That shit show away end at Ipswich needs sorting (9 Viewers)

pusbccfc said:

I always sit in my space but ultimately there are large groups of people who buy their ticket separately and want to sit together.

It's hard to solve the problem when you have a points system and mates on different points.

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Well it's not.

You tell people they sit in the seats they're allocated and if they're found to be sitting elsewhere they're barred from getting tickets to a future away game.

pusbccfc said:

I always sit in my space but ultimately there are large groups of people who buy their ticket separately and want to sit together.

It's hard to solve the problem when you have a points system and mates on different points.

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What problem? If you want to sit with your friends, buy your tickets together.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:

Well it's not.

You tell people they sit in the seats they're allocated and if they're found to be sitting elsewhere they're barred from getting tickets to a future away game.

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Yeah, maybe they should.

They should also make it easier to buy tickets where people want to sit.

SBT said:

What problem? If you want to sit with your friends, buy your tickets together.

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Because of the points system.

If you are blaming cov fans then you are a twat.

It doesn't happen at other grounds we go to

The issue was people were in the wrong area as they were forced that way by the stewards.

Yes some people will stand/sit in seats that aren't there's but normally they just back fill empty seats. The organisation yesterday forced people away from their own seats into an already overcrowded section.

pusbccfc said:

Because of the points system.

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If a stadium is going to insist on people sitting where their tickets are allocated then it gets tricky. If it’s enforced to the letter of the law then clearly you can’t have a system where tickets are allocated according to points AND a system where anyone can sit where they like. If you really want to sit with your friends in that scenario then you’ll just have to wait until you can all buy tickets.

clint van damme said:

No, it was down to poor organisation.
After being kettled on the stairs for ten minutes (we missed kick off) we were told to use another set of stairs that didn't lead to our block.

The only free space we could see was a row that had netting on the seats so we, and others stood there.

During the first half we had shown stewards our tickets and were told at HT to go to our seats, we made our way across, a mission in itself, and when we got to our row we had group of stewards trying to turn us away and send us back to where we'd came from

And none of this moving about was easy as everywhere was packed, particularly the aisles. They'd totally lost control.

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Fair enough

Wasn’t at Ipswich so can’t comment but from memory the rows are shallow and gangways are narrow, so it needs to be managed better at the points of entry from the concourse.

There’s been two away games this season we have been crammed in the safe standing area with people stood in the aisle and trying to force their way in - Leicester and Stoke. Both were 3K+ allocations and were a nightmare to get to and from the rail seat to the concourse.

There’s no way with the space given in either away ends that we should have so many people stood in the aisle or 5 to a couple of rail seats for the whole game and them saying there’s nowhere for them to sit/stand.

Unpopular opinion but I’m there to watch the game, I get not being on your todd and wanting to watch with someone but I don’t get the need to cause blockages and crush into the rows all because Keanu and Shane can’t be apart from Kayden and Brooklyn for 45 minutes.