honest answer .did you even try to get tickets for the north stand?

Better facilities than CP - of course. Better than the DW Stadium? No, the away end at Wigan is a far superior view to the KC and £5 cheaper on last seasons prices. Even Hudds at £16.50 a ticket represents far greater value.

got to agree. DW is my best away ground by far, brilliant views. And apart from the derby games its also got the best atmosphere.

No I don't think these things are worth it, it cost me, my wife and daughter £28 more to see that game then it did to watch the game at Wigan.

Did I get a better view at the KC, not particularly.
Was it more comfortable, no.
Could I take a beer to my chair at the KC, no.

Suppose I did getthe added benfit of threatening abuse from chav corner for 80% of the game tho' so not all bad.

please bear in mind : i said "among" the best facilities !! yes the wigan stadium is of equal quality & view really . yes the price is a little steep comnpared to wigan , huddersfield i admit. ( possibly huddersfield is cheaper to encourage larger crowds ) as for wigan they dont have to worry about getting larger away followings ( they are within 20-30 miles of a lot of sl clubs ) more people means lower prices !! . we at hull are lucky to get more than 800 away supporters ( apart from the derby game ) the stadium obviously has to cater for people in the north stand & that costs money ( stewards , bar staff , lighting etc ) . in fact most games it would be wiser to put the couple of coach loads we sometimes get in the west stand at a cheaper rate . would surely save money . all in all i would rather pay £68 ish for a family of four in the kc facilities than £55 quid ish & freeze to death like the derby the other year in that god awful stand . it was that comparison i was trying to make .

p.s i agree fully on the beer issue

Your ticket allocation for the North stand wasn't even full so any hull fan wanting to see, yet another derby defeat, could have still gone.

p.s please can you advise me what the cost was for the the three of you in total for the derby game . it seems steep to me ?? in south stand it would have cost approx £54.00 i think for 2 adults & one child ( depending on age) if your daughter is of adult age £60.00 total . how can that be £28.00 dearer than at wigan ?? just puzzled that's all !!

Wigan only cost me £32 for the 3 of us. Not sure of the total cost at the KC we ended up having to go in the west upper. Think it was about £25 an adult and 10 for a child (may be wrong on the split but I know it was £60)

To be honest I was being provocative and I understand anyones frustration at paying for our south stand, but the point I was trying to make was a lot of FC fans seem to think it's a privelige that we get to visit the KC once a year bu from our point of view there are better / more value for money grounds elsewhere in SL.

For the last Derby game at CP any Hull fan could have got a spot in the north stand if they had wished and the view i there is as good as most grounds in SL.

AHH !! that explains it a little more . the west stand is very expensive ( also far dearer at wigan i might add) sorry , i assumed you were in the north away stand !! . not really a like for like comparison . still at £32.00 quid for your wigan game , that seems extremely cheap for three of you ( although i noticed a family deal in their north stand for 2010 season ( £40.00) for 2 adults & one child . not bad at all . i also did not take into account you may have been passholders & that would have entitled the child pass to go in free at away games ( no ?? ) but that would have applied also at the k.c !!

but in the long run , the kc are maybe over doing it on some of the prices & even taking into consideration the points i made in another post about running costs etc , charging away supporters a little too much may force them to stay at home !! hmmmm !! .

but also my original comment regarding value for money as against craven park still stands !! which my original post was aimed at . would you have wanted to sit in that awful stand , facing hail & wind like the derby game last year for approx £42.00 ( for your family) ??

We are all passholders but as is the case with most events nowadays anyone with a job has little or no chance of getting tickets they want (especially child swaps for derby games) as most places seem to insist on putting htem on sale on a week day..

We ended up in West stand as the North was just too much hassle to bother with and to be honest it wasn't bad in there compared to the north.

To be fair the derby game this year was held in July so the likelyhood for hail and (cold) wind was low even in Hull, IIRC it was a pretty nice day and perfect weather for sitting in the north stand. I remember when we played Bradford last season in feb and it was pretty bleak in Odsal that day as was Leeds in the pouring rain. Would I go back...definitely

Leeds.
Wakey.
Catalans (although generally warm)
Salford.
Bradford.

All have the away fans out in the elements and charge a similar amount to CP, would you also not go to these games away?

Except being so far away they wouldn't have been able to see.

They must be blind then

If you can't see from in the North, I think you need to start watching a different sport, unless rugby comes in braille. Anyone?

Another classic from a not so bright



Its probably nearer to the pitch than any stand at the KC.

Whilst your partners at the KC use specialist equipment and an army of workmen in an unsuccesful effort to make conditions safe for the proposed Chelsea game it'll be interesting to see how many of the faithful you can muster for a similar operation next week for the charity operation via your own board.

Surely your club will put similar rescources into trying to get the game on for such a loyal player who has given ten years of service rather than leaving it to both the volunteers who have currently put their names forward

it gets worse.

is the game likely to go ahead does anyone know? only 7/8 football games gone ahead today for safety reason (mainly travelling) so if this awful weather does keep up....

But let be honest its only a short walk from admiral to the KC so travelling isnt such a big issue surely?

Latest forecast to this time next week shows more snow tomorrow but no more after that and temperatures getting a bit warmer.

Can be tropical for me... still not going

But Justin says: "The game is for a good cause. Richard has been a good ambassador for his club and for rugby league.

"I've had the privilege of speaking to him a few times and I went to a few of his testimonial events last season and he's a great man.

"I hope many people turn out for his testimonial game."

Shame on you

He's hardly going to say " I think he's a bit of a t1t so everyone should stay away" now is he



I'd suggest there are a number of different reasons why rovers fans may give this game a miss and probably none of them have to do with horney himself.

Michael Fish on your own board aka Standee states that all the snow will be gone for thursday .......but then again he stated the East stand extension wouldn't be built......that Graham Horne was signing for Rovers...that

( you get the gist).....so i'd go for at least another ten days of snow and freezing temperatures.

Well, these reasons can't include wanting to deprive FC of any income, as FC have no financial interest in the fixture, only Richard Horne and the SMC.
Nor can they include the team being academy only as Morgan has already said that all first teamers will play.
Maybe one reason is Rovers decision to play 5 friendlies in a fortnight.

The customer is always right... only on this occasion I will not be customer!