Ways to avoid a five hour queue for play off final tickets...

[Jamon Jamon]

1) Hope we don't get there

2) Stay home and watch it on TV


I think the arrangements last time were as good as could be expected given staffing levels amount of time etc. and if I have to queue up for 5/6 hours to see the team I have supported since I was a boy play at Wembley, i'll treat it as a privalage



PS yes this is a (mini) rant at a post on 'Ask the club'


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[Yorkie]

Get up at 6am (as usual) and get to Brighton by 8am. I only queued for just over an hour.

 

[Robot Chicken]

I went on the coach and the ticket was supplied with the seat. So that means I didn't queue at all.

 

[The Large One]

If this happens again, I'd want to see the club make arrangements for other outlets to sell the tickets - not just Withdean and the Club Shop. For a small retainer, why not get the club to ask the places if they can sell them at - for example...

Withdean
Club Shop
County Ground
Woodside Road, Worthing
Arndale Centre, Eastbourne
Dripping Pan, Lewes
Marlets Centre, Burgess Hill

...or is this too dumb an idea that won't work? I haven't thought it through fully, so it can be pulled to shreds...

 

[Beach Hut]

Get up at 6am (as usual) and get to Brighton by 8am. I only queued for just over an hour.

And I got you a coffee

 

[Yorkie]

And I got you a coffee

You did indeed. My knight in shining armour.

 

[Jamon Jamon]

If this happens again, I'd want to see the club make arrangements for other outlets to sell the tickets - not just Withdean and the Club Shop. For a small retainer, why not get the club to ask the places if they can sell them at - for example...

Withdean
Club Shop
County Ground
Woodside Road, Worthing
Arndale Centre, Eastbourne
Dripping Pan, Lewes
Marlets Centre, Burgess Hill

...or is this too dumb an idea that won't work? I haven't thought it through fully, so it can be pulled to shreds...

I think it's a good idea



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[Ernest]

And I got you a coffee

And who sat BEHIND you at the Milllenium

 

[Robot Chicken]

Where will the physical tickets be held?

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

If this happens again, I'd want to see the club make arrangements for other outlets to sell the tickets - not just Withdean and the Club Shop. For a small retainer, why not get the club to ask the places if they can sell them at - for example...


Woodside Road, Worthing

Id be well chuffed with that

 

[Beach Hut]

And who sat BEHIND you at the Milllenium

Was a very emotional day as well, I nearly cried at the end

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I WILL NOT be doing a post saying tickets are going to sell out.

 

[Kukev31]

What about for those of us living a long way from Brighton?

 

[Yorkie]

Ways to avoid a queue for play off final tickets?

Not qualify?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I WILL NOT be doing a post saying tickets are going to sell out.

They will sell out if STH's are entitled to 4 or 6 each. A 30,000 allocation wont go far when all the fairweather supporters start clambering for them. Grimsby Town have had attendances averaging 4,000 this season yet managed to sell 25,000+ tickets. Mind you 20,000 of them will next week will be wearing their Premiership tops when they go to watch "their" team in the pub or at home watching on Sky.

 

[Wardy]

If this happens again, I'd want to see the club make arrangements for other outlets to sell the tickets - not just Withdean and the Club Shop. For a small retainer, why not get the club to ask the places if they can sell them at - for example...

Withdean
Club Shop
County Ground
Woodside Road, Worthing
Arndale Centre, Eastbourne
Dripping Pan, Lewes
Marlets Centre, Burgess Hill

...or is this too dumb an idea that won't work? I haven't thought it through fully, so it can be pulled to shreds...

The problem with this is the time from knowing you need to sell them, to them going on sell.

 

[Yorkie]

They will sell out if STH's are entitled to 4 or 6 each. A 30,000 allocation wont go far when all the fairweather supporters start clambering for them.

We didn't sell out for the Millenium. We took 29,000.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

We didn't sell out for the Millenium. We took 29,000.

The difference this time is - Wembley.

 

[Giraffe]

They will sell out if STH's are entitled to 4 or 6 each. A 30,000 allocation wont go far when all the fairweather supporters start clambering for them. Grimsby Town have had attendances averaging 4,000 this season yet managed to sell 25,000+ tickets. Mind you 20,000 of them will next week will be wearing their Premiership tops when they go to watch "their" team in the pub or at home watching on Sky.

There are approximately 3,500 season ticket holders.

3500 x 4 = 14,000 leaving at least 16,000 left, plenty
3500 x 6 = 21,000 leaving at least 9,000 left, still plenty especially as Wembley would give more than 30,000 for each club if demand was there.

Makes sense to me for season ticket holders to get first dibs on these in my view. Don't forget last time they were selling up to ten a time to anyone last time. Shocking and when combined with the West Ham fiasco it cost them a lot of season ticket holders.

 

[Da Man Clay]

There are approximately 3,500 season ticket holders.

3500 x 4 = 14,000 leaving at least 16,000 left, plenty
3500 x 6 = 21,000 leaving at least 9,000 left, still plenty especially as Wembley would give more than 30,000 for each club if demand was there.

Makes sense to me for season ticket holders to get first dibs on these in my view. Don't forget last time they were selling up to ten a time to anyone last time. Shocking and when combined with the West Ham fiasco it cost them a lot of season ticket holders.

Getting to a play-off final cost us season ticket holders? You're having a laugh aren't you. Season ticket holders should be allowed to get their own ticket in advance (and a guest) that I agree with, however buying 4/6 in advance I dont agree with and it wont happen.