time to stand up to this greed.

[goldandblack]

I know its not really ITFC related but its time we all stood up to this greed and ripping off us fans.

Wolves fans staying away in Boro boycott
Wolves will be backed by one of their lowest away followings in years at Middlesbrough tomorrow – with just 226 tickets sold for the televised clash.
Supporters have baulked at the £32 ticket charge set by the Riverside club.

With the game being one of Wolves' longest trips of the season, broadcast live on Sky Sports and moved to a Friday night, it's of little appeal to fans.
Hatherton Wolves – the largest independent Wolves supporters club – have already boycotted the game, saying the ticket cost was the deciding factor.
Russ Evers, who runs the group along with Roy Tansley, said of the ticket sales: "The low away following doesn't surprise me.
"To be honest I am surprised there are that many taking the plunge – and this figure will invariably be boosted by the pay on the gate crew tomorrow.

"Had this been been a normal Saturday 3pm kick off then I think we would be talking of 1,200-1,500 travelling to the game.
"Saturday football is what we were brought up with and as we have all grown older, it's the day where we meet our mates and have a catch up over a few beers with plenty of laughs thrown in.
Away attendances have only begun to be published in recent years, but just a handful have dipped below 800 for the best part of a decade.
Wolves took just 314 to a televised night game at Cardiff's Ninian Park in 2008, although their allocation had been restricted to just 340 owing to trouble between the two sets of fans during previous games.
More recently, 559 away fans watched a 0-0 draw at Sunderland in April 2012 as Wolves headed for relegation from the Premier League.
And the following season only 501 travelled to witness a Tuesday night 2-1 defeat at Hull City in the Championship.
Even in their 2013/14 League One campaign Wolves were heavily backed for away games, with only one fixture at Gillingham seeing them take fewer than 1,000 supporters.
A similarly low away attendance would seem likely for another long televised trip north on a Friday night next month, when Wolves travel to Hull on April 15 for a game broadcast on Sky Sports.

[marko69]

It'll be a sh*te game anyway, Wolfie. Stay home and watch Friends re-runs!

Seriously though. I watch "set pieces" being taken at Easter Road and I think......., "Where is all the money that I'm pumping into this club, going? Why have I got a better chance of scoring a freekick than these fkrs?"

[Charnwood]

It'll be a sh*te game anyway, Wolfie. Stay home and watch Friends re-runs!

Seriously though. I watch "set pieces" being taken at Easter Road and I think......., "Where is all the money that I'm pumping into this club, going? Why have I got a better chance of scoring a freekick than these fkrs?"

That's exactly what I thought when Liverpool players were taking penalties in the shoot out with Man City last Sunday. Certainly when I was taking spot kicks regularly, albeit not in front of 90000 fans, I swear I did better than two or three of those taken last weekend.

[jeremy rusher]

Save your money and buy a cheap return European flight for a weekend break instead.

[ashfordblue]

spot on there JR there's some good breaks in Spain and Portugal at the moment,

[goldandblack]

Save your money and buy a cheap return European flight for a weekend break instead.

I should imagine if you supported say ermmm, Norwich or Sandwell town that would be a great option, but for the real fans its a disgrace to charge these fee's for the away supporters,

[marko69]

Its all very unfortunate Wolfie, but as has been discussed to the 'N'th degree on many forums..... The game is f*cked. The TV money, the wages demand,......, the price to the "average" punter whose probably not got a great paying job??? The 70's/80's prices it is defo not these days. Started to go tits early 90's with the arrival of the EPL and the greasy bastards from Spain & Italy.

[monkeyboyyy]

Its all very unfortunate Wolfie, but as has been discussed to the 'N'th degree on many forums..... The game is f*cked. The TV money, the wages demand,......, the price to the "average" punter whose probably not got a great paying job??? The 70's/80's prices it is defo not these days. Started to go tits early 90's with the arrival of the EPL and the greasy bastards from Spain & Italy.

this is Gold & Blacks big Soapbox stand of the week lol he hasn't stopped moaning.

but by Boro charging 35 notes and reducing our following to say 250 from 1000/1200 they actual lost money if they had charged just a tenner each, also lost is the extra food, programmes etc sold on the night.
as you say the "average" punter whose probably not got a great paying job its getting out of there means to support there club away..

[jaykay]

befor long watching professional game will only be for the privilege few.most married men with families and in a low paid job can only watch a few selected games.

[goldandblack]

Its all very unfortunate Wolfie, but as has been discussed to the 'N'th degree on many forums..... The game is f*cked. The TV money, the wages demand,......, the price to the "average" punter whose probably not got a great paying job??? The 70's/80's prices it is defo not these days. Started to go tits early 90's with the arrival of the EPL and the greasy bastards from Spain & Italy.

this is Gold & Blacks big Soapbox stand of the week lol he hasn't stopped moaning.

but by Boro charging 35 notes and reducing our following to say 250 from 1000/1200 they actual lost money if they had charged just a tenner each, also lost is the extra food, programmes etc sold on the night.
as you say the "average" punter whose probably not got a great paying job its getting out of there means to support there club away..

I might be on my soapbox chimp but they have been killing our game for to long, its time to stand up and be counted, get your swords, guns, and pick forks, its WAR,

[Bluemike]

Its all very unfortunate Wolfie, but as has been discussed to the 'N'th degree on many forums..... The game is f*cked. The TV money, the wages demand,......, the price to the "average" punter whose probably not got a great paying job??? The 70's/80's prices it is defo not these days. Started to go tits early 90's with the arrival of the EPL and the greasy bastards from Spain & Italy.

this is Gold & Blacks big Soapbox stand of the week lol he hasn't stopped moaning.

but by Boro charging 35 notes and reducing our following to say 250 from 1000/1200 they actual lost money if they had charged just a tenner each, also lost is the extra food, programmes etc sold on the night.
as you say the "average" punter whose probably not got a great paying job its getting out of there means to support there club away..

I might be on my soapbox chimp but they have been killing our game for to long, its time to stand up and be counted, get your swords, guns, and pick forks, its WAR,

Sounds like a typical day at Millwall.

[goldandblack]

before long watching professional game will only be for the privilege few.most married men with families and in a low paid job can only watch a few selected games.

your spot on there jaykay, but its here now, no longer an average dad and sons Saturday trip to the match,

[goldandblack]

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I might be on my soapbox chimp but they have been killing our game for to long, its time to stand up and be counted, get your swords, guns, and pick forks, its WAR,

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we hav'nt been allowed tickets for Millwall since the Wolvo KKK paid them a visit yonks ago. think the brum were banned at the same time. just no sense of humour those wannaby cockneys..