theevilweasel said:cinnamon blue said:got our tickets this mornning, have to say club have organised the queue system well, arrived 8.10 ...... tickets in mitt 10.am !!
What number were you in the queue mate?
I'm up tomorrow. I can bear a few hours queuing but if its 4 or 5 hours I'm getting on the blower
cinnamon blue said:theevilweasel said:What number were you in the queue mate?
I'm up tomorrow. I can bear a few hours queuing but if its 4 or 5 hours I'm getting on the blower
You fill in a sheet when you join the queue mine had no 100 on it , however thats not the number in the queue , i would say that actual bodies in the queue in front of me 200 or so
Randomer said:cinnamon blue said:You fill in a sheet when you join the queue mine had no 100 on it , however thats not the number in the queue , i would say that actual bodies in the queue in front of me 200 or so
Where abouts do you queue from? Is it outside the store or the North stand?
ITS FACING THE STOREcinnamon blue said:Randomer said:Where abouts do you queue from? Is it outside the store or the North stand?
YOU GO INTO THE GROUND AT ENTRANCE W , QUEUE INSIDE THEN OUT INTO THE TICKET OFFICE QUEUE OUTSIDE, WELL ORGANISED AND MARSHALLED
Disappointed if thats the case, I have to wait until tomorrow.ninjamonkey said:Just been down now. Was about 3 people there took longer to fill out the form than it did to get tickets, just walked all the way around straight into an empty ticket booth none of this queueing malarky.
Bottom tier is virtually sold out now for anybody wanting first tier tickets still got category 2 seats on the top tier though.
jrb said: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.
cinnamon blue said:Randomer said:Where abouts do you queue from? Is it outside the store or the North stand?
YOU GO INTO THE GROUND AT ENTRANCE W , QUEUE INSIDE THEN OUT INTO THE TICKET OFFICE QUEUE OUTSIDE, WELL ORGANISED AND MARSHALLED
-- Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:52 am --
ITS FACING THE STOREcinnamon blue said:YOU GO INTO THE GROUND AT ENTRANCE W , QUEUE INSIDE THEN OUT INTO THE TICKET OFFICE QUEUE OUTSIDE, WELL ORGANISED AND MARSHALLED
inbetween said:jrb said: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.
At least you'll see the game mate, i've been to all the cup matches and most games this season and the last paying my way, i had a season ticket at Maine Road for years, i went to the playoff final and had a season card the first year Eastlands opened but having moved out on my own i couldn't justify a season card after that. Anyway because i don't have a season card now and since the loyalty scheme was introduced i haven't been able to attend as many games, i'll miss the semi final.
Supporters clubs will take many more with them and they'll all travel together so it makes much more logical sense to seat them together. It's not a bum friends sort of way of dealing with things but rather a logistical approach. Surely it makes sense to people that a block booking for a supporters club they should all sit together, i don't see how anyone can argue that or it just totally defeats the point in having any supporter clubs.
Your problem mate merely lies in the simple fact that in terms of numbers you don't quite fit the criteria for tickets. Like i said though, at least you'll see the game. I'd give a lot to be in your position to even debate about how tickets should be accommodated so enjoy it.
My only other option should it not reach 500 point city card holders is to make it a one off and buy hospitality or a tout website but really don't want to go down that route, will probably end up watching it in the pub!