Once again the club have not opened the Astro so kids can have a kick around before the match, as our young fans have done going back many years. My youngster i(12) is so cheesed off he doesn’t want to come any more, he’s been a ST holder for 5 years.
Why do the club keep shooting themselves in the foot?
Once again the club have not opened the Astro so kids can have a kick around before the match, as our young fans have done going back many years. My youngster i(12) is so cheesed off he doesn’t want to come any more, he’s been a ST holder for 5 years.
Why do the club keep shooting themselves in the foot?
If you mean the Astro by the ground it’s not owned by the club, it’s owned by the council and “Everyone Active” if I’m not mistaken. The club occasionally use it to train on.
Last Edit: Jan 1, 2019 14:32:21 GMT by GBred: Accuracy correction
No I did mean the club-run one directly outside Redz. It did open today eventually today after I posted, so I should record that. But the attitude of the club is so inconsistent, it’s a lottery and it’s alienating my son. And assuredly it won’t open afterwards so the kids will once again have to dodge cars if they want a kick around
No I did mean the club-run one directly outside Redz. It did open today eventually today after I posted, so I should record that. But the attitude of the club is so inconsistent, it’s a lottery and it’s alienating my son. And assuredly it won’t open afterwards so the kids will once again have to dodge cars if they want a kick around
in fairness to the club have they ever said it WILL be open befote/after matches? And sometimes it appears hired/used for particular use maybe by club mascots, flag beaterscetc which surely if the case is fair enough.
No I did mean the club-run one directly outside Redz. It did open today eventually today after I posted, so I should record that. But the attitude of the club is so inconsistent, it’s a lottery and it’s alienating my son. And assuredly it won’t open afterwards so the kids will once again have to dodge cars if they want a kick around
in fairness to the club have they ever said it WILL be open befote/after matches? And sometimes it appears hired/used for particular use maybe by club mascots, flag beaterscetc which surely if the case is fair enough.
Custom and practice for many, many years. But ok if you just fancy having a little troll rather than the club doing really small things to attract and keep younger fans. It’s precisely this kind of thing you can’t do at the big football grounds in London or Brighton and the club should be making it an asset, young kids love playing football, their dads watching the team surrounded by a few beers
in fairness to the club have they ever said it WILL be open befote/after matches? And sometimes it appears hired/used for particular use maybe by club mascots, flag beaterscetc which surely if the case is fair enough.
Custom and practice for many, many years. But ok if you just fancy having a little troll rather than the club doing really small things to attract and keep younger fans. It’s precisely this kind of thing you can’t do at the big football grounds in London or Brighton and the club should be making it an asset, young kids love playing football, their dads watching the team surrounded by a few beers
I couldn’t agree more, Steve.’ Didn’t get there until after 2,so can’t comment on your initial point. However, I wholeheartedly agree with you that the kids really enjoy a kick about before the gsme. In fact, I could argue that my lad enjoys this part of the day AS MUCH as he does the game! Will be interesting to see /hear how this unfoldes.
And it’s closed again. May have to revert to pre match drinks at The Downsman again. Just what do the club want??
have you contacted steve or does the fans rep need more homework?.
I was hoping after this was flagged up on NYD that today would be fine...I was wrong. Me and JNR arrived at 1340, left at 1400....no drinks purchased. Walked home to take jnr’s football home, came back to go straight in ground. Had Astro been open I would have purchased 2 cokes and 2 pints (maybe 3 🤭)of fine ale. It’s the clubs loss. Won’t bother next time, probably just to the local for a beer.