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Gary Hutchinson

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Speedy1976 said:
It's not about getting big crowds in. It's about the squad having the chance to play at The SOL, especially the new players, before the season starts.
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These are professional footballers man, it isnt like winning a goldfish at the funfair and opening it up when you put it in its new bowl at home to get used to the temperature of the water. These players we have bought are likely to of been crap on the pitch they were playing at at the club they were bought from
 
Mallard said:
These are professional footballers man, it isnt like winning a goldfish at the funfair and opening it up when you put it in its new bowl at home to get used to the temperature of the water. These players we have bought are likely to of been crap on the pitch they were playing at at the club they were bought from
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And we're supposed to be a football club, not a concert venue that disrupts pre-season and makes no money
 
Speedy1976 said:
Moyes wants home friendlies and the opportunity to have our first league game at home.
This has also had an effect on concerts.
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Man City had about 8 gigs last summer and we played them at their place first game. I dont personally see what a friendly in an empty stadium will achieve either, apart from probably costing money.
Surely, we'dbe better playing 'home' ones at Bishop Auckland again and the likes of Shields and Consett etc to try and attract younger fans in split areas?
 
Gaz said:
And we're supposed to be a football club, not a concert venue that disrupts pre-season and makes no money
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I really don't understand how Beyonce playing at the stadium in June has had an affect on how the team has performed at home.

Father Jack Hackett said:
Man City had about 8 gigs last summer and we played them at their place first game. I dont personally see what a friendly in an empty stadium will achieve either, apart from probably costing money.
Surely, we'dbe better playing 'home' ones at Bishop Auckland again and the likes of Shields and Consett etc to try and attract younger fans in split areas?
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Exactly and put out the first team rather than a "Sunderland XI"
 
Spam Javelin said:
Bain's stock has just gone right up !
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f***ing legend if you ask me,he will become king on the day he slays the other mincey haired tosser in public

Father Jack Hackett said:
Man City had about 8 gigs last summer and we played them at their place first game. I dont personally see what a friendly in an empty stadium will achieve either, apart from probably costing money.
Surely, we'dbe better playing 'home' ones at Bishop Auckland again and the likes of Shields and Consett etc to try and attract younger fans in split areas?
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Yup I read that as arses
 
Mallard said:
I really don't understand how Beyonce playing at the stadium in June has had an affect on how the team has performed at home.
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The stadium is usually not ready until the week the season starts. Moyes wants to play friendlies at home and a chance of 1st game at home. I'm guessing he wants football to be the priority

If you then take into account that they bring no money in reportedly, why do them?
 
Gaz said:
The stadium is usually not ready until the week the season starts. Moyes wants to play friendlies at home and a chance of 1st game at home. I'm guessing he wants football to be the priority

If you then take into account that they bring no money in reportedly, why do them?
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Man City played more Stone Roses concerts than we did in total before you look at the other artists and their stadium was ready a week before our 1st home game and they travelled 10,000 miles for pre season friendly. We went to switzerland and yorkshire.

As for the money i think the club has a responsibility to the local area and these concerts are fantastic for that.
 
Father Jack Hackett said:
Man City had about 8 gigs last summer and we played them at their place first game. I dont personally see what a friendly in an empty stadium will achieve either, apart from probably costing money.
Surely, we'dbe better playing 'home' ones at Bishop Auckland again and the likes of Shields and Consett etc to try and attract younger fans in split areas?
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This. I've been going since 1987 and I can probably count 10 or so home friendlies in that time. Half of those will have been testimonials. They're just not something that we do. And I don't believe the lack of them has any affect on our season at all. Most people wouldn't be interested in them anyway so can't see them being financially viable which is where all the focus seems to be.
 
Mallard said:
Man City played more Stone Roses concerts than we did in total before you look at the other artists and their stadium was ready a week before our 1st home game and they travelled 10,000 miles for pre season friendly. We went to switzerland and yorkshire.

As for the money i think the club has a responsibility to the local area and these concerts are fantastic for that.
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As a music fan and concert goer I think it's been brilliant that Sunderland has welcomed some of the worlds biggest artists over the last few years. I'm disappointed that it's ending.
 
Mallard said:
Man City played more Stone Roses concerts than we did in total before you look at the other artists and their stadium was ready a week before our 1st home game and they travelled 10,000 miles for pre season friendly. We went to switzerland and yorkshire.

As for the money i think the club has a responsibility to the local area and these concerts are fantastic for that.
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Does it matter what man city or other clubs do? Doesn't matter about the income either. Moyes wants it to change so it looks like it will
 
DufraisFTM said:
As a music fan and concert goer it's been brilliant that Sunderland has welcomed some of the worlds biggest artists over the last few years. I'm disappointed that it's ending.
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Is this confirmed or is it just because Hutchinson is leaving and people are putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 5?
 
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