: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:01 pm  

SRC wrote:

You're probably not going to believe this but the club actually replaced every floodlight lamp with more powerful bulbs in the week leading up to Saturdays match. So you think it was bad this week, you should have been there for the Widnes and Donny games !

Seriously, all at the club know the lights are rubbish, but as owners of the ground the club would have to foot the bill to replace them. I believe funding is being sourced through grants etc, but the final bill will be £200,000. That kind of money buys A LOT of players. The lighting was only ever going to be an issue for the first couple of home games and won't be an issue from now on. Hopefully the new lights will be installed for 2010 and hopefully you Fax fans will be able to see the difference (if we stay up that is).

The reason all home games are at 6:30 on a Saturday is for the simple reason that they attract bigger crowds. If we stay competitive I think only Widnes and Fax will have a bigger average gate this season.

Left me a bit peeved seeing that Holker Street seemed to have proper Floodlight Rigs, as opposed to something that resembled a set of large Desklamps with 40 Watt bulbs in.

Any Football ground up for demolition soon where some could be brought from?

Decent crowd last night (didnt hear it announced though) and thought Fax took a good number, probably boosted by the fact we beat Widnes the other week which may have encouraged some people who might have no bothered to go.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:15 pm  

Barrow football are also looking at floodlight replacement.

It's funny how the fans expectations change over the years. Our lights have always been the same (probably brighter now than ever), but no-one really complained until recent seasons.

I know the club enquired about the old Hilton Park lights and Leigh offered them for free, but the dismantling, transport and re-assembly costs meant that there was no difference from buying new ones.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:31 pm  

SRC wrote:

You're probably not going to believe this but the club actually replaced every floodlight lamp with more powerful bulbs in the week leading up to Saturdays match. So you think it was bad this week, you should have been there for the Widnes and Donny games !

Seriously, all at the club know the lights are rubbish, but as owners of the ground the club would have to foot the bill to replace them. I believe funding is being sourced through grants etc, but the final bill will be £200,000. That kind of money buys A LOT of players. The lighting was only ever going to be an issue for the first couple of home games and won't be an issue from now on. Hopefully the new lights will be installed for 2010 and hopefully you Fax fans will be able to see the difference (if we stay up that is).

The reason all home games are at 6:30 on a Saturday is for the simple reason that they attract bigger crowds. If we stay competitive I think only Widnes and Fax will have a bigger average gate this season.

Not having a dig, but why not have 3pm Kickoffs until after the clocks have gone forward then ? Not Rocket Science is it really ??

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:41 pm  

Bl00dy HeII, why didn't WE think of that

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:13 pm  

SRC wrote:

Hopefully the new lights will be installed for 2010 and hopefully you Fax fans will be able to see the difference (if we stay up that is). If we stay competitive I think only Widnes and Fax will have a bigger average gate this season.

I seriously hope you are taking the urine with that bit mate, if Barrow don't make top 6 (and you come and pick me up and take me home again) I'll streak at your last home game (assuming it doesn't clash with ours)

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:30 pm  

Hells bells Paul if you're going to streak, Pat & I will take you to Barrow, then at least 2 of us will come away from Cumbria with a smile on our faces.

Don't know what look will be on your face though. perhaps

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:12 am  

paulifax wrote:

I seriously hope you are taking the urine with that bit mate, if Barrow don't make top 6 (and you come and pick me up and take me home again) I'll streak at your last home game (assuming it doesn't clash with ours)

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: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:53 pm  

paulifax wrote:

I seriously hope you are taking the urine with that bit mate, if Barrow don't make top 6 (and you come and pick me up and take me home again) I'll streak at your last home game (assuming it doesn't clash with ours)

Do it when its a night match & nobody will see you !

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:59 pm  

PANDA77 wrote:

Do it when its a night match & nobody will see you !

Pity the same can't be said of a Barrow fan. They have a green glow

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:18 pm  

PANDA77 wrote:

Do it when its a night match & nobody will see you !

Make sure you're wearing a condom, the bulb on the end might light the way for you.