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Post by suedehead on Mar 1, 2023 15:14:27 GMT
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Post by Ngard on Mar 1, 2023 15:38:22 GMT
600 tickets is a pathetic allocation for an away end which holds 2000.
It’s like a 2 and half hour drive down the M5 for a big game.
Edit: noticed it says initial, still feels a bit pointless.
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Post by Chaddz09 on Mar 1, 2023 15:44:27 GMT
If/when we sell out this, will the additional allocation then go back on sale just to ST holders or straight onto general sale?
Although I'm a ST holder, and have 3 spots I can grab, there will be 4 of us heading down for this game so will have to wait for gen sale and hope to grab the 4 tickets that way
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Post by suedehead on Mar 1, 2023 15:53:00 GMT
If/when we sell out this, will the additional allocation then go back on sale just to ST holders or straight onto general sale? Although I'm a ST holder, and have 3 spots I can grab, there will be 4 of us heading down for this game so will have to wait for gen sale and hope to grab the 4 tickets that way No idea, but why do we have to piss about with initial allocations? No idea if it's us or Swindon playing silly beggars but that away section clearly holds more than 600, I'm sure we're able to take more than 600 tickets off Swindon so why not just whack as many as we can on sale and send any unsold ones back? Or am I missing something? |
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Post by herbiedumplings on Mar 1, 2023 18:23:28 GMT
If/when we sell out this, will the additional allocation then go back on sale just to ST holders or straight onto general sale? Although I'm a ST holder, and have 3 spots I can grab, there will be 4 of us heading down for this game so will have to wait for gen sale and hope to grab the 4 tickets that way No idea, but why do we have to piss about with initial allocations? No idea if it's us or Swindon playing silly beggars but that away section clearly holds more than 600, I'm sure we're able to take more than 600 tickets off Swindon so why not just whack as many as we can on sale and send any unsold ones back? Or am I missing something? Good on ‘em for having a bigger ground than us (15k), but it’s hardly as though they’re selling out week after week: www.footballwebpages.co.uk/swindon-town/attendances |
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 2, 2023 10:19:57 GMT
No idea, but why do we have to piss about with initial allocations? No idea if it's us or Swindon playing silly beggars but that away section clearly holds more than 600, I'm sure we're able to take more than 600 tickets off Swindon so why not just whack as many as we can on sale and send any unsold ones back? Or am I missing something? What is their total away allocation. Been there twice, once in the end block of a stand and once their open end like our RE. Do they still use both or is it dependant on the numbers of away fans who go. Get the feeling now that clubs are only interested in selling tickets and not the numbers that eventually turn up for games. Can anyone on here seriously know now what they will be doing or able to do in the end of march. |
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Post by mat1scfc on Mar 2, 2023 10:57:02 GMT
No idea, but why do we have to piss about with initial allocations? No idea if it's us or Swindon playing silly beggars but that away section clearly holds more than 600, I'm sure we're able to take more than 600 tickets off Swindon so why not just whack as many as we can on sale and send any unsold ones back? Or am I missing something? What is their total away allocation. Been there twice, once in the end block of a stand and once their open end like our RE. Do they still use both or is it dependant on the numbers of away fans who go. Get the feeling now that clubs are only interested in selling tickets and not the numbers that eventually turn up for games. Can anyone on here seriously know now what they will be doing or able to do in the end of march. the tickets should start in the side (because clubs have to given 250* covered seats for away fans) and then it will open up into the stand behind the goal if we sell the side out |
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Post by jkb9b on Mar 3, 2023 6:53:01 GMT
What is their total away allocation. Been there twice, once in the end block of a stand and once their open end like our RE. Do they still use both or is it dependant on the numbers of away fans who go. Get the feeling now that clubs are only interested in selling tickets and not the numbers that eventually turn up for games. Can anyone on here seriously know now what they will be doing or able to do in the end of march. the tickets should start in the side (because clubs have to given 250* covered seats for away fans) and then it will open up into the stand behind the goal if we sell the side out According to various ground guide websites, the covered away area in the Arkells Stand holds 1200 (i.e. twice our *initial* allocation) and if we sell any more they open up the Stratton Bank End which, like our Railway End, is an open terrace with seats bolted to it. I'd be jolly surprised if we sell enough tickets to worry about being sat in the open. |
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 3, 2023 9:11:41 GMT
According to various ground guide websites, the covered away area in the Arkells Stand holds 1200 (i.e. twice our *initial* allocation) and if we sell any more they open up the Stratton Bank End which, like our Railway End, is an open terrace with seats bolted to it. I'd be jolly surprised if we sell enough tickets to worry about being sat in the open. Did i dream this or did they try selling us some cheap kagool type things when we were put in their open end once. |
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Post by Count de Stockport on Mar 3, 2023 10:59:51 GMT
600 is pathetic. I was planning to go to this one and am hoping the allocation doesn’t get snapped up by ST holders
Also, what’s the parking like around there? I’ve been tasked with dropping the family off at the sister-in-law’s in Reading on the way over
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Post by mat1scfc on Mar 3, 2023 11:19:09 GMT
600 is pathetic. I was planning to go to this one and am hoping the allocation doesn’t get snapped up by ST holders Also, what’s the parking like around there? I’ve been tasked with dropping the family off at the sister-in-law’s in Reading on the way over it's an initial 600 so if we sell then we will get more |
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Post by pugwash on Mar 3, 2023 15:05:58 GMT
If/when we sell out this, will the additional allocation then go back on sale just to ST holders or straight onto general sale? Although I'm a ST holder, and have 3 spots I can grab, there will be 4 of us heading down for this game so will have to wait for gen sale and hope to grab the 4 tickets that way No idea, but why do we have to piss about with initial allocations? No idea if it's us or Swindon playing silly beggars but that away section clearly holds more than 600, I'm sure we're able to take more than 600 tickets off Swindon so why not just whack as many as we can on sale and send any unsold ones back? Or am I missing something? For clarity , If you request 2000 tickets & only sell 1500 , Stockport (any club) will be charged for 2000 tickets . It also changes Stewarding numbers & Swindon (any home club) has to cover those costs . |
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 4, 2023 9:56:06 GMT
No idea, but why do we have to piss about with initial allocations? No idea if it's us or Swindon playing silly beggars but that away section clearly holds more than 600, I'm sure we're able to take more than 600 tickets off Swindon so why not just whack as many as we can on sale and send any unsold ones back? Or am I missing something? For clarity , If you request 2000 tickets & only sell 1500 , Stockport (any club) will be charged for 2000 tickets . It also changes Stewarding numbers & Swindon (any home club) has to cover those costs . Thats news to me that home clubs can charge the opposition team for unsold tickets they requested in a part of the ground they cannot use for home fans. If the allocation of 600 is sold out what will be the next allocation, 200 at a time. Some fans would then have to keep tabs on the ticket numbers allocated and possibly miss out a number of times before they get one. Not everone has time to keep applying for tickets either on line or at the ground. |
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Post by pugwash on Mar 4, 2023 10:03:41 GMT
For clarity , If you request 2000 tickets & only sell 1500 , Stockport (any club) will be charged for 2000 tickets . It also changes Stewarding numbers & Swindon (any home club) has to cover those costs . Thats news to me that home clubs can charge the opposition team for unsold tickets they requested in a part of the ground they cannot use for home fans. If the allocation of 600 is sold out what will be the next allocation, 200 at a time. Some fans would then have to keep tabs on the ticket numbers allocated and possibly miss out a number of times before they get one. Not everone has time to keep applying for tickets either on line or at the ground. I Tried to understand that but didnt, Sorry . |
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Post by Philcounty on Mar 4, 2023 10:22:21 GMT
No idea, but why do we have to piss about with initial allocations? No idea if it's us or Swindon playing silly beggars but that away section clearly holds more than 600, I'm sure we're able to take more than 600 tickets off Swindon so why not just whack as many as we can on sale and send any unsold ones back? Or am I missing something? For clarity , If you request 2000 tickets & only sell 1500 , Stockport (any club) will be charged for 2000 tickets . It also changes Stewarding numbers & Swindon (any home club) has to cover those costs . That doesn't sound right. I definitely remember occasions when we've been told that unsold tickets have been sent back to the home club. |
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