Gary Cook: So Much For The Semi Final Family/Fan Experience
Let me set the scene.
5 of us going. Me, two mates, my Girlfriend and my Stepdaughter.
Me and my mates are in the cup scheme. My girlfriend isn't.(she has well over 5000 loyalty points) My Stepdaughter is a Junior.
Obviously we all wanted to sit together at the semi-final.
Anyway. My mate has been queuing since 8 this morning.(I work Saturdays)
Just rang me.
The ticket office would only let us have 4 tickets. Mine, my mates and a Junior. They wouldn't let us have another ticket for my Girlfriend. She has to go down on Monday and get her own.
So we now have a situation where she will have to take the day off work or queue up after work.(fair enough) Even so, she won't be able to sit with her Daughter unless I swap seats with her, which I will do. This obviously means I won't be able to sit with any of them.
No doubt many on BM will say well that's the criteria the club has set down and all fans have to adhere to it. Well, you couldn't be more wrong.
Because as we know, the OSC supporters(oh here we go again, blah, blah) who aren't in the cup scheme, and who don't have the correct amount of loyalty points, have managed to get their tickets. Not only that, but they'll probably be sat with each other. I'll repeat that again. They'll probably be sat with each other.
So Gary, how does that work? You and the people that came up with this criteria won't let families and fiends sit together, but you'll let OSC branch members sit together. Perhaps I'm missing something? Feel free.
Please tell me about creating a family friendly club. What's the buzz word at City? The family/fan experience. What happened to a bit of common sense Gary? FFS! My girlfriend wanted to sit next to her Daughter. Your criteria wouldn't let her.
Here's a suggestion.(I'm sure I'll get a few in this thread) If we beat United I suggest you sit down with the other high paid Execs at City, look at that criteria and wording once again before the final, and try and use a bit of common sense.
Anyway, I'm bailing out of this thread. I've made my point and I've made it to the person that matters. I fully expect the usual tirade. I've just done it, so feel free. However, I'm not going to spend the next X amount of hours trying to justify my post and my actions to other BMooners. If you don't agree, fair enough. Have your pound of flesh.
Let me set the scene.
5 of us going. Me, two mates, my Girlfriend and my Stepdaughter.
Me and my mates are in the cup scheme. My girlfriend isn't.(she has well over 5000 loyalty points) My Stepdaughter is a Junior.
Obviously we all wanted to sit together at the semi-final.
Anyway. My mate has been queuing since 8 this morning.(I work Saturdays)
Just rang me.
The ticket office would only let us have 4 tickets. Mine, my mates and a Junior. They wouldn't let us have another ticket for my Girlfriend. She has to go down on Monday and get her own.
So we now have a situation where she will have to take the day off work or queue up after work.(fair enough) Even so, she won't be able to sit with her Daughter unless I swap seats with her, which I will do. This obviously means I won't be able to sit with any of them.
No doubt many on BM will say well that's the criteria the club has set down and all fans have to adhere to it. Well, you couldn't be more wrong.
Because as we know, the OSC supporters(oh here we go again, blah, blah) who aren't in the cup scheme, and who don't have the correct amount of loyalty points, have managed to get their tickets. Not only that, but they'll probably be sat with each other. I'll repeat that again. They'll probably be sat with each other.
So Gary, how does that work? You and the people that came up with this criteria won't let families and fiends sit together, but you'll let OSC branch members sit together. Perhaps I'm missing something? Feel free.
Please tell me about creating a family friendly club. What's the buzz word at City? The family/fan experience. What happened to a bit of common sense Gary? FFS! My girlfriend wanted to sit next to her Daughter. Your criteria wouldn't let her.
Here's a suggestion.(I'm sure I'll get a few in this thread) If we beat United I suggest you sit down with the other high paid Execs at City, look at that criteria and wording once again before the final, and try and use a bit of common sense.
Anyway, I'm bailing out of this thread. I've made my point and I've made it to the person that matters. I fully expect the usual tirade. I've just done it, so feel free. However, I'm not going to spend the next X amount of hours trying to justify my post and my actions to other BMooners. If you don't agree, fair enough. Have your pound of flesh.