altogether now....sign on ,sign on with a pen in your hand....lol
http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~1792128,00.html
http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~1792128,00.html
rock n roll.. corner
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Grenville Morris
the family tickets are fair enough but if you dont have a job and cant afford to go to a football match I wouldnt promote spending £10 of tax payers money on a ticket to a game. Unfair on the fans that have to pay full price because they have a job.
New ticket deals for the unemployed, low income families and people on income support have received public backing from Sheffield MP, the Rt Hon David Blunkett, among others.
The former Home Secretary was quick to praise Sheffield Wednesday for making it easier for fans receiving benefits to attend matches at Hillsborough, along with Football League Trust chief executive, David Edmondson and local councillor, Colin Ross.
Families receiving Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support or Working Family Tax Credits are also set to benefit from £30 family tickets (up to two adults and two children) while unemployed football fans are now able to purchase £10 tickets for Hillsborough's North West Corner.
Following feedback from supporters on these offers, the club can also confirm that friends of those receiving Job Seekers Allowance will be able to purchase a ticket for an adjacent seat in the North West Corner.
Commenting on the club's new ticketing initiatives, the Rt Hon David Blunkett MP said: "It is a simple fact that anyone mapping the rise and fall of fans attending matches over the last century can spot at a glance when unemployment rose and income dropped. That is why it is both a welcome recognition of the hard times the fans are going through, and good commercial sense to offer this extra help so that Wednesday supporters can continue backing the team and giving their support at a time of economic insecurity.
"As Honorary President of Wednesdayite, I'm very pleased indeed that the club are responding quickly and positively, and I hope that families will take up this offer."
Football League Trust chief executive, David Edmondson, said: "The Football League Trust are delighted to see this progressive initiative being introduced at Sheffield Wednesday, in these hard economic times it is fantastic to see a football club making that extra effort to keep all of their local community involved and make attending top-class football matches affordable for everyone."
Councillor Colin Ross added: "I am pleased that Sheffield Wednesday have made this initiative. It will give the opportunity for more supporters to see their team in what are difficult times for many people."
The new ticket offerings in these categories mark the latest phase in Sheffield Wednesday's community engagement programme, following on from establishing the partnership with the Children's Hospital, Sheffield, which saw the club gift its shirt sponsorship to the hospital. The Owls have also recently announced plans to turn Hillsborough into the biggest community stadium in the country.
The former Home Secretary was quick to praise Sheffield Wednesday for making it easier for fans receiving benefits to attend matches at Hillsborough, along with Football League Trust chief executive, David Edmondson and local councillor, Colin Ross.
Families receiving Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support or Working Family Tax Credits are also set to benefit from £30 family tickets (up to two adults and two children) while unemployed football fans are now able to purchase £10 tickets for Hillsborough's North West Corner.
Following feedback from supporters on these offers, the club can also confirm that friends of those receiving Job Seekers Allowance will be able to purchase a ticket for an adjacent seat in the North West Corner.
Commenting on the club's new ticketing initiatives, the Rt Hon David Blunkett MP said: "It is a simple fact that anyone mapping the rise and fall of fans attending matches over the last century can spot at a glance when unemployment rose and income dropped. That is why it is both a welcome recognition of the hard times the fans are going through, and good commercial sense to offer this extra help so that Wednesday supporters can continue backing the team and giving their support at a time of economic insecurity.
"As Honorary President of Wednesdayite, I'm very pleased indeed that the club are responding quickly and positively, and I hope that families will take up this offer."
Football League Trust chief executive, David Edmondson, said: "The Football League Trust are delighted to see this progressive initiative being introduced at Sheffield Wednesday, in these hard economic times it is fantastic to see a football club making that extra effort to keep all of their local community involved and make attending top-class football matches affordable for everyone."
Councillor Colin Ross added: "I am pleased that Sheffield Wednesday have made this initiative. It will give the opportunity for more supporters to see their team in what are difficult times for many people."
The new ticket offerings in these categories mark the latest phase in Sheffield Wednesday's community engagement programme, following on from establishing the partnership with the Children's Hospital, Sheffield, which saw the club gift its shirt sponsorship to the hospital. The Owls have also recently announced plans to turn Hillsborough into the biggest community stadium in the country.
Hoax
Grenville Morris
not the best but one for saturday
to the tune of "he's got the whole world"
Theyve got there Giro's in their hands
Theyve got there Giro's in their hands
Theyve got there Giro's in their hands
And theyre sat in the north west corner
ending sounds a bit poo though
maybe "and a job centre round the back" would fit better
to the tune of "he's got the whole world"
Theyve got there Giro's in their hands
Theyve got there Giro's in their hands
Theyve got there Giro's in their hands
And theyre sat in the north west corner
ending sounds a bit poo though
maybe "and a job centre round the back" would fit better
Rhods
Rhods
nffcman1 said:
As far as Wednesday are concerned, I think this is a good idea. They have a large stadium that they are unable to fill. It makes sense to offer strategically discounted tickets.
From a social perspective, offering discounted family tickets seems like a great idea - unemployed mums & dads who understand the value of taking their children out on family activities should be encouraged. Football is traditionally the sport of the less well off.
I understand that it may concern some people that this is essentially government money being 'wasted' on football tickets, but that's not really the case. Weekly JSA is not a lot to live on, and anyone who chooses to spend £10 of their weekly £64 on a footie ticket is welcome to do so as far as I'm concerned. A single person living on JSA, even if they are on full housing benefit, is still going to be counting the pennies each week.
Likewise, living off Income Support generally leaves you in a very harsh financial situation.
As someone whose job involves looking in fine detail at a lot of people's finances, the only concern I have is regarding Working Tax Credits - there is quite a broad spectrum of eligibility to claim these and I suspect that there will be quite a few people who actually make a decent living who will find themselves eligible for cheap tickets when they could actually afford to pay the full ticket price. This particularly applies to the self-employed (not that self-employed people necessarily make a lot of money, it is just easier to manipulate your perceived income if you are a self-employed person who is minded to use the system to their advantage).
Tutts
Ian Bowyer
I'd have no real objection to our club doing this. After all, my tax money, which gets given to those that sign on, would then go into Nottingham Forest.
I'm ok with that, rather than it going anywhere else.
However, to stick them all in one corner is stupid and just open thems to ridicule.
I'm ok with that, rather than it going anywhere else.
However, to stick them all in one corner is stupid and just open thems to ridicule.
Are they offering the same discount to Forest fans, or is it yet another one-sided deal where we get the shitty end of the stick?
Rhods
Rhods
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Are they offering the same discount to Forest fans, or is it yet another one-sided deal where we get the shitty end of the stick?
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I am sure that if you are willing to wear a flat cap and sit in the Wednesday end singing about David Hirst then you will be eligible for the discount
Are they offering the same discount to Forest fans, or is it yet another one-sided deal where we get the shitty end of the stick?
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I am sure that if you are willing to wear a flat cap and sit in the Wednesday end singing about David Hirst then you will be eligible for the discount