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May 25, 2026 at 2:18 pm #321115
I see the club is reinstating category A fixtures and pricing “due to increased risk levels, resulting in higher stewarding and operational costs.” Beyond Carlisle, Southend, Hartlepool, Boston United and, possibly, Halifax I am scratching my head as to what might fall into this category? I am not sure at different times in different leagues any of them would have been categorised as high risk?
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May 25, 2026 at 3:34 pm #321117And not one of the teams you mentioned brought more than 700 fans.
The more sensible approach could be to house all other team fans at the end of the threadgold stand and save money on gatemen and catering, many teams bringing less than 100 fans one who only brought 23, rather than penalise both home fans and away fans that bring a reasonable amount.1 user thanked author for this post.
May 25, 2026 at 4:48 pm #321119Better putting them in the Mortz, naughty corner.
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May 25, 2026 at 9:36 pm #321122`The club’s operating costs will have increased significantly as a result of tax increases, minimum wage increases, fuel inflation etc whilst trying to provide a competitive squad. Like most other business it has to pass cost onto it’s customers.
May 25, 2026 at 10:08 pm #321123Agreed, but an extra 10% for category B and an extra 15% for an A game is hardly a small adjustment as the club states.
But the thread is about introducing A and B category games, why is there an increased risk level this year that weren’t there last season, it’s all a con.1 user thanked author for this post.
May 25, 2026 at 10:18 pm #321125And if they’re on a Tuesday night in January?
May 25, 2026 at 10:52 pm #321126I have no issue with price rises, but I didn’t quite understand the logic and timing of the match categories.
May 29, 2026 at 8:58 am #321257Missed this thread somehow
Pathetic decision to do this what teams have suddenly developed massive hooliganism problems.
I guess singing loudly banging the drums could wake a few of us old boys up but I don’t want to pay more just because 250 away fans have turned upMay 29, 2026 at 9:25 am #321258I remember being sat 6 ft away from the Leeds fans when they had that naughty corner so it can be done. Having away fans in there, no trouble that day so doubt Eastleigh will kick off.
May 29, 2026 at 10:23 am #321261It comes across as an unnecessary excuse to put the prices up. I say unnecessary because prices NEEDED to go up. In addition to all of the increases to operational costs that Westyorksiron mentions above, we also had the cheapest tickets out of any team who finished in the top 7 last season. If we’re serious about returning to the EFL then we need a bigger budget to remain competitive.
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May 29, 2026 at 10:33 am #321263no cat fixtures last season
York Dale replaced by Barrow n Harrogate
so whats changed ??? ..
Will extra stewards police be required if thats the reason its BS
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Is it just a back door slippery way to squeeze a few extra quid from fans who have not purchsed a season ticketEither way appears a tad strange to me
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May 29, 2026 at 10:51 am #321270Don’t forget those coming up IFA, the mighty Hornchurch, Worthing, Fylde and, of course, Kiddy.
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May 30, 2026 at 7:21 am #321307The biggest problem we have is our own fan who’ve normalised idiocy like Farage and co have normalised racism in their own minds,it’s exacerbated in big games by the Tourists who want to behave in the way they think fans do.One idiot last season was walking across the pitch with his young kid until he got booed off .Why can’t fans realise it’s not the 70s any more.
There’s dozens of stewards that need paying for because badly dressed chavs can’t behave .Policing costs a fortune too.May 30, 2026 at 8:42 am #321309You are “The Angry Voice” and I claim my £5.
May 30, 2026 at 9:00 am #321310You are “The Angry Voice” and I claim my £5.
The Lobby Ludd Appreciation Society will be pursuing you through the courts for breach of copyright, thank you and goodnight.
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May 30, 2026 at 9:24 am #321313Aaaaah – memories!! These youngsters have no idea what they’ve missed.
May 30, 2026 at 12:15 pm #321322What was so wrong with a man and son walking on the pitch 64, I take it the game had finished.
I would imagine it’s the Southend game your talking about, much about nothing there albeit to early.
Having said that didn’t stop us going on against Crewe and Swansea celebrating getting to Wembley.
Nor did it stop Andy Crosby with the England flag running on the pitch prior the Swansea came and planting it in front of Welsh. Very Farage esq.
On the dozens of stewards surely you know they are there because of the Sag regulations, remember something Honest Dave tried to get round to save the himself and the club money, oh what a kerfuffle on here you’d think he tried to bring back hanging. (Re, training at Ilkeston, ticket office and shop only open part time, training at Ilkeston) Bye the bye.
The club don’t dictate on policing either it’s down to them to perceive risk the though they’re are totally shit at it, hundreds of police at the Tamworth home game when only 99 away fans turned up lol, course you need massive police presence when scunny turn up localish especially when it’s the first away game. Same with the lincs cup wanting to over police the Grimsby game so it has to be played behind closed doors because of cost say scunny, in December in the middle of the day midweek.1 user thanked author for this post.
May 30, 2026 at 12:28 pm #321325Mark Lillis surely.
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May 30, 2026 at 5:42 pm #321332Senior moment.
May 30, 2026 at 7:21 pm #321334Dodgy Dave tried to shortcut because he didn’t have the money and was yet another case of him initially blaming rumour mongers. Then the authorities for picking on poor, beleagured Dave, who would have rights not to pay staff wages because of such nasty expectations of him to adhere to rules.
May 30, 2026 at 7:42 pm #321336Dodgy Dave tried to shortcut because he didn’t have the money
Yes he did.
Simon Elliott (remember him?) said so.
May 30, 2026 at 7:46 pm #321338The good old, he didn’t have any money story again.
Yet passed the proof of funding to the national league and the FA that he had sufficient funds to fund the club for at least 12 months, (24 months in the EFL).
He had the money he just decided to stop the funding.
Obviously leaving the club in the shite, but what was it to him, no association with the club, fans didn’t like him, met with resistance at every turn.
And so he went, never should he be allowed near a football club again. Yawn yawn yawn.May 30, 2026 at 7:52 pm #321339Yeah, sure, someone who had viable money would let those CCJs and stewarding situation crop up. A few people being mean, criticising or asking questions is not a valid reason for stopping funding and not the most pathetic excuse ever, which should fool no-one.
May 30, 2026 at 8:08 pm #321340His money his choice. Thankfully.
May 30, 2026 at 8:12 pm #321341Sure, people just stop paying staff, companies, stewards and more because of comments and thinking they have a right not to pay, not because they can’t finance a club like legit owners.
May 30, 2026 at 8:19 pm #321342Your love affair with Hilton should be a romcom awaywego: ‘Four Names and a Burger’
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May 30, 2026 at 10:15 pm #321343Your love affair with Hilton should be a romcom awaywego: ‘Four Names and a Burger’
One dick and a conman 😂
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