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Post by timberwolf on Jul 30, 2024 7:58:34 GMT
I'm a season ticket holder, been going home & away since the 80's but quite frankly I'm on the verge of giving up of doing away days now due to the complete faff of trying to obtain tickets nowadays. Not a pop at anyone at all, it's great that we're on the up & we've expanded our fanbase & it's not a problem unique to us as attendances across the country have risen significantly in the last few years, but I miss the spontaneity of yesteryear when you could decide a day or two before to go to such & such a place, turn up & get in. Now it's a game of fastest finger or whack-a-mole 2 or 3 weeks from a certain fixture, but that's just modern football married to success on the pitch (of which I hope there's more to come). Just got to suck it up & accept I'm just a grumpy dinosaur stuck in the past! grrrrrr! 🦖🦖🦖😁 With you all the way there. Been to less away games since we got back into the league than in the non league days or pre 2011. As one who only goes for the game itself its not worth the hassle and if you do buy one weeks before the event you cannot say for sure you,ll be able to make it. Find easier ways to throw £20 plus away than doing that. On top of that with us outgrowing EP in its present state those without a ST have to go through all this on a match to match home base and cannot be doing much for the club to increase the fanbase. Just wonder how many who have bought a ST have done so because they had the cash, do not want to buy on a match to match situation but know they,ll be missing a good percentage of games.
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Post by timberwolf on Jul 30, 2024 8:02:14 GMT
Been speaking to a Bolton fan who goes home and away a lot. He reckons Blackpool will only be offering clubs the minimum allocation of 2k a game this season, something he has heard from people within Bolton apparently. No idea how much weight it holds mind. Actually i think its better if clubs allocate their maximum number in the first instance and say thats your lot. Saves fans living in hope of a 2nd or even 3rd number dribbling down to sell and many of other things in their lives than obtaining tickets or football in general.
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Post by 3330 on Jul 30, 2024 8:21:50 GMT
I'm a season ticket holder, been going home & away since the 80's but quite frankly I'm on the verge of giving up of doing away days now due to the complete faff of trying to obtain tickets nowadays. Not a pop at anyone at all, it's great that we're on the up & we've expanded our fanbase & it's not a problem unique to us as attendances across the country have risen significantly in the last few years, but I miss the spontaneity of yesteryear when you could decide a day or two before to go to such & such a place, turn up & get in. Now it's a game of fastest finger or whack-a-mole 2 or 3 weeks from a certain fixture, but that's just modern football married to success on the pitch (of which I hope there's more to come). Just got to suck it up & accept I'm just a grumpy dinosaur stuck in the past! grrrrrr! 🦖🦖🦖😁 With you all the way there. Been to less away games since we got back into the league than in the non league days or pre 2011. As one who only goes for the game itself its not worth the hassle and if you do buy one weeks before the event you cannot say for sure you,ll be able to make it. Find easier ways to throw £20 plus away than doing that. On top of that with us outgrowing EP in its present state those without a ST have to go through all this on a match to match home base and cannot be doing much for the club to increase the fanbase. Just wonder how many who have bought a ST have done so because they had the cash, do not want to buy on a match to match situation but know they,ll be missing a good percentage of games. I think quite a few did this The club sold its remaining allocation of season tickets in a few hours when they went on open sale...... I am with what scfc73 posted I won't be entering the away game lottery I fear my regular away day boat has sailed and i am left on the dock
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Post by Philcounty on Jul 31, 2024 16:15:38 GMT
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Post by mat1scfc on Jul 31, 2024 16:15:41 GMT
We will get more if we sell them out it says in the description
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Post by sidcup on Jul 31, 2024 16:26:24 GMT
We will get more if we sell them out it says in the description We *may* get more if it sells out. They're not making any promises this time. Let's face it, it's a case of when, not if. I doubt these will make it to open sale.
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Post by Stranded Hatter on Jul 31, 2024 17:41:08 GMT
We will get more if we sell them out it says in the description We *may* get more if it sells out. They're not making any promises this time. Let's face it, it's a case of when, not if. I doubt these will make it to open sale. Yeah it very specifically says may, not will as Mat suggests
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Post by timberwolf on Aug 1, 2024 8:14:23 GMT
Actually i think its better if clubs allocate their maximum number in the first instance and say thats your lot. Saves fans living in hope of a 2nd or even 3rd number dribbling down to sell and many of other things in their lives than obtaining tickets or football in general. Honestly i cannot add anything to what i wrote a few days about this subject after whats been announced.
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Post by chadders on Aug 1, 2024 8:30:50 GMT
Actually i think its better if clubs allocate their maximum number in the first instance and say thats your lot. Saves fans living in hope of a 2nd or even 3rd number dribbling down to sell and many of other things in their lives than obtaining tickets or football in general. Honestly i cannot add anything to what i wrote a few days about this subject after whats been announced. It isn’t that simple. If Blackpool open two stands or two sections for sale and both end up 50% full, they’ve got to cover the costs of staffing and stewarding with half the revenue. There’s a possibility they’re struggling to staff a full allocation for us during summer holidays.
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Post by The Real Exile on Aug 1, 2024 8:47:47 GMT
Honestly i cannot add anything to what i wrote a few days about this subject after whats been announced. It isn’t that simple. If Blackpool open two stands or two sections for sale and both end up 50% full, they’ve got to cover the costs of staffing and stewarding with half the revenue. There’s a possibility they’re struggling to staff a full allocation for us during summer holidays. We can lend them Curly and friends, they will love a day out, confiscating naughty items such as bottle tops etc but by the seaside, what's not to like
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Post by timberwolf on Aug 1, 2024 9:34:03 GMT
Honestly i cannot add anything to what i wrote a few days about this subject after whats been announced. It isn’t that simple. If Blackpool open two stands or two sections for sale and both end up 50% full, they’ve got to cover the costs of staffing and stewarding with half the revenue. There’s a possibility they’re struggling to staff a full allocation for us during summer holidays. All they and any other club need to do is check on our away following or phone the club up asking them how many they expect to travel. Its hardly been a shock for the amount of interest there has been in this game. In fact you could guess the away attendance for any of our games if you did not know the number of tickets available or sold and most would not be too far out with their guess.
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Post by mattyovrio on Aug 1, 2024 9:56:37 GMT
It is a right faff getting tickets for away games. Anyone else expect the system to go down again tomorrow? I have little expectation of getting one and I have an ST!
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Post by vicar on Aug 1, 2024 10:28:20 GMT
It is a right faff getting tickets for away games. Anyone else expect the system to go down again tomorrow? I have little expectation of getting one and I have an ST! You'll get one Matty, stop stressing.
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Post by chadders on Aug 1, 2024 11:33:15 GMT
It is a right faff getting tickets for away games. Anyone else expect the system to go down again tomorrow? I have little expectation of getting one and I have an ST! Word of warning: if you put ‘ST’ followed by an exclamation mark it REALLY looks like you’re confessing to having a sexually transmitted infection.
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Post by mattyovrio on Aug 1, 2024 15:23:33 GMT
It is a right faff getting tickets for away games. Anyone else expect the system to go down again tomorrow? I have little expectation of getting one and I have an ST! Word of warning: if you put ‘ST’ followed by an exclamation mark it REALLY looks like you’re confessing to having a sexually transmitted infection. Think you are giving yourself away there!🥳😱🤣💥
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