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- 10 May 2013, 21:00
- Forum: All things Plainmoor
- Topic: Martin ling
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Re: Martin ling
I have to say watching Mrs Lotto's interview on BBC Sport must go down as the most cringeworthy interview of all time ....... Dear oh dear
- 28 Apr 2013, 13:30
- Forum: All things Plainmoor
- Topic: Joke police
- Replies: 135
- Views: 12559
Re: Joke police
A Gas Heads perspective from the Bristows Bench
We sold our allocation within two days for the Torquay away fixture, unfortunately as a season ticket holder I still could not get tickets. This was always going to be a must see fixture, as our last away fixture and the chance to celebrate the fact that we were staying up (quite comfortably) ...... Certainly was not the case at the end of January where we thought we could be heading for non league obscurity, thanks to Mark MCgee and the tw*t Buckle (previous season I.know, but very much to blame for how we started off this season)
Like a number of other Gasheads I went to Torquay ground and bought 10 tickets (yes 10), I was not questioned, asked to produce proof of address, so TUFC were quite happy to take my money.
There were a significant number of seats in BB stand yesterday unoccupied, so surely it would have been far easier to increase the number of away tickets by 400-500 and everyone would have been happy.
I thought the Policing was some of the best I have witnessed in many years of following the Gas, from in and around the Wetherspoons pubs, Devon Arms and the Union pub, near the ground, which were all absolutely rammed with Rovers supporters. It was visible Policing, not aggressive or over the top, and to me they just wanted to let the supporters get on and have a good time. There were probably 400 plus still in Torquay until very late night, and I saw not one incident where the Police had to come to a pub to deal with anything.
My own criticism was of allowing Torquay fans to gather next to the Gas Heads in the home stand, this could have been diffused by moving them apart, it appeared that both sets of fans there goaded each other as the scoreline rapidly changed.
I heard a number of Gas Heads say that Hoteliers had obtained tickets from the club and sold them to supporters as a B&B type package.
I would say in these hard times the boost to the local economy over the weekend was quite significant (500-600 staying in the locality over the weekend), as hotels, pubs, bars, restaurants, fast food and local taxi drivers benefited considerably.
Finally ....... No we did not want you to go down (or Plymouth for that matter) as I know any day I would rather be heading to a West Country away fixture than trekking across or half way up the country. On reflection, yesterday was a day of celebration for both sets of supporters, and despite perhaps some over the top banter was a trouble free day and weekend.
Believe you me on the recent record of our noisy neighbours and their exploits at Cardiff and Bolton, to name just two, you would have not wanted 2000 of them in town for the weekend
Hoping for better times for both clubs next season
We sold our allocation within two days for the Torquay away fixture, unfortunately as a season ticket holder I still could not get tickets. This was always going to be a must see fixture, as our last away fixture and the chance to celebrate the fact that we were staying up (quite comfortably) ...... Certainly was not the case at the end of January where we thought we could be heading for non league obscurity, thanks to Mark MCgee and the tw*t Buckle (previous season I.know, but very much to blame for how we started off this season)
Like a number of other Gasheads I went to Torquay ground and bought 10 tickets (yes 10), I was not questioned, asked to produce proof of address, so TUFC were quite happy to take my money.
There were a significant number of seats in BB stand yesterday unoccupied, so surely it would have been far easier to increase the number of away tickets by 400-500 and everyone would have been happy.
I thought the Policing was some of the best I have witnessed in many years of following the Gas, from in and around the Wetherspoons pubs, Devon Arms and the Union pub, near the ground, which were all absolutely rammed with Rovers supporters. It was visible Policing, not aggressive or over the top, and to me they just wanted to let the supporters get on and have a good time. There were probably 400 plus still in Torquay until very late night, and I saw not one incident where the Police had to come to a pub to deal with anything.
My own criticism was of allowing Torquay fans to gather next to the Gas Heads in the home stand, this could have been diffused by moving them apart, it appeared that both sets of fans there goaded each other as the scoreline rapidly changed.
I heard a number of Gas Heads say that Hoteliers had obtained tickets from the club and sold them to supporters as a B&B type package.
I would say in these hard times the boost to the local economy over the weekend was quite significant (500-600 staying in the locality over the weekend), as hotels, pubs, bars, restaurants, fast food and local taxi drivers benefited considerably.
Finally ....... No we did not want you to go down (or Plymouth for that matter) as I know any day I would rather be heading to a West Country away fixture than trekking across or half way up the country. On reflection, yesterday was a day of celebration for both sets of supporters, and despite perhaps some over the top banter was a trouble free day and weekend.
Believe you me on the recent record of our noisy neighbours and their exploits at Cardiff and Bolton, to name just two, you would have not wanted 2000 of them in town for the weekend
Hoping for better times for both clubs next season
