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Another great gesture

Post by MACCA » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:19 pm

This time Tottenham, subsidising coach travel for fans to £10 for their trip here.

Anyone clarers living down there, could come up with them, cheap as chips. Better than driving/train etc at that price
A few various pick up points.

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2 ... o-burnley/

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:25 pm

MACCA wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:19 pm
This time Tottenham, subsidising coach travel for fans to £10 for their trip here.

Anyone clarers living down there, could come up with them, cheap as chips. Better than driving/train etc at that price
A few various pick up points.

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2 ... o-burnley/
West Ham doing same for the trip to Anfield?

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Stalbansclaret » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:27 pm

Interesting and a good gesture indeed, especially as they generally travel in large numbers anyway. Having said that I can't agree that spending hours on a coach with a bunch of Spurs fans is very enticing whatever the cost-saving (especially if they beat us on the day) so I think I'll drive as usual !

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:29 pm

Tottenham always do it if a game moves and they can't get back to London by train. Was it last year or the year before they put on free travel to Burnley.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:30 pm

Still a hell of a lot cheaper though to watch Burnley over a season - have you seen how much Spurs charge admission for home games?
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by conyoviejo » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:37 pm

MACCA wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:19 pm
This time Tottenham, subsidising coach travel for fans to £10 for their trip here.

Anyone clarers living down there, could come up with them, cheap as chips. Better than driving/train etc at that price
A few various pick up points.

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2 ... o-burnley/
More the merrier to watch the Spuds get a hammering. :D
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Winstonswhite » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:38 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:30 pm
Still a hell of a lot cheaper though to watch Burnley over a season - have you seen how much Spurs charge admission for home games?
Cheapest season ticket £795

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by aggi » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:38 pm

I'm assuming that these are the standard pickup points but I wonder why they're all in really awkward places to get to.

It prompted me to look at Arsenal which do have coaches going from the ground but also randomly have coaches going from Gillingham.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:47 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:30 pm
Still a hell of a lot cheaper though to watch Burnley over a season - have you seen how much Spurs charge admission for home games?
Different product different prices.
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Leisure » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:48 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:30 pm
Still a hell of a lot cheaper though to watch Burnley over a season - have you seen how much Spurs charge admission for home games?
Adults -
Cat A - £52 to £98
Cat B - £43 to £95
Cat C - £30 to £80

and those are per game!

No wonder they can afford to subsidise coaches!
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:18 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:30 pm
Still a hell of a lot cheaper though to watch Burnley over a season - have you seen how much Spurs charge admission for home games?
Yes. And I’ve seen the standard of players they pay to watch at the incredible stadium they play at in the greatest city on earth.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:21 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:18 pm
Yes. And I’ve seen the standard of players they pay to watch at the incredible stadium they play at in the greatest city on earth.
Put the rod away!
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:24 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:21 pm
Put the rod away!
Its not the rod its how many in the Keep Net ;)

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:24 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:21 pm
Put the rod away!
I’m not sure which bit you would disagree with.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:42 pm

I'm not sure they're that Good.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Blackburn_Claret » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:44 pm

Or the city is that great

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:46 pm

Blackburn_Claret wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:44 pm
Or the city is that great
No... I like the city. :D grounds ok ish. Tbf much Better than Old Trafford though.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Vegas Claret » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:56 pm

Leisure wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:48 pm
Adults -
Cat A - £52 to £98
Cat B - £43 to £95
Cat C - £30 to £80

and those are per game!

No wonder they can afford to subsidise coaches!
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:00 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:56 pm
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Specsavers?
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Barry_Chuckle » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:02 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:30 pm
Still a hell of a lot cheaper though to watch Burnley over a season - have you seen how much Spurs charge admission for home games?
Seen the prices we charge for a Twix? :shock:
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by ksrclaret » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:05 pm

The price of football is generally scandalous. Clubs earning literally hundreds of millions charging fans so much when they know full well a large proportion of those can barely make ends meet each month.

So a nice gesture by Spurs here, yes, but perhaps it might be more generous if they revise their match day prices along with every other club.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:07 pm

Barry_Chuckle wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:02 pm
Seen the prices we charge for a Twix? :shock:
I take my own in and a bottle of water. You’re not able to at Spurs.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:08 pm

Barry_Chuckle wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:02 pm
Seen the prices we charge for a Twix? :shock:
Did you see the price they charge at Spurs :shock:

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:09 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:08 pm
Did you see the price they charge at Spurs :shock:
£5.50 for a pint of Gamma Ray. Very very reasonable.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Rileybobs » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:12 pm

£10 to leave your bag in a tent for 90 minutes at Spurs. Nice gesture.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:12 pm

Southampton v spurs Saturday and Southampton set the tickets at £10 for adults

Spurs for the replay have decided £25 is fairer for adults. Maybe that’s how they are funding the coach travel.

You can imagine the comments had we been spurs doing that after being charged £10 for the original tie .. top gesture
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Local cricketer » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:12 pm

Are people really saying that Burnley offer better value for money?

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:13 pm

Rileybobs wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:12 pm
£10 to leave your bag in a tent for 90 minutes at Spurs. Nice gesture.
Yeah that took the absolute pi$s

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by jrgbfc » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:14 pm

The lager down at Spurs was cheaper than what you'd pay in a London pub. Think it was Amstel as well, so better than the usual Carlsberg, Fosters or Carling that's normally on offer at footy.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:14 pm

Local cricketer wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:12 pm
Are people really saying that Burnley offer better value for money?
Seems some posters think Spurs are doing much for their fans than we do and that really is utter nonsense.
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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Vegas Claret » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:16 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:00 pm
Specsavers?
I need more help than specsavers offer :lol:

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:18 pm

Rileybobs wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:12 pm
£10 to leave your bag in a tent for 90 minutes at Spurs. Nice gesture.
Yes but she would have made a good few bob for a couple of hours work...Bonus!

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tarkys_ears » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:16 pm

They know they've got a lot to fear so have to bribe softie southerners into coming up here to support them!

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by dsr » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:30 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:18 pm
Yes. And I’ve seen the standard of players they pay to watch at the incredible stadium they play at in the greatest city on earth.
It is an impressive stadium. And the seats face the pitch just like they do at Turf Moor.

As for "the greatest city on earth", I went there earlier in the year for the American football, and walked from Seven Sisters tube station to the ground. And if you honestly think that that place is anything like "the greatest city on earth", then you have different ideas of greatness to me.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:32 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:07 pm
I take my own in and a bottle of water. You’re not able to at Spurs.
You aren’t meant to here. But it’s a little more lax when checking. Both on entry to stadium and again to seat. Hence bottles being thrown a regular thing in the away end. Newcastle and Hannover two obvious examples.

At a modern stadium, at a more high profile venue and city it’s a good job they do have the checks they do in place.

Especially after MEN arena and Stade De France etc. Sad reality of the modern world.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:35 pm

Every palace has a sh!thouse tbf!

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:36 pm

dsr wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:30 pm
It is an impressive stadium. And the seats face the pitch just like they do at Turf Moor.

As for "the greatest city on earth", I went there earlier in the year for the American football, and walked from Seven Sisters tube station to the ground. And if you honestly think that that place is anything like "the greatest city on earth", then you have different ideas of greatness to me.
Everyone has their own tastes. And I love the outer Hebrides as much as I love London as much as I love the alps.

But there is a reason why London is the most visited ‘western‘ city in the world ahead of Paris, New York, Rome, Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney, Los Angeles, Barcelona... and most expensive to live in as well as being home to some of the best free museums in the world, best restaurants, bars, entertainment, sport, parks... the list is endless.

It’s not for everyone. But it’s universally known as the best city on earth whether you agree or not.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:44 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:32 pm
You aren’t meant to here. But it’s a little more lax when checking. Both on entry to stadium and again to seat. Hence bottles being thrown a regular thing in the away end. Newcastle and Hannover two obvious examples.

At a modern stadium, at a more high profile venue and city it’s a good job they do have the checks they do in place.

Especially after MEN arena and Stade De France etc. Sad reality of the modern world.
Taking bottles of water in is acceptable at Burnley. Check the notices posted outside the ground.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:45 pm

It appears New York City is the best...... Followed by.......Melbourne

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by dsr » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:46 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:36 pm
Everyone has their own tastes. And I love the outer Hebrides as much as I love London as much as I love the alps.

But there is a reason why London is the most visited ‘western‘ city in the world ahead of Paris, New York, Rome, Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney, Los Angeles, Barcelona... and most expensive to live in as well as being home to some of the best free museums in the world, best restaurants, bars, entertainment, sport, parks... the list is endless.

It’s not for everyone. But it’s universally known as the best city on earth whether you agree or not.
Tottenham play in the greatest city like Burnley play in the most beautiful countryside. When people do talk about London being the greatest city in the world (though I'm by no means sure that everyone thinks so) they aren't referring to the White Hart Lane area. I've been to London many times and spent very little time in Tottenham - what is there to see?

The free museums, the best restaurants, the bars, entertainments, and parks have little to do with Tottenham. anyone visiting Tottenham for those things is going to come away disappointed.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Silkyskills1 » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:52 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:36 pm


It’s not for everyone. But it’s universally known as the best city on earth whether you agree or not.
Who decided that?

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:05 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:44 pm
Taking bottles of water in is acceptable at Burnley. Check the notices posted outside the ground.
Surprised at that. Given you could either fill up with whatever spirit you wanted. Or simply keep the lid on and throw it.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:06 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:05 pm
Surprised at that. Given you could either fill up with whatever spirit you wanted. Or simply keep the lid on and throw it.
You can take them in at most grounds. Strangely at Burnley you can only take in clear liquids so vodka is ok while Coca Cola isn’t.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:07 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:52 pm
Who decided that?
Probably the 9 million and rising number that live there and the 20+ million that visit every year.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:07 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:06 pm
You can take them in at most grounds. Strangely at Burnley you can only take in clear liquids so vodka is ok while Coca Cola isn’t.
Exactly what I was thinking. Strange one. Easy solution to those who ‘need’ a drink while watching.

That said I’ve taken a hip flask in before now. Although I wouldn’t be throwing that!!!

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:09 pm

dsr wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:46 pm
Tottenham play in the greatest city like Burnley play in the most beautiful countryside. When people do talk about London being the greatest city in the world (though I'm by no means sure that everyone thinks so) they aren't referring to the White Hart Lane area. I've been to London many times and spent very little time in Tottenham - what is there to see?

The free museums, the best restaurants, the bars, entertainments, and parks have little to do with Tottenham. anyone visiting Tottenham for those things is going to come away disappointed.
Not really. Because they are just a tube ride away from a Liverpool Street before and after the game.

It’s not like Spurs play in Vladivostok!

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Silkyskills1 » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:26 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:07 pm
Probably the 9 million and rising number that live there and the 20+ million that visit every year.
So it is a universal decision amongst inhabitants and visitors that London is the greatest place on earth? Wow! Didn't know that.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by Dyched » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:30 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:07 pm
Probably the 9 million and rising number that live there and the 20+ million that visit every year.
That doesn’t make it the best though does it? The population of New York is pretty similar. In far less space. Londons close proximity to the rest of europe and the world always plays a pretty big part. London is closer (just) to Tokyo for example. It’s closer to Australia. The worlds richest countries are closer to London.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by dsr » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:30 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:09 pm
Not really. Because they are just a tube ride away from a Liverpool Street before and after the game.

It’s not like Spurs play in Vladivostok!
It's a strange justification for charging £1,000+ for 98% of their season tickets - that Liverpool Street Station is only 20 minutes away.

The price of 2 adults in the Family stand behind the goal at Tottenham is just short of £2,200. For that money at Burnley, you could have mother, father, all four grandparents, 1 student, 2 teenagers, 2 10-12 year olds, and 6 under 10s. 17 for the price of two. Yes, at Spurs they see a load of players who are not only much higher paid than ours but also have 34 points this season to our 30; yes, you are in a boghole of a surrounding area but are only 20 minutes on a crowded tube from Liverpool Street; and yes, you get a discounted bus price to places like Burnley. Still not convinced of the value for money, though.

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Re: Another great gesture

Post by aggi » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:45 pm

dsr wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:46 pm
Tottenham play in the greatest city like Burnley play in the most beautiful countryside. When people do talk about London being the greatest city in the world (though I'm by no means sure that everyone thinks so) they aren't referring to the White Hart Lane area. I've been to London many times and spent very little time in Tottenham - what is there to see?

The free museums, the best restaurants, the bars, entertainments, and parks have little to do with Tottenham. anyone visiting Tottenham for those things is going to come away disappointed.
There speaks a man who's never visited the Markfield park beam engine and museum.

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