Mcbean
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I think the two Bristol teams are batty boys and can’t be trusted not to start a riot or there are only 10 full time coppers too few to spread around !
I think the two Bristol teams are batty boys and can’t be trusted not to start a riot or there are only 10 full time coppers too few to spread around !What's the difference in Villa playing at home the same day as Cov playing at St Andrews which has happened this season and no doubt will happen again - let's face it Bristol city will probably get an attendance of 7 or 8 thousand Bristol rovers 3 or 4 thousand
The 4th of January is advertised everywhere as the FA cup 3rd round and like I mentioned before in brackets (if we get through) -Don't make me out to be a thick f-ck as I can assure you I am far from it - I have an opnion under the cicumstances of a failing competition particulary for attendances, these two games could easily have been palyed the same day - instead of messing fans and there plans around
12 of us spoke about hireing a mini bus (after the Fa cup) draw a weeked away at either Plymouth or BristolWe only progressed in the cup 9 days ago and Bristol only progressed 2 days ago.
Hardly as if plans have been set in stone for months is it?
All games can potentially be moved, especially cup games and league games around the time of cup games.
12 of us spoke about hireing a mini bus (after the Fa cup) draw a weeked away at either Plymouth or Bristol
12 of us spoke about hireing a mini bus (after the Fa cup) draw a weeked away at either Plymouth or Bristol
*Whoooooshhhhh*correct, about time that the fan is thought of in all of this
why? We go to alot of away games and stay over either cars or mini bus - always book a free cancellation hotel well in advance (normally premier in) already booked Doncaster and Blackpool Premier inn for next year - On the Fa cup we were not bothered if it was Plymouth or Bristol but had not booked anything as we thought there would be plenty of accomadation available that weekend after xmas - as for the mini bus there quite easy to get if not cars (or train depending on price etc)Your plans couldn't have been that concrete if you didn't even know where you were going?
Seems a bit like extreme moaning for the sake of it.
how come Villa - Cov - Wolves played on the same day in septemberAvon & Somerset Police will not allow City and Rovers to play their home games on the same day. No different to any other big city like Brum, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool or Nottingham. And as others have said, the certainty of the City-Shrews tie would give that priority. It doesn't matter a jot what day our fixture list states, the FA Cup ties will always be spread over the whole weekend, from Friday to Monday. Get over it, FFS.
ASTON Villa played in Aston, WOLVERHAMPTON played in Wolverhampton, Coventry played in Birmingham.how come Villa - Cov - Wolves played on the same day in september
Because WMP's assessment of the risks allowed it. Wolves and Villa would be allowed because they are in different divisional commands. They could also call in additional resource from Cov (while there are no games going on there), West Mercia and Warwickshire.how come Villa - Cov - Wolves played on the same day in september
If you go by car or minibus, why would you moan about the price of a train ticket on the Sunday being £58? EDIT: FWIW it's the same price on the Saturday, so i really don't know where you are going with that argument either!why? We go to alot of away games and stay over either cars or mini bus - always book a free cancellation hotel well in advance (normally premier in) already booked Doncaster and Blackpool Premier inn for next year - On the Fa cup we were not bothered if it was Plymouth or Bristol but had not booked anything as we thought there would be plenty of accomadation available that weekend after xmas - as for the mini bus there quite easy to get if not cars (or train depending on price etc)
I would argue around 10 years earlier
after the hillsborough year it began to lose the romance
98 was big for us, as we should have won it that year, but i think it was already going south, and the Media build up was gone
remember 87, when we were all over the media, with blue peter/wogan/FA cup songs/ the team hotel etc
None of that was replicated for Portsmouth or Wigan
since the early 90s the big 6 have dominated with 1 win for portsmouth wigan and everton
1966-1980 - only 1 team won the cup twice, that is why it has lost its magic - just like the premier league, it has become incompetitive
Same police forceASTON Villa played in Aston, WOLVERHAMPTON played in Wolverhampton, Coventry played in Birmingham.
Different divisional commands - other than Villa Park and St. Andrews, but they clearly didn't think it was a problem!Same police force
Most of us cannot make it on the sunday if that answers your question - About time the fans stood up to the authorities like exeter having to travel to a fa cup replay at hartlepool midweek 700 mile round tripI think the club should run all the fixtures past covboy and his magic minibus that goes on the train tracks and doesn't work on Sunday.
But why not play the games the same day and stop messing fans around - my point was if a police i
That's some statement on the bases of a fact that I have an opinion our game should be played on the date advertised so All of our fans can get behind our team - can understand in some circumstances why a game could not go ahead particularly police reasons - however in this circumstances possibly 15,000 fans will attend for both games - why is that an issue? The point previous I was trying to make 80,000 fans attended in September for Villa - Cov -Wolves on the same day -
The 4th of January is advertised everywhere as the FA cup 3rd round and like I mentioned before in brackets (if we get through) -Don't make me out to be a thick f-ck as I can assure you I am far from it - I have an opnion under the cicumstances of a failing competition particulary for attendances, these two games could easily have been palyed the same day - instead of messing fans and there plans around
yes but the difference is West Mids police is twice the size of Avon and SomersetSame police force
80,000 fans to deal with we are talking 15,000 bristolDifferent divisional commands - other than Villa Park and St. Andrews, but they clearly didn't think it was a problem!
Tho police don't like them playing on the same day. City have had their fixture booked in for ages. I hate this phrase but stop being such a fucking snowflake.Most of us cannot make it on the sunday if that answers your question - About time the fans stood up to the authorities like exeter having to travel to a fa cup replay at hartlepool midweek 700 mile round trip
So by your logic Liverpool and Everton could easily play whoever at the same time day and date as there would only be about 80,000 there. Can hardly see that happening.80,000 fans to deal with we are talking 15,000 bristol
2600 in A&S vs 5700 in WMPyes but the difference is West Mids police is twice the size of Avon and Somerset
End of story, in my view.Tho police don't like them playing on the same day. City have had their fixture booked in for ages. I hate this phrase but stop being such a fucking snowflake.
Think it was still good through the Millennium stadium days, some classic finals played there. Semis at Wembley was where it got hard for me to enjoy the finalNot the introduction. Fa cup was going strong till around 98 imo
Think it was still good through the Millennium stadium days, some classic finals played there. Semis at Wembley was where it got hard for me to enjoy the final
'About time'... I took a random date. Bideford had to play a replay against Colchester in 1964, which was a Wednesday, 588 mile round trip. This isn't new. This is the FA Cup. It's funny that 12 of you can't make the Sunday fixture but were willing to have an overnight stay in Plymouth, travelling back on the Sunday. Or is it more that you can't have the 'sesh' you had planned? In which case it was nothing to do with the football.Most of us cannot make it on the sunday if that answers your question - About time the fans stood up to the authorities like exeter having to travel to a fa cup replay at hartlepool midweek 700 mile round trip
Are you on crack?
The 4th of January is advertised everywhere as the FA cup 3rd round and like I mentioned before in brackets (if we get through) -Don't make me out to be a thick f-ck as I can assure you I am far from it - I have an opnion under the cicumstances of a failing competition particulary for attendances, these two games could easily have been palyed the same day - instead of messing fans and there plans around
obviously different generations will see it differently but i was 13 when everton beat united 1-0 in 1995 fa cup final and it is one of my fondest football memoriesI would argue around 10 years earlier
after the hillsborough year it began to lose the romance
98 was big for us, as we should have won it that year, but i think it was already going south, and the Media build up was gone
remember 87, when we were all over the media, with blue peter/wogan/FA cup songs/ the team hotel etc
None of that was replicated for Portsmouth or Wigan
since the early 90s the big 6 have dominated with 1 win for portsmouth wigan and everton
1966-1980 - only 1 team won the cup twice, that is why it has lost its magic - just like the premier league, it has become incompetitive
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