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They’re tweeting that their “matchday operations” are being restricted for the home game against Barrow on Sunday for reasons that they don’t want to divulge at the moment. The bottom line is that the crowd capacity is limited to 920 and there will be no cash admissions on the day. Wonder what that’s all about?
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Hornets on Sunday on 03:02 - Mar 1 with 6163 views
Not even a proper pint either - brewed by Carlsberg in Northampton if you're drinking draught in your seat.
Unfortunately other than The Cemetry, there is nowhere else to drink....in the end though supporters will only put up with so much, nearing on £6 a pint is quite scandalous and not the way to treat fans.
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Hornets on Sunday on 07:58 - Mar 1 with 5978 views
After a family dinner (which I subsidised after selling my house) I was treated to a couple of cans of IPA for a fiver each at Grand Pacific Mcr. The pint equivalent price was £8.60. They don't even have lines to clean out either. Sure I've paid more in the past too. Small bottle of water at an airport. Captive audiences. Short and curlies.
I was under the impression that the Bars at the Crown Oil Arena were run by the football club and any income went to them. If that is so Hornets can hardly be held responsible for the prices charged on Sunday. To answer the comment re spectators being able to sit in the stand an consume alcohol its a simple answer. Rugby League fans know how to behave unlike some football fans. I could sit supporting Hornets sat next to an Oldham Rugby supporter with both of us enjoying a beer. The following day we would have to sit in separate stands if Rochdale AFC were playing Oldham. Oh and no alcohol sat watching the match. We might have our problems but at least know how to behave.
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Hornets on Sunday on 21:25 - Mar 1 with 5041 views
I was under the impression that the Bars at the Crown Oil Arena were run by the football club and any income went to them. If that is so Hornets can hardly be held responsible for the prices charged on Sunday. To answer the comment re spectators being able to sit in the stand an consume alcohol its a simple answer. Rugby League fans know how to behave unlike some football fans. I could sit supporting Hornets sat next to an Oldham Rugby supporter with both of us enjoying a beer. The following day we would have to sit in separate stands if Rochdale AFC were playing Oldham. Oh and no alcohol sat watching the match. We might have our problems but at least know how to behave.
Where did anybody question why rugby fans are allowed to drink in the stands while football fans aren’t? A quote of the post will do.
Ta.
“He was deliberately misleading the EFL”
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Hornets on Sunday on 18:36 - Mar 2 with 4708 views
Where did anybody question why rugby fans are allowed to drink in the stands while football fans aren’t? A quote of the post will do.
Ta.
Nobody did. I just needed to point out the difference between the Rugby supporter and the Football supporter and who sets the prices. Previously someone had asked the question why beer was available sat watching the rugby.
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Hornets on Sunday on 18:43 - Mar 2 with 4675 views
Nobody did. I just needed to point out the difference between the Rugby supporter and the Football supporter and who sets the prices. Previously someone had asked the question why beer was available sat watching the rugby.
Why bring it up then?
Chip on your shoulder?
“He was deliberately misleading the EFL”
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Hornets on Sunday on 19:10 - Mar 2 with 4614 views
Nobody did. I just needed to point out the difference between the Rugby supporter and the Football supporter and who sets the prices. Previously someone had asked the question why beer was available sat watching the rugby.
What somebody said previously was "How was ale being drunk on the terraces when only the main stand was open?" No question of beer being improperly available to drink in the Main Stand. Probably a semantical error, but some holier than thou people can't resist twisting things round to have a bit of a dig.
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Hornets on Sunday on 20:05 - Mar 2 with 4536 views
I was under the impression that the Bars at the Crown Oil Arena were run by the football club and any income went to them. If that is so Hornets can hardly be held responsible for the prices charged on Sunday. To answer the comment re spectators being able to sit in the stand an consume alcohol its a simple answer. Rugby League fans know how to behave unlike some football fans. I could sit supporting Hornets sat next to an Oldham Rugby supporter with both of us enjoying a beer. The following day we would have to sit in separate stands if Rochdale AFC were playing Oldham. Oh and no alcohol sat watching the match. We might have our problems but at least know how to behave.
I can’t remember the last time I saw trouble at a Hornets game. About 35 years ago I recall seeing a drunken Keighley fan led around the ground and ejected. It was a very hot day though.
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Hornets on Sunday on 22:49 - Mar 2 with 4355 views
I can’t remember the last time I saw trouble at a Hornets game. About 35 years ago I recall seeing a drunken Keighley fan led around the ground and ejected. It was a very hot day though.
I saw some v Batley a few seasons ago . From memory it was Batley v Batley just down from the bar entrance.
I saw some v Batley a few seasons ago . From memory it was Batley v Batley just down from the bar entrance.
Now you mention it I remember that. Was it the one with two Batley ( I think ) ) women that ended up fighting in the ladies toilets. From what I heard it was the mum of a lad and the ex girl friend of the lad having a domestic. PC Plod was called if it’s the same incident.
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Hornets on Sunday on 23:23 - Mar 2 with 4326 views
Now you mention it I remember that. Was it the one with two Batley ( I think ) ) women that ended up fighting in the ladies toilets. From what I heard it was the mum of a lad and the ex girl friend of the lad having a domestic. PC Plod was called if it’s the same incident.
Back in the days when I used to follow both teams, I recall quite a lot of trouble when Hornets played Salford at Spotland. Caused entirely by a dozen or so drunken and aggressive Salford fans, but it went on for the entire match. I'm sure Bigdoug will have been there; unless he was receiving his sainthood that day.
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Hornets on Sunday on 12:07 - Mar 3 with 3995 views
It's all down to percentages. There's less likelihood of crowd trouble at Hornets with their average gates than at some Super League or even Championship clubs. I know a lot of people who won't go to Featherstone or Widnes because of incidents in the past and when these two met last season there was was what was described to me as a "pitched battle" between opposing fans outside the ground. Hull fans have a shocking reputation within the game and there have have been several incidents of coach windows being broken at Warrington over the last couple of seasons.
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Hornets on Sunday on 12:56 - Mar 3 with 3922 views
It's all down to percentages. There's less likelihood of crowd trouble at Hornets with their average gates than at some Super League or even Championship clubs. I know a lot of people who won't go to Featherstone or Widnes because of incidents in the past and when these two met last season there was was what was described to me as a "pitched battle" between opposing fans outside the ground. Hull fans have a shocking reputation within the game and there have have been several incidents of coach windows being broken at Warrington over the last couple of seasons.
Yes, the last time I personally saw real fighting type trouble at a Hornets game it was at the old Athletic Grounds and that was against Hull. That was outside the ground.
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Hornets on Sunday on 20:11 - Mar 3 with 3684 views
I have watched plenty of Rugby League, from when I was a toddler trough to age 30, and the grounds which had issues, were always grounds that did not have a Football team. (The exeption, in my experience, being Castleford) Many have already been mentioned in the thread already Warrington being the worst, IMHO. The problem is in society, whatever percentage that is, so Rugby will have its issues, but not as much as Football. Have seen plenty of fights at Ice Hockey, but never in the crowd.
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