I sympathise with travel arrangements and had same initial thought as you about travel first or ticket first when the Europa league draw was made. However I made the assumption i'd likely get tickets for Ajax and Marseille due to size of away allocation (so we took a risk and did book travel...
So do I and that is not the issue... i would willingly give my ticket up if I can't make it..... (I wouldn't expect a refund either to be fair)
the issue I have is the " potential punishment" for non attendance that is associated (and the way it's perceived as almost like a "threat")
I don't...
using Marseille as an example and making an assumption 100 people were no shows out of 2800 tickets sold. - This would equate to 3.5% non attendance. 96.5% of people attended. of those that didn't, I'm not sure why you would buy a ticket with absolutey 0 intention to travel.. There were 5...
totally agree. imagine if Ryanair effectively banned you from buying tickets in the future because you didn't make a flight that you had paid for (and weren't even asking for a refund from).
sorry Sir, you can no longer buy flights from us, continue to provide us with your custom or use any of...
That is just pure speculation - you have no proof at all that the 100 or so tickets would mean you would have got one.... Why do people have to be accountable or provide a reason as to why they didn't attend a match they've paid to attend. There could be all number of reasons why someone didn't...
it doesn't say that in the email that was issued. - Assume what you have found above is quoted from the terms and conditions line.... - that was NOT on that email...
the actual email says ...."failure to attend the match could result in future match ticket sanctions"
no mention about emailing them in that specific line....
- I've no problems with the part of returning my ticket if I know i can't attend now. Of course that is the right thing to do and I'd be more than happy to do this to allow someone else to attend. its the "sanctions" part that i have a massive issue with.......
Perhaps the communication about...
I've no problem telling them if I can't make it for whatever reason, i think the point being missed is The club are clearly stating that If you can't attend you may face sanctions?
fine for the club to do their best to fill the seat, however why not give me a refund then? - why do I need to...
I don't think sending a simple email is a problem.
Dear Ticket office
I won't be in Amsterdam
Love from SFC....
What i have a problem with is the potential ramifications of that non attendance...... I think its just another excuse to sell the ticket again... (or buy the insurance) - why...
Why should i be punished for not attending? - What's a "valid" excuse for non attendance? - If I buy a ticket with good intentions to travel and these circumstances change, why am I likely to face "sanctions" ? - I've done nothing wrong.... When I bought the ticket i had every intention to...
Name any other business where you the CUSTOMER..... get "punished" and sanctioned for not using something that YOU have bought and paid for and not used? - Why should I have to justify myself to the SELLER???
utterly ridiculous....
What's a valid excuse for non attendance? - breakout of War? plane crash? Death? - COVID? A letter from my GP? - Takes the f***ing piss to be honest.....
Takes the piss IMO... Why can't they refund it if they can make the effort to send this. Just an excuse to sell the ticket twice dressed up in the "We are here to care for you line"....
Get in the bin....
Our scheme is way fairer than most - Friend is a west ham season ticket holder, - They run a similar type scheme for games, BUT.. The chances of moving up in their band is near on impossible. they get 1 point per away game or cup game, but away fans can pass their tickets around. - effectively...
been there, done that... :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: Cardiff play off final, happened for Last game at Goldstone too.. I had to bunk of college to get a ticket for the Doncaster game.... :LOL::LOL:
by the definition of the club's loyalty scheme, you are deemed as a less loyal than someone who's only been going since we got to the premier league.. That's the rules of the scheme...
There will always be 2 sides to this story forever.... ... Should we be rewarded because we went 30 years...