microdave Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 In this month's four four two, we feature at no.43 in a countdown of the 100 greatest British grounds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Camel’s Hump Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 The lesser spotted Rory Loy on co-commentary for the Berwick Gretna game on BBC Scotland tonight.Sorry, I’m busy hitting myself over the head with a shovel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 5 hours ago, Bankies Alive said: Cracking day for us on Saturday beating Dalkeith 7-0 in front of 820 paying fans. Decent draw getting Elgin at home even though we’ll be underdogs. Didn’t fancy playing you anyway,you’re going too well!! I would absolutely love a Sons Bankies Scottish Cup tie. I’d 100% make the trip North of the border for that. I’m too young to have a seen a derby (I think, but @lionel wickson will know for sure), so it would be a real collector’s edition for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) I can see us struggling to hold onto Wilson in January. I really think he’s that good, someone full-time will offer a fee. Edited September 20, 2021 by FifeSons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons Fan Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 7 hours ago, FifeSons said: I can see us struggling to hold onto Wilson in January. I really think he’s that good, someone full-time will offer a fee. We should be offering him a 2 year deal just now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 12 hours ago, Jan Vojáček said: The lesser spotted Rory Loy on co-commentary for the Berwick Gretna game on BBC Scotland tonight. Hes been doing punditry work this season on Open All Mics on Sportsound. He's actually really good at it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnberry Fields Forever Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 13 hours ago, microdave said: In this month's four four two, we feature at no.43 in a countdown of the 100 greatest British grounds. It also features on pages 151, 152 & 153 in the recently published book 'British Football's Greatest Grounds - One Hundred Must-See Venues' by Mike Bayly. https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Footballs-Greatest-Grounds-Must-See/dp/1785316478 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_&_T Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 20/09/2021 at 21:04, microdave said: In this month's four four two, we feature at no.43 in a countdown of the 100 greatest British grounds. I quite fancy watching one of your games next month, however for the life of me I cannot work out how to buy a ticket? Is it pay at the gate or something? The information doesn't seem to be available on your website. https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 7 hours ago, G_&_T said: I quite fancy watching one of your games next month, however for the life of me I cannot work out how to buy a ticket? Is it pay at the gate or something? The information doesn't seem to be available on your website. https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/ It's pay at the gate aye. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Card payments now being taken at the bar.... https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=5095 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevchenko Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Where’s the best place to park near the ground? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 That was impressive today, just missing a killer touch in the penalty box. Fair play to the hospitality staff. It was a great wee day in there. I had a ball. Good food and great service! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 4 hours ago, the snudge said: I had a ball. Same. Hospitality is obviously not what the club want it to be right now but it was a great day. Good to meet the legends and wee Eoghan Stokes patter was good. He says he'll be back in two weeks, which is good. Team spirit this year is off the charts compared to last year and long may it continue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) There seems to be a good camaraderie between the players. I could see that when they were coming into the stadium. They were genuinely happy and excited to be playing football. Good bit of dig in the team aswell. They fought hard and are fit. We won't go wrong this season with that in the squad. Edited September 26, 2021 by the snudge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 26/09/2021 at 00:58, The Moonster said: Same. Hospitality is obviously not what the club want it to be right now but it was a great day. Good to meet the legends and wee Eoghan Stokes patter was good. He says he'll be back in two weeks, which is good. Team spirit this year is off the charts compared to last year and long may it continue. What is the story with hospitality at the moment? You can't just book a table yet, like in pre-Covid times? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Jeez, 25 quid for the bus for Peterhead away seems steep. No wonder they are struggling to fill it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: Jeez, 25 quid for the bus for Peterhead away seems steep. No wonder they are struggling to fill it! Vicious circle. Bus costs are higher. Firms are facing higher costs for fuel, sanitising buses etc. They pass those costs on to anybody hiring. Also lower number of bus travelling fans so costs are undoubtedly pushed up. Higher costs and continued worries about covid? Fewer fans want to be on a bus for hours. I've done some away games this season. I drove to them. Didnt go to Falkirk and I'm not going Saturday. I'll get the bus in the future, but right now I'm more comfortable going to any away games by car. I suspect a few are in the same position and when streaming is still an option then a 4 hour trip each way to Peterhead or a £12 webcast then fans are going with the webcast. Not an easy time to be running an away bus and I've every sympathy with Gillie trying to get numbers to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, BallochSonsFan said: Vicious circle. Bus costs are higher. Firms are facing higher costs for fuel, sanitising buses etc. They pass those costs on to anybody hiring. Also lower number of bus travelling fans so costs are undoubtedly pushed up. Higher costs and continued worries about covid? Fewer fans want to be on a bus for hours. I've done some away games this season. I drove to them. Didnt go to Falkirk and I'm not going Saturday. I'll get the bus in the future, but right now I'm more comfortable going to any away games by car. I suspect a few are in the same position and when streaming is still an option then a 4 hour trip each way to Peterhead or a £12 webcast then fans are going with the webcast. Not an easy time to be running an away bus and I've every sympathy with Gillie trying to get numbers to go. Whilst I do appreciate costs are higher than they once were, 25 quid still seems quite steep. One thing I’ve never understood is why the people who run the supporters bus don’t run a smaller bus or a mini bus. Surely a big fancy Marbill or Wilson’s of Rhu coach costs far more to run than a minibus? Especially just now when they are struggling to fill and seem gutted by the prospect of having to fork oot for the train. You get guys locally who do that sort of thing on the side and I can’t imagine it would cost as much as a coach, my mates have booked mini buses for gigs and airport runs etc and I always remeber it being peanuts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 3 hours ago, George Parr said: What is the story with hospitality at the moment? You can't just book a table yet, like in pre-Covid times? You can book a table normally I believe but because the away team are using the chivas suite they can only squeeze 5 tables into the board room. On Saturday there was the legends table and another table with some folk from the Trust there as guests, the board were at another so probably only 2 paying tables there available. The food was really good I thought though, new caterers will see us well if that's the standard of fare on offer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: Jeez, 25 quid for the bus for Peterhead away seems steep. No wonder they are struggling to fill it! Might be worth checking if you'll get a view of the game and a bit of cover before booking anything as well, given our experience up there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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