Ticket queues in Glasgow

[didsburyblu]

Travelled on the £39 Thomson Day trip and was given my ticket before we'd even got out of Manchester. Didn't even have to show any ID.
Got to Glasgow and couldn't meet anyone because they were all stuck in the queue.
Absolute farce, and close to packing it all in.

Did you have to show any ID getting onto coach or did you just give your name and they tick you off a list?

 

[cleavers]

I think it is being done for control but not convinced it has anything to do with getting us on Cctv or security but everything to do with trying to get people to use the overpriced Thomson's official packages.
Currently if we take 2500 to Spain/Germany or wherever 2000 will book independently via booking.com/easyjet/ryanair or whoever, kickback to city from these firms is zero.
However book via Thomson's and city get a kickback from every booking. Probably small change in the greater scheme of things to the club but so was sticking £50 on season tickets year after year but they still did it.
Eventually a lot of blues who don't want to give up on euro aways but are sick of two hours standing in rain (Glasgow) 28 stop round tube trip (Paris) going out to the stadium early doors then back to the city centre again (Madrid) 30 minute walk across the city (Kiev) as a few examples will get sick of it and just book on the official trip so you can arrive in the host city with your ticket already in hand free to enjoy your day and have fun like euro aways used to be for all.

Whilst I can see your thinking, and you could well be right, there is no way that Thomson (or any other tour operator) could manage to get 3000 people to an away venue, as they will never be able to charter enough aircraft to do it, so are they actually trying to cut the numbers travelling away in Europe ? It'll work if today's stories are true, goodness knows where they will have people picking up tickets in Germany, because very few will (be able to) stay in Monchengladbach, and will be dotted all over the Ruhr area, and without your ticket, you can't benefit from part of the ticket, the free train travel.

If it was done originally to stop the 'points whoring' that was undoubtedly going on, then to a degree that has worked, but like others, I think its more about control than anything else, and an away trip in Europe will become a more exclusive trip, ultimately meaning that they can make it more corporate.

Glasgow was always going to be a pain in the arse, one of the worst draws we could have had, and one of reasons I didn't event try to go, as I could foresee all sorts of issues, like the police controlling the coaches as soon as they passed Carlisle, nowhere easy to congregate in the City (always one of the best parts of a European away trip), this farce, the ease of travel, which meant there was a fair chance that dickheads with no interest in going to the game would travel (no idea if that happened, but it was just a regular away trip, but with the added England/Scotland side issue).

I dread to think what will happen if we get to a final (even in Cardiff).

 

[2bluejacko]

Whilst I can see your thinking, and you could well be right, there is no way that Thomson (or any other tour operator) could manage to get 3000 people to an away venue, as they will never be able to charter enough aircraft to do it, so are they actually trying to cut the numbers travelling away in Europe ? It'll work if today's stories are true, goodness knows where they will have people picking up tickets in Germany, because very few will (be able to) stay in Monchengladbach, and will be dotted all over the Ruhr area, and without your ticket, you can't benefit from part of the ticket, the free train travel.

If it was done originally to stop the 'points whoring' that was undoubtedly going on, then to a degree that has worked, but like others, I think its more about control than anything else, and an away trip in Europe will become a more exclusive trip, ultimately meaning that they can make it more corporate.

Glasgow was always going to be a pain in the arse, one of the worst draws we could have had, and one of reasons I didn't event try to go, as I could foresee all sorts of issues, like the police controlling the coaches as soon as they passed Carlisle, nowhere easy to congregate in the City (always one of the best parts of a European away trip), this farce, the ease of travel, which meant there was a fair chance that dickheads with no interest in going to the game would travel (no idea if that happened, but it was just a regular away trip, but with the added England/Scotland side issue).

I dread to think what will happen if we get to a final (even in Cardiff).

When we were in Madrid last year for the semi final, we were told it wouldn't/couldn't happen for the final so I'm expecting the same way this year.

 

[Bill]

But you were one of the biggest advocates for this charade mate

Still am but it's being poorly executed. There should have 15 staff on duty yesterday not 5. Then baring in mind football is a winter sport if there is to be queuing in should be indoors. We got piss when through yesterday. Lastly know your audience,it was obvious that yesterday everyone would arrive on the day,proper euro games people drift up for tickets over two days,and not as many either. Needs tweaking or dumping city.

 

[howfen blue]

The arrogance of the staff when you get there is disgusting. I was told by Lisa Eaton after complaining about standing in the rain for half a hour "if I don't like it then don't come". Well Lisa shove your tickets it's the last time I go barring semi finals or finals.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The arrogance of the staff when you get there is disgusting. I was told by Lisa Eaton after complaining about standing in the rain for half a hour "if I don't like it then don't come". Well Lisa shove your tickets it's the last time I go barring semi finals or finals.

Maybe she was like a rabbit in the headlights but as bill posted, know your audience.

Someone's going to get chinned at one of these collection points shortly by the sounds of it.

Oh and I'd report her comments for what use it'd do to the club.

 

[Bill]

The arrogance of the staff when you get there is disgusting. I was told by Lisa Eaton after complaining about standing in the rain for half a hour "if I don't like it then don't come". Well Lisa shove your tickets it's the last time I go barring semi finals or finals.

Let's be fair here. She's a club employee,who may or may not agree with all this,who will have been getting pelters all day. If you know Lisa and she felt she could be familiar with you that sounds more like it. Give the staff a break here they probably don't like it anymore than we do.

 

[alib]

Absolutely ridiculous. No chance I'll be going on any Euro away trips whilst this shambles persists

 

[Lrrr]

I look forward to seeing how they cope with the distribution of 4600 tickets in Barcelona

 

[howfen blue]

Let's be fair here. She's a club employee,who may or may not agree with all this,who will have been getting pelters all day. If you know Lisa and she felt she could be familiar with you that sounds more like it. Give the staff a break here they probably don't like it anymore than we do.

Give the staff a break?? Would you say that to one of your customers?