The Football.....

[Smokin Joe]

Harry Kane is a lucky boy, he could have been killed there. I don't know if red cards in friendlies carry forward into the tournament, but that one should. Alves deserves a long ban for that.

 

[Piemaster]

Annoying your hardcore supporters, the ones who will turn up to a cup game against Macclesfield on aTuesday night in January, to the point were they aren't renewing sounds like an awful business decision to me. I read a stat somewhere that puts the numbers of fans that ever go back to buying another season pass after giving one up at the 5-10% level. There will be those that buy them for next season just to see PL clubs, as has happened before, the 'glory' fans. Blackburn couldn't fill their ground when in PL from their own support so could use a 5000 away fan allocation. I could see City being the same if present situation carries on.

The substitution thing may be against PL rules around concessions too.

The list of things the 'current' owner has done to 'fan's grows & grows
After the season pass holders vote on whether we wanted the 'stupid name' (it's nickname) the whole areas I was in & the most vocal & 'resistant' got moved at the end of the season after 10-12 years in our seats since we moved stadia, 2 attempts with fabled 'business' reason for name change, 36% increase in prices over 2 seasons including relegation, falling out with the local council 'Hull City' - ooh & then he wants to change the name of the club from Hull City, when we got promotion last time instead of 'city' wide tour as previous - just at 'his' stadium, poor treatment of fans in general, disabled fans, closing down & 're-using' an adjoined sports arena the home of many local community & disabled groups, dismissing ground & cleaning staff (toilet-gtae stink was almost funny) , getting rid of ticket office* & turnstile staff with a system worthy of windows 95 in a windows 10 world (spectacular failures) , very antagonistic to fan groups or tokenism none-engagment , using 'Hull-Tigers' on all merchandise, media he can -even though the FA has rejected it twice... & yet some believe he's our saviour - 'bought' the club 24 hours before administration & gifted it to the people of the city at 4% interest, - a few hundred grand or more fee's & double the debt (rumour has it he bought it early at cost - with the hope of getting adjoined retail land & the stadium for free & when this did not come off has had a long running spat with Hull City council Vs his 'Hull Tigers' (sic).
New season pass / ticketing system for next season which personally would cost me less - though no concession for children or older adults (he's already scrapped disabled) -the most strange / complex 'zonal' pricing - so if you've had your seat since the stadium has opened the majority of people are being moved to accommodate their 'business genus, no comprehension of the social, communal tribal & friendship football engenders >>>'giving away fans the best view in the stadium or closing a whole area down

The turnout / tickets at Wembley
Reasons many
Fan disenchantment with our 'owner's'
No ticket office to sell tickets - 'out sourced' to Ticketless Master - with a complex system to buy tickets some just couldn't get any, i.e. people who go on a causal basis, (non season ticket holders / ticket buying number) - last tie 2008 we took our full allocation plus more (& so did Brizzle)
Fan disenchantment with our 'owner's'
Apathy maybe?
Fan disenchantment with our 'owner's'
My 4th visit since 2008 (we are quite successful for a little club with no history - (the 'Wall' of the north -but less fashionable)
Fan disenchantment with our 'owner's'
No ticket office to get tickets from
Fan disenchantment with our 'owner's'
Finances - city still in depression
Fan disenchantment with our 'owner's'
Children / over 65's concessions / disabled concessions removed having to pay full price next season -'new season ticket-less' system -zonal gerrymandering
Fan disenchantment with our 'owner's'

I'm sure there's more & still happy we went up - & no I'm not joining the 'new season ticket-less' system on principal - I still love the club, my club ... rant over

 

[AndyRM]

The regional fixtures for the revamped Scottish League cup have been announced with Killie away to Berwick on a Tuesday evening. That's a 250 mile round trip to play a side in a different country. It's almost like they don't want anyone to bother with the trip.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The regional fixtures for the revamped Scottish League cup have been announced with Killie away to Berwick on a Tuesday evening. That's a 250 mile round trip to play a side in a different country. It's almost like they don't want anyone to bother with the trip.

Elgin have a 340 mile, 7 hr round trip to play us on a Tuesday night. Ridiculous.

 

[AndyRM]

Elgin have a 340 mile, 7 hr round trip to play us on a Tuesday night. Ridiculous.

That really is daft. When I first heard about the idea I was quite interested. But seeing the fixture list crushed my enthusiasm for the idea.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

These games would be fair enough if they were random cup draws, but when you know a committee have deliberately scheduled them - bloody hell!

 

[Smokin Joe]

If only this were true -

http://newsthump.com/2016/06/03/england-supporters-band-to-be-humanely-destroyed/

 

[Lilliburlero]

Vardy to Arsenal ?

 

[mark st1]

Vardy to Arsenal ?

At least he will be guaranteed some runners up medals to go with his winners medal.

 

[ianrauk]

At least he will be guaranteed some runners up medals to go with his winners medal.

Like it

 

[vickster]

Could go to Chelski or ManUre if he doesn't fancy the champions league this year

 

[mark st1]

Could go to Chelski or ManUre if he doesn't fancy the champions league this year

Touché

 

[AndyRM]

If Vardy does end up at Arsenal I will be amazed. He'll cost stupid money and he's had one good season in the top flight.

Mind you, Liverpool paid an outrageous sum for Carroll and he'd only had half a season so I suppose nothing should really surprise me.

 

[martint235]

If Vardy does end up at Arsenal I will be amazed. He'll cost stupid money and he's had one good season in the top flight.

Mind you, Liverpool paid an outrageous sum for Carroll and he'd only had half a season so I suppose nothing should really surprise me.

I thought Arsenal we going to pay around £20m which isn't that stupid for a striker. Carroll was a last minute, knee jerk reaction to selling Torres. Both Carroll and Torres proved to be expensive mistakes.

 

[AndyRM]

I thought Arsenal we going to pay around £20m which isn't that stupid for a striker. Carroll was a last minute, knee jerk reaction to selling Torres. Both Carroll and Torres proved to be expensive mistakes.

I thought the £20m was to trigger his release clause so there's bound to be more involved?