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taylors lovechild 03 Sep 18 3.16pm
Originally posted by hyacon2000 You appear to know the price of everything but the value of nothing I'm not really sure what you're talking about? The HF created a good atmosphere, but this wasn't reflected in the results. The club is still selling as many tickets. As much as I enjoyed looking over at the HF waving their flags and beating their drums, I only really paid much attention when the game was flat and I imagine they were enjoying themselves more than those watching/hearing them. Given I now live abroad and only get to a few home games a season my opinion is, I concede, less important than that of regular attendees, but at least it is an opinion rather than a hackneyed cliché.
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Originally posted by hyacon2000

You appear to know the price of everything but the value of nothing

I'm not really sure what you're talking about? The HF created a good atmosphere, but this wasn't reflected in the results. The club is still selling as many tickets. As much as I enjoyed looking over at the HF waving their flags and beating their drums, I only really paid much attention when the game was flat and I imagine they were enjoying themselves more than those watching/hearing them.

Given I now live abroad and only get to a few home games a season my opinion is, I concede, less important than that of regular attendees, but at least it is an opinion rather than a hackneyed cliché.

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Rudi Hedman Caterham 03 Sep 18 3.23pm
Originally posted by taylors lovechild I'm not really sure what you're talking about? The HF created a good atmosphere, but this wasn't reflected in the results. The club is still selling as many tickets. As much as I enjoyed looking over at the HF waving their flags and beating their drums, I only really paid much attention when the game was flat and I imagine they were enjoying themselves more than those watching/hearing them. Given I now live abroad and only get to a few home games a season my opinion is, I concede, less important than that of regular attendees, but at least it is an opinion rather than a hackneyed cliché. It’s sh1t now though tbf and that opinion isn’t going to disappear. It’s gradually growing, me included. COYP
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Caterham 03 Sep 18 3.23pm

Originally posted by taylors lovechild

It’s sh1t now though tbf and that opinion isn’t going to disappear. It’s gradually growing, me included.

COYP

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martin2412 Living The Dream 03 Sep 18 3.26pm
Originally posted by croydon proud I will be making a one off statement at 4pm today. Have you called a press conference ?
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Living The Dream 03 Sep 18 3.26pm

Originally posted by croydon proud

I will be making a one off statement at 4pm today.

Have you called a press conference ?

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Eltham Eagle 03 Sep 18 3.33pm
Block E aren't contributing: a) They haven't been asked b) The HF could've still gone into block B as they have for over a decade but they decided not to. Palace received objections after news of the possible switch leaked. So they contributed. Now here's Wright, his first chance to see what he can do, and he's through, it's Wright, ohhhh what an impact by the substitute. And it's Ian Wright who's sent the Palace fans into ecstasy!
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03 Sep 18 3.33pm

Block E aren't contributing:

a) They haven't been asked
b) The HF could've still gone into block B as they have for over a decade but they decided not to.

Palace received objections after news of the possible switch leaked. So they contributed.

Now here's Wright, his first chance to see what he can do, and he's through, it's Wright, ohhhh what an impact by the substitute. And it's Ian Wright who's sent the Palace fans into ecstasy!

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Username Horsham 03 Sep 18 3.53pm
Originally posted by Lyons550 Thing is, the club havent seemingly consulted many of them (if at all) to see how many would be willing to move. Surely only then could the club come up with a solution? At the time, people were already panicking about not being able to renew. Given the deadlines, and the time it would have taken to properly survey Block E and put together an actual plan of where to move everyone, I don't think it was unreasonable of the club to suggest waiting until the new stand is built when it will be so much easier, and they can do that survey properly. Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
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Horsham 03 Sep 18 3.53pm

Originally posted by Lyons550

Thing is, the club havent seemingly consulted many of them (if at all) to see how many would be willing to move. Surely only then could the club come up with a solution?

At the time, people were already panicking about not being able to renew. Given the deadlines, and the time it would have taken to properly survey Block E and put together an actual plan of where to move everyone, I don't think it was unreasonable of the club to suggest waiting until the new stand is built when it will be so much easier, and they can do that survey properly.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.

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Tipp_Eagle Tipperary 03 Sep 18 3.54pm
Im not trying to be a judge here as im now living in Ireland , I can totally understand the season ticket holders behind the goal i can also see the point the HF are trying to make . When i started going up the palace in the early 80s it was standing only and all the crowd of singers gathered behind the goal it did encourage the rest of us to sing up. there was nowhere near the crowds we have now as we were in the old 2nd division. I do think the HF help the atmosphere of the game the last few have been very flat like most of the prem home games cough (arse nill ) being out sung at home is not good and i hope a compromise can be found ,the sooner the better imho. oh yeah ,fcuk off brighton.
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Tipperary 03 Sep 18 3.54pm

Im not trying to be a judge here as im now living in Ireland , I can totally understand the season ticket holders behind the goal i can also see the point the HF are trying to make . When i started going up the palace in the early 80s it was standing only and all the crowd of singers gathered behind the goal it did encourage the rest of us to sing up. there was nowhere near the crowds we have now as we were in the old 2nd division. I do think the HF help the atmosphere of the game the last few have been very flat like most of the prem home games cough (arse nill ) being out sung at home is not good and i hope a compromise can be found ,the sooner the better imho.

oh yeah ,fcuk off brighton.

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Username Horsham 03 Sep 18 3.55pm
Originally posted by crvenaeagle From the statement the club released this morning it sounds like they made a lot of empty promises and went back on agreements. People are heaping praise on SP for "standing his ground" but if you read between the lines you'll see all he managed to do was piss off both sets of supporters. Still though, toys out of the HF pram. Just stay in Block B. The statement released this morning was a desperate last attempt at subliminally begging either the HF to come back, or the E Block fans to move. Exactly. The club may have over-promised initially, but the HF lost absolutely nothing by not being able to move. They are the ones who created this stupid 'us or them' situation. Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
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Horsham 03 Sep 18 3.55pm

Originally posted by crvenaeagle

From the statement the club released this morning it sounds like they made a lot of empty promises and went back on agreements. People are heaping praise on SP for "standing his ground" but if you read between the lines you'll see all he managed to do was piss off both sets of supporters.

Still though, toys out of the HF pram. Just stay in Block B.

The statement released this morning was a desperate last attempt at subliminally begging either the HF to come back, or the E Block fans to move.

Exactly.

The club may have over-promised initially, but the HF lost absolutely nothing by not being able to move.

They are the ones who created this stupid 'us or them' situation.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.

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Rudi Hedman Caterham 03 Sep 18 4.01pm
Please can 100 of You E blockers who’ve said they’re willing contact the box office and offer to move so we can get something happening and not lose this forever which is very possible. I think from that awful club statement it’s the only solution right now. The rest will probably want to move afterwards as well. COYP
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Rudi Hedman

Caterham 03 Sep 18 4.01pm

Please can 100 of You E blockers who’ve said they’re willing contact the box office and offer to move so we can get something happening and not lose this forever which is very possible. I think from that awful club statement it’s the only solution right now. The rest will probably want to move afterwards as well.

COYP

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Tipp_Eagle Tipperary 03 Sep 18 4.04pm
Originally posted by Rudi Hedman Please can 100 of You E blockers who’ve said they’re willing contact the box office and offer to move so we can get something happening and not lose this forever which is very possible. I think from that awful club statement it’s the only solution right now. The rest will probably want to move afterwards as well. i really hope this happens . oh yeah ,fcuk off brighton.
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Tipp_Eagle

Tipperary 03 Sep 18 4.04pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

i really hope this happens .

oh yeah ,fcuk off brighton.

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croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 03 Sep 18 4.05pm
Originally posted by martin2412 Have you called a press conference ? BOOM, BOOM, BOOM .CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, BOOM. BOOM.BOOM, These CONservative cnuts are ruining the country! BOOM,,,,,,,,,,,,BOOM,,,,BOOM,
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Any european country i fancy! 03 Sep 18 4.05pm

Originally posted by martin2412

Have you called a press conference ?

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM .CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, BOOM. BOOM.BOOM, These CONservative cnuts are ruining the country! BOOM,,,,,,,,,,,,BOOM,,,,BOOM,

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Rudi Hedman Caterham 03 Sep 18 4.06pm
Originally posted by Username Exactly. The club may have over-promised initially, but the HF lost absolutely nothing by not being able to move. They are the ones who created this stupid 'us or them' situation. This is true but they’ve removed something very valuable to the club, fans, potential fans don’t forget and team. And Parish knows it, make no mistake about that. He kept their seats open for as long as possible, sold them to whoever might want to replicate the atmosphere, hoped the atmosphere wouldn’t die, it has, he’s concerned, very concerned, and probably hoping 100 fans from E offer to move (if a decent view at the same cost is offered). COYP
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Rudi Hedman

Caterham 03 Sep 18 4.06pm

Originally posted by Username

Exactly.

The club may have over-promised initially, but the HF lost absolutely nothing by not being able to move.

They are the ones who created this stupid 'us or them' situation.

This is true but they’ve removed something very valuable to the club, fans, potential fans don’t forget and team. And Parish knows it, make no mistake about that. He kept their seats open for as long as possible, sold them to whoever might want to replicate the atmosphere, hoped the atmosphere wouldn’t die, it has, he’s concerned, very concerned, and probably hoping 100 fans from E offer to move (if a decent view at the same cost is offered).

COYP

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eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 03 Sep 18 4.22pm
Oh good lordy . . . A PETITION [Link] It goes from bad to stupid . . . Jeez This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.
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