[Albion] Arsenal Away 31st August

[Dave the hatosaurus]

How does the queuing system work?

about 8.30 the ticket system will be closed to entry and all baskets will be emptied. Anyone logging in to the site between then and 9.00 will effectively be placed in a waiting room. Then just before 9.00 everyone in the waiting room at that time will be allocated a random number between 1 and the total number in the room, so no 1 will be able to go straight in and buy a ticket (or tickets if buying for f&f) and the others will follow in order. Your number will appear in a box on your screen together with a figure of a walking man and an approximate time of arrival onto the site.
For info the last time i looked there was just about 200 left.

P.S. Before anyone complains about the system in place most fans accept and recognise that it is fair that those who do the hard yards and support our club home and away get first dibs on available tickets but also worth pointing out that though those in the top tier are guaranteed a ticket the way they are sometimes released mean that they are not necessarily the best seats.

 

[Jodyjodes]

about 8.30 the ticket system will be closed to entry and all baskets will be emptied. Anyone logging in to the site between then and 9.00 will effectively be placed in a waiting room. Then just before 9.00 everyone in the waiting room at that time will be allocated a random number between 1 and the total number in the room, so no 1 will be able to go straight in and buy a ticket (or tickets if buying for f&f) and the others will follow in order. Your number will appear in a box on your screen together with a figure of a walking man and an approximate time of arrival onto the site.
For info the last time i looked there was just about 200 left.

P.S. Before anyone complains about the system in place most fans accept and recognise that it is fair that those who do the hard yards and support our club home and away get first dibs on available tickets but also worth pointing out that though those in the top tier are guaranteed a ticket the way they are sometimes released mean that they are not necessarily the best seats.

Appreciated, thanks for reply… I’ve often experienced the waiting room but never realized it was a lottery where you’d be in the queue.. I also have never known if it was worth logging on early or just waiting till 9.

 

[Gazwag]

Well they went quick

 

[Sorrel]

I failed. Now move on to the next match…

 

[Luke the Lucky]

I've just released a spare one back out my basket, would check back in around 5 minutes as well because that's when the 20 minutes that it holds ticket expires

 

[Gazwag]

I failed. Now move on to the next match…

Keep an eye on the tickets, people might have them in their basket and dont buy all of them or a group all log in and once one person gets them a load a released. Also a small number are realsed randomly for player friends, family, hangers on, etc so keep checking back

 

[Gazwag]

because that's when the 20 minutes that it holds ticket expires

Quite correct one has now popped up

 

[pigmanovich]

Ticket to a London away league game purchased at the first time of asking Using two devices was a gamechanger, was 150th or so in the queue on one and 450th or so on the other.

 

[VAL1850]

Surely other blocks will be released??

 

[Giraffe]

Surely other blocks will be released??

Don't think so

 

[Dave the hatosaurus]

Surely other blocks will be released??

Blocks no, we have had our 3000 seats.
However, depending on how much you want to go and if you can spare the time to keep looking, some will appear at some point as the club usually release some of the tickets that they hold back for players comps sponsors etc nearer the time.

 

[bhafc_smithy]

Anyone spotted any going up?

 

[dwayne]

Anyone spotted any going up?

Will be week before normally

 

[Giraffe]

It's likely that I now won't be going. How do I release this back to the club if that is the case? There must be a way. Don't even want my money back.

 

[dazzer6666]

It's likely that I now won't be going. How do I release this back to the club if that is the case? There must be a way. Don't even want my money back.

Been discussed to death. No option to return away tickets.

 

[Beach Hut]

It's likely that I now won't be going. How do I release this back to the club if that is the case? There must be a way. Don't even want my money back.

The club don't have a solution

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Been discussed to death. No option to return away tickets.

It has, yes, however as quoted by @Giraffe
”Don't even want my money back”

What was the crux of “discussed to death” was the logistics of refunding fans while encouraging them to buy tickets they might not really want this being unfair on others.

I’d rather my away ticket was reused with no money involved than someone missing out.
This system DID work for European aways.

 

[Giraffe]

It has, yes, however as quoted by @Giraffe
”Don't even want my money back”

What was the crux of “discussed to death” was the logistics of refunding fans while encouraging them to buy tickets they might not really want this being unfair on others.

I’d rather my away ticket was reused with no money involved than someone missing out.
This system DID work for European aways.

Yes exactly. In the old days I'd let one of my mates have it if I couldn't go. They would be Brighton fans who generally don't go to aways. I get completely why they stopped doing that but surely, especially this far out from the game, there is a way to just cancel the purchase and let someone else go.

 

[dazzer6666]

It has, yes, however as quoted by @Giraffe
”Don't even want my money back”

What was the crux of “discussed to death” was the logistics of refunding fans while encouraging them to buy tickets they might not really want this being unfair on others.

I’d rather my away ticket was reused with no money involved than someone missing out.
This system DID work for European aways.

We've discussed all of it at length. It's DAFT you can't somehow reallocate an away ticket, even if you lose your money.

 

[bhafc_smithy]

We've discussed all of it at length. It's DAFT you can't somehow reallocate an away ticket, even if you lose your money.

Agree but if it’s to a person in the correct points teir.