Exiles night (pre "Carlisle match) is on!

Have a look on Mariners Trust page. Perhaps someone can provide the link please? Just £5 to meet ian Holloway on the Friday night before the home game v Carlisle on 14 March.Just ordering my tickets now.Well done the Trust  the club and Mr Holloway.hope it's well attended

i am sure there must be a reason for the entry fee but it just seems a little bit of a slap in the face to me rather than an appreciation of the effort exiles generally make to get to BP.
In reality it means coming up a day earlier, an overnight stop which could be a potential added expense , then the £5 entry (ok effectively a couple of quid after you deduct a free pint).

For a club trying to build relationships then even a token entry fee seems a little unproductive to me on this occassion.

Because of Friday being a busy day at work I’m not 100% sure I’ll make it, though ill make the game.

As an exiled STH who makes all Saturday and most  Tuesday games I’m not bothered about £5 if it gives the Trust some cash to do some stuff for the greater good.

Quoted from moosey_club

i am sure there must be a reason for the entry fee but it just seems a little bit of a slap in the face to me rather than an appreciation of the effort exiles generally make to get to BP.
In reality it means coming up a day earlier, an overnight stop which could be a potential added expense , then the £5 entry (ok effectively a couple of quid after you deduct a free pint).

For a club trying to build relationships then even a token entry fee seems a little unproductive to me on this occassion.

Tbh moosey I think it's an absolute steal.wouldve paid €10 or £15 especially if they'd offered fish n chips.really looking forward to it

Quoted from moosey_club

i am sure there must be a reason for the entry fee but it just seems a little bit of a slap in the face to me rather than an appreciation of the effort exiles generally make to get to BP.
In reality it means coming up a day earlier, an overnight stop which could be a potential added expense , then the £5 entry (ok effectively a couple of quid after you deduct a free pint).

For a club trying to build relationships then even a token entry fee seems a little unproductive to me on this occassion.

It includes a drink and proceeds go to the Youth Development Fund!!

Are you offering to turn the lights on and serve drinks for nowt?

Quoted from forza ivano

Tbh moosey I think it's an absolute steal.wouldve paid €10 or £15 especially if they'd offered fish n chips.really looking forward to it

fck me the value of the pound has dropped since we left  

Thats kind of my point though, at £5 including a drink then they arent exactly going to be making a mint, £1:50/£2:00 per person... so to make it free you wouldnt actually be losing alot of income but you would be gaining an awful lot of decent PR.

To be honest the entry fee wouldn’t be the concern. Of all the costs associated with a weekend up to see the football a fiver isn’t going to tip the balance or pissme off.

Saturday evening would have been nicer as there’d be no need to take time off work, but I can see why they’d plump for Friday.

It’s good that the Trust have organised it.

Hope they've got a bucket so we can chuck a donation in to aid the cause.
Quite fitting actually as Its a Grim Exile , the old exiles association \ newsletter always sponsored the youth team in the Ian Knight days

Tickets bought looking forward to it UTMM

ticket purchased, now just need to arrange the spare bedroom at mum's!