A new points based system - away tickets

[Donnywolf]

Lets face it . It costs a hell of a lot to travel to the likes of Newport on the Coaches and for the Ticket and for everything you eat and drink during the day

Contrast that with 10 quid to watch on I follow when available and you have to say the value is right there. The people who go to every away game have my undying respect . They have hearts like Iions.

Last Season I went to AFC Wombles , Sutton , Crawley , Barrow , Stevenage , Salford , Harrogate and Newport plus others and you know what kind of Season we had , poor and it was hard

Would I go to any of them , again . Yes Harrogate tickets bought already. As for the rest never again. I will watch on Ifollow

Does that make me a fickle fan ? I don't think so and I've been watching for as long as JR and I am gutted when we don't win and I'm used to us being ( by tradition ) a 3rd or 4th Division Club and I enjoyed immensely the Championship years with SOD but we are what we are

Unless someone commits Mega Millions to getting the Club upwardly mobile like a Brentford or a Bournemouth or Luton we will be in those 2 tiers and I'm afraid if people want success , then change your allegiance to MCFC or LFC because it won't happen here very often

Then look at American sport of any kind. The distances between Teams is vast , the travel costs with flights Hotels etc and Tickets is astronomical and so traditionally I guess you watch your Team at home but not away

Fickle ? No  Pragmatic (practical) Yes

[Campsall rover]

We do have more fickle fans. We amassed a fair few 1000 fans from 2003 over that 10 year period that only were used to winning more than losing and getting promoted. Now the going has got tough a lot have binned it off.

When I say fickle what I am getting at is when we lose a game or 2 on the trot or have a really bad day as last Saturday then some of our supporters throw their toys out of the pram and decide not to go go again until we win.
How many that went to the game v Morecambe will not bother going v Bradford tomorrow. Even some with season tickets. There will be quite a few I suspect. In fact I have spoken to a season ticket holder this week and he says he probably won’t go tomorrow. Rather go out for a drink.
Now that’s what I call fickle.
Everyone is entitled to do what they wish of course but fickle fans we have and we have hundreds of them if not thousands.

[roversdude]

We do like other clubs have fickle fans maybe because we don’t attract thousands and thousands it shows up more - I guess there were more interested in getting bladdered than actually watching Rovers last year

[drfchound]

I reckon we haven’t a clue about other clubs and their fickle fans, because we don’t  support them and don’t  know what goes on in their clubs.

[scawsby steve]

When a fan buys a ST, he or she has supported the club financially for the whole season. Whether they turn up for the game is irrelevant, and there can be lots of reasons for that; lack of transport, illness, other commitments.

Also, when ST holders can't get to night games for whatever reasons, they often watch on iFollow, meaning they've paid the club twice over to watch the game.

The word "fickle" gets thrown about too much IMO. It's good news, by the way, for those that can't get tickets for the Harrogate game; the 1 pm KO means it will almost certainly be on iFollow.

[i_ateallthepies]

We do like other clubs have fickle fans maybe because we don’t attract thousands and thousands it shows up more - I guess there were more interested in getting bladdered than actually watching Rovers last year

Watching last season, getting bladdered probably helped considerably.

When a fan buys a ST, he or she has supported the club financially for the whole season. Whether they turn up for the game is irrelevant, and there can be lots of reasons for that; lack of transport, illness, other commitments.

Also, when ST holders can't get to night games for whatever reasons, they often watch on iFollow, meaning they've paid the club twice over to watch the game.

The word "fickle" gets thrown about too much IMO. It's good news, by the way, for those that can't get tickets for the Harrogate game; the 1 pm KO means it will almost certainly be on iFollow.

And the club obviously are ok with Season Ticket holders missing games as they count their attendance regardless of whether they take their seat.

[drfchound]

We do like other clubs have fickle fans maybe because we don’t attract thousands and thousands it shows up more - I guess there were more interested in getting bladdered than actually watching Rovers last year

Watching last season, getting bladdered probably helped considerably.

 

[Campsall rover]

When a fan buys a ST, he or she has supported the club financially for the whole season. Whether they turn up for the game is irrelevant, and there can be lots of reasons for that; lack of transport, illness, other commitments.

Also, when ST holders can't get to night games for whatever reasons, they often watch on iFollow, meaning they've paid the club twice over to watch the game.

The word "fickle" gets thrown about too much IMO. It's good news, by the way, for those that can't get tickets for the Harrogate game; the 1 pm KO means it will almost certainly be on iFollow.

SS if there is a genuine reason for not going then that’s not being fickle.
But not going just because we got beaten in the last game imo is being fickle.

Anyway think we have done this to death now.
We all have our own opinions don’t we.  I have just given mine. No one has to agree with me if they don’t want.      

[roversdude]

Bet you wished you hadn’t put that CR lol
I’m sitting down at Harrogate just in case the DHead brigade manage to get tickets

[Campsall rover]

SS
Whether season ticket holders turn up or not is massively relevant.
Would be a good look if all our 4.500 season ticket holders didn’t bother to turn up.

Yes they have paid their money but a 15.000 stadium with 2.000 attending would be really great.

[Campsall rover]

Bet you wished you hadn’t put that CR lol
I’m sitting down at Harrogate just in case the DHead brigade manage to get tickets

See you there possibly 

[Campsall rover]

We do like other clubs have fickle fans maybe because we don’t attract thousands and thousands it shows up more - I guess there were more interested in getting bladdered than actually watching Rovers last year

Watching last season, getting bladdered probably helped considerably.

When a fan buys a ST, he or she has supported the club financially for the whole season. Whether they turn up for the game is irrelevant, and there can be lots of reasons for that; lack of transport, illness, other commitments.

Also, when ST holders can't get to night games for whatever reasons, they often watch on iFollow, meaning they've paid the club twice over to watch the game.

The word "fickle" gets thrown about too much IMO. It's good news, by the way, for those that can't get tickets for the Harrogate game; the 1 pm KO means it will almost certainly be on iFollow.

And the club obviously are ok with Season Ticket holders missing games as they count their attendance regardless of whether they take their seat.

And the club would be really happy if we played in an almost empty stadium.
How would the players feel about that. 

As roversdude said “ Bet your really pleased you started this “
Wish I had not bothered. 

[Campsall rover]

Bet you wished you hadn’t put that CR lol
I’m sitting down at Harrogate just in case the DHead brigade manage to get tickets

Don’t think there will be too many if any. It won’t be like last season.  Hopefully. 

[Donnywolf]

Bet you wished you hadn’t put that CR lol
I’m sitting down at Harrogate just in case the DHead brigade manage to get tickets

Me too .... early Parking tips required rqd .... are you sorted yet pls and where

[Donnywolf]

We can have a VSC Posters party in the Seats. Who do we know who just won 2 bottles of wine lol

[Reg of the Rovers]

Got mine this morning, still 201 left for ST holders. We're behind the goal. Should be a much more positive atmosphere - last year was the outpouring of a lot of pent up frustrations that boiled well over the top.

[adamtherover]

I'd decided not to go on satdi due to attending a lot of other away games recently, but after yesterday, I'm contemplating joining the mad rush tomoz at 9am...

[GazLaz]

Is it 9am they go on sale? Already have mine but want one for someone else?

[roversdude]

Bet you wished you hadn’t put that CR lol
I’m sitting down at Harrogate just in case the DHead brigade manage to get tickets

Me too .... early Parking tips required rqd .... are you sorted yet pls and where

Sorry DW completely missed that, I think you’re sorted aren’t you ?

[adamtherover]

Is it 9am they go on sale? Already have mine but want one for someone else?

general sale tomorrow morning I believe...