Nice one Aidy

[Pinks 0]

Looks like Aidy agrees with Gobby Cowling. Nothing to do with who pays him I suppose?

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/4804040.Boothroyd_backs_Cowling_s_stance_on_Norwich_City/

[pennywise 0]

whilst i`m gutted about the tickets cos i was hoping to go but its not worth eventrying now(being a super member with no away stubs lol)..i do wonder how we would feel in a similar situation ? say if our average gate was 15,000 and someone like leeds wanted 8,000 tickets for an important match, would we all say fair enough let them take over our ground for the day? or moan about having to move seats to accomadate them ?  i know the colchester chairmans turned it into a lambert stituation  and all that , but would we be happy to turn over half our ground to visiting supporters ? [:D]

[Mike 68]

What is the bare minimum you have to offer away fans? Do you have to offer away fans a ticket? No idea......

Their childish stance bores me now. It''s done, we''re getting 1900.... time to move on.

 

[Pinks 0]

[quote user="pennywise "]

whilst i`m gutted about the tickets cos i was hoping to go but its not worth eventrying now(being a super member with no away stubs lol)..i do wonder how we would feel in a similar situation ? say if our average gate was 15,000 and someone like leeds wanted 8,000 tickets for an important match, would we all say fair enough let them take over our ground for the day? or moan about having to move seats to accomadate them ?  i know the colchester chairmans turned it into a lambert stituation  and all that , but would we be happy to turn over half our ground to visiting supporters ? [:D]

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I think the difference is we fill our ground. I would rather have an atmosphere rather than a half empty stadium and a cash loss every other week.

 

[morty 0]

In my opinion we should leave it now, before it really does start to sound as petty and whining as them.

[Mr.Carrow 394]

[quote user="pennywise "]

whilst i`m gutted about the tickets cos i was hoping to go but its not worth eventrying now(being a super member with no away stubs lol)..i do wonder how we would feel in a similar situation ? say if our average gate was 15,000 and someone like leeds wanted 8,000 tickets for an important match, would we all say fair enough let them take over our ground for the day? or moan about having to move seats to accomadate them ?  i know the colchester chairmans turned it into a lambert stituation  and all that , but would we be happy to turn over half our ground to visiting supporters ? [:D]

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If we`d forked out for a brand new stadium but couldn`t even half fill it, i`d expect the club to do everything possible to fill the seats in order to give a return- even if it means selling to away fans. 

[pete_norw 0]

[quote user="Mr.Carrow"][quote user="pennywise "]

whilst i`m gutted about the tickets cos i was hoping to go but its not worth eventrying now(being a super member with no away stubs lol)..i do wonder how we would feel in a similar situation ? say if our average gate was 15,000 and someone like leeds wanted 8,000 tickets for an important match, would we all say fair enough let them take over our ground for the day? or moan about having to move seats to accomadate them ?  i know the colchester chairmans turned it into a lambert stituation  and all that , but would we be happy to turn over half our ground to visiting supporters ? [:D]

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If we`d forked out for a brand new stadium but couldn`t even half fill it, i`d expect the club to do everything possible to fill the seats in order to give a return- even if it means selling to away fans. 

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This has to convince the FA regarding compo, if they are willing to lose £30.000 or so they don''t need the money so why the hoohar for Compo then

[Nuff Said 5,960]

Couldn''t agree more. However, to expect the more rabid Pink ''Un posters to let it lie is optimistic to say the least.[:(]

[Nuff Said 5,960]

Oooops -meant to quote morty''s comment: "In my opinion we should leave it now, before it really does start to sound as petty and whining as them."Doh!

[Nuff Said 5,960]

Still, it gets the post count up [;)]

[pete_norw 0]

If ever we meet Colchester at Carrow road again, should we return the compliment, by saying this match is closed to all away fans ans sell only to Norwich fans, what would be the reaction from them be

[morty 0]

[quote user="pete_norw"]If ever we meet Colchester at Carrow road again, should we return the compliment, by saying this match is closed to all away fans ans sell only to Norwich fans, what would be the reaction from them be[/quote]Or maybe be the bigger man, let them bring as many as they like and happily take their money, and three points lol.

[Canary_on_the Trent 0]

[quote user="Mike Grant"]

What is the bare minimum you have to offer away fans? Do you have to offer away fans a ticket? No idea......

Their childish stance bores me now. It''s done, we''re getting 1900.... time to move on.

 

[/quote]We''ve got almost double what they''re obliged to give us under FA rules.

[grantroederdisaster 0]

Boothroyd wasn''t going to call his chairman a tw*t in the media was he?

[Howson is now! 0]

Apart from the petulant way Clowning has gone about it, I agree with him. If they can afford to take the hit financially then why should they give us more tickets? Why on earth would he want to turn his ground into a neutral venue or all be it like a home game for us?

If you think about it, it''s not even really a financial hit for them as they wouldn''t have been budgeting on the basis of Norwich bringing 4000 fans or anything so it''s just like not getting a bonus, you just plod along as usual.

As I say, apart from the way he went about it, I don''t see the problem. We take on average about 1900 away. I know there''s sometimes more but that''s enough tickets for the regulars to be able to go. You go to away games, you get a ticket for this match. That''s why they''re doing it on a loyalty basis. I am surprised they haven''t staggered the loyalty though by starting with all away games, 11 away stubs, then 10, then 9 and so on.

I''ve only been to one away game this season so won''t be applying.

[yoda 0]

I think we should have the same amount of tickets that Leeds had , no more no less .

[cufcone 0]

Yoda,Leeds got more tickets because they are a much much bigger club than you...I know Norwich are a massive club as you all keep saying but Leeds are alot bigger....

[Rupethebear 0]

.....but they aren''t an hr down the road, its the ''derby effect'' which is causing the demand!

[McCanary 0]

[quote user="cufcone"]Yoda,Leeds got more tickets because they are a much much bigger club than you...I know Norwich are a massive club as you all keep saying but Leeds are alot bigger....[/quote]

In your eyes maybe...a look at the averages might help you understand why we would like the same as them

[Bury Green 0]

[quote user="cufcone"]Yoda,Leeds got more tickets because they are a much much bigger club than you...I know Norwich are a massive club as you all keep saying but Leeds are alot bigger....[/quote]

What a 5 Star Nimrod you are, is there some military installation off the A12 conduction experiments to breed a new form of brainless cretin for use in keyboard warfare? 

Allow me to understand how those northern monkeys are a bigger club than ours, go on why don’t you enlighten us all with your wisdom?  Don’t even try going near the home gate route either, the only reason FCR wasn’t expanded was our board didn’t allow the creditors to pick up the tab in the same way The Original Scum and Leeds did. 

Word of wisdom fellow Yellows, go for quick a leak first lest we all pee ourselves laughing as the words of wisdom start to flow. 

Col Who?  Scum Nouveau that’s who

 

[cufcone 0]

Only winding you up Bury Green... Actually i would prefer Norwich to have more tickets than Leeds,can''t stand them....

[|BA 0]

You dont think Leeds Utd are a bigger club than Norwich? What are you 12?

We were out of order approaching Lambert behind Colchesters back. We all know it. AT the time you were all lauding it as the new tough regime.... now you''re all in denial.

They are only obliged to offer us 10% of the tickets, so we''re well over, if they can afford to drop the £££ then they''d be nuts to give us more. We cant out sing 500 away fans at Carrow Road most weeks, if we allowed more than the 2500 allocation we''d never be heard.

[Sing Up The South Stand 0]

BA - Away fans are often louder than home fans, and our fans away are noisier than at home.

cufone or whatever it is, i agree, leeds have to be the most disliked team in the entire league... I do think Beckford and his antics, and Leeds are a match made in heaven!

[cufcone 0]

What makes Leeds a bigger club then, a bit more history and some extra seats in their ground,i think not.....Maybe a bigger fan base,well what great fans they have got..Full house every week in the premier league then drop down 2 divisions then their attendances drop 15,000...At least Norwich fans still turn up and they get near enough the same attendances in league one than when they were in the premier league....

[Bury Yellow 2]

I see your back with us again IBA with your usual condescending drivel.

Great pity! At least when you were on the other site knocking this message board you had the audience you deserved.

Just a warning, start your liable comments on this board and there will be trouble.

Merry Christmas

[The Fish Seller 0]

[quote user="IBA"]

We were out of order approaching Lambert behind Colchesters back. We all know it. AT the time you were all lauding it as the new tough regime.... now you''re all in denial.[/quote]It is well documented that we DID NOT approach Lambert behind Colchesters back as you state. We approached the Club and Clowning was the first to inform Lambert of our interest, obviously Clowning wasn''t able to maintain a professional relationship with his own manager as Lambert appears to have asked Clowning for permission to speak to us directly because he was unhappy with the way the Colchester board were handling the matter. That Clowning agreed to these talks is not in dispute, the devil lies in the details of what terms were attached to the Colchester Chairmans agreement (FL reg 20.3), all we know is that we were not allowed either directly or indirectly to offer him employment. We have to assume that we''re not foolish enough to breach those requirements in which case any tribunal hearing is likely to fail in finding a breach of FL reg 20. We had the requisite permission and if he subsequently chose to resign without us offering him employment during those talks then Clowning is likely to be left losing more than just his management team.Nobody is making any noise about Culverhouse and Karsa''s part in the proceedings. Notably Colchester have been very quiet. Since both were employees and resigned prior to their current appointments I find this strange as they too were ''covered'' by FL reg 20. What happened with this pair, a leap of faith? Is it conceivable that if two out of three can make such a leap that the third one might just have done the same? Why are we not facing action over these two ex colchester employees?

[Camuldonum 0]

Colchester United''s board of directors have issued the following statement on the club''s official website:

We regret that it has not been possible to settle compensation claims with Norwich City relating to Paul Lambert, Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa and therefore we have had to report all four parties to the Football League for breach of Football League Regulations and misconduct.

[John 0]

[quote user="Camuldonum"]Colchester United''s board of directors have issued the following statement on the club''s official website:We regret that it has not been possible to settle compensation claims with Norwich City relating to Paul Lambert, Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa and therefore we have had to report all four parties to the Football League for breach of Football League Regulations and misconduct.[/quote]Hmmmph....