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Post by happy larry on Jun 14, 2023 21:33:46 GMT
It shows what a strong squad we have; it's just up to the coach and captain to pick the right ones.  if you live in leeds you should be charged £36 nicker a pint |
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Post by lancsdes on Jun 14, 2023 23:34:07 GMT
I paid nothing like that ( and wouldn’t have done) Dave for two excellent pints of Kirkstall bitter and a decent inexpensive meal too in Leeds three weeks ago before the Leeds v Saints game.
Got caught out by the £3.50 for tea at Southport as my friend had already bought me one so had to reciprocate.
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Post by Admin on Jun 15, 2023 5:43:25 GMT
Bacon Bap £6 Burger and chips £8.50 Chicken stew and chips £8.50 Pint of beer £5 southport torie stronghold what do you expect mucker Called having a captive audience, go to any event sports or otherwise prices are always higher got zip to do with politics over£5 a pint at OT cannot take your own ale in if you need a beer you have to buy the stuff the club sell |
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Post by Admin on Jun 15, 2023 5:45:25 GMT
There was no twist in this four-day tale. A morning that began on time under the blue and cloudless sky with Dane Vilas playing Mohammad Abbas serenely into the covers and barking a "no" to his partner, Josh Bohannon, ended 68 minutes later with the Lancashire skipper late-cutting the same bowler to the Grosvenor Road boundary.
That took Vilas to 64, his first half-century of the season, and so barely a quarter-of-an-hour after Yorkshire had won their first Championship match of the season, Lancashire had achieved the same feat, leaving the anoraks to wonder how long it was since the two counties had waited so deep into the summer for such a modest triumph. And all this on the day when it had been announced that neither county would be hosting an Ashes Test in 2027, a year in which it might be a little grim up north.
In Southport, by contrast, any concerns were more local and immediate. Before the players had stopped shaking hands with everyone who had taken any role in the match, the chairs that has been put out in strict and serried rows only four or five days previously were being folded up and put away.
In fairness, no one had put those seats under undue strain by sitting on their edges. The few hundred spectators that had taken advantage of free admission and turned up on another glorious morning had seen what they expected to see without alarm or worry. The mood of the morning had been summed up by Luke Wood, who was not playing in the game, strolling around the boundary en route to the dug out with three syrup-strewn ice-creams in each hand.
Hampshire's successes were desultory. Josh Bohannon stroked two cover drives before being smartly caught one-handed to his right by James Vince off Felix Organ for 37 and Daryl Mitchell smacked Kyle Abbott over the long-off boundary before he tickled Abbas down the leg side to Ben Brown.
Other appeals from the Hampshire fielders were loud but they carried more hope than expectation. Instead, there was a gentle acceptance from both sets of players that the result of this match was pencilled in and that indelible ink would soon follow. Rob Jones arrived and swept Organ for successive fours before driving his next ball for a third. That left Vilas to administer the coup de grâce, a task he completed with the relish of a man who had scored only 84 runs in eight innings before he strode out to bat with Bohannon on Tuesday evening.
The victory means that Lancashire have extended their unbeaten run in four-day cricket to 14 matches. On the other hand, it was also the Old Trafford side's first Championship win since last September when they secured the runners-up place with an innings win against a Surrey side who were already celebrating the title.
"The victory felt great, firstly to get the win because we knew it would be a tough chase," said Vilas. "We'd played some good cricket coming into this game and we stuck together as a team and did the right things and got a good reward. We were a bit unsure about the pitch, with it being so dry. We knew if we bowled first we would have to bowl really well and every single bowler did that."
Meanwhile, the caravan moves on from Trafalgar Road to other precious cricket fields. On Friday some of these Lancashire players will be enjoying the lively atmosphere of Wantage Road on a T20 evening while Hampshire's cricketers will be taking on Sussex at Hove.
Before long, Southport will be a memory, one venue among many in a long season. Yet even as the chairs are being placed on pallets and the paraphernalia of professional cricket put away, members at Southport and Birkdale are hoping they get another game in 2024 and the chance to experience the exhaustion that now engulfs them.
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Post by Dave Towers on Jun 15, 2023 8:29:21 GMT
I paid nothing like that ( and wouldn’t have done) Dave for two excellent pints of Kirkstall bitter and a decent inexpensive meal too in Leeds three weeks ago before the Leeds v Saints game. Got caught out by the £3.50 for tea at Southport as my friend had already bought me one so had to reciprocate. Des, I was actually using a bit of license as I don’t drink alcohol any more, but my friend who I go over to the football with in Lancaster was out in Leeds centre the night before we went over to a game and mentioned he had been in a couple of pubs and paid £6 for his pint both times.I volunteer on a heritage railway where I work on the on-train bar, and our real ale is £4.20 a pint, which I imagine is probably more the norm nowadays, rather than £6. Of course Andy’s right about prices being governed by the event. Back in 1990 I went to Maine Road to see Fleetwood Mac and purchased a programme for £7. That might be the cost of a football programme nowadays, but back in 1990 it was a colossal amount. I paid it though as I knew it would be a once in a lifetime experience. |
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Post by Admin on Jun 15, 2023 9:32:52 GMT
I paid nothing like that ( and wouldn’t have done) Dave for two excellent pints of Kirkstall bitter and a decent inexpensive meal too in Leeds three weeks ago before the Leeds v Saints game. Got caught out by the £3.50 for tea at Southport as my friend had already bought me one so had to reciprocate. Des, I was actually using a bit of license as I don’t drink alcohol any more, but my friend who I go over to the football with in Lancaster was out in Leeds centre the night before we went over to a game and mentioned he had been in a couple of pubs and paid £6 for his pint both times.I volunteer on a heritage railway where I work on the on-train bar, and our real ale is £4.20 a pint, which I imagine is probably more the norm nowadays, rather than £6. Of course Andy’s right about prices being governed by the event. Back in 1990 I went to Maine Road to see Fleetwood Mac and purchased a programme for £7. That might be the cost of a football programme nowadays, but back in 1990 it was a colossal amount. I paid it though as I knew it would be a once in a lifetime experience. Standard programme price is about £3.50 but many clubs have stopped doing them or you can get them online for a price, however the standard of programmes is poor these days, but that's life |
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Post by man in the stand on Jun 15, 2023 10:34:30 GMT
I avoided the heat and just went on the last day when entry, and car parking, was free! Does Lancs keep the gate money and the club the other takings? Or does the club just pay a fee to Lancs?
I think bowling Bell is an indication that Parky should have played though he may not have contributed much. Amazing that the wicket stood up to the heat and the storm.
Surrey look unstoppable - 5 wins out of 7 games. Last year won the championship with 8..
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Post by lancsdes on Jun 15, 2023 11:39:58 GMT
Lancs get all the gate takings MITS , programmes, bar sales in pavilion is to the club though not sure about a fee.
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Post by oldhamexile on Jun 15, 2023 12:24:48 GMT
I was at the first three days of Nottinghamshire's concurrent championship game at Trent Bridge v. Warwickshire, told mates about Des's extortionate tea experience. Here, I will share my own tale of extortion.
It's at least £6.20 for a pint at Trent Bridge which I think is just grubby. Even worse, you now have to pay a £1 "hire fee" rather than a deposit for the plastic beaker they serve it in. So if you only have one pint it costs you £7.20. Outrageous.
Agree with Admin about football programmes, rubbish these days. Started buying them again last season at Oldham's away games. Soon stopped after two or three lack lustre purchases.
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Post by exile on Jun 15, 2023 15:06:17 GMT
Can't defend £6.20 for a pint in a plastic beaker, Oldham. OTOH I've always found the admission prices at Trent Bridge to be cheaper than at OT and hugely cheaper than at Edgbaston.
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Post by man in the stand on Jun 16, 2023 8:07:31 GMT
Lancs get all the gate takings MITS , programmes, bar sales in pavilion is to the club though not sure about a fee. I've a vague idea that the hosting club has pay some sort of minimum fee - just in case of the weather. Isn't this why the club fell out with Liverpool and there are no Lancs games there anymore? |
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Post by oldhamexile on Jun 16, 2023 8:47:10 GMT
Can't defend £6.20 for a pint in a plastic beaker, Oldham. OTOH I've always found the admission prices at Trent Bridge to be cheaper than at OT and hugely cheaper than at Edgbaston. It was £22 in which we thought was steep (in champo terms). More expensive than either the Oval or Lord's. Surrey always very reasonably priced, £15 in advance. Great viewing though at TB as a non-member and very friendly round the ground. |
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Post by lancsdes on Jun 16, 2023 22:24:09 GMT
MITS . That could be true . I had heard that Liverpool’s chairman took exception to being asked to bid for game last year after they went out of their way to put on the final game of 2021 at short notice.
Agree with OE on Trent Bridge . OT is a fine Test ground was Trent Bridge vastly superior for County Cricket.
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Post by leftarmround on Jun 19, 2023 22:01:25 GMT
Yes think club has to pay a hosting fee hence Liverpool pulled out of the process.
Lancs take the ticket sales. The club gets the bar and hospitality.
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