No different to Withdean.
What's your arguement?
It's not going to be at the ground, where do you suggest?
Dont take me too seriously, I'm a bit bored but I'm going to the pub now.
No different to Withdean.
What's your arguement?
It's not going to be at the ground, where do you suggest?
Yes. But the ticket office won't be at the ground.
According to Martin Perrry, you will be sent a bar code to your phone and some contraption will read your barcode to admit you to the ground.
Planning conditions do not allow cash ticket transactions within the stadium boundary.
Have you tried shopping or swimming in Brighton city centre lately? You can park your car - but you pay through the nose to do so.When I go to the supermarket I turn up, park my car, choose what I want and pay cash.
When I go to the leisure centre, I turn up, park my car, pay cash, go swimming.
When I go shopping in my local town, I park my car, buy stuff, pay cash and then go home.
So will you, or won't you be able to:
Drive to the Park and Ride,
Take the Park and Ride to the Ground
Go to a Ticket Office AT THE GROUND to buy a Ticket
Get in?
For those of us who don't live in Brighton going to a ticket office in the centre of town is not an option.
If you can buy your ticket at the park and ride site ... why would you want to buy your ticket at the ground?So will you, or won't you be able to:
Drive to the Park and Ride,
Take the Park and Ride to the Ground
Go to a Ticket Office AT THE GROUND to buy a Ticket
Get in?
For those of us who don't live in Brighton going to a ticket office in the centre of town is not an option.
This makes sense. So, in effect we have pay-on-the-day, but an 'e' version of it so the card and phone of the person who made the purchase are recorded.
If you can buy your ticket at the park and ride site ... why would you want to buy your ticket at the ground?
Once we move into a permanent stadium, the technology will be upgraded to allow for this. Remember - at Withdean - apart from lighting (?) the turnstile booths don't even have electricity, let alone computer terminals.
Remember - at Withdean - apart from lighting (?) the turnstile booths don't even have electricity, let alone computer terminals.
When I go to the supermarket I turn up, park my car, choose what I want and pay cash.
When I go to the leisure centre, I turn up, park my car, pay cash, go swimming.
When I go shopping in my local town, I park my car, buy stuff, pay cash and then go home.
BUT, if I want to go and watch Brighton play at Falmer I have to buy tickets on a swipe card I don't want, or do it on my phone (which I don't want to do either), or go to some mystery phone booth at some mystery location, and then get on some godforsaken train or bus, which will presumably take me into Brighton after the game, even though I want to get home to Cambridge.
Chances of me going to watch Brighton at Falmer? 0/10
Some of the people slagging off Jamie and the like would do well to remember that there are thousands like him, and like you Bry. I just don't see that what you're asking for is that unreasonable.When I go to the supermarket I turn up, park my car, choose what I want and pay cash.
When I go to the leisure centre, I turn up, park my car, pay cash, go swimming.
When I go shopping in my local town, I park my car, buy stuff, pay cash and then go home.
BUT, if I want to go and watch Brighton play at Falmer I have to buy tickets on a swipe card I don't want, or do it on my phone (which I don't want to do either), or go to some mystery phone booth at some mystery location, and then get on some godforsaken train or bus, which will presumably take me into Brighton after the game, even though I want to get home to Cambridge.
Chances of me going to watch Brighton at Falmer? 0/10
Some of the people slagging off Jamie and the like would do well to remember that there are thousands like him, and like you Bry. I just don't see that what you're asking for is that unreasonable.
I'd have thought one reasonable solution would be to install matchday ticket dispensers at the major(ish) stations - Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Worthing, Lewes, Brighton main, Preston Park etc. These could allow credit card payment in exchange for a ticket printed right there on the platform.
But even then, another plastic card would still be required detailing who bought the tickets appararently. That just seems annoying.
I'd have thought one reasonable solution would be to install matchday ticket dispensers at the major(ish) stations - Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Worthing, Lewes, Brighton main, Preston Park etc. These could allow credit card payment in exchange for a ticket printed right there on the platform.
But even then, another plastic card would still be required detailing who bought the tickets appararently. That just seems annoying.
Yes, it's very straight forward indeed. It won't even bother the people who go 3 or 4 times a season and have a plastic card in their wallet. They'll just rock up to a pay kiosk (wherever they may be) and pay as required.The the origional question to the thread was can we "pay on the gate"
Thank you this has now been answered.
Realistically I cant see it making a huge difference, SO LONG as tickets will be available 1 hour prior to kick off at Falmer. The cost effective approach is this pay over telephone, texting service/ oyster card.
Im very much on for the oyster card service. You top it up when you want, and use it to get in the gates at Falmer. What cold be more simpler than that?
As easy as toping up your mobile telephone.
But even then, another plastic card would still be required detailing who bought the tickets appararently. That just seems annoying.