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You're welcome to count the dots on the ticket map if you really want to know! It looks about right at a quick glance to be fair, certainly seems quite a few shifted today, which is understandable as it is payday for many.

Your opinion is fine, and I have not challenged your right to one, so not sure why you are labouring that point. My point is that revenues might not be impacted all that much by reduced sales of say 1000 given that potentially more people will buy game by game paying £22 rather than £13. But...

It mirrors last season - eb ended at end of May and was extended 1 week into June, so it's the same. Actually, I was referring to away followings at the Ricoh, and we retain pretty much all of those receipts.

They extend it every year, I don't see the need to over analyze it. Sales have exceeded most people's expectations, and there was never a doubt there would be fewer than last season, but they don't seem far behind. Ironically, if we do well, revenues may go up if there are more people paying...

Not really, because the 3010 figure from last season would have also included the 'free' JSB tickets sold at that point. It is a direct comparison, but obviously still down. They're not really 'free' anyway - they cost £25 as you have to purchase JSB membership to get one.

It will be a bigger number anyway. Many people will be waiting for payday at the end of the month. We're all renewing Tuesday. Imagine a few will go this weekend too. Perhaps 3500 by end of eb and 4000 by start of season.

Not sure it has much to do with the media narrative, more a case of that people are not a stupid as we sometimes believe. It is perfectly reasonable that people will question Corbyn's credentials to be the leader of the world's 5th largest economy, member of the G8 and permanent member of the...

It's not unspeakable, there are just questions over the merits. If raising tax were to result in the extra revenues claimed then fine, but these calculations are largely based on fag packet calculations. It's grossly simplistic to say that raising tax will result in a guaranteed and defined...

The free school meals programme will certainly miss people are worthy of receiving it, and I believe there should be a system of auto-registration as many people who are entitled to it don't apply. The threshold I believe is £16,000, and clearly, anyone with a total household income that low...

Spending per pupil has increased over the last 10 years, is now stagnating and may fall in real terms going forward. This is the biggest issue I have with the government - I would like to see a greater commitment in this area. There is a slight deception here by the government - it is...

Given that this is the removal of a measure that was implemented AFTER the banking crisis, I'm not sure how you are making that link. And there are no cuts in the education budget - money saved from this measure won't be taken out of the education budget. As for your other point about...

Why a people getting so precious about the removal of a measure that didn't exist under any Labour government of the past. Kitchens won't suddenly become obsolete and useless as a result of this measure unless you think no children outside of reception and year 1 classes have hot meals at...

The increase in defence spending is so that we can maintain the 2% of GDP target. Defence spending under the last labour goverment, as a % of GDP, was higher that what is proposed. You do acknowledge that? The party is firmly in the centre ground on many issues. Sorry if you don't like that...

Equally, don't sit there and lecture me on the challenges facing teachers. I hear it for two hours a night every night. I get it. We're talking here about tuition fees. Not every graduate is a teacher, and teachers are not adequately compensated for what they do (agreed) - but the 1% cap is...

What is happening now? What is this big right wing idea you think they are pushing through that they couldn't if there was somebody keeping them in check? You hear this sort of thing parroted endlessly, but I'm not sure what it refers to. As for tuition fees, it is the biggest political myth...

It's a difficult one. My instincts lean towards PR - purely on the basis of fair representation. It would lead to a permanent coalition - and this can sometimes lead to stagnation and inertia - but also cooperation and compromise. You'd also have to take the rough with the smooth. At the...

Like most people, you don't seem to fully understand what zero hours contracts are. Most people on them are happy with the number of hours they work. These contracts are typically used for part time positions to people who want part time positions (students for example). They have little...

No, it doesn't.

The fuss over this is odd. It was the Tories who introduced free school meals for infants. Labour never saw fit to introduce such a measure did they? It was a nice idea, but wasteful because it wasn't means tested. I don't see the sense in funding free school meals for the children of...

...and the unemployment rate is at the lowest for 42 years. You probably don't give a fuck about that either. I wasn't aware only the top 5% had pensions either. Silly me.