| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets 08:23 - Jan 30 with 6603 views | textbackup |
The beam back sales look pretty sht.
Club will think twice before doing something like that again I’d imagine |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 14:01 - Jan 30 with 1965 views | OsborneOneNil |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 09:06 - Jan 30 by SitfcB |
Meant to be a warm 11°c in Ipswich on Saturday.
I thought it would’ve sold well, £6 including a pie and a pint, bargain. |
If I lived in, or close to Ipswich, then I'd 100% go.
It's not worth a 10 hour round trip though. |  | | |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 14:20 - Jan 30 with 1904 views | clive_baker |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 12:36 - Jan 30 by Stewart27 |
Each to their own.
Watching it on my laptop for £10 or watching it with others having a beer whilst consuming a pie for £6 seems a good deal. |
Guess it depends where you're based. Even though I'm local ish it would still be half an hour drive each way, bit of petrol plus parking. It is great value to be fair, but I'll go for the better food options at home, nicer beers from my fridge and more leg room than I can shake a stick at. |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:16 - Jan 30 with 1843 views | hoppy |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 14:20 - Jan 30 by clive_baker |
Guess it depends where you're based. Even though I'm local ish it would still be half an hour drive each way, bit of petrol plus parking. It is great value to be fair, but I'll go for the better food options at home, nicer beers from my fridge and more leg room than I can shake a stick at. |
If shaking your stick is something you like doing during a game, you're probably right to stay home and do that.
Just seen they've apparently now sold approx 1,500 tickets for it, so I would imagine possibly more atmosphere watching in those kind of numbers than most people would fit in their lounge? |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:18 - Jan 30 with 1829 views | SitfcB |
1,500 sold so far
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:26 - Jan 30 with 1804 views | SheffordBlue |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:18 - Jan 30 by SitfcB |
1,500 sold so far
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For context that's about 50% of the regular home game attendance at Forest Green. No disrepect to them but personally I think that's quite impressive. |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:38 - Jan 30 with 1747 views | bournemouthblue |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 09:08 - Jan 30 by Swansea_Blue |
Or people prepared to travel to Cambridge, but not (further in some cases) to Ipswich to sit in a stand watching a screen (but yes, this also links in to your IPTV/VPN point).
Edit- it’s about time we had a sensible streaming solution in football. Covid showed the way. It’s nuts that all clubs now stream but UK-based fans have to find workarounds. [Post edited 30 Jan 2023 9:10]
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The fairly straight forward answer is iFollow, a fair portion of fans are going to prefer that and maybe a takeaway in their own home to going to the stadium to watch on a big screen, whether the price is good or not
A beam back is simply less appealing than it once would have been?
Who knows, it's an interesting experiment from the club
What will the clubs offer be as an alternative to iFollow next season, is it likely to be cheaper or about the same
I guess time will tell on that one but you'd certainly expect a better product
Edit: Having found a stream for the cup game, I do see the benefits of iFollow now
I had it down in my head that Cambridge was an evening game, it's actually a Saturday kick off
For £6, that is a bargain to be fair [Post edited 30 Jan 2023 15:41]
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| Looks like there'll be more ITFC fans.... on 15:45 - Jan 30 with 1731 views | Bloots |
....watching at PR than at Cambridge.
Seems a pretty healthy amount to me.
You miserable sod. |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:45 - Jan 30 with 1725 views | SamWhiteUK |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:18 - Jan 30 by SitfcB |
1,500 sold so far
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"Pretty sht"
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:48 - Jan 30 with 1706 views | witchdoctor |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 09:06 - Jan 30 by SitfcB |
Meant to be a warm 11°c in Ipswich on Saturday.
I thought it would’ve sold well, £6 including a pie and a pint, bargain. |
I don’t understand how they can be making any dosh by giving a free pie and pint as part of the deal |  | | |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 16:11 - Jan 30 with 1612 views | J2BLUE |
Well this aged well. |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 16:11 - Jan 30 with 1612 views | farkenhell |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 12:31 - Jan 30 by Ely_Blue |
Let me think about that for a moment, a 400 mile round trip to sit in the cold to watch the game on a screen at PR with a pint that the bar staff won’t be able to serve quick enough and a cold pie or stay at home and watch it from the comfort of my own living room, saving myself £70 in fuel and as much beer as I can drink or be bothered to fetch from my fridge?
I know which one I’ll choose if I can’t be at the game in person! |
Blimey, Ely to Ipswich is 200 miles? Which way do you go? | | | |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 16:31 - Jan 30 with 1545 views | NeedhamChris |
I'm a gold card holder that hasn't been to the Abbey before, and was well up for that.
However whilst I think this is a really good idea, I don't have the same desire to visit PR to watch it on a screen. | |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 16:33 - Jan 30 with 1527 views | FrimleyBlue |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 12:31 - Jan 30 by Ely_Blue |
Let me think about that for a moment, a 400 mile round trip to sit in the cold to watch the game on a screen at PR with a pint that the bar staff won’t be able to serve quick enough and a cold pie or stay at home and watch it from the comfort of my own living room, saving myself £70 in fuel and as much beer as I can drink or be bothered to fetch from my fridge?
I know which one I’ll choose if I can’t be at the game in person! |
Stealing from the club tho..... |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 16:34 - Jan 30 with 1523 views | FrimleyBlue |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:48 - Jan 30 by witchdoctor |
I don’t understand how they can be making any dosh by giving a free pie and pint as part of the deal |
They won't make much at all. But it's nice gesture. | |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 17:45 - Jan 30 with 1428 views | SitfcB |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 12:31 - Jan 30 by Ely_Blue |
Let me think about that for a moment, a 400 mile round trip to sit in the cold to watch the game on a screen at PR with a pint that the bar staff won’t be able to serve quick enough and a cold pie or stay at home and watch it from the comfort of my own living room, saving myself £70 in fuel and as much beer as I can drink or be bothered to fetch from my fridge?
I know which one I’ll choose if I can’t be at the game in person! |
Well yeah obviously, that would be stupid.
Don’t get the replies about ‘ooo wouldn’t travel for that’ well goes without saying doesn’t it, marketed for local people. | |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 18:23 - Jan 30 with 1377 views | HARRY10 |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:48 - Jan 30 by witchdoctor |
I don’t understand how they can be making any dosh by giving a free pie and pint as part of the deal |
Stuff isn't sold at cost price you know 
Somewhile back the quote was 60p a pie, and current wholesale price for beer is around £1.15 a pint - though I am not sure if any tax is further added.
So on the basic price the club will be well up, though it does then have to factor in staff costs etc
There is also the thought that many attendees will buy a few more drinks so the club will be ahead, money wise.
However I doubt it is being put on as any money making idea, more a way of offering supporters something extra | | | |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 18:49 - Jan 30 with 1334 views | textbackup |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:18 - Jan 30 by SitfcB |
1,500 sold so far
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That’s a shtload more than it appeared on the seating view/planner
I retract my statement, and now wish I was sitting with the 1500 in the churchmans | |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 18:52 - Jan 30 with 1301 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 12:31 - Jan 30 by Ely_Blue |
Let me think about that for a moment, a 400 mile round trip to sit in the cold to watch the game on a screen at PR with a pint that the bar staff won’t be able to serve quick enough and a cold pie or stay at home and watch it from the comfort of my own living room, saving myself £70 in fuel and as much beer as I can drink or be bothered to fetch from my fridge?
I know which one I’ll choose if I can’t be at the game in person! |
Why would the pie be cold? I've never had a cold pie at PR - in fact if anything they're usually too hot! |  |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 19:01 - Jan 30 with 1260 views | textbackup |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 16:11 - Jan 30 by J2BLUE |
Well this aged well. |
If you say so.
I still think 1500 is pretty sht for a beam back, when there will be 7000 at MK dons. But that’s just me | |
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| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 19:04 - Jan 30 with 1250 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 15:48 - Jan 30 by witchdoctor |
I don’t understand how they can be making any dosh by giving a free pie and pint as part of the deal |
It’ll be the 17 pints you buy on top of that! | | | |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 20:16 - Jan 30 with 1141 views | witchdoctor |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 19:04 - Jan 30 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
It’ll be the 17 pints you buy on top of that! |
we’ve met before have we?..😂😂😂 | | | |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 20:37 - Jan 30 with 1070 views | BuffaloBill |
| So for all the tears and emails about not getting Cambridge tickets on 19:01 - Jan 30 by textbackup |
If you say so.
I still think 1500 is pretty sht for a beam back, when there will be 7000 at MK dons. But that’s just me |
1500 more that will be watching at our home than if they hadn't decided to do something like this.
Pretty Gd to me |  |
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