It was a penalty. He stood on his foot.

That's possibly the worst Dutch side I've ever seen. Mouldy Orange.

Agreed.

Beautiful sentiments. It will probably give them the push they need to get them over the line.

I think he's a goalscorer, good movement in the box and good at finding space. Decent at running at defenders but nothing exceptional. Dreadful with his back to goal, can't remember ever seeing anyone as weak in that regard.

How many times have you seen him play?

You big belmer, you bloody love my posts. However I am now demanding you stop reading them. We are done. You will no longer gorge yourself on the teat of my wisdom.

Roughly translated as 'he's lazy and he can't finish' which anybody who has seen him will tell you pretty much sums Samuel up. Poor signing and one of those players who will always be described as having the right attributes but will rarely utilise them.

In fairness I count at least 5 of that Bury line-up as seasoned Pro's who have made a career at league 1/2 level.

No idea how it works but Is i-follow available to everyone no matter where you live or is it just if you live abroad?

But it's £300-£400 in one go if you don't want to pay interest on it if you have a job or you don't. Most young people don't have savings so that money has to come out their bank in one go. That's a fair chunk of a months wage for most people. at which point they might think 'sack it' and not bother.

Why do they get young person railcard's up to the age of 25? I'd imagine the world is a lot different now to when you were 18-24 if you indeed are old Gregg. And I'd imagine football was a lot cheaper...and so was somewhere to live.

https://www.mkdons.com/tickets/season-tickets/season-tickets--recognise-young-adults/ More clubs doing it. U25 ST at MK Dons. Their rationale : As young supporters turn 18, the Club recognises the competing pressures to watch live football, from both personal finances to lifestyles....To retain young adults and encourage them to bring new friends to watch..." Key word here is retain. Getting them young isn't enough. You have to retain them in this crucial age bracket between 18-25. It's no coincidence clubs are suddenly doing this. They'll know how many in this age bracket buy season-tickets. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/08/how-football-lost-touch-young-fans Good article...talks about how clubs incentivise families to bring their kids but offers no incentives to young adults once they have to pay full-whack for their own ST's, with the clubs just hoping they come back when they are older and are earning more,. "It’s certainly a gamble, as Peter Daykin, a member of the Football Supporters’ Federation board, has seen at first hand. Daykin is a Sunderland fan, and in 2013, he tells me: “Kids are going to Sunderland with their parents until they are 15 or 16, then they outgrow that and simply stop going.” The difference between here and Germany is also highlighted in the article. The average age of the fan there is 21-30 because they acknowledge the importance of young fans and they don't want an 'older fan scene' in the future, which is where we are now in this country. As Whitney said, 'I believe young adults are the future'.

Ironic cheers at the SOL every time Steele makes a save according to the BBC.

Supply and Demand. If Ford couldn't sell enough cars and they had thousands laying idle on production forecourts because people couldn't afford them they'd either have to reduce the price or slow production. Rovers can't slow production because there are a set number of tickets available each season. Therefore, because Rovers can't fill the ground they have to cut the price of tickets, especially for the age-group who may have less disposable income than older folk who may have paid off their mortgage etc. You couldn't have thought of a worse comparison. You ignored my point about Williams slashing prices for all adults back in the day. Were you against it? Or were you just happy you were benefitting? Also, you seem to be ignoring the fact that Blackburn is not a rich area and that young people do not have a great choice of well-paying jobs. Have you heard of zero-hours contracts on the minimum wage being the only jobs ex-students with £40k in student loans to pay off can get? What are they going to do when they get paid, spend £400 on a season ticket? Or what about some working-class kid from a poor background with no qualifications who can't get a job but loves Rovers? He/she might be able to afford £100 but not £400. Should he/she miss out from attending a stadium that has nearly 20,000 empty seats most weeks? There's a reason Forest making tickets cheap for young adults up to the age of 24, and it's not because there are a queue of them waiting to snap them up at full price because they've all got great jobs and can afford it. And Nottingham has asl much going for it than Blackburn, and probably a bit more You're 'capable of full-time work' line is instructive. LOL. Are you related to IDS or Heseltine? 'Bloody scroungers, they should get on their bikes and find work'. Football is a rip-off and for the most part the preserve of middle-class, middle-age adults. £27 for a league 1 walk-on ticket is a disgrace and it's no wonder there is very little take-up. As for your point about getting them in young it only tells half the story. When young lads and lasses get to the age when they have to pay for the ticket themselves and they also have to run a house with a new baby what do you think takes priority? Charging £100 for a season ticket is a brilliant idea at that stage in their lives. Not everyone has the benefit of bank of mum and dad. Pricing young people out of football is never a good idea. It's great some clubs have finally recognised that and are pricing tickets accordingly. It's great though that's you'd be happy for the owners to something drastic that would benefit you, but not something that would benefit the age group you're not in Laters, Comrade.

I'm amazed you know the spending habits of the lads and lasses we're talking about. Bottom line, football clubs have realised they are not attracting younger fans in the numbers that they used to. They recently did a survey where they got the average age of those going on the Stretford End - it was 40 years old. In the 70's it was 20 years old. That is a huge problem for the future and it is the same up and down the divisions. With respect, you seem a bit out of touch with football demographics and the spending power of 18-23 years olds in poor Northern towns. In the same vein you also seem to have forgotten that nearly two thirds of our stadium is empty every week. If a thousand young adults turn up next season who wouldn't normally turn up simply because tickets are £100 then that is a £100k the club wouldn't otherwise have had. Those people may then go on to buy adult tickets at adult prices a few years down the line because they get the bug. I bet you weren't grumbling when Williams slashed season tickets for adults all those years ago. As for affordability, if young adults can't afford tickets then YES it is the clubs fault for not pricing them properly. Basic economics, pal.

If it is you're the perfect poster to engage with it.

To attract young adults to the game who don't have much money perhaps, so that when they are 24+ they have a built a bond with the club that means they will carry on buying them and following their local team. There are a lot of things to spend your money on between 18-24, a few hundred on a season-ticket is probably not a priority when you may not earn a lot or are on the dole. When you were that age you could buy a house and a season ticket for a grand There's a reason why Forest are doing it even though their crowds are twice the size of ours and they fill most of their ground. They are safeguarding their future support.

Shrewsbury have an early bird (1 of 3) which runs until the middle of April so they aren't messing about waiting to see where they end up next season.

Just though I'd start the thread because I see other clubs are releasing details for next season. The two I've read about (Shrewsbury and Forest) have both introduced a new category of cheap tickets for fans aged under 24 and under 23 respectively. At Forest, for example, a season ticket for someone aged 18-23 will be £100 wherever they sit while the adult prices in the same areas will be anything from £330 upwards. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2018/february/forest-announce-2018-19-season-card-prices/ A wise move. Hope we follow suit.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/16066046.Middlesbrough_loanee_Harry_Chapman_makes_Rovers_return_after_overcoming_hamstring_injury/?ref=mac Back for the last 6 or 7 games.

Oh good, Biz is back out on his 'confused' tour of the board. Trolling by emoji. Confused face.

Shut the forum! No more discussion!!

And play who on the left? Bennett was played wide left to do a particular job which he did brilliantly. He also scored. He can't be everywhere.

Bennett scored and stopped the threat down their right to the extent that both Byrne and Massey were subbed. The problem today was that Smallwood was crap. I also have no idea why Travis wasn't involved.