Hillsborough vs the arm chair

[Stoop]

Im going

Gonna boo Antonio like I've never booed before

[asteener1867]

Find it hard to believe that genuine Wednesday fans (who live within reasonable travelling distance) would prefer to sit at home and watch a game at Hillsborough, on TV, rather than at the ground. Until such time as I'm too old and infirm to attend games, I'll never miss a home game in favour of watching it on TV.

Matter of finance for some though Jack

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

Saturday will be the first game of the season that I can get to due to spending the last few weeks out of the country and I can't wait. Not been down to our hallowed ground since the Newcastle friendly and I'm starting to get withdrawal symptoms!

[Adepizza]

Me and at least one of my lads will be there. Will record it too so can watch our win back again(!)

24,444

[Wolfmanjack]

I'm not too sure about the finance argument. I don't know how much a subscription to Sky costs each month, but is it a lot less than the cost of the game at Hillsborough? My next door neighbour can't afford to go to the games, but he has every Wednesday shirt it's possible to own (I can't afford to spend forty quid on a shirt), has a Sky

subscription, and will sup at least seven or eight pints of Fosters while he watches the game on TV. When I

home from the game, he'll tell me he couldn't afford to go, and then wonder why I wont talk about the game with

him.

[asteener1867]

I'm not too sure about the finance argument. I don't know how much a subscription to Sky costs each month, but is it a lot less than the cost of the game at Hillsborough? My next door neighbour can't afford to go to the games, but he has every Wednesday shirt it's possible to own (I can't afford to spend forty quid on a shirt), has a Sky

subscription, and will sup at least seven or eight pints of Fosters while he watches the game on TV. When I

home from the game, he'll tell me he couldn't afford to go, and then wonder why I wont talk about the game with

him.

Ive got a son with 2 kids who could not afford a season ticket this year and has to pick his games...he's going to the Forest game and has done overtime to ante up...he'll miss a few this year, but he's as big an Owls fan as anyone..

If i could afford to pay for him I would...I can't....guess in your book it makes him as "Genuine" as yer beer guzzlin' neighbour..?

[sheffwoz]

Hillsborough

[alco]

Rotherham Owls will be there

them that can afford it will be there

[Mickjj]

Of course people will go to the pub to watch it. The club are not helping themselves by making it a Cat A game though, how many pints can you get for £32?

[parkfieldowl14]

Changing work patterns from a traditional Mon-Fri to a 5 in 7 pattern which basically means that both Sat and Sun can now be classed as working days by a lot of the Major Employers which in turn means that people like myself who like to go to S6 every Sat fortnight cannot get to the games if they are told that they have to work weekends as part of the working week.

Edited August 24, 2014 by parkfieldowl14

[asteener1867]

Of course people will go to the pub to watch it. The club are not helping themselves by making it a Cat A game though, how many pints can you get for £32?

WAs Derby a Cat A game...?

[Guest Ryan Rye]

A chance to go top even of only for a short period playing good football in spells MAY hatrick #BELIEVE

[asteener1867]

no

Begs the question the difference between Forest an' Derby then................

[SPRINGS]

The Treeton Massive will be there

WTID

[kevtheowl]

I live in Grimsby and a season ticket holder, wouldn't dream of missing a home game sky or no sky. By the way I've taken a day Holliday for the Forrest game this Saturday. UTO

[SPRINGS]

I WILL BE THERE

[Guest OWO]

Oh how I wish I could be there, unfortunately, working for the NHS, and having to work lots of weekends means that I will be stuck behind my desk, can't even get a radio link.

I just checked my work schedule for September, I can't make any games, I will look at October's workload latter.

I am off to the USA for most of November, so roll on December.

It does annoy me when I get accused of being an armchair supporter, in the past, I never missed a home match along with most away games.

Unfortunately, my work pays for my, and my families life, I get paid very well for the long hours.

I can retire in two years and I will be there every game, I will get a season ticket.

Until then, I will attend every game possible

Wtid

[Guest OWO]

Changing work patterns from a traditional Mon-Fri to a 5 in 7 pattern which basically means that both Sat and Sun can now be classed as working days by a lot of the Major Employers which in turn means that people like myself who like to go to S6 every Sat fortnight cannot get to the games if they are told that they have to work weekends as part of the working week.

^^^^^This^^^^^

[south_wales_owls]

i'm staying in the fairways pub come hotel near meadowhall, see you saturday

[Sham67]

Oh how I wish I could be there, unfortunately, working for the NHS, and having to work lots of weekends means that I will be stuck behind my desk, can't even get a radio link.

I just checked my work schedule for September, I can't make any games, I will look at October's workload latter.

I am off to the USA for most of November, so roll on December.

It does annoy me when I get accused of being an armchair supporter, in the past, I never missed a home match along with most away games.

Unfortunately, my work pays for my, and my families life, I get paid very well for the long hours.

I can retire in two years and I will be there every game, I will get a season ticket.

Until then, I will attend every game possible

Wtid

 

Not having a pop mate, work comes first everytime.  However, I've got a mate who works in the Hallamshre and has a season ticket and gets to about 90% of away games.  He seems able to get them to arrange his shifts around our fixtures.  No idea how he manages to pull it off.