Nope, the local and the national forecast said it would be dry til 5 and I got soaked again, as i did at the previous home game when they said the whole of england would be dry and it pissed it down! Having said that I don't really five a shit about getting wet.
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Ponchogate
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Nope, the local and the national forecast said it would be dry til 5 and I got soaked again, as i did at the previous home game when they said the whole of england would be dry and it pissed it down! Having said that I don't really five a shit about getting wet.
Ok pal. You've reeled me in. The ONLY thing I was complaining about was your poxy attitude and dismissive comment that made it sound as though Albion fans don't have long to get home and dry.
Just to confirm something with you nice and clearly...I don't mind the club giving poncho's away (nice gesture), I dont give a monkeys about getting slightly damp watching my team (I've watched them all over this country, in all weathers, for over 30yrs). What angered me was your jokey dismissal of a few fans gripes over the poncho issues (whether you agree or not - customer comments should be noted professionally) and the belittling inferrence that fans don't have to wait long before they are home.
Your personal journey doesn't come into it mate as far as I'm concerned, or your working hours. Or is that supposed to be a justification for why you lot are so feckin miserable, dismissive and generally rude (from what I observe every home game) to paying customers.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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I know this may come as a bit of a shock to you, but the spectators in H block are also paying guests of the club...
steward 433
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Me i am not miserable, Dismissive or rude. Although i do object slightly to "customers" swearing, spitting at me and being rude to me.
My attitude isn't poxy at all i grew up watching the Albion on the east terrace at the Goldstone getting soaked everytime it rained.
I can remeber being 7 watching Man City in the most torrential rain and it never bothered me. All i was told as a child was it's only a bit of water.
I got wet went home got dry end of story.
But that's just me it wasn't jokey was just my opinion on the dats events after the abuse i got for doing my job. It goes some way to explaining why the club has a high turnover of staff after the crap we got yesterday.
steward 433
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Not a shock, but as a home fan you know we have no roof and you know how unpredictable the Withdean weather can be.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Surely the point is that Donny fans have a very long trip home whereas, by and large, Albion fans do not. Therefore it is right that the club give away fans free ponchos.
I know my missus would be hacked off if I had to have 2 or 3 days off work because I got completely soaked at the football and had a 5 hour journey back in wet clothes.
I know my missus would be hacked off if I had to have 2 or 3 days off work because I got completely soaked at the football and had a 5 hour journey back in wet clothes.
Scoffers
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Well done to the club for not doing the obvious thing and charging. For the sake of a few quid we'd soon become pretty unpopular if we did charge.
NMH
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Personally speaking - I saw the weather forecast earlier, and it showed rain over the Isle of Wight at 2.00pm, heading our way. So, I counted on rain at around 3.00pm, and was only out by about 6 minutes as it was early - and I'd got wet weather gear (with a hood) ready for the game hours earlier! I therefore claim myself a LOT smarter than you IDIOTS who didn't account for rain, and I didn't give a hoot for the free plastic bags handed to anyone (though I did hear about it).
Stupid thick moaning TWATS again.
Conkers
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NMH
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Plus a rotten view from practically ground-level 50yards behind the goal. The club ought to be paying visiting supporters to watch from that shit view.
Dover
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1) I got wet.
2) I did listen to the forecast, and paid no heed to it.
3) I am a pillock.
2) I did listen to the forecast, and paid no heed to it.
3) I am a pillock.
Skaville
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Good lord. Whatever next, for away fans? Free massages for stress relief if they lose? Those little battery powered fans for August games? Free pies for anyone who is hungry as they have a long journey home? Perhaps we should go the whole hog and actually provide them with a change of clothes if it happens to rain?
I would have thought their biggest concern is the fact that they are 50 yards from the pitch.
I still can't believe we couldn't sell them a poncho just because it had our badge on it. We wouldn't be insisting that they wear it around Doncaster for the rest of the winter - it's a disposable item, not a fashion statement! Besides, fans from other clubs have bought them in the past.
I bought a poncho and feel I am now worthy of a future concession. Perhaps cup tickets for next season could be allocated according to the number of ponchos you own?
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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People need to consider the intangible factors of charging. The club would be perceived as mean and it would give away fans another reason not to bother buying a ticket.
Financially, I'm sure the money you'd make by charging would be lost in reduced ticket sales anyway.
Financially, I'm sure the money you'd make by charging would be lost in reduced ticket sales anyway.
Skaville
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Why woud the club be considered mean for charging a pound for something that costs a pound?
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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1. To produce a plastic poncho doesn't cost a pound.
2. What if we HAD charged £1 and had to play Donny at Withdean next season? I'm sure at least 40 or 50 of their fans wouldn't bother coming, so that's £1,000+ of lost income for the sake of £200 made on the ponchos.
2. What if we HAD charged £1 and had to play Donny at Withdean next season? I'm sure at least 40 or 50 of their fans wouldn't bother coming, so that's £1,000+ of lost income for the sake of £200 made on the ponchos.
Conkers
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Skaville
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This whole argument is completely ridiculous, but I can't let this go. You're telling me that 40-50 of their fans would not have set foot in Withdean again if they had had to have paid £1 for a poncho! I do hope you were trying to be funny!
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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When you think about whether you can be bothered to go to an away game you take several factors into the equation, and one of those is what the experience has been like before.
Stuff like shit parking, shithole town centre, crap away stand, lack of decent pubs, awful stewards, overpriced tickets and overpriced stuff inside the ground all deter people from travelling away. The more you make it worse for them the less will come.
Stuff like shit parking, shithole town centre, crap away stand, lack of decent pubs, awful stewards, overpriced tickets and overpriced stuff inside the ground all deter people from travelling away. The more you make it worse for them the less will come.