meatpaste wrote:At the time we were not in Super League and although offered it, it would not have been a viable option. You however, still had you own 'ground'and could have remained there , which I understand would have been favoured by the die hard FC fans. It amazes me every year when the Craven Park match comes around that the new generation of FC fans whinge about going to watch their team at the ground,which I agree needs altering at the South end but is still a better ground than the Boulevard ever was.
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for the time being
Nowhere near as good as the boulevard was. The viewing angles on the south end are appalling. I've stood there twice for derbies and you really can't see what's going on much past the 20 metre line at that end. I'm not wasting my money to stand there again
If there's anything resembling a decent stand put at that end we'd fill it every year
K-Diddy wrote:Weren't Rovers given the opportunity of the KC aswell?
Nuff said....
Although if I'm really honest with myself, the s*it ground is a very secondary excuse (and yes I remember the Boulevard - about 15 rows belows the scoreboard to be precise - always used to get about 50 'brave' KR fans pile in on derby day!)
The truth is, I think your chairman is bell end and refuse to give him any cash.
On the other hand, I welcome his sponsorship and contribution to our club.
Life is a game of inches, so is football. Because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when add up all those inches, that's gonna make the difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! You've got to look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes. Now I think ya going to see a guy who will go that inch with you. Your gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team, because he knows when it comes down to it your gonna do the same for him. That's a team, gentlemen. TONY D'AMATO
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whenitsnotraining wrote:Nuff said....
Although if I'm really honest with myself, the s*it ground is a very secondary excuse (and yes I remember the Boulevard - about 15 rows belows the scoreboard to be precise - always used to get about 50 'brave' KR fans pile in on derby day!)
The truth is, I think your chairman is bell end and refuse to give him any cash.
On the other hand, I welcome his sponsorship and contribution to our club.
OK so could argue the east stand sponsorship was for Hull City only.
What is intresting though is you dont question NH being a bell end
Life is a game of inches, so is football. Because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when add up all those inches, that's gonna make the difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! You've got to look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes. Now I think ya going to see a guy who will go that inch with you. Your gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team, because he knows when it comes down to it your gonna do the same for him. That's a team, gentlemen. TONY D'AMATO
Don't you remember the Boulevard? You should think yourselves lucky that you were given,yes given,the opportunity of the KC.
Give over, he's obviously a bandwagon supporter and never even seen the old Boulevard never mind set foot in it, for those who do remember it will remember the fact that although the threepenny stand was very good for its atmosphere, it was also practicaly falling apart before the new stand was errected. Who will ever forget the golden showers cascading down from the back of that stand or having to near freeze to death on the Gordon street end on a cold winters day, you could'nt even go for a pee undercover. At the end of the day no matter how bad it was it did'nt stop the real fans turning up in large numbers on derby day, be it Red and white or black and white, so anyone who uses the state of any ground as an excuse for not turning up is a very poor speciman of a supporter imo,(commonly known as part timers i believe).
Seventies red wrote:Give over, he's obviously a bandwagon supporter and never even seen the old Boulevard never mind set foot in it, for those who do remember it will remember the fact that although the threepenny stand was very good for its atmosphere, it was also practicaly falling apart before the new stand was errected. Who will ever forget the golden showers cascading down from the back of that stand or having to near freeze to death on the Gordon street end on a cold winters day, you could'nt even go for a pee undercover. At the end of the day no matter how bad it was it did'nt stop the real fans turning up in large numbers on derby day, be it Red and white or black and white, so anyone who uses the state of any ground as an excuse for not turning up is a very poor speciman of a supporter imo,(commonly known as part timers i believe).
There's a difference between getting cold and wet and not actually been able to see the game.
I'll be there, and it's actually one of the cheaper grounds in the league for students!
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Seventies red wrote:Give over, he's obviously a bandwagon supporter and never even seen the old Boulevard never mind set foot in it, for those who do remember it will remember the fact that although the threepenny stand was very good for its atmosphere, it was also practicaly falling apart before the new stand was errected. Who will ever forget the golden showers cascading down from the back of that stand or having to near freeze to death on the Gordon street end on a cold winters day, you could'nt even go for a pee undercover. At the end of the day no matter how bad it was it did'nt stop the real fans turning up in large numbers on derby day, be it Red and white or black and white, so anyone who uses the state of any ground as an excuse for not turning up is a very poor speciman of a supporter imo,(commonly known as part timers i believe).
When you have nothing to compare your ground with you just accept it and don't have a choice. Bearing in mind that most grounds were bad, but times change and people now want to sit in better stadia,hence why Rovers are upgrading New Craven Park (and it's also a franchise requirement). The fact that Hull fans don't turn up for the derby at your place doesn't make them part time supporters, it just means we will not put money into Hugell's coffers and pay £22 to stand and guess what is happening on the pitch.
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whenitsnotraining wrote:Nuff said....
Although if I'm really honest with myself, the s*it ground is a very secondary excuse (and yes I remember the Boulevard - about 15 rows belows the scoreboard to be precise - always used to get about 50 'brave' KR fans pile in on derby day!)
The truth is, I think your chairman is bell end and refuse to give him any cash.
On the other hand, I welcome his sponsorship and contribution to our club.
Your not giving HIM your cash, he takes nothing out, in fact he has put plenty in.
It appears your the 'bell end'
My take on you lot coming is, come if you want to support your team, if you don't want to support them, then by all means don't come, we don't give a toss either way.
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