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Post by coupe on Aug 25, 2014 20:22:18 GMT
Wait for the explosion of moans from the fans who cant be bothered to spend 2 mins uploading there matchday card for wed nights game and queue for 60 mins trying to get in through the pay as you enter turnstiles.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 20:33:40 GMT
Yeah, Technology makes it all better and easier  GD |
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Post by coupe on Aug 25, 2014 20:37:21 GMT
Even saves having to look at the miserable faces in the ticket office.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Aug 25, 2014 20:44:18 GMT
Shit bin
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Post by coupe on Aug 25, 2014 20:47:05 GMT
Obviously one of the moaners.
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Post by ParaPsych on Aug 25, 2014 20:57:08 GMT
Yeah, Technology makes it all better and easier GD Technology keeps twats like me in work. Imagine a world without technology... |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Aug 25, 2014 21:14:04 GMT
Imagine a world where a club can safely arrange timely access for 10000 fans into 13000 spaces without completely fucking it up. In fact don't imagine it, just visit every other team in the league and watch it. Just don't go to Stoke.
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Post by robinplumpton on Aug 25, 2014 22:12:01 GMT
Will be leaving Derry at 8.00 due to get ferry at larne at 10.30. got my ticket booked, after the game will be driving home to deepest sussex, probably arriving by 3 am.. its mybirthday on friday, am 50. 46 yrs supporting stoke. on my 40th marcus hall scored the winner against derby.Since then divorcre, bankruptcy, but forever stoke
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 25, 2014 22:14:13 GMT
Well hopefully if the morons (including myself) of the Oatcake can see it coming, so can the club and it won't happen. God forbid the club staff actually did their job for a change!
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Post by lastoftheldk on Aug 25, 2014 22:16:42 GMT
Cash on the day, simple
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Post by Rt Hon Reverend Luvpump on Aug 25, 2014 22:18:30 GMT
It's a cup game not a friendly !
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 5:44:27 GMT
I think you should change the name of your thread title, it might scare Kyle's younger sister
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Post by Northy on Aug 26, 2014 7:35:05 GMT
Will be leaving Derry at 8.00 due to get ferry at larne at 10.30. got my ticket booked, after the game will be driving home to deepest sussex, probably arriving by 3 am.. its mybirthday on friday, am 50. 46 yrs supporting stoke. on my 40th marcus hall scored the winner against derby.Since then divorcre, bankruptcy, but forever stoke Did you have a drink with staffsoatcake in Derry, if you did then you've probably missed the ferry not saying you are a pisshead or anything Staffs  Card loaded up and 2 paper tickets as I forgot to order a ticket under each person's card ... doh |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 8:14:42 GMT
Well hopefully if the morons (including myself) of the Oatcake can see it coming, so can the club and it won't happen. God forbid the club staff actually did their job for a change! If loads of people turn up at 7.44 and all require change rather than having the correct money what do you expect the club to do. Here's a novel idea, if you can see it coming why can't the rest of the crowd see it coming and arrive earlier and make an effort to have the coorect money at the turnstile? |
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Post by scfc75 on Aug 26, 2014 8:37:32 GMT
Well hopefully if the morons (including myself) of the Oatcake can see it coming, so can the club and it won't happen. God forbid the club staff actually did their job for a change! If loads of people turn up at 7.44 and all require change rather than having the correct money what do you expect the club to do. Here's a novel idea, if you can see it coming why can't the rest of the crowd see it coming and arrive earlier and make an effort to have the coorect money at the turnstile? The club should cater for every eventuality. They're a business. Maybe some people can't arrive early due to travel, work etc. If every business out there just assumed that the buying public would all behave in a rational, sensible manner then their lives would be a whole lot easier. Biggest point here is that the club have fucked up in the past and should have learnt from it. Will they? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 8:47:43 GMT
If loads of people turn up at 7.44 and all require change rather than having the correct money what do you expect the club to do. Here's a novel idea, if you can see it coming why can't the rest of the crowd see it coming and arrive earlier and make an effort to have the coorect money at the turnstile? The club should cater for every eventuality. They're a business. Maybe some people can't arrive early due to travel, work etc. If every business out there just assumed that the buying public would all behave in a rational, sensible manner then their lives would be a whole lot easier. Biggest point here is that the club have fucked up in the past and should have learnt from it. Will they? So whats the solution if loads of people turn up just before the kick off? Some do have no choice and do arrive late but there are loads of people who will cut it fine and leave the pub as late as possible and then moan when there is a queue to get in. As you say the club have fucked up in the past but they are not alone, the supporters need to play there part as well. If you were going to the cinema for a 7.45 screening and 75% of the audience turned up just before the start time is it the cinemas fault that some people will miss the start? |
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Post by Gods on Aug 26, 2014 8:49:14 GMT
What kind of gate do we anticipate?
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Post by scfc75 on Aug 26, 2014 8:52:41 GMT
The club should cater for every eventuality. They're a business. Maybe some people can't arrive early due to travel, work etc. If every business out there just assumed that the buying public would all behave in a rational, sensible manner then their lives would be a whole lot easier. Biggest point here is that the club have fucked up in the past and should have learnt from it. Will they? So whats the solution if loads of people turn up just before the kick off? Some do have no choice and do arrive late but there are loads of people who will cut it fine and leave the pub as late as possible and then moan when there is a queue to get in. As you say the club have fucked up in the past but they are not alone, the supporters need to play there part as well. If you were going to the cinema for a 7.45 screening and 75% of the audience turned up just before the start time is it the cinemas fault that some people will miss the start? No but then the cinema won't be trying to squeeze several thousand customers through one till... I accept some people are responsible for turning up late and SHOULD do something about it to arrive earlier... But they won't. The club should have some sort of plan in place for when this happens... But they won't. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 8:57:05 GMT
So whats the solution if loads of people turn up just before the kick off? Some do have no choice and do arrive late but there are loads of people who will cut it fine and leave the pub as late as possible and then moan when there is a queue to get in. As you say the club have fucked up in the past but they are not alone, the supporters need to play there part as well. If you were going to the cinema for a 7.45 screening and 75% of the audience turned up just before the start time is it the cinemas fault that some people will miss the start? No but then the cinema won't be trying to squeeze several thousand customers through one till... I accept some people are responsible for turning up late and SHOULD do something about it to arrive earlier... But they won't. The club should have some sort of plan in place for when this happens... But they won't. Every turnstile was open in the 2 stands for the friendly against Betis. They will all be open against Portsmouth. What else can the club do? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 8:58:28 GMT
I'll be arriving at 19.30 for the game, sorry if that doesn't sit well with the club. Jobs eh, what an inconvenience...
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Post by thebet365 on Aug 26, 2014 9:02:35 GMT
No but then the cinema won't be trying to squeeze several thousand customers through one till... I accept some people are responsible for turning up late and SHOULD do something about it to arrive earlier... But they won't. The club should have some sort of plan in place for when this happens... But they won't. Every turnstile was open in the 2 stands for the friendly against Betis. They will all be open against Portsmouth. What else can the club do? It's not hard. Instead of having 8 turnstiles card only and no queues with 2 cash only and queues across the car park have it the other way. 8 cash or ticket, 2 ticket/card only. There was several turnstiles open and empty then 2 cash only with huge queues against Betis. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 9:22:44 GMT
No but then the cinema won't be trying to squeeze several thousand customers through one till... I accept some people are responsible for turning up late and SHOULD do something about it to arrive earlier... But they won't. The club should have some sort of plan in place for when this happens... But they won't. Every turnstile was open in the 2 stands for the friendly against Betis. They will all be open against Portsmouth. What else can the club do? Charge £10 instead of £12 so that every single person who pays doesn't have to wait whilst they piss about with change, you'd be amazed how much time it would save. Or is that the fans fault as well for not bringing a £10 note and 2 shiny £1 coins instead of a £20 note? |
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Aug 26, 2014 9:38:58 GMT
If people can't be arsed to help themselves (get ticket in advance) then they deserve all they get. They know the club aren't the best at sorting these games yet they still turn up expecting things to go smooth.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 26, 2014 10:05:56 GMT
Imagine a world where a club can safely arrange timely access for 10000 fans into 13000 spaces without completely fucking it up. In fact don't imagine it, just visit every other team in the league and watch it. Just don't go to Stoke. I love you Sheikh. After Tony Scholes you are my most favourite Stokie!  |
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Post by bandit on Aug 26, 2014 10:14:55 GMT
I think a lot of people are missing the point here it takes 2mins to upload your matchday ticket online, you can do that on most phones now so I honestly cant see a problem when you can book a ticket in your own living room .
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Post by mik06 on Aug 26, 2014 10:18:10 GMT
Every turnstile was open in the 2 stands for the friendly against Betis. They will all be open against Portsmouth. What else can the club do? Charge £10 instead of £12 so that every single person who pays doesn't have to wait whilst they piss about with change, you'd be amazed how much time it would save. Or is that the fans fault as well for not bringing a £10 note and 2 shiny £1 coins instead of a £20 note? Or they could charge £20 and get slated for that or make it card only and get slated for that. Never win with some who want their arse`s wiped for them. Just as a matter of interest Prestwich as you know due to work commitments you will be arriving close to kick off time have you purchased your ticket prior to the game,or are you trusting there wont be any queue at the cash turnstiles when you get there? |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 26, 2014 10:31:05 GMT
Well hopefully if the morons (including myself) of the Oatcake can see it coming, so can the club and it won't happen. God forbid the club staff actually did their job for a change! If loads of people turn up at 7.44 and all require change rather than having the correct money what do you expect the club to do. Here's a novel idea, if you can see it coming why can't the rest of the crowd see it coming and arrive earlier and make an effort to have the coorect money at the turnstile? It's not fans jobs to see it coming? If you get there at 7.44 I wouldn't expect to be still waiting at 8.15 to get in, that takes the absolute piss. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 10:57:36 GMT
Charge £10 instead of £12 so that every single person who pays doesn't have to wait whilst they piss about with change, you'd be amazed how much time it would save. Or is that the fans fault as well for not bringing a £10 note and 2 shiny £1 coins instead of a £20 note? Or they could charge £20 and get slated for that or make it card only and get slated for that. Never win with some who want their arse`s wiped for them. Just as a matter of interest Prestwich as you know due to work commitments you will be arriving close to kick off time have you purchased your ticket prior to the game,or are you trusting there wont be any queue at the cash turnstiles when you get there? Yes I've purchased my ticket. But a punter wanting to pay on the gate AS PER THE CLUBS INSTRUCTION shouldn't have to turn round and go home because he's still queing 25 minutes after kick off when there's 17,000 empty seats in the ground. That's not someone wanting there arse wiped for them, it's just expecting the club to deliver on what they claim to be able to do. They can talk about people arriving early all they want, it's the way things work in football so they adapt or they lose out on revenue for the club. They can't get them in and out of the car park either, so they're effectively turning a 90 minute game into a 4/5 hour operation. It's piss poor especially when the grounds not even half full.... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 11:15:39 GMT
If loads of people turn up at 7.44 and all require change rather than having the correct money what do you expect the club to do. Here's a novel idea, if you can see it coming why can't the rest of the crowd see it coming and arrive earlier and make an effort to have the coorect money at the turnstile? It's not fans jobs to see it coming? If you get there at 7.44 I wouldn't expect to be still waiting at 8.15 to get in, that takes the absolute piss. There is absolutely nothing the club can do to ensure all the people who arrive at the last minute will get in with out missing the kick off. I have not seen one suggestion on this thread of what the club can do. The fans can help though. Anyone who knows now that they are going tomorrow should have got themselves a ticket so they won't be in the cash queues. There will still be people in the Gardners at 7.30 who will be moaning because they could not rock up as close to possible to kick off and walk straight in (is that the clubs fault as well). The only people who need to be outside the ground 5 mins before kick off are the ones who can't get there earlier because of work or genuinely decided last minute to go to the match. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 26, 2014 11:55:20 GMT
It's not fans jobs to see it coming? If you get there at 7.44 I wouldn't expect to be still waiting at 8.15 to get in, that takes the absolute piss. There is absolutely nothing the club can do to ensure all the people who arrive at the last minute will get in with out missing the kick off. I have not seen one suggestion on this thread of what the club can do. The fans can help though. Anyone who knows now that they are going tomorrow should have got themselves a ticket so they won't be in the cash queues. There will still be people in the Gardners at 7.30 who will be moaning because they could not rock up as close to possible to kick off and walk straight in (is that the clubs fault as well). The only people who need to be outside the ground 5 mins before kick off are the ones who can't get there earlier because of work or genuinely decided last minute to go to the match. No and the people arriving that late wouldn't expect there to be but missing half an hour of the game? That's not acceptable! |
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