peanuts Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 And with tickets at £5 as they tried to sell the thousands left #emptihad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 And with tickets at £5 as they tried to sell the thousands left £5 a ticket really?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 £5 a ticket really?! I'd have gone if I'd known that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I'd have gone if I'd known that Cheap tart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I believe it was £5 for kids, but £30 for adults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I believe it was £5 for kids, but £30 for adults Oh. :censored: that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Maybe they would (I'm sure some would disagree) but the point is that they don't firstly identify as from Oldham. That's fine if you've got parent/s that support Oldham, but if you're a child from Oldham whose parent/s don't go to watch football then where they identify themselves from is far more relevant, I'd say. As is who your mates support, which is why we'll see more and more lads supporting Oldham and City, rather than either or. Of course how Latics do in the league has the most bearing on the attendances, I just reckon that, with some exceptions, the more you consider yourself to be from an area, the more likely you're going to support the team which plays there. The more that Manchester sucks in the towns nearby, the lower the potential crowds will be at their clubs. Or people identify themselves as Manchester because when you say Rochdale/Oldham/Ashton or wherever most people ask where? and you get tired of explaining where it is after a while. You could probably count on your hands the number of people who were born in Oldham but support United/City due to identifying themselves as from Manchester rather than Oldham. As you say, how the team performs has more of an effect on attendances rather than whether people say they are from Oldham or Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Or people identify themselves as Manchester because when you say Rochdale/Oldham/Ashton or wherever most people ask where? and you get tired of explaining where it is after a . If they don't know know where Oldham is they are not worth speaking to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Or people identify themselves as Manchester because when you say Rochdale/Oldham/Ashton or wherever most people ask where? and you get tired of explaining where it is after a while. You could probably count on your hands the number of people who were born in Oldham but support United/City due to identifying themselves as from Manchester rather than Oldham. As you say, how the team performs has more of an effect on attendances rather than whether people say they are from Oldham or Manchester. When the team performed well regularly back in the glory days, Latics became nearly everyone's second Club, and there was no need to explain Oldham's location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Manchester is and always will be that small City near Oldham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Looking at that mound on the right, it appears Barry has just held a press conference thereIs it just me, or does that whole image look post-apocalyptic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Updates from the new stand on the web tomorrow. OEC posted a few pictures on Twitter. Do we reckon it will be done for sheff u? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Updates from the new stand on the web tomorrow. OEC posted a few pictures on Twittoer. Do we reckon it will be done for sheff u? I suspect they will be hopeful of having it ready for that game, I'm hoping so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Updates from the new stand on the web tomorrow. OEC posted a few pictures on Twitter. Do we reckon it will be done for sheff u? THE OEC site is still showing potential clients the out-of-date plans for the opening. http://oldhameventcentre.co.uk/north-stand-opening/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusunga_Is_God Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 THE OEC site is still showing potential clients the out-of-date plans for the opening. http://oldhameventcentre.co.uk/north-stand-opening/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk200 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Words like .. couldn't run a ...pi-- up in brew--- spring to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm expecting it open for Sheffueld United. I reckon the club must be 100% certain it will be ready now, as they surely can't risk another public embarrassment with a further delay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 THE OEC site is still showing potential clients the out-of-date plans for the opening. http://oldhameventcentre.co.uk/north-stand-opening/ Now updated to include the statement made the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 ...although the Berties couldn't fill it last night against The Old Lady, last seasons runners up no less. Yes they struggle to sell out for the CL games, they did the same for Real and Bayern I believe. But they were selling out most PL games last season (even if some of the seats were empty). Hence they are growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I don't see what difference that makes. My kids spend far more time in Manchester City Centre than Oldham Town Centre. As did I. My son lives in his Oldham kit and even my daughter who hates football answers "Oldham" rather than "nobody" when asked who she supports. You could even argue, with Manchester being so much more accessible nowadays, kids - especially groups of young lads - might even place extra emphasis on the fact they're from Oldham whether in a football sense or otherwise... SC always harping on about having the Manchester clubs on our doorstep is just another one of the clubs Jedi mind tricks - alongside spending money on better players being "baaaaad!". It was much easier & cheaper to go to United or City last time we got crowds this poor and no doubt it was the time before & the time before that yet there's always been a huge increase as soon as we've had a bit of success. I don't see why that would change. His argument doesn't work if you use an oldham supporting kid, but I remember being at School in the early 90's and their were quite a few kids who were adamant they were from Manchester as they saw it as being cooler than Oldham. That was before Manchester became what it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_ragg1984 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Yes they struggle to sell out for the CL games, they did the same for Real and Bayern I believe. But they were selling out most PL games last season (even if some of the seats were empty). Hence they are growing. And even with 5,000 empty seats, that Juve game is still the 3rd biggest crowd that City have ever had in that ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 And even with 5,000 empty seats, that Juve game is still the 3rd biggest crowd that City have ever had in that ground. In their third game since the expansion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Few on here proper bum city. That ground is too big for them and they make up attendance figures to help them with FFP. Blatantly not even 2/3rds full most of the time, and that was before they expanded it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Updates from the new stand on the web tomorrow. OEC posted a few pictures on Twitter. Do we reckon it will be done for sheff u? OEC picture gallery updated. http://oldhameventcentre.co.uk/oldham-event-centre-gallery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Nice to see the bricks are in. Pictures on the official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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