| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 16:01 - Aug 16 with 5916 views | TalkingSutty |
We wouldn't have sold another 500 tickets. Blackpool looked a poor team, relegation struggle. Redshaws a little *nob. |  | |  |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 16:10 - Aug 16 with 5868 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
So,who was the Screaming Banshee(when Dale scored) in the Directors Box.......? |  | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 16:36 - Aug 16 with 5746 views | The_DJ |
You were Crap. |  | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:14 - Aug 16 with 5518 views | Brierls |
It surprised me yesterday just how many Blackpool fans were there in peace!
For all the noise about the campaigns to oust Oyston, all I saw was a tinpot demonstration outside the ground and absolutely nothing inside the ground. It all seemed a bit half arsed to be honest.
Even if Oyston was there, he'd be well within his rights to think it is only a small minority of Blackpool fans want him gone. |  | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:24 - Aug 16 with 5464 views | Ralphs12 |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:14 - Aug 16 by Brierls |
It surprised me yesterday just how many Blackpool fans were there in peace!
For all the noise about the campaigns to oust Oyston, all I saw was a tinpot demonstration outside the ground and absolutely nothing inside the ground. It all seemed a bit half arsed to be honest.
Even if Oyston was there, he'd be well within his rights to think it is only a small minority of Blackpool fans want him gone. |
My thoughts exactly.
Had one bloke outside the ground shouting at us not to buy anything in the ground if we are proper football fans and if we did then bollocks to our club if we ever end up in trouble.
So when we got in and there wasn't anything in the way of protest well except the little piece of paper the odd person held up at the end of the game with oyston out printed on it I was shocked, in fact I'd say we were more vocal with our 'oyston out' chants. Saw plenty of the oyston out footy shirts which made me think it was more something people were buying just to tag along, why buy a protest shirt then contribute to the person you apparently hate... Bizarre |  | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:25 - Aug 16 with 5455 views | 1mark1 |
In my opinion the best and quickest way for Blackpool fans to regain control of their club would have been to refuse to buy ANY tickets, merchandise, etc and put real financial on the current owners. You then hope opposition fans don't buy any refreshments etc. As fans you could support your team away from home in numbers and OR save your money to pump into your club when you get new owners. I for one would not critise Blackpool fans for boycotting games, in fact the ones boycotting are using the best tactic.
I am glad that in the end only 999 tickets were on sale for Dale fans as that meant less money going to the current owners. |  |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:31 - Aug 16 with 5411 views | Brierls |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:25 - Aug 16 by 1mark1 |
In my opinion the best and quickest way for Blackpool fans to regain control of their club would have been to refuse to buy ANY tickets, merchandise, etc and put real financial on the current owners. You then hope opposition fans don't buy any refreshments etc. As fans you could support your team away from home in numbers and OR save your money to pump into your club when you get new owners. I for one would not critise Blackpool fans for boycotting games, in fact the ones boycotting are using the best tactic.
I am glad that in the end only 999 tickets were on sale for Dale fans as that meant less money going to the current owners. |
I'm glad that I was one of the 999 who was able to go and support my club. I'm dissapointed for many more Dale fans who chose to travel to Blackpool to do the same but couldn't get in a ground that was half empty!!!! | | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:46 - Aug 16 with 5339 views | SteTsGoldenBoot |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:25 - Aug 16 by 1mark1 |
In my opinion the best and quickest way for Blackpool fans to regain control of their club would have been to refuse to buy ANY tickets, merchandise, etc and put real financial on the current owners. You then hope opposition fans don't buy any refreshments etc. As fans you could support your team away from home in numbers and OR save your money to pump into your club when you get new owners. I for one would not critise Blackpool fans for boycotting games, in fact the ones boycotting are using the best tactic.
I am glad that in the end only 999 tickets were on sale for Dale fans as that meant less money going to the current owners. |
One thing that was very noticeable was the amount of none football making activities that Bloomfield Rd has.
So no matter what the fans do, I feel that they cant stop the Oyston's making money and I believe that the business revenue is separated from the football club. They will run the football side into ground, cream off what they can and sell it for a pound once in the conference.
As for the fans, has everyone forgotten about there ground wrecking small club bullying antics of the 80/90's?
They've just met a bigger bully than them! |  |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:48 - Aug 16 with 5326 views | dingdangblue |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:31 - Aug 16 by Brierls |
I'm glad that I was one of the 999 who was able to go and support my club. I'm dissapointed for many more Dale fans who chose to travel to Blackpool to do the same but couldn't get in a ground that was half empty!!!! |
Couldn't you pay to get in the home end? |  |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:52 - Aug 16 with 5296 views | Brierls |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:48 - Aug 16 by dingdangblue |
Couldn't you pay to get in the home end? |
I didn't need to. I had a ticket for the away end. | | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:11 - Aug 16 with 5191 views | 1mark1 |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:31 - Aug 16 by Brierls |
I'm glad that I was one of the 999 who was able to go and support my club. I'm dissapointed for many more Dale fans who chose to travel to Blackpool to do the same but couldn't get in a ground that was half empty!!!! |
Yes I am glad for every Dale fan that could get into and watch and support the Dale, and I agree it was a lousy amount of tickets allowed for Dale fans, Just making the point that it would be less money going into the coffers of the club. Shows how badly the club is run when they have so much room available for away fans yet only cater for 999. | |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:15 - Aug 16 with 5164 views | fermin |
I see the attendance was 7000 odd - were there really about 6000 Blackpool fans in the ground or was that a bit of creative accounting? If that is right it suggests that most Blackpool fans aren't that bothered about what is happening since it is not much of a boycott. Doesn't compare at all to what Chester and Coventry fans (to name two) managed to do, for example. |  | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:18 - Aug 16 with 5134 views | ColDale |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:15 - Aug 16 by fermin |
I see the attendance was 7000 odd - were there really about 6000 Blackpool fans in the ground or was that a bit of creative accounting? If that is right it suggests that most Blackpool fans aren't that bothered about what is happening since it is not much of a boycott. Doesn't compare at all to what Chester and Coventry fans (to name two) managed to do, for example. |
There's a lot of Blackpool fans on two year season tickets. Wouldn't be surprised if they included those in the attendance whether they attended or not. |  | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:23 - Aug 16 with 5113 views | 1mark1 |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:46 - Aug 16 by SteTsGoldenBoot |
One thing that was very noticeable was the amount of none football making activities that Bloomfield Rd has.
So no matter what the fans do, I feel that they cant stop the Oyston's making money and I believe that the business revenue is separated from the football club. They will run the football side into ground, cream off what they can and sell it for a pound once in the conference.
As for the fans, has everyone forgotten about there ground wrecking small club bullying antics of the 80/90's?
They've just met a bigger bully than them! |
No I haven't forgot what they were like back then, but maybe like many who were nutters back then, they are sensible decent people, and of course out of their away followings then, just like most club's fans, it would just have been a percentage of the fans causing trouble.
They clearly are not totally united, but to have had any real chance of quickly getting rid of their owners if that's what is wanted by the majority, they had to have far more not financially supporting the club. Maybe they don't have a majority wanting rid of the owners, I don't know.
However like you say, Bloomfield Road is more than just football, but I don't know how much of a loss in the football club the owners can afford to take. | |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:25 - Aug 16 with 5094 views | mikehunt |
It didn't look like there were 4000 in did it? |  |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:40 - Aug 16 with 5024 views | Brierls |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 18:15 - Aug 16 by fermin |
I see the attendance was 7000 odd - were there really about 6000 Blackpool fans in the ground or was that a bit of creative accounting? If that is right it suggests that most Blackpool fans aren't that bothered about what is happening since it is not much of a boycott. Doesn't compare at all to what Chester and Coventry fans (to name two) managed to do, for example. |
It didn't look anything like 7000. I know its a decent sized stadium, but one side was completely empty and the other home ends were hardly bursting at the seams. | | | |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 20:00 - Aug 16 with 4738 views | TVOS1907 |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:46 - Aug 16 by SteTsGoldenBoot |
One thing that was very noticeable was the amount of none football making activities that Bloomfield Rd has.
So no matter what the fans do, I feel that they cant stop the Oyston's making money and I believe that the business revenue is separated from the football club. They will run the football side into ground, cream off what they can and sell it for a pound once in the conference.
As for the fans, has everyone forgotten about there ground wrecking small club bullying antics of the 80/90's?
They've just met a bigger bully than them! |
That's a good point about the 80s.
Any Dale fans who were at Spotland in March 1984 will always have clouded opinions of Blackpool supporters. |  |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 20:50 - Aug 16 with 4569 views | mikehunt |
I see what you did there TVOS. Clouded opinions and your avatar. Very clever that  | |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 20:57 - Aug 16 with 4528 views | dingdangblue |
| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 17:52 - Aug 16 by Brierls |
I didn't need to. I had a ticket for the away end. |
Yes I know you did, but if I had gone to Blackpool to watch the game and been told I couldn't get a ticket for the away end I would rather go in the home end than miss the game completely. Thats all. | |
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| Blackpool Fan in Peace on 22:07 - Aug 16 with 4303 views | Sandyman |
Blackpool 0 Rochdale 2 topic closed :D |  | | |
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