Have to say I am utterly appalled at the club's process for selling seats for Swindon next week. Obviously I understand there is only a limited amount of time until the game takes place however, putting them straight on sale to all season ticket holders, valley gold members and red card holders with away history is a disgrace.
We have only 2,000 tickets for this game and all of a sudden they have been opened up to 12 or 13,000 people all able to buy them tomorrow. I have been to well over half of our away matches this season (and indeed for most of the last few years) and the club have rightly been prioritising away travellers all season but now all of a sudden for the play-off semi final that has gone out of the window.
If myself and my party fail to get tickets for this game I will be furious. I do not see why the club cannot at least have one day (e.g. Monday) with restricted sale before opening it up to all season ticket holders to ensure that the tickets are distributed fairly.
Would be very pleased to hear a prompt response as to the rationale behind this from those within the club. I am overanticipating demand?
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couldn't agree more ... surely they should have allowed the frequent away travellers one day priority
cant win
Its not Charlton unless you have something to moan about
what is going to happen is there is a possibility there is going to be a mad scramble at 9am tomorrow on the phones. People are going to be waiting a while, and at 10p a min it can add up and not always possible when you are at work.
It may tank, and the demand not be there like some think. But by throwing it open straight away to any supporter who has happened to have gone to one away game this season, or a ST holder that hasn't even been to one, it does run the risk of a few worthy people missing out.
Even if they had arranged some prioritisation for tomorrow of just say 3hrs till midday, it would also of helped ease the rush (making their job easier), less queues on the phones and a more certain degree of knowledge that those going will more likely be those who have put the miles in this season.
Nolly -
"they have a few days to sell them,dont want them selling slow with restrictions as per usual,well done the club"
I have to say that comment really grates on me - is it a case of sod fairness/the supporters then just make sure we sell as many tickets as soon as possible? I didn't think that was supposed to be Charlton. All they had to do was introduce a priority system as indicated above for a short time, even if it was just 3hrs as suggested by AFKA. I am fairly confident i will get a ticket anyway but there should not have been any question or indeed any panic / late into work etc scenario which doesnt do supporters or the club any favours.
There are also very mixed opinions about the likely take-up.
I've already seen an email from a ST holder who believes that he should have priority over regular away travellers.
I appreciate that each qualifying group - STs, VG, regular away travellers - will have a view that they should have priority, but we simply don't have the infrastructure (staffing, phone lines, internet flexibility and time) to deliver it. We are not saying it is perfect, just that it is the best we can do in the circumstances.
What is the chance of more tickets being released? I know they allow away fans in the side stand and behind the goal sometimes?
Is that possible for this game?
We are giving them 3,400, which was a decision based on the possibility of playing Leeds or Millwall. It is not about money, since the receipts are pooled, more that we don't wish to encourage away fans into home areas, which would have been the effect of restricting Millwall and Leeds. We have no idea if the home game will sell out.
So a home block as well then or is that the JS total capacity?
Think the Jimmy Seed holds 3,400
If I'm reading that right its absolutely ridiculous.
Really don't understand the logistics in allowing Monday morning grace for people who have done 4x away games this season with a ST.
Just not thought through properly/at all.
It's crap to talk of logistics. it's just an attitude of couldn't care that much or bloody laziness!
http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/TicketNews/0,,10341~2046304,00.html
From Exeter game:
Tickets will initially be made available to season-ticket holders who are Valley Gold members, and Valley Gold members or season-ticket holders who have bought places to at least four different away fixtures this season (up to the maximum number of tickets purchased for four away games).
How hard is it to replicate the above from Monday from 9am through to 1pm for example?
I don't think that the club realised how high the demand would be
I think this is very poor and un-Charlton like and have complained to the club.
For most home games I bought a £17 ticket for the North-West but sat in the North Lower - don't imagine this will be so easy for Swindon as it should be close to a sell out