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  1. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    You assume because we have been repeatedly told by leave voters that they knew exactly what they were voting for and that included control of our borders. To have control of our borders it needs to actually exist, i.e.: a hard border. Not sure what you think is a quote from Wiki, not that it...
  2. chiefdave

    On the gate ticket prices

    So you make it £20 POTG and season ticket value drops, anyone who potentially might miss 6 games has no reason to buy a season ticket. You'd then have virtually nobody buying in advance. Why would anyone buy a ticket in advance if they were cheaper on the gate? Result would be that average...
  3. chiefdave

    On the gate ticket prices

    How is it difficult to go to a game on the spur of the moment? You turn up and pay cash on the gate, what is the option that is easier? You can buy online and print your ticket, there's a ticket office at the Ricoh from 11am on matchday or you can pay cash on the gate from 1:30pm. You can't...
  4. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    They aren't in the EU and they didn't vote in the referendum but they currently trade under protocol 3 of the UKs act of ascension so the UK leaving the EU will certainly impact them as that will fall away. EU citizens are currently free to travel and reside on the Isle of Man so unless that is...
  5. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Hasn't been decided yet has it? As with ROI they have said they don't want a hard border but if we're 'taking control of our borders' as promised then they'll have to have a hard border.
  6. chiefdave

    Match Thread Coventry City - Newport County Match Thread - Saturday 19th Aug

    Can that 'is this your Wembley' song not be sung again. Would be embarrassing at the best of times but in a ground we don't own with Wasps logos all over the place it makes us look stupid.
  7. chiefdave

    The Bears

    Pointless unless theres a plan to move forward. Like getting rid of Brown and bring Giles back in, what difference has it made?
  8. chiefdave

    On the gate ticket prices

    Not saying that at all but we've been here before. Ticket prices were slashed and sales didn't increase enough to offset the lowed prices. The net result being the club has less money coming in. Realistically if the North Stand was opened and was £20 to get in how many people do you think it...
  9. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    The ROI didn't join Schengen as the UK wasn't joining and they didn't want a hard border between NI and ROI. The upshot of that is that entering the UK and Ireland has always required passport control. This clearly isn't enough as we were told by the leave campaign that we needed to take back...
  10. chiefdave

    Transfer Rumour #CARLBAKERDAY

    Something not quite right with this. Their manager wasn't keen to let him go in the summer and was talking him up. Apparently wasn't told he was being left out of the squad completely until an hour before the game.
  11. chiefdave

    Barcelona

    Seems that both Barcelona and Finland were down to Moroccan's who were in the respective countries claiming asylum. Raises the question why are people from Morocco being considered for asylum? Its one thing to be taking people from war zones but Morocco?!? Also shows again the process needs to...
  12. chiefdave

    All purpose cricket thread

    There has been calls for 2 divisions for several years now. Back in 2016 the ICC were planning to have it in operation by 2019 but then it all got scrapped. Losing 1 match to South Africa in a series at home is nothing like the annihilation of a young West Indies team in less than three days...
  13. chiefdave

    Newport player ratings

    Bit of an overreaction, we lost 1-0 to a goalkeeping clanger and people are throwing around ratings of 2, 3 and 4 for most of the team.
  14. chiefdave

    On the gate ticket prices

    People point it out because there are complaints about pricing when there are cheaper ways to buy. Instead of paying £51 on the gate he could have paid £37 in advance. This isn't unusual, most things are more if you want to pitch up and pay on the gate as that creates extra costs. Problem is we...
  15. chiefdave

    Kwame

    Its tricky. Have to balance what he can potentially do for us short term with what is best for the long term. He may well be useful coming off the bench but is 20 mins a week going to help him develop? Micky Gynn was talking about young players on CWR today and pointed out that when he joined...
  16. chiefdave

    Applause for terrorism

    He definitely said silence and applause, presume it's from a script and someone hadn't blanked it out. Not sure why we have a minutes silence for Barcelona at a Coventry Newport League 2 game anyway. Rate we're going we'll have one every week. Fair enough at the opening game for those who were...
  17. chiefdave

    All purpose cricket thread

    Think there needs to be a serious look at two or more divisions in test cricket now. Especially now Ireland and Afghanistan have been given test status. And not this stupid conference thing they have been looking at. India, South Africa, England, Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan in Div 1...
  18. chiefdave

    Match Thread Coventry City - Newport County Match Thread - Saturday 19th Aug

    Poor game and poor performances all round from us. Had 0-0 written all over it if O'Brien hadn't made a huge mistake. They squeezed the life out of us with a simple game plan. Pack the side with huge bastards and then get stuck in and hope the ref doesn't get a grip which as we're quickly...
  19. chiefdave

    All purpose cricket thread

    There's a dispute between the players and board. According to what Curtley Ambrose was saying on the radio the board are saying that for players to be eligible for selection they have to play domestic cricket which clashes with the IPL. Unsurprising the players being offered huge amounts to...
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