October 6, 201411 yr Hello Bloggers. I'm new to the site, so I thought I would refrain from slagging off the team/manager/chairman etc and have a few gripes about what bothers me on my matchday experience. Firstly, WHY are we still kicking off at 8pm on midweek matches? If 7.45 is good enough for champs league..... Back in 1997 club said it was to give fans more time to get here. Surely after 17 years, even the fans from as far away as Little Lever know how to get here by now. Even 15 mins will make a difference to families with children on a school night. Second topic is the tannoy - I sit in East stand lower, WHY is there a piercing whistle coming from Tannoy for about 10 mins when we kick off for 2nd half??? Third topic - under the East stand, there are many TV screens, but the soundspeakers are nowhere near the screens, so I can only just hear it. I'm sure some techy has been down there and tested it, and I bet it sounds really loud when there is nobody there. Maybe this issue will be self resolved when there are only 5000 of us at the ground when we are in Div 2 Fourth topic-Is it beyond the tech ability to have the time on the big screen ALL THE TIME? Even when there is an ad on it. How about having the team line up like most other grounds do? Hopefully someone from stadium management may read this
October 6, 201411 yr The 8.00pm was agreed with Bolton Council and, I understand, cannot be changed. I do remember that one match started at 7.45 but can't recall the detail. I can't imagine that anyone from the stadium comes on here for tips.
October 6, 201411 yr Author The 7.45 was probably our Europa league matches....those were the days. Maybe the council will change it and nobody has asked!
October 6, 201411 yr The 7.45 was probably our Europa league matches....those were the days. Maybe the council will change it and nobody has asked! No, they were 8.00pm (pretty sure). it was just one match sometime.
October 7, 201411 yr Author There you go, if we can change KO time for Sky, then we can change for any game. Why are Bolton Council even considered? Changing the bus times, telling Police etc are all club issues not Council
October 7, 201411 yr There you go, if we can change KO time for Sky, then we can change for any game. Why are Bolton Council even considered? Changing the bus times, telling Police etc are all club issues not Council Because it was in the agreement/covenant in building the stadium
October 7, 201411 yr Sky games on a Friday kick off at 7:45pm, think Wigan will be at that time. Website says 8pm both ours and Sky's
October 25, 201411 yr I love moans like this when we win. I can't wait til we go up and I can read hundreds of posts about folk who leave 10 mins before the end. NLSWA
November 12, 201411 yr By the way, the whistle for 10 minutes into the second half isn't peculiar to ESL. WSL(S) suffers it too.
December 17, 201411 yr I love it how the furthest our fans have to travel is from the frozen hinterlands of Little Lever.
February 4, 201511 yr Author Thought I'd bring back a previous topic. See we are kicking off at 7.45 tonite, so definately NO REASON why we have to kick off at 8pm for other games
February 4, 201511 yr Thought I'd bring back a previous topic. See we are kicking off at 7.45 tonite, so definately NO REASON why we have to kick off at 8pm for other games Suits me down to the ground. Can get back for a pint easy peasy. Even I don't beat the busses.
February 4, 201511 yr Third topic - under the East stand, there are many TV screens, but the soundspeakers are nowhere near the screens, so I can only just hear it Consider yourself lucky you can't hear that annoying as fuck Brocket Hall advertisement they seem to have had for about two years now.
February 4, 201511 yr Can what sounds like hoovering in the suites in the north/ESL corner stop it! Happens every game, surely they can wait until after the match
February 4, 201511 yr Consider yourself lucky you can't hear that annoying as fuck Brocket Hall advertisement they seem to have had for about two years now. Love that advert, rave music for a country house advert. Getting one of them fridges aswell
February 4, 201511 yr Can what sounds like hoovering in the suites in the north/ESL corner stop it! Happens every game, surely they can wait until after the match As I said, this isn't just your part of the ground. It happens in the west/south corner too. Must be the PA or something.
February 4, 201511 yr The noise comes from the machine that blows up, and then blows down, the inflatable ball's for the half time zorb challenge. She also gives a cracking blowie.
February 4, 201511 yr Thought I'd bring back a previous topic. See we are kicking off at 7.45 tonite, so definately NO REASON why we have to kick off at 8pm for other games Too right, especially now we have all moved to Little Lever.
February 4, 201511 yr Thought I'd bring back a previous topic. See we are kicking off at 7.45 tonite, so definately NO REASON why we have to kick off at 8pm for other games There is a reason why tonight is 7.45, namely BBC requirements. 8 o'clock is preferred by the club because of the distance from the town centre. But I'm sure if you offer them £72K on each occasion they will consider carefully an early start.
February 4, 201511 yr I think 7.45 kick offs would attract more fans than the 8 o'clockers, especially those with kids on a school night
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