Ticket Collection Paris

The location of the hotel was poor.
It was only given out when most had booked theirs.
It was also south of the river ( City probably thought being near the ground was better ) but all the main sights are north of the river.
Meaning a lot of people have to travel back and forth.
Surely with most people arriving at CDG ( which is north of the City ) or a Central station it would have been better to have the collection point north of the river.
Having to go through security screening again was just a farce and of no use whatsoever, if you went to the bogs you could just walk round it.
If we are going to go down this road a bit of dialogue with the fans would help.

Also regarding the head of security it is not just some fans that have a problem with him, he has a problem with us.
When questioned about the arrangements comments like " this is how it's going to be so get used to it " doesn't help.

Having said this some people had no problem with it, and I am happy to go along with it if City talk to us and streamline the procedure.
 
moenchengladbach blau said:
Always a problem with other people, isn't it? They have other opinions.
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They do but some simply can't accept that others do hold these opinions. And they claim that when they express an opinion that some don't agree with, that they're being persecuted for not following some mythical "party line" that is secretly imposed.
 
I arrived in France last Friday and only found out I'd need the letter after I'd left home, which was before it had arrived. I managed to speak to Lisa (head of supporter services?) and she arranged for the letter to be emailed to me and assured me I could present it on my phone and said if I had any problems at all I should ask for her at the hotel and she would sort it out personally... Couldn't have been more helpful

As it turned out when I got there the fella before security said my purchase email confirmation was enough and the letter wasn't necessary

The only small gripe I had was the hotel was a little bit off the beaten track. I walked about 2 miles from the louvre then another 2 miles back to the bar where my mates were drinking near the pantheon. My choice to walk as negotiating the subway seemed like hard work. Actually quite enjoyed it in the end as I saw a lot of central Paris I wouldn't have seen otherwise

The whole process in the hotel was speedy and painless. As for the hotel location, yeah maybe it could have been better but maybe it wasn't that easy to find a better positioned hotel that were happy to give up their facilities for 2000 English football fans for 2 days??
 
All the last 4 comments about what was the problem are sensible and hopefully City learn from it. As one poster said a hotel by Gard De Nord would have been ideal. If City read this (I know they do !) let us see them learn and take the comments on board. If we beat PSG and if the first leg is away there is very little time so they should be getting prepared now.
 
Blue Mist said:
All the last 4 comments about what was the problem are sensible and hopefully City learn from it. As one poster said a hotel by Gard De Nord would have been ideal. If City read this (I know they do !) let us see them learn and take the comments on board. If we beat PSG and if the first leg is away there is very little time so they should be getting prepared now.
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Oh if you're sure they read this
STOP PLAYING BONY FFS
Never again,makes Neil Heaney look like Gerd Muller
 
Wilmslow Road said:
The location of the hotel was poor.
It was only given out when most had booked theirs.
It was also south of the river ( City probably thought being near the ground was better ) but all the main sights are north of the river.
Meaning a lot of people have to travel back and forth.
Surely with most people arriving at CDG ( which is north of the City ) or a Central station it would have been better to have the collection point north of the river.
Having to go through security screening again was just a farce and of no use whatsoever, if you went to the bogs you could just walk round it.
If we are going to go down this road a bit of dialogue with the fans would help.

Also regarding the head of security it is not just some fans that have a problem with him, he has a problem with us.
When questioned about the arrangements comments like " this is how it's going to be so get used to it " doesn't help.

Having said this some people had no problem with it, and I am happy to go along with it if City talk to us and streamline the procedure.
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good post.
 
Apparently for selected domestic game's next year same practice will be put in place.
 
DTKOAG said:
Apparently for selected domestic game's next year same practice will be put in place.
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I heard for the away derby the collection point is inside the Bishop's Blaize. Pete Boyle will be doing the honours and dishing out the tickets, aided by Chisholm. All blues have to perform 3 Rag nursery rhymes in a duet with Boyley before being handed their tickets.
 
East Level 2 said:
Ooh the muppet has brought another of his rag practices with him. What a surprise.
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I think people should get over their personal prejudices and look at this character as an individual who has more experience in his field than anyone currently at City.

Our hierarchy are no fools and this chap obviously brings additional qualities and talents to the table.

Irrespective of the nature of his previous employers, if he is good at his job I would much rather see him improving things here than across the road.
 
desperatedon said:
I think people should get over their personal prejudices and look at this character as an individual who has more experience in his field than anyone currently at City.

Our hierarchy are no fools and this chap obviously brings additional qualities and talents to the table.

Irrespective of the nature of his previous employers, if he is good at his job I would much rather see him improving things here than across the road.
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Brilliant, certainly better comedy than the film I'm watching
 
desperatedon said:
I think people should get over their personal prejudices and look at this character as an individual who has more experience in his field than anyone currently at City.
Our hierarchy are no fools and this chap obviously brings additional qualities and talents to the table.
Irrespective of the nature of his previous employers, if he is good at his job I would much rather see him improving things here than across the road.
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Each to their own but I'd sooner see him making life difficult for rag fans rather than for ours. In what way does having collection points for some domestic away games "improve things"? How much additional hassle do you want before a game?
 
DTKOAG said:
Apparently for selected domestic game's next year same practice will be put in place.
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I do hope not. I posted on here before PSG as I think the collection point needs to be as easy as possible - would have made much more sense to have a pickup point at Gare du Nord or centrally eg Chatelet, and having made the trip I have to say I thought the atmosphere suffered as a result - the distance to Montparnasse and the waiting meant people went off and did their own thing, although City probably chose the area as it was fairly devoid of Irish bars etc.

The point is, this is either designed as a security measure, or as a bid to rescue the points system. Either way, it's inconsistent- three people in front of me picked up tickets last week on behalf of mates, another two were French, and many of those in the away end I have not seen at away games before, suggesting a lot were sub 4000 mark.

But in terms of domestic games, we do not cause as many problems away as say, the rags do, and with TV scheduling often meaning travel to games can be tight, it would be crazy to add another stop en route to pick up a ticket. And as someone else has pointed out, it's not practical for games where we have upwards of 5000 tickets. The only reason Paris was relatively stress-free was because people were picking up tickets over a 48 hour period,rather than two or three hours before a game.
 
Whilst many people are of the belief it's to stop the points whores, and evidently it does stop people buying tickets with no intention of going, the real reason behind it is to control the people in the ground. Otherwise why would we need to produce our passports?
I'm happy it ensures that the right people are getting the tickets but I'm far from happy about schlepping across a major city taking up time in my day, and having to carry my passport around with me to a game of football. This can only increase the risk of someone losing theirs and then consequencies of trying to get home.
The club could
  1. Check travel details of those wishing to buy tickets
  2. If you can't provide travel docs then pick up at the game
  3. Set up an ID card with photo that's registered with the club and applied for if you want to travel abroad, this alieviates the need for passports. In order to get the ID card you would have to provide a copy of your passport.
This would reduce the time and cost for City as fewer staff would be needed at the game and mean fewer people having to disrupt their day.

It doesn't take a genius to come up with a secure plan that doesn't inconvenience fans too much, but it does take an idiot to come up with one that seems simple but very time consuming for all concerned.

This is where the club needs to be in discussion with the fans who travel regularly.
 
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DTKOAG said:
Apparently for selected domestic game's next year same practice will be put in place.
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Heard this too, although not as yet confirmed by City that this will be happening.

If it does happen, it will only be selected games, and would only be a percentage of tickets.
 
desperatedon said:
I think people should get over their personal prejudices and look at this character as an individual who has more experience in his field than anyone currently at City.

Our hierarchy are no fools and this chap obviously brings additional qualities and talents to the table.

Irrespective of the nature of his previous employers, if he is good at his job I would much rather see him improving things here than across the road.
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Maybe I'm being Clarkied but you make it sound like his influence goes a lot further than the ticket office and he actually has an impact on events on the pitch. He's a fucking bod in charge of ticketing, nothing more and nothing less, and a jumped up twat to boot going off the experiences of some of our fans.
 
look Chelsea had to do the same, the French had people trying to get in a football ground with bombs, it had nothing to do with stopping points whores etc. even around the ground every road was blocked where I presume the home fans had to show a ticket or card to enter, city were doing as instructed by the foreign office who were acting on the French advice
 
pissedagain said:
look Chelsea had to do the same, the French had people trying to get in a football ground with bombs, it had nothing to do with stopping points whores etc. even around the ground every road was blocked where I presume the home fans had to show a ticket or card to enter, city were doing as instructed by the foreign office who were acting on the French advice
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If that was the case then fair enough but it doesn't quite stack up for me. City have said they're going to do this for all future European aways, not just those played in France, plus there's talk of bringing it in for certain domestic fixtures. Not only that but those on the official trip didn't have to go through the same rigmarole and got handed their tickets on the plane.
 
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