Away tickets

[Eds]

Our branch was offered 6 last min so god knows how many available but a full row of tourist in front of me

Who were they offered by?

 

[Eds]

I tried all week for a ticket but no joy anywhere, I think only one or two were offered on here. Got to the ground early and walked up and down asking for a spare but no joy. Was loitering near the coaches 20min before kick off about to head round to home areas and try and get one in there when a bloke overheard me chatting to guy next to me about tickets. Comes over and says are you sorted, no mate can’t find one anywhere, here you go pal have one of these, pulls out about 10 tickets, fair play to him only asked face value, could’ve kissed him I was so happy. Looked like the kind of chap who can get you whatever you want. Thankyou mate if you’re reading this.

Obviously I’m happy as fuck I got in but the wider issue is that fans who had an amazing number of loyalty points but narrowly missed out are deprived of going because someone inside the club is taking the piss.

FFS someone is abusing the system in a big way by the sounds of it. Gave up trying to source a ticket and watched in a pub. Did you ask this person if he had any spare for Brighton, he probably has a few hundred

 

[mayo31]

Our coach parked behind a coach provided by the company called Swanns.

All of the passengers got off and all were foreigners, a good 48. Sounded Scandinavian.

How does that happen. I going to guess thar Swanns will be providing the 26 'free' coaches to Wembley.

 

[UUJblue]

This talk of employees in the ticket office wheeling and dealing tickets on the side in car parks is scandalous.

Where are they getting the tickets? Surely there is some accounting traceability for the 60% general allocation @£30.

Sounds frankly like stealing IMO.

the only thing i can think is if there is freebies coming from players/corporate left behind/returned and will otherwise go to waste. Still doesnt make it right.

I guess this is how some end up with the OSC last minute via Parker?

 

[AkanjisAfro]

last minute spares are normally an allocation not taken up by players families and coaches etc

 

[mcfc moon]

Correct. I've been into the Store ticket office before and got 2 spares days before a UCL tie.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Said it on here before but Chelsea give branches nearer an away fixture priority. So for instance when they play us the Manchester branch is more likely to receive tickets than Bristol

The OSC do the same

 

[squirtyflower]

Not anymore they don’t.
Ask the Southampton branch how many they got for Bournemouth

 

[andyhinch]

The whole thing needs some transparency, I’m not holding my breath though

 

[i kne albert davy]

Not anymore they don’t.
Ask the Southampton branch how many they got for Bournemouth

How many did they get.