OldNick

the picture on your avatar brings back memories. Is it me or are the modern images of match action boring compared to such pictures? I recall the picture but cant remember what game it is from, was it a Bolton cup match??

you should also mention that the kit man put Forsters gloves and kit straight back into the kitbag as they dont need washing.

ithink you should change the image, that is a very valuable tin pot!!! true story

Apologies, I have looked back and you did indeed answer me

Yet another who feels that their opinion is always right that they feel they can bandy around derogatory insults.

but it is not logical or fair. The fair way is to have it as an option of 10% (something that we have to provide) and if the club does not wish to take the option up they give the go ahead to sell to their fans. Again, if for example we had a must win game against our nearest rivals at the end of a season, if they came to us they would have the backing of 10% of the ground compared to us going to theirs we would have 5% or less, potentially giving them an unfair advantage. If you think that is logical or fair no wonder we have trouble seeing eye to eye.

it would help if you answered questions put to you. i asked a question of you earlier in the thread and you didnt but went back to the same old thing. I do wonder if actually stating something that may in time seem to be wrong, worries you or you cant face of being proved wrong. it is a forum of opinions and it is not a crime or any shame to be wrong.

yes, is that fair? A level playing field would be the option of 10% wherever. If we could decide to just give 5% of tickets as per Man U etc it would be easier to have a proper singing home end

of course you do, as you are all knowing, iam amazed you deign even to post on here as you are so superior to everyone else in the world.

You may believe they have been torn apart but not in my opinion.

10% so no bigger advantage, wheras the big clubs only 5%

I believe you are correct. I mentioned it as i believe yet again the big clubs get an advantage. Surely in an even playing field all clubs should get an option to get 10% and then decline if they feel there is not a need.If there is ever a massive game for us at OT, perhaps a must win for both clubs. The reduction of away fans would be a detriment to our chances however little you may believe the impact of support is. I believe in fairness and at present there is not that being applied.

Hi Phil, a very good summary / warning. The big problem with us going over there to help is that it is seen as Western invasion. We need to give the Palestinians a proper land, that must be a step in the right direction.

Jeff, I always admire a poster who comes on here and apologise, and so Thankyou for that, I apologise for throwing up the Masons thing. I said it was good that the Muslim council had cme out and condemned the outrage and hoped it would create unity among us all, or words to that effect

Not that this is about away allocation , the other big clubs can have the same home advantage as. They will only give Utd the same on return if they wish.

I think you should concentrate on pestering those Masons as you obviously did not read my post regarding Muslims condemning

How come Robbie Savage is on every frigging side it seems, giving us his insight. The typical look at me pundit. As for Michael Owen , Pinocchio is less wooden than him

A bit like Nostrodamus then.

lol,i assume they will then tell everyone God looks different on different days of the week.My memory of the Bible is scant but did he not make us in his image?

will religion be finished once it is proved once and for all we are not the only intelligent species in the Universe. Surely that would make religion null and void?

Iam surprised the9 has come up with that, i suspect his post was mis interpreted. If the home venue is not an issue why are home draws always wished for in cup competitions, why do players mention the atmosphere or how they dislike playing at certain grounds as the fans are close to the pitch etc. The9 is much younger than me and so may not have expereinced the Kop and Stretford end responsible for many dubious penalties, something that is often mentioned by ex-pro's etc. I have seen individuals/players/refs crumble when only a handful of people are screaming at them at local level, what 20,000 from the Kop must have be like! Even at the Dell I remember how Newcastle, we were losing with a couple of minutes to go when the announcer came on and declared that they should sit in the Archers. The Archers being as they were immedialtely got to their feet and starting to sing, it seemed to make the newcastlwe players turn to jelly. We went on and scored 3 goals in a few minutes. The same when Blackburn came to us when Osgood and co were in our team. Bailey the Blackburn had had 2 of our players sent off at their place and when they came back to the Dell the atmosphere was very hostile. The Blackburn players (apart from Bailey strangely enough) did not want to know. Iam sure we all can recall games where the fans made the opposition play poorly.

All true , but if the club had really wanted a 'end' they may have asked the architects to do something to suit. Newcastle put the away fans in the gods, I know q much bigger ground, but Iam sure that was done to reduce the away fans impact. i haven't seen your opinion on this, would you like a full end of singing fans who may increase the intimidation and atmosphere at home games? I accept you are correct regarding us not needing a full away allocation at OT etc

If he starts scoring they could well make a charge for the play-offs. He obviously is a goal scorer at that level.

you do yourself no favours when you are giving good points by doing your childish wording in an attempt to try and belittle. It seems Westender gets under your skin and you don't like debating and winning the debate with good reasoning. To me the main point is that we have an arbitrary rule that gives the away section bigger area than perhaps we would like if we wanted a Kop end. The ruling allows the bigger clubs to have an advantage. Yes it is unlikely that we would wish to take 7k to OT, but the fact that we can only have 5% of the capacity makes the potential of a more hostile atmosphere when we play at these grounds as well as the extra pressure on the ref. On a couple of occasions I have sat in the Chapel and you cannot hear the Northam as they are drowned out by the away section. Fans standing in the Northam may well believe they are out singing in volume the away fans but they don't. If we did have an 'end' of singing fans, do you think that would make a more hostile atmosphere for the opposing team and put extra pressure on the ref who may give us a few more decisions? I believe we would, I remember on a few occasions over the years where the Kop, Stretford end etc got dubious penalties due to the pressure the ref was under. All hypothectical now, but I wish the club had thought more about an 'end' when we moved to SMS, but I suspect Rupert didn't want the hobos all in one place to boo him lol

Ok, thanks for that. i suspect Steve put that in his original post and I missed it