peebles Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I was thinking that, it's hardly a long time. How do you get on when you fly somewhere long haul, and can't smoke for 10+ hours? Unless it's the tension of the match? Otherwise he must smoke over 100 a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 25-30 kinda my thinking too tickets for wiggin are ?23 NSL + SSL ?27 ESL + WSL ?31 WSU + ESU ?32 NSU (dunno why these are most expensive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 3 or 4 years ago we were getting an average of 24 to 25 thousand home fans every game but eventually the prices forced them out as they were not getting value for money. They have since reduced the prices a little and have atleast tried with the free away travel , 15 pound matches, fanzone etc but watching football is a routine and people have now lost the habit and most would rather watch the game in the pub. The credit crunch doesnt help, i wouldnt mind going against Wigan but the prices really make you think twice. I think what has driven the decrease has more to do with the fact that the novelty of being in the PL has worn off. When we started getting those crowds regularly I was impressed, but doubted it would be maintained. After all, when we last got relegated and were trying to get back up I reckoned we had 12-14k hardcore of fans. If that's now 17-19k then that's a 5k increase, or 40% or so, which aint bad. And the 40% hardcore increase over that 10 years is all the more impressive when you go back a further 10 years, we talking 4-5k hardcore. So that's a 400% increase! the key for the club now is to: (i) stop the slump and make sure we've bottomed out now attendance wise (ii) keep new blood coming in through getting kids in or enticing some of the stay-aways back more often (iii) keep away attendances as high as possible, and the free travel is working on that front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPS Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) As far as im aware no free travel for now. Edited December 22, 2008 by DIPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitbat69 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Was our friend Mr Portsmouth there he of tattoos,bell,hat and owns a book shop. Heard the drum but no bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Was our friend Mr Portsmouth there he of tattoos,bell,hat and owns a book shop. Heard the drum but no bell the out of tune bugle-ing was Mr Westy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitbat69 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 the out of tune bugle-ing was Mr Westy Top man Mr Westy. If only we had a man of his ilk watching the Wanderers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted December 22, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2008 Top man Mr Westy. If only we had a man of his ilk watching the Wanderers do the reebok rhythm not count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big City Girl Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I caught Westy getting into his minibus. I've got him without his hat/wig on. He's scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrandt Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've said this before but in my opinion the smoking ban has affected crowds all over the country, I can't sit through a game without a cig, I still love Bolton but I watch local football and smoke about 12 every game. I reckon there are a couple thousand people like me, missing from grounds everywhere. I can't get into the atmosphere of a Wanderers home match since I had to leave the Burnden Paddock for the all-seater Reebok. But I'm still at the games ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M G WHITES Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) The bottom line is a lot of people cant be arsed going and used the "credit crunch" and the ticket prices as a excuse,if i can afford it anyone can. Edited December 22, 2008 by M G WHITES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 So You either Want to go or You don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M G WHITES Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 So You either Want to go or You don't? Well yes,i know people have kids and the like but i think all that "i not going because of the credit crunch and the tickets prices" is balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Girl_Oral_Explosion Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Well yes,i know people have kids and the like but i think all that "i not going because of the credit crunch and the tickets prices" is balls i beg to differ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M G WHITES Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 i beg to differ In what way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 In what way? He wears a surgical truss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M G WHITES Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 He wears a surgical truss. Never heard of a Surgical truss,so i dont know what yer on about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Never heard of a Surgical truss,so i dont know what yer on about. Google it then. Come on!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M G WHITES Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Google it then. Come on!!! Cant be arsed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M G WHITES Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Cant be arsed Tight ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedmull Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 And I wasn't trying to say smoking is a good thing, but I and 14million other people in this country smoke (you can recognise us we're the ones standing outside empty pubs in the pouring rain and freezing cold) and surely there are many of these people who are football fans. I personally started supporting Bolton in 1960 when I was 10 and never missed a home game until the ban came in 2007. I think some provision for smokers should have been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 And I wasn't trying to say smoking is a good thing, but I and 14million other people in this country smoke (you can recognise us we're the ones standing outside empty pubs in the pouring rain and freezing cold) and surely there are many of these people who are football fans. I personally started supporting Bolton in 1960 when I was 10 and never missed a home game until the ban came in 2007. I think some provision for smokers should have been made. Seriously, Ted, has the smoking ban stopped you attending matches? It's only 90 minutes & you'll extend your life by a bit by not smoking. smoking over football; strange world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I err, have no idea where I was Somewhere in or near Bolton I think Jules WWay's teatotal expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteboy Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 are there any grounds where you can have a smoke? derby away last year let you out at half time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Horwich Posted December 23, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 23, 2008 Bolton - Just follow Tony Kelly out of the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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