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Safe standing
- Thread starter TomandJerry
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It's not a nostalgic trip and it's not for a minority. It's for everyone, whether they want to stand or not. Other than that, good post.
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Just watched the whole forum, my thoughts are:
1) Paul Barber seems a very open guy and i like his relaxed persona.
2) Go large on the seating all the North.
3) The chunk of money what Paul talks about would be an investments because it would be worth a few extra points every year because of the atmosphere and probably bring back a few jaded fans.
4) I would be happy to pay extra and i might even BUY my daughter her 7th birthday replica shirt, which should have been a gift.
5) The only negative i can see is it being sold out by those greedy northstanders and therefore not letting any fans from the larger west, east and south west stand to get a space in it.
Basically lets go for it.
1) Paul Barber seems a very open guy and i like his relaxed persona.
2) Go large on the seating all the North.
3) The chunk of money what Paul talks about would be an investments because it would be worth a few extra points every year because of the atmosphere and probably bring back a few jaded fans.
4) I would be happy to pay extra and i might even BUY my daughter her 7th birthday replica shirt, which should have been a gift.
5) The only negative i can see is it being sold out by those greedy northstanders and therefore not letting any fans from the larger west, east and south west stand to get a space in it.
Basically lets go for it.
ewe2
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Double the Seven Stars entry fee,should do it !
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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1) I'd have thought you knew the answer to that? And yes it's quite unfair on those who get a coach & have to pay for others to get cheap travel so it's bad enough as it is - good point raised
2) Yes I'd like to see it but wouldn't want to pay for it as won't be using it.
3) That's just petty!
I wouldn't mind paying something like £12 but find it odd the club have suggested it would be anything but them paying. It's their stadium and they need to do what they can to satisfy supporters' needs. I hope everyone who attends these fans meetings don't accept everything he club suggests - notably MORE season ticket rises. It's happened too much in the last 6 years as it is.
PS - Did they say how Celtic funded theirs? I bet the club paid or it... (Ive not checked so could be wrong)
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Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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Brilliant!
Aveacarlin'
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- Jul 5, 2011
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As was mine. Seems reasonable for the fans who enjoy the experience of standing to contribute financially.
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Thunder Bolt
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1) I'd have thought you knew the answer to that? And yes it's quite unfair on those who get a coach & have to pay for others to get cheap travel so it's bad enough as it is - good point raised
2) Yes I'd like to see it but wouldn't want to pay for it as won't be using it.
3) That's just petty!
I wouldn't mind paying something like £12 but find it odd the club have suggested it would be anything but them paying. It's their stadium and they need to do what they can to satisfy supporters' needs. I hope everyone who attends these fans meetings don't accept everything he club suggests - notably MORE season ticket rises. It's happened too much in the last 6 years as it is.
PS - Did they say how Celtic funded theirs? I bet the club paid or it... (Ive not checked so could be wrong)
1. the Coaches are subsidised too. Seagulls Travel get a contribution towards the running costs from the travel subsidy.
bn1&bn3 Albion
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Certainly happy to pay extra on my ST should safe standing be introduced but the club should see this as a benefit for them as well and not throw all the cost of it on the fans.
Thunder Bolt
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A lot of those 23,000 STHs are concessions, such as pensioners and children. Why should they pay the same as people earning a wage?
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Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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I know that but was hoping he didn't
Not sure about our independent coach though. It was said it would be subsidised at the start 5 yrs ago but whether it is or not I'm not sure. I'd guess it's nowhere near as subsidised as the cost of a train ticket from day Eastbourne. But you win some you lose some it's not really an issue for me but should only go as far as the travel - not things like safe standing for a few k IMO...
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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[MENTION=791]The Albion Roar[/MENTION] will buy you one - he seems good at spending others' moneyPS They had better make a quick decision her birthday is in two weeks.
(joke Alan)
Thunder Bolt
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This was the first of a few forums. I believe they're going to be held in various locations around Sussex.
BensGrandad
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It seems that it is only a few posters on here who want standing but the other 25000 or so supporters dont.
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Blimey BG with your super fast guess-a-poll, PB shouldn't have wasted his time.
I 'm in but I do understand a few geezer types may want to sit but not 25k surely
ewe2
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Sorry PB,the old fashioned way to finance this would be (And mountains of problems to overcome for sure) is to increase the capacity of that area,not having your own space/seat ,charging less than elsewhere in the stadium.leaving enough to cover the investment .To pay the same....or more for a rail seat in the north west corner,IMO is a difficult sell..........
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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wow, I'm really impressed that you managed to ask 25,000 people what they thought on the matter
unless....unless you made that up? surely not?