[maccawozzagod]

the Ramsbottom game was an excellent opportunity wasted to offer a night out at the football at a ridiculously low cost. Maybe the next round is an opportunity. I work saturday morning and saturday night so it is a big ask on the family for me to be out all afternoon as well. I have to try and cherry pick my games as Forest Green at home and trudging through the mudbath car park to stand in the exposed elements for 90 minutes before refreshing with crap lager in the now refurbished bar and paying £12 to get wet is not all that appealing. I have done my time home and away with the reds and cannot be called a fairweather or bandwagon supporter, there is though a serious lack of facilities which helps me make my mind up whether or not to go on a rainy day. Knock me for it if you will but its honest. When the weather is better I will be on more often

where's the roof
on the subject of the drum, it does not make people stay away. Nobody goes to the football for peace and quiet. Most folk expect jamboree and carnival when they go the match.

In my opinion 50% of stayaways are financial, 40% cos of the weather/lack of roof and 10% miscellaneous of which a minimal amount will be the drum. For every 1 who does not want it there are 100 who do.

Interestingly, after our Grays game, the Grays management bought a drum for their fans in order to whip up the atmosphere a la The Ultras. A lot of the fans at Grays did not want it and hated the idea but yet they still go to the games.