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6 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

Would be a bit weird if 2000 had sold in the last 12 hours following @MattWSM's post.

Thanks - I thought this too. Reassuring to hear my source is clearly wrong!

Still hope.

Have heard second hand info that there’s only 4000 left.

No chance for members if true

EDIT - since shown to be clearly not true!

20 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

I’d love to get an honest answer from someone.

Even if it was - we just can’t be arsed with club merch- at least we’d know. But maybe there’s a genuine answer out there, can’t think what it’d be after all these years. 

The thing that gets me is that merchandise isn’t that hard to get right, but very important to get right.

It’s a key element in the club’s marketing as well as a very useful revenue stream. As fans we are effectively paying them to advertise the club for them, and increase brand awareness in the local area, the rest of the country and even the rest of the world.

And yet we’re crap at it. We either sell second rate crap, or we don’t sell anything at all because no one wants it or we haven’t got any in stock. It’s mad.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! A voucher for a shop with no stock. Genius prize. Probably expires before Christmas.

3 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

Hadn't realised that Members never got Man City away tickets.

Actually, I was wrong. Just checked. As a member I remember not even trying, but I recall now that’s because I couldn’t make it!

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/man-city-away-sold-out/#:~:text=City's Carabao Cup semi-final,in the last 24 hours.

1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said:

We’ve never taken 9000 away in my lifetime

Some notable efforts at Forest , Anfield and Man City but not 9000

You will be fine

Man City sold out. Members didn’t get a look in.

We took 45k to Wembley for a game against Walsall.

Lot of interest in this one. Season ticket holders who want one should be fine, less certain for members like me.

1 hour ago, BCFC1512 said:

I’ve been to 3 plus but haven’t brought yet as want to sit with mates who haven’t, do you think I should buy now just in case 

I’m a member. I think you should wait until Tuesday

Just had a look at Forest Green’s online shop as a comparison.

https://www.fgr.co.uk/shop/collection/replica-kit

Nice, clean, mobile-friendly interface. Cool kits that will appeal to young people. Recognised brand (Umbro). Most importantly: ALL KITS IN STOCK IN ALL SIZES.

How can they get it so right while we get it so wrong?!

4 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Dear oh dear.

It’s like they don’t really want the money.

I gave up buying merchandise years ago but they are literally turning money away with their amateur approach.

Yep. Would have bought a shirt and a cap today. About £70. For different reasons they ended up not getting a penny from me.

Just now, Dollymarie said:

It’s the 13th of December, and still no calendars in the shop. I checked yesterday. Or rather I tried to go in the shop yesterday, but it was shut, I just happened to bump into Jerry who was at the ground, and he went and looked round the closed shop for me. 

Is Jerry away of the general dissastisfaction around the merchandise Dolly? I hope it’s been fed back.

Club should be embarassed.

1 hour ago, BCFC1512 said:

So currently 1,824ish sold. I wonder how many ST holders have got 3plus aways. I reckon Friday morning will be carnage but will die down leaving 800-1000 for members 

I suppose anyone who’s been to 3+ away games at this stage of the season is a pretty regular away tripper, so you’d expect most of them to be up for an attractive fixture like this.

Will be interesting to see what happens Friday. I’m worried!

Laughable.

And while I'm ranting - thought I'd buy a cap for my Dad for his birthday coming up. £15. Not too bad (no idea about the quality though). Clicked through....postage is £5.95 for "tracked courier delivery"....SIX POUNDS! And why the hell do I need a tracked courier delivery for a hat?!

HOW ARE WE SO CRAP AT EVERYTHING

Just to come back to this, there is now a statement on the website as follows: -

Following unprecedented demand for the 23/24 Bristol City Away Kit, we are currently out of stock of online but have limited stock in-store. Additional stock will be added to the site and store, in the coming weeks.

What an absolutely shambolic state of affairs. The "coming weeks" won't cut it for Christmas. Also, why hold certain stock in the shop only? Not all of us live in Bedminster. Have I really got to make a special trip to the stadium for the mere possibility of finding something in my son's size? Why not just make whatever you do have available online?

There is currently not a single kit in stock that I can buy for my 13 year old. Not one.

I don't buy "unprecendented demand". They haven't even got any yellow shirts and most people hate that one.

Absolutely inexcusable at this time of year.

1 minute ago, Betty Swallocks said:

I’ve attended the 3 away games so I can get access to the West Ham page on the ticketing website. 
 

Annoyingly only a couple of the group I’m going with have done the 3 so got to wait till Friday so we can all sit together. 

Cheers. Didn't realise it gave a remaining total.

19 hours ago, TheSpaniard said:

get behind the team too many desperate for us to lose.

"People are desperate for us to lose" is never not a completely thick comment.

4 minutes ago, Betty Swallocks said:

You’ll be fine getting tickets on Friday if you log in at 10am (or 9:58), still around 6,500 left. 

Where can you find out how many are left?

Anxious wait for me as a member - hoping there are still some left on Monday!

19 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

Classy. Well done.

7 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

So you’re not even giving him six games then.

The Elizabeth line has made Stratford a much easier proposition from the West side of London. It's quick and doesn't stop in that many places on the way. Much better than ordinary tube lines.

1 minute ago, Bristol Rob said:

All the more annoying is that this tax-payer funded stadium was disposed of by Boris when he was mayor in something of mysterious manner. 

Shady behaviour by a Tory? NEVER!!!

19 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

Yeah, a fortune.

I'm selling a kids ticket... want DOUBLE THE FACE VALUE.... okay, two quid heading over.

We won't sell out.

I'm not so certain we won't sell out. But I am certain that posters using the forum to encourage season ticket holders to make a profit from other supporters is shameful (I'm not talking about you by the way)

12 minutes ago, supercidered said:

I'm not so sure. Pretty much every ST and Member that I've spoken to seems to be going. Being on a Sunday with a 2pm ko may put a few off. Going to be a nervous wait for those who aren't ST holders. 

I'm a member and I'm definitely worried I might not get one. Seems to be a lot of interest - cheap tickets, first visit to a big and iconic stadium (albeit more for the Olympics than football).

Which is why the "can we buy more than one each" posts always boil my p1ss!

20 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

Cheap tickets and four tiers of priority is a big contradiction.

Scope for season ticket holders to make a bit of money, fill yer boots.

What are you saying?

Always irritates me when people say this, why would it be more than 1 per season ticket?

Members have paid for priority, mates of season ticket holders haven’t.

Hope I will get my chance on Monday.