Rob’s Roving Report

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@JakartaCasual Utterly stunning. With the added beer & bratwurst making it even better.

@RobRovingReport I was living here at the time and once caught 1FC Garmisch-Partenkirchen v Fortuna Köln in this beauty

That's what a pre-season friendly should look like!

How wonderful. County cricket free to air on YouTube worldwide. A full house at an out ground. Plenty of quality players with every spectator passionately affiliated to one of the teams rather than a franchise with no history. #metrolife #countycricket #yccc

Thai football has lots going for it but respect for supporters from clubs & the authorities is piss poor. Until the mentality of the nation changes, fans will continually be treated in the same way. A shame in a football mad country with so much potential.

Ironically, while the official club page didn’t advertise the game, they were the only outlet that replied and confirmed it was postponed. That was after we wasted time & petrol travelling to Ubon.

Like a fool I listened to pages “in the know” regarding a friendly match today. The official club page didn’t advertise it but I was reassured yesterday it was taking place by those “in the know”. Lesson of today? Only listen to official club pages.

MATCH POSTPONED Arrived in Ubon ready for golf and food before the game. Sisaket United replied to my message.

@mar1878 @mjbarns1990 That’s good. Be nice if someone knew how to pave behind B Zone and remove the trip hazards.

@mjbarns1990 @RobRovingReport They normally have a cleaning day a week or two before the first home game of the season. Plenty of volunteers show up to help out.

Cc...Port fc sales and market type people.

@TootingBecFC @MatthewDStone @djjohnoconnor @A_J_W_1906 @Machy201 @panioritis Thanks. I'll give it a tinker!

Nice trip down memory lane! ⚫️⚪️ Not sure about Gary Nice taking charge of team affairs but pretty accurate otherwise! @MatthewDStone @djjohnoconnor @A_J_W_1906 @Machy201 @panioritis #UpTheBec #TBFC

OFFICIAL Sisaket United sign veteran goalkeeper Piyawat Intraphim. Exactly what they needed last season (presuming he's OK). They'd have won the league.

@JakartaCasual Oh it's a chaotic shambles but at least our bank accounts aren't being raped for the privelege. And you can drink while watching!

@RobRovingReport Other problems like clubs having short life spans, buying and selling licences, political interference +++

£3 grand for a season ticket. At Fulham. And if you had kids? If they get relegated what would they charge? Clubs don't want fans, they want customers. But customers won't be going if you're relegated...

Non-league football is alive and kicking in South London, with new clubs joining those with long histories. Take a delve into the story of @TootingBecFC and my visit to watch them in FA Vase action. worldgroundhop.blogspot.com/2020/10/tootin… #nonleague #groundhopping

@mjbarns1990 @portfcsandpit Like the PAT that should have read! At least the toilets are habitable at Port.

@mjbarns1990 @portfcsandpit Exactly mate. For all my genuine annoyance at Sisaket and the doubts whether it will host T1, the place is a dangerous shithole and a health hazard to boot. I love it like the SAT but that’s not the point. Not acceptable.

@portfcsandpit @mjbarns1990 They’ll do minimal to the stadium as they don’t own it. Harry Hugo & Farnham Town should be a blueprint to any Thai club wanting to build income. Sadly they rely on personal or sponsors wealth & jack in when they’re bored. Planning, sustainability & Thailand 🤪🤪🤪

@mjbarns1990 Larr minute and minimal work is standard. It's never going to be "nice" as The PAT don't need to do any work to keep the rent money rolling in.

REVENUE PER HEAD 📈 Interesting stat for those who are even slightly interested about revenue per head and the fast impact of our new club shop 🏟️ 💰 Last season our revenue per head was £12.76 (if you remove season ticket sales, cup and play-off fixtures). Last night we had a friendly at home that saw our revenue per head jump to £14.43, despite it only being £5 entry (half the price of a league ticket last season). 🛍️ The impact of bringing in a genuinely good club shop experience - and not just a shed with some scarves - has seen a dramatic drive forward in our revenue per head in a very quick period of time. Obviously there’s going to be a factor on the fact it’s new and exciting. —————— 🤝 Further interesting statistic: The average fan spent £9.36 in the ground last season (minus ticket price) Last night, the average person spent £13.07 in the ground (minus ticket price) 39.64% increase in “concourse” spending so far in 2 pre-season games. @FarnhamTownFC

@HarryHugoGoat Thanks for sharing this. Follow your progress from afar as a Scarborough Athletic joint owner. Good luck this season. You're a breath of fresh air to non-league football. On a different planet to the Thai football I attend.

@Ajarncom Rediscovering It's A Knockout. Very much so during Songkran.

@RobRovingReport And being chased by packs of soi dogs. I can't wait.

One thing I've noticed about getting older is how difficult it is to buy footwear that doesn't hurt in some way. I can't wear Adidas trainers or Converse sneakers at all. Everything just feels too narrow and uncomfortable. Something obviously happens to your feet.