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dprp said:
The Truth is that some people with 19000+ points are selling their tickets for some big games - probably to fund the travel etc for other games.

I paid over the odds for mine last night and I'm pretty sure the fella i met to collect them, in Stretford McDonald's, wasn't Sorriano!

I actually did speak to a visitor last night and he'd bought his from a "guy in hotel reception".

Club makes lots of ticketing mistakes but let's be honest - people are buying tickets to resell...and the best way of stopping it ( the Celtic away collect in person with ID) was universally panned.
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I must be one of these then
I have over 22,000 points and I bought tickets for this game.
However I was there. As I was at Spurs and will be at Burnley and Brighton.
Those with the high points generally go to the games.

The two guys who had paid over the odds had got them through a club contact.
Other tickets are through agencies.

Do you really believe that a group of ten people with high points all bought their tickets together in order to pass them on to tourists?



PS I see we have a return of the jack booted brigade who believe football fans should be treated as second class citizens.
Do you really believe City will have the corporates show ID, will they fuck, it’ll be targeted at ‘normal’ fans.
 
fathellensbellend said:
Lets target these parasites before targeting true fans, we are supposedly being represented, this is the single biggest issue at away games, I asked a lad why he had a United bag, he just stared blankly. Not his fault, and doesn't deserve abuse, the club or whoever is passing these tickets on are actually putting these people in danger, it won't be long before someone gets hurt.
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I know it’s a bit harsh but if some of the City in the City parasites had got a few slaps a couple of years ago, we might have less of an issue with corporate sell ons now.
 
Money talks, if you have plenty money then you'll get what you want as the club are all about making money, it seems like they're not bothered about who gets tickets as long as the money is rolling in. If you were to approach city and say you have £20m cash and want a box for home games and access you to away tickets they'd roll a red carpet out for you and say yes, certainly sir, and how many away tickets would you like? You'd then be free to sell those tickets on for a massive profit on secondary sites where these halfwits from abroad think they're getting a good deal buying a ticket for Utd or Liverpool away for £450 smackerooneys!!
 
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squirtyflower said:
I must be one of these then
I have over 22,000 points and I bought tickets for this game.
However I was there. As I was at Spurs and will be at Burnley and Brighton.
Those with the high points generally go to the games.

The two guys who had paid over the odds had got them through a club contact.
Other tickets are through agencies.

Do you really believe that a group of ten people with high points all bought their tickets together in order to pass them on to tourists?



PS I see we have a return of the jack booted brigade who believe football fans should be treated as second class citizens.
Do you really believe City will have the corporates show ID, will they fuck, it’ll be targeted at ‘normal’ fans.
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No I don't believe that groups are selling and that's not what I said. Do you not believe that some genuine high pointers are selling some tickets? I do because I bought mine from exactly that source.
 
I’m sat in the home end on Sunday. Think it’s my 46 or 47th city game this season. I don’t have the points in my own right for the top games because of my age but I always make sure I’m there one way or another. Turned 20 the other week and come next season I will tick over the 400 game marker. If you want a ticket for a game and are willing to travel without one 9/10 you’ll get a ticket from my experience.
 
dprp said:
The Truth is that some people with 19000+ points are selling their tickets for some big games - probably to fund the travel etc for other games.

I paid over the odds for mine last night and I'm pretty sure the fella i met to collect them, in Stretford McDonald's, wasn't Sorriano!

I actually did speak to a visitor last night and he'd bought his from a "guy in hotel reception".

Club makes lots of ticketing mistakes but let's be honest - people are buying tickets to resell...and the best way of stopping it ( the Celtic away collect in person with ID) was universally panned.
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club employees must be behind it to be on the scale last night and collections won't apply to them or the rest that go out the back door. Never heard of anyone on high points selling on for profit, they are normally mad keen city fans who want to be at the big games.

You are part of the problem paying touts.
 
Corky said:
club employees must be behind it to be on the scale last night and collections won't apply to them or the rest that go out the back door. Never heard of anyone on high points selling on for profit, they are normally mad keen city fans who want to be at the big games.

You are part of the problem paying touts.
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I know people with high points who sell on regularly. Maybe not for profit but for the points and in general they go to blues. But let's not be naive and accept that some do if they get the chance. Help pay for Wembley or their season ticket.

And maybe these are club tickets but where they've received a request from a foreign group who want to attend a game. Or the OSC could have granted them to a group travelling over. As long as they've come out of the OSC's or club's own allocation then, whatever you think of the current system, there's no problem as these wouldn't have gone to seasoncard holders anyway.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
I know people with high points who sell on regularly. Maybe not for profit but for the points and in general they go to blues. But let's not be naive and accept that some do if they get the chance. Help pay for Wembley or their season ticket.

And maybe these are club tickets but where they've received a request from a foreign group who want to attend a game. Or the OSC could have granted them to a group travelling over. As long as they've come out of the OSC's or club's own allocation then, whatever you think of the current system, there's no problem as these wouldn't have gone to seasoncard holders anyway.
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Fine with everything you say except why would a group from an OSC walk into the away end at a derby with their club shop bags? Why can't the club be transparent with these sorts of matters? Why are ticket office members selling tickets for five times face value which is illegal? Why do the club make away tickets for these games available to agencies to sell on at a huge profit to any Tom, Dick or Harry when there are genuine fans who couldn't obtain them through the loyalty scheme? Surely the games to sell these packages are the ones where demand isn't as great and yes I know that means it is harder for them to sell packages but surely the club want 'proper fans' at the game. I remember a few years ago the rags moaned about their derby allocation as their 'away following' literally didn't make a noise all night. This was because the vast majority had gone to corporates who just wanted to be at the game rather than support the rags. That is what is going to happen to our support if the club continually ignores their roots.
 
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