[Neil]

Some photos from the game. I'm learning.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tigerimage...9957576549

[drbob]

Neil. you presumably can't complain about the light?

I can't comment on the photos as I don't know enough about Basketball.

[Neil]

I'll complain about anything..

To be fair, it was very good. Indoor lights can mess with the white balance and the high ISO makes the images very noisy although my 90D and new lens handle it well, the other lens not so well.

[Kengreen]

Looking at Neils snaps I would say number 15 if she was a city centreback she would be a complete unit. Do they get paid for playing, there doesn't seem to be many supporters watching and are there any Gloucester girls in the squad ?

[Alex Petheram]

The basketball is a fully professional league … with games backed by Sky Sports, with full Internationals on our team from Great Britain, Ireland and Canada … our headline sponsor is Metro Bank plc … I’m not sure how many league one and Championship teams have blue chip sponsors such as Metro Bank …

We have play off hopes this season and we’d love to qualify for Europe (not the Champions League and football terms the Europa league).

As this is very new our crowds are low, couple of hundred … but we had viewers across Europe and cross the pond watching our league stream for the Cardiff game. We’ve a couple of options to expand, but that’s pointless if we don’t have bums on seats.

I just wanted to show the difference and hopefully get people to understand the level we play at. So nope, no local girls from the football team play for the queens

I had a question about money from the football club to the basketball the other day … just to 100% confirm that’s impossibility and in truth … the basketball dwarfs the football in all areas. From income, to sponsorship to league status. So the concern should be the other way around … but it won’t get moved either which way.

Thanks folks for taking an interest

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[Neil]

Gloucester loves a sure thing, just look at the rugby, it's shite but they flock to that. Get the word out that this is the top league and they'll soon want to know. Let them drink in the stands and you'll have to hire Kingsholm!

[Alex Petheram]

Long trip tomorrow to Durham … we’ll be showing the game live in the bar from 13:00 tomorrow …

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[OldDirtyGlasses]

Long trip tomorrow to Durham … we’ll be showing the game live in the bar from 13:00 tomorrow …

AP

Gates open at 1330hrs on match day though don’t they?

[Alex Petheram]

No idea … you wanna come in the bar to watch the basketball … just say that at the gate and I’ll pass the message on internally … what’s the point of having three big TVs in the bar if we can’t use them hey I know the boss, he won’t mind

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[charlie]

Long trip tomorrow to Durham … we’ll be showing the game live in the bar from 13:00 tomorrow …

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It’s a shame we can’t show the match on the big screen, but I’ll keep trying to find a way because surely it must be possible somehow…