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Post by lulworthgas on Apr 13, 2016 22:35:27 GMT
We'll be in bigger stadiums next season with a but of luck, so should be plenty of away tickets. UTG as much as I love the confidence, I'm starting to find it all a bit bizarre that people talk about Lge 1 as if we were more in Oxford's position, or even Cobblers, than our own. Win all remaining games and we are up regardless of other results.
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Post by gasincider on Apr 14, 2016 7:49:42 GMT
Win all remaining games and we are up regardless of other results. Sadly not. It's not in our own hands as Accy and Oxford winning all their games would still finish above us.
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Post by hollyhillgas on Apr 14, 2016 8:15:10 GMT
as much as I love the confidence, I'm starting to find it all a bit bizarre that people talk about Lge 1 as if we were more in Oxford's position, or even Cobblers, than our own. Win all remaining games and we are up regardless of other results. If Portsmouth Oxford Accy and Rovers win all games, Rovers will finish 5th or at best 4th if we can overhaul Pompeys goal difference.
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Post by lulworthgas on Apr 14, 2016 18:39:39 GMT
Win all remaining games and we are up regardless of other results. Sadly not. It's not in our own hands as Accy and Oxford winning all their games would still finish above us. Win all our games and we are up regardless of whether it's playoffs or autos. It's in our hands!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Apr 14, 2016 19:02:18 GMT
Sadly not. It's not in our own hands as Accy and Oxford winning all their games would still finish above us. Win all our games and we are up regardless of whether it's playoffs or autos. It's in our hands! Similarly, we could not win another game this season, and still go up.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 14, 2016 19:11:38 GMT
Win all our games and we are up regardless of whether it's playoffs or autos. It's in our hands! Similarly, we could not win another game this season, and still go up. Whilst winning 8 games on the bounce is pretty unlikely I think that's more likely than going up with just draws/losses over those 8 games!
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 14, 2016 19:21:05 GMT
Can you imagine how difficult it will be to get an away ticket next season if no season ticket....... as it will very likely not get to general sale at any game? that thought dawned on me yesterday as well. if we sold, say 5,000+ ST's, it would make a huge block of people who could buy away tickets before supporter's club members such as myself. i have to say I'd be pretty p'ed off if I couldn't get tickets for a high percentage of away games just because I can't afford the money or time to have a ST. having said this, it should depend what division we are in . There are some larger stadiums in Lge 1 and it is more northern, whereas Lge 2 at the moment is the perfect storm as it includes a lot of southern clubs with small capacities. NOTE - ADDED TO AS ORIGINAL POST WAS 'SENT' BEFORE FINISHED. Looking at it another way why should part time fans have priority over s/t holders? I don't get the can't afford it argument as surely if you can afford the £50ish it costs for one away game with travel etc you can afford the £260 for a s/t on instalments plus all that money goes to Rovers and not the away team/train co's/petrol co's.
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Post by DTGas on Apr 14, 2016 20:09:34 GMT
I don't make it to every home game due to work commitments but I always buy a ST. Works out most seasons about the same as paying on the day but I like having priority for away games and wouldn't want to miss out on a big cup game etc because I wasn't able to get a ticket.
Oh and I don't want any other peasant farting in my seat!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 20:39:35 GMT
One benefit of old age is the price of a season ticket. In my case for the West Enclosure it works out at £5.43/game. £125 for 23 games. Got to class that as an absolute steal considering it costs me £6.60 to cross the bridge for every home game! As regards the argument over ST holders having priority for away games, that has always been the case as far as I am aware and is the only fair way in my opinion. Having said that a club like Swansea have 20000 ST holders and a waiting list to get one and away tickets are like gold dust. I for one would be delighted if we can attain the ssme percentage of ST holders in our 21000 seater UWE stadium. Not a reality at the moment but surely easily achievable if we were to reach the same dizzy heights Swansea have enjoyed for several years now.
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 14, 2016 20:57:05 GMT
One benefit of old age is the price of a season ticket. In my case for the West Enclosure it works out at £5.43/game. £125 for 23 games. Got to class that as an absolute steal considering it costs me £6.60 to cross the bridge for every home game! As regards the argument over ST holders having priority for away games, that has always been the case as far as I am aware and is the only fair way in my opinion. Having said that a club like Swansea have 20000 ST holders and a waiting list to get one and away tickets are like gold dust. I for one would be delighted if we can attain the ssme percentage of ST holders in our 21000 seater UWE stadium. Not a reality at the moment but surely easily achievable if we were to reach the same dizzy heights Swansea have enjoyed for several years now. Wow 20000 ST holders is pretty impressive esp as I can remember them as much rag bag as Rovers were and that was this millennium! Good for them, shows what can be done. Here in Bournemouth for this season I'm pretty sure they put a limit of 7,500 season tickets because with only 11,800 capacity when the away team have had their share it wouldn't have left many, if any, tickets for the non ST holders. That's why the capacity will be increased next season.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 14, 2016 21:05:43 GMT
All the more impressive given Swansea is traditionally a rugby town, it just goes to show what potential could be in this area once we eventually get the new stadium.
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Post by superbob on Apr 14, 2016 22:47:23 GMT
City fan here, just wanted to chuck some facts out there to see what you guy's genuinely think, do you really feel you can attract crowds of 20,000 in the future when you've only achieved an average of 10 thousand once in the last 40 years...(10,022 in 1976)
Found this on OTIB And thought I'd share...
Got to love their attendance delusions, they have not attracted a season average in double figures since 10,022 in1976, that's 40 years of not even hitting 28.6% of the proposed capacity of the billionaire backed building of a new Wembely in the West! Indeed they have only passed a seasonal attendance of 10,000 28 times since 1921-a 29% strike rate, obviously historical....given that the vast majority of Gaseous B'stards who witnessed these rare events are either 50+ or dead, the breading stock is, therefore, dwindling !
City have had av attendances over 10,000:
68 times since 1921 - 28 times since 1976 16 times since 2000/2001 (even though capacity has been reduced) Conversely the Propane Methane's have:
Hit 7k 5 times since 2000/2001 Hit + 7k 10 times since 1976 been sub 6k 17 times since 1976 So other than during the post war attendance boom, the Sags have attracted very few, the recent boom totally passed them by, but as we all know they are a sleeping giant and like all sleeping giants we've never seen any evidence they exist, so why bother to build a house for one!!!!!
Unless, in the tradition of Bristol another empty folly is to be built by a rich nutter. Blaise Castle 2?
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Post by Henbury Gas on Apr 15, 2016 2:29:38 GMT
City fan here, just wanted to chuck some facts out there to see what you guy's genuinely think, do you really feel you can attract crowds of 20,000 in the future when you've only achieved an average of 10 thousand once in the last 40 years...(10,022 in 1976) Found this on OTIB And thought I'd share... Got to love their attendance delusions, they have not attracted a season average in double figures since 10,022 in1976, that's 40 years of not even hitting 28.6% of the proposed capacity of the billionaire backed building of a new Wembely in the West! Indeed they have only passed a seasonal attendance of 10,000 28 times since 1921-a 29% strike rate, obviously historical....given that the vast majority of Gaseous B'stards who witnessed these rare events are either 50+ or dead, the breading stock is, therefore, dwindling ! City have had av attendances over 10,000: 68 times since 1921 - 28 times since 1976 16 times since 2000/2001 (even though capacity has been reduced) Conversely the Propane Methane's have: Hit 7k 5 times since 2000/2001 Hit + 7k 10 times since 1976 been sub 6k 17 times since 1976 So other than during the post war attendance boom, the Sags have attracted very few, the recent boom totally passed them by, but as we all know they are a sleeping giant and like all sleeping giants we've never seen any evidence they exist, so why bother to build a house for one!!!!! Unless, in the tradition of Bristol another empty folly is to be built by a rich nutter. Blaise Castle 2? If you look at attendance as a percentage of capacity then you will find we are consistently higher then you rich man's Bristol Sports men section football team
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Post by swissgas on Apr 15, 2016 3:44:16 GMT
City fan here, just wanted to chuck some facts out there to see what you guy's genuinely think, do you really feel you can attract crowds of 20,000 in the future when you've only achieved an average of 10 thousand once in the last 40 years...(10,022 in 1976) Found this on OTIB And thought I'd share... Got to love their attendance delusions, they have not attracted a season average in double figures since 10,022 in1976, that's 40 years of not even hitting 28.6% of the proposed capacity of the billionaire backed building of a new Wembely in the West! Indeed they have only passed a seasonal attendance of 10,000 28 times since 1921-a 29% strike rate, obviously historical....given that the vast majority of Gaseous B'stards who witnessed these rare events are either 50+ or dead, the breading stock is, therefore, dwindling ! City have had av attendances over 10,000: 68 times since 1921 - 28 times since 1976 16 times since 2000/2001 (even though capacity has been reduced) Conversely the Propane Methane's have: Hit 7k 5 times since 2000/2001 Hit + 7k 10 times since 1976 been sub 6k 17 times since 1976 So other than during the post war attendance boom, the Sags have attracted very few, the recent boom totally passed them by, but as we all know they are a sleeping giant and like all sleeping giants we've never seen any evidence they exist, so why bother to build a house for one!!!!! Unless, in the tradition of Bristol another empty folly is to be built by a rich nutter. Blaise Castle 2? Bob, we respect your appearance in the 1909 cup final, we admire your brief sojourn in the top flight forty years ago, we concede that Bristol City have the edge when it comes to hardwood floors and uPVC conservatories. But tomorrow is ours.
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Post by puregas on Apr 15, 2016 4:06:02 GMT
A sad post on several levels shithead.
1. Your little red statistician is conveniently forgetting you went bust in 1982.
2. How amusing that your little six fingered friend obviously spent hours researching this. Sad twat.
3. When he has another spare three hours, let's see him produce the same set of statistics for away matches. I mean, 62 at Ipswich a while back? (It was too far!!). Less than 100 at Sheffield Wednesday? (It was a Saturday lunchtime and shown live!!).
Come back and have another go.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2016 6:32:42 GMT
The city stats are a fair reflection thought right? Remember though, from 86 we were in a ground with a small capacity away from Bristol where we had games that would have attracted big crowds.
We have consistently been lower than them for 20 odd years.
Our current ground is a dump and only holds 11000. Therefore it has been difficult to entice new fans and our average only has limited potential anyway.
The teds figures are poor compared to similar sized clubs, nothing special in the championship. Ours are decent for our division which is reflective of our fanbase but restricted due to the stadium facility.
All new build stadiums are built with the future and potential in mind. Our owners, us and the teds know that 20000 is about right if we can get some long awaited success on the pitch.
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Post by seasidegas on Apr 15, 2016 6:46:20 GMT
"City fan ere",
Well f**k off then vermin scum
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Post by oldgas on Apr 15, 2016 6:55:04 GMT
I'll tell you where the Teds do have the advantage: obsessive compulsive disorder when it comes to all things Gas. I present as exhibit A m'lud, over 100 hundred and seventy pages solely devoted to the daily happenings at The Memorial stadium on a sad website called One Turd in Bristol. I am reliably informed that this was preceded by another massive thread called Basement League Bristol Rovers which superceeded Non League Bristol Rovers.
This strange obsession has been noted in the world of Psychiatry, but the eminent minds in that field have declined to investigate further because they would be unable to obtain reliable date of reach any meaningful conclusion because, in the main, the subjects have single digit IQ's. They have decided that this strange obsession is as a result of living in South Bristol, on scruffy soulless council estates and generations of inbreeding and reliance on welfare. Officially known as "Benefit Breeders" by the DSS and other government agencies, it has been dcided that areas such as these be left to heir own devices as they have regressed too far for any meaningful intervention to be worthwhile.
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 15, 2016 7:22:04 GMT
Frankly, who gives a flying F**k what they think,or what they do. I have absolutely zero interest in them or their results. I just consider myself very fortunate indeed that I saw the light from an early age
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 15, 2016 7:38:58 GMT
The simple fact remains if we were playng at the UWE now we'd probably hit at least 15K gates for the next two game and have a sell out for the D&R game, plus a sell out for a play off game should that also take place. So to answer the question then yes we can attract 20K games, whether we can do consisently will clealry depend on the success of the club in the future.
If we can get to the Championship where would you take your kids to see their first match, a brand new state of the art stadium with good transport links or a refurb AG in a sh!ty part of Bristol?
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