THunter Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 Have to agree, got there late due to leaving Liverpool town centre pubs late, walking around the ground while the game was on you could hear a pin drop. The cabbie who drove us to the ground said that the majority of the home fans are now from Ireland/Scandinavia and anywhere other than Liverpool, one of the lads we went with stayed in liverpool and the game was on in all the town centre pubs and were rammed full, if the powers that be do not address this problem crowds and atmosphere will go further down the drain, also the ??37 entry is ??15 too much and was the worst ??37 I have spent since my visit to Everton last season. It's nothing new. I last went in 2005. We lost to a goal in the 86th minutes after outplaying them for long periods. Until Liverpool scored there wasn't a peep out of the home crowd. Walking around the outside of the ground before the game I overheard a young scouser moaning to his mates. "I'm fucking sick of fucking foreigners."
Guest bwfcdan Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 37 quid to sit in a shit away end is shocking. It's no wonder we only took about 900. It's a shame really though when you cast your minds back a few years, we sold 2,000 every season, even in the carling cup we sold out. But going off that second half performance yesterday it ain't gonna inspire people to splash the cash to watch the wanderers away..
MickyD Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 37 quid to sit in a shit away end is shocking. It's no wonder we only took about 900. It's a shame really though when you cast your minds back a few years, we sold 2,000 every season, even in the carling cup we sold out. But going off that second half performance yesterday it ain't gonna inspire people to splash the cash to watch the wanderers away.. I think more and more people are being put off by the cost. If we have a limited amount of cash to spend on Wanderers' away games then I feel sure most would rather travel to a game such as Wigan, Blackburn or Burnley; where we might just get something and are not too dissimilar in terms of distance than Liverpool; where we're unlikely to get anything except your pockets rifled by some theiving cunt!
victor meldrew Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 was talking to a couple of stewards yesterday, both l/pool fans , they said they only have 24,000 season ticket holders, and the club make more money selling packages to irish and scandinavia'ns . (like scum). anyway back to the football. forget saturday . get behind the lads , buy a ticket if you've not got one COYWM.
cbwfcd Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 The beer is usually warmer than the pies. Don't bother with either.. Would have liked the opportunity to try. No fucking beer, what was that about? glad I stayed in the pub until 20 mins to KO.
victor meldrew Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 Would have liked the opportunity to try. No fucking beer, what was that about? glad I stayed in the pub until 20 mins to KO. ask colin from walkden. they won't be serving beer to bolton for at least another season.
derek smalls Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 when I asked if we were going to pass our way down I was actually saying that a bit tongue in cheek like, meaning that unfortunately you get rock all for having a good go, looking promising and then giving away soft shit goals and collapsing like a pack of cards. i mean what the feck were our 2 central defenders doing hugging the far post leaving someone to trot in completely unmarked to tap into a near open goal? it is indeed early doors and OC may be the man but as soon as liverpool scored it was game over and thats not very good. i bet the kit man didnt even need to wash the scouse shirts
Cheese Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 It's nothing new. I last went in 2005. We lost to a goal in the 86th minutes after outplaying them for long periods. Until Liverpool scored there wasn't a peep out of the home crowd. Walking around the outside of the ground before the game I overheard a young scouser moaning to his mates. "I'm fucking sick of fucking foreigners." I was in the home end for that game. The atmosphere was pathetic apart from that Gerry and the Pacemakers singalong before kick off. The lads I was with were from Preston, but as soon as we got in the ground they all adopted scouse accents. It was fucking weird. I kept saying to them "What are you talking like that for?" and they'd reply "Ay? Dunno wot yer mean la." with no hint of irony or sarcasm. They actually thought they were scousers. Bizarre.
marple whites Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Very disappointed with the performance, bar the first 15 mins. Thought the game was there for the taking first half and we lacked any kind of tempo. Chip shop played well first half, then we didn't give him the ball second half. We brought Weiss on and never gave him the ball. We picked up very few second balls and kept giving the ball away. In terms of the following, we always seem to have excuses not to go :- cost, manager, beer, style of play, plastic grounds etc. Unless our fans have free travel, cheap tickets, free beer and food etc we appear not to want to go. If you look at our home games since Coyle took charge, Sheff Utd, Burnley and Arsenal have all but sold out and our number of fans doesn't seem to have increased !!! We have a "hero" in charge, we were playing at a technically big away game, with a chance of winning due to their current form. So where was everyone ? Have the majority not got want they wanted ? What will bring the numbers back ?
frank_spencer Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Very disappointed with the performance, bar the first 15 mins. Thought the game was there for the taking first half and we lacked any kind of tempo. Chip shop played well first half, then we didn't give him the ball second half. We brought Weiss on and never gave him the ball. We picked up very few second balls and kept giving the ball away. In terms of the following, we always seem to have excuses not to go :- cost, manager, beer, style of play, plastic grounds etc. Unless our fans have free travel, cheap tickets, free beer and food etc we appear not to want to go. If you look at our home games since Coyle took charge, Sheff Utd, Burnley and Arsenal have all but sold out and our number of fans doesn't seem to have increased !!! We have a "hero" in charge, we were playing at a technically big away game, with a chance of winning due to their current form. So where was everyone ? Have the majority not got want they wanted ? What will bring the numbers back ? I didn't go as i was at a wedding, that said i couldn't be arsed watching us get beat in a hovel like Anfailed
Chris T. Church Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) I was in the home end for that game. The atmosphere was pathetic apart from that Gerry and the Pacemakers singalong before kick off. The lads I was with were from Preston, but as soon as we got in the ground they all adopted scouse accents. It was fucking weird. I kept saying to them "What are you talking like that for?" and they'd reply "Ay? Dunno wot yer mean la." with no hint of irony or sarcasm. They actually thought they were scousers. Bizarre. I've got a mate who does that, but he does it all the time. His mum and dad have southern accents, he was born in Southport but has lived in Bolton all his life and somehow has a slight scouse accent. He does go to a lot of Liverpool games but if anything he should have a broad Bolton accent. Think he's a bit insecure that people would start calling him a glory supporter. Would be funny if a proper scouser starting quizing him on the city itself because I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have a clue about it other than where Anfield and Goodison are. Edited February 1, 2010 by Chris T. Church
DeaneWhite Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Why on Earth any Bolton Wanderers supporter would want to give their hard-earned cash to greedy robbing bastards like Liverpool I don't know. We don't get a share of the gate from league games- not even from our own allocation. Frankly, you might as well buy a Liverpool shirt as go to Anfield supporting Bolton- from a financial support perspective anyway! Seriously though, I can understand why people don't want to risk getting a kicking whilst inflating the coffers of clubs with far more cash than we could ever dream of. Cup games on the other hand, we get half the receipts after expenses, whether home or away. I would be far more inclined to go to a long-distance cup tie than a league derby away.
Mounts Kipper Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Why on Earth any Bolton Wanderers supporter would want to give their hard-earned cash to greedy robbing bastards like Liverpool I don't know. We don't get a share of the gate from league games- not even from our own allocation. Frankly, you might as well buy a Liverpool shirt as go to Anfield supporting Bolton- from a financial support perspective anyway! Seriously though, I can understand why people don't want to risk getting a kicking whilst inflating the coffers of clubs with far more cash than we could ever dream of. Cup games on the other hand, we get half the receipts after expenses, whether home or away. I would be far more inclined to go to a long-distance cup tie than a league derby away. Too be fair there is never a hint of trouble at Liverpool and the main reason I choose to go is because Liverpool town centre is a proper good place for a drink loads of great old fashion pubs and dare I say it friendly people.
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