Away at County

[The Glasshouse Blade]

Having witnessed the away support at Villa and also witnessed what the players and manager have said about us being the 12th man, can all the 6,000 who went to Villa make a concerted effort to go to County away, and all them that didn't go also make an effort.
Packing the whole side of the ground and the noise that will emanate from that stand will scare County to death and boost our chances of another three much needed league points.

 

[highpeakblade]

They've only given us 2000 tickets initially but a further allocation will be made available if required however I don't think the will give us as many as villa. Mind you I remember last season when they gave us a good few and we took over the place they only average about 6k I forget how many we took but we took over the ground.

 

[Linz]

£15 to watch Villa will have been a massive draw, compared to the £24 a ticket at Notts County.

 

[SwissBlade]

£15 to watch Villa will have been a massive draw, compared to the £24 a ticket at Notts County.

Bloody hell! And villa still couldn't fill their stands!

I'm convinced £10-15 per ticket is the right price to fill grounds in England.

 

[oaklandrdblade]

Bloody hell! And villa still couldn't fill their stands!

I'm convinced £10-15 per ticket is the right price to fill grounds in England.

As I said on another thread I was amazed to see that a standing season ticket at Tamworth was £250 this season. Also I believe it's £8 a game at Stocksbridge. Just shows that pricing is wrong at all levels of football in this country.

 

[The Glasshouse Blade]

I am afraid we have to live with the prices and just back our team, if i can afford it I go, if I can't afford any particular match then I don't go. But our support can make a huge difference.

 

[Sheff de party]

Having witnessed the away support at Villa and also witnessed what the players and manager have said about us being the 12th man, can all the 6,000 who went to Villa make a concerted effort to go to County away, and all them that didn't go also make an effort.
Packing the whole side of the ground and the noise that will emanate from that stand will scare County to death and boost our chances of another three much needed league points.

I went Villa and I'm going County. I'm more than happy to make a lot of noise if the players give us something vaguely exciting to get loud about. The first halves against Swindon and Oldham were frankly embarrassing and the place was rightly quiet. The way they played yesterday had the whole place rightly rocking (admittedly it was an away game). Even the silent gent next to me got a hug when Flynn scored.

 

[gavtheblade]

£15 to watch Villa will have been a massive draw, compared to the £24 a ticket at Notts County.

Thats a disgrace.
Do me a favour,if you use a public convienience in the ground,take a shit,use every single sheet of toilet paper and do not flush.
Robbing bastards.

 

[gavtheblade]

In fact,to ALL Blades travelling to the county ground,please please all take a dump and leave it in the ground.
Thanks.

 

[sitwell]

Grounds you've taken a shit in.....
The Lane
Goodison Park.. more of an arse piss really that one though
Stadium of Light
Molineux ,exec box jobbie ,the only one ive really enjoyed.

 

[DazBlade88]

I wanted to go to this one and I don't mind paying a lot of money to go and watch games (I'm looking at paying £50-60 to watch a Youth Cup game in a couple of weeks because I'm an idiot) but £24 for this level of football is a joke and I refuse to pay it.

 

[The Glasshouse Blade]

I'm afraid to say I pay what they ask cos we are a long way off anything being done about it in my opinion, so if you want to watch your team then you have to pay.
The Premier league and Sky are to blame for this rip off and unfortunately we are stuck with it I'm afraid, so I may not be happy but it wouldn't stop me going, unless of course funds were short at that time.

 

[DazBlade88]

I absolutely agree that Sky and the PL are responsible. The BT deal won't help matters either.

It's time the fans started voting with their feet, though. The only way prices will drop is if more people do it, but many of us won't or can't bring ourselves to do it. I know I wouldn't have been able to stop myself 2 years ago, but since I've moved into my own place and funds are much, tighter, I find it alot easier to say no! I'd rather pay more overall with travel than over-pay for a match ticket. It sounds daft I know.

If it was in the Championship I'd pay it, but for two teams in the bottom 7 of League One it's a joke.

 

[sufcrob]

It'd be cheaper for all us Blades to go in the County end. Would that teach the FA a lesson?

Failing that, it'd confuse their fans!

 

[grafikhaus]

I'm afraid to say I pay what they ask cos we are a long way off anything being done about it in my opinion, so if you want to watch your team then you have to pay.
The Premier league and Sky are to blame for this rip off and unfortunately we are stuck with it I'm afraid, so I may not be happy but it wouldn't stop me going, unless of course funds were short at that time.

Generally true Bob, but I remember going to see the Blades at Notts County in the late '70s. Walking past the ground before finding a pre-match pub, I noticed it was £2 to get in. By the time we went back to the ground, word had gone round that we'd brought loads and they hastily hand-wrote new prices above the away turnstiles. £4.

I feel a shit coming on.

 

[Kendal]

It'd be cheaper for all us Blades to go in the County end. Would that teach the FA a lesson?

Failing that, it'd confuse their fans!

Specially if everyone turned up in the away strip of 2006/7.

 

[Sharrowblade]

I wanted to go to this one and I don't mind paying a lot of money to go and watch games (I'm looking at paying £50-60 to watch a Youth Cup game in a couple of weeks because I'm an idiot) but £24 for this level of football is a joke and I refuse to pay it.

That'll be two of us, at Millwall then

 

[Sharrowblade]

Thats a disgrace.
Do me a favour,if you use a public convienience in the ground,take a shit,use every single sheet of toilet paper and do not flush.
Robbing bastards.

Are we not charging Bradford £24 a ticket?

 

[Foxy]

That'll be two of us, at Millwall then

or three

 

[CG Blade]

Are we not charging Bradford £24 a ticket?

Yes we are, a colleague of mine, is a Bradford fan, and he is upset that he has, to pay £24.00

 

[Linz]

You might be interested in signing this: http://www.fsf.org.uk/campaigns/away-fans/score-campaign-twentys-plenty-for-away-tickets/

TWENTY'S PLENTY AIMS: Supporters call upon football clubs at all levels of the game to recognise and reward the amazing contribution of away fans by getting together to agree an across the board price cap on away match tickets of £20 (£15 for concessions).

Supporters understand that football is unaffordable for many and this is especially true for away fans who, aside from match tickets, must contend with spiralling food, drink and travel costs. There has been a tremendous groundswell of opinion lately with campaigns and petitions popping up across the country and Twenty’s Plenty will try to harness that energy.

 

[Large Mendonca]

It's time the fans started voting with their feet, though. The only way prices will drop is if more people do it, but many of us won't or can't bring ourselves to do it. I know I wouldn't have been able to stop myself 2 years ago, but since I've moved into my own place and funds are much, tighter, I find it alot easier to say no! I'd rather pay more overall with travel than over-pay for a match ticket. It sounds daft I know.

Me & Small have done it, although we miss going there is absolutely no way I am paying the current prices to watch League One shite.

 

[Grecian2000]

Signed the petition. Won't pay more than £20 in this division (home or away).

It's difficult because as BobH has said on this very thread, some people will go whatever the price. It needs enough of them to realise the actual power they have and it will come down, but it has to be enough, not just us few that do it at present.

 

[Jack Jarvis Esquire ⚔]

initial 2,000 went days ago i think weve nbgrearly sold the next allocation of 2,000