Write to the Chairman

[Somerset Red]

Looks like many of us for different reasons are well fed up with the way this ticket selling fiasco has been handled.

If every person with the hump was to write to the Chairman, do you think he would take any notice????

[Guest]

Looks like many of us for different reasons are well fed up with the way this ticket selling fiasco has been handled.

If every person with the hump was to write to the Chairman, do you think he would take any notice????

um mmm nope

[BS10 RED]

I think it should of been a couple of days for season ticket holders,then they should go on sale to people who had the stumps from the Coventry game and then on general sale but thats just my opinion

[And Its Smith]

Looks like many of us for different reasons are well fed up with the way this ticket selling fiasco has been handled.

If every person with the hump was to write to the Chairman, do you think he would take any notice????

I think he would have to but lets face it, nobody is going to write to him are they. Ok maybe 5 or 6 but I cant see him getting bombarded with letters. Its not the English way, people will moan on forums and to their mates but wont do anything else about it.

I would love to see 10,000 fans say "You, Mr Lansdown, are charging up to £21 to watch Division 2 football. Its cheaper to watch Charlton in the Premiership and only a few pounds dearer to watch Aston Villa. Wigan are slashing prices nearly every home game, when are you going to do something about our prices? We will stay away until you do"

I cannot afford the prices they charge so I pick and choose my game, going to about 1 in 3 at the moment.

This has now gone slightly off subject but its all about making a stand. I have never had a go at Lansdown but these two things really make me mad!!

[Chappers]

It will make no difference - Every time we have a big game the ticketing is a shambles, every time we are assured that 'Lessons have been learnt', and clearly, City learn nothing. They always cite 'Lack of time', but reality is that they never seem to plan ahead and think about it, then rush to sell the tickets. Looking at the comments on here, it was not exactly rocket science to come up with a fair system - So why can City never manage it. It took me 5 minutes to work out -

Thurs/ Fri - ST holders

Sat - City 2000, Non ST holders going to Oldham & Voucher holders

Sun & Mon - General - 2 per booking

Tues - Freesale

[RedUn]

It will make no difference - Every time we have a big game the ticketing is a shambles, every time we are assured that 'Lessons have been learnt', and clearly, City learn nothing. They always cite 'Lack of time', but reality is that they never seem to plan ahead and think about it, then rush to sell the tickets. Looking at the comments on here, it was not exactly rocket science to come up with a fair system - So why can City never manage it.

"Your views have been noted" ... and they are the same as my views ... they are the same as the views said to have been noted for every other big game of the last few years.

I lost count of how many times I rang the 0870 number today (the only option exiled ST holders have to claim their seats) only to hear some robot say how much BCFC valued my custom and could I try again later before I got rudely cut off. Shambles doesn't begin to describe this "service".

[mozo]

I think he would have to but lets face it, nobody is going to write to him are they. Ok maybe 5 or 6 but I cant see him getting bombarded with letters. Its not the English way, people will moan on forums and to their mates but wont do anything else about it.

I would love to see 10,000 fans say "You, Mr Lansdown, are charging up to £21 to watch Division 2 football. Its cheaper to watch Charlton in the Premiership and only a few pounds dearer to watch Aston Villa. Wigan are slashing prices nearly every home game, when are you going to do something about our prices? We will stay away until you do"

I cannot afford the prices they charge so I pick and choose my game, going to about 1 in 3 at the moment.

This has now gone slightly off subject but its all about making a stand. I have never had a go at Lansdown but these two things really make me mad!!

Spot on. We moan, we do nowt. At least we don't support the Gas, I suppose!

[Guest avidcity]

Get back in your prams

[And Its Smith]

bet this is the 1/3 you got a ticket for though !!!!!

Correct. I don't see myself as any less of a fan for doing it. Watched on average about 30 games a season over the last ten years. Cant afford it for a few reasons but go when I can. Also find it funny that people who have season tickets or go to a lot of games now look down on people like me. Couldnt care less mind you.

[cider head]

3,200 already have

[RedTop]

It is inevitable that with more fans wanting tickets than there are seats, there will be plenty of unhappy people no matter how the club decides to handle it. It is just as inevitable that those who sadly lose out will see it as a 'shambles'.

I think the club are absolutely right to give a few days for season ticket holders, who should ALWAYS get first priority. The hardest is always those who are ST holders but also exiles and who cannot get down in person to bag their ticket. Perhaps the club could look at a way of ST holders confirming their seats online. Hopefully the phone lines will get freed up now that the 'general sale' tickets have been sold.

After that, it's debatable who should get priority. Perhaps one of the 'voucher' giveaways at a distant awayday would have been justified, but again you will then get people complaining they missed out because it was the only away match they couldn't get to, etc. As I said, those who sadly lose out are bound to feel they deserved a ticket, and they probably did. But the bottom line is that with less than two weeks to sort it out before the fixture, it can't be too complicated, and there are more 'deserving' people than there are seats.

Incidentally, I think the club need congratulating on reducing the prices for such a decent match when they knew they would sell out anyway.

[NickJ]

It is inevitable that with more fans wanting tickets than there are seats, there will be plenty of unhappy people no matter how the club decides to handle it. It is just as inevitable that those who sadly lose out will see it as a 'shambles'.

I think the club are absolutely right to give a few days for season ticket holders, who should ALWAYS get first priority. The hardest is always those who are ST holders but also exiles and who cannot get down in person to bag their ticket. Perhaps the club could look at a way of ST holders confirming their seats online. Hopefully the phone lines will get freed up now that the 'general sale' tickets have been sold.

After that, it's debatable who should get priority. Perhaps one of the 'voucher' giveaways at a distant awayday would have been justified, but again you will then get people complaining they missed out because it was the only away match they couldn't get to, etc. As I said, those who sadly lose out are bound to feel they deserved a ticket, and they probably did. But the bottom line is that with less than two weeks to sort it out before the fixture, it can't be too complicated, and there are more 'deserving' people than there are seats.

Incidentally, I think the club need congratulating on reducing the prices for such a decent match when they knew they would sell out anyway.

Don't often agree with you RedTop, but I do on this one.

I've been to every home game and only missed 4 away this season, all of which for unavoidable reasons such as being abroad or obligatory evening functions meaning I wouldnt get back in time. One of those was York, so if it comes down to priority depending on vouchers for that match, I'd be pretty pee'd off - but understand the reasons SL and CS did it. (Having said that, I think their thinking was flawed, because a lot of those at York were probably exiled northeners who cant get to many other games, and have therefore been given possible priority despite seeing very few other games).

As a ST holder, I would expect to be given priority for tickets.

I am also an EnglandFans member, and I think that is a system which could be applied to any club including ours. Basically, members are awarded "caps" for each game they attend (1 for a home game, 2 for away).

The more caps you accumulate, the more priority you have for big games. Without going into detail, there are some flaws in the system, however I can't think of anything better or fairer.

It's not much of an issue at the moment, but if we go up, it will be, and something the club could think about. Or build a bigger stadium. Amazing to think I've been in AG with 38,000 - all seating and "safety" regulations have reduced the "capacity" in the same stadium to 20,000, which really irritates me, but thats another topic.

[bh_red]

Looks like many of us for different reasons are well fed up with the way this ticket selling fiasco has been handled.

If every person with the hump was to write to the Chairman, do you think he would take any notice????

doubt it, because he would just keep receiving letters from the same people moaning about the same old things each and every week, everytime there is a "big" game" some people miss out on tickets, it's just the way it is, someone always misses out, and the same band of people always moan regardless of what is going on.

personally I don't see what all the excitement is about? it's only middlesboro!! I'm much more interested in the thought of beating the gas in a couple of weeks.

[Maesknoll Red]

nope cus hes filled a stadium and lined his pockets and can say lets see this support every week, yet prob 2000 of the supproters that go every week have to settle for highlights

The suggestion that the Chairman will be lining his own pockets from this is ludicrous.

Whilst the ticketing arrangements for this game have been heavily criticised, I suggest that whatever day the tickets went on general sale, would have seen the same demand, so if you couldn't get through on the phone yesterday or get to the Gate in person, surely the same would be true if it was Friday, Monday or Tuesday that tickets were released.

[bucksred]

Looks like many of us for different reasons are well fed up with the way this ticket selling fiasco has been handled.

If every person with the hump was to write to the Chairman, do you think he would take any notice????

I think the very famous comment of

"Your comments have been noted" would be wheeled out, yet again, by a very complacent board.

[exiledinwatford]

I'll be writing to SL - Mrs Exiled managed to get my 2 season tickets seats after two and a half hours of trying today. I'll be saying to him that I will guarantee to buy tickets for my ST seats for every competitive home first team game - even Barnet at home in Round 1 of the JPT. He can have my credit card, bill me for the tickets and post them as soon as they are available. If I can't make it then tough - anything to avoid this nonsense again. Of course, that won't help if we are drawn away but that would do for a start.

[WTFiGO!?!]

I would love to see 10,000 fans say .... when are you going to do something about our prices (etc etc)? We will stay away until you do"

That's the spirit Chief, I find myself naturally in full support, 'tis exactly what we need, mass boycott, it'd have to be nationwide though, throughout all the Clubs.

Lets face it, players wages are beyond sickening, up on my soapbox I'll go - it's quite immoral. Why is it allowed to happen? Because The People allow it too.

In theory RedDave, your proposal is sound proof, in theory though RedDave - communism was. Problem currently is, too many are too subordinate to it, a handful of boycotters make no difference to this Club, nevermind nationwide. Piss is being unscrupolously taken and the lack of 'Class Consciousness' as me old mate Karl would describe it as is the reason why. That's to say, not enough unity, not enough People view the state of the once Beautiful Game as warrenting for boycott, bafflingly, for me.

What we need is a Trotskyite annocist type character to stirr The People back into being, 'Sheeple' is a common description of mine for us just now, 'Sleeple' also does a job.

This is applied way beyond Football, man.

Don't worry though, oil'll run out in a matter of years and a nice shake up to the Western social infrustructure will be blatent for all as a matter of experiance.

Get back in your prams

Nice an cosy there, nice.

Perhaps the club could look at a way of ST holders confirming their seats online.

Is your Mother's maiden name 'Einstein' by any chance??

Plus, an I do love a conspiracy, 45 minutes and £5 on a Premium Rate, you can't wangle that over the internet.

[Guest tommy doc]

Mr WTFiGO, you sir, reek of revolution

[WTFiGO!?!]

Mr WTFiGO, you sir, reek of revolution

Well brother, I trust you must 'know'.

Had to dig this one out for you:

This one's video epicts it much better* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thAH6Hz0QEM

*but seems to be losing the plot tonight after about a minute, sadly.

This one's what it all boils down to for me though, fundamentally....

[SimplyRed]

It is inevitable that with more fans wanting tickets than there are seats, there will be plenty of unhappy people no matter how the club decides to handle it. It is just as inevitable that those who sadly lose out will see it as a 'shambles'.

I think the club are absolutely right to give a few days for season ticket holders, who should ALWAYS get first priority. The hardest is always those who are ST holders but also exiles and who cannot get down in person to bag their ticket. Perhaps the club could look at a way of ST holders confirming their seats online. Hopefully the phone lines will get freed up now that the 'general sale' tickets have been sold.

After that, it's debatable who should get priority. Perhaps one of the 'voucher' giveaways at a distant awayday would have been justified, but again you will then get people complaining they missed out because it was the only away match they couldn't get to, etc. As I said, those who sadly lose out are bound to feel they deserved a ticket, and they probably did. But the bottom line is that with less than two weeks to sort it out before the fixture, it can't be too complicated, and there are more 'deserving' people than there are seats.

Incidentally, I think the club need congratulating on reducing the prices for such a decent match when they knew they would sell out anyway.

Redtop, I do tend to think sometimes that it's like reading Lansdown's views himself whenever I read your posts. Your persistent gushing praise and refusal to criticise the club is obvious. You're not on a retainer as publicist for the club are you?

What are your feelings about the club using an 0870 number AND charging a booking fee AND ensuring your call connects and holds you for a couple of minutes before dumping your call because 'the queue is full' (why not just have a 'busy' signal?) in order to squeeze very last penny out of the fans. It certainly makes the so-called ticket price reduction look a bit shabby considering they making a killing on the telephone bookings, doesn't it?

What's your estimate of the number of calls they've received over the past few days, compared to the number that have actually got through? Isn't it a little like these so-called TV 'competitions' where you dial a premium rate number that doesn't even guarantee you an entry into the competition and is there merely to boost the take?

No doubt you'll come back with some guff about the true fans not begrudging the club a few extra quid to help it become successful and generate revenue, but I think there are other less underhand ways of generating cash.

After all, it's not as though Lansdown has had much success with the cash he's generated/injected so far since he's been at the helm, is it? The guy is supposed to be a top businessman and yet manages to preside over a BCFC loss every year, even though we have been in the top three supported clubs in this division, year in year out.

I believe the reason the club refuses to put in place a more efficient ticketing service is exactly because these farces generate so much extra revenue from the phone calls.

Far from praising the club, I think they're being extremely cynical about the way they handle these events.

[stortfordred]

lined his pockets

Nonsense. Surely you're not implying that SL personally gains from a good AG crowd? At the end of the day, having good crowds benefits the whole club, not just the chairman!

One of the things that is interesing, however, is that everywhere Boro go, it tends to be one of the lowest crowds of that particular club's season. Would it have been necessarily easy to predict that this game would be so popular? After all we didn't turn up in our droves to watch BCFC v Cov and in my view (apart from current league position) Boro are no bigger than Cov.

[old_man_terry]

Looks like many of us for different reasons are well fed up with the way this ticket selling fiasco has been handled.

If every person with the hump was to write to the Chairman, do you think he would take any notice????

what exactly have the club done wrong? they have told people how to get tickets, if they didn't they only have themselves to blame

[Pederho ll]

Firstly, what I find rather bizarre, is that just after the full-time whistle had been blown against Gillingham at AG (FA cup tie that is) over the speaker system, fans were advised to retain their tickets stubs for that game! Very odd!?

What is hugely disappointing about the people who sadly 'run' our club, is that they have no loyalty to those fans who attend matches religiously, season in season out, wind and rain, midweek and weekends, home and away! Least we not forget it is this 'foundation' of support and NOT Lansdown/Dawes money that keeps our club alive, and it is these fans that the club should reward at every given opportunity! (Such as priorty to tickets at big matches for instance.)

However as quickly as these additional (lets call them the extra 5,000) fans appear from the woodwork, seeking quick answer to questions such as, "How many goals has Tony Thorpe scored this year?", "I can't wait to see Tommy Doc boss that midfield" and "I'll meet you in the Wedlocks for a pint before the game", our directors, entrusted with the well being of our club, forget all to quickly about the long term commitment and assitance the 'loyal' followers of BCFC provide towards the balance sheet every year, no matter who we play or what league we are in and instead switch allegance too those who have to set their SatNav to find Ashton Gate.

Just another kick in the teeth for the loyal followers, to follow previous episodes, too many to mention, but if I may, one of my favourites, "Sorry about this I appreciate you've had that seat in the Williams for over 15-years, but theres a bunch of Coventry fans who I would much rather see sitting in your place, you see we've installed these nice, new padded seats, and they will pay a few quid extra so hop it!"....etc....etc...etc!

[Tunley Legend]

It is obvious that the club have messed up - nobody on this board (or the City Board itself) can justify to me the situation where a Bristolian CHELSKI "supporter" obtains a ticket because it is a relatively big game in the area and a guy who took his son to the Gillingham game and couldn't make it down to the ground when the tickets were on sale because of work commitments ends up watching Match of The Day. That is plainly unjust - the guy and his son may well feel like saying "up yours" when we next play at home in the league but they will be there as usual - and Sextone knows it - whereas the CHELSKI scumbag who has denied him his deserved ticket will disappear into the horizon and will never be seen dead at a league game - perhaps making an appearance at the Millennium should we get there or the next round of the cup should we make it.

This is where the Supporters Trust need to earn their money. They have to tell the Board in no uncertain terms that they have got it wrong and need to come up with a plan for future ticket sales that is far better than the current shambles overseen by Sextone.

[Guest Jan Mollars Gloves]

Redtop, I do tend to think sometimes that it's like reading Lansdown's views himself whenever I read your posts. Your persistent gushing praise and refusal to criticise the club is obvious. You're not on a retainer as publicist for the club are you?

I understand that RedTop is Gaunty's mate.

And Gaunty said that his mate was the friend of The City Chairman.

So maybe there is a connection.

:noexpression:

May explain ?