Macarthur FC Thread

I think with MacArthur games, being able to see less on pitch action comes at a premium ()
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) Yeah, yeah not that we can talk

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They gotta pay for the re-laying of the turf somehow.

Meanwhile, Macarthur FC have defended their ticket prices for the club’s 1-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners at Panthers Stadium on Sunday.

Mariners fans had complained about the cost of tickets with one junior ticket reportedly costing $36 for an on-day purchase. A pre-bought family ticket cost $70, but was an extra $29 to be situated in the Central Coast bay.

Rejecting accusations of price gouging, Bulls CEO Sam Krslovic told AAP: "We had issues with Ticketek all week but if you had bought up to midnight the day before the game the tickets would be $25 each for general admission, $19 of which is received by us.

"If Central Coast fans had been proactive enough and had gone through the Mariners, they would have got a 10 per cent discount on top of that.

“The reason for the higher prices in the Mariners’ allocated away bay is due to security required for the configuration of Panthers Stadium and I’d like to thank Penrith for being so accommodating to us.”

The table-topping Bulls face a pitch inspection on Tuesday to confirm if their Sunday December 19 clash with the Newcastle Jets will go ahead at Campbelltown Stadium.

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Here we go again
 blaming fans. That management team never learns.

I had hoped MacArthur would turn out to be a success story. Less than 2 season in, and they seem to be lurching from one disaster to another.

I don’t remember paying $35 a pop when we had the FFA Cup derby out there.

Instead of holding their hand up and acknowledging they were just as at fault with their stadium debacle on the eve of their season (yes, Campbelltown Council holds a lot of the blame, but who would only go check the condition of the stadium when they rock up for a familiarisation session 2 days before kickoff
), they’re blaming Mariners supporters for not buying tickets early enough, and then a weak arse excuse about security prices (which jumped the day before kickoff?)

Even South Melbourne aren’t as embarrassing as this rabble.

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That’s right - only needed to say that there were increased costs due to playing at a different stadium - which they should have absorbed because it is their fault fans are in the situation anyway. Hard to imagine how people who run these clubs are do disconnected from what the fans see
 but there you go, they very obviously are.

When CCM fans on here had posted ticket details were severely lacking only days before the game.

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Seeing a lot of Gold Coast United in the way their handling affairs at Macarthur. Maybe not with the lunacy that Clive Palmer handles situations, but a lot of 'We’re not to blame, oh woe is me, oh no too expensive"

Wouldn’t expect anything less from a couple of property developers, however.

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It’s pretty poor form from Macarthur. I completely agree that any costs should’ve been absorbed by the club - they’re already asking their fans to make the trip to a new ground FFS.

From the Mariners membership manager in response to Krislovic’s claims

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The Cows reckon they’ll be back at Scrambletown for their game against the Jets on the 19th

All 12 of their fans will be pumped.

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They have 12 now?

Imagine thinking security is required for a mariners away bay.

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[quote=“leroy, post:776, topic:454, full:true”]
Imagine thinking security is required for a mariners away bay.[/quote]
Hatamoto was designed for Marvin the Mariner. The security is to protect the away fans from him. :joy:

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Two comments about the security argument:

  1. There was zero security in or near the away bay
    2, At, say $70 per hour, the extra cost of security (of which there were none), doesn’t justify the big difference in price between the away bay and the adjacent bay.
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You were paying for th vibe though
 I mean you FELT secure didn’t you?

On a seperate note, I jumped in one of their Facebook posts, it really felt like all the comments had that “we paid you to comment” vibe. Not a single negative comment either surprisingly enough


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Wont get any argument from me mate. The idea is preposterous unless it’s a fan base who’s proven they cant be trusted away from home. Even then whats the point if you dont have controls over buying outside that dedicated area. After seeing what Campbelltown looked like though I can believe they’re stupid enough to not understand that.

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Well,there they are top of the tree this week and last week.

I doubt they will be there after 26.

Saw this on A-League Memes and thought they were taking the piss, but it’s legit. Macarthur taking what clearly look like “season to date” stats and posting up as if they were the head to head match stats. Joke of a club all round.