acceptably.Haha, who sh*t in your cereal? All I did was quote from Sutton's website about the official status of our game. It was a perfectly reasonable post. If people take offence at that, they should probably take it up with SUFC, coz it was from their site. You came on the thread specifically to have a go at people, so not sure why you're being so disingenuous about it. |
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