Cheshirewhite Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 turn up on the day sounds the best option, it wont sell out Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) I would have thought the best way of getting tickets in Home End would be a walk-up on the day- in spite of all there cock waving they still seem to have plenty empty seats (against Scunts I believe there were 5k below capacity) Looking at there on line sales it looks like they have only put 2 blocks on sale on the bottom tier out of the 3 available  The reason it was 5k below official capacity is because of unsold away tickets and ridiculous segregation restrictions placed on us by SYP.  Wouldn't advise buying tickets in our end though, never ends well for any party. Its a sad state that fans cant mingle in today's society but sad truth is that the likelihood is there'll be trouble.  Anyhow - how are you lot playing, seemed to be a game of two halfs for you lot at Bradford?  I see that quite a few of your fans place a lot of emphasis on your two victories over us this season - however we are a shadow of the team on the opening day (new system, new players, all gelled), and in the cup we basically fielded a second 11.  Reckon you will ask more questions of our defence than Scunthorpe did (it wont be hard), and this is definitely the bigger game of the two for us. Edited February 22, 2017 by VisitingBlade Quote
gonzo Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 The reason it was 5k below official capacity is because of unsold away tickets and ridiculous segregation restrictions placed on us by SYP. Â Wouldn't advise buying tickets in our end though, never ends well for any party. Its a sad state that fans cant mingle in today's society but sad truth is that the likelihood is there'll be trouble. Â Anyhow - how are you lot playing, seemed to be a game of two halfs for you lot at Bradford? Â I see that quite a few of your fans place a lot of emphasis on your two victories over us this season - however we are a shadow of the team on the opening day (new system, new players, all gelled), and in the cup we basically fielded a second 11. Â Reckon you will ask more questions of our defence than Scunthorpe did (it wont be hard), and this is definitely the bigger game of the two for us. We've not played particularly well since the turn of the year. Scraping by of late but picking up points in process. Â A lot hinges on ALF getting match fit and starting to bag. Â Spearing missing for Saturday is great news for you. Â Billy Sharp scares me to death and I'd wank you off to sign him. Quote
Zico Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 The reason it was 5k below official capacity is because of unsold away tickets and ridiculous segregation restrictions placed on us by SYP.  Wouldn't advise buying tickets in our end though, never ends well for any party. Its a sad state that fans cant mingle in today's society but sad truth is that the likelihood is there'll be trouble.  Anyhow - how are you lot playing, seemed to be a game of two halfs for you lot at Bradford?  I see that quite a few of your fans place a lot of emphasis on your two victories over us this season - however we are a shadow of the team on the opening day (new system, new players, all gelled), and in the cup we basically fielded a second 11.  Reckon you will ask more questions of our defence than Scunthorpe did (it wont be hard), and this is definitely the bigger game of the two for us.  were they shite then?  best team we've seen all season at our place despite beating them  as for the previous meetings - we don't have Spearing available or Clough & Ameobi anymore and will be playing a different formation anyway Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 We've not played particularly well since the turn of the year. Scraping by of late but picking up points in process. Â A lot hinges on ALF getting match fit and starting to bag. Â Spearing missing for Saturday is great news for you. Â Billy Sharp scares me to death and I'd wank you off to sign him. We've been playing well, but a few frustrating results have tempered the winning run. We battered Scunthorpe on Saturday - but we have struggled at times to break down teams at home, they often come and camp 10 men at the edge of their box and it takes an almost perfect goal to register. Scunthorpe going down to 10 men was the worst thing that could have happened, any idea of them attacking and opening up ended. Â With Mike Dean and Gary Madine on the pitch I wouldn't rule out a red card this Saturday either! Â Didn't Spearing get carded for belting ball into the crowd?! Fine by us, but frustrating for you lot. Â Is that an official bid for Sharp? Quote
Spider Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017  ridiculous segregation restrictions placed on us by SYP.    A police force that believes in tradition eh? Quote
Spider Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 We've been playing well, but a few frustrating results have tempered the winning run. We battered Scunthorpe on Saturday - but we have struggled at times to break down teams at home, they often come and camp 10 men at the edge of their box and it takes an almost perfect goal to register. Scunthorpe going down to 10 men was the worst thing that could have happened, any idea of them attacking and opening up ended. Â With Mike Dean and Gary Madine on the pitch I wouldn't rule out a red card this Saturday either! Â Didn't Spearing get carded for belting ball into the crowd?! Fine by us, but frustrating for you lot. Â Is that an official bid for Sharp? Â Â He'll throw in a Fistmaster 5000 as well. Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 were they shite then?  best team we've seen all season at our place despite beating them  as for the previous meetings - we don't have Spearing available or Clough & Ameobi anymore and will be playing a different formation anyway Yeah - they were devoid of attacking threat, they scored via a badly deflected cross and poor marking. In the first half our keeper touched the ball twice.  That Josh Morris went missing for 90 minutes, and unfortunately we had a Prem referree gracing us with his presence and the flow of the game was lost with constant petty fouls. Quote
Blondi Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Trying to find a decent boozer with good pub grub that's not too far from the train station, any recommendations would be appreciated. Quote
Casino Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Trying to find a decent boozer with good pub grub that's not too far from the train station, any recommendations would be appreciated. There's one right near the crucible that's ok  Only pub I've been in where loads were watching snooker  Didn't realise the snooker was being played all but next door Quote
Casino Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Just had a Google and I think it was the graduate Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Trying to find a decent boozer with good pub grub that's not too far from the train station, any recommendations would be appreciated.  The pub about 100 yards up from the station is an allocated away fans pub and serves food, although never eaten there - http://www.sheffieldpub.co.uk/pubs/city-centre/howard-hotel/  Further up the hill there is The Globe - typical bar food, multi-screen for sports etc. http://www.greatukpubs.co.uk/theglobesheffield  Then there is the Rutland Arms - recommended if you're a real ale fan and serves hearty home cooked pub food. http://www.therutlandarmssheffield.co.uk/  All three within 5 minutes of the station, further 10 minutes to the ground.  The pub within the train station (The Sheffield Tap) is again ideal for real ale drinkers, but doesn't serve food, however is worth a visit. Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Just had a Google and I think it was the graduate Yeah the graduate is in Theatre Square, again popular with away fans - heavy police presence and not sure you'd get a table if wanting to get food. The Graduate is close to the main centre, and if you wanted there are loads of good bars on Division Street (15 min walk, £4 taxi, from the station). The Common Room is excellent, TV screen everywhere you turn, 20+ american pool tables and excellent grub. Division Street is only 10 minutes steady walk from the ground too) and ou could call here https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186364-d1065751-Reviews-The_Devonshire_Cat-Sheffield_South_Yorkshire_England.html. Quote
Casino Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Aye, fair does, it was a Wednesday game so I guess more of their lot drink near the ground whereas you stay in town Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Aye, fair does, it was a Wednesday game so I guess more of their lot drink near the ground whereas you stay in town To be fair there's now only 1 or 2 pubs close to the Lane that have a 'No away fans' policy thankfully. So whereever you stumble across should be fine.  Hillsborough is a shit hole - best letting them drink there anyway! Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Bigger club though.... Nice try Quote
Zico Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 To be fair there's now only 1 or 2 pubs close to the Lane that have a 'No away fans' policy thankfully. So whereever you stumble across should be fine. Â Hillsborough is a shit hole - best letting them drink there anyway! How's about the cremone and clubhouse? Â Both local haunts when I was a student though the latter was R and Rs back then Quote
bolton va va Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 The reason it was 5k below official capacity is because of unsold away tickets and ridiculous segregation restrictions placed on us by SYP.     So the unsold away tickets & segregation carpet thing accounted for 5 thousand empty seats ? I think not, but then again, it'd be dead unusual for a Sheffield fan to bullshit about their massive support.  ps Don't jump in for the fistmaster 5000 & he'll up the offer to a fistmaster 5500 with otter skin attachments. Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 How's about the cremone and clubhouse?  Both local haunts when I was a student though the latter was R and Rs back then I only know the Clubhouse as the Scholar, but its still there, as is the Cremone - with both of them being on London Road, a very much home fans stretch of pubs, I think they can get picky about who they let in. Cremone the better bet. Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) So the unsold away tickets & segregation carpet thing accounted for 5 thousand empty seats ? I think not, but then again, it'd be dead unusual for a Sheffield fan to bullshit about their massive support.  ps Don't jump in for the fistmaster 5000 & he'll up the offer to a fistmaster 5500 with otter skin attachments. There were about 2000 unsold away tickets on the lower tier alone. The we have about 2000 seats with netting over for segregation due to past incidents.  No need to bullshit, just need to look at official figures over the past 6 years in this shithouse of a league.  Otter Skin you say... Edited February 22, 2017 by VisitingBlade Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 There were about 2000 unsold away tickets on the lower tier alone. The we have about 2000 seats with netting over for segregation due to past incidents.  No need to bullshit, just need to look at official figures over the past 6 years in this shithouse of a league.  Otter Skin you say...   https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/away-end-lower-tier-bolton-match.52561/page-2  The picture half way down the page on the above link should show the extent of the segregation on the upper tier, and the unsold tickets on the lower. Quote
Spider Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 There were about 2000 unsold away tickets on the lower tier alone. The we have about 2000 seats with netting over for segregation due to past incidents.  No need to bullshit, just need to look at official figures over the past 6 years in this shithouse of a league.  Otter Skin you say...  Don't be drawn in by the natural skins on offer, it's all about the collection cups. Quote
VisitingBlade Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Don't be drawn in by the natural skins on offer, it's all about the collection cups. 'Collection cups' - is that what you lot call 'mouths' on that side of the Pennines? Quote
Zico Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/away-end-lower-tier-bolton-match.52561/page-2  The picture half way down the page on the above link should show the extent of the segregation on the upper tier, and the unsold tickets on the lower.  reading that, not sure why you didn't sell us the lower tier first if there's potentially 3k - that would've been enough for us  don't think we've had the upper tier since that Friday night game in 97 Quote
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