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Gelderdender Guest	Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:12 am    Post subject: Financial things I was in the South Stand yesterday and we shared it with around 800 Pool fans. It was a great atmosphere but what I can not understand is that we gave Pool 800 seats but yet to create a barrier we closed down 500 seats costing the club £17500. I know a lot of folk who couldn't get cheap tickets (£25 ) and thus didn't go. Is this in the present climate nought short of financial suicide ?
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andywatson Jack Charlton Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 83	Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:33 pm    Post subject: I would suggest that these empty blocks of seats are arranged in conjunction with the police for safety reasons, rather than it being a decision of LUFC. I have no "official" information on this, but it seems to make the most sense.
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Gelderdender Guest	Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:19 pm    Post subject: andywatson wrote: I would suggest that these empty blocks of seats are arranged in conjunction with the police for safety reasons, rather than it being a decision of LUFC. I have no "official" information on this, but it seems to make the most sense. But why give the Poolies or whoever else a few extra tickets and lose that revenue thats what I can't get my head around.
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andywatson Jack Charlton Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 83	Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:40 pm    Post subject: Sorry GE, think I understand your argument now. You are saying they should have just got the SE corner where there is already segregation, then leeds fans could have sold out the south stand? But for some reason they were given extra tickets in he south stand thereby requiring empty seats for segregation. How are the number of away fan tickets calculated?
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Gelderdender Guest	Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:24 am    Post subject: andywatson wrote: Sorry GE, think I understand your argument now. You are saying they should have just got the SE corner where there is already segregation, then leeds fans could have sold out the south stand? But for some reason they were given extra tickets in he south stand thereby requiring empty seats for segregation. How are the number of away fan tickets calculated? Yes Andy thats exactly what I was trying to say, it seems stupid to me to give a team like Hartlepool 800 extra tickets yet we lose 500+ seats at £25 a head to do that. Not only was revenue lost, there was extra policing and stewards to keep the 2 sets of fans apart.
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BillH Allan Clarke Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 510	Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:28 am    Post subject: I'm assuming the arrangements were made at a time when our home crowds were nothing like they have been so far this season, so that the 500+ seats would have been unoccupied anyway. At least I'm assuming that's what the thinking was. Obviously it doesn't make sense when looked at in hindsight.
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Gelderdender Guest	Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:54 am    Post subject: Well lets hope the Club have learnt from this I'd rather see a packed South Stand full of Leeds anyday.
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Billy04MyHero Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 78	Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:24 pm    Post subject: I agree, make Elland Road a fortress and scare the pants off the opposition The only thing I would say to agree with the decision to give them the extra tickets would be, if we got more from them when going to their grounds. Seeing as we are only getting 900 from Hartlepool because of their ground's capacity, it's obvious that can't be reciprocated. I have nothing against away fans coming to Elland Road, but I would rather have our fans fill the South Stand.
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Gelderdender Guest	Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:45 am    Post subject: And Yet Again Thats 2 games on the trot meaning over £35k in lost revenue These teams never have 2000+ plus fans travelling its only because its their pigging cup final
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