timlichtie Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Apparently the Brechin game is on Hedge TV so it might save me a long drive. Looking forward to seeing Shanks and the other signings and maybe a trialist or two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Dick and Levein are doing a penalty shootout at halftime on Saturday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Very impressive. That is only till May 2021. After finishing last season in second place and having crowds like we did we should be looking good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The board deserve huge praise. I’ve had a few people tell me over the last 3 or 4 years or so that Arbroath could easily be the next Cowdenbeath or Brechin, as they were in our position only a few short years ago. The difference that I point out is that Cowdenbeath and Brechin in particular, never saw their stints in the Championship as an opportunity to grow and - I hate this saying - “future proof” their clubs. Imo, the board see this as the main objective for Arbroath. Build a strong, community based club; increase the fan-base, particularly kids; invest in facilities and just generally raise the profile of the club within Arbroath and beyond. A successful club benefits the entire town. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Tattie36 said: The board deserve huge praise. I’ve had a few people tell me over the last 3 or 4 years or so that Arbroath could easily be the next Cowdenbeath or Brechin, as they were in our position only a few short years ago. The difference that I point out is that Cowdenbeath and Brechin in particular, never saw their stints in the Championship as an opportunity to grow and - I hate this saying - “future proof” their clubs. Imo, the board see this as the main objective for Arbroath. Build a strong, community based club; increase the fan-base, particularly kids; invest in facilities and just generally raise the profile of the club within Arbroath and beyond. A successful club benefits the entire town. And they have done all of the above. The improvements across the board are ridiculous. Also the comparisons to Brechin and Cowdenbeath are daft, bigger club than both even when we were doing shite our part time crowds were near the best. Going off figures from a couple of year ago our 5th placed finish = £250k prize money 7th placed finish = £212k prize money 2nd placed finish = £475k prize money Average crowds and hospitality (which has been extended by a fair amount of people with the construction work) sold out when we have been able to outwith the Covid periods about 14-1500 in seasons prior to last season and 1750 last season (1200 season tickets) which really would’ve been closer to 2k if restrictions and rearranged midweek games never happened (because of Covid). But again we got that £500k grant to help cover costs of no fans That’s a phenomenal feat from boardroom level obviously massively helped by the performances on the park FT commercial director bringing in revenue from what seems like everywhere with loads of new ideas and a community trust that is actively doing wonders in the town Its an incredible change in say the last 10 year. Like a different club. Looking forward to seeing a spruced up Gayfield in a few weeks time and hopefully we can stay in this league once again 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just for comparison on that prize money by the way (again figures from a couple year ago) Prize money in League 1 1st - £125k 2nd - £107k 3rd- £87.5k 4th - £85k 5th - £82k 6th - £80K L2 champions = £67.5k Shows you how beneficial being in this league is to us. Last season we received approximately £390k more in prize money than a club like Falkirk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUAFC Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Reckon we need to get a couple of strong signings in this week. Gives them a chance to settle in and also gets some serious momentum going on season ticket sales. This would give a clear indication on what the club's all about on the park. Edited June 23, 2022 by DUAFC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 58 minutes ago, DUAFC said: Reckon we need to get a couple of strong signings in this week. Gives them a chance to settle in and also gets some serious momentum going on season ticket sales. This would give a clear indication on what the club's all about on the park. As I don’t live in Arbroath, are there any rumours going around town as to any potential signings? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 21 minutes ago, Tattie36 said: As I don’t live in Arbroath, are there any rumours going around town as to any potential signings? Not a peep I don’t think we need them in any time frame. Take as long as we need to get the best we can Dont want any more Fords or Bakares 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonLichtie Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Signing wise - everything points towards us potentially picking up a trialist or two in the next few weeks who looks good in training/ pre season games and 2 or 3 loan signings made around mid August. It'll be interesting to see if our endeavours in England bring up anything worthwhile over the next few months.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUAFC Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Anyone from the club looking in, it would be helpful to get this season's fixtures populated on the fixtures section on the official website. Also anyone any idea how non season ticket holders buy tickets for either the forthcoming friendly or the home Premier cup matches ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, DUAFC said: Anyone from the club looking in, it would be helpful to get this season's fixtures populated on the fixtures section on the official website. Also anyone any idea how non season ticket holders buy tickets for either the forthcoming friendly or the home Premier cup matches ?? They’ll be released on the week of the game I imagine just like they are during the season. Season tickets don’t count for Premier Sports Cup games The only friendly we have at Gayfield is 4 weeks away. The first home fixture 3 weeks away. Plenty time for that yet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 So looking more likely our game against FC Edinburgh will not be at the renovated Meadowbank Stadium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housecaptain Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 As far as I am aware , Edinburgh City share Ainslie Park with Spartans and are not likely to return to Meadowbank. Definitely the nearest for me as it is only about 500yards to the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housecaptain Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Sorry guys ignore this ,according to google it could be Meadowbank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Housecaptain said: Sorry guys ignore this ,according to google it could be Meadowbank. Yea. They only used Ainslie Park while Meadowbank was getting renovated. They were meant to be back their in November 2021 IIRC but obviously that didn’t happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayfield Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) They are all there. I spent a few hours on the morning of the release date adding each one and badge. https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/matches#fixtures If you click season start at the bottom, it brings them all up. Ticket details will be announced soon for the Home Premier Cup matches and the AFC Fylde friendly. 3 hours ago, DUAFC said: Anyone from the club looking in, it would be helpful to get this season's fixtures populated on the fixtures section on the official website. Also anyone any idea how non season ticket holders buy tickets for either the forthcoming friendly or the home Premier cup matches ?? Edited June 24, 2022 by Gayfield 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Well it seems the FC Edinburgh will go ahead at Meadowbank but with only 499 supporters in attendance https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/international/fc-edinburgh-will-host-arbroath-in-premier-sports-cup-next-month-despite-delayed-opening-of-meadowbank-3745271 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, lichtie23 said: Well it seems the FC Edinburgh will go ahead at Meadowbank but with only 499 supporters in attendance https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/international/fc-edinburgh-will-host-arbroath-in-premier-sports-cup-next-month-despite-delayed-opening-of-meadowbank-3745271 Might as well make it home fans only 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Might as well make it home fans onlyAverage attendance of 350 last season, and look to have alienated a fair bit of their support with the whole rebranding nonsense so I think there’ll be plenty space for a couple of hundred away fans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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