Going to Derby [FA cup] game?
1Wondering what consensus is - stay at home to watch on TV or brave the weather and spend the £20 on a ticket?
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2No contest. Be there or be square.CathedralCounty wrote: November 16th, 2022, 2:55 pm Wondering what consensus is - stay at home to watch on TV or brave the weather and spend the £20 on a ticket?
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3Personally will watch on TV. Wouldn't expect a large turnout for this game. Possibly sub 3,000.
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4Would hope with the game being on TV, and the weather probably poor, that the club would drop the price again to get people through the gates.
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5A supporter should not just want the team to win and watch on the tele.The club needs our money through the turnstiles otherwise we struggle to pay our way.We already have small crowds so we are up against it financially compared to Bradford etc.We talk about plastic supporters watching Man U and the like on Sky yet some fans of ours want to do just that.
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6Fair point but conversely some criticise those who do attend just the big games [in person] and say they are the “plastics” I’ll be there anyway…Percy plunkett wrote: November 16th, 2022, 8:51 pm A supporter should not just want the team to win and watch on the tele.The club needs our money through the turnstiles otherwise we struggle to pay our way.We already have small crowds so we are up against it financially compared to Bradford etc.We talk about plastic supporters watching Man U and the like on Sky yet some fans of ours want to do just that.
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7The club get 40% of the gate for this game so,if a fan stays home and saves £20,he / she might say,well the club only miss out on my £8.The problem is,if 1000 fans stay home then we lose £8k.Fans should give that some thought.The manager will want to sign a few players in January,where will the money come from.CathedralCounty wrote: November 16th, 2022, 9:25 pmFair point but conversely some criticise those who do attend just the big games [in person] and say they are the “plastics” I’ll be there anyway…Percy plunkett wrote: November 16th, 2022, 8:51 pm A supporter should not just want the team to win and watch on the tele.The club needs our money through the turnstiles otherwise we struggle to pay our way.We already have small crowds so we are up against it financially compared to Bradford etc.We talk about plastic supporters watching Man U and the like on Sky yet some fans of ours want to do just that.
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8My guilt at not going is assuaged by my monthly donations to the club. We all make those, right?Percy plunkett wrote: November 16th, 2022, 8:51 pm A supporter should not just want the team to win and watch on the tele.The club needs our money through the turnstiles otherwise we struggle to pay our way.We already have small crowds so we are up against it financially compared to Bradford etc.We talk about plastic supporters watching Man U and the like on Sky yet some fans of ours want to do just that.
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9I take the same view also, and having other arrangements not forseeing that we would be playing a game on a Sunday afternoon.JonD wrote: November 17th, 2022, 7:53 amMy guilt at not going is assuaged by my monthly donations to the club. We all make those, right?Percy plunkett wrote: November 16th, 2022, 8:51 pm A supporter should not just want the team to win and watch on the tele.The club needs our money through the turnstiles otherwise we struggle to pay our way.We already have small crowds so we are up against it financially compared to Bradford etc.We talk about plastic supporters watching Man U and the like on Sky yet some fans of ours want to do just that.
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10I imagine it will be a fair bit higher than that. 2nd round of the cup, and to a lot of the armchair generation, Derby still represents a decent attraction.OLDCROMWELLIAN wrote: November 16th, 2022, 6:15 pm Personally will watch on TV. Wouldn't expect a large turnout for this game. Possibly sub 3,000.
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12Well said PP agree with both your points and I am pleased there is no price discount the club is going to need as much as possible for the Jan window - cash wish a key game to win.Percy plunkett wrote: November 16th, 2022, 9:44 pmThe club get 40% of the gate for this game so,if a fan stays home and saves £20,he / she might say,well the club only miss out on my £8.The problem is,if 1000 fans stay home then we lose £8k.Fans should give that some thought.The manager will want to sign a few players in January,where will the money come from.CathedralCounty wrote: November 16th, 2022, 9:25 pmFair point but conversely some criticise those who do attend just the big games [in person] and say they are the “plastics” I’ll be there anyway…Percy plunkett wrote: November 16th, 2022, 8:51 pm A supporter should not just want the team to win and watch on the tele.The club needs our money through the turnstiles otherwise we struggle to pay our way.We already have small crowds so we are up against it financially compared to Bradford etc.We talk about plastic supporters watching Man U and the like on Sky yet some fans of ours want to do just that.
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