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Post by Solihull Terrier on Sept 14, 2011 11:15:29 GMT 1
"The expected Huddersfield boycott did not materialise and they brought a decent following"
Looking at this quote from a Sheff Utd match report it appears exactly what I thought would happen transpired. We took a mediocre following and no one at Sheff Utd really thought we boycotted the match. Therefore the moral impact made was nil. If we really care about hitting the cash they took from us then why not boycott all away games?!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 11:42:08 GMT 1
"The expected Huddersfield boycott did not materialise and they brought a decent following" Looking at this quote from a Sheff Utd match report it appears exactly what I thought would happen transpired. We took a mediocre following and no one at Sheff Utd really thought we boycotted the match. Therefore the moral impact made was nil. If we really care about hitting the cash they took from us then why not boycott all away games?! they ve only to look at last year at hillsborough to realise theyre talking out of there ass.i dont buy that for one minute paolo :nono:
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Post by BoltonTerrier on Sept 14, 2011 11:43:20 GMT 1
"The expected Huddersfield boycott did not materialise and they brought a decent following" Looking at this quote from a Sheff Utd match report it appears exactly what I thought would happen transpired. We took a mediocre following and no one at Sheff Utd really thought we boycotted the match. Therefore the moral impact made was nil. If we really care about hitting the cash they took from us then why not boycott all away games?! they ve only to look at last year at hillsborough to realise theyre talking out of there ass.i dont buy that for one minute paolo Exactly. Dont confuse their idiocy for a failed boycott... They were saying even at £14 a ticket we wouldnt bring 3000 pre game...
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Post by Solihull Terrier on Sept 14, 2011 13:04:33 GMT 1
"The expected Huddersfield boycott did not materialise and they brought a decent following" Looking at this quote from a Sheff Utd match report it appears exactly what I thought would happen transpired. We took a mediocre following and no one at Sheff Utd really thought we boycotted the match. Therefore the moral impact made was nil. If we really care about hitting the cash they took from us then why not boycott all away games?! they ve only to look at last year at hillsborough to realise theyre talking out of there ass.i dont buy that for one minute paolo We know that but why would anyone from another club, esp one that rarely plays us, know anything about our following. To those who don't know our club that would have looked like a standard mid week away following. Meaning those in power at Sheff Utd will be sat there thinking they did the right thing this morning. We know we'd have taken more but the Blades have no idea how many more and probably don't expect some of the figures we talk about here. So I'd say the boycott failed sadly. It needed to be an empty stand to make an impression.
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Post by terry on Sept 14, 2011 13:26:32 GMT 1
Boycott failed would be around 3000 going, having a full tier completely empty due to Peterborough esque unsold tickets is boycott success, they only opened the top tier for us because they expected us to bring thousands, there's no doubt they'll have noticed. Even the ones that went did well by singing about the price.
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Post by jimharrogate on Sept 14, 2011 13:31:43 GMT 1
I think the boycott was a success as there was an empty Upper Tier and less than 50% of the expected following.
Of course the SUFC Management team want to make it seem a failure hence the garbage statement from them.
The fan power shown along with publicity will tell ALL clubs that they cannot take fans for granted and expect us to continually pay silly prices to pay for the footballs gravy train.
Personally I have just passed 60 and £22.00 being charged by SUFC was not acceptable even though I could easily have afforded it .
I respect the views of all those who went-that is their choice.
2 great results for Town -
1/ 3-0 2/ Fan Power
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Post by bridgeterrier on Sept 14, 2011 13:47:00 GMT 1
"The expected Huddersfield boycott did not materialise and they brought a decent following" Looking at this quote from a Sheff Utd match report it appears exactly what I thought would happen transpired. We took a mediocre following and no one at Sheff Utd really thought we boycotted the match. Therefore the moral impact made was nil. If we really care about hitting the cash they took from us then why not boycott all away games?! I'm quite sure SUFC will have noted what we took to SWFC last season, if not then why give us 4500 tickets in the first place, when the played Barnsley last season they limited them to the bottom tier(2600ish). They cleary thought we would hit the same numbers as our trip to Hillsborough. As for no-one noticing our boycott, well tell that to the SUFC board and more importantly their Bank manager. 2000+ empty seats last night will mean that SUFC missed out on at least £30k in lost revenue and that doesn't include programmes and refreshments, i bet they are secretly gutted and not just over the result
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 13:50:28 GMT 1
Everybody knows I did not agree with the boycott tactics, but just to rub their noses in the boycott success; I recommend that Admin sends a commiseration email to SUFC board (chairman) regarding their 3/0 defeat, including the sums of the confirmed non-attendees. Then you can be sure they know about the results. :iconlol:
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Post by BoltonTerrier on Sept 14, 2011 14:42:50 GMT 1
Just over 1500 there. Id definitely call that a success. They will be at least £50k down on the night from non attendees and got whooped on the pitch.
Very happy with how it all worked out :appl:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 15:12:41 GMT 1
i ve a few blades mates and they all new about it.spoke to two in the build up and both mentioned it.strangely their phones are off at the mo
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Post by dugnet on Sept 14, 2011 15:30:22 GMT 1
The Boycott worked because were talking about the issue, the amount we took to Weds last season was the benchmark and only 25% attended last night who attended that game.
It will only take Weds themselves to make noises about the cost for the debate to continue.
Overall all credit to those who went, also credit to those who didn't and a great result all round.
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Post by scoffsablue on Sept 14, 2011 17:36:29 GMT 1
Just over 1500 there. Id definitely call that a success. They will be at least £50k down on the night from non attendees and got whooped on the pitch. Very happy with how it all worked out We're all very happy as to how the result worked out...that was a clear 100% success....but the boycott wasn't a total success Adam....i reckon at best it was a 2 to 1 in favour....there's numerous other reasons why people can't make a midweek match so it wasn't all down to the DATM thread so you need not take it so personal you were only the author after all unless with all the spare time you now have on your hands you're lobbying to be Chairman of the FSF boycotting department
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Post by tonywal on Sept 14, 2011 17:49:42 GMT 1
The Boycott worked because were talking about the issue, the amount we took to Weds last season was the benchmark and only 25% attended last night who attended that game. It will only take Weds themselves to make noises about the cost for the debate to continue. Overall all credit to those who went, also credit to those who didn't and a great result all round. Are you saying you think Wed will make a noise about the prices at Utd? I'm a little confused.
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Post by BoltonTerrier on Sept 14, 2011 17:55:31 GMT 1
The Boycott worked because were talking about the issue, the amount we took to Weds last season was the benchmark and only 25% attended last night who attended that game. It will only take Weds themselves to make noises about the cost for the debate to continue. Overall all credit to those who went, also credit to those who didn't and a great result all round. Are you saying you think Wed will make a noise about the prices at Utd? I'm a little confused. They already have been mate. As have chesterfield apparently...
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Post by tonywal on Sept 14, 2011 17:59:02 GMT 1
Are you saying you think Wed will make a noise about the prices at Utd? I'm a little confused. They already have been mate. As have chesterfield apparently... Can't see Wed wanting to boycott their biggest rivals, ya never know though.
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Post by BoltonTerrier on Sept 14, 2011 18:01:49 GMT 1
They already have been mate. As have chesterfield apparently... Can't see Wed wanting to boycott their biggest rivals, ya never know though. I think the only reason weds will boycott is that they dont wanna get stuffed at the lane... :iconlol:
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Post by dugnet on Sept 14, 2011 19:56:35 GMT 1
The Boycott worked because were talking about the issue, the amount we took to Weds last season was the benchmark and only 25% attended last night who attended that game. It will only take Weds themselves to make noises about the cost for the debate to continue. Overall all credit to those who went, also credit to those who didn't and a great result all round. Are you saying you think Wed will make a noise about the prices at Utd? I'm a little confused. I think they will make at least representations about the cost. The pricing was/is wrong which was compounded when you factor in what they charged Bury.
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Post by terrierng on Sept 14, 2011 20:04:57 GMT 1
weds have to pay 32 quid for the blades
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Post by BoltonTerrier on Sept 14, 2011 20:13:29 GMT 1
weds have to pay 32 quid for the blades Got a link mate?
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Post by terrierng on Sept 14, 2011 20:16:48 GMT 1
thought it was on this thread somewhere,or on datm,cos i have posted it before a few days ago and i got the info off here,from an owls fan.
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Post by BoltonTerrier on Sept 14, 2011 20:17:58 GMT 1
thought it was on this thread somewhere,or on datm,cos i have posted it before a few days ago and i got the info off here,from an owls fan. Cant see anything official on their site. Think its all just rumours at the moment...
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Post by marshterrier on Sept 14, 2011 20:18:08 GMT 1
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Post by terrierng on Sept 14, 2011 20:19:58 GMT 1
its on here somewhere but i cant be arsed trawling thru to find the lying fooking owl,lifes too short.
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Post by popterriertastic on Sept 14, 2011 21:03:34 GMT 1
The way to make the point is to sell out at Wednesday
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Post by fmuk on Sept 14, 2011 21:21:19 GMT 1
Bit late now, but I think what might have been effective is for all people boycotting to donate £3.50p to the KIU campaign.
In fact, thinking about it, that would have been an easy out for Sheff Utd, given they're also a Yorkshire club, if they'd creamed all the 10% naughty factor off the top and donated it that would have killed any sense of wrong-doing at a stroke.
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 15, 2011 0:22:10 GMT 1
3000 missing fans= programmes/beer/food etc = getting on for 100k in lost revenue.
they can say what they like. they'll know the boycott cost them big time financially.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2011 23:40:12 GMT 1
I typed all this for 'where's the boycott now thread, only to find it was locked. So here it is instead: It's supply and demand, charge more if popular to max income, less if unpopular to max punters; same as airlines, holidays, cars, etc. Push it too far and it comes back to bite you, re Sheff U. I don't think the continued debate is falling out, it's just different opinions from where people stand on a non-football related issue, i.e. economics of the market place. I was very anti boycott due primarily to the fact that it encouraged less support, in the end irrelevant as we won; so I moved on. I do agree with the principle idea, you stick with it, 'come hell or high water', 'whichever side of the fence you are on'. But, that does not mean you have to do every time that something is similar; just make a stand in the most extreme scenario, £14 to £28.50 is one of those, whether I agreed at the time or not!
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Post by galpharmer2 on Sept 16, 2011 23:44:15 GMT 1
The thread was locked because it was getting a bit 'I'm better than you because I went'. Those that went went, those that didn't didn't. At the end of the day we are all Town fans and we support our club in our own ways.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2011 23:51:41 GMT 1
I see your point re lock. And agree re the rest!
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Post by mezz60 on Sept 17, 2011 0:08:20 GMT 1
OK lets move on onwards and upwards ,apparently there are 4 cat a games at bramall lane us ,wendies, the crooked spire but who are the other team.There should be no category's in division 3 unless you are talking about x,y, and z
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