scram Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 How long before one of the scrubbers tries to get through on a junior ticket and produces their driving licence as ID.... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, scram said: How long before one of the scrubbers tries to get through on a junior ticket and produces their driving licence as ID.... I know a few of them who would struggle to spell I.D. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 That statement basically says this has been going on for years and the club have allowed it to do so. Almost like McCabe was happy to encourage it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Ever the pessimist said: If they take their tickets off them they will be down to about 12,000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Ever the pessimist said: Expect to see crowds of 6k then. That's feckin hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 “Hi there, just popping in to see how that £50m strike force I signed for you is getting on” 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Ever the pessimist said: Age Concession Check, I take it this means the South Stand Car Park as well given that the 'Shoes Off' Mob are under aged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Mate of mines son who's 26 and a pig got caught out before the season started and had to go down the stain with cap in hand. He's had to pay the difference but he's still got a ST. A few more leatherings and I'll bet he wished he'd sacked it...... Tight scrubbers on about £800 a week as well..... Goes without saying I gave it him large 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Rly Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hilarious. Remember when they were doing this at least 12 years ago and some pigs were going “dint happen”. And yet it did, a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmJimmers Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Surely they've known about it for years? They only have to check ticket sales and see the amount of concessions? Why chase it now? Money problems or just fed up at being taken for a ride by their own supporters FFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HullOwlPhil Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 11 hours ago, sheffield_dave said: “Hi there, just popping in to see how that £50m strike force I signed for you is getting on” Just punched my screen! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 21 hours ago, sheffield_dave said: I actually think the balance has tipped into being quite justifiable. I think there was a period, specifically while Wenger was still there and they were still routinely qualifying for the CL, when Arsenal fans just sounded like a bunch of entitled, ungrateful t*ssers. I think it’s justified at the minute. They’re an aimless mess and I genuinely think Ramsdale at anywhere near £30m is a joke signing. In all honesty I think the only difference between them and the likes of Newcastle at the minute is financial brute force. Justified now indeed. Perhaps they shouldn’t have hounded Wenger out and shown utter disdain for a man who completely transformed their football club for the better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Justified now indeed. Perhaps they shouldn’t have hounded Wenger out and shown utter disdain for a man who completely transformed their football club for the better? Completely agree. But Wenger’s no spring chicken and quite frankly deserved to take a step away. There was always going to be life without Wenger sooner or later, and near enough everything Arsenal have done since he left has been comically bad. Like I said above, I really don’t see modern Arsenal as being any better than Newcastle in terms of structure, planning, an idea what’s going off.. other than being propped up by an ability to spend £120m if they want to. Wenger’s been gone 3 years now and I think Arsenal fans are somewhat justified in their frustration that everything seems to have continued to get rapidly worse under other people’s watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaykz Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Not sure it’s actually £30m, I believe that includes potential add-ons, but it does highlight the ridiculousness of the modern transfer market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmJimmers Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, snaykz said: Not sure it’s actually £30m, I believe that includes potential add-ons, but it does highlight the ridiculousness of the modern transfer market. What does he have on all these managers?! He's played 2 seasons in the top flight and been relegated twice. And I know that transfer fees is a bit stupid, but Christ, above Buffon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Anyway back our curly tailed cousins... Gotta be a gimme today though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbupperthongowl Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 5 hours ago, CalmJimmers said: Surely they've known about it for years? They only have to check ticket sales and see the amount of concessions? Why chase it now? Money problems or just fed up at being taken for a ride by their own supporters FFS? Need the cash I suspect.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 WTF is a head turning undisclosed fee? why are they now panicking about kids tickets when they are already aware? maybe Mcsue wanted bragging rights. Bog roll wants cash? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Stand for 0-0 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonbones Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 The ticket issue was one that McCabe knew about and secretly allowed it, I think he actually wanted it because he knew without it happening the majority of those fans doing it would not attend and then he'd have zero revenue from most of them. He also saw attendances as a means to say Utd were bigger, hence a multitude of things to get attendances up. Probably used it as a selling point for players coming in, also when selling advertising space on programmes and hoardings etc. Thousands of free tickets to university students, hoping that the ones that stayed in Sheffield after their studies would become longer term fans, but they did bump the crowd figures up too. I actually think this was a good thing and wished We had done the same, although the location of our ground wouldn't have had quite as big a take up. Also, an awful lot of fans signed up for the cheapest possible college courses they could find, I think for years the Urdu course had a massive take up, but very few people turned up for the lessons. £60 for the course, to get a legitimate student price season ticket! Then more recently, although as someone above said it's been happening for a long time, turning a blind eye to people entering on junior tickets. That's why with lower gates, our accounts showed a lot more cash coming in from bums on seats than them, even before DC's pricing structure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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