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Shame that!

Looking at your online ticketing site, it appears as though you’ve sold around 50-100 tickets in the away end over flow. They might all go by Saturday - who knows.

Shame we can’t have the additional 600 or so.
Yeah as discussed on here the ground is just too small mate unfortunately . Should shift most of those I think .
 

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It's official , it's coming . Will be interesting how much and who they are


Now confirmed. £1.5m of new investment, The largest investors include fellow lifelong fans, and a smaller proportion of new shares have gone to a consortium of US based sports enthusiasts.

Grimsby Town Football Club is delighted to announce that it has approved a new share issue of £1.5m to 1878 Partners Limited, its majority shareholder. This follows shareholder approval being obtained in August for the conversion of £3.4m of shareholder loans into equity in the Club.
 

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Anything is better than Norman fucking Smurthwaite.
 

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John Rudge's long awaited and fully deserved statue is finally breaking ground after the 100k was raised (partly thanks to Reading fans after the caused our game to be abandoned due to pitch protest who did it as an apology/Thank You).

Going to be on the Hamil End (old away end) car park and is set to be unveiled on his 80th birthday 21st October, so imagine the AFC Wimbledon game on the 26th will see it celebrated.

We will likely never see the days again that we had under JR, challenging for the Play Offs for a place in the Premier League, being the top side in Stoke on Trent, Wembley trips and multiple Giant Killings in the FA Cup and some of the greatest Vale sides.
 

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Stone the Crows - this video popped up on my YouTube.
Couple of Americans astonished at this country's crowds chants.
Warning: if you have a delicate disposition don't watch
 

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John Rudge's long awaited and fully deserved statue is finally breaking ground after the 100k was raised (partly thanks to Reading fans after the caused our game to be abandoned due to pitch protest who did it as an apology/Thank You).

Going to be on the Hamil End (old away end) car park and is set to be unveiled on his 80th birthday 21st October, so imagine the AFC Wimbledon game on the 26th will see it celebrated.

We will likely never see the days again that we had under JR, challenging for the Play Offs for a place in the Premier League, being the top side in Stoke on Trent, Wembley trips and multiple Giant Killings in the FA Cup and some of the greatest Vale sides.

That's quality and very fitting. I remember JR Vale days well. That championship back then seemed to have about 10 midlands side in it with a few punching above their weight

I absolute love our statue near the ground of our greatest ever manager (& assistant). Looks class if done well.

The one if Ol Big Head in the city centre ain't too shabby either
 

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Come on, who hasn’t had their photo took with Eric’s statue on Morecambe sea front.
 

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Jake Eastwood out for 6 months with a severed patella tendon after slicing his leg open on part of the goal frame at Carlisle. What a grim injury. How has that happened? Apparently the goal frame in question is standard but it must have had some sort of sharp edge exposed that isn't usually. Potential recourse for either the club or player to take some legal action here, either on the manufacturers or Carlisle?
 

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Jake Eastwood out for 6 months with a severed patella tendon after slicing his leg open on part of the goal frame at Carlisle. What a grim injury. How has that happened? Apparently the goal frame in question is standard but it must have had some sort of sharp edge exposed that isn't usually. Potential recourse for either the club or player to take some legal action here, either on the manufacturers or Carlisle?
I think Carvers cumulative tears watching Carlisle lose every week had gotten onto the post making the wood expand hence Eastwood catching his leg on it.
 

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Apparently Cheltenham Town is up for sale.

The largest shareholder is Simon Keswick, 82 years old and brother of the ex-Arsenal chairman who passed away earlier this year. Stands to reason that he would want to sell his stake. The second largest, who also apparently wants to sell, is based in the Cayman Islands. Between them they own about 53% of the club.

The Trust now own 16%, but I can't believe they have the funds to make a bid to get over 50% of the shares.

I don't expect anything to happen any time soon though to be honest.
 

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Apparently Cheltenham Town is up for sale.

The largest shareholder is Simon Keswick, 82 years old and brother of the ex-Arsenal chairman who passed away earlier this year. Stands to reason that he would want to sell his stake. The second largest, who also apparently wants to sell, is based in the Cayman Islands. Between them they own about 53% of the club.

The Trust now own 16%, but I can't believe they have the funds to make a bid to get over 50% of the shares.

I don't expect anything to happen any time soon though to be honest.
I've got £50 in a Halifax savings account if that's any good?
 

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We have just announced we are reducing our ticket prices until the end of the season. A thing fans have been asking for, for some time, as our prices of £25+ were far too pricey for this level of football and we obviously need to increase our fanbase in a huge stadium. I don't think it will have a massive impact on attendances while still performing average in L2 (hopefully changing now as we climb up the league under Lindsey obviously), but the new ownership and CEO clearly making moves in the right direction. Welcome news obviously for away fans too.



New General Admission Ticket Prices

Adult - £20

Seniors (Over 65s) - £15

Young Adult (18-23 years) - £10

Youth (12-17 years) - £6

Junior (U12) - £3
 
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We have just announced we are reducing our ticket prices until the end of the season. A thing fans have been asking for, for some time, as our prices of £25+ were far too pricey for this level of football and we obviously need to increase our fanbase in a huge stadium. I don't think it will have a massive impact on attendances while still performing average in L2 (hopefully changing now as we climb up the league under Lindsey obviously), but the new ownership and CEO clearly making moves in the right direction. Welcome news obviously for away fans too.


New General Admission Ticket Prices

Adult - £20

Seniors (Over 65s) - £15

Young Adult (18-23 years) - £10

Youth (12-17 years) - £6

Junior (U12) - £3
Fair play, that's decent. You'd think if it does increase attendances then it will probably be the younger demographic. It's a great gesture for the club to be making in early October and deserves credit.

What is the ST holding perspective on this though? People that forked out in the summer are surely gonna be wanting something back?
 

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Fair play, that's decent. You'd think if it does increase attendances then it will probably be the younger demographic. It's a great gesture for the club to be making in early October and deserves credit.

What is the ST holding perspective on this though? People that forked out in the summer are surely gonna be wanting something back?
Yeah it's an interesting one. Funnily enough we had a multi page thread on our main forum about how to increase attendances after Saturday's low turn out of 6,000 and several pages of debate about exactly what you raised in relation to potential reduced prices and how STH would feel (unbeknownst to us 24 hours later the CEO would be reducing the prices...clearly they read the forum!).

Bit of a mixed bag. Apparently still works out well in the ST favour over the course of the season (and presumably may result in frozen or reduced ST prices too next season) but certainly a few disgruntled fans. I would say on the whole though people just want us to have the attendances we used to have as recently as 2 years ago e.g. 8,462 when we got relegated from L1 in 2023 which were very good for L2 and L1 football (our average between 2007/2008 and 2022/2023 was 9,500 including 4 seasons of over 10,000) so most have swallowed it up for the greater good in the hope of getting those 2,500 fans back...

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Shareholders meeting this afternoon at ours to remove Scally from the board of directors. He’s also banned from all club property while the club investigates… something.
 

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Shareholders meeting this afternoon at ours to remove Scally from the board of directors. He’s also banned from all club property while the club investigates… something.
He’s been removed and removed as a director of the holding company too.
 

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He’s been removed and removed as a director of the holding company too.
I can’t help feeling a little sad that it ended this way, as inevitable as it was.
Thanks for buying us when you did, for keeping us solvent (just), for three Wembley finals, winning two of them, for the Championship years and for selling to Brad and Shannon.
But Paul, why oh why could you not just sell up and sail into the sunset with your booty under your arm.
I fear we may yet hear more from, and about, uncle Paul.
 
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On a more upbeat note, Glenn Morris has just won league two player of the month at the ripe old age of 41.
Anyone know of an older player to win it?
 
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I can’t help feeling a little sad that it ended this way, as inevitable as it was.
Thanks for buying us when you did, for keeping us solvent (just), for three Wembley finals, winning two of them, for the Championship years and for selling to Brad and Shannon.
But Paul, why oh why could you not just sell up and sail into the sunset with your booty under your arm.
I fear we may yet hear more from, and about, uncle Paul.
It was your club that our part owner Wael alkidi was going to purchase before he bought us. Only thing stopping him was Scally even though he was selling still wanted to be involved.
 

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