Cardiff to subsidise travel costs to Burnley

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 1:51 pm

As per title, Cardiff city are to subsidise fans travel cost when we play them.

Doing all they can to boost their chances in what could be the biggest game of the season for both clubs.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 1:54 pm

Would they not have sold out for their biggest game of the season without money being knocked off ?

Loyalclaret · Post by **Loyalclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:05 pm

Boost their chances...be pretty poor if they didn’t sell out without free coaches.

Be loud no doubt

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:07 pm

Have we ever done anything like that?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:08 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Would they not have sold out for their biggest game of the season without money being knocked off ?

Possibly, but still a nice touch all the same.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:10 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Have we ever done anything like that?

Season tickets are frozen, what more do you want.

To answer you're question, yes possibly over a decade ago now though, I'm sure we did a few nice things when Mr Kilby was in charge.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:12 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Have we ever done anything like that?

Yes West Brom away a few years ago...
Along with things like the free season ticket (refund) when we got promoted to the prem under Judarse Horseteeth....

Like has been pointed out under Barry Kilby's tenure

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:19 pm

Which game was the WBA one? The cup tie?

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:20 pm

League game wasn't it?

We lost 2-1 I think, and Andy Cole made his debut as a sub

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:27 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:League game wasn't it?

We lost 2-1 I think, and Andy Cole made his debut as a sub

That's the one - we went by car but apparently there were major problems on the coaches. The club hadn't bothered to steward them and there were lots of young kids on them who were, shall we say, worse the wear for drink.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:28 pm

We asked when we got the last promotion if the club would offer any subsidies for supporters going to away games. The answer was a clear, unequivocal no, that the club preferred to keep the prices down for all fans at home.

Chester Perry · Post by **Chester Perry** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:07 pm

and given the club's experiences described above and the rovers games who can blame them

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:10 pm

Excuse me. Subsidise? I know a couple of people who will argue with this thread title.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:11 pm

You and ?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:14 pm

To be fair the club used to hold an annual free kids Christmas party for all junior claret members, where they could meet the players etc.

They then added a charge of £5, any fan gesture would only see this possibly rise again, I'd rather they kept the kids things as cheap as possible or only increased slightly, as they are the next generation that we need to look after and get hooked whilst we are achieving.

Oh and I remember a recent fan gesture.

It looked as though waterproof ponchos were available Saturday to the fans open to the elements.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:28 pm

I wonder what the conditions are as it may be worthwhile some of us down here taking advantage cost wise, I will investigate.

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:19 pm

Bring em.on

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:23 pm

So...How many sheep will they be bringing?

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:29 pm

conyoviejo wrote:So...How many sheep will they be bringing?

Thats Baaaaaaaaa...d

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:42 pm

These coaches probably won't have a pub stop, so no good for us!

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:44 pm

MACCA wrote:To be fair the club used to hold an annual free kids Christmas party for all junior claret members, where they could meet the players etc.

They then added a charge of £5, any fan gesture would only see this possibly rise again, I'd rather they kept the kids things as cheap as possible or only increased slightly, as they are the next generation that we need to look after and get booked.

Oh and I remember a recent fan gesture.

It looked as though waterproof ponchos were available Saturday to the fans open to the elements.

One of the hot taps has been fixed in the Jimmy Mac as well. Let’s not forget that.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:57 pm

Yet another club showing our board how its done. God help us when Dyche finally goes as we'll be right up sh*t creek

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:05 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:Yet another club showing our board how its done. God help us when Dyche finally goes as we'll be right up sh*t creek

Why's that? Does the manager decide on coach subsidy?

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:10 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:Yet another club showing our board how its done. God help us when Dyche finally goes as we'll be right up sh*t creek

You've been running out of good quality bait for sometime now!

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:27 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:One of the hot taps has been fixed in the Jimmy Mac as well. Let’s not forget that.

Put the rod away.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:34 pm

MACCA wrote:Put the rod away.

The hand dryer still doesn’t work so it’s cold by the time you get back to your seat.

SmudgetheClaret · Post by **SmudgetheClaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:35 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Have we ever done anything like that?

Leisure has on Accy clarets can't remember which game but it happened

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:37 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:The hand dryer still doesn’t work so it’s cold by the time you get back to your seat.

Dunno how they do it in bordeaux, but zip it up on't turf!

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:40 pm

You are not getting confused with the Hoover are you?

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:42 pm

I'm confused at the best of times so probably

SmudgetheClaret · Post by **SmudgetheClaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:16 pm

Anybody think it could get proper naughty after the match

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:20 pm

People flicking hot water at each other???

Pimlico_Claret · Post by **Pimlico_Claret** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:19 pm

MACCA wrote:
It looked as though waterproof ponchos were available Saturday to the fans open to the elements.

They had run out of these on the Longside lower at 2.45,obviously thought they had a best before date like the hot dogs.

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:13 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Excuse me. Subsidise? I know a couple of people who will argue with this thread title.

Hi IT, you've got me here. Cardiff paying part of the cost of coach travel to reduce the cost to be paid by their fans to travel to Burnley. Yes, that's what I call a subsidy.

But, I'm still not clear where the subsidy for the fossil fuel industry comes in - unless it's on a higher volume of diesel sales to fuel the coaches.

UTC

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:58 pm

Paul Waine wrote:Hi IT, you've got me here. Cardiff paying part of the cost of coach travel to reduce the cost to be paid by their fans to travel to Burnley. Yes, that's what I call a subsidy.

But, I'm still not clear where the subsidy for the fossil fuel industry comes in - unless it's on a higher volume of diesel sales to fuel the coaches.

UTC

Actually, Burnley do subsidise away fans in IT's mind. Every time they don't charge £5 booking fee to buy an away ticket, they're subsidising them by £5. So I'm told.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:09 am

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Which game was the WBA one? The cup tie?

Made it very difficult for us regular away fans to get a ticket!

Had to queue at WBA. Queue told....no more left.
Most disappeared to the pub. Handful of us waited....
Got in, just after kick-off. Phew!

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:53 am

Pimlico_Claret wrote:They had run out of these on the Longside lower at 2.45,obviously thought they had a best before date like the hot dogs.

Oh dear, that's all we need...

Someone will complain, and the kids party fee will go up again, the toilets , drains, will never get fixed, whilst the bog roll will be reduced to 1 roll a pair of toilets.

Lets just hope those who didn't get 1 are proper supporters who will turn a blind eye to the half arsed effort like the rest of us.

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:05 am

dsr wrote:Actually, Burnley do subsidise away fans in IT's mind. Every time they don't charge £5 booking fee to buy an away ticket, they're subsidising them by £5. So I'm told.

I'd forgotten that, dsr. Of course, now I realise that capping the away ticket prices at £30 is also a subsidy for away fans. I guess IT will also have got an angle where that is also a subsidy for the fossil fuel sector.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:07 am

When did it become the fashion to start wanting something for free to go watch the team you "support"

Maybe some fans should start putting terms and conditions with their payment method

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:31 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:When did it become the fashion to start wanting something for free to go watch the team you "support"

Maybe some fans should start putting terms and conditions with their payment method

The way of the world today I'm affraid.

Why these so called supporters can't just take their own toilet roll, ponchos, hand sanitiser, hand towels and wellies to games I'll never know.

You'd think if it was that much of an unpleasent experience they'd fcuk somewhere else and "support" another team!
We don't need these sorts of "fans"

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:35 am

Ahhh so you are changing it now from almost free travel to toilet roll.

You really need to get over the puddles, next season when you have a new hobby and it rains your feet will still get wet. Still as you intelligently put it at least you are showing them by ****ing off elsewhere. People who sit around you have had a right result.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:23 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Ahhh so you are changing it now from almost free travel to toilet roll.

You really need to get over the puddles, next season when you have a new hobby and it rains your feet will still get wet. Still as you intelligently put it at least you are showing them by ****ing off elsewhere. People who sit around you have had a right result.

I'm changing what from free travel?
I've simply shared them adding an incentive to fans to travel for their biggest game of the season.

Also applauded the gesture all the same when others questioned why they'd need to put on cheap travel.

I think you've got all confused, I'm not "getting a new hobby" I'm not "fcuking off elswhere", so you reading things not there, or assuming things really don't make sense.

Don't tar us all with the same part time, all talk no walk brush Mr ironically "claret on the coast"

Ps feel free to quote where I said what next time, then read it again, it's easier then you'll realise you've made a mistake before you reply.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:49 am

MACCA wrote:I'm changing what from free travel?
I've simply shared them adding an incentive to fans to travel for their biggest game of the season.

Also applauded the gesture all the same when others questioned why they'd need to put on cheap travel.

I think you've got all confused, I'm not "getting a new hobby" I'm not "fcuking off elswhere", so you reading things not there, or assuming things really don't make sense.

Don't tar us all with the same part time, all talk no walk brush Mr ironically "claret on the coast"

Ps feel free to quote where I said what next time, then read it again, it's easier then you'll realise you've made a mistake before you reply.

You have said (repeatedly) how you put a NO on your renewal and gave it the club so I did presume you would be doing something else on home match days from your usual routine, so agreed I did presume. I mean you aren't surely going to watch the home games in the pub or at home are you ? I imagined then you would be doing something else, fair do's if you arent'.

Tried making sense of your all talk no walk line means and no idea what is ironic about living on a coast, as an island some people will.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:36 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:You have said (repeatedly) how you put a NO on your renewal and gave it the club so I did presume you would be doing something else on home match days from your usual routine, so agreed I did presume. I mean you aren't surely going to watch the home games in the pub or at home are you ? I imagined then you would be doing something else, fair do's if you arent'.

Tried making sense of your all talk no walk line means and no idea what is ironic about living on a coast, as an island some people will.

Ah so if I'm not renewing it means I will no longer support Burnley or follow football so will need a new hobby? I can see your logic, but it's miles away from what the reality will be.

If I can't make away games I watch it live on TV, so that will still continue.

And I referred to you living on the coast as I'd presume you don't go on all Burnley games whether that's home/away/both, so for you to be giving your 2 penneth to others that aren't renewing seems ironic.

But if by chance you don't miss any Burnley games, I hold my hands up and apologies in advance.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:43 pm

MACCA wrote:Ah so if I'm not renewing it means I will no longer support Burnley or follow football so will need a new hobby? I can see your logic, but it's miles away from what the reality will be.

If I can't make away games I watch it live on TV, so that will still continue.

And I referred to you living on the coast as I'd presume you don't go on all Burnley games whether that's home/away/both, so for you to be giving your 2 penneth to others that aren't renewing seems ironic.

But if by chance you don't miss any Burnley games, I hold my hands up and apologies in advance.

Apologies I didn't think when you made it known you were giving up going due it being a crap experience you would then be watching the same product on TV. Each to their own
No you are right I do miss games, Southampton away was one (due to european game) and Burton in the cup so far this season.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:53 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Apologies I didn't think when you made it known you were giving up going due it being a crap experience you would then be watching the same product on TV. Each to their own
No you are right I do miss games, Southampton away was one (due to european game) and Burton in the cup so far this season.

Well read my posts again as to why I'm giving up my season ticket, it might enlighten you to the several reasons I'm not renewing. Whilst you were doing so, you'd see I made the decision after the greatest season Burnley have had for 50 years and following a European campaign of sorts, not just because we have lost a few games.

And watchingfootball on TV is poles apart from watching live for me, but if the experience in your eyes is the same whether flicking the TV on at 14:55 and a day/weekend for the football, then fair enough.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:12 pm

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:22 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Have we ever done anything like that?

we have had free or subsidised Luxury transport to That Place of Misery!

MarbellaClaret · Post by **MarbellaClaret** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:08 pm

Only for supporters who have been to six or more away games this season

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:19 pm

MarbellaClaret wrote:Only for supporters who have been to six or more away games this season

So it's not exactly this wonderful gesture that some on here are making out then?