Seyeclops666
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I can't stand the scum as is well documented but I think that was the right decision.
We would like to clarify the reasons behind the decision not to take the additional ticket allocation for the FA Cup clash at Arsenal
Following Saturday’s sell-out of tickets for this Friday’s FA Cup tie with Arsenal, we wanted to clarify the reasons for deciding against taking a second allocation.
We understand that a number of supporters will have been unable to get tickets for the tie but the risk in accepting an additional 3,500 tickets was too great, especially when taking into account the circumstances around the match.
To those who wanted to go to the game but could not get a ticket, we apologise, but the club had to make the decision last Tuesday because that was the deadline imposed by Arsenal, who wanted to put those tickets on sale to their own supporters.
Had we taken the additional tickets (we had to take all of them, not a fraction) and not sold them, we would have been financially liable.
Last season, from an overall allocation of 9,091, we took 7,951 fans and the club had to pay for the additional 1,140 unsold tickets.
On the basis that this was our second visit to the Emirates, that the game was being screened live on television, it was a Friday night in London, it was more expensive per ticket than last season (when we didn’t sell out our allocation) and that many supporters expressed their inability to get to the game because of the Friday kick-off, the decision was taken not to take up the additional allocation.
Further to that, the second allocation would have been for the upper tier and would have been priced at £35.50 for adults, £33.50 for concessions and £29.00 for under-16s – therefore increasing the risk that they wouldn’t sell.
Because of that, we wanted to ensure that all supporters who have followed the club so far this season – home and/or away – got the opportunity to purchase at least two tickets for the game.
By the time they reached general sale on Saturday, any supporter who had attended any home or away game had been given the opportunity to purchase a ticket because we felt it right that fans who had been to at least one game (regardless of venue) should be able to buy before general sale.
On Saturday, there were still 600 tickets left and they sold out after around three hours.
Of course, we understand that this means some supporters have missed out on tickets but we could not be in a position where we had up to 3,500 tickets left unsold and would have been financially liable for each ticket at an adult ticket rate.
We understand that this will be no consolation to fans who were unable to get a ticket but we hope it, at least, explains our reasons for taking the decision we did and the evidence on which it was based.
Read more at http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/...rates-200114-1305755.aspx#h6CDcoP0r5Sym6IM.99
Honestly .... Fair play to them.
To be fair, just because they've put something up on the website doesn't make it true! They're not going to put something up there saying we shit ourselves becuase we thought there was going to be a big protest on the TV are they?
It is but then some of our more competent staff appear to have got fed up of the turmoil and moved elsewhere. We know the ticket office is understaffed as there is a steady stream of posts on here from people who are having trouble making a purchase. At the end of the day, like in any business, the people at the top should be aware of what is happening in the business and doing something about it if they aren't happy with the way things are being run.
Pretty sure they have explained why they sold them like they did. When the fans group spokesperson comes out and says nobody is going to go in a statement then what is expected?
The last time we played at the Emirates it was a sellout. Yet they say that there were over 1,000 tickets not sold.
And people wonder why we don't believe a word that they say when they finally do.
The problem is people buying tickets direct from the home teams when we are playing away will only have themselves to blame for this situation, if you had bought an away ticket from the Club you'd of been entitled to pick up an Arsenal ticket early.
I would like to see anyone try and argue with that.
You better let them know they made a mistake then. I'm sure you have ins and outs of how many tickets were REALLY sold.
So are you saying it wasn't a sellout last time we played them in the cup yet they say differently? Looks like you have a random memory loss when needed with comments so far.
You better let them know they made a mistake then. I'm sure you have ins and outs of how many tickets were REALLY sold.
Well I can only go from what I saw around me and unfortunately I got my tickets late for the game last season after coming back from a holiday, however in the row in front of me there were three empty seats from recolection.
The highlighted bit is interesting, if you have something to say Astute don't be shy come out with it.
So where was the other over 1,000 empty seats? Did our end look like about 12% never turned up?
I don't know Drama Queen I wasn't looking around the rest of the Stadium looking for empty seats like a blind man without a dog! I was more interested in the F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L maybe you have heard about it before?
They listened to the fans / trust. Fair play.
Our end was about full well before we kicked off. I remember comments made about it before the game. Not the normal rush from the pub before kickoff. We were all there to take in the atmosphere. And the supposed more than 1 in 9 empty seats would have been noticed.
What's brilliant about this thread is the pro-SISU sycophants all over some communication from the club, like a tramp with a bag of chips; whilst historically staying as tight-lipped as possible with regards any issue where their communication has been lamentably poor. Stadium location, shirt sponsors, etc.
And just to illustrate what candid comment is; yes, that's a clear statement. It's possible to pull holes in it if you wish, but it's a clear articulation of the club's chosen stance. Fair enough
Some people just like to moan.
I think that's harsh MMM, at the end of the day we all (well most of us Astute) respect the Club'ss viewpoint and see it as a fair explanation, however some people never seem satisfied, yes there maybe holes to pick in it, but at the end of the day sometimes you just have to say "Well done" and in this case I did.
What's brilliant about this thread is the pro-SISU sycophants all over some communication from the club, like a tramp with a bag of chips; whilst historically staying as tight-lipped as possible with regards any issue where their communication has been lamentably poor. Stadium location, shirt sponsors, etc.
And just to illustrate what candid comment is; yes, that's a clear statement. It's possible to pull holes in it if you wish, but it's a clear articulation of the club's chosen stance. Fair enough
But what about when the same cast-of-characters, who applaud 'good communication' on this thread, disappear when there are questions to be answered with regards 'poor communication'? Especially on bigger issues. That seems - selective - shall we say?!?
Well I would assume it's because some people are sick of discussing Sisu in the constant depressing tone of which they're making our club seem like a miserable, unplanned, instigated disaster, especialy when the subject appears on the forum in 8/10 every single day? (I would of have gone for 9/10 by the way but it does seem to have taken a little turn recently which I think is a little bit better and healthier for the forum)
I can't see who has been creaming themselves over this statement? Most have just said fair play.
No one has, just people saying fair enough. But surprise surprise it's jumped on, to accuse posters of being pro sisu sycophants. Change the damn record.I can't see who has been creaming themselves over this statement?
Well, the 'usual suspects' shouldn't hold SISU in an evangelical light, just because they've put out an explanation; whilst ignoring it when they don't. Surely, if it's as you assert - and they're sick of discussing SISU - they should simply treat this as the correspondence it is, rather than heralding it as the next magna carta, huh?
Well, the 'usual suspects' shouldn't hold SISU in an evangelical light, just because they've put out an explanation; whilst ignoring it when they don't. Surely, if it's as you assert - and they're sick of discussing SISU - they should simply treat this as the correspondence it is, rather than heralding it as the next magna carta, huh?
I can't see who has been creaming themselves over this statement? Most have just said fair play.
Well, I'll treat 'SISU in!', with the contempt it deserves. The 'Damned if you don't, Damned if you do........... ' is a clear reference to SISU being criticised if they don't communicate (as in the stadium), but criticised if they do (as in tickets for a cup game), i.e. stating they're in a no-win situation. They're not. And to try and insinuate they are is distasteful in the extreme
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