Post-Match Thread and Ratings Woking 0-2 Southend United

[Maldon Shrimper]

I emailed Woking to ask what was there reason for the Stewarding we all experienced on Saturday.There response was to apologise for the inconvenience and forward my comments onto the safety officer.They also said that they are a friendly club and thank me for giving them my negative match day experience.
Frankly I didnt expect anything else in response but felt I should tell them my views

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

I emailed Woking to ask what was there reason for the Stewarding we all experienced on Saturday.There response was to apologise for the inconvenience and forward my comments onto the safety officer.They also said that they are a friendly club and thank me for giving them my negative match day experience.
Frankly I didnt expect anything else in response but felt I should tell them my views

Good for you! This is where someone like CP should step in and press the point asking the questions on here.

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

Good for you! This is where someone like CP should step in and press the point asking the questions on here.

Absolutely,we shouldn't sit back and accept anything we don't agree with,everyone should be answerable for their actions.

 

[Goodwin]

What a pathetic reply?, Had we been wound up on Weds, then we wouldn't have been there today??.

They were also worried about numbers the last match they had 47 away fans.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

They were also worried about numbers the last match they had 47 away fans.

Blimey 47 away fans they were lucky. Our last 3 home games has seen about 30 each game. Next one won't be much more than that either.

 

[Magnum PI]

I didn’t go Saturday but I recall walking straight in for the televised 3.2 win a couple of seasons ago without them even checking my ticket…. Quite the shift in security

 

[rigsby]

A few of my friends were at York Hall for title fight a couple of weeks ago and had the same nonsense with security. After being pated down one of them turned round to find a female security actually counting his money from his wallet.....Caused bit of a dispute and then much later on several security tried it on with a false racism accusation. Luckily some off duty Met stepped in and warned security who backed down.

 

[Blue Yonder]

Having waited in line on Saturday while those in front were meticulously searched I was a bit taken aback to be just nodded through. I’m still not sure how to take it ! Some strange kind of profiling I guess.

 

[Blues ‘n’ twos]

Blimey 47 away fans they were lucky. Our last 3 home games has seen about 30 each game. Next one won't be much more than that either.

Last 3 away attendances were 33, 32 and 35 ....exactly 100
We ain’t going to get rich with away support in this league.

 

[CanveyCastle]

Last 3 away attendances were 33, 32 and 35 ....exactly 100
We ain’t going to get rich with away support in this league.

That's why all the other clubs need us and our amazing support --- we give them £thousands per match.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

From The Non League Paper ........

 

[Strykr]

Do people not proofread anymore.

 

[Jai]

Do people not proofread anymore.

Got rid of most of their subs about 4 years ago. I used to do a few subbing shifts there. Same reason the Echo only has 1 sports reporter. People aren't buying papers.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Got rid of most of their subs about 4 years ago. I used to do a few subbing shifts there. Same reason the Echo only has 1 sports reporter. People aren't buying papers.

The west London patch where I was sports editor had THREE papers.
It now has none.
It's believed one of the contributing factors to the Grenfell disaster was the lack of a local reporter.
Had there been one, the shortcomings at council meetings would have been exposed earlier.
Online and social media are all well and good, but it's wrecked thorough local news and sports coverage.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The west London patch where I was sports editor had THREE papers.
It now has none.

No one can accuse you of having the Midas touch.

 

[Jai]

The west London patch where I was sports editor had THREE papers.
It now has none.
It's believed one of the contributing factors to the Grenfell disaster was the lack of a local reporter.
Had there been one, the shortcomings at council meetings would have been exposed earlier.
Online and social media are all well and good, but it's wrecked thorough local news and sports coverage.

When I left the industry in 2014 the decline was already irreversible. Now look where we are. In fairness, the newspaper industry was incredibly slow to act and should have moved to more creative subscription models well before they did. I live out of area but subscribe to the Echo's online coverage for a fiver a month. Price of a beer.

But it's too late unfortunately. It's a death spiral now. No quality because there are no resources, so nobody buys them...

And people wonder why no scandals are picked up, why there are no investigations into power, why biased influencers on social media are able to dictate the news agenda.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

No one can accuse you of having the Midas touch.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

No one can accuse you of having the Midas touch.

They might had I stayed, lol.
The papers folded after I left, but it was on the cards from way out. As per @Jai on this one!