Who's going then?

Salty · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:52 pm

^^^^^^
what he said

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:54 pm

Salty wrote:

^^^^^^
what he said

Ditto.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:07 pm

Provided our lass doesn't go into labour I'll be there.

Salty · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:15 pm

poolieinnottingham wrote:

Provided our lass doesn't go into labour I'll be there.

talking of which Mr.Yossarian's mrs had a baby boy yesterday :sweeeet:

proper baby boom on here innit?!

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:20 pm

How many months since PK went to China?

Maybe you lot should start wondering why he felt he had to bugger off!

TickhillPoolie · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:30 pm

We are going. There might be five of us.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:49 pm

MadJohn wrote:

...people find it a hell of a lot easier to find a reason not to support their team when the team is playing badly.

That's a bit harsh as well like.

If we had played Cheltenham away this time last season (i.e. during the promotion push) I wouldn't have gone either cos it's flaming miles away and buggers up the whole weekend for the wife if I do journeys like that.

Away games where you can be back home by about half 7 or 8 are ideal whatever the time of the season, any further and I'm only going if it's the run in to the end of the season and something to play for.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:16 pm

Fair do's Mr Mad.

For the record, I was at the Boston game last season but not the Swindon or Torquay matches.

I know what you mean about the motivation factor though. It is, rightly or wrongly, human nature to be more inclined to go and watch an away game if you think that you have a chance of winning it.

Kallang Poolie · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:09 pm

I'm going! But it's a bit more local for me......!

Kevin Dixon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:04 am **Posts:** 1432

I'll be there mini-bus full come on you blues. rolf

GeoffN · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:09 pm

I'll be there! Nice clubhouse to meet up in as well.

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

I'm there. 16 seater minibus but I think its the same one as Kevin Dixon!

pooielooieaustinstad · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:07 pm

MadJohn wrote:

So there's five in Tickhill's car, one (me) in mine, maybe one from Nottingham. There's sevenish. It's a start!

Do you wanna lift then Mr MadJohn, not sure yet but I think I'll have room for you.

chessington · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:21 pm

i'll be there with poolieineastlondon. There's rail disruption around swindon so rather than have to get a replacment bus service we are going from Euston via Birmingham

Seemed a good idea at the time!

parmopooly · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:15 pm

I'd definitely have been there tomorrow - but unfortunately I can't arrange cover for my night shift at work!!! Starting at 7 pm.Nobody willig to stay back until 10-ish either. Not surprising considering we work 12 hour shifts, and most folk want to be on the lash Saturday night

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:24 pm

MadJohn wrote:

Mr Ripper wrote:

MadJohn wrote:

...people find it a hell of a lot easier to find a reason not to support their team when the team is playing badly.

That's a bit harsh as well like.

If we had played Cheltenham away this time last season (i.e. during the promotion push) I wouldn't have gone either cos it's flaming miles away and buggers up the whole weekend for the wife if I do journeys like that.

Away games where you can be back home by about half 7 or 8 are ideal whatever the time of the season, any further and I'm only going if it's the run in to the end of the season and something to play for.

Apologies Ripper, that wasn't meant to be a pop at anyone. But you know what I mean. A losing team makes arguments like "it's a long way", "i'm a little bit short of cash", "it's difficult to organise at work" a lot easier for people to fall back on, and even convince themselves with. If the team was winning then more people would find a way of getting there, simple as that.

This time last year we took 784 to Boston, 466 to Swindon and 331 to Torquay. Now Boston is a little closer than Cheltenham (though not really any easier to get to and a bugger to drive in and out of on a matchday), but Swindon is further and Torquay is a LOT further. Those were important games even though it was February. Cheltenham is also an important game, maybe even more so. But we're losing away from home so a lot of people who were at 2 or 3 of those games last season won't be there on Saturday.

258 there today.

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Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:49 pm

I went - but it took us 7 hours to get there and god knows how lonh it will take to get home as kevin dixon is at the wheel and driving miss daisy..
have you ever been undertaken by a skoda towing a caravan??????

violin

Kevin Dixon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:04 am **Posts:** 1432

Steady on Fetish Bob just over 4 hours in a Mini-Bus restricted to 60 mph.We were pulling some weight with you and one or two other's also i am giving you me bill for me trouser's. refyellow

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