Charlton - free travel

[Mr Blobby]

Charlton dont have the best away support in the country, but I see they have managed to sell all 5,250 tickets for tonights match at Middlesbrough.

They have "operation riverside" which is providing free coach travel, plus 2 free charter trains, plus 3 subsidised flights to tonights match.

I wonder how much this is costing them, i guess if they win and get to the semi-final then they will recover the money!

Mr Blobby

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I think they are very astute and stick to a wage budget, which means that they probably do fairly well and will be able to do this sort of thing. Plus as you say, it will be recouped, if they progress.

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

Yeah, but c'mon, it would have to take a free travel offer to persuade anyone to go to Middlesborough, wouldn't it ?

Actually, looking at the away support for other teams, maybe not......

Speaks volumes for the so called ' dedicated ' Charlton fan I guess.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Fair play to them, its the fa cup!if only 200 turned up it would be seen a disgrace by some.

 

[Hiney]

5,250 tickets.

Impressive stuff - no doubt all die-hard Charlton fans dreaming of Wembley.

Oh, Turkey's going as well

Seriously, that is a good turn-out that will probably shame the Middlesbrough fans.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Weren't Charlton offering free return travel from/ to Eastbourne for home games?


cheeky feckers

 

[saafend_seagull]

The flights cost £50 as my mates going on one, and they have 40 coaches going up!

How many did Nuneaton take there? it was around 5,000 and that is the record away attendance. Will it be beaten?

A west ham v charlton semi would be good, and one of them will be in europe.

 

[Stinky Kat]

Weren't Charlton offering free return travel from/ to Eastbourne for home games?


cheeky feckers

£5.00 return from hastings

 

[n1 gull]

The chairman was on Radio 5 and said its costing £140,000, but if they get into Europe it will have been well worth it.

Also, they get loads of publicity etc. I think they are an excellently run club.

 

[Eggmundo]

We did it first, they are just copying us.

 

[Slowhand]

A free train out of Middlesborough - you won't be able to move for Mackems!

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

Oh dear, never mind Mr. Chairman.

Actually , serves 'em right for subverting our fan-base.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Oh dear, never mind Mr. Chairman.

Actually , serves 'em right for subverting our fan-base.

Not really alls fair in love and war.

If Brighton cant be arsed to try and attract new fans from that area doesnt mean other clubs should not.

 

[seagulls4eva]

Not really that we can't be arsed, juts that we don't really have the resources to do it.

 

[Gully]

Didn't we do free buses, with a red and white scarf thrown in, to the Peterborough (snowy) cup tie a few years back?

 

[Turkey]

They made the money back no worries as 1. It was on TV and 2. FA Cup = 50% gate reciepts. They would have made about 250k just on gate reciepts.