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Post by Severncider on Sept 1, 2016 18:25:07 GMT
A pre-season match/tour to Jordan in 2017?
I went to Jordan for my 65th birthday in 2013 and had the most enjoyable holiday visiting Amman, Petra, Wadi Desert and the Dead Sea, all in a private taxi. It was perfectly safe and the hotels had remnants of British rule, UK 3 pin sockets in all the older hotels.
I'm sure Wael could arrange discounted travel and hotels.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 31, 2016 16:24:48 GMT
I would imagine we are now desperate to arrange a midweek game, next week.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 31, 2016 15:48:18 GMT
Out of interest, how many do people think would go if WE ( I do know we wont ) got to the final ? Genuine question. Like I said before, how many will be going to MK Dons on 18th October and how many of those said they would never step foot in the franchise stadium?
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Post by Severncider on Aug 30, 2016 19:46:17 GMT
That's the lowest home attendance EVER.
It was previously 1,490
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Post by Severncider on Aug 30, 2016 15:30:52 GMT
My opinion for what it's worth is that UWE will not happen.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 28, 2016 15:18:31 GMT
I'm hearing that if the game gets to 60 minutes they don't have to refund, if that is true that's probably why the ref waited. Could be a load of crap mind as that info came from Bristol Sport 1982 ltd fan who don't pay their bills and have a tax dodger as a owner BRFC is owned by a company registered in Jersey, so what does that make us?
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Post by Severncider on Aug 27, 2016 19:39:23 GMT
It was fine here in WSM, beach and donkeys were very busy.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 26, 2016 21:30:28 GMT
No need to worry, I reckon we will still be at The Mem by the end of this decade.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 26, 2016 10:09:26 GMT
Returning on the tube from Fulham Broadway to Paddington, we had the "pleasure" of half a dozen Gasheads aged in their late teens screaming abuse at any Chelsea supporters who were in the same carriage as us, including a family with a young son and daughter.
Made me feel ashamed to be associated with those "louts". Yes they were a VERY small minority but they do the rest of us no favours.
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UWE
Aug 22, 2016 14:21:48 GMT
Post by Severncider on Aug 22, 2016 14:21:48 GMT
but there was no deal with UWE (other than words). Nothing concrete or watertight. I think Rovers under NH were desperate to build it and were prepared to give away as much silver as possible. Obvie; WAQ isn't going to want to do that Perhaps there was no contract officially in place but you sense some kind of deal must have been agreed in principle with the UWE, but if it was a poor deal perhaps NH did us a good turn by not putting pen to paper on a contract. Wael's team did not do as thorough a "due diligence on UWE" as the other consortium regarding what had already been agreed with UWE and SH admitted at the BRFC AGM that "things came to light" after signing the deal to buy BRFC.
There was no signed Contract between BRFC and UWE under NH stewardship.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 22, 2016 8:08:39 GMT
Are the "travellers" still there?
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Post by Severncider on Aug 20, 2016 10:06:39 GMT
I fully understand why DC gave a commitment to last seasons squad in retaining all of them if we got promoted, to keep them on a high level of commitment over the remaining games of last season.
However, I reckon that he would not have retained a few of them if we were not in with a chance of a playoff place last season. I suspect a few more will be loaned out before the end of the month or in January.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 17, 2016 12:09:11 GMT
I think its just commentary. I doubt they would get the rights to show it I think you are correct.
Should have checked it before sending the message!!!!!!!!!!
It still leaves the opportunity for a "Beam Back" to The Mem
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Post by Severncider on Aug 17, 2016 12:02:08 GMT
I am told by a Chelsea supporter that the game will be broadcast on Sky - Chelsea TV and to add the program channel is about a £5 for one month, if you are an existing Sky subscriber.
That is what I am told, please check it out yourselves. At a £5 that appears a bargain if you cannot get a ticket to attend.
As it would appear all available tickets for Gasheads will be sold, I hope the club are investigating a "Beam Back" service at The Mem.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 16, 2016 14:49:15 GMT
Just tried to book two tickets on the halfway line on Chelsea's website.
The application was rejected because of my BS postcode. I phoned them and said I am a partially disabled 68 year old and cannot stand for 2 x 45 minutes but still no go.
The alternative is to get my nephew, with an E11 postcode to buy the tickets or have hospitality at £180 each, which I will not do.
So I think you can order tickets online in the home supporters area PROVIDE your credit or debit card does NOT have a BS postcode.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 16, 2016 6:12:22 GMT
I have to say, this is a bizarrely daft thread, considering the poster in question seems very intelligent in the norm. As (many) others have pointed out, there is a difference between playing an official "B Team" and a weaker side from a top club. The implications of B Teams entering the FL would be beyond disastrous - that there is the difference Am I?
The whole point was to ask where individual Gasheads drew the line about the "politics" of games.
Not everyone will hold to the view of some on here. MK Dons is a classic example. At the beginning, many Gasheads refused to go to the ground in Milton Keynes, but how many will still stick to that principle this season?
Yes, I agree that allowing B teams into any type of competition is the beginning of a slippery slope. Do I believe that will never happen in the future. Of course not, the money currently generated by football is so great that it will become more and more a deciding factor on how football will go in the future.
As I said earlier, it will be interesting to see the attendance against Reading. I will not be there but if any Gashead wants to go, I will not decry their decision.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 15, 2016 18:18:39 GMT
I fully understand the issue, it's just a question of where you draw the line.
It will be interesting to see the attendance against Reading. If 2k turned up, what does that indicate?
That there are are 2000 people who don't care enough to make a stand? Exactly.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 15, 2016 18:13:48 GMT
Chelsea are also in the EFL Trophy so would there be 4k+ Gasheads wanting to watch them instead of Reading if they were in our draw? I'm just trying to find where people draw the line. The fact you are even asking would indicate you still don't really understand the issue which surprises me as I thought you were smarter than that. I fully understand the issue, it's just a question of where you draw the line.
It will be interesting to see the attendance against Reading. If 2k turned up, what does that indicate?
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Post by Severncider on Aug 15, 2016 18:08:52 GMT
..... between playing Chelsea reserves/academy in the EFL Cup which 4k+ fans want to attend and playing Reading reserves/academy in the EFL trophy which people say they want to boycott?
Just asking. TBH if you need to ask that question then you won't understand the good answers everyone has given in the previous posts. The League Cup has integrity, what teams are put out by premier league clubs is up to them. The EFL Cup with under 21s clubs can have no integrity, with these teams it's effectively a reserve competition. Everyone will have an opinion and this is just mine. UTG! I think you mean the EFL Trophy as we are playing Chelsea in the EFL Cup.
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Post by Severncider on Aug 15, 2016 18:04:23 GMT
I have not attended a JPT cup game for many years and will not be bothering with the EFL Trophy either, not for any "political" reason.
If Arsenal were taking part, the game was at the Emirates, I could not give an assurance that I would not be tempted to attend as I have never been to that ground, so I think you can take it that I would be there.
It's up to every supporter to make up their own minds and I respect those who say they will not be attending the Reading game.
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