The9 Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 Phoned up several times and told to try again later. Why dont they just have a queuing system over the phone? That's part of their queueing system. Not busy : Ring and speak to an operator. Busy : Ring and get put in a queue Speak to an operator eventually. Very busy : Ring and get told lines are busy, get cut off OR succeed in connecting, see "Busy". If cut off, retry until succeed in connecting, see "Busy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 I got mine the other night online (at least I hope I did). I'd only been to one of the two listed games but it let me book anyway. Did you only have to go to one and not both? Or was it a mistake? And will I get my tickets;-)? (Should do, I have a receipt.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 That's part of their queueing system. Not busy : Ring and speak to an operator. Busy : Ring and get put in a queue Speak to an operator eventually. Very busy : Ring and get told lines are busy, get cut off OR succeed in connecting, see "Busy". If cut off, retry until succeed in connecting, see "Busy". Fair enough. Went down there in the end, queued for well over an hour but got them! Less than 500 left according to TO staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radders82 Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 got through on the magic number at 10 this morning, thanks to auto redial on the mobile after 2 minutes. selected my seat, went to pay and his frcking computer crashed gave him my number and he called me back as soon as it was back up again. All sorted block 5, now that's service!! thanks cortese for your wonderful ticket office staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSarah Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 After three hours on and off the phone I managed to get 1 extra ticket, matey said it was the last one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de-fence Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 ****'s sake. Can't get through at all. Does anyone else think it sort of takes the **** how they've gone about selling them. I'm prevented from going to potentially the biggest game of the last decade or so because I was at uni for the Barnsley and Ipswich games... Been to the last 6 home games with the exception of those two. I know I'll get the usual rabble telling me I'm a specific case and the club can't tailor to everyone's needs. I just feel that we the fans make the club and shouldn't be made to jump through hoops to achieve the exclusivity required to attend games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 (edited) Is the phone line open on a sunday? edit- ive tried the 0800 2800050 no. but says it closes at 12pm saturday, what's the other number? Thanks Edited 14 April, 2012 by Jonnyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermcpete Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 Showing as sold out online now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 ******** thats what you get for having a hangover If anyone has 2 free PM me please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 14 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 14 April, 2012 ****'s sake. Can't get through at all. Does anyone else think it sort of takes the **** how they've gone about selling them. I'm prevented from going to potentially the biggest game of the last decade or so because I was at uni for the Barnsley and Ipswich games... Been to the last 6 home games with the exception of those two. I know I'll get the usual rabble telling me I'm a specific case and the club can't tailor to everyone's needs. I just feel that we the fans make the club and shouldn't be made to jump through hoops to achieve the exclusivity required to attend games. To be honest, people say it's unfair and it's hard to get tickets but it's really not. If you call first thing (I phoned at 25 past 9, line opened at 9:30) you WILL get a ticket. If you leave it too late, you're going to have less of a chance. I was never worried that I might not get one, and I was never fooled into thinking that buying for Barnsley and Ipswich would be of any help either - as if a club with a stadium that doesn't get sold out every week wasn't going to have tickets go to general sale. Sorry to hear you or anyone else have missed out and all that but I can't agree that it's all that difficult and I do understand the uni thing, having just finished three years myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 I must have been lucky. Logged online at 3pm, after about 3 choices of blocks that were sold out I got one on it's own in Block 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollman no2 Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 I went down at 9-oclock this morning to get some friends a couple of Coventry tickets and joined the queue at the back of the Kingsland.Despite the ticket office computer crashing for half an hour and it being cold and rainy,i managed to get a couple in block 2 after two and a half hours of waiting.When i left it looked like the length of the waiting fans was still just as long. There was also what looked like a serious fire in the block of flats near the garage at the end of Britannia rd.Lots of fire engines and police there,so hope no one was hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 14 April, 2012 Share Posted 14 April, 2012 magic number person refused to sell to me, thought I was gonna miss out. However, online booking worked a treat. See you all on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 I will be there as I have a season ticket but two of us queued to get two more for younger family fans - and gave up. Frankly their whole system is neolithic and it is a poor way to reward loyal fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 I just rang the TO and the bloke said it's not sold out, they really don't have a clue down there do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 magic number person refused to sell to me, thought I was gonna miss out. However, online booking worked a treat. See you all on the pitch. Will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de-fence Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 To be honest, people say it's unfair and it's hard to get tickets but it's really not. If you call first thing (I phoned at 25 past 9, line opened at 9:30) you WILL get a ticket. If you leave it too late, you're going to have less of a chance. I was never worried that I might not get one, and I was never fooled into thinking that buying for Barnsley and Ipswich would be of any help either - as if a club with a stadium that doesn't get sold out every week wasn't going to have tickets go to general sale. Sorry to hear you or anyone else have missed out and all that but I can't agree that it's all that difficult and I do understand the uni thing, having just finished three years myself. One of the more reasoned responses to my sort of issue so thank you for that. All I'd say is that what I find people on here sometimes forget is that whilst Saints are a big part of my life, my life doesn't revolve around them. Was out yesterday sorting stuff for my sister's wedding. Admittedly it didn't cross my mind to slip out for 10 minutes to try and sort out the tickets but the club effectively left people less than a day of general sale. Just very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 15 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 15 April, 2012 One of the more reasoned responses to my sort of issue so thank you for that. All I'd say is that what I find people on here sometimes forget is that whilst Saints are a big part of my life, my life doesn't revolve around them. Was out yesterday sorting stuff for my sister's wedding. Admittedly it didn't cross my mind to slip out for 10 minutes to try and sort out the tickets but the club effectively left people less than a day of general sale. Just very annoying. You have my sympathies, and I agree with the point in bold. My sister is getting married on May 26th - I actually told her to book a date when there was no chance of football being played! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 I just rang the TO and the bloke said it's not sold out, they really don't have a clue down there do they? what number i want to ring them but it says they are closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 I just rang the TO and the bloke said it's not sold out, they really don't have a clue down there do they? this makes no sense what so ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 what number i want to ring them but it says they are closed? I called 01271335708, the conversation went something like this: Me: Hi, I'm just checking to see if its true the Cov game is sold out TO: Umm, its not sold out Me: Oh awesome, can I book two tickets TO: No Me: Umm, why? TO: You can't book on Sundays, ring tomorrow after 8.30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 But who said it was sold out, don't they usually put that up on the OS when it happens ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 But who said it was sold out, don't they usually put that up on the OS when it happens ?It says it's sold out online but if it's not, happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 I called 01271335708, the conversation went something like this: Me: Hi, I'm just checking to see if its true the Cov game is sold out TO: Umm, its not sold out Me: Oh awesome, can I book two tickets TO: No Me: Umm, why? TO: You can't book on Sundays, ring tomorrow after 8.30 Got to laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 It says it's sold out online but if it's not, happy days! they probably use some sort of error margin at which they stop online sales for a while. The capacity of SMS seems to be variable, Reading was "sold out" with a crowd of 31892,for West Ham it was 32150 or something like that. If they've got a line up outside SMS waiting to buy tickets it's sort of understandable that they stop onlines when they're down to the last 1000 or so. It's just a theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintrich Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 You have my sympathies, and I agree with the point in bold. My sister is getting married on May 26th - I actually told her to book a date when there was no chance of football being played! Champ play off final is 19th may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 You have my sympathies, and I agree with the point in bold. My sister is getting married on May 26th - I actually told her to book a date when there was no chance of football being played! My ex's sister got married on Semi-Final day in 1976, still went to Stamford Bridge though,only took her about 2 years to get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 15 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 15 April, 2012 My ex's sister got married on Semi-Final day in 1976, still went to Stamford Bridge though,only took her about 2 years to get over it. I've been told by the folks I'll be written out of the will if I don't attend. I'll be surprised if there's anything left anyway, the price of the bloody day. Champ play off final is 19th may. Yes. So it's not going to clash with the wedding on the 26th then, is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmick Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 Do we have to have such a large area of seats taken out for segregation ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 15 April, 2012 Share Posted 15 April, 2012 My understanding is that a batch of tickets with impaired view are always last to be sold but i have no idea what seats have an impaired view. The other explanation is that they are the 10 deferred Matt LeTiss tickets that we are contractually and morally obliged to keep until he knows what his Sky commitments are. Ther is always ebay folks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 16 April, 2012 Share Posted 16 April, 2012 I called 01271335708, the conversation went something like this: Me: Hi, I'm just checking to see if its true the Cov game is sold out TO: Umm, its not sold out Me: Oh awesome, can I book two tickets TO: No Me: Umm, why? TO: You can't book on Sundays, ring tomorrow after 8.30 I have just put the phone down to the ticket office who have confirmed the game is 'SOLD OUT' with the last tickets sold on sunday afternoon!! Coventry still have 500 odd left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 16 April, 2012 Share Posted 16 April, 2012 Block 43 tickets now on sale! Just got some on-line for family members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 April, 2012 Share Posted 16 April, 2012 Block 43 tickets now on sale! Just got some on-line for family members. You'll need thick skin to survive the mental torment of having season tickets waved at you by fat teenagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 16 April, 2012 Share Posted 16 April, 2012 You'll need thick skin to survive the mental torment of having season tickets waved at you by fat teenagers. I have a season ticket in Block 42, so I'll be waving my season ticket in my brothers face whilst singing 'Steve De Ridder, he hates plastic fans' at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 April, 2012 Share Posted 16 April, 2012 I have a season ticket in Block 42, so I'll be waving my season ticket in my brothers face whilst singing 'Steve De Ridder, he hates plastic fans' at him. He'll be a quivering wreck. FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockportsaint Posted 16 April, 2012 Share Posted 16 April, 2012 Just rang up as our normal ordering person wasn't able to. Sold me 9 tickets in Block 43, which they just opened up this morning. Said I hoped it was the last tickets we'd have to buy off her this season and she laughed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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