superblue Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We have known ticketing arrangements for 3 WEEK'S now if you can't contact the club to clarifiy the situation then thats your own fault but lets face it the club is just doing what it's always done if you want a ticket you have to get down to BP and get in line end like everyone else of and if you can't be arsed then someone else will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Got no problem with people wanting to queue up for 2-3 hours, but in 2011 it shouldn't really be necessary. The cost of having a few extra people taking phone or wireless card orders would be peanuts. And I don't think ST holders should have able to purchase more than one ticket, let alone people being able to get as many as they want on open sale, but there you go. Why shouldn't ST holders be able to buy 2 each? I got one for me and one for my daughter who comes to most games (I cant afford a ST for both of us) and obviously I need 2 together! This is probably the case for lots of ST holders!!! So why should I suffer because you cant be arsed getting up earlier??? When they went on sale to ST holders I was there early on the Sunday in the bleeding snow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 There are ways and means of selling tickets online without incurring silly fees... Ticketmaster are a rip off but some of the other ticket sites are very reasonable I find. I don't think the club are very forward thinking in there approach to such things. I do find it odd that there isn't a way to buy tickets online for every game, let alone this one. The ones that choose this method can pay the booking fees and the ones who want to avoid them can queue up etc. Like any business, think little and you will be little. Anyway, it must be one or two games a season (at best) that this situation applies to so there isn't a need to calling anyone naughty names over it. If I was still coming to games I would of been in the queue first thing Its a bit of a pain for people who don't live locally any more if the only option is to queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 There are ways and means of selling tickets online without incurring silly fees... Ticketmaster are a rip off but some of the other ticket sites are very reasonable I find. I don't think the club are very forward thinking in there approach to such things. I do find it odd that there isn't a way to buy tickets online for every game, let alone this one. The ones that choose this method can pay the booking fees and the ones who want to avoid them can queue up etc. Like any business, think little and you will be little. Anyway, it must be one or two games a season (at best) that this situation applies to so there isn't a need to calling anyone naughty names over it. If I was still coming to games I would of been in the queue first thing Its a bit of a pain for people who don't live locally any more if the only option is to queue. you can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I doubt we'd sell another 3,000. As much as that would benefit lazy twats like me, it'd just be a waste of money and plain stupid from the club. Unless we got 'em on the old sale and return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetwood Blue Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 got them, 400 left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchierich Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2560142,00.html on official site "please don't ring" ...so that's that then for us exiles!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 you can... It says there's good availability in Main Stand and Chaddy End for the Colchester game on 7th Jan .... !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Why shouldn't ST holders be able to buy 2 each? I got one for me and one for my daughter who comes to most games (I cant afford a ST for both of us) and obviously I need 2 together! This is probably the case for lots of ST holders!!! So why should I suffer because you cant be arsed getting up earlier??? When they went on sale to ST holders I was there early on the Sunday in the bleeding snow!!! Good for you, but your ST doesn't entitle you to two tickets for Home games so for me it's a nonsense that you should be able to have two for this, or indeed, any other away game regardless of who we are playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) Just checked out the online ticketing system on our website. It's the most redundant thing in the history of anything. You can buy tickets for Notts County, Orient, Colchester, Exeter, Walsall.....y'know....the games no one gives a :censored: about where no one will struggle to get a ticket. BUT the game in high demand, the one that will appeal to the fan who perhaps lives down south, Canada, Israel, etc...nope, the club aren't interested in an easy electronic, streamlined system, which would drastically reduce man power as well as far less hinder their other day to day activities, instead they'd rather have droves of fans queuing all day. Edited December 29, 2011 by PlayItLivo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchierich Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 "I doubt we'd sell another 3,000. As much as that would benefit lazy twats like me, it'd just be a waste of money and plain stupid from the club. ....but "do the math" the 3,000 would ve treated as being sold as soon as we commit to them, therefore we would keep say 45% of that revenue so the risk is only around half of the total number....SC will know the figures and can make the call that it's better to have another 1500 Latics fans at "cost price" who might then come to other games etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Good for you, but your ST doesn't entitle you to two tickets for Home games so for me it's a nonsense that you should be able to have two for this, or indeed, any other away game regardless of who we are playing. The fact that we have a season ticket and paid out £300+ surly entitles us to two tickets given the fact that there was well over 2000 left after ST holders got them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Just checked out the online ticketing system on our website. It's the most redundant thing in the history of anything. You can buy tickets for Notts County, Orient, Colchester, Exeter, Walsall.....y'know....the games no one gives a :censored: about where no one will struggle to get a ticket. BUT the game in high demand, the one that will appeal to the fan who perhaps lives down south, Canada, Israel, etc...nope, the club aren't interested in an easy electronic, streamlined system, which would drastically reduce man power as well as far less hinder their other day to day activities, instead they'd rather have droves of fans queuing all day. Makes good headlines in the Chron. 'Cup fever grips town' and all that bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 you can... Never knew that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The fact that we have a season ticket and paid out £300+ surly entitles us to two tickets given the fact that there was well over 2000 left after ST holders got them... Why? Absolutely right that you have first opportunity to buy but I really struggle with the idea that an ST holders money is better than a pay on the day supporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripvanOAFC Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 If you go to 18 games a season, buy a season ticket between you next season, you would have been guaranteed your tickets then, club can't :censored:ing win whatever they do, there's no money for extra staff, or manned hotlines its all hands to the pump and :censored: me at least one of the lads in the ticket pffice does it for :censored: all, simply his love for the club. Heard a rumour that even Alan's offered his time today despite his illness. Everyone knew what would happen, it happens every time, personally I don't think we'll sell out, today is the initial open sale panic before things calm down…. 18 games home and away :censored:!! i live down south, so its around 11 'away' games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Why? Absolutely right that you have first opportunity to buy but I really struggle with the idea that an ST holders money is better than a pay on the day supporter. Apart from ST holders have paid for every match. Pay on the day supporters can (and in many cases do) stop going (and therefore stop paying) halfway through the season when we're not in the play off places by February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I think its fine season ticket holders getting two tickets when there is a 6,000 allocation... if it was around 3,000 then it should be one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm gonna keep my eye on eBay. This is the only time I really don't mind turning to touts, I'll happily pay £10 more per ticket if it saves me standing around waiting in the cold for hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 18 games home and away :censored:!! i live down south, so its around 11 'away' games. Oh :censored: off you slapped arse! 7 Home games = 140 quid if you could get a mate that goes to a similar amount you could have gotten a season ticket and shared it. If you'd really wanted to go you should have done what the lad did last week and emailed the club. His pro-activity paid off…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm gonna keep my eye on eBay. This is the only time I really don't mind turning to touts, I'll happily pay £10 more per ticket if it saves me standing around waiting in the cold for hours. Turnup on the night mate, Scousers will be selling them no probs. I reckon a fair number today will be bought by day-trippers from Liverpool too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh :censored: off you slapped arse! 7 Home games = 140 quid if you could get a mate that goes to a similar amount you could have gotten a season ticket and shared it. If you'd really wanted to go you should have done what the lad did last week and emailed the club. His pro-activity paid off…. And although the players will appreciate the support at 11 away games a season, the club makes diddly squat from it, financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie82 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Moving the invisible men from the Upper tier? Same ones throwing piss and :censored: at united fans in years gone past? The club has never mentioned the extra allocation. If youve not got one you should have got out of bed this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie82 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Liverpool advertise season tickets for anfield road stand, no chance they'll move them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 People are getting angry. I got my tickets last week. If I hadn't I would have joined the line. If I didn't get them then I'd go in the Liverpool end. Or just call people names on the internet. Depends what mood I am in. Buckers has warts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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