Ajax away sold out. {merged}

[cibaman]

if thomas cook have been allocated a certain number of tickets and people under the specified criteria have them, then city to my mind have been mis-selling the platinum season cards/cup schemes and are taking the proverbial.

city it appears to me are having their cake and eating it, it is grossly unfair to introduce pounds for loyalty points and a enforced enrollment on the cup scheme to apply for tickets, if and when a tie such as this crops up and the rules are altered to fill a thomas cook plane.

if thomas cook want to fill a plane, then they should be more competitively priced, i wouldn't entertain one of their rip offs in a million years.

Why are the club mis-selling the platinum season cards/ cup schemes? Has anyone admitted getting a ticket with TC that isnt on these schemes?

Its clear that the TC tickets have gone for lower loyalty points than those sold directly by the club (in future it could be t'other way round) but that dosen't necessarily mean that they've not given priority to those on cup schemes does it?

 

[fathellensbellend]

I am confused by our ticketing policy at the moment (more than prepared to accept that Amsterdam is hugely popular)

Looking at the official site, notice Spurs is sold out, but there are now 4 pages of tickets in block 328 for sale via Viagogo. There is a month to go to this game, why would the club put them on that site, when fans should just be able to buy them by going to the ground, buying on line? (It would have to have been the club that put them onto the site, all the tickets are together)

Does seem a bit of a mess just now, i thought Viagogo was for ticket exchanges?

If that's true, it looks like City are selling tickets direct to Viagogo to sell on, instead of selling them directly to the fans.

City clear the tickets and Viagogo charge city fans/day trippers/tourists more.

Or am I missing something?

City are selling tickets to Viagogo istead of putting them on open sale, you only have to go on the Viagogo link to see that. Only the club could have put all those seats together there. I dont think its sinister, just bad management and someone will probably get a kick up the backside for doing it so blatantly.

Reckon they are doing this for convenience, but it doesnt look like they are taking much time out to think of genuine fans who would have wanted to buy via the club (and get the points for doing so)

i bet those who purchased the blue membership are delighted.

 

[fathellensbellend]

if thomas cook have been allocated a certain number of tickets and people under the specified criteria have them, then city to my mind have been mis-selling the platinum season cards/cup schemes and are taking the proverbial.

city it appears to me are having their cake and eating it, it is grossly unfair to introduce pounds for loyalty points and a enforced enrollment on the cup scheme to apply for tickets, if and when a tie such as this crops up and the rules are altered to fill a thomas cook plane.

if thomas cook want to fill a plane, then they should be more competitively priced, i wouldn't entertain one of their rip offs in a million years.

Why are the club mis-selling the platinum season cards/ cup schemes? Has anyone admitted getting a ticket with TC that isnt on these schemes?

Its clear that the TC tickets have gone for lower loyalty points than those sold directly by the club (in future it could be t'other way round) but that dosen't necessarily mean that they've not given priority to those on cup schemes does it?

surely pounds for loyalty points is your answer.

getting people to part with good money to join the schemes on the pretence
that the more points you have the greater likelihood of a ticket, and then altering the rules to fill a plane instead of actually applying the criteria that was used to get people to sign up for the schemes in the 1st place.

 

[cleavers]

if thomas cook want to fill a plane, then they should be more competitively priced, i wouldn't entertain one of their rip offs in a million years.

Totally agree on this point. However they are a club sponsor, so will get preferential treatment.

so when city sell platinum season cards and forced enrollment onto cup schemes to apply for tickets they should add the fact "only after thomas cook have had first dibs"

Maybe, but since Thomas Cook pay probably millions in sponsorship, and we pay @£500 each you can see why they would.

I think the TC trips are very over priced, and would only use them as a last resort for somewhere that was difficult to get to.<br /><br />-- Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:45 pm --<br /><br />

Looking at the official site, notice Spurs is sold out, but there are now 4 pages of tickets in block 328 for sale via Viagogo. There is a month to go to this game, why would the club put them on that site, when fans should just be able to buy them by going to the ground, buying on line?

Viagogo are another partner, and presumably get a number of tickets for providing the service, and they can presumably charge whatever they wish too.

 

[Sef]

I haven't read the whole thread, but after 58 pages can it be summarised that people with less than 8000 points are moaning that they haven't got a ticket because people with more than 8000 points and in the UCL cup scheme have bought up all the tickets made available?

Basically, everybody in the away end at the Amsterdam Arena on the night will be proper blues, be it people who got their tickets through their OSC, people who booked on the Thomas Cook trip who have over 8000 points, people who called at the ticket office/rang up/booked online who all had over 8000 points and in the UCL scheme and people with mates with over 8000 points and in the UCL scheme but aren't going to the game and got them to get them a ticket.

I know it sounds harsh, but it's just stamping your feet like a 5 year old who hasn't got want he wanted. The system in place isn't perfect but is pretty good (for example, does anybody really want to go down the shite ballot system that lot have?) and when demand far outweighs supply you're always going to be left with unhappy people.

^^^^ This

 

[jrb]

If that's true, it looks like City are selling tickets direct to Viagogo to sell on, instead of selling them directly to the fans.

City clear the tickets and Viagogo charge city fans/day trippers/tourists more.

Or am I missing something?

City are selling tickets to Viagogo istead of putting them on open sale, you only have to go on the Viagogo link to see that. Only the club could have put all those seats together there. I dont think its sinister, just bad management and someone will probably get a kick up the backside for doing it so blatantly.

Reckon they are doing this for convenience, but it doesnt look like they are taking much time out to think of genuine fans who would have wanted to buy via the club (and get the points for doing so)

i bet those who purchased the blue membership are delighted.

That's a valid point.

When the club announced the tie up with kajagoogoo(think about it ;-) ) there was no mention of 'block sales' at the time or in the future. I certainly don't remember that on the OS or in any press release.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Can't see this post going down too well.

On the other side of the coin, you are going to get people accused of being a member of a supporters club just for tickets which they generally aren't applicable for. Supporters clubs are more than just tickets (raising funds for charity, travel organisation, suggestions to improve the club through meetings). I'm not a member of one as I'm not in a position to contribute to all areas of a supporters club, and wouldn't abuse one for just getting tickets.

I'm not accusing you of this mate, but just warning you that some will whether you're arsed or not :-)

Whether it goes down well or not, who cares

I go with my younger brother and father- all of which are blues as everyone on here
I play football regularly on saturdays so have to give my season ticket in 110 away a bit etc so its also difficult to get to as many away games due to this and my points would not build up as quickly to watch city and get tickets
No matter what you say we all do these things to go to watch the club we support and love, anyone who denies it is just..well, in denial

I go to every supporters club meeting, and on various occasions have given tickets away for NOTHING if i have a game in order to suit another member
Me and My father especially contribute as much as ANYONE to the club so whatever is said about me on here its impact is little

Not that I have to justify myself to anyone on here anyway, I appreciate some people would not like the fact I have a ticket to such a game - but im 18 and lucky enough play football at high enough level in which I cannot get to games sometimes- my points total isnt too bad atall

who cares? i do for a start. you think you are being big and clever well i think you are just a smarmy twat. rubbing it in blues faces that you've cheated your way to tickets. i have checked your ip and will be informing the club that a branch within a certain radius of your address are flaunting the ticket system.

That's you well and truly told Bluetilldeath.

 

[Morley89]

3. TC ?
a. TC run with the clubs allocation. Yes you do not have to be a Rocket Scientist to realise TC will not fly without a full plane so a v v v small number may be on it with less than the points. It may sound harsh. Some went cheaper option going by them selves or some went with the dearer option trying to get a ticket then flight payment / ticket. Harsh but that is the gamble

Apols if this has been asked, and it's not directed at you personally, but as TC are still advertising a package including match ticket (so clearly have some of their allocation left) what happens if they don't all get sold? Are we left with the situation where seats are empty when there's hundreds who were after (and have travelled without) them?

It'd be slightly less annoying if they were honest and openly had a policy that the (eg) 500 with the most points who apply to TC will get one of TC's application, rather than make out that you need the same points as an independant traveller. the system would still be wrong, but more transparency at least lets people know where they stand.

 

[Corky]

For the Lokeren game you needed slightly less points to go with TC then independently but it was advertised as such.

E.g. 1800 to get a ticket or 1750 with TC - can't remember the exact numbers.

 

[GXCity]

New West Ham criteria has been announced all the way down to 2k points. I hope everyone moaning about high point ST holders take the opportunity to get to the game.

Even Bluetodeath could get a few to qualify in his own right