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Current state of the SOL and surrounding area.

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HARRYFTM26781 said:
Roof doesn’t leak on the north any more 😉
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The guttering just to the left of the 18 yard box is knackered.... We'll find out the next time it's tipping down 🙂
MackemMagic said:
If our safety was compromised, they'd not be granted a safety certificate every year. Yes the concourses are small and can be annoying, but its clearly within the realms of what it deemed as safe. I dont disagree with opening up the doors, and having an outside area for smokers, somewhere additional to stand/drink etc - but I dont agree there is a risk to personal safety.
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A few clubs do this with the concourse doors so that's definitely something they should look at. Easy solution.
 
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VXi said:
My matchday experience doesn't involve me spending a single penny at any kiosk for any item. The queues. The exhorbitant price for poor quality ale in a plastic glass. Coffee/tea/bovril/soft drinks/confectionary all massively over-priced.

i can last 210 minutes on stuff i bring with me or do without.
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Same and it's a shame as I would if the quality was better and more importantly the queues weren't as bad.

I'd probably spend same if not more than the cost of the ticket on food/drink.
Steedy M said:
Is there anything the club could do realistically, to increase the concourse size??
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Two options really without knocking it down and starting again.

Cheapest and quickest option, create several outdoor gated areas for smokers and general overflow. As long as weather isn't too bad this will mean more people move to outside and this would reduce numbers on the concourse. I think I recall a number of away grounds have similar.

Expensive option would be, remove the current ticket entrances/exits then rebuild the entrances/exit Xm away from the ground, to create more space for concourse. Not sure if other clubs have done anything similar but if done right it would look good. It is absolute nuts how bad it can be when attendance is high, and I've been to away games where it's even worse so I'm guessing that the safety guidelines are quite laid back.
 
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Thatheaderman said:
I always go in the victory club bogs afor the game then nothing around or in the ground bothers me . Someone could splash a bottle of shitpiss in me fyas and still wouldn't be as bad as the Vic pissery.
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Exactly, people complaining about the SoL bogs mustn't ever go to pubs (maybe except spoons who do keep a decent bog) or ever gone to somewhere like Turf Moor
 
GAS Man said:
They've put nothing in. Season ticket sales and what little they pick up from sky is how our club is run. They sell, take a profit and invest the minimal amount. Pointless owners, purely hoping to make their money should we fluke another promotion. Poundland football club. Whilst these 3 are anywhere near our club, it will not be successful. I'd like to win a trophy at some stage of my miserable life! 😂
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Scary that some people actually are this thick
 
halfpast3 said:
Well if I remember correctly it was around 8m in the last set of accounts and a loss of around 12m so I’m not sure what profit they would be taking out and as for the selling part, if you mean players then I think since kld came in we have only sold Hume and kimpioka for a few so I can’t really see that generating much money.
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Getttin!!!! Pointless owners. But you stay happy mate.

The long term aim of our club is to sell and make a profit. I suppose some fans call this success. You're one of those fans.

I judge success differently. I suppose that's just our differing outlook on things.
 
GAS Man said:
Getttin!!!! Pointless owners. But you stay happy mate.

The long term aim of our club is to sell and make a profit. I suppose some fans call this success. You're one of those fans.

I judge success differently. I suppose that's just our differing outlook on things.
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There’d be no club to support if we continue to lose money every year.
 
It was pretty obvious that the Prem Concourse bar area and stairs had been shut for a while.
The lack of cleaning etc is going to cost a lot when/if it gets a facelift.
Let’s see if the pile of sick is still on the stairs next time we get to use it.
 
GAS Man said:
Getttin!!!! Pointless owners. But you stay happy mate.

The long term aim of our club is to sell and make a profit. I suppose some fans call this success. You're one of those fans.

I judge success differently. I suppose that's just our differing outlook on things.
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You stated something that I said was wrong, you asked me to show you, so I’ve shown you and now you’ve just replied with rambling nonsense. Well played
 
GAS Man said:
They've put nothing in. Season ticket sales and what little they pick up from sky is how our club is run. They sell, take a profit and invest the minimal amount. Pointless owners, purely hoping to make their money should we fluke another promotion. Poundland football club. Whilst these 3 are anywhere near our club, it will not be successful. I'd like to win a trophy at some stage of my miserable life! 😂
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You just made all that up man
 
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