I'm surprised this bothers you, we take the coach to 90% of games,

the way its always been.
Players have asked to fly and can, provided they pay as Gunn sees no reason to do it.
I'm sure we have, and will, pay for flights when Gunn thinks its really necessary.

Posted By: megson on March 6th 2009 at 12:15:47

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I can't quite believe that we're making the players pay for their own flights (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 6, 12:02:50
- The clubs thinking about it's carbon footprint (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Mar 6, 12:18:43
  - Is that why we don't challenge for a place in europe anymore (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Mar 6, 12:24:08
  - Fuck the planet, we need the points (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 6, 12:23:30
- My employer doesn't pay my travel costs for me to get to work. (NCFC) - CB41, Mar 6, 12:15:53
  - Mine does (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:39:16
  - I get expenses for business travel though. (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 6, 12:21:27
  - Is also a good point, allthough i have claimed travel expenses for going to another office (NCFC) - megson, Mar 6, 12:18:12
  - Mine does if I have to work away from the usual workplace. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 12:17:54
    - And they pay you ?8k per week as well? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Mar 6, 12:20:47
      - I don't think a large salary should exclude one from being entitled to claim reasonable tr (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 12:27:54
        
        they could MegaBus it for a ?1 (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 6, 12:30:49
      - But his work doesn't generate ?xmillion a year in season ticket sales (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 6, 12:24:27
- I'm surprised this bothers you, we take the coach to 90% of games, (NCFC) - megson, Mar 6, 12:15:47
  - BIG GAME (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 6, 12:23:44
    - Could pay for all the fans too to make that extra vocal effort too (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 6, 12:45:38
- they aren't MAKING them do anything (NCFC) - Charles21, Mar 6, 12:11:46
- seems fair enough to me....... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 6, 12:09:07
- we should have kept some sort of deal with flybe (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 6, 12:06:52
- thinking back, did we make them pay for flights to Plymuf as well? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 6, 12:06:29
  - flybe (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 6, 12:07:10
- Why don't you pay for them ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:04:04
- Is the other option to go by coach? (NCFC) - pants, Mar 6, 12:03:33
  - or skip, though that would mean having left by now (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 6, 12:12:03
    - It's not that good for the knees though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:12:50
  - Indeed. Gunny is just trying to be evironmentally responsible (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:04:36
    - Flying is environmentally much worse than going by coach (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 6, 12:05:55
      - Unless you go by Goose. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 12:11:38
        
        You fly jets long enough, something like this happens. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 6, 12:14:36
        
        Why couldn't they just go by Osmosis ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:13:17
        
        Because they aren't in solution, and there's not a semi-permiable membrane separating (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 12:17:07
        
        Shit. Forgot about the semi-permiable membrane. You're right. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:40:07
      - Errr. Yes. So I suggested that he is trying to discourage them (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:08:47
      - which is why sih said 'indeed' (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 6, 12:08:01
      - the coach will still be driven up though (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 6, 12:07:57
  - yes (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Mar 6, 12:04:21
    - I'm glad in that sense then. A coach that we already have (NCFC) - pants, Mar 6, 12:05:34
      - But they want to fly because they arrive in much better shape (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 6, 12:09:00
        
        I thought you were aware of our financial position? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Mar 6, 12:13:15
        
        Small expense relative to the importance of the game (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 6, 12:25:27
        
        The poor little lambs (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 6, 12:11:02
        
        I know. Billy Bremner must be turning in his grave (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 12:12:09
        
        Aye, at least it will still be faster than Hartson (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 6, 12:12:42

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