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Post by jeffers on Mar 30, 2011 14:46:47 GMT
There'll be around 10,000 left on monday.
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Post by wrighter on Mar 30, 2011 14:50:32 GMT
hope so fingers firmly crossed
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Post by doningtonphil on Mar 30, 2011 14:59:11 GMT
I remember on one of the many ticket threads someon stated he went to the ground to get his ticket and one for his mate. He could not remember his mates customer ref so just stated his name and address and the ticket office looked him up and handed over the ticket.
Now, imagine that wasn't genuine and was done without the mates knowledge and the mate then went online to book his ticket he would have a reasonable argument if the club penalised him.
The long and the short of it, allegedly the club have not been as strict as they could be in helping to prevent the situation
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Post by Abdoulaye on Mar 30, 2011 15:07:08 GMT
I remember on one of the many ticket threads someon stated he went to the ground to get his ticket and one for his mate. He could not remember his mates customer ref so just stated his name and address and the ticket office looked him up and handed over the ticket. Now, imagine that wasn't genuine and was done without the mates knowledge and the mate then went online to book his ticket he would have a reasonable argument if the club penalised him. The long and the short of it, allegedly the club have not been as strict as they could be in helping to prevent the situation My Point exactly, all that these people who have used the reference twice have to say is that it wasn't them that did it. Someone only needs your name & address to obtain a ticket. Hence why the club will not be able to penalise me...sorry, people!
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Post by Winge on Mar 30, 2011 15:20:33 GMT
Like I said pal, don't panic. Stop shitt*ng your pants! If people can't get a ticket for this there is a serious issue, There is no reason for them not to make general sale. Totally agree........ Say 21,000 ST holders + say 5000 who may have purchased extra tickets thru a shite online system, that only makes 26,000 + say 2000 for staff and comps ....still leaves at least 4000 tickets for general sale ..... just chill out there WILL be enuff .... but totally agree that it should be 1 ticket per season ticket.......... ONLINE idea is good in principle for people outside Stoke, but including a 3rd party has just made this a mess. IMO for ST holders out of the area they shud have maybe sent these a package prior to going on sale with an application form for a ticket?? Lets hope IF we get to the final that they have learnt from this so it does not happen again!!
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Post by armitagestokie on Mar 30, 2011 15:23:51 GMT
All S/T should have a voucher for cups (like the old days), 1 ticket 1 book.Then sure book online if you want but when you pick tickets up after in person,present your voucher, plenty of time/home matches to do so.
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Post by potterglen on Mar 30, 2011 18:12:06 GMT
I'm still waiting for a Season Ticket bought a fortnight ago, bought on line and paid in full. Got the first two within a week!
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Post by PotterLog on Mar 30, 2011 18:41:36 GMT
I could walk into my local shop and walk out with a chocolate bar in my pocket without paying for it. Should the shop be sanctioned for allowing me to do it? . There's no way you can make this analogy. Everytbody knows thieving is against the law, but in this ticket botch-up there's a whole host of possible mitigating circumstances... Not everyone sits on the Oatie and the OS 18 hours a day checking news and ticketing rules - imagine the following scenarios... - bloke gets told by a mate the date when he can buy tickets, goes to the ground, gets them. Gets home and his neighbours ask him if he can sort them out too. Thinks "hmm I wonder if I can book online too?" Finds Seetickets, enters same reference number - success! - someone buys tickets online, then, unsure of what the ticket allocation is, goes to the 1863 and says to the member of staff "am I still eligible to buy tickets on this ST?" SCFC salesperson tells them "yes." - someone with Plat membership mistakenly believes they are entitled to 2 tickets (one for the ST, one for the Plat) and buys one at the ground and one online. - someone is fairly sure they're only allowed one ticket each but not certain. Buys one at the ground then later thinks "I'll just check online in case I can get more than one." Finds he can go through the process without problems so assumes he must have been mistaken. - two friends want to be really sure of getting tickets so one goes to the ground and one sits at home trying to book on the phone. Both are successful, believing they must have got in before their mate did. Before anyone says they're unrealistic scenarios, some people who sit on here day and night are still struggling with the ticketing rules so it's not so far-fetched. I know those who knowingly play the system should burn in hell and all that, but imo there's no way the club can go doling out punishments willy-nilly to people who could well have benefitted from the club's dropped bollock without even realising they've done anything wrong.
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Mar 30, 2011 18:51:43 GMT
I remember on one of the many ticket threads someon stated he went to the ground to get his ticket and one for his mate. He could not remember his mates customer ref so just stated his name and address and the ticket office looked him up and handed over the ticket. Now, imagine that wasn't genuine and was done without the mates knowledge and the mate then went online to book his ticket he would have a reasonable argument if the club penalised him. The long and the short of it, allegedly the club have not been as strict as they could be in helping to prevent the situation My Point exactly, all that these people who have used the reference twice have to say is that it wasn't them that did it. Someone only needs your name & address to obtain a ticket. Hence why the club will not be able to penalise me...sorry, people! Errr... no "mate" you need client ref to book online. And you will be penalised because as has already been stated, the club will conduct an audit and you will be found out. I do sincerely hope you get what you deserve, fcuk all
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Post by nico007 on Mar 30, 2011 18:54:30 GMT
the only ones to blame are stoke city fc There is always a way to get tickets!!
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Post by desman2 on Mar 30, 2011 18:54:50 GMT
My Point exactly, all that these people who have used the reference twice have to say is that it wasn't them that did it. Someone only needs your name & address to obtain a ticket. Hence why the club will not be able to penalise me...sorry, people! you prick. i hope you get to wembeley and they scan your ticket and send you to the pub.....wanker I think he was just giving an example of what someone may say to justify what they did
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Post by fixpc4u on Mar 30, 2011 18:58:07 GMT
<table class="quote" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"> My Point exactly, all that these people who have used the reference twice have to say is that it wasn't them that did it. Someone only needs your name & address to obtain a ticket. Hence why the club will not be able to penalise me...sorry, people!
you prick. i hope you get to wembeley and they scan your ticket and send you to the pub.....wanker</td></tr></tbody></table> I think he was just giving an example of what someone may say to justify what they did when has said hence why the club will not be able to penalise me. ? i wouldn't call that an example imo
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Post by Funky on Mar 30, 2011 19:07:44 GMT
The club make a balls up like this and you think they will stop the tickets at the turnstiles when they are scanned, dream on.
All tickets that have been sold already will be sent out to the people and not be stopped, they will only go to the same people who will buy them when they go on general sale so why does it matter?
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Post by nico007 on Mar 30, 2011 19:09:06 GMT
The club make a balls up like this and you think they will stop the tickets at the turnstiles when they are scanned, dream on. All tickets that have been sold already will be sent out to the people and not be stopped, they will only go to the same people who will buy them when they go on general sale so why does it matter? 1+
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Post by beast8 on Mar 30, 2011 19:09:16 GMT
I think SCFC are bricking it because of a big mistake on their part.When tickets sell out befor general sale it will be interesting to see reactions. My advice would be to buy tickets buy any means possible guys, it appears to be dog eat dog!
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Mar 30, 2011 19:11:06 GMT
The club make a balls up like this and you think they will stop the tickets at the turnstiles when they are scanned, dream on. All tickets that have been sold already will be sent out to the people and not be stopped, they will only go to the same people who will buy them when they go on general sale so why does it matter? It's highly likely that those who have done this (ie shafting their fellow stokies) won't actually get to the turnstiles, seeing as the semi final is still over two weeks away.
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Post by beast8 on Mar 30, 2011 19:14:03 GMT
And in the 2 weeks they will revoke thousands of tickets and pay wembley stadium to re produce more etc etc.i very much doubt it mate.SCFC are sayin the right things but at the end of the day they are a bussiness and when all 32k are sold they will be happy.FACT.Also they cant legally revoke tickets that people have purchased in good faith
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Post by nico007 on Mar 30, 2011 19:20:21 GMT
The club make a balls up like this and you think they will stop the tickets at the turnstiles when they are scanned, dream on. All tickets that have been sold already will be sent out to the people and not be stopped, they will only go to the same people who will buy them when they go on general sale so why does it matter? tickets are on sale until the 8th as long as scfc make there money they dont care fact It's highly likely that those who have done this (ie shafting their fellow stokies) won't actually get to the turnstiles, seeing as the semi final is still over two weeks away.
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Post by Funky on Mar 30, 2011 19:22:34 GMT
If you honestly think Stoke will revoke any tickets then you need your head looking at, it wont happen, they haven't got the manpower or time to do it.
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Mar 30, 2011 19:22:47 GMT
And in the 2 weeks they will revoke thousands of tickets and pay wembley stadium to re produce more etc etc.i very much doubt it mate.SCFC are sayin the right things but at the end of the day they are a bussiness and when all 32k are sold they will be happy.FACT.Also they cant legally revoke tickets that people have purchased in good faith Wrong I'm afraid, read the rules and regs of SCFC and Seetickets...1 ticket per ST. They can, and I suspect they will.
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Post by nico007 on Mar 30, 2011 19:26:55 GMT
tickets will go on gen sale so what is the problem?
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Mar 30, 2011 19:33:03 GMT
tickets will go on gen sale so what is the problem? Because buying multiple tickets from one membership means those tickets will go to non ST holders, therefore decreasing the amount available for general sale. Meaning regulars who don't hold an ST will lose out, does that help?
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 30, 2011 19:35:06 GMT
My Point exactly, all that these people who have used the reference twice have to say is that it wasn't them that did it. Someone only needs your name & address to obtain a ticket. Hence why the club will not be able to penalise me...sorry, people! Errr... no "mate" you need client ref to book online. And you will be penalised because as has already been stated, the club will conduct an audit and you will be found out. I do sincerely hope you get what you deserve, fcuk all well said
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Post by nico007 on Mar 30, 2011 19:35:55 GMT
tickets will go on gen sale so what is the problem? Because buying multiple tickets from one membership means those tickets will go to non ST holders, therefore decreasing the amount available for general sale. Meaning regulars who don't hold an ST will lose out, does that help? ok just been put on the oc that bolton have sent back 8k so stoke get more tickets does this help
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Post by Funky on Mar 30, 2011 19:37:31 GMT
tickets will go on gen sale so what is the problem? Because buying multiple tickets from one membership means those tickets will go to non ST holders, therefore decreasing the amount available for general sale. Meaning regulars who don't hold an ST will lose out, does that help? What if the regulars are using there mates season tickets to by tickets?
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 30, 2011 19:38:58 GMT
tickets will go on gen sale so what is the problem? Its more the fact that I have been honest and brought the one ticket as the rules say, even though I know others that want one and don't have any sort of ticket, stub or otherwise and I could of got them one but didn't as I don't want to screw over other fans that have also stuck to the rules and may lose out because of the dick heads that have abused the system.
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Post by PotterLog on Mar 30, 2011 19:39:59 GMT
Because buying multiple tickets from one membership means those tickets will go to non ST holders, therefore decreasing the amount available for general sale. Meaning regulars who don't hold an ST will lose out, does that help? What if the regulars are using there mates season tickets to by tickets? Doesn't matter does it - assuming that we sell out, somebody is going to miss out. The people you refer to are getting an unfair advantage and removing themselves from the risk of being the ones who miss out.
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Post by new2town on Mar 30, 2011 19:40:44 GMT
This is how I see it.
Those who bought online and at the ground may not receive their tickets through the post as they could stop them at source.
If you read the news about exchange tickets it states that £40 & &50 tickets have been recalled from other sources, I think that seetickets were given several thousand tickets to sell and Stoke kept the rest so there wouldn’t be duplicate sales from online and at the ground as both selling systems are not linked, so why all of a sudden are there tickets available to exchange? Weren’t these the ones to sell first as per Wembley ticket allocation regulations, which Stoke have said they have to abide by and tickets are sold from front row to back row, block by block.
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Post by Northy on Mar 30, 2011 19:42:21 GMT
And in the 2 weeks they will revoke thousands of tickets and pay wembley stadium to re produce more etc etc.i very much doubt it mate.SCFC are sayin the right things but at the end of the day they are a bussiness and when all 32k are sold they will be happy.FACT.Also they cant legally revoke tickets that people have purchased in good faith yes they can, you accept the T's&C's when you buy, they say you can't abuse the system. People who have abused the system can easily be notified by the club by phone, e-mail & letter to ensure their tickets have been invalidated, and rightly so IMO.
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Post by geriatricoatcake on Mar 30, 2011 19:42:47 GMT
I could walk into my local shop and walk out with a chocolate bar in my pocket without paying for it. Should the shop be sanctioned for allowing me to do it? . There's no way you can make this analogy. Everytbody knows thieving is against the law, but in this ticket botch-up there's a whole host of possible mitigating circumstances... Not everyone sits on the Oatie and the OS 18 hours a day checking news and ticketing rules - imagine the following scenarios... - bloke gets told by a mate the date when he can buy tickets, goes to the ground, gets them. Gets home and his neighbours ask him if he can sort them out too. Thinks "hmm I wonder if I can book online too?" Finds Seetickets, enters same reference number - success! - someone buys tickets online, then, unsure of what the ticket allocation is, goes to the 1863 and says to the member of staff "am I still eligible to buy tickets on this ST?" SCFC salesperson tells them "yes." - someone with Plat membership mistakenly believes they are entitled to 2 tickets (one for the ST, one for the Plat) and buys one at the ground and one online. - someone is fairly sure they're only allowed one ticket each but not certain. Buys one at the ground then later thinks "I'll just check online in case I can get more than one." Finds he can go through the process without problems so assumes he must have been mistaken. - two friends want to be really sure of getting tickets so one goes to the ground and one sits at home trying to book on the phone. Both are successful, believing they must have got in before their mate did. Before anyone says they're unrealistic scenarios, some people who sit on here day and night are still struggling with the ticketing rules so it's not so far-fetched. I know those who knowingly play the system should burn in hell and all that, but imo there's no way the club can go doling out punishments willy-nilly to people who could well have benefitted from the club's dropped bollock without even realising they've done anything wrong.
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