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Post by paulbeasley on Sept 19, 2016 12:11:58 GMT
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Post by robie on Sept 19, 2016 13:21:03 GMT
The Police horses are based at MK so don't read too much into them being there.
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Post by paulbeasley on Sept 19, 2016 13:33:11 GMT
The Police horses are based at MK so don't read too much into them being there. Perhaps it was a training exercise.
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Post by Mark on Sept 19, 2016 13:37:37 GMT
I noticed quite a few football fans entering the station at MK in order to travel to other games. I suppose when you combine that it's a new town together with its imported football club, you will always have a high proportion of fans of other clubs in the population.
I couldn't believe how cheap the taxis were. £6 from MK centre to Fenny Stratford, and then £3 back to the ground. It was a shame about the flimsy plastic pints at the Red Lion, and if the weather had been sunnier like last week that would have been one of the most scenic pre-match pubs I've been to.
Sunday seemed to have most of my OUFC friends bitterly complaning about Stadium MK. Soulless, concrete bowl, no atmosphere etc. Some were saying how they now like the Kassam as you can make some noise under the East Stand roof, how the Blackbird is great to go to pre-match. Even saying they'd prefer to go to St Albans / Barrow etc for a terrace and to go back to the smaller group of fans from when we were shit.
On the lower tier I even had a man in front chanting "we've got Payet" and doing the West Ham "arms crossed hammers" display. What was that all about?
I think the main gripe is how the away tickets were sold pre-allocated, but with no choice as to where your seat would be. This led to early arrivals sitting in the middle of the area where the singers would want to congregate, and then late arrivals kicking out people from allocated seats in that same area.
The solutions could be:- unreserved away seating, or perhaps when booking online an option for "two blocks behind goal" / left of goal / right of goal etc.
I don't know if we print the MK Dons tickets using our own software? Or is it that they send us batches of tickets, but then how do they know if it's an adult or concession ticket?
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Post by Mark on Sept 19, 2016 14:04:42 GMT
I was also thinking that the home support could have been near the number published, I think it's the illusion of so many empty seats.
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Post by paulbeasley on Sept 19, 2016 14:18:01 GMT
I was also thinking that the home support could have been near the number published, I think it's the illusion of so many empty seats. The capacity is 30,500. Take away the area for away fans - and that was a sizeable chunk. Then take away the remaining upper tiers which were not opened and that gives a much reduced area they were scattered about in. Makes it difficult for me to get to the 8k+ figure. People were having similar trouble with our Checkatrade gate. Anyway, whatever the home crowd was they certainly did not create an atmosphere.
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Post by wycombeox on Sept 19, 2016 15:35:53 GMT
Absolutely spot on there Paul in every department.
That policing is "normal" from what I've seen. I went with Fulham (my son's favourite team) last season and the policing was the same for them - a team with a very polite and trouble free reputation these days. It is a shame about the plastic glasses at the Red Lion, but again, that's normal. As for the stadium itself it does set a benchmark for a well-designed affair. I'd transfer the bottom tier and roof to Oxford, any day of the week. That would be plenty big enough.
As for the people of MK and what team they support, you've hit the nail on the head. I regularly worked in Manchester over the past few years, and caught the train from and back to MK. Often I'd come back into MK at around 5.45/6.00 on a Tuesday or Wednesday and there would literally be hordes of fans wearing the shirts of London clubs heading off to games in the capital.It was, of course, originally designed as an over-spill settlement for Londoners.
For the record my estimate of the home support was c5.5k
Lastly, I thought George Baldock's behaviour at the end was very telling. He went over to our bench and hugged every person, then the same with our players on the pitch; and lastly the gesture with the shirt for one of our fans. Does he want to come back to Oxford....of course he does....a proper club where his undoubted skills would be far more fully utilised
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Post by paulbeasley on Sept 19, 2016 15:45:18 GMT
Absolutely spot on there Paul in every department. That policing is "normal" from what I've seen. I went with Fulham (my son's favourite team) last season and the policing was the same for them - a team with a very polite and trouble free reputation these days. It is a shame about the plastic glasses at the Red Lion, but again, that's normal. As for the stadium itself it does set a benchmark for a well-designed affair. I'd transfer the bottom tier and roof to Oxford, any day of the week. That would be plenty big enough. As for the people of MK and what team they support, you've hit the nail on the head. I regularly worked in Manchester over the past few years, and caught the train from and back to MK. Often I'd come back into MK at around 5.45/6.00 on a Tuesday or Wednesday and there would literally be hordes of fans wearing the shirts of London clubs heading off to games in the capital.It was, of course, originally designed as an over-spill settlement for Londoners. For the record my estimate of the home support was c5.5k Lastly, I thought George Baldock's behaviour at the end was very telling. He went over to our bench and hugged every person, then the same with our players on the pitch; and lastly the gesture with the shirt for one of our fans. Does he want to come back to Oxford....of course he does....a proper club where his undoubted skills would be far more fully utilised And he is a master at saying all the right things.
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Post by mcf86 on Sept 19, 2016 16:37:31 GMT
That may or may not be true, anyhow, thing is he didn't need to - and it seems it was more than a token gesture. E for B and Georgie Baldock.
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Post by The Fence End on Sept 19, 2016 16:57:24 GMT
I noticed quite a few football fans entering the station at MK in order to travel to other games. I suppose when you combine that it's a new town together with its imported football club, you will always have a high proportion of fans of other clubs in the population. I couldn't believe how cheap the taxis were. £6 from MK centre to Fenny Stratford, and then £3 back to the ground. It was a shame about the flimsy plastic pints at the Red Lion, and if the weather had been sunnier like last week that would have been one of the most scenic pre-match pubs I've been to. Sunday seemed to have most of my OUFC friends bitterly complaning about Stadium MK. Soulless, concrete bowl, no atmosphere etc. Some were saying how they now like the Kassam as you can make some noise under the East Stand roof, how the Blackbird is great to go to pre-match. Even saying they'd prefer to go to St Albans / Barrow etc for a terrace and to go back to the smaller group of fans from when we were shit. On the lower tier I even had a man in front chanting "we've got Payet" and doing the West Ham "arms crossed hammers" display. What was that all about? I think the main gripe is how the away tickets were sold pre-allocated, but with no choice as to where your seat would be. This led to early arrivals sitting in the middle of the area where the singers would want to congregate, and then late arrivals kicking out people from allocated seats in that same area. The solutions could be:- unreserved away seating, or perhaps when booking online an option for "two blocks behind goal" / left of goal / right of goal etc. I don't know if we print the MK Dons tickets using our own software? Or is it that they send us batches of tickets, but then how do they know if it's an adult or concession ticket? I read on twitter that the West Ham fella spoiling for a fight on the car park after the game
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Post by thehorse on Sept 19, 2016 18:43:35 GMT
Why should the singers have a right to sit in the middle section? Surely everyone has as much right as anyone else to sit in those seats as after all, they are probably the best seats behind a goal! If you want to be able to sit exactly where you want then you have to gt there first.
the things I've seen on here and on twitter from certain supporters, and mostly those who would consider themselves as ultras come across as thinking everyone should pander to their demands
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Post by monsieurgrumpy on Sept 19, 2016 19:50:11 GMT
Like yourself, I found the mile walk from The Red Lion in Fenny Bentley slightly bizarre. (Shame about the plastic glasses in there but the Bowland Buster IPA more than pleased the fussy taste buds!). Fenny Stratford gave the impression of an anachronistic village somewhere up the industrial north with its canal, one line railway station and rundown shops. Then no sooner do you reach Watling Street than you are dazzled by the bright neon lights of the retail outlets of Milton Keynes, almost the English shopping equivalent of The Strip in Vegas, with Tescos ,Ikea and Asda in place of Sands, Circus, Circus and Caesar's Palace. Must remember for future visits to get on the left side of the road - very dodgy trying to cross by the busy roundabout.
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Post by lerekdilley on Sept 19, 2016 20:23:45 GMT
Good read and agree with everything said, there were never 8k+ MK Dons fans, 5k at most.
Who is Jack Rothwell though? :-)
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Post by bicesterox on Sept 19, 2016 20:40:52 GMT
I noticed quite a few football fans entering the station at MK in order to travel to other games. I suppose when you combine that it's a new town together with its imported football club, you will always have a high proportion of fans of other clubs in the population. I couldn't believe how cheap the taxis were. £6 from MK centre to Fenny Stratford, and then £3 back to the ground. It was a shame about the flimsy plastic pints at the Red Lion, and if the weather had been sunnier like last week that would have been one of the most scenic pre-match pubs I've been to. Sunday seemed to have most of my OUFC friends bitterly complaning about Stadium MK. Soulless, concrete bowl, no atmosphere etc. Some were saying how they now like the Kassam as you can make some noise under the East Stand roof, how the Blackbird is great to go to pre-match. Even saying they'd prefer to go to St Albans / Barrow etc for a terrace and to go back to the smaller group of fans from when we were shit. On the lower tier I even had a man in front chanting "we've got Payet" and doing the West Ham "arms crossed hammers" display. What was that all about? I think the main gripe is how the away tickets were sold pre-allocated, but with no choice as to where your seat would be. This led to early arrivals sitting in the middle of the area where the singers would want to congregate, and then late arrivals kicking out people from allocated seats in that same area. The solutions could be:- unreserved away seating, or perhaps when booking online an option for "two blocks behind goal" / left of goal / right of goal etc. I don't know if we print the MK Dons tickets using our own software? Or is it that they send us batches of tickets, but then how do they know if it's an adult or concession ticket? They sent the tickets to Oxford Oxford ripped the concession tab off one end if it was for an adult and the adult tab off the other end if it was for a child/oap etc I bought 1 of each and saw the woman do it !
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Post by ZeroTheHero on Sept 19, 2016 21:07:58 GMT
Who is Jack Rothwell though? :-) He's a bloke who apparently plays in the same team as McGuire, McDonald, Ruffles, Lundstrum and Crawley. I think he is a replacement for Keeeemar Roofe or something.
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Post by paulbeasley on Sept 19, 2016 22:00:18 GMT
Good read and agree with everything said, there were never 8k+ MK Dons fans, 5k at most. Who is Jack Rothwell though? :-) Did I actually put that - I'm guessing he is Joe's brother. Don't know why I bother to ask a couple of proof readers (the family) to go through it before I publish.
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Post by Denissmithswig on Sept 19, 2016 22:57:08 GMT
Absolutely spot on there Paul in every department. That policing is "normal" from what I've seen. I went with Fulham (my son's favourite team) last season and the policing was the same for them - a team with a very polite and trouble free reputation these days. It is a shame about the plastic glasses at the Red Lion, but again, that's normal. As for the stadium itself it does set a benchmark for a well-designed affair. I'd transfer the bottom tier and roof to Oxford, any day of the week. That would be plenty big enough. As for the people of MK and what team they support, you've hit the nail on the head. I regularly worked in Manchester over the past few years, and caught the train from and back to MK. Often I'd come back into MK at around 5.45/6.00 on a Tuesday or Wednesday and there would literally be hordes of fans wearing the shirts of London clubs heading off to games in the capital.It was, of course, originally designed as an over-spill settlement for Londoners. For the record my estimate of the home support was c5.5k Lastly, I thought George Baldock's behaviour at the end was very telling. He went over to our bench and hugged every person, then the same with our players on the pitch; and lastly the gesture with the shirt for one of our fans. Does he want to come back to Oxford....of course he does....a proper club where his undoubted skills would be far more fully utilised I have one question and one question only...Why the hell is your son's favourite team Fulham?? Of all teams he could support (Cough..OUFC...Cough) why would he support them?
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