Ask Paul Barber

[Philzo-93]

CL: have the police questioned you over the pebble you STOLE on Brighton beach to "pledge" yourself to the citizens of your very own constituency yet?



CL: Serious one, stance Student fees at university? For 9k or should we get it for free? Straight figure would be nice !

PB: What "world class" contacts do you have that Gus doesn't have?!

 

[The Large One]

Where did he say no? He said they were constantly looking at ways to 'getting the stadium as full as can be'.

He is neglecting to take in to account that there are many students whom support BHAFC, perhaps a fair few who arew unable to afford or put off attending due to high prices.

The last paragraph - he dismissed the idea of talking about discounts, principally because he says it's unfair on those who have paid full whack. I don't think it's unreasonable to take that as a 'no'.

He is considering those who can't pay full whack by offering slightly reduced three- or four- match tickets. It looks to me as if he is confident of attracting new supporters to pay at a (for want of a better term) non-student rate. If that doesn't work to its fullest, I suppose he would approach USSU and UBSU.

You can always email him if you want to get him to change his mind - paul.barber[MENTION=5978]bhafc[/MENTION].co.uk

 

[Beach Hut]

Did he drone on about Brand Brighton just like he did on the Roar

 

[Seagull on the wing]

To PB....My favourite gripe....why is there not ANY heavy beers being sold anywhere in the Stadium....No Guinness....no Murphys....no Stout...we don't all drink beers and Lager....I do not buy any beers at the stadium because of limited choice.....it would certainly increase sales if the heavy beers were sold.

 

[Giraffe]

To PB: Why are the club now charging hundreds of pounds for a child to be a mascot when it used to be free and children were picked from Gully's Gang?

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

For Paul Barber.
The club now reports "attendance" as actual tickets sold.
Is it possible for the club to report both actual tickets sold and the amount of people who went to the match?

 

[les dynam]

When Barbar appeared on The Roar he said he's 'dipped' into the books the supporters club gave him to read - presumably to help him learn a bit more about our history than he already did. It really isn't asking too much for him to have actually read these, rather than 'dipped' which could mean he's just flicked through them at his desk and shoved them under some papers.
Obviously the club needs to be run on a sound commercial footing to help finance these fantastic players we're now attracting, that's the naked reality of modern day football, we're not stupid we know that. But please don't overdo it... the thing on the website about charging people £350 to be a mascot is just horrible. The Albion shouldn't be elitists... how many parents can afford £350 on top of the season ticket costs and drinks etc for the mascot package? Also it doesn't make much sense to me... i dread to think how much money i've spent on the albion over the years precisely because i was hooked in from an early age. We're not a Spurs, a huge club playing in a ground that's much too small for them. If anything we're the opposite, so please don't put off our younger fans and families for the sake of £350.

 

[u'vebeenamexed]

To Caroline : If you set up a charity would you call it Lucas Aid ?

 

[Mackenzie]

Not a question, more of a statement:

£350 for a kid to be a mascot? Shithouse Barber. SHITHOUSE.

 

[WildWood]

To PB, Has the club got plans to install a zip wire from the WSU to Falmer station and when is the Monorail coming?

Surely the track will bend? (better late than never!!)

 

[Greg Bobkin]

To Caroline : If you set up a charity would you call it Lucas Aid ?

Quality. Take a bow, son.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Gash or growler?



To either of them...

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

To Paul Barber. Have you read the books that I understand the supporter group(s) gave you?

So then, he hasn't read them.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

To Caroline : If you set up a charity would you call it Lucas Aid ?

 

[Uter]

When Barbar appeared on The Roar he said he's 'dipped' into the books the supporters club gave him to read - presumably to help him learn a bit more about our history than he already did. It really isn't asking too much for him to have actually read these, rather than 'dipped' which could mean he's just flicked through them at his desk and shoved them under some papers.

Actually he said he had read them and he didn't use the word "dipped":



"I understand, as part of your initiation once you’d accepted the job it was to read “Build a Bonfire” and ”We Want Falmer”. Is that actually true?"

PB: "I think I’ve got four books now and I’ve worked through them and what you tend to do I think when you’re trying to sort of accelerate your knowledge of the club’s history is you tend to jump around the book. Someone says something to you and go away and find it in the book and you check out whether it’s true."

"So you haven’t read them cover to cover at all have you?"

PB "Well actually I think I have. But not necessarily in the right order."

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Actually he said he had read them and he didn't use the word "dipped":



"I understand, as part of your initiation once you’d accepted the job it was to read “Build a Bonfire” and ”We Want Falmer”. Is that actually true?"

PB: "I think I’ve got four books now and I’ve worked through them and what you tend to do I think when you’re trying to sort of accelerate your knowledge of the club’s history is you tend to jump around the book. Someone says something to you and go away and find it in the book and you check out whether it’s true."

"So you haven’t read them cover to cover at all have you?"

PB "Well actually I think I have. But not necessarily in the right order."

A clever answer.

 

[Butch Willykins]

Is the rumour I heard in the West Lower Concourse at a recent game true? (the one about you ploughing through Gullys Girls one by one). Question to both.

 

[The Large One]

A clever answer.

Question to HT - have you listened to the show in question?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Question to HT - have you listened to the show in question?

Er, no. Besides, I'm boycotting until the invite to be a guest arrives. It has been alluded to twice now

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Question to HT - have you listened to the show in question?

It is a clever answer though, do you not agree? Alludes to having read the books but also providing plenty of wriggle-room for not having read them.