| £15 for our home friendly 13:09 - Jul 23 with 23979 views | _ |
Why can't the club just once, just ONCE, turn round to the supporter and offer them a real gesture of good will and thank us for our loyal support.
£15 for a kick about in the sun...
And I don't care if every other club in England is doing it. It would be nice if our club had a different mentality when it came to its supporters.
Have they forgotten how many times they have messed up in the past - The Euro games for example.
They must be due another dividend soon i'd imagine.
Pathetic, Swansea City, pathetic. |  |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 15:36 - Jul 25 with 910 views | jackonicko |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:28 - Jul 25 by Swanjaxs |
So who thinks 15 quid is too expensive for a friendly? ?  |
If you're that bothered you should start a thread on the subject, and stop trying to divert this one  |  | | |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:37 - Jul 25 with 908 views | Starsky |
| £15 for our home friendly on 13:36 - Jul 25 by londonlisa2001 |
the grant from the (I think but not certain) Football Trust was only available for a 20,000 stadium - everyone pushed for 25,000 and they just wouldn't budge. Sorry - that's honestly the way it happened. We (i.e. the Swans) had no money to replace the grant if it was lost and no one else did either. |
I can confirm that the 20,000 cap for grants is correct.
I also remember some pithy comment from Berwyn Price who was involved at the time about 20k being more than enough for Swansea City |  |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 15:42 - Jul 25 with 889 views | Uxbridge |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:15 - Jul 25 by londonlisa2001 |
one thing I would say - if people had known then what would happen it's possible that arrangements could have been made to try to find additional funding for preparing for expansion since there would have been options available. At the time it was a pipe dream and therefore avenues that now appear available just weren't (significant commercial sponsorship deals etc etc). |
Or maybe being smarter with the design to make expansion better. Even if you're right on there not being one red cent left, and I'm not 100% on that, they could have been a lot smarter. Sadly smart and Swansea council don't go hand in hand.
The main thing I remember about back then is that the council simply thought 20k would be more than enough for ever and acted accordingly. They got it wrong. |  |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 15:49 - Jul 25 with 874 views | tomdickharry |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:28 - Jul 25 by Swanjaxs |
So who thinks 15 quid is too expensive for a friendly? ? |
To expensive,discuss |  | | |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:51 - Jul 25 with 872 views | Starsky |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:49 - Jul 25 by tomdickharry |
To expensive,discuss |
Too | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 15:55 - Jul 25 with 859 views | londonlisa2001 |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:42 - Jul 25 by Uxbridge |
Or maybe being smarter with the design to make expansion better. Even if you're right on there not being one red cent left, and I'm not 100% on that, they could have been a lot smarter. Sadly smart and Swansea council don't go hand in hand.
The main thing I remember about back then is that the council simply thought 20k would be more than enough for ever and acted accordingly. They got it wrong. |
they really didn't - they just didn't have an option (albeit that no one anticipated what would happen).
Anyway - nothing can be done to change the past now. | | | |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:58 - Jul 25 with 855 views | Starsky |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:37 - Jul 25 by Starsky |
I can confirm that the 20,000 cap for grants is correct.
I also remember some pithy comment from Berwyn Price who was involved at the time about 20k being more than enough for Swansea City |
Cheers for the info Starsky | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 15:59 - Jul 25 with 850 views | Swanseajill |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:42 - Jul 25 by Uxbridge |
Or maybe being smarter with the design to make expansion better. Even if you're right on there not being one red cent left, and I'm not 100% on that, they could have been a lot smarter. Sadly smart and Swansea council don't go hand in hand.
The main thing I remember about back then is that the council simply thought 20k would be more than enough for ever and acted accordingly. They got it wrong. |
But so did we at the time. What was it going to look like , 10,000 (max) in a stadium that would hold 24, 500.,which was the figure first talked about.
None of us, truthfully, expected to be where we are now. |  | | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 16:02 - Jul 25 with 838 views | Starsky |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:58 - Jul 25 by Starsky |
Cheers for the info Starsky |
Do you think everyone has blocked you Starsky? | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 16:39 - Jul 25 with 800 views | Uxbridge |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:59 - Jul 25 by Swanseajill |
But so did we at the time. What was it going to look like , 10,000 (max) in a stadium that would hold 24, 500.,which was the figure first talked about.
None of us, truthfully, expected to be where we are now. |
True none of us expected us to be where we are. However I remember many of the arguments when it became clear the original plan of 25k were revised downwards and particularly when expansion was made very difficult. Even most optimistic never expected this of course! | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 16:40 - Jul 25 with 800 views | jackonicko |
I really hope that Starksy doesn't weigh in on this thread. | | | |
| £15 for our home friendly on 17:16 - Jul 25 with 766 views | exiledclaseboy |
| £15 for our home friendly on 14:29 - Jul 25 by tomdickharry |
Just out of curiosity how many post in this thread of 20 pages are in line with the subject matter of the thread. |
Are you autistic? |  |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 17:18 - Jul 25 with 761 views | exiledclaseboy |
| £15 for our home friendly on 16:40 - Jul 25 by jackonicko |
I really hope that Starksy doesn't weigh in on this thread. |
Who? | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 17:19 - Jul 25 with 755 views | Starsky |
| £15 for our home friendly on 16:40 - Jul 25 by jackonicko |
I really hope that Starksy doesn't weigh in on this thread. |
Somebody noticed me  | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 17:24 - Jul 25 with 742 views | Starsky |
Oh Ffs. Unless I come out with some guff, or talking through my arse to create friction... It's like I'm talking to a brick wall on this thread.
What is it guys ? Am I too boring? I can step it up a bit like.
Not that it fecking bothers me one little jot.
I'll go and get a life if no one wants me to integrate on here.
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| £15 for our home friendly on 17:29 - Jul 25 with 735 views | jackonicko |
| £15 for our home friendly on 17:24 - Jul 25 by Starsky |
Oh Ffs. Unless I come out with some guff, or talking through my arse to create friction... It's like I'm talking to a brick wall on this thread.
What is it guys ? Am I too boring? I can step it up a bit like.
Not that it fecking bothers me one little jot.
I'll go and get a life if no one wants me to integrate on here.
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You should start a thread about ticket prices for friendlies. That should get things fired up around here. | | | |
| £15 for our home friendly on 17:31 - Jul 25 with 731 views | exiledclaseboy |
| £15 for our home friendly on 17:24 - Jul 25 by Starsky |
Oh Ffs. Unless I come out with some guff, or talking through my arse to create friction... It's like I'm talking to a brick wall on this thread.
What is it guys ? Am I too boring? I can step it up a bit like.
Not that it fecking bothers me one little jot.
I'll go and get a life if no one wants me to integrate on here.
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Get a grip of yourself you pansy. | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 17:35 - Jul 25 with 726 views | Darran |
| £15 for our home friendly on 17:24 - Jul 25 by Starsky |
Oh Ffs. Unless I come out with some guff, or talking through my arse to create friction... It's like I'm talking to a brick wall on this thread.
What is it guys ? Am I too boring? I can step it up a bit like.
Not that it fecking bothers me one little jot.
I'll go and get a life if no one wants me to integrate on here.
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I like you you're a fellow amputee. |  |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 17:42 - Jul 25 with 709 views | Starsky |
| £15 for our home friendly on 17:31 - Jul 25 by exiledclaseboy |
Get a grip of yourself you pansy. |
I might as well. Nobody else is going to grip me.
Oh and I don't give a flying fandango if I've gone off topic TDH. I tried on topic... | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 19:04 - Jul 25 with 658 views | 3swan |
| £15 for our home friendly on 14:47 - Jul 25 by Swanseajill |
At the first meeting of the planners held in the 'gym' at The Vetch, that was true Clive.
The 'survey' on crowd numbers was carried out in Cardiff somewhere. Senior moments cloud my memory but the planners that were at that meeting said that currently a maximum of 10,000 was the above average crowds for The Vetch, and we're planning on those numbers.
Just before work started the capacity was reduced once again.
People should realise that at that time SCFC had...nothing but a group of team players.We are improving our lot each season but one thing is certain, and I know you'll agree....it takes time. |
"We are improving our lot each season but one thing is certain, and I know you'll agree....it takes time."
No argument from me on this Lorraine, that's what we all want to see, and that doesn't always have to be reflected in the league position.
Still of the opinion though that the club to tend to try things without full thought.
Then again one mans (person sorry)  positive is another's negative | | | |
| £15 for our home friendly on 19:36 - Jul 25 with 625 views | Uxbridge |
| £15 for our home friendly on 15:55 - Jul 25 by londonlisa2001 |
they really didn't - they just didn't have an option (albeit that no one anticipated what would happen).
Anyway - nothing can be done to change the past now. |
There's always an option. It's not as if we bought £30m worth of sticklebricks mun. Sadly future planning isn't something Swansea Council, of any hue, does.
Oh and cheers Starsky. I was trying to remember of the councillors name. Some of us don't have you set to ignore | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 19:53 - Jul 25 with 605 views | MattG |
| £15 for our home friendly on 19:36 - Jul 25 by Uxbridge |
There's always an option. It's not as if we bought £30m worth of sticklebricks mun. Sadly future planning isn't something Swansea Council, of any hue, does.
Oh and cheers Starsky. I was trying to remember of the councillors name. Some of us don't have you set to ignore |
Wasn't Berwyn Price something to do with the funding body rather than being a Councillor? |  | | |
| £15 for our home friendly on 19:55 - Jul 25 with 600 views | Uxbridge |
| £15 for our home friendly on 19:53 - Jul 25 by MattG |
Wasn't Berwyn Price something to do with the funding body rather than being a Councillor? |
Councillor I thought, but involved in project.
Funnily enough Labour fell from power not long after. I did laugh. | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 19:57 - Jul 25 with 591 views | exiledclaseboy |
| £15 for our home friendly on 19:55 - Jul 25 by Uxbridge |
Councillor I thought, but involved in project.
Funnily enough Labour fell from power not long after. I did laugh. |
Aye, I remember that Swansea Council's LibDem led coalition was going to herald a glory age for the city. That ended well. | |
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| £15 for our home friendly on 20:03 - Jul 25 with 576 views | Uxbridge |
| £15 for our home friendly on 19:57 - Jul 25 by exiledclaseboy |
Aye, I remember that Swansea Council's LibDem led coalition was going to herald a glory age for the city. That ended well. |
A liberal move to power ending disappointingly? Say it aint so
My opinions on Swansea Council aren't exactly high, as you may have guessed. | |
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