Pathetic

[Hempstead Gaz]

Originally Posted By: ahsatan

not cold CG ? it was bloody freezing ! Spose you had your thick winter thermals on though !!

I work outdoors every day - last night was a balmy March evening.
You should try a January night shift at Ramsgate docks with a Noth sea wind howling in and the snow blowing horizontal!!

[Hirsty]

Originally Posted By: Unrecognized Genius

The FA Trophy was & still is on, of course. On Saturday, I was so filled with enthusiasm. Now? I am kicking myself for buying 3 match tickets & a hotel stay in advance. We might go through, but at the moment I feel like I don't care. I hate it when my team rolls over without a fight & at present I couldn't give a sh*t what happens this weekend.
___________

Just what we need, loyal supporters who do their best to inspire the team through thick & thin !! Glad that I didn't have to rely on you in the trenches !! If you don't give a sh*t about Saturday
then don't go !!

[Hempstead Gaz]

I'm going, probably. It's all happening in the middle of a week of 12 hour nights. Get home 9am Saturday morning, bloody knackered. Flop into bed for 3 hours kip. Crawl out, prop open eyes with matchsticks, drive to Alderhot.

Watch Fleet get to final. Hoipefully without extra time or penalties.

Drive home, get changed, go to work fot another 12 hours.

But I'm gonna do it.

[Stu M]

Grays got less than 500 last night. Maybe we should blame the chancellor and the dodgy economy.

 

That said, 2,000+ found £13 on Saturday. I'm not expecting them all to back for a game against Rushden, but I am expecting the thousand that call themselves regular fans to be there after what we achieved on Saturday and the fact we were still chasing a play-off place.

[Derryman]

Perhaps this has been discussed before and I missed it, but what is the generally accepted 'break even' attendance figure for the Fleet ?

 

(By that, I mean the gate revenue generated versus basic costs such as wages, fees, overheads etc.)

[Sth_London_Fleet]

I was listening to BBC London on my way back home and seemed that it was poor attendances at a lot of games last night, doubt they were as bad as our though.

[doheochai]

Originally Posted By: Sth_London_Fleet

doubt they were as bad as our though.

Grays was worse - 496

[Jeff]

My mate Greg was there last night.

He came on the back of going on Saturday and thinks that he will also go to Aldershot.

 

He wasn't overly put off by it.

 

[Unrecognized Genius]

Originally Posted By: Hirsty

Originally Posted By: Unrecognized Genius

The FA Trophy was & still is on, of course. On Saturday, I was so filled with enthusiasm. Now? I am kicking myself for buying 3 match tickets & a hotel stay in advance. We might go through, but at the moment I feel like I don't care. I hate it when my team rolls over without a fight & at present I couldn't give a sh*t what happens this weekend.
___________

Just what we need, loyal supporters who do their best to inspire the team through thick & thin !! Glad that I didn't have to rely on you in the trenches !! If you don't give a sh*t about Saturday
then don't go !!

Ah, but you have the advantage over me of posting this morning. I fired off my little rant when I got in last night, with my dooom & gloom frame of mind not helped by there being no taxis available in the whole of Gravesham for an hour. (On a Tuesday? What was all that about?)

In the cold light of day, I agree with you Hirsty & with Hannah's observation about my saying that I couldn't give a sh*t about this coming Saturday. Of course I care about it. Of course I will still be going & forking out for the hotel accommodation to make doubly sure I'm there on time. Even last night I knew I'd feel differently today.

I am not a professional moaner. I have never stood in front of the tea hut. I never shout criticism at matches & I despise people who get on individual players' backs. However, I did fire off my disappointment online, rather than just going off to bed.

Aldershot eased past Histon 3-1 last night. I'd guess, if Saturday's score had been reversed, they'd have struggled last night & we'd have dispatched Rushden without too much trouble.

[David Holden]

Quote:

Aldershot eased past Histon 3-1 last night. I'd guess, if Saturday's score had been reversed, they'd have struggled last night & we'd have dispatched Rushden without too much trouble.

 

 

Interesting that you should say that. York won their midweek match and Torquay lost theirs.

[Special K]

Yeah pathetic pretty much summed up the night. I have to admit I had a rant about the part time fans last night but my step dad tried to justify them not being there last night. Yeah some of them might have valid reasons but surely not all of them. But overall maybe the performance was the lull Aldersh*t into a false sense of security. They will go into the game thinking it was going to be a cake walk again(Mmmm cake *Drroooolllll*). Then they get striked down^^ But who knows^^

[BustaGut]

I believe that cost, effects the attendance a lot.

If your not a season ticket holder. Two games a week, for some that are on the min wage etc?

I would say find it very hard to find the money. I believe some fans are picking out what they think are the better games to watch,rather than attending every game.

[Hempstead Gaz]

Exactly what Chas Webster alluded to just before the game last night.

2 x £5 petrol = £10

2 x £13 gate = £26

1 x programme =£2.50

2 x 50/50 ticket = £4

 

without beer and gristleburger still well over £40 in a week.

Bloody expensive hobby.

This week cost will be well in excess of £70 for the 3 games in 8 days.

[Derryman]

And then, of course, there are the sad NLL among us who actually enjoy small crowds (if that's not a contradiction in terms). It's one of the appeals of the non-League scene.

[American FLEET FAN No1]

.....Plus, how many decided that just like Kent Senior Cup matches, that Liam would field a weakened team, before Saturdays game. I understand not wanting to get injured, but seeing the need to win all matches for a chance to reach the playoffs, from the commentary, it seemed as if the players weren't interested last night.

I quote: "When the Man of the Match was chosen because he didn't do anything wrong, that sums up the performance!"

[ahsatan]

Has anyone heard Liams comments on the game yet, did he do a RK interview ?

[Bill Kent]

I'm with you on that one Busta. Doesn't need rocket science to appreciate why the attendance was low. Two games a week for fans with family who have to budget. The older generation like myself on a low pension (although I was there last night).Something has to give!

 

Galeforce winds may have stopped fans from venturing outside. Have they assumed that the match may not have been on due to the weather?

 

In a way, I'm pleased and disapointed at the same time that the attendance was so low, but had the floating fans seen such an abysmal performance. It would put them off for ever coming to Stonebridge again.

 

[Derryman]

"Tuesday night football" - no, it just doesn't have that 'ring' to it.

[jc]

Originally Posted By: Alan W (GNFC)

we were unbeaten at home since Dec 8th when we lost to York

Coincidentally, that game was the last time before last night that we kicked the 'wrong' way (i.e. towards the Plough End) in the first half. So now you know what to blame for last night's defeat, in lieu of the Trophy.

Originally Posted By: Bill Kent

Galeforce winds may have stopped fans from venturing outside. Have they assumed that the match may not have been on due to the weather?

You get the impression that people are almost looking for an excuse not to go sometimes. Which is a pity, as mixing going to games like Saturday's with last night's make for a variety of experiences that is all part of the appeal for me.

Last night was probably our worst league performance since Histon at home earlier in the season. But it was only one game. After Saturday our Trophy fate will be resolved - we'll either be in a final after the league season has concluded, or we won't. Hopefully, then, we can concentrate with a renewed focus on picking up as many points in the league as possible and seeing where it leaves us, starting with Histon away on Tuesday.

[Hirsty]

Originally Posted By: BustaGut

I believe that cost, effects the attendance a lot.
If your not a season ticket holder. Two games a week, for some that are on the min wage etc?
I would say find it very hard to find the money. I believe some fans are picking out what they think are the better games to watch,rather than attending every game.

Surely buying a season ticket would have helped, especially if you had bought it prior to 1 April last year ( if I recall correctly ) it was at the previous season's price. Significant savings, and you get into see the Pre Season Friendlies for nothing. Just a thought.

Cheers,