Beholder Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) The priority system is completely unfair. As it is, fans who have not been to any games whatsoever but are mates with ST holders get priority over fans who pay on the gate but attend many. This is the first time this ha happened as far as I'm aware and it is out of order. Many regular fans will be sat at home. Edited May 5, 2016 by Beholder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Not what you know its who you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcclesallOwl Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 The priority system is completely unfair. As it is, fans who have not been to any games whatsoever but are mates with ST holders get priority over fans who pay on the gate but attend many. This is the first time this ha happened as far as I'm aware and it is out of order. Many regular fans will be sat at home. No they won't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I bet if you came up with a way that you thought was fair then some other people would find it just as unfair as you find this method, and here lies the problem that you cannot suit everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl in Manc Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Like they have for most of the season you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffed Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 The priority system is completely unfair. As it is, fans who have not been to any games whatsoever but are mates with ST holders get priority over fans who pay on the gate but attend many. This is the first time this ha happened as far as I'm aware and it is out of order. Many regular fans will be sat at home. Im a season ticket holder, Ive taken my nephew to a number of games this season. He loves it so much that hes got a 3 year season ticket from next year. There are always a limited number of seats available near where we sit due to season ticket holders.If the tickets hadnt gone on sale like they have, had I had to wait there is a good chance that he wouldnt have got a seat near us. There would have been as much chance of a fair weather fan sitting in the seat of someone who regularly attends. Sometimes there is no fair way to please everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) Agreed, but the quote from the Ticket thread also carries weight... Yeah to an extent members and ST holders being able to buy extras isn't fair, but logistically it's the only way to do it. Otherwise you would end up with loads of individuals who want to sit together buying at different times to each other. Anyone who has attended a handful of games should be a member, which guaranteed a ticket... There isn't a perfect way to sell tickets for high demand games like the play-off semi-final. Learn from experience and make sure you are in a position of higher priority in future. Edited May 5, 2016 by oh_weds_we_love_you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkskaphil Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 You're not the guy who was complaining on Twitter the other day are you? "It's not fair, I've been to every home game this season, POTG" "Why didn't you get an ST or membership?" "Didn't get round to it" Cracked me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebneeb Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 It has been well advertised that one of the advantages of membership is ticket priority. If you chose not to get a membership, you always ran the risk of this happening for a big game. The ST+1 and member+1 isn't perfect, but it is the only way to logistically sell the tickets. Otherwise people wouldn't be able to get tickets together, and the club would have to cope with thousands trying to relocate tickets after they've bought individual tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Agreed, but the quote from the Ticket thread also carries weight... There isn't a perfect way to sell tickets for high demand games like the play-off semi-final. Learn from experience and make sure you are in a position of higher priority in future. I guess so. Gutted i will probably miss out on the final too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaping Lannys Perm Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I've always supported the priority points being there fairest possible system but if season ticket holders were allowed extra tickets then it blows that argument out of the water. I hadn't actually realised so I have bought tickets for the three with season tickets but not the wife who I'm still trying to get one for. Silly me. If it was one ticket per St holder then it would have been near perfect, because no fan would give up their priority for someone else (like some apparently do for away games) but instead they seem to have ruined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristmace Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Unless you're going to attend under 6 games a season, a membership is absolutely the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTO1867 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 The priority system is completely unfair. As it is, fans who have not been to any games whatsoever but are mates with ST holders get priority over fans who pay on the gate but attend many. This is the first time this ha happened as far as I'm aware and it is out of order. Many regular fans will be sat at home. When i bought my playoff tickets on Saturday i wasn't allowed to add extra tickets for anyone unless they had a season ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I am sure 99.99% of people who derserve one will get a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 I am sure 99.99% of people who derserve one will get a ticket.Depends if you think 99.99% of mates of season ticket holders deserve one.Don't be surprised when tickets appear on eBay at massively inflated prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz9209 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Thankyour selfs lucky you can attend, I am on a course on the whole of May will be stuck on the M1 for the first leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I might still be stuck in a queue on the tickets website for the first leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acquiescefc Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Depends if you think 99.99% of mates of season ticket holders deserve one. Don't be surprised when tickets appear on eBay at massively inflated prices. http://sellercentre.ebay.co.uk/football-tickets-policy Football tickets policy The resale of tickets for football matches is highly regulated in England and Wales for a number of reasons, including security at sports events. Criminal law often prohibits the resale of such football tickets. For these reasons, all listings for football tickets to association football matches occurring in England or Wales, or involving an English or Welsh national or club team playing outside England or Wales, are prohibited. In addition, all listings for tickets to association football matches occurring anywhere in the world that are part of a competition or tournament organised by FIFA or UEFA and that an English or Welsh national or club team has participated in, or is eligible to participate in, are also prohibited. For the avoidance of doubt this prohibition includes (without limitation) the following matches: English Premiership, Football League, Football Conference and League of Wales matches World Cup and European Championships matches (including qualifying rounds) International matches played in England or Wales (including friendlies) Friendlies involving England or Wales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 It's a bit of a joke. Obviously ST holders, Membership holders deserve priority, but the fact that some f*cknut - who hasn't been to game all season - will get one because his/her mate has a ST holder rankles a bit if I'm honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southportdc Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Most season ticket holders are arseholes though so we have to put up with a lot to get the tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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