Couple of questions anybody...?

[Rick the Dick]

Have we won any Ryman Monthly Awards this season? I can't remember.

 

What's the official maximum capacity at New Lodge. No reason for asking Just interested, that's all!

 

Apologies if this is in a programme or something, but I don't have access to one at the mo.

 

 

[ETU Fan]

Well, you dont want 'Manager Of The Month' its usually the kiss of death to most teams!

[c'mon ricay]

Well according to football manager the capacity is 3,500 which sounds right as I seem to remember that figure from somewhere else the game also sates that we have 424 seats which does not sound right to me

[Andy P]

Also says capacity 3500 and 424 seats here...

 

http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/billericay_town.html

[Localfan]

Quote:

Have we won any Ryman Monthly Awards this season? I can't remember.

 

Dont put that curse on yourselves....remember Jeff King manager of the month and we went into Freefall and Richard McKinney, Goal keeper of the month, lost his place and has only just got it back...........its the Ryman Curse of death..beware!!!!

[Rick the Dick]

Originally Posted By: Localfan

Dont put that curse on yourselves....

I wasn't suggsting we should have won any. On the contrary, I think that if we haven't it says a great deal about an excellent all-round team performance that has strengthened over the course of the season and peaked when needed.

As a wise person once said, "it's a marathon, not a sprint"! But now the finish line is in sight .

[Rick the Dick]

Originally Posted By: Andy P

Also says capacity 3500 and 424 seats here...

http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/billericay_town.html

Thanks Andy. Presumably the capacity has been reduced slightly then since we had nearly 4000 in for the West Ham friendly in 1977. I guess we had no-where near as many seats then.

[extaffyjim]

3500 is the official capacity, but i dont think thats realistic. When we played Wisbech circa 1997 the attendance was something like 1900, and if i remember correctly, that was fairly tight. I stand to be corrected but i reckon 2500 would be about the tops.

 

424 seats sounds about right to me

[Ryan.c]

In 1997 I think we didn't have the 'far side' except the old supporters club stand. There were seats at the Blunts Wall Road end, which probably gave us a capacity of around 2,700ish.

 

For the big games in the 70's, I think they drafted in temporary seats/stands from Essex County Cricket Club.

[GazzaBTFC]

They did indeed...The Franborough F A Vase Semi Final comes to mind as one.

[cowshedpaul]

For me that was one of the best 'ricay games I have seen over the past 35 years I've been watching Town. It's also one of the few times I have not stood in the cowshed, simply because it was already packed!!!

Ended up standing on the Essex CCC benches in one corner watch us whip Farnborough 6-0 with Ricky McQueen scoring a hat-trick!!

It was Easter Saturday and it snowed, just to make it even more memorable.

[cowshedpaul]

For me that was one of the best 'ricay games I have seen over the past 35 years I've been watching Town. It's also one of the few times I have not stood in the cowshed, simply because it was already packed!!!

Ended up standing on the Essex CCC benches in one corner watch us whip Farnborough 6-0 with Ricky McQueen scoring a hat-trick!!

It was Easter Saturday and it snowed, just to make it even more memorable.

[RegF]

...gazza were you there for the 6-0??..the temp seats were actually used for the previous Farnborough semi too..2-1 if I recall...