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Kick off been brought forward 30 mins due to new closing times.
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| Quote Ruddy Duck="Ruddy Duck"The present situation of clubs not playing home games at their own grounds and at different grounds has made the our game a farce, especially when you see all the football clubs are playing their home games at their own grounds, even the Latics who are in administration are playing at the DW Stadium.
And why play the Challenge Cup Final at a massive Wembley Stadium with no crowd when it might as well be played in the North Of England at a Stadium with a smaller capacity. In 1932, the final could not be held at Wembley and was played at Swinton, but at least there was a crowd.'"
I would assume that the cost of cancelling the booking of Wembley and hiring another venue was greater than the cost of playing at an empty but already booked Wembley. The loss of crowd money would be the same either way. Sticking with Wembley also lessens the possibility of fans of the competing finalists travelling to and gathering outside the stadium as they could more easily have done that for a final in the north.
The 1932 cup final was played at Central Park not Swinton. Swinton played in that final, losing to Leeds. |
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| Quote wiganermike="wiganermike"I would assume that the cost of cancelling the booking of Wembley and hiring another venue was greater than the cost of playing at an empty but already booked Wembley. The loss of crowd money would be the same either way. Sticking with Wembley also lessens the possibility of fans of the competing finalists travelling to and gathering outside the stadium as they could more easily have done that for a final in the north.
The 1932 cup final was played at Central Park not Swinton. Swinton played in that final, losing to Leeds.'"
Correct, it was held at Central Park, but how many others spotted the mistake? |
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"Yeah i think some staggering naturally happens when people arrive, I can see how that could be managed with advance warnings that it will take longer than usual for people to go in, stewards ensuring people distance whilst queueing to get in, and don't hang around on the concourse once they are in (might have to close the kiosks to help this) and outside you have unlimited space to queue in.
It's leaving where I think the issue would be, you have a lot less space and a lot more people wanting to be in the same place at the same time. You have to let them access the toilets on the concourse so you either let them leave as normal, resulting in crowds on the stairs and concourse, or you limit the amount that leave at a time, which would probably mean people are crowding on the concourse and steps inside the stadium for longer. Plus you'll get people who will just not do as they're told when leaving, the threat of being kicked out isn't a big deal if you want to leave anyway and have a train/bus to catch or whatever. A lot of our stewards don't exactly put the fear of God into you either.'"
Fair point, given the amount of idiots out there you’d probably be right in saying there’d be issues with some. |
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| Quote Egg Chasing="Egg Chasing"Draw 1000 season ticket holders out a hat. Well, the modern equivalent. If they turn it down draw another etc etc until all 1000 are gone.'"
I thought you were against a fans return? |
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"Yeah i :195643qfthink some staggering naturally happens when people arrive, I can see how that could be managed with advance warnings that it will take longer than usual for people to go in, stewards ensuring people distance whilst queueing to get in, and don't hang around on the concourse once they are in (might have to close the kiosks to help this) and outside you have unlimited space to queue in.
I thought you were against a fans return?
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| Quote Cokey="Cokey"i thought you were against a fans return?'"
I am. I think the risk when people are leaving is too high. As explained in the part of my quote you deleted. |
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"I am. I think the risk when people are leaving is too high. As explained in the part of my quote you deleted.'"
I agree with you it’s when fans are leaving the bottle necks occur,I’m sure people for a game or two would be very polite but soon enough the ruck to get out would be back.
At present it’s simply not worth it |
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| Quote Cokey="Cokey"I thought you were against a fans return?'"
So that means I can't have an opinion on how to distribute tickets? |
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| Quote Egg Chasing="Egg Chasing"So that means I can't have an opinion on how to distribute tickets?'"
Quote Egg Chasing="Egg Chasing"And everyone arriving around the same time. All needs to be staggered.'"
No mention of tickets here. It sounds like you're in favour of a fans return to some capacity which is what i have been saying on the VT that you've been challenging.
Talking hypothetical, If the government said they would be prepared to trial a pilot scheme for the challenge cup final with a certain amount of fans to be allowed in, and Wigan made the final.Would you want to attend? or by your principal, you would rather not,so as to not take the risk of catching Covid?
You are either for or against a fans return. You have made it clear on the VT that you're totally against it, yet on here you talk as if it could be possible as shown in the quote above. |
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"I am. I think the risk when people are leaving is too high. As explained in the part of my quote you deleted.'"
Simply because it contradicts the first part of your post,so i quoted the part that was relevant.You are either for or against a fans return,which one is it? |
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| Quote Cokey="Cokey"Simply because it contradicts the first part of your post,so i quoted the part that was relevant.You are either for or against a fans return,which one is it?'"
I am against it. I think the risk when people are leaving is too high. As explained in the part of my quote you deleted. |
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