Brighton Sky Blue
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Breach of my human rights to see away fans celebrating
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Bad Boy
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Do you go to the cinema or theatre when there's a rubbish film or play being shown?Where were all these fuckers when we played Carlisle/FGR at home midweek on a cold wet October barely 5k. Could literally hear a pin drop horrible times. (They all rocked up for Wembley that season too).
Agree it's natural progression.
Look into the future and you have the championship play off semi final home leg too.
Mild-Mannered Janitor
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Get the big screen up at Dhillons, Byatts, the tavern, Rialto and Cov Rugby and issue them with the firesticks and £5 in.
Better get the grandsons ticket on eBAY……….I’ll tell him how good it was and give him some Lego
Better get the grandsons ticket on eBAY……….I’ll tell him how good it was and give him some Lego
Mild-Mannered Janitor
Kindest Bloke on CCFC / Maker of CCFC Dreams
That crew are all 30’s now, could be less energetic but let’s whip up that atmosphere in any way possible
Flying Fokker
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There was of course the time when season ticket holders were given the chance During the early years. The take-up was poor. I did enjoy it though.
Banging my head against the wall reading stuff on twitter today. Some really weird takes. Take the one below, this person peppering the police liaison officer calling for more security. We have the most segregated ground in the country inside and out and he wants more and wanted the kickoff to be moved.
clint van damme
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M&B Stand
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I bet that Twitter geezer was demanding a longer lockdown 2 years ago
robbiethemole
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Fucking Sunderland will have about 40,000 in the SoL, are they going to lose two blocks to segregation? Of course not, WMP look to be a bunch of Fannie’s over this stance, just need them to do their job properly.
bigfatronssba
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People like that seem to get a thrill out of being told what to do. Baffles me
Great_Expectations
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We unanimously agree people who run on the pitch are tossers.
If someone runs on during this game, with the number of people missing out on tickets, I hope they get everything they deserve.
If someone runs on during this game, with the number of people missing out on tickets, I hope they get everything they deserve.
Brighton Sky Blue
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The idiot who did it against Sunderland ultimately gave them the extra time in which they scored and had time to push for an equaliser. Doing it in stoppage time, when we had the ball and there was already 8 minutes added on, was about as stupid as it can possibly get.
HerneBayGaz
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Totally agree with that, Highfield Road was great, away fans on the side. The Arena was poorly designed in that aspect.
thekidfromstrettoncamp
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He showed me and another guy the signed side of the voucher with details on.I'm sure he said it was for two can't be certain he didn't pay any money at all, because we both got served at the same time.The valid date on it was up to May 1st.I've got no grandchildren that age now so I have no use for them.The friend he spoke to had more than 1.
chiefdave
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The reasons they're giving make zero sense. If the local media had anything about them they'd be covering this
bigfatronssba
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The block 13 thing is very strange.
"We decided it was better to open 4 & 5 than 13"
Just open them both! What's the issue?
ovduk78
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They weren't always on the side. When I started going we shared the West End with them and in around 77/78 they were moved to the right side of the Kop(from the pitch) before they ended up in the Sky Blue Stand.
chiefdave
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Its mad, its only a few hundred extra in the grand scheme of things and there's a gap of 1,500 people because they insist on a reduced capacity in the away end
the police and whoever else is involved might as well release a statement saying they're totally incompetent and incapable of doing their jobs as they can't cope with something that happens at grounds up and down the country every week
HerneBayGaz
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I know that, your right, but what I'm saying, it was a lot better when they moved to the away fans to the side. There were a lot of problems when the away fans were put in the West End, especially when we played London clubs. Point taken though.
Point taken though.
Peter Billing Eyes
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For a time in the late 80’s and early 90’s, away fans were located on the Main Stand side of the Spion Kop and also seated in up to 2800 seats of the Sky Blue stand. Quite a weird set-up having away fans in two entirely different sections of the ground (although understandable from an allocation point of view).
Sick Boy
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I’m sure there used to be bands playing at HR during the 90s as well as the Sky Blue Belles.
NortonSkyBlue
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In the early seventies you had to get in the West End early to defend the central section from being taken. the Away fans could be to the left or right of the centre depending on where they were pushed to. That is except Manchester United who just took the ground.
When they gave the away fans a section with barriers It became identified as their section and was that way for years.
in my opinion we should have given the away fans the section by 25. Like Leicester.
Brylowes
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When I first started going to HR in I think 1975 away fans were housed in the left hand side (as you looked at it) of the west end, seemed to be trouble at the same flashpoints every week.
Few years later away supporters were moved to the opposite end of the ground onto the small side of the Kop, this did seem to quell a lot of match day trouble “at least inside the ground anyway”
From there they were moved on to the Sky Blue Stand firstly at the Kop end and then later shifted to the other side of the SBS next to the west stand.
Too many people according to SkyBluePete
pusbccfc
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I honest think it's because they've moved Birmingham fans closer to the corner to allow segregation between the seats in 4/5
I know you don’t work for the club, and I generally sympathise when you take crap on here for what you do as a fan rep. However, I think your responses in this regard have been blasé and dismissive.
I don’t know why the club are refusing to sell all the seats, however I will bear it in mind when they attempt to maximise the revenue from my seat whilst not being prepared to maximise the revenue from the entire stadium.
baldy
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Eurgh - can’t think of anything worse than seeing that fake City ‘fan’ singing his shite songs before the match or at half-time…awful suggestion
If that’s the reason, it would actually be helpful if they said so. It would shut me up for a start.
bigfatronssba
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I’m confused as to why the club have decided that though. I’ve never once before heard a business say they have too many customers.
Seems like DK needs to have a clear out of the back room staff
bigfatronssba
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Exactly. If there’s a genuine reason then communicate it.
Right now the decision making on this is looking like one of three things.
Incompetence
Arrogance
Poor communication
letsallsingtogether
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just put 2 a full height fences all the way from top to bottom take out 2 rows of seats sorted.
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Sky Blue Pete
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Yeah me too. I don’t understand tried to just be honest not dismissive
Sky Blue Pete
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Well the statement is pretty clear that in discussions with police and safety group they have maximised the number of tickets available. No idea why they can’t sell the tickets in the segregation areas, my guess is that it’s to do with the number of visiting fans coming and the police are risk averse.
The decision makes no sense
Bennosdancingfeet
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The way I see it….
it’s the most home fans we‘ll have this season by a good margin and it’s good they’ve opened more seats. We didn’t moan against the baggies etc but with it being a big match now every man and his dog want to go.
going forward…. Should we make the playoffs then the home leg will most certainly maximise home support.
the only mistake the club have made is giving Brum 4.5k allocation. I can see why the club have done this to make as much money as possible, and I think they would have been of the same feeling most of us had, we’ll fall short. The results since Brum were allocated a big away allocation have been crazy and it’s kind of put a spanner in the works. I honestly don’t believe the club thought we’d get this late in the season with the playoffs still a dream.
it’s the most home fans we‘ll have this season by a good margin and it’s good they’ve opened more seats. We didn’t moan against the baggies etc but with it being a big match now every man and his dog want to go.
going forward…. Should we make the playoffs then the home leg will most certainly maximise home support.
the only mistake the club have made is giving Brum 4.5k allocation. I can see why the club have done this to make as much money as possible, and I think they would have been of the same feeling most of us had, we’ll fall short. The results since Brum were allocated a big away allocation have been crazy and it’s kind of put a spanner in the works. I honestly don’t believe the club thought we’d get this late in the season with the playoffs still a dream.
