Stockport General Sale - 10am today

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

I agree. Something to raise with the Trust perhaps, we seem to be getting a raw deal. Southend at Kings Lynn wasn't moved to a 1 pm KO - they had 1600 fans there, similar journey time for them as from Gy, Moving a friendly to 1 pm with 200 Town fans going was just farcical. Halifax is now 12.30 I believe - and KO times shifting for police or TV will be nailed on for Chesterfield and Notts.

And this is the problem we have!

We cant just enjoy the away days anymore - we are governed by police rule and the fun is now lost

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

I agree. Something to raise with the Trust perhaps, we seem to be getting a raw deal. Southend at Kings Lynn wasn't moved to a 1 pm KO - they had 1600 fans there, similar journey time for them as from Gy, Moving a friendly to 1 pm with 200 Town fans going was just farcical. Halifax is now 12.30 I believe - and KO times shifting for police or TV will be nailed on for Chesterfield and Notts.

Think this was mentioned when the Stockport game was first rearranged, but I raised this with the Trust and received a helpful and appreciated reply from Dave Roberts, but it didn’t really fill me with a great deal of confidence for the rest of the season.

Was even more concerned yesterday listening to the DN35 Podcast with Debbie Cook who, when questioned about KO times being moved, said that police only request KO times are moved when “they have intelligence that tells them moving KO time is absolutely essential”. We all know what the police are like when it comes to football fans, and it worries me that the CEO is taking them at their word, or is under the impression that what is “essential” is making it more difficult for fans to attend games, rather than finding better or more efficient ways of policing.

Anyway, been done to death this and we’ll not get anything other than shat on this year.

The top 5 leagues are governed by tv channels and the police these days and the supporters don’t get a look in.

There must be a naivety where organisers must think that home fans only live 5 minutes away from the ground and away supporters don’t really travel that far and anyway, people only want to watch it on the tv.

Every year is the same, football supporters get treated as 2nd class citizens that can be pushed around without a moments thought given to those indirectly involved. Pub landlords, hotels, takeaways and even the clubs themselves lose out.

Fans book (and pay) for things like travel and accommodation well in advance because of the high cost and then run the risk of it being rearranged. Did the near fatal step of the European super league teach the decision makers that the supporters of football teams will only take so much

Our early postponement has rammed home the issues we will face this season with Covid.

To get a refund on a Bromley ticket, you need to return it to the club which is inconvenient for a lot of people, especially exiles who maybe can't make a midweek fixture.

Personally I don't think we will be seeing fans in stadium all season but we will see I guess.

I’ll be going but it’s a crying shame others won’t be, the club should’ve never bent over at Stockports request

Quoted from ska face

Yep, one that I was really looking forward to now I only know 1 person going (other than myself) and most have said they can’t be ársed with all the hassle & messing about.

Gonna be the same for Halifax, Chesterfield, Notts County too, with Wrexham, Altrincham, Solihull & Southend alread on Tuesday or Friday nights. Kings Lynn on Easter Monday also just about guaranteed to be moved to an early KO, or played on the moon.

The clowns running this league have absolutely zero regard for fans. We’d be taking a minimum of 1-1500 to each of those if they were played on a Saturday you’d imagine.

Two of the games already moved were agreed by the board and had nothing to do with the "clowns that run this League"

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

I agree. Something to raise with the Trust perhaps, we seem to be getting a raw deal. Southend at Kings Lynn wasn't moved to a 1 pm KO - they had 1600 fans there, similar journey time for them as from Gy, Moving a friendly to 1 pm with 200 Town fans going was just farcical. Halifax is now 12.30 I believe - and KO times shifting for police or TV will be nailed on for Chesterfield and Notts.

It's about time the club started to put our fans first, rather than the police or other clubs. The Chesterfield game was changed from 3.00 pm to 1.00 pm because Derbyshire police wanted it, WHY? Our full allocation of tickets was not sold so there would not be as many fans as expected.

There was also another major failing of the police, in so far as they failed to manage the traffic around Chesterfield on match day. Knowing a football match would be played you would assume that somebody at Derbyshire police HQ would have the brains to realise that there would be more cars on the road.

NO, they didn't, but put the start time back to 2.00 pm; so what was going to be wrong with the original kick-off time? Debbie and Co. should realise from this the police don't give a dam about Town fans and at best the actions of the police are suspect. She and the new board should put the interest of Town fans first. They tell us how important the fans are to the team, especially at away games, so the interests of the fans should be paramount in their decisions, after that of the team.

Quoted from pontoonlew

I’ll be going but it’s a crying shame others won’t be, the club should’ve never bent over at Stockports request

We couldn't object to the kick off being moved as it was scheduled within 48 hours of their previous game due to TV. I think we could have proposed 19:45 on Monday night but would have caused problems for those wanting to get the train I presume or a decent nights sleep for work the next day.

So the attendance would be limited anyway and Hurst opted for the extra days rest.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

We couldn't object to the kick off being moved as it was scheduled within 48 hours of their previous game due to TV. I think we could have proposed 19:45 on Monday night but would have caused problems for those wanting to get the train I presume or a decent nights sleep for work the next day.

So the attendance would be limited anyway and Hurst opted for the extra days rest.

I’ve seen this ‘extra days rest’ excuse rolled out and it makes absolutely no sense given that we get less rest than our opponents the following Saturday

Quoted from arryarryarry

Two of the games already moved were agreed by the board and had nothing to do with the "clowns that run this League"

The Bromley match was moved due to contractual obligations with the League’s TV partner.

The Stockport match was moved because another team’s contractual tv obligations meant they could take advantage of a rule put in place by the league where we had no option but to move a 7:45on ko, either Monday or Tuesday.

Both a result of procedures and agreements confected by this circus. Thanks for your input, mind.

I’m not too fussed over the Southend match, if they think they can get more fans in on a Friday then they’ve a right to ask the question.