A colleague at work, who has a mate coming over from the states, tried booking a ticket for Saturday as the mate had never been to a football match. Millwall is sold out (decision made on distance) so he thought to try us. At first the website kept crashing then he found the information confusing. Finally he rang but the phone lines were down, he tried numerous times until he got through and was told he couldn't buy a ticket without a red card number. Knowing our stadium would be empty, he could not understand this!
Undeterred he asked if I could book the tickets for him at which point he mentioned he had looked at the Fulham site which was much easier than ours and the phone lines worked.
I told him to just go to Fulham, take his mate there, have a nice pint by the river.
So many elements of this attempt to watch Charlton are grim, and show how far we have fallen and reflect the way we are being run.
1. Millwall are sold out
2. Potential new "customers" can't get tickets
3. The website and phone lines didn't work
4. Other London clubs are easier to buy a ticket for
5. A life long CAFC fan would just tell two visitors not to bother and go elsewhere.
They are running this club into the ground......
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Sell tickets fail
Sell food and drink fail
Attract sponsorship fail
Provide relative success on the pitch fail
I went up with my season ticket and got them in. If I weren't there that's 3 people turned away, 2 children with kits, hats and scarves on.
What is going there?
If so I will be making a complaint today
All they do when they do come in, is cause trouble and throw stuff about.
Yes, lock the troublesome bastards out, then the premier stars of tomorrow can get on with parading their skills to invited guests in peace and quiet.
It's the future, today.
Apparently the 'future' of the club according to our esteemed leaders. I think i'll encourage her to support Spurs like her cousins. Spurs will be delighted as it'll make up for all those cabbies coming the other way.
If they didn't do this and some of their less desirable elements were in with our fans there'd be plenty of whinging on here about it...
This club is being badly managed from top to bottom, but if we start criticising every little decision, even when they are sensible, we will come across as petty and vindictive and the wider message will be lost.
Also I don't understand the issue with ST holders struggling to buy tickets- at the Brighton game (which had the same restrictions) I went straight to the ticket window, showed by ST, and was able to buy a ticket for my cousin with no further questions asked. The club is not going to refuse to sell to 7 year old girls accompanied by season ticket holders.
Suspect the only thing that'll happen here is they'll close the ticket office for another day next season.
I'm A Red card holder living in Herts (granted it's a little further up north) and yes the club have declined to sell me a ticket for my 7yo daughter, but that's their prerogative. I see it as stupid. I'll watch it on the TV with the BBQ going. No skin off my nose.
I called this morning, bought 2 adult tickets in the lower west. Have only been to 2 home games this season but have sat in the same area (with my Dad and Uncle). Don't know my membership number, but my name is on the system.
I do begrudge the £2 booking fee as the online booking system doesn't work for me. Good job I called on my work phone or that would have cost a lot too whilst I listen to the prerecorded options.
I like the authentic south east london accent pronouncing 'three' with an f too.....
£62....we better win!
For the first home game in several seasons I am not attending by choice - I don't think I want my son there if it does go off
Good luck to Burnley in the Prem
Looking forward to August when it all starts again with a new look management team, playing staff and maybe even more
I hope nothing serious kicks off tomorrow, I can't see why it would but I guess everything is possible.
I'll still go with my son but we will be leaving pretty sharp if it all kicks off. I hope it doesn't as although I'm sure we will come to the valley next season, I don't know yet how often it when.