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[stampp]

CCFC have told Sunderland fans to contact their club for tickets.
Some hope.

Now you've lost me - why?

[stampp]

One of the men involved in the Drumaville consortium (and in fact the only man with real money) is Sean Mulryan of Ballymore Properties despite it being denied.

It is not a lazy assumption on my part Steve I have actually heard from people very close to Mulryan that he has plans to develop the land surrounding the stadium.

You, in fact, are assuming that any development would involve the demolition of the SOL, that is quite frankly ridiculous. I have also visited the land myself so no need to bring me up to speed.

The plan will involve a mixed development of residential, retail and office units. Planning is not seen to be an issue given that the area is served by the metro (linking it directly with Newcastle and the airport among other areas) and the road infrastructure as mentioned.

The land surrounding the stadium was one of the primary reasons for the takeover although Mulryan was also influential in Keane agreeing to become manager.

I hope it is developed - it was just derelict land left over from the pit anyway, so why not? If that was the incentive to get Sean Mulryan on board then great - we get our club saved and revitalised, and derelict land developed, providing jobs, housing and an improvement of the area - it's win/win for Sunderland.

[charliesboots]

I hope it is developed - it was just derelict land left over from the pit anyway, so why not? If that was the incentive to get Sean Mulryan on board then great - we get our club saved and revitalised, and derelict land developed, providing jobs, housing and an improvement of the area - it's win/win for Sunderland.

Absolutely and I'm not saying otherwise.

I originally just wanted to point out why some of the investors may have invested before Steve went off on one.

[GavinZac]

how do cork/bohs/galway fans feel about playing friendlies mid season?

we have a few of them. i would imagine either the matches would be played at snails pace as a training session with added cash, or by the u21s. its a pity, because a lot of big-day-out people will reckon thats what city matches are like.

[reder]

You have to bear in mind that the reason why soccer clubs in places such as Sunderland, Sheffield, Blackburn, etc get huge crowds to games is because these cities are provincial dreary ****holes and the local football club is often all there is to do.

Now compare that with Dublin which is a major European capital city, extremely wealthy and the citizens have at their feet world class cultural, entertainment, recreational opertunities and earn the kind of salaries which would be way above what the average person in Sunderland would even dream about and Dubliners can hop of a RyanAir flight at Dublin Airport and spend it anywhere in Europe.

I am not trolling, this is how it is. Have you ever been to Sunderland! Makes Limerick City look like Barcelona.

I will list out my points in reply to this

- I have been to Sunderland on a few occassions. Attended Liverpool games at the stadium of light. Never visited Roker Park. For the record, the stadium is fantastic.

Sunderland is a city. Just like Dublin or Liverpool it has its good and not so good areas. Judging by your username you are a Bohemians fan. I would hardly call Summerhill and most of the areas in Dublin's north inner city

extremely wealthy and the citizens have at their feet world class cultural, entertainment, recreational opertunities and earn the kind of salaries which would be way above what the average person in Sunderland would even dream

- Blackburn probably have one of the lowest level of attendances in PL. They offer away fans 7,000 tickets per game to try and fill their stadium. Also given that these places are such

provincial dreary ****holes

and the locals can never be

extremely wealthy

like the irish natives, I think its quite logical to assume that the ticket prices which is about £30-£35 (€50) is well beyond their means.

- I have deleted the paragraph regarding the BNP & chip butties as it is pathetic.

- I have been to Limerick city and its actually nice, got pick pocketed on Las Ramblas in Barcelona though unfortunately!!

[reder]

Also I am up in Dublin for work on 11th May. Was thinking catching a game. Lets hope Bohs are not playing cos it very obvious im not welcome there!

I only have one more thing to say on this issue. I went to browse the Bohs site to see what the club actually stands for cos I have gotten a very dark picture of it from this thread.

You will not believe what is on the index page.

Comments are very welcome on this one

[Gaillimh Al]

Sunderland friendly will be the official opening of our new stand. Better to have all the ceremony and photos and rubbish at a friendly i feel than distract the players from a league game. Club will hopefully make a few euro out of it as well.

[jebus]

I am not trolling, this is how it is. Have you ever been to Sunderland! Makes Limerick City look like Barcelona.

Isn't this the definition of trolling? Anyway considering your a Bohs fan, and you seem to know what is the essence of a scummy city, than how come you've never been to our fair capital, which has the roughest, scummiest areas of all Irish cities?

[kdjaC]

Now you've lost me - why?

Roy Keane Cork ...Cork people Roy keane big love in there. I wouldnt be shocked if someone said it was sold out now.


Tho should be Homecoming tour

kdjac

[stampp]

Boh_so_good ! What a wind-up merchant!

As reder says, it's a city. It depends what you want.

The price for tickets at the SOL is £19 in the corners and £24 in the main stands. Since the average home gate is over 30,000 this year and the last match had over 40,000, I'd hesitate to guess the prices are NOT beyond the reach of the local fans!

And the old site of Roker Park is now a surpisingly small cluster of private houses.

[Sheridan]

I see the Bohemians are playing "Galway United" this weekend and Cork are away in a place called Bray. Anyone know if either of these clubs have Irish connections, as I may consider attending if so?

[stampp]

Roy Keane Cork ...Cork people Roy keane big love in there. I wouldnt be shocked if someone said it was sold out now.


Tho should be Homecoming tour

kdjac

Ah. Aye - should be a bit of a party. If I had any money I'd get over myself - a few years since I was in Cork.

[pineapple stu]

I see the Bohemians are playing "Galway United" this weekend and Cork are away in a place called Bray. Anyone know if either of these clubs have Irish connections, as I may consider attending if so?

I hear Galway have a player from St Vincent, so I think they are from St Vincent.

[superfrank]

how do cork/bohs/galway fans feel about playing friendlies mid season?

I know we do it a lot during the summer. They are great little money-makers. Unfortunately, nowadays football is a business.

[BohsPartisan]

Also I am up in Dublin for work on 11th May. Was thinking catching a game. Lets hope Bohs are not playing cos it very obvious im not welcome there!

I only have one more thing to say on this issue. I went to browse the Bohs site to see what the club actually stands for cos I have gotten a very dark picture of it from this thread.

You will not believe what is on the index page.

Comments are very welcome on this one

You're more than welcome at Dalyer reder. Think we're at home to either UCD or Longford on that date anyway.

[Lim till i die]

You have to bear in mind that the reason why soccer clubs in places such as Sunderland, Sheffield, Blackburn, etc get huge crowds to games is because these cities are provincial dreary ****holes and the local football club is often all there is to do.

Now compare that with Dublin which is a major European capital city, extremely wealthy and the citizens have at their feet world class cultural, entertainment, recreational opertunities and earn the kind of salaries which would be way above what the average person in Sunderland would even dream about and Dubliners can hop of a RyanAir flight at Dublin Airport and spend it anywhere in Europe.

If you live in a depressing cold regional UK city were the height of local culture is either attending a BNP rally or having a chip butty, then your local soccer club would be a huge draw compare to what little else in on offer locally.

I am not trolling, this is how it is. Have you ever been to Sunderland! Makes Limerick City look like Barcelona.

Wow, a whole post of 100% solid garbage

Well done

[reder]

The price for tickets at the SOL is £19 in the corners and £24 in the main stands. Since the average home gate is over 30,000 this year and the last match had over 40,000, I'd hesitate to guess the prices are NOT beyond the reach of the local fans!

Have to give you on that one. Fair play to Quinn & co. Certainly make the games accessible for locals. Very rare the level of ticket price in the uk for a big club I can tell you. But Blackburn etc charge £35 -ish for category A game which would be very expensive if a da or was taking the kids along as well every game. Bolton (down the road from Blackburn) charge £39 and £42 for a category A game and there are always plenty of spare seats cos its way outside the reach of the locals.

Wigan charge £30 but the stadium is half empty for a completely different reason.

[pete]

I have never liked friendlies.

City v Sunderland is being run by the MFA and revenue used to pay for new turnstiles. Ticket prices will not be increased if at all.

For CCFC friendlies we should charge as much as can get away with fleece the barstoolers as only opportunity to get money off them. I don't think people attending a friendly have any interest in the LOI side & few if any will ever even think of returning until next big name friendly.

[tetsujin1979]

I have never liked friendlies.

City v Sunderland is being run by the MFA and revenue used to pay for new turnstiles. Ticket prices will not be increased if at all.

For CCFC friendlies we should charge as much as can get away with fleece the barstoolers as only opportunity to get money off them. I don't think people attending a friendly have any interest in the LOI side & few if any will ever even think of returning until next big name friendly.

Wouldn't charging as much as you can alienate the real fans?

[Risteard]

Well, I'm not even going.
Whatever about the Reading match, City were merely invited to fulfil the Turners Cross fixture v SundIreland.
I'd doubt if any of the senior team play in that.