Fans Returning to Stadiums

[200miles]

I'd be perfectly happy for the club to keep the money.

[oldtimer]

I bought my season ticket to help the club remain in business. So the club can keep my money.

[Paulmichael]

We're probably fine this season the added EFL money you get, lower running costs compared to other clubs and an active trust.

Although long term damage to football as a whole could be huge without Government support.

First games back in football league you'd have hoped for 4k crowds and hoped some of those became regulars. Who knows what support we'll get when this is over.

I don't enjoy watching football to empty stadiums and I've been bored watching us the last 2 games so I'll donate to club directly and find other things to do on Saturdays going forward.

STH so club already have my gate money for the season whatever happens.

Agreed, as great as it is we are a league club again, I just cant get excited about watching games in empty stadiums and didn't even bother with Saturdays game, I'll contribute to raffles etc and buy kids shirts etc, just hope many like me get the enthusiasm back when this is all over

[conquistador]

Time for the FA to make a fairer distribution of money down from the Premier league to all the lower divisions. This is long overdue.

[Gazza]

The Club can keep my Season Ticket money if I can`t attend this season so be it. Would be interesting to know how many forum members with season tickets would do the same a big ask for some but we must survive this.

Same here

[russell_anderson]

Time for the FA to make a fairer distribution of money down from the Premier league to all the lower divisions. This is long overdue.

The FA can't make the Premier League do anything. The Premier League has all the money and, therefore, all of the power. The FA has to keep on the right side of the Premier League just to keep the amount of money already passed down. The only hope of more money is to appeal to the Premier League's better instincts which isn't very hopeful!

[Sefton Aubergine]

The thing that stands out and worries me about today's new stricter rules is that the same rules have been in place in some of the local higher infection areas like Bolton and Leicester for some time but have been very slow in bringing infection rates down if at all. These new measures are going to be like putting the brakes on a train and the chances of them being in place for six months is quite possible especially if people defy in numbers... I think the chances of no crowds for the whole of the season have gone up unfortunately.

The slim pickings of positive news from yesterday's "science" (no Bodgit Johnson?) announcement of the progress with vaccine development by the turn of the year is unrealistic, I'm being told by very senior ex colleagues, with most still hoping for one within a year.

[Bingo]

I didn't get a season ticket as could not afford it but I will continue to support the club as much as I can; I think a lot of peoples mental health is affected by this, personally I like to have something to look forward to and for the past 30 odd years that's been going to the football, lets hope we get back to it at some point. I think some clubs will be in a lot worse position than ourselves.

[russell_anderson]

The thing that stands out and worries me about today's new stricter rules is that the same rules have been in place in some of the local higher infection areas like Bolton and Leicester for some time but have been very slow in bringing infection rates down if at all. These new measures are going to be like putting the brakes on a train and the chances of them being in place for six months is quite possible especially if people defy in numbers... I think the chances of no crowds for the whole of the season have gone up unfortunately.

The slim pickings of positive news from yesterday's "science" (no Bodgit Johnson?) announcement of the progress with vaccine development by the turn of the year is unrealistic, I'm being told by very senior ex colleagues, with most still hoping for one within a year.

To be honest, I think that the only hope of ever getting back to some sort of normality is a vaccine. Until that happens, I cannot see any way we can get away from this stop and start other than going back into lockdown which would be an even greater economic disaster than the current state.

[Jammydodger]

I'd be perfectly happy for the club to keep the money.

Club can keep my season ticket too, more than happy to help

[Barrow Lad New]

Agree that our season tickets are vital support for the club and I am also more than happy to treat the money as an contribution, with the added bonus of being able to watch home games via iFollow once I get it working properly!

[Adam29]

Paul Hornby is on BBC Radio Cumbria at 7:15pm this evening

[Sefton Aubergine]

The thing that stands out and worries me about today's new stricter rules is that the same rules have been in place in some of the local higher infection areas like Bolton and Leicester for some time but have been very slow in bringing infection rates down if at all. These new measures are going to be like putting the brakes on a train and the chances of them being in place for six months is quite possible especially if people defy in numbers... I think the chances of no crowds for the whole of the season have gone up unfortunately.

The slim pickings of positive news from yesterday's "science" (no Bodgit Johnson?) announcement of the progress with vaccine development by the turn of the year is unrealistic, I'm being told by very senior ex colleagues, with most still hoping for one within a year.

To be honest, I think that the only hope of ever getting back to some sort of normality is a vaccine. Until that happens, I cannot see any way we can get away from this stop and start other than going back into lockdown which would be an even greater economic disaster than the current state.

A speedy, fully working track and trace would have and could make some difference but agree that a vaccine is the only way of stopping the infection rates and threat of lock downs.

[Wintergreen]

Paul Hornby is on BBC Radio Cumbria at 7:15pm this evening

Boris Johnson is on ITV at 8:05 this evening. Tough act to follow.

[Roadrunner]

The Club can keep my Season Ticket money if I can`t attend this season so be it. Would be interesting to know how many forum members with season tickets would do the same a big ask for some but we must survive this.

I don't want my money back, the club's survival is paramount