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Post by suedehead on Mar 27, 2023 14:52:33 GMT
Which is why we need a tiered/loyalty scheme in place. Plenty won't have bothered with Colchester and Swindon and will swerve Gillingham, but will be all over Orient. It's understandable not everyone can attend all games, I get that. But those that can should get priority. What if we get Salford in the play offs and get another dismal 1000 allocation? Those who have been to the likes of Crawley, Newport, Colchester, Gills etc deserve the chance to buy tickets for that away leg over those who haven't. But that's not the case atm, it's just a big free for all with potentially 5k season ticket holders all in at the same time. We were in the exact same position 12 months ago with Wrexham tickets and nothing has changed. It's only really through the way the fixtures have fallen with long haul away games at the business end of the season we haven't got the scrambles we had last year. The club said they were looking to implement some kind of loyalty scheme this season (pretty sure it was said at the fans forum in July, or maybe in a Coop Q&A) but nothing has been announced yet. Loyalty scheme feels like massive overkill Everyone panicked about away tickets at start of the season and current system has worked fine Pretty much everyone has been able to go to every away match they want to. Haven't seen anyone missing out on away games Just doesn't seem necessary at all. As I say, I think it's largely due to how the fixtures have fallen and our lack of a proper promotion drive, even though we're still right in it. But plenty of people missed out on Salford and Harrogate tickets, it was just less of an issue because they fell much earlier in the season and weren't the big end of season dramatic games like we had last year. There's always going to be less demand for Colchester, Gills etc but if our final three away games were Harrogate, Barrow and Salford there'd be plenty missing out. And there's the very real possibility we could get Salford in the play offs and get a paltry allocation again which means we'll be in the same position as when we played Wrexham last year. I go to 90% of games home and away. I should have more chance of getting a ticket than somebody who goes to two or three. And the likes of hedgie who go every where should have more chance of getting a ticket than me. It's not overkill at all. It's ensuring those who trek up and down the country every week get first dibs over those who don't. |
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Post by Stranded Hatter on Mar 27, 2023 15:18:30 GMT
unless it's a big local game, tickets never go quick. Which is why we need a tiered/loyalty scheme in place. Plenty won't have bothered with Colchester and Swindon and will swerve Gillingham, but will be all over Orient. It's understandable not everyone can attend all games, I get that. But those that can should get priority. What if we get Salford in the play offs and get another dismal 1000 allocation? Those who have been to the likes of Crawley, Newport, Colchester, Gills etc deserve the chance to buy tickets for that away leg over those who haven't. But that's not the case atm, it's just a big free for all with potentially 5k season ticket holders all in at the same time. We were in the exact same position 12 months ago with Wrexham tickets and nothing has changed. It's only really through the way the fixtures have fallen with long haul away games at the business end of the season we haven't got the scrambles we had last year. The club said they were looking to implement some kind of loyalty scheme this season (pretty sure it was said at the fans forum in July, or maybe in a Coop Q&A) but nothing has been announced yet. I thought the club had said they weren’t going to implement a loyalty scheme It’s entirely possible I missed something where they backtracked on their original position |
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Post by suedehead on Mar 27, 2023 15:21:04 GMT
Which is why we need a tiered/loyalty scheme in place. Plenty won't have bothered with Colchester and Swindon and will swerve Gillingham, but will be all over Orient. It's understandable not everyone can attend all games, I get that. But those that can should get priority. What if we get Salford in the play offs and get another dismal 1000 allocation? Those who have been to the likes of Crawley, Newport, Colchester, Gills etc deserve the chance to buy tickets for that away leg over those who haven't. But that's not the case atm, it's just a big free for all with potentially 5k season ticket holders all in at the same time. We were in the exact same position 12 months ago with Wrexham tickets and nothing has changed. It's only really through the way the fixtures have fallen with long haul away games at the business end of the season we haven't got the scrambles we had last year. The club said they were looking to implement some kind of loyalty scheme this season (pretty sure it was said at the fans forum in July, or maybe in a Coop Q&A) but nothing has been announced yet. I thought the club had said they weren’t going to implement a loyalty scheme It’s entirely possible I missed something where they backtracked on their original position I’d have to check, but I thought they’d said somewhere they were hoping to do something for this season. Will check back properly later. |
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Post by vicar on Mar 27, 2023 16:27:27 GMT
I thought the club had said they weren’t going to implement a loyalty scheme It’s entirely possible I missed something where they backtracked on their original position I’d have to check, but I thought they’d said somewhere they were hoping to do something for this season. Will check back properly later. I really don't want to see another barrier for people to have to overcome, I understand your argument but if I miss out I miss out. |
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Post by hedleyverity on Mar 27, 2023 16:43:35 GMT
unless it's a big local game, tickets never go quick. Which is why we need a tiered/loyalty scheme in place. Plenty won't have bothered with Colchester and Swindon and will swerve Gillingham, but will be all over Orient. It's understandable not everyone can attend all games, I get that. But those that can should get priority. What if we get Salford in the play offs and get another dismal 1000 allocation? Those who have been to the likes of Crawley, Newport, Colchester, Gills etc deserve the chance to buy tickets for that away leg over those who haven't. But that's not the case atm, it's just a big free for all with potentially 5k season ticket holders all in at the same time. We were in the exact same position 12 months ago with Wrexham tickets and nothing has changed. It's only really through the way the fixtures have fallen with long haul away games at the business end of the season we haven't got the scrambles we had last year. The club said they were looking to implement some kind of loyalty scheme this season (pretty sure it was said at the fans forum in July, or maybe in a Coop Q&A) but nothing has been announced yet. If we get Salford the play offs it’ll be Nuneaton recreated, just unofficially |
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Post by sk8ballboy on Mar 28, 2023 6:43:09 GMT
"If" we get Salford in the play off semis I suggest they move it to that AJ Bell stadium
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 28, 2023 8:55:10 GMT
I’d have to check, but I thought they’d said somewhere they were hoping to do something for this season. Will check back properly later. I really don't want to see another barrier for people to have to overcome, I understand your argument but if I miss out I miss out. Think there are only a few who cannot get tickets, but the allocation coming in dribs and drabs is possibly worse than anything. If you are unsure at first if you can attend you can miss out on the first lot and have to hang around for the dribs and drabs coming from the home club. If the club has X amount of capacity for away fans only then sell em at the outset and they can work out their stewarding say a few days before the game as the odd last minute buyer aint going to make that much difference. |
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Post by bingleyhatter on Mar 29, 2023 13:31:59 GMT
Free for Under 14s is decent!
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Post by TC on Mar 31, 2023 8:11:38 GMT
How reliable is the Avanti service now and is it worth the hassle? Following the news it does seem to have improved as long as there aren't strikes. It was dreadful last time I went for work, one train an hour and rammed, the way back was worse, I literally left the meeting on the dot fearing I would be stranded down there as there were 3 later trains already cancelled. Train back was so full there were older kids sitting on parents knees, disgrace for the price. How long ago was that TRE? I think they've been back on three trains per hour for a few months now so things ought to be better than your nightmare journey. |
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Post by The Real Exile on Mar 31, 2023 9:34:43 GMT
It was dreadful last time I went for work, one train an hour and rammed, the way back was worse, I literally left the meeting on the dot fearing I would be stranded down there as there were 3 later trains already cancelled. Train back was so full there were older kids sitting on parents knees, disgrace for the price. How long ago was that TRE? I think they've been back on three trains per hour for a few months now so things ought to be better than your nightmare journey. Just checked the diary, it was a while ago to be fair, early December, hopefully a lot better now 🤞 |
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Post by mat1scfc on Mar 31, 2023 10:55:58 GMT
Just a reminder that if anyone is going by train that there are infact two Gillinghams (I saw someone bought tickets for the wrong one on twitter) and they are 3 hours apart.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 1, 2023 8:48:39 GMT
The board in the ticket office said we’d sold 305, as of last night.
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Post by mat1scfc on Apr 5, 2023 1:44:18 GMT
22 tickets left - looks like the full allocation but not too sure
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Post by suedehead on Apr 6, 2023 20:41:23 GMT
Anyone else waiting on tickets for this?
Ordered them about a minute after they went on sale, no sign of them yet.
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Post by fenedgeexile on Apr 6, 2023 21:11:57 GMT
Anyone else waiting on tickets for this? Ordered them about a minute after they went on sale, no sign of them yet. Yeah, ordered a ticket on 1st April when they first went on general sale. Not too worried yet, as the ticket office were on the ball with Sutton tickets and a big improvement on earlier in the season. Will start to panic if not arrived by Thursday! |
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