alehouseboys Posted 23 December, 2011 Share Posted 23 December, 2011 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2555850,00.html We've been given an extra (small) batch of tickets. Be quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 23 December, 2011 Share Posted 23 December, 2011 On sale 9am to personal callers at box office only. One per season ticket. Pain in the arse that it's personal callers only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 23 December, 2011 Share Posted 23 December, 2011 On sale 9am to personal callers at box office only. One per season ticket. Pain in the arse that it's personal callers only. Why the f**k not over the phone? The club yet again stiching up out of town fans on tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 24 December, 2011 Share Posted 24 December, 2011 Why the f**k not over the phone? The club yet again stiching up out of town fans on tickets. I imagine their excuse would be that they can't trust Royal Mail to get them out in time, what with the bank holidays etc. Don't see why they couldn't be collected at Brighton though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 24 December, 2011 Share Posted 24 December, 2011 I imagine their excuse would be that they can't trust Royal Mail to get them out in time, what with the bank holidays etc. Don't see why they couldn't be collected at Brighton though. Exactly. Just collection down at Brighton would be easy enough surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 24 December, 2011 Author Share Posted 24 December, 2011 So where have these extra tickets suddenly appeared from? We sold out in 6 hours when they went on sale a couple of weeks back, Brighton will/have sold all theirs so just how do you conjure up additional seats? Either they've relaxed segregation or the club must have been holding some back for 'staff' and have been left with a surplus. Or, like the last away fixture, there's been another cock-up...but if they then decide to hold them back for another week for 'collection only', why put them on sale a day later on the 30th when there's a home game which would, at least, make it fairer for those from outside the area to get tickets as they're likely to be in Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 24 December, 2011 Share Posted 24 December, 2011 I do not have a requirement to go to this game, but if I did I would not be happy with this choice about personal callers only!! Many of our fans and season ticket holders live out of the city!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartosz Bialkowski Posted 24 December, 2011 Share Posted 24 December, 2011 You lot could ****ing moan about anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 24 December, 2011 Share Posted 24 December, 2011 You lot could ****ing moan about anything Well anyone can moan about anything, but being a out of city fan, I would not be happy IF I wanted to go to this game. But I do not. Me I love the club and the way it is being run... great to be a saints fan COYR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Just back from SMS and didn't bother queuing considering the queue went around the Northam to the Kingsland!!!! No idea how many extra tickets we've got, but reckon quite a few up there aren't going to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintchrissy Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Just back from the stadium been there since 7.30 am for Brighton Tickets and did not get one - only 150 tickets available - 2 windows opened at 9.00 am - feedback to ticket office why could you have not said what the small number was !!! I could have rocked up done the maths and gone home back to bed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Just back from the stadium been there since 7.30 am for Brighton Tickets and did not get one - only 150 tickets available - 2 windows opened at 9.00 am - feedback to ticket office why could you have not said what the small number was !!! I could have rocked up done the maths and gone home back to bed! What a shambles. Why could they not have let me know? There at 840 qd for over hour before they told us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rshephard3 Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 My gf and mate tried and failed this morning. If the figure of 160 tickets had been released I might not have asked them to go down with me. Another poxy display. This game needed more restrictions and ballots than the skate game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartan_saint Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Yeah, I was down there at 7.30 and didn't get a ticket. This should definitely have gone to ballot! By the look of the queue its going to be another game full of families and with no atmosphere in our end. I don't think we'll be missing much! *bitter* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Yeah, I was down there at 7.30 and didn't get a ticket. This should definitely have gone to ballot! By the look of the queue its going to be another game full of families and with no atmosphere in our end. I don't think we'll be missing much! *bitter* Ballots are a self proliferating system to ensure that the same people get the available tickets each time. I find it correct that those who got Portsmouth tickets weren't first in line again for Brighton tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Unfortunately, they were never likely to be able to do the ballot that was required for this game because of the complete pig's ear they made of the Pompey game. Another brilliant piece of work by the ticket office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prideofthesouth Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I can't see what the problem is, the first batch were available for 6 hours when they were first released. Surely enough time to get yourself on the phone, online or down to the stadium to purchase one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Ballots are a self proliferating system to ensure that the same people get the available tickets each time. I find it correct that those who got Portsmouth tickets weren't first in line again for Brighton tickets. Why? For the most popular games, surely it is those who support the team most frequently who should get first dibs? It's not as if we're Man United and sell out every away allocation we're given, there are plenty of opportunities for those who don't go to many away games to get tickets. As a rough guide, all of the following games definitely went to general sale as they weren't sellouts: Barnsley, Ipswich, Leicester, Swindon, Burnley, Cardiff, Crystal Palace, Coventry, Doncaster. I'm also pretty sure the games at Derby and Reading went to general sale, although they did both sell out, so that only leaves Bristol City, Pompey and Brighton as having sold out before a general sale period. Taking your stance, would you be happy if we got to a cup final and tickets were allocated to those who hadn't been to any games all season ahead of season ticket holders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I can't see what the problem is, the first batch were available for 6 hours when they were first released. Surely enough time to get yourself on the phone, online or down to the stadium to purchase one. A friend of mine struggled because it was advertised and then put on sale immediately the next day. The 'on sale' date wasn't advertised for any period of time, unlike normally, meaning that many people didn't even know they were available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 A friend of mine struggled because it was advertised and then put on sale immediately the next day. The 'on sale' date wasn't advertised for any period of time, unlike normally, meaning that many people didn't even know they were available. To be honest, I think many people were surprised at how quickly they sold out on that Friday. I for one was quite happy to wait until the Saturday morning when I'd be collecting my Pompey tickets and avoid the ticket tax, but then when news filtered through that they were selling really quickly and that the queues on the phone line were horrendous, I had to send someone down there to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartan_saint Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Ballots are a self proliferating system to ensure that the same people get the available tickets each time. I find it correct that those who got Portsmouth tickets weren't first in line again for Brighton tickets. No, those that went to Pompey shouldn't be "first in line" for Brighton tickets... but those who have notched up a few away games should be rewarded for their support when it comes to a local game. The system worked fine at Brighton last season.. I just don't understand why it wasn't used again this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I can't see what the problem is, the first batch were available for 6 hours when they were first released. Surely enough time to get yourself on the phone, online or down to the stadium to purchase one. From memory they announced on the Thursday that tickets would go on sale the next day and they quickly sold out. Being at work all day Friday I never had a chance to get down there or give them a call and the short notice meant it was impossible to arrange someone else to do it for me. As with today's quick sell out I think the ticket office haven't communicated this very well, plus would thought it should simply have gone to a ballot rather than a free for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 From memory they announced on the Thursday that tickets would go on sale the next day and they quickly sold out. Being at work all day Friday I never had a chance to get down there or give them a call and the short notice meant it was impossible to arrange someone else to do it for me. As with today's quick sell out I think the ticket office haven't communicated this very well, plus would thought it should simply have gone to a ballot rather than a free for all. just because that suited you.. unlucky...you missed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 (edited) Why? Taking your stance, would you be happy if we got to a cup final and tickets were allocated to those who hadn't been to any games all season ahead of season ticket holders? But we have about 13 or 14000 ST holders,with there being just 3000 or so tickets for Pompey that left 11000 of them out in the cold,not that they'd all wanted to go to Nottarf Krap anyway.So we have another local'ish away game,so give all ST holders a chance this time because if not you reduce away games to a sort of clique.A cup final is different if only because there are far more tickets available,there would be at least 1 per ST holder so the problem doesn't really occur. I don't doubt that the non balloted sale of Brighton tickets was a calculated move by the club. On to this morning's sale of a few tickets,those that got them probably camped out all night so they deserve their reward far more than anyone who just turned up at 7.30 am full of full English and Cappucino. Edited 29 December, 2011 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 just because that suited you.. unlucky...you missed out Judging by those who were up there this morning, I think it's a bit more than just suiting me, but thanks for your concern anyway. Of course any system of allocating tickets will not please everyone, but I do think if it's transparent, equitable and well communicated then it has a better chance of being respected. I just don't think this arrangement was, that's all. But feel to continue with your barbed posts, they're most appreciated. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Dunlop Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I queued from 04.40 this morning to get tickets, and of the people in the first 6 they took 35 of those we had. Feel sorry for those that did not get a ticket, I was one of those that was taken by surprise of them going on sale on that Friday as I was working and so could not of got down there or any other method to obtain tickets by the time that they had all gone. Was dumbfounded that people were still arriving today at about 08.50 for a ticket and parking in the car park, one pulled up in a taxi !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Judging by those who were up there this morning, I think it's a bit more than just suiting me, but thanks for your concern anyway. Of course any system of allocating tickets will not please everyone, but I do think if it's transparent, equitable and well communicated then it has a better chance of being respected. I just don't think this arrangement was, that's all. But feel to continue with your barbed posts, they're most appreciated. HTH transparent...I was looking at going..funny how a quick phone call and a look through the OS informed me there was about 100 tickets.. how hard was that..? anyone who queues up at 0530 deserves one more than me sitting at home watching telly and phoning up (IMO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Not sure they could have made it any clearer other than indicating the allocation was 150 rather than small allocation expected to sell quickly! http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2555850,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I got down there at 9.00 this morning and fortuneately met someone who had been there since six and they got me a ticket. The only reason I mention that is so it doesnt sound like sour grapes....I am chuffed I got one, but whatever the allocation was or wasn't the ticket office would have known what the amount was and the that the vast majority wouldnt get one. For those that were there at six, they got served at 9.30. I had stayed in the queue to see if I could get another couple and as UM said, it snaked round the Kingsland corner. A bloke from the ticket office came out (Dressed in a suit - so guessing he is the boss) at about 9.25 and would have known full well that 90% of people queing wouldnt get one......If people were joinging the queue at 9.45, why oh why didnt they tell the people in the queue or start turning people away. Players joing us tell us how this is like a Premiership club, the club tell us everything is set up for us to be a Premiership club and on a good news day the press tell us we are all geared up to be a Premiershio club, so if that is the case then why is the ticket office so badly run? Its a real shambles. Just out of curiosity, I wonder how much the car park fees were for the 90% of people who didn't get a ticket, had no chance of getting a ticket and spent two hours waiting to find out they wouldn't get a ticket......Are we really that skint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benali Saint Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I have friends on my facebook feed moaning that they didnt get a ticket and yet they havent been away this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Players joing us tell us how this is like a Premiership club, the club tell us everything is set up for us to be a Premiership club and on a good news day the press tell us we are all geared up to be a Premiershio club, so if that is the case then why is the ticket office so badly run? Its a real shambles. it was on the OS.... would the club have put a news article on BBC news...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I have friends on my facebook feed moaning that they didnt get a ticket and yet they havent been away this season I've got two mates who have been to all but two always this season who haven't got a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 just because that suited you.. unlucky...you missed out I got a ticket, but think the way they've allocated them and communicated the process very poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 it was on the OS.... would the club have put a news article on BBC news...? No if they had 150 tickets, they should have told the other 500 people queing that they wouldnt get a ticket and save themselves time and money..... It really isnt difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genk Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Spent two hours queuing down there today and didn't get a ticket. Like many I was going to go down on the Saturday collecting both at the same time as I couldn't get down on the Friday. I have been to 9 away games this season and with such a big game that was going to be incredibly popular, the ticket office should have set up a ballot. Maybe they couldn't cope with another one. Who knows, they seem to be useless down there since David Luker left. The chap that came out this morning dressed in a suit who I gather is the manager mentioned that the ticket office system is being overhauled in the summer with a total new setup being put in place for next season. I guess that is one bit of good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 it was on the OS.... would the club have put a news article on BBC news...? It didn't say how many though did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Getting the impression that the ticket office press releases and information supply is a little bit "I love me" "we are smokin behind this glass". They don't seem to have grasped the fact that old maxim "build it and they will come" is now coming into play, so rather than whipping up a selling storm they now need to just give folks the facts. If a week before an away game we still have tickets then ramp up the BS, to get the rest sold. To have loads of folks outside the stadium from stupid o'clock in the morning for just 150 tickets is not clever especially as the majority will miss out. What good does that do? It does no good at all as it just leaves a bitter taste not for missing out but for the lack of transparency in the first place. Thankfully I got mine in the original round of sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 I got down there at 9.00 this morning and fortuneately met someone who had been there since six and they got me a ticket. Good for you, but I do think that for such a limited number of tickets the TO should sell them on a one person,one ticket basis to those who are actually present because the sight of one brave punter who'd been there most of the night walking away with tickets for 15 of his mates (and anyone else who stand him a drink in the pub as likely as not) would seriously get my goat had I queued up most of the night as well and then not got the precious sesame at the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Good for you, but I do think that for such a limited number of tickets the TO should sell them on a one person,one ticket basis to those who are actually present because the sight of one brave punter who'd been there most of the night walking away with tickets for 15 of his mates (and anyone else who stand him a drink in the pub as likely as not) would seriously get my goat had I queued up most of the night as well and then not got the precious sesame at the end of it. Don't disagree with that at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Dunlop Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Good for you, but I do think that for such a limited number of tickets the TO should sell them on a one person,one ticket basis to those who are actually present because the sight of one brave punter who'd been there most of the night walking away with tickets for 15 of his mates (and anyone else who stand him a drink in the pub as likely as not) would seriously get my goat had I queued up most of the night as well and then not got the precious sesame at the end of it. Is that any different to linking season tickets and one person on-line pressing the button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 (edited) You lot are hilarious... Its always someone else fault when you dont get a ticket isnt it. The ballots are done manually, everything manually! Do you really think they have time to do both the Pompey and Brighton games so close to Christmas?! Majority of away games are on restricted sales, i.e. one per season tickets holder, this is one of the perks of having a ST. People saying the tickets werent properly advertised... funny how I knew about them and managed to get 4 at 9am when the initial allocation went on sale. If you want them enough, you search for the information yourself, it is there! It took me 5 mins to get mine over the phone, can you not use your mobile for 5 mins at work and buy them? And finally them not saying how many they have left and saying small allocation... Even if they said 150 left, majority of you would go down and try. Anyway stop trying to blame others for YOU not getting a ticket. Tough luck. When theres limited sales, people will miss out, deal with it. Rant over. Edited 29 December, 2011 by SaintNeil90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 You lot are hilarious... Its always someone else fault when you dont get a ticket isnt it. The ballots are done manually, everything manually! Do you really think they have time to do both the Pompey and Brighton goes so close to Christmas?! Majority of away games are on restricted sales, i.e. one per season tickets holder, this is one of the perks of having a ST. People saying the tickets werent properly advertised... funny how I knew about them and managed to get 4 at 9am when the initial allocation went on sale. If you want them enough, you search for the information yourself, it is there! It took me 5 mins to get min over the phone, can you not use your mobile for 5 mins at work and buy them? And finally them not saying how many they have left and saying small allocation... Even if they said 150 left, majority of you would go down and try. Anyway stop trying to blame others for YOU not getting a ticket. Tough luck. When theres limited sales, people will miss out, deal with it. Rant over. Get a life. If you really think that not being told that you cant get a ticket at 850 in the morning is good enough then youre a muppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Is that any different to linking season tickets and one person on-line pressing the button? not really, going down and queueing up involves actual effort to try to obtain something that is in limited supply. No beef with multiple sales if it's online or over the phone but actually braving the elments for 5 or 6 hours to be denied because of someone who doesn't isn't fair in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Dunlop Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 not really, going down and queueing up involves actual effort to try to obtain something that is in limited supply. No beef with multiple sales if it's online or over the phone but actually braving the elments for 5 or 6 hours to be denied because of someone who doesn't isn't fair in my mind. Unfortunately life isn't fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 (edited) Get a life. If you really think that not being told that you cant get a ticket at 850 in the morning is good enough then youre a muppet. If you didn't think that demand would outweigh supply and people wouldn't be turned away then you're a muppet. Edited 29 December, 2011 by SaintNeil90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 If you didn't think that demand would outweigh supply and people wouldn't be turned away then you're a muppet. Everyone's supposed to know what limited amount means are they smart boy? Didn't think customer service of a club like ours would have got this bad to not have a steward just say that there weren't enough to save people queuing for ages. Don't worry just treat people who have had season tickets since 86 like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Everyone's supposed to know what limited amount means are they smart boy? Didn't think customer service of a club like ours would have got this bad to not have a steward just say that there weren't enough to save people queuing for ages. Don't worry just treat people who have had season tickets since 86 like this. are you going to ditch your ST...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Everyone's supposed to know what limited amount means are they smart boy? Didn't think customer service of a club like ours would have got this bad to not have a steward just say that there weren't enough to save people queuing for ages. Don't worry just treat people who have had season tickets since 86 like this. Just give up, you didnt get a ticket, stop blaming everyone else. Your argument is pathetic. Not hard to work out is it... We had an initial 2000 sell out in a matter of hours. Therefore an additional small allocation is going to be no more than a couple of hundred at the most. Even if you knew the number, the majority of people would still turn up and chance it. Even if they told you earlier that they didnt have enough tickets you would still moan, christ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Stop f*cking moaning, if you wanted a ticket that bad you should have got your ass out of bed earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 29 December, 2011 Share Posted 29 December, 2011 Everyone's supposed to know what limited amount means are they smart boy? Didn't think customer service of a club like ours would have got this bad to not have a steward just say that there weren't enough to save people queuing for ages. Don't worry just treat people who have had season tickets since 86 like this. like I told you on the other thread Roger there are tickets for sale on the Brighton forum, quite a few if my eyes do not deceive me. You just have to register to their board (North Stand Chat) PM and negotiate.You could always ask our friend 1976 Child to go and get the ticket for you he lives around Brighton somewhere. If you want to go there are(al) ways and means.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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