[Albion] For season ticket holders only: Are you going on Saturday?

[Beach Hut]

Yes WSL and looking forward to it

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The club claims that, as of Monday night, 10k season ticket holders are yet to buy for Saturday.

Why would the club make such a disingenuous claim - assuming they actually did, not seen it it anywhere - other than to try and deflect from the fact that they appeared to make it as difficult as possible for the majority of season ticket holders to claim their usual seat?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Yes, 4 of us ticket holders in the East stand usually but going in the North.

Same here, but 10 of us, including debuts on the North for 6 x u18s!

 

[Rogero]

yes , but sitting alone as ESU friends have all been scattered.

 

[Billy the Fish]

STH not going, also on a stag.

 

[Bob!]

STH
On hols in Guadeloupe atm. Back on Friday.
Haven't made a decision about Saturday yet

 

[BNthree]

STH not going, also on a stag.

Ooh maybe I'll be seeing you on Saturday then!

 

[chaileyjem]

Why would the club make such a disingenuous claim - assuming they actually did, not seen it it anywhere - other than to try and deflect from the fact that they appeared to make it as difficult as possible for the majority of season ticket holders to claim their usual seat?

Its a quote from Barber last night "With well over 10,000 season ticket holders yet to buy, it would be excellent if we could sell out yet another home fixture"
via https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/february/west-upper-open-for-fa-cup-tie/
Its both true - i guess their records show that 10K STHolders are still not assigned to tickets purchased for Saturday - and not true, On other hand, many tickets sold were unassigned and were purchased on behalf of ST holders. Still guess there must be a sizeable, 1000s in fact, number of ST holders who aren't tempted by the match for various reasons. (take your pick)

 

[Albion_Dave]

Will be taking a stroll along.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Ooh maybe I'll be seeing you on Saturday then!

We fly Friday morning from Gatwick. I'll carry a plant pot to identify myself, wave if its the same stag.

 

[dazzer6666]

Yes x 2

 

[Bozza]

Yes. Also taking someone who is pretending to be a season ticket holder as the ticketing system is shonky.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

STH but not going. will be in Wales celebrating Daughter's birthday

 

[Wozza]

Its a quote from Barber last night "With well over 10,000 season ticket holders yet to buy, it would be excellent if we could sell out yet another home fixture"
via https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/february/west-upper-open-for-fa-cup-tie/
Still guess there must be a sizeable, 1000s in fact, number of ST holders who aren't tempted by the match for various reasons. (take your pick)

Aye. About one in five if this modest poll is any kind of indicator. So maybe 4000 or so.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Its a quote from Barber last night "With well over 10,000 season ticket holders yet to buy, it would be excellent if we could sell out yet another home fixture"
via https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/february/west-upper-open-for-fa-cup-tie/
Its both true - i guess their records show that 10K STHolders are still not assigned to tickets purchased for Saturday - and not true, On other hand, many tickets sold were unassigned and were purchased on behalf of ST holders. Still guess there must be a sizeable, 1000s in fact, number of ST holders who aren't tempted by the match for various reasons. (take your pick)

Thanks for the quote, hadn't seen that.

Would be nice tho if just this once Barber held his hand up and admitted the club got it wrong. Saturday 3pm kick-off, 5th round of the FA Cup, and STH haven't been given the default option of choosing their normal ST seat. OK, all seats have an equally great view of the pitch. But some seats are more equal than others. The bulk of STH choose their specific seat for quite specific reasons. Would have been a bit of a no-brainer to offer them the option of that same seat for Saturday's game.

 

[Is it PotG?]

I now have 5 tickets: N, ESU, ESL, WSL, WSU and hope to use them all at some stage.

 

[Nobby]

Nope
Home games are further to travel than away games for me.
Although as it gets closer getting withdrawal symptoms

 

[Bold Seagull]

Thanks for the quote, hadn't seen that.

Would be nice tho if just this once Barber held his hand up and admitted the club got it wrong. Saturday 3pm kick-off, 5th round of the FA Cup, and STH haven't been given the default option of choosing their normal ST seat. OK, all seats have an equally great view of the pitch. But some seats are more equal than others. The bulk of STH choose their specific seat for quite specific reasons. Would have been a bit of a no-brainer to offer them the option of that same seat for Saturday's game.

I dunno, have they got it wrong? Is there anything particularly incorrect in opening the stadium up a stand at a time dependant on demand? Is an STH sitting in their own seat that big a deal in the big scheme of things? Amazing to think the amount of people saying 'we are doing the PL on the cheap' 'why haven't we spent £££m on a player yet' et al and yet the club operate a prudent cost conscious way of selling tickets for a cup game, and everyone seems to think its okay to run it at a loss - because I want to sit in my own seat, or my own stand. I honestly don't get it. Everyone who wants a ticket will be able to go to this game. We want the club run in a financially viable way when it suits us, then for a simple matter of sitting in a different place, its toys out of the pram. If I was funding the club like TB is, I'd be a bit FU to be honest at some of the comments (not yours in particular mind).

 

[Wozza]

The bulk of STH choose their specific seat for quite specific reasons. Would have been a bit of a no-brainer to offer them the option of that same seat for Saturday's game.

Actually, as Bozza said somewhere, the openness has almost certainly helped tickets sales.

If it was 'reserve/get your ST seats' I would have booked the usual two seats, without thinking of others. As it is, I'm taking three extra fans.

 

[bhanutz]

No as am on holiday...Did Palace though and for some reason thought this weekend was an international break so booked a few days away in Spain!