A message from the Chairman

[GHA EFM]

From that message, Zeal, you suggest that the entrance fee is for the football only. If a matchday-Saturday at Clarence Park is turned into more of an experience, I would've thought more people would be willing to pay the £8.

[Laz]

What sort of experience did you have in mind, GHA?

[GHA EFM]

Not quite TJHE, but still make it more 'fun' to go and watch City.

[AFF]

'TJHE'?

[GHA EFM]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

[AFF]

Got it. He was a bit before my time, thouigh GHA.

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Well 10 years ago it was £6 (I think), not too much of a rise really in 10 years.

It's a sliding scale from the top to the bottom. very expensive for premiership, about £16 for 3rd Div, Conference must be a tenner or above now, London Colney £2, EFM free

[ESG]

its all relative,

 

£49 !!!!

to see sperz at chelsea this year

 

£11 to see France - England a few years ago....

[AFF]

In my Grandad's day, you could go to France for the weekend, get a ticket for t'match, buy a suit, get smashed, bring home a bottle of whiskey for the Da' and still have change from a tenner.

[Laz]

Explain "more fun", GHA. What would you add other than more humorous PA announcements?

[GHA EFM]

Cheerleaders. Millions of 'em. That's most of it, really. I don't think you can get more humorous PA announcements, can you?

[AFF]

Hi Laz. One word. Just one word.

 

Chesham.

[Laz]

Yes you can! I'm not sure about the cheerleader things. I think the Americans only have them to make their own boring sports more appealing.

 

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[EFM's Librarian]

Talking of drivel, AFF, have you seen Big JR's latest post of the Ryman forum? You couldn't make it up, as they say!

[Colin Zeal EFM]

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Well 10 years ago it was £6 (I think), not too much of a rise really in 10 years.

Are you sure? It was only £5 just five years ago.

Think of it this way...

You've just moved to Hampshire (for example). Your local Premiership club is Southampton. However, Basingsoke are playing just down the road. Would you really pay £8 to watch Basingstoke at home to Heybridge, just out of curiosity?

No, neither would I. And that's why your average St Albanian with a passing interest in the local team wouldn't either.

[GHA EFM]

He's next. And his nurse.

[Laz]

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AFF said:
Hi Laz. One word. Just one word.

Chesham.

I'm not with you.

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Quote:

Colin Zeal EFM said:

Quote:

Well 10 years ago it was £6 (I think), not too much of a rise really in 10 years.

Are you sure? It was only £5 just five years ago.

No It wasn't - 5 years ago was Garry Hills season, it weren't £5 then

[Colin Zeal EFM]

It was a fiver when I started coming down - October 1997.

 

And although Jimmy Neighbour was boss at the time, that was Garry Hill's first season (he took over in March '98)

 

 

[Laz]

It was about £1.40 in 1986/7/8 or whenever it was I first ventured in the park. A programme was about 30p.

 

That's an increase of 570% over that time for the game, and 666% on the programme.