Conkers
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Yeah! They should have time to blow up at least a thousand balloons on the way.
Getting them into the ground might be a bit of a problem though
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Balloons (for Villa)
- Thread starter Bozza
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Getting them into the ground might be a bit of a problem though
Kuipers Supporters Club
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i have 20 inflatable beach balls - am in north stand.
little al
Crystal Palace fan
Another warning - the white ones look rather like mis-shapen condoms. Enjoy blowing them up!
How many did you count yesterday?
cw00
New member
"white and blue balooons bouncing round heads"!
little al
Crystal Palace fan
little al
Crystal Palace fan
That doesn't look like many.
Just watched the highlights and didn't see one balloon, or any evidence of popped ones even.
Just watched the highlights and didn't see one balloon, or any evidence of popped ones even.
I agree, looks like maybe 2000 actually got blown up, by the time the players came out though there were a lot at peoples feet as well.
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The Great Cornholio
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Here you go - not a pic exactly and only from my Nokia 5800 but gives you a flavour.
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little al
Crystal Palace fan
Even that looks pitiful.
What happened to the balloons? Having told my mates that 9000 of the buggers were being handed out I would guess the reality was about a quarter of that sum.
Not whinging as Bozza and others did make the effort to get them around, I blew about 10 up, but where were the rest?
Not whinging as Bozza and others did make the effort to get them around, I blew about 10 up, but where were the rest?
little al
Crystal Palace fan
To be fair, I feel a bit sorry for Bozza, good effort, but didn't seem to work.
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
I thought they added to the atmosphere of the day - well done Bozza and all who handed out.
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Withdean Wanderer
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Actually, on TGC's video they look MUCH better than it seemed in the North Stand.
Great stuff.
Great stuff.
jordanseagull
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- Feb 11, 2009
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After seeing that video, I thought it looked pretty good!
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What happened to the balloons? Having told my mates that 9000 of the buggers were being handed out I would guess the reality was about a quarter of that sum.
Not whinging as Bozza and others did make the effort to get them around, I blew about 10 up, but where were the rest?
8/9000 were handed out, I can assure you of that.
I think the problem might have been that too few people took them. You'd think I was collecting on behalf of the Jehovahs the way some people reacted to being offered balloons.
And those that took them, tended to take quite big handfuls in a "ooooooh, there's something free, let's see how many I can get away with" kind of way. My guess is they got into the ground, blew up 2 or 3 and then didn't do a great deal with the other 50-100 they'd grabbed. I imagine a fair few people have pocketfuls of balloons left over, if they didn't just dump them at some point in the day.
The effect seemed ok, but I agree it wasn't as striking as hoped for, but it certainly wasn't due to the lack of effort. And it certainly wasn't due to lack of balloons handed out.