Sunderland 22:43 - Dec 20 with 3732 views | rochdaleriddler | 40,000 tickets sold for game with Bradford . Wow | |
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Sunderland on 22:47 - Dec 20 with 3720 views | judd | Vs Rochdale? | |
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Sunderland on 23:23 - Dec 20 with 3671 views | meeee | Very impressive support, they've sold 7000 tickets for Blackpool away on new years day as well. Plenty of money going to the Oystons | | | |
Sunderland on 07:42 - Dec 21 with 3540 views | TrueDaleBlue | I wonder if we have made provisions for when they come to Spotland. 3600 tickets is clearly not enough, and our side of the ground is half empty. Will we be giving then the Sandy/Pearl to accommodate their traveling fans? | | | |
Sunderland on 08:30 - Dec 21 with 3490 views | smaclad1 |
Sunderland on 07:42 - Dec 21 by TrueDaleBlue | I wonder if we have made provisions for when they come to Spotland. 3600 tickets is clearly not enough, and our side of the ground is half empty. Will we be giving then the Sandy/Pearl to accommodate their traveling fans? |
Don't be silly, recent Club policy is to move kick-off time to manage numbers so they'll be moving kick-off to 10am. | | | |
Sunderland on 08:44 - Dec 21 with 3478 views | James1980 | What are the chances Dale v Mackems will be on Sky | |
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Sunderland on 08:50 - Dec 21 with 3465 views | aleanddale |
Sunderland on 07:42 - Dec 21 by TrueDaleBlue | I wonder if we have made provisions for when they come to Spotland. 3600 tickets is clearly not enough, and our side of the ground is half empty. Will we be giving then the Sandy/Pearl to accommodate their traveling fans? |
Nah, The sandy laners would not accept that nor should they. 3600 reduced probably to 3400 for health and safety bollox. It is still a windfall for the club. I was once told by the recently departed director PH (RIP) that the selling out of the away stand for a huge away following is approx. £85k cash injection into the club. We really need to be ready for a resurgent Bradford first on the 29th!!! Also it shows the financial importance of retaining league 1 status. Sunderland and Bradford type clubs filling the away end rather than Forest green rovers and Cheltenham. | | | |
Sunderland on 11:17 - Dec 21 with 3343 views | judd |
Sunderland on 08:50 - Dec 21 by aleanddale | Nah, The sandy laners would not accept that nor should they. 3600 reduced probably to 3400 for health and safety bollox. It is still a windfall for the club. I was once told by the recently departed director PH (RIP) that the selling out of the away stand for a huge away following is approx. £85k cash injection into the club. We really need to be ready for a resurgent Bradford first on the 29th!!! Also it shows the financial importance of retaining league 1 status. Sunderland and Bradford type clubs filling the away end rather than Forest green rovers and Cheltenham. |
Less the cost of policing | |
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Sunderland on 12:38 - Dec 21 with 3275 views | DaleiLama |
Sunderland on 11:17 - Dec 21 by judd | Less the cost of policing |
Policing? Think you mean "filthing?" | |
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Sunderland on 15:18 - Dec 21 with 3156 views | DannyG_RAFC | I would give them the Pearl street leaving 4000 for home fans. It would also be a good way to gauge atmosphere. In the Sandy. This could also be done by shutting sandy and leaving Pearl open and that would leave 4500 for home fans more than enough. Fantastic way to get money into the club and we won't get a League game with a big away attendance like that for a long time. | | | |
Sunderland on 10:08 - Dec 24 with 2789 views | aleanddale |
Sunderland on 15:18 - Dec 21 by DannyG_RAFC | I would give them the Pearl street leaving 4000 for home fans. It would also be a good way to gauge atmosphere. In the Sandy. This could also be done by shutting sandy and leaving Pearl open and that would leave 4500 for home fans more than enough. Fantastic way to get money into the club and we won't get a League game with a big away attendance like that for a long time. |
How many does the sandy lane accommodate? 1500? 5000 away supporters would be good but I just don't think we can dump week in week out regulars out of there normal spots on a match day. A PR disaster I recon should that happen. Plus home fans behind both goals is pretty unique in football it must give us a better chance on these bigger occasions? Sheffield United when we won 2-0 with The Holty cameo springs to mind - great day that was. [Post edited 24 Dec 2018 10:13]
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Sunderland on 12:12 - Dec 24 with 2648 views | judd |
Sunderland on 10:08 - Dec 24 by aleanddale | How many does the sandy lane accommodate? 1500? 5000 away supporters would be good but I just don't think we can dump week in week out regulars out of there normal spots on a match day. A PR disaster I recon should that happen. Plus home fans behind both goals is pretty unique in football it must give us a better chance on these bigger occasions? Sheffield United when we won 2-0 with The Holty cameo springs to mind - great day that was. [Post edited 24 Dec 2018 10:13]
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Depends on what was meant by maximising income. We know that fans and tradition have been shafted recently in favour of short term profit. | |
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Sunderland on 14:35 - Dec 24 with 2466 views | 49thseason | But there are lots of us who have bought SL season Tickets because we prefer to stand, so why should we be forced to either not attend or sit down? | | | |
Sunderland on 14:53 - Dec 24 with 2439 views | PotterDale |
Sunderland on 07:42 - Dec 21 by TrueDaleBlue | I wonder if we have made provisions for when they come to Spotland. 3600 tickets is clearly not enough, and our side of the ground is half empty. Will we be giving then the Sandy/Pearl to accommodate their traveling fans? |
If the club wants to accommodate additional away fans then they can do so in the Pearl St. The Sandy Lane is the only place to stand up to watch the game, as is the wish of the people in there. The Pearl Street can be moved together IF the need arises, if some of the people in that stand so wish they could move to the Main Stand for that game. | | | |
Sunderland on 18:59 - Dec 24 with 2227 views | onedalefan |
Sunderland on 10:08 - Dec 24 by aleanddale | How many does the sandy lane accommodate? 1500? 5000 away supporters would be good but I just don't think we can dump week in week out regulars out of there normal spots on a match day. A PR disaster I recon should that happen. Plus home fans behind both goals is pretty unique in football it must give us a better chance on these bigger occasions? Sheffield United when we won 2-0 with The Holty cameo springs to mind - great day that was. [Post edited 24 Dec 2018 10:13]
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Home fans behind each goal is exactly why I have a season ticket in the Pearl Street as I struggle to stand for a long period. It also has more leg room than the main stand as I have found when Checkatrade games have had the Pearl Street closed. Why should we be inconvenienced? | | | |
Sunderland on 19:34 - Dec 24 with 2186 views | James1980 | Folk can't stomach being moved for cup games. Doubt moving them from their reserved seats for this marquee fixture would be popular. How about giving them in addition to Wilbutts Lane give Sunderland sections U and V of Pearl Street plus some of W. Segregation netting in place then home fans. Any home fans who have been turfed out their seats. Can reserve any available home seat, including one in the main stand, at no extra cost. If they opt to go in The Sandy they get a voucher for the kiosk maybe. [Post edited 24 Dec 2018 20:16]
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Sunderland on 20:09 - Dec 24 with 2147 views | rochdale_ranger | Would it be worth building another tier on top af the away end? | | | |
Sunderland on 20:58 - Dec 24 with 2090 views | kiwidale |
Sunderland on 20:09 - Dec 24 by rochdale_ranger | Would it be worth building another tier on top af the away end? |
They would never get planning permission. Houses on Wilbutts lane would be denied their right to sunshine. | |
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Sunderland on 22:01 - Dec 24 with 2035 views | nordenblue |
Sunderland on 20:09 - Dec 24 by rochdale_ranger | Would it be worth building another tier on top af the away end? |
Not just for one game, thats a bit extreme... | | | |
Sunderland on 22:05 - Dec 24 with 2024 views | James1980 |
Sunderland on 22:01 - Dec 24 by nordenblue | Not just for one game, thats a bit extreme... |
How about a concertinaed extension folded into the roof? | |
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Sunderland on 22:21 - Dec 24 with 2011 views | nordenblue |
Sunderland on 22:05 - Dec 24 by James1980 | How about a concertinaed extension folded into the roof? |
Yes guess that would do the trick for a cheap fix | | | |
Sunderland on 22:32 - Dec 24 with 2000 views | James1980 |
Sunderland on 22:21 - Dec 24 by nordenblue | Yes guess that would do the trick for a cheap fix |
Do an appeal for spare meccano in the area | |
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Sunderland on 00:20 - Dec 25 with 1926 views | foreverhopefulDale |
Sunderland on 22:05 - Dec 24 by James1980 | How about a concertinaed extension folded into the roof? |
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Sunderland on 00:27 - Dec 25 with 1921 views | James1980 |
Im going on dragons den with this idea. Merry Christmas | |
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Sunderland on 14:02 - Dec 25 with 1736 views | foreverhopefulDale |
Sunderland on 00:27 - Dec 25 by James1980 | Im going on dragons den with this idea. Merry Christmas |
Was it a genuine idea 💡 of yours, or were you joking about the stand? Either way it cheered me up, and was very funny. Not sure if it is Peter Jones the Dragon who you should see, or Peter Jones the former Rochdale GP who you would be better off seeing, I am convinced the former would invest in your idea, as he is such an astute businessman, failing that the latter might have been able to help, or at least his successor at his former surgery. Merry Christmas, and a Dale New Year. | |
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Sunderland on 21:55 - Dec 25 with 1550 views | James1980 |
Sunderland on 14:02 - Dec 25 by foreverhopefulDale | Was it a genuine idea 💡 of yours, or were you joking about the stand? Either way it cheered me up, and was very funny. Not sure if it is Peter Jones the Dragon who you should see, or Peter Jones the former Rochdale GP who you would be better off seeing, I am convinced the former would invest in your idea, as he is such an astute businessman, failing that the latter might have been able to help, or at least his successor at his former surgery. Merry Christmas, and a Dale New Year. |
Merry Christmas and A Dale New Year to you | |
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