Cup prices are not fixed by the Home Club.

Who sets them then? Its decided by agreement between the two clubs, but in reality who do you think sets them?

Savage has been offered a lot more money?

HOW? HOW? HOW?

How on earth have we discussed personal terms with a player who we havnt been given permission to speak to.

This is a scurrilous rumour the started on a birmingham message board and is now being portrayed as 'fact'.

Im getting mightily hacked off with this, the conduct of Birmingham's mouthpieces has been nothing short of disgraceful, what kind of organisation conducts business in the SUN newspaper (I hesitate to call it that)?

I'd be interested if anyone can find anything from the FA about the pricing for matches and how it is decided.

Already done!

Its hidden in the competition rules, basically the two clubs agree on the price.

For a third round tie the gate receipts are divided 45% to each club and 10% to the pool.

For a third round reply the figures are 42.5% per club, 10% to the FA and 5% to the pool.

http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/New...02/08/20766.htm

Its in there if anyone is as sad as I am.

Cant really give Cardiff too much of the blame for this one, they get 45% of something of any profit from the game, would have thought they'd have wanted as much as possible as well.  And they arent naive enough to think that we'll all pay out to come.

In which case they are welcome to 45% of the £0.00 I will be spending (or rather not spending) on a ticket for a game I would otherwise have attended. Even at the ST price I'm not paying £20 to line the pockets of some greedy, mediocre "Championship" outfit.

My point was that it isnt solely their fault. I cant see why they would want to force the prices up. Surely theyd want more money rather than less - and more would be 17000 lots of £10 rather than 5000 lots of £24

Cant really give Cardiff too much of the blame for this one, they get 45% of something of any profit from the game, would have thought they'd have wanted as much as possible as well. And they arent naive enough to think that we'll all pay out to come.

Not sure if Ill make it, probably will, but reluctant to fork out £38 for me and the missus. Has to come out of next years season ticket fund.

Walked in at 1am thank to the lovely bus replacement trip round the house (thanks british rail)

Good day out yesterday with Scotty, Manc Blue, RachRover, cn174, bellamy11, darwenpete, Jordan and a few others.

Train down and the "blind" was a good laugh, although cracking the cans open at 9 Rachel??!!

Few beers pre match, and again met a few - Glenn, Flopsy, believe waggy was there as well, in fact I think I got battered by junior!

I was a little disappointed with the atmosphere inside, whilst I accept we are hardly a 'glamour' game the noise or lack of from the home fans reminded me of Ewood. The game itself was a dour affair with neither side looking good, the Cardiff players were trying to get Matteo send off with their theatrics. It was one of those games both teams should have lost.

Pederson - Im amused that people who listened on the radio are observing that he shut up his critics? How? Yes he scored, but what else did he do? In the first half he was distinctly average, and in the second half he went missing, I even thought he had been subbed.

We need to sort out our striking issue, Stead isnt doing it. Dickov for all his hard work needs someone to play off - Gally improved the side when he came on but Im not sure he is the answer.

And finally a big "up" to Graham (Le Saux) and the Wem massive.

EDIT - cant be bothered.

Sorry Flopsy, got to install new central heating rads this weekend or I dont get a pass for the remainder of the seasons fixtures. 

Could you pop round and help me with a heated towel rail and rad? Saturday morning before the Bolton game would be OK

Do mine instead, I'll buy you a pint! Its been leant against the wall since September. Im just waiting for it to get a bit warmer before I fit it.

Nelsen has signed on an 18 month contract for free. Lee has just posted it on the official site forum.

Link when available.

Now Im very confused, just been in to the station to buy my railcard and could book a seat on the 0833 which apparently means its running.....

Oh who knows!!  Lets catch it and see!!

Stu I thought my post cleared it up in that the buses don't start running until 21.00 so well after we will hopefully left the area in one piece.

cheers

It would have done had I read it!!

Ooops

Tickets on the gate in Cardiff! Great plan!

Now Im very confused, just been in to the station to buy my railcard and could book a seat on the 0833 which apparently means its running.....

Oh who knows!! Lets catch it and see!!

Got to work this mornign to find an email from a pal who works for National Rail, the engineering works have been confirmed and it is a bus service between Herefpred and Newport, which adds between 40 - 60 minutes to the journey time.

Alternative route is via Birmingham (same price)

8.23 Manc 10.04 Birm NS 10.30 arrive Cardiff 12.19

17.50 - 19.45 Birm NS 20.03 Manc 21.44

Will we be able to drink on the bus?

Id love to see anyone brave enough to try and stop us

Ricky where did you here about the rail problems. Nothing on National Rail and the helpline don't know anything about it either.

The railway company do though, it isnt confirmed apparently, just on the "maybe" list.

They wont know until Friday, but should add 20 mins ot the jourtney time.

great post

hmmm hope there is an apostrophe missing in that sentence

There is indeed!!

Can we just get this straight. As others have said, if Savage joins us he isn't going to move into a terrace on Livesey Branch Road. He'll most probably live somewhere like Hale, Wilmslow or Alderley Edge - all about an hour from Brockhall but also about an hour from Wrexham.

Nonsense Scotty

There is a lovely two bed terrace for sale on Bolton Road - surely hell be living there?

how much is the trian from manny

43.80 return

just got back from the game

my thoughts

1) We were crap

2) Villa were only maginally better

3) We looked knackered

4) Dickov not at fault

5)oh dear

6)at least the teams below us didnt win

Point 3 concerns me, with another game in less than 48 hours time, and no real squad rotation to speak of available.

Now I feel stupid.

I suppose it was put that way because we were the away team, but they haven't done that the rest of the time, so I'm not sure.

They have, tis the Fulham one what is the wrong way round, look further up.

Jordan, does the Manchester train come through Hereford???

yup, at 10.40.

listened to the 1st half in the car on the way to bradford too a family party,had to put up with ssn for the remainder off the game,two visits too the breeezebloc was all they did.

        great result the 1st bolton away game i have missed since the 70's but  waggy will not pay £35 to watch lotnob and junior will not pay £21.when i was on my way too mill hill to pick junior up i thought we would win,already i had backed rovers/utd in a £10 double.

      got in stanley's on mill hill we were a measly 9/4,i had already got 5/2 in the morning so i put £15 on the nose and a fiver on 1-0. top bannana

      very dissapointed with the highlights on motd,all 2 mins have sky but can only watch the match the fans pick.but i read scotty's report and it looks like it was a deserved victory

what you on about?

you can pick whatever game you want to watch on sky

EDIT - Misread.

You may as well just resign yourself to the fact that your money will be coming Manchester Blue's and my way. There's no substitute for experience on these occasions and us older heads will soon clear you youngsters out.

Im no sping chicken you know!!!

Although cant play cards to save my life!!