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Post by jdl on Mar 13, 2020 11:07:34 GMT
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Post by johnstones on Mar 13, 2020 11:26:43 GMT
Apparently, the National League Board are now going to meet shortly
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Post by jdl on Mar 13, 2020 13:17:43 GMT
Apparently, the National League Board are now going to meet shortly I can't see them mot following the EFL, at NL level at least. Maybe NS will escape as the crowds are much smaller. We're buggered if they set a 1,000 limit though, at least at home.
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Post by nws on Mar 13, 2020 13:49:29 GMT
Season ticket holders attend and then streamline the game live for others.
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Post by sword65 on Mar 13, 2020 14:21:34 GMT
Apparently, the National League Board are now going to meet shortly I can't see them mot following the EFL, at NL level at least. Maybe NS will escape as the crowds are much smaller. We're buggered if they set a 1,000 limit though, at least at home. Scotland have banned any event that has 500 or more in attendance.
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Post by sword65 on Mar 13, 2020 15:05:43 GMT
30 minutes ago Hampton &Richmond confirmed that their game goes ahead. What have they heard that we haven't? Kidderminster urging fans to travel tomorrow. Why has there been no official statement yet?
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Post by sword65 on Mar 13, 2020 15:23:37 GMT
Official statement has arrived. Everything to continue as normal. Good news indeed COYS!
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Post by 61666 on Mar 13, 2020 16:14:47 GMT
Could be very good news for NL and below gates as true football fans look for alternative matches on Saturday. Will there be some bigger than normal attendance figures? Can only hope so as it will make a nice windfall for many. Clouds and silver linings etc.
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Post by jakeyboi on Mar 13, 2020 16:40:37 GMT
Could be very good news for NL and below gates as true football fans look for alternative matches on Saturday. Will there be some bigger than normal attendance figures? Can only hope so as it will make a nice windfall for many. Clouds and silver linings etc. Financially it could be good for the smaller clubs but I just imagine hundreds more f**k-wits running in an out of the NL and NLS
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Post by pedant on Mar 13, 2020 16:42:23 GMT
Could be very good news for NL and below gates as true football fans look for alternative matches on Saturday. Will there be some bigger than normal attendance figures? Can only hope so as it will make a nice windfall for many. Clouds and silver linings etc. Eastbourne offering entry for a fiver tomorrow to attract the crowds.
One small catch, you must have a ticket for a postponed PL or EFL game.
From Eastbourne Borough's website "that anyone who had purchased a Premier League or EFL ticket for tomorrow can watch tomorrow's National League South fixure against Maidstone United for just £5!"
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Post by jdl on Mar 13, 2020 17:04:18 GMT
I can't see them mot following the EFL, at NL level at least. Maybe NS will escape as the crowds are much smaller. We're buggered if they set a 1,000 limit though, at least at home. Scotland have banned any event that has 500 or more in attendance. So most of Scottish football goes ahead...
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Post by Bernie on Mar 13, 2020 17:07:57 GMT
I suspect we'll follow suit in a week or two when panic sets in.
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Post by jdl on Mar 13, 2020 17:18:57 GMT
Impact on smaller clubs: www.skysports.com/football/news/11750/11953769/coronavirus-outbreak-could-threaten-future-of-smaller-clubsSome interesting stats in there: "Clubs in the Premier League have as little as 4 per cent coming from matchday ticket sales but further down League One and League Two it's about a third". So, now we know the difference between those who rake it in from the £9bn TV deal and those who get peanuts. So much for fairness, equaility or 'trickle down' (sound familiar?). "To pay their weekly bills they are reliant on walk-up fans not just in terms of tickets but the likes of catering sales, hospitality and programme sales. If that income source dried up I would have genuine fears about a number of clubs who are already living hand to mouth." I wonder if this is true (or more true?) all the way down the pyramid? Or is there a point where catering for (say) 50 or so fans costs about as mmuch as it earns, and the smallest clubs could survive without any gate income at all?
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Post by moley on Mar 13, 2020 17:26:48 GMT
Scotland have banned any event that has 500 or more in attendance. So most of Scottish football goes ahead... No it doesn't, the SFA has postponed ALL senior and grassroots football under it's control Of course, remember that the Junior FA (some of which are the equals of Div2/Highland/Lowland clubs) have not yet made an announcement.
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Post by moley on Mar 13, 2020 17:29:45 GMT
Impact on smaller clubs: www.skysports.com/football/news/11750/11953769/coronavirus-outbreak-could-threaten-future-of-smaller-clubsSome interesting stats in there: "Clubs in the Premier League have as little as 4 per cent coming from matchday ticket sales but further down League One and League Two it's about a third". So, now we know the difference between those who rake it in from the £9bn TV deal and those who get peanuts. So much for fairness, equaility or 'trickle down' (sound familiar?). "To pay their weekly bills they are reliant on walk-up fans not just in terms of tickets but the likes of catering sales, hospitality and programme sales. If that income source dried up I would have genuine fears about a number of clubs who are already living hand to mouth." I wonder if this is true (or more true?) all the way down the pyramid? Or is there a point where catering for (say) 50 or so fans costs about as mmuch as it earns, and the smallest clubs could survive without any gate income at all? see what is happening at Tonbridge and imagine the scenario repeated countrywide, of course many lower level clubs will only have a proportion of semi-pro players on contract so expenses will depend on individual set ups
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