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Post by pintofsmiths on Aug 7, 2008 14:09:09 GMT
A bloke who I work with is a Villa fan. He has just come into my office and asked me to show him on the club website which is the main stand at Stoke. He has just purchased 10 tickets over the telephone from the ticket office at Stoke for him and 9 other Villa fans in block 16. He is picking them up from the ticket office on the day of the match.
He also asked me if they would be safe in that part of the ground, what could I say apart from "why the bloody hell have Stoke sold them tickets"?
He has even asked me about parking, I have told him to park their cars behind the Last Orders pub in Stoke and catch a bus.
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Post by oatcakemate on Aug 7, 2008 14:10:42 GMT
Have Villa sold out then in their stand?
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Post by pintofsmiths on Aug 7, 2008 14:14:24 GMT
He told me that they have virtually sold out their allocation.
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Post by Tony Clueless on Aug 7, 2008 14:16:00 GMT
I can see loads of trouble in the season to come. The news papers don't report on the fighting much in premier league for one reason or another. From what I heard , it was rife last season in the top league
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Post by scfc147 on Aug 7, 2008 14:18:20 GMT
Won't be difficult to spot the fat dirty brummie bastards!!
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Post by sheikhmomo on Aug 7, 2008 14:18:26 GMT
Did they not have to provide an ID card, DNA or donation to Scholes kids private school to obtain these tickets?
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Post by potters 22 on Aug 7, 2008 14:18:37 GMT
Cant see any rival fan in home end being safe to be honest!!
Same applies to stoke fans when we are away!
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Post by pintofsmiths on Aug 7, 2008 14:20:33 GMT
Just spoke to him again, he even gave the ticket office his post code for f**ks sake.
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Post by panini2001 on Aug 7, 2008 14:21:42 GMT
Load of bollocks, why not buy for their own end, they are still available. Talk like this is where nasty rumours start.
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Post by stantheman on Aug 7, 2008 14:22:16 GMT
You should e-mail this to Tony Scholes.
I can just imagine a sell out 1st ever home game in the Priemier league, laods of photographers/press and all hell breaking loose in the main stand.
I sit in block 17 and there are plenty of people who sit near me who would not take kindly to any away fans sitting in that area.
SCFC ticketing policies = laughable
STM
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Post by stokecity4eva on Aug 7, 2008 14:22:59 GMT
Only went on sale tuesday(looks like they are doing what we have done and allow Season ticket holders who attended 5 or more games last season get theres first) will go on sale to season ticket holders tommorrow
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Post by marwood82 on Aug 7, 2008 14:23:10 GMT
Just spoke to him again, he even gave the ticket office his post code for f**ks sake. to be fair thats not going to tell them much. if i went to get a ticket they get a bristol postcode. |
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Post by 58Potter on Aug 7, 2008 14:24:53 GMT
If this is indeed true it is absolutely asking for trouble, it also prevents Stokies from attending as I am pretty sure this game will sell out for home fans. The other bug bear is the absolute shit that we have to go through to get an away ticket and (again IF true) yet the powers that be at the Brit appear to let any tom dick or brummie purchase tickets  Fuming is not the word, I do hope that I have my self angry over nothing and this is a wind up |
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Post by stokecityscott on Aug 7, 2008 14:38:09 GMT
Isnt that part the neutral end.
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Post by pintofsmiths on Aug 7, 2008 14:38:54 GMT
Panini2001, its not a load of bollocks, he has paid £34 for each ticket.
I don't actually think he would lie to me cause he knows all I will do is take the piss out of him if he does.
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Aug 7, 2008 14:45:24 GMT
Isnt that part the neutral end. Not very neutral if its full of villa is it ??? |
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Post by swampySCFC on Aug 7, 2008 14:47:46 GMT
Plenty of Stokies seem to be going in the home end at Bolton so dont see the difference personally
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Post by Davef on Aug 7, 2008 14:48:12 GMT
Assuming this is true, can I just get this right...?
Stoke City fans need ID Cards and vetting by the police before we can buy tickets and gain admission to away matches, but our club are prepared to sell ten tickets in a home area of the Britannia Stadium for a game against Aston Villa (yes, Aston Villa with their saintly mob of supporters) to a bloke who provides a Birmingham post code and who obviously isn't on the database.
You couldn't make it up.
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Post by pintofsmiths on Aug 7, 2008 14:48:34 GMT
58potter, definately not a wind up. He has even told me what row of seats they are in.
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Aug 7, 2008 14:50:45 GMT
58potter, definately not a wind up. He has even told me what row of seats they are in. How good a friend is he?  |
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Post by stokecityscott on Aug 7, 2008 14:51:46 GMT
Another reason why our ticket off is a fucking joke.
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Post by jezzascfc on Aug 7, 2008 14:55:48 GMT
When I lived in Brum, I never had trouble getting Stoke tickets either from a Brum postcoded address, although my Stoke accent may have helped.
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Post by pintofsmiths on Aug 7, 2008 14:57:05 GMT
He is not a friend just a work colleague, one reason why I believe him is that his father also works here and he is a Villa fan as well (one of the tickets is for him) and he actually paid for the tickets on his dads business card.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 7, 2008 14:57:59 GMT
Don't see how these Villa fans are stopping Stokies getting tickets 58Potter. If the Villa fans could just ring up and get tickets so could Stoke fans.
We seem relaxed about our fans going in the away areas, as they have done ever since the away cards came in. As Swampy says, why shouldn't Villa fans do the same.
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Post by DannyStokie on Aug 7, 2008 14:59:10 GMT
But is he the type that would kick off?
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Post by pintofsmiths on Aug 7, 2008 15:01:57 GMT
Definately not, he will keep his head down and won't even cheer if they score. Don't know about the other people who will be with him.
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Post by 58Potter on Aug 7, 2008 15:02:45 GMT
58potter, definately not a wind up. He has even told me what row of seats they are in. Fair enough pintofsmiths, our beloved club appear to have shot themselves in the foot YET AGAIN The words pissup and brewery spring to mind , this really does need sorting out it will be a right old party atmosphere on boxing day, all sorts of fun and games ??? |
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Post by Davef on Aug 7, 2008 15:03:29 GMT
We seem relaxed about our fans going in the away areas, as they have done ever since the away cards came in. As Swampy says, why shouldn't Villa fans do the same. Is that "we" as in the fans or the club? If it's the club, then why the need for the cards? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2008 15:10:16 GMT
Dave, I think he means Stokies think it’s okay to buy tickets for home ends for away games (as has been discussed on here quite a bit for Bolton without anyone battering an eye lid) yet when someone mentions Villa fans in our home end it stirs up this kind of reaction.
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Post by Trouserdog on Aug 7, 2008 15:11:18 GMT
I am outraged.
They are clearly planning to "take our end" the fucking bastards.
Lets get seventies on their lar-de-dar Brummie asses.
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