[Albion] new away fan ID/ticketing system

[Bodian]

Photo-id isn't up to much anyway. The driving licence images are so small and blurry - mine could be almost anyone vaguely 'male, 50s, dark hair (what's left of it)'

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I’ve been to 18 away games since returning to the UK 2.5 years ago and never been ID-checked. Would be quite happy to be so though. Not sure why anyone would object.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Photo-id isn't up to much anyway. The driving licence images are so small and blurry - mine could be almost anyone vaguely 'male, 50s, dark hair (what's left of it)'

Mine is a depressing reminder of roughly what I looked like when I still had my hair. And dignity.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Had to collect tickets once so far and of course it had to be that night in f***ing Charlton!

 

[Wilko]

Had to collect at Brentford away, not a problem though.

 

[Bob!]

Had to collect tickets once so far and of course it had to be that night in f***ing Charlton!

Didn't *everybody* have to pick up tickets that night!

 

[chimneys]

Didn't *everybody* have to pick up tickets that night!

Shhhhhh-leave him to dine out with his unique badge of Charlton honour!!

 

[AZ Gull]

Didn't *everybody* have to pick up tickets that night!

Only those for whom the post got delayed. I was fine.

 

[dazzer6666]

Didn't *everybody* have to pick up tickets that night!

No

 

[Guinness Boy]

Didn't *everybody* have to pick up tickets that night!

Still the longest it’s ever taken me to get in an away ground and I was far from alone!

 

[Stat Brother]

Still the longest it’s ever taken me to get in an away ground and I was far from alone!

If you were alone it's unlikely it would have taken a long time to get in.


Oh and never had to collect - cos I is a good boy.

 

[dstanman]

Burnley game, 1st time had an ID check at the turnstiles. All good though for both of us

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Burnley game, 1st time had an ID check at the turnstiles. All good though for both of us

Bit bizarre as I was pulled up by a BHA steward to show the tickets for the 3 of us expecting to show ID but he didn’t ask. As I was approaching the away turnstiles anyway it was a bit of an exercise in futility. I had nothing to hide so hey ho

 

[dazzer6666]

Photo-id isn't up to much anyway. The driving licence images are so small and blurry - mine could be almost anyone vaguely 'male, 50s, dark hair (what's left of it)'

It's more about the name-matching

 

[peterward]

sorry if fixtures but apparently the club will now be selecting a random sample of tickets to not send out, these tickets must then be collected at the away club's ticket offices on match day, subject to showing the correct ID



I know the club want to be pretty strict on this issue, but as a solution, this seems a little over the top and inefficient. will cause further delays at the already packed ticket offices

Guilty until proven innocent?

 

[Bodian]

It's more about the name-matching

My bank card would do for that. When I go away games I have to dig out my driving licence from wherever I put it after the last game. I never use it for anything else.

 

[nsclurker]

I’ve been to 18 away games since returning to the UK 2.5 years ago and never been ID-checked. Would be quite happy to be so though. Not sure why anyone would object.

Only ever get checked at Palace. Even then, my lad forgot his driving licence last season and they let him in with his bank card...

EDIT: in this country.