Talking about the freebie culture Andy. I don't know if the club are aware or not. I have noticed on many occassions this season, when buying tickets on match days there people who take the mick out of the club and are allowed to by the LSV staff. Concession tickets are asked for at the ticket office by people who are clearly not entitled to them. When questioned the purchaser simply says he/she is buying it on behalf of someone else. They then walk straight up to the turnstile and go straight in with the ticket. I'm not talking about the odd one it is loads of people. I've pulled the odd one or two up and they just laugh and say "well you've got to try it on haven't you!". I dont know how you get the LSV to police that one, but I bet it is costing the club thousands over a season. At the end of the day you and your fellow Directors are actually subsidising these low life takers.

Well no coaches would be required.

As Andy says it started as an offer by him personally as a thank you .
Sometime like the Fev cup game last year the club sponsered coaches and more fans went that don't normally go and it worked out in our favour and we won the game and went on to make and win the final .
So in occasions it works ......
If rather for future see any sponsership going towards kids going free on coaches

A very good point. It is difficult to police granted, maybe introduce the possibility of spot checks every few weeks at the turnstyles for proof to be shown (I forgot it won't be allowed). Insist on proof being shown on purchase or pickup from the ticket office, I have no idea how but I agree that some effort needs to be made to stop the abuse. Think its crazy how someone can get in on a junior concession then walk straight to the concourse bar and look old enough to be served and are.

No doubt though someone will say it is better to have them in on a concession ticket than not at all

The only way to stop thi sin my opinion is to have a separate turnsile for concessions and check as you go in or as you are queueing. That isn't going to happen though I don't think. There's no point in checking when you buy the ticket, there's nothing to stop a genuine concession buying a ticket for someone who isn't.

It has to be checked at the turnstile.
It would be unfortunate if it became necessary for concession ticket holders to produce ID.

"Please do not be offended if you look much younger than you are" and all that....

I can not believe Andy Mazey has not even offered to pay for our lot's overnight stay in Leeds? Is it only about supporters going up for the day? I mean the Leeds City Centre Hilton is only £149 a room for the Saturday night. Surely a drop in the ocean for our club.

Do these directors want to see us in Super league or not? Either way I am not watching this club again until there is a clean sweep starting right at the top.

I do not see why there would be a problem having stewards asking to see fans tickets before they go through the turnstyles after all for most games we only have four turnstyle operators so it would only take 4 stewards.

You could eradicate the problem quickly in my view. I always take my bus pass to games just in case I am ever asked. Mind you I do look very young for my years.

Lisa coaches make a small profit simply because we do a raffle on the coach every time and any extra money after we pay for the coach goes to Lisa. Has you can not predict how many seats you will sell you have to compensate slightly so we always have a little left over every coach .
In fact I have a bit of money that will go in Lisa s bank shortly that's left over from this season .

Thanks for your kind offer Andy

Good news Lynda, just hope we can get past Dewsbury Sunday now and it's game on!

I know nerves are in bits already , hope we win !
I booked a week on Monday off work just in case !

Andy - serious question.

Do you really have a helicopter at Barton?