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And all the kids waiting in the stands to see their team to walk round the pitch, do they not count?

And all the kids waiting in the stands to see their team to walk round the pitch, do they not count?

You give your game away, its just self-indulgent nonsense. As a supporter since since 1960 and having seen the best and worst of times  I have never felt the need or desire to go on the pitch. As has been said, allowing the players a lap of honour allows all fans to show their appreciation

Although I imagine that the club wouldn't admit this publicly, I strongly suspect that when citing Health and Safety, it's not "we" they are thinking about.  The safety of two lots of players, two lots of club officials, and a gang of match officials, on the other hand...
 
Not everyone on the pitch will behave like "an adult"!  Sadly!

I’d rather the players were allowed to come onto the pitch to celebrate but that’s never going to happen if everyone invades the pitch. 
so you run like an idiot onto the pitch. Then what? 

Indeed... and a lot of us who would like to share the celebration with the players and club staff (And particularly a certain Mr Clowes, I'd imagine)... which usually comes in the form of a "Lap of honour"... which have been known to suffer a last minute cancellation in the past, due to too many (unauthorised) folk meandering about on the pitch!
Whatever transpires, I strongly suspect that the old adage about not being able to please everyone will get a passing mention.

I think the idea is that they'll be online/through NowTV/SkyQ and I think it is going to include L1/L2 games.
What will probably happen is that currently at Saturday lunchtime there is a choice of either premier league on TNT or 1 championship game on sky. What'll happen is that you'll be left for a choice of a premier league game on TNT or a choice of a few EFL games on at lunchtime and there will be a few on in the evening. I believe this will be incredibly unpopular. Don't understand why they don't just leave the games on at 3PM and let you watch them on TV. It's evident so many people watch the games through other means at 3PM so why not just show them? I think people go out to the games for a day out and the atmosphere not because they can't watch them on TV.

Especially if it's one of them red notes!

That bold bit is where the problem lies, imo.

I envisage the majority of the attendance (22k+) will scuttle off home having not had the chance to thank/congratulate/celebrate with the people that matter... players and staff.
Shame really... but utterly not unexpected.  

Celebrations, eh? Well, I know how to party!
I'll make a bold step from my armchair to the fridge and get my non-alcoholic beer.
If I totally lose it, I'll clap on my way. Quietly though, so I won't cause any distress to my neighbours.
 

I don't get it. Even when I was younger I didnt ..eg at the Southampton semi. 
What's the point,  you can't see anything and all the players scatter. Just stay near your seats or congregate near the front of the stand and clap the players and staff ie those who have done it. Getting on the pitch seems a weird desire.
Just head into town and civilly get p*ssed with your mates. Seems a bit entitled... 'why can't I run on the pitch and sorta intimidate the opposition'. Generally starts off fairly good natured but has a good chance of going south in some way.
Mainly though, the players can't celebrate properly together or with their families etc because fans want to swamp the pitch.  Do it after the celebratory lap and the players have gone if it matters that much to you.

By the time I have negotiated three flights of stairs, countless doors and stewards to get on the pitch to celebrate it will be August! Sod it! I may try .....or I may not!

My dad, who was a wood machinist in his early working life, made me a seat that slotted into the wall at head height in the old stand before they built the Ley Stand. Bloody Brian Clough bringing success soon buggered that up!

Good luck with offering ten bob!

Would be handy if you could do that at Cambridge tomorrow 

And the four cup vouchers at the back.

I used to love the thrill of finding out which number ticket to tear out of the little book when you arrived at the ground.

I don't think the fanbase is that divided - at the match there's plenty of pro-warne chants for example. A few posters on here give the impression of a split fanbase, but the reality is different. It's like reading twitter and thinking the world is mental, whereas in reality you've just stumbled across some nutters in the village square.

The job Warne has done, since Stevenage away, has been exemplary.
You cannot play one touch 50 pass moves with league 1 players. Not feasible. If we blow it, and have to face up to another season down here, Warne is definitely the man to rebuild us and go again.
If we go up, he will have earnt the right to build a Championship squad and have a go at keeping us up, as per his original brief.
I know he's marmite, with his off-beat personality profile, but he's clearly an honest and genuine man and it's hard to see a nice guy cop for abuse.

The good thing about all seater stadiums  is that you dont have to get there early after carrying the kids milk crates down cambridge street.🤣

Dad (the worlds worst DIYer) knocked-up a wooden stool for me to stand on.
It had enough six-inch nails in it to hold the mast on the Cutty Sark.

Same for me in the early 1970's, in the ground before 1:30 (otherwise you wouldn't be able to see), my god it was boring as a 10 year-old waiting until KO.

It’s alien to the modern day world of all-seater stadia but what I forgot to say also was that my Dad used to park up in Litchurch Lane around 1pm and get us into the ground for no later than 1.30pm so we kids could get places standing on the front row. 
 
There’d sometimes be a marching band on the pitch for pre-match entertainment and the sight of the players from both sides walking out in their suits to check the turf (if there was any grass left on the surface) and what type of studs it would take. But it was a long time to wait.