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No ball boys?!
- Thread starter ozseagull
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middletoenail
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This isn't new, it's been like it since the beginning of this season at least
Footsoldier
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- May 26, 2013
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Saving money.
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Rubbish. I have been to every home game this season and all have had ball boys
Foul Play Rocks
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- Feb 23, 2013
- 5,180
They are there just not overly interested in retrieving the ball
Seagull1989
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- Oct 31, 2011
- 1,197
FFP
nwgull
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There was one in front of us in north end of west at least!
Spending money on voluntary ball boys obviously breaks the banks! -__-
symyjym
Banned
I've always found this strange at the Amex, I thought the lack of ball boys was a ploy by Poyet to slow the game down, but they can be the 12th man.
Or ball girl.
livingston seagull
Member
There are ball boys dotted around the pitch. They're just f'in useless!! Seem to forgot the reason they are there!
This they are dreadful and have a real lackadaisical approach when urgency is required.
North Stand Midget
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- Jan 9, 2012
- 80
hi i was a ballboy last year and the beginning of this year, but we all got sacked and we have been replaced with the academies ( SO WE THEY CAN GET USED TO A 30,000 SEATER ATMOSPHERE WHICH IS COMPLETE B*LL*CKS) and they do not have a clue what they were doing, so there you have it, we 12 ballboys who knew how to do it and replaced with academy players
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Yup, just looks like they can't be arsed.
WizzaWazza
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- Aug 22, 2013
- 3
this is true, i was also one of the unfortunate ballboys who were sacked. just before the burnley match with no acceptable reasoning. the ballboys had worked tirelessly every season, some had even done it for 7 years.
HawkTheSeagull
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Not that your bitter of anything
The difference is the club doesnt need to pay them - where as they need to pay you - simple as that, business is business.
I have no idea why they wouldn't have always been academy players.
North Stand Midget
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- Jan 9, 2012
- 80
we never got paid, it was voluntary.
Vegas Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2009
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Change for changes sake, again
It's at the club spent some time thinking about MAKING money as opposed to changing & cutting costs. Do you TB made his £700m spending his time on irrelevancies?
Lincoln Imp
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- Feb 2, 2009
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Not that your bitter of anything
The difference is the club doesnt need to pay them - where as they need to pay you - simple as that, business is business.
The ballboys weren't paid. Whilst is a clear case for involving Academy players in this way on match days the previous ballboys were apparently done away with according to the Preferred Albion Method, and naturally they're a bit hurt.