MJC Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 Well regardless of whether it was driven by defiance or just plain support for their club, Rangers fans did turn out in big numbers when they were in the lower leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMax Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 19 hours ago, wellgirl said: Do your band play only their own songs - do they do Muse covers - asking for a friend Only covers.....and no bloody Muse 😄 But we will do Twist and Shout 3 times at least if we win on Saturday 😄 We play in Rothesay, not Las Vegas 😂 Muse are too new to have reached Rothesay yet ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, AllyMax said: Only covers.....and no bloody Muse 😄 But we will do Twist and Shout 3 times at least if we win on Saturday 😄 We play in Rothesay, not Las Vegas 😂 Muse are too new to have reached Rothesay yet ! Still on Andy Stewart and Harry Lauder over there . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMax Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 32 minutes ago, stv said: Still on Andy Stewart and Harry Lauder over there . No quite but we've made it as far as the early 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 3 hours ago, AllyMax said: Only covers.....and no bloody Muse 😄 But we will do Twist and Shout 3 times at least if we win on Saturday 😄 We play in Rothesay, not Las Vegas 😂 Muse are too new to have reached Rothesay yet ! Golfers bar still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 Well I see Rangers drew 1-1 tonight and progressed to the next stage of the Champions League. A good result for them and our Andy (Halliday) looks pretty chuffed in the studio. It’s always better for us facing them on the back of them having a good result rather than them losing and having more to prove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMax Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 13 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Golfers bar still there? Yup, thats where I'll be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 7 minutes ago, AllyMax said: Yup, thats where I'll be Excellent, my mates folks used to have a flat there so Mrs grizzly and I had a few weekends there way back, ahhhh happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mccus28 Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 £34 for a ticket for this game is mental 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 9 minutes ago, Mccus28 said: £34 for a ticket for this game is mental Agreed as always the club are cashing in on the large support the ugly sisters bring to Fir Park, at the expense of the home fans as they need to charge the same price. Clubs should be encouraging fans to attend matches, charging £34 a ticket is not the way to do it, a ticket, pie and bovril and you are already nearly £42 down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witchfindergeneral Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 Out of interest, what was the price for a Cat A ticket in previous years? Season tickets have obviously went up and I noticed at the Morton game the cost of pies/juice/meal deal etc had all been increased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 33 minutes ago, Mccus28 said: £34 for a ticket for this game is mental The impression I have is that we're worse than most clubs in the Premiership. Is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 19 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: The impression I have is that we're worse than most clubs in the Premiership. Is that true? There's an article in The Scotsman today about the cheapest adult tickets at each of the Premiership grounds. Hearts are £24 Then a few teams including us are £25 £26 to watch Livi £26 to watch Hibs Killie £28 online, £30 at the ground St Mirren £28 Dundee £30 then Rangers £35 and Celtic £36 So, no, not true if those figures are accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 We charge the OF is what they charge our fans. I'm not defending these high prices but sure as fuck if they charge us £34/£35 we should charge their fans the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted July 31 Author Report Share Posted July 31 The gaffer said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 18 minutes ago, wellgirl said: We are charging our fans the same apart from the Hunter stand as far as I'm aware. Our lowest home support numbers are always against Celtic and rangers every season for a number of reasons eg listening to the poison and parents not taking their kids etc but also for the cost as well. I always think they should offer season ticket holders to bring a friend for half price or something in theses games, it’d certainly look better for televised games but it’d also p1ss off every single old firm fan who’s shelled out £34 a ticket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mccus28 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 10 hours ago, FirParkCornerExile said: We charge the OF is what they charge our fans. I'm not defending these high prices but sure as fuck if they charge us £34/£35 we should charge their fans the same. As Wellgirl said, its our own fans who are being charged that in all but the Hunter stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistandshout1983 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 12 hours ago, SteelmaninOZ said: The gaffer said Another excellent interview from Jens 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 3 hours ago, Mccus28 said: As Wellgirl said, its our own fans who are being charged that in all but the Hunter stand. I would never know what Wellgirl says... The SPFL rules state Pricing ...... there are some restrictions, such as away fans not being charged more than home fans for comparable seating. The Hunter Stand is in effect converted terracing whilst the the other three are genuine stands and as such the comparable seating rule doesn't apply. Therefore if we reduce the prices for the home fans for comparable seats in two stands we would need to charge the OF fans the same for the McLean stand. The prices are scandalous but if we are prepared to accept the cash hit we can lower the prices for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mccus28 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 11 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said: I would never know what Wellgirl says... The SPFL rules state Pricing ...... there are some restrictions, such as away fans not being charged more than home fans for comparable seating. The Hunter Stand is in effect converted terracing whilst the the other three are genuine stands and as such the comparable seating rule doesn't apply. Therefore if we reduce the prices for the home fans for comparable seats in two stands we would need to charge the OF fans the same for the McLean stand. The prices are scandalous but if we are prepared to accept the cash hit we can lower the prices for everyone. Im fully aware of why its done, it doesnt make it any less diagraceful. To put the prices up for each stand in order to cash in on the toxic atmosphere that the Old Firm bring along to Fir Park whilst also putting your own fans off is poor. Its always been that way since Cat A and B pricing was brought in but to go from £26 to £34 is getting a bit beyond the average fan, as well as putting up concession pricing which is a concession for a reason from £19 to £26 isn't great. To watch 4 old firm games a season on their own now comes out at £136 and thats before any refreshments are bought. Im not saying its not good business as the Old Firm fans will pay but it will stop a lot of our own fans coming, especially when its on the tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 13 minutes ago, Mccus28 said: Im not saying its not good business as the Old Firm fans will pay but it will stop a lot of our own fans coming, especially when its on the tv. Its not that long ago that the club did not care about the home fans and gave the ugly sisters the South and Cooper stands as well as both wings of the POD any time they were in town, moving many ST holders in the process. The only thing the club can do given that they are bound by league rules etc is to do away with match categories and charge all fans home and away the same price, for all stands apart from the Hunter, I think its currently £26 for the POD. But it will never happen as the financial cost to the club would be prohibitive, 5000 away fans in thd South stand at £8 is £40k, 4 times a year is £160k that could finance 1 or 2 players wage.. Thats also another reason why league reconstruction is so difficult to get agreement on, clubs dont want to lose any of the revenue from games against the ugly sisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 34 minutes ago, Mccus28 said: Im fully aware of why its done, it doesnt make it any less diagraceful. To put the prices up for each stand in order to cash in on the toxic atmosphere that the Old Firm bring along to Fir Park whilst also putting your own fans off is poor. Its always been that way since Cat A and B pricing was brought in but to go from £26 to £34 is getting a bit beyond the average fan, as well as putting up concession pricing which is a concession for a reason from £19 to £26 isn't great. To watch 4 old firm games a season on their own now comes out at £136 and thats before any refreshments are bought. Im not saying its not good business as the Old Firm fans will pay but it will stop a lot of our own fans coming, especially when its on the tv. But realistically do they have an option? the rules clearly tell them how they can charge. How many Motherwell fans would scream blue murder if we charge OF fans £20 when they charge us £35 so we can charge Motherwell fans £20. Motherwell are caught in a difficult place, doing so would be a big financial hit. Reducing the ticket prices for 4800 fans in the McLean stand would not be offset by the increase in the home support. We'd be lucky to put another 500 Motherwell fans on the gate when its live on TV. Please don't anyone think I'm defending outrageous pricing , I'm not but I have a degree of sympathy with the club who are on the horns of a financial dilemma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 16 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said: But realistically do they have an option? the rules clearly tell them how they can charge. How many Motherwell fans would scream blue murder if we charge OF fans £20 when they charge us £35 so we can charge Motherwell fans £20. Motherwell are caught in a difficult place, doing so would be a big financial hit. Reducing the ticket prices for 4800 fans in the McLean stand would not be offset by the increase in the home support. We'd be lucky to put another 500 Motherwell fans on the gate when its live on TV. Please don't anyone think I'm defending outrageous pricing , I'm not but I have a degree of sympathy with the club who are on the horns of a financial dilemma. Easy solution. Invest in the club as well as saving money and buy a season ticket. 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 10 minutes ago, stv said: Easy solution. Invest in the club as well as saving money and buy a season ticket. 👏 That is an answer but we do have to recognise floating attendees will always be around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted August 1 Author Report Share Posted August 1 Liam Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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