Pi$$ takers!

[EMH O30crew]

I have just read somewhere that East thurrock only charged £5.00 entry fee for their friendly after charging us £8.00.

Now I am really hacked off!

I for one will not let that happen to me again and will refuse to enter the money grabbing gits turnstiles and will stand with anyone else that feels that way.

Honestly, I am serious, That was takin the pi$$ and we let them! Next time, the urchin faithful should refuse to enter untill they drop the price.There was around 70 of us there and I am sure they would have dropped the price if we all stuck together.

Is there someone we can complain too about this pi$$ take??

[NickR]

That really is awful.

 

They obviously adopt the 'lets sting the b@stards for what we can get' attitude.

 

It won't be long before they themselves get stung if they carry on like this.

 

If they had any class, they would offer a £3 refund (to make the difference between the two prices) to anyone with proof of entry.

 

Very sad that people have to act like this.

[Uncle Urchin]

the fact is that they have shot themselves in the foot because it will be a long time before our guys go back down there...we could be in the same league as them next year and how many will travel there then....

 

my guess is about 6...

 

what goes around comes around... <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[and1inthetree]

i'm thinking that lots and lots will travel there.

 

how many go through the turnstiles is another matter.

[smallsy]

i went to maldon town the other day vs dag and red XI. maldon were full of trialists and d&r had a youth team + ashley vickers. they charged £6 which i found to be ridiculous. £8 is a shocker. they saw you coming im afraid.

[NotTheRealSteveWest]

Good point Mr Tree, I think we know how to get in there now and that advice can be given free of charge to anyone else going there!!

[TB&G]

Quote:

EMH O30crew said:
I have just read somewhere that East thurrock only charged £5.00 entry fee for their friendly after charging us £8.00.
Now I am really hacked off!
I for one will not let that happen to me again and will refuse to enter the money grabbing gits turnstiles and will stand with anyone else that feels that way.
Honestly, I am serious, That was takin the pi$$ and we let them! Next time, the urchin faithful should refuse to enter untill they drop the price.There was around 70 of us there and I am sure they would have dropped the price if we all stuck together.
Is there someone we can complain too about this pi$$ take??

On a serious point I can only presume that someone picked up all the verbal flak on the messageboard last week against the iniquitous £8 charge levied on you lot and decided that if the Bororites were going to stage an "until half-time clubhouse sit-in" they would have to reduce the entry price to a fiver.

I don't think that the £8 rate was particularly aimed at you Urchins but that it is what they probably normally charge for home league games and they just didn't think when applying a price for your game with them.

I wouldn't pay £8 to watch that lot on a regular basis anyhow after last Saturday's showing.

[EMH O30crew]

Oh I beg to differ mr lupe.

It was most definately aimed at us "Rich club" Urchins.

Absolutely disgusting.

Very hacked off indeed i am about it still!

[DADDY HOMER 030crew]

Well voiced EMH.

[zody]

why not, every essex senior league clubs set a price and all stick to it.

[The Monk]

No, because are the likes of Eton Manor going to pay £5 to get in, but it would be rediculous for us and a few other to charge any less...

 

You see what I mean?

[zody]

the old saying monkey, the rich will get richer and the poorer will get poorer maybe

[The Monk]

What I was saying was we need a £5 fee to help the club be self sufficient.

 

Eton Manor, for example, £5 would be ridiculous. They don't have wage bills etc that other bigger ESL sides have. I'm not saying they don't need money but it's less vital.

 

If everyones gate was £5, the smaller teams would be outraged, if it was £2/3, the bigger clubs would not survive.

 

On paper it sounds a good idea, in practise it just could not work.

[zody]

thought the bar and resturant helped as with a 50/50, and other fund raising ideas, not to put the price on the gate.

 

By the way by the time you read this <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/birthday.gif" alt="" /> for 27th Monkey

[LeagueSecretary]

League Rules state 'The minimum charge for admission shall be £3 for adults'

[The Monk]

Thanks Zody! and there's no winning an argument is there with you!

[EMH O30crew]

Stll not the point tho is it? Those cheatin money grabbing gits at East Thurrock are just takin the pi$$!!

[zody]

thanks for the info, glad you taking an interest in this debate