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Colchester Tickets on Restricted Sale (Tuesday 15/12/15)

Dansk_Red
Dansk_Red Posts: 5,741
in General Charlton
I thought they were were going to be on general sale.

http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-tickets-colchester-united-2851524.aspx
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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,157
    oh great. well done everyone! now I wont be able to get a ticket.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,420
    Selling away tickets for high demand games would not be the same without the club f****** it up somehow.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,244
    Well done the club. A very sensible rethink. I'm pretty confident we'll get 2,000 if we need them & everyone will be able to go. But at least the club have ensured the S/T holders & VG members won't miss out.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,154
    So if I am a season ticket holder AND Valley Gold, can I get 4?

    (gets out tin hat and takes cover) :wink:
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,063
    TelMc32 said:

    So if I am a season ticket holder AND Valley Gold, can I get 4?

    (gets out tin hat and takes cover) :wink:

    You know the answer to that, don't you?
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Blimey that was easy..............straight through and two tickets bought..............what's going on
  • E_cafc
    E_cafc Posts: 2,617
    edited December 2015
    killer kish said:

    Blimey that was easy..............straight through and two tickets bought..............what's going on

    Think you had better check that the tickets are for Colchester and not for Burnley :wink:

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,244
    killer kish said:

    Blimey that was easy..............straight through and two tickets bought..............what's going on

    Ha, you fell for the phone up early routine.

    Guaranteed you'll be sitting by the corner flag.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,934
    the fact they are advertising the match day prices tends to suggest there will be plenty available
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,952
    so if you get on the coach at Gravesend (v near the M25) you leave at 10.10am and then leave Charlton at midday ?!?!?!?

    who on earth worked that out !

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  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,791
    Elthamaddick said:

    so if you get on the coach at Gravesend (v near the M25) you leave at 10.10am and then leave Charlton at midday ?!?!?!?

    who on earth worked that out !

    Everything is planned so they can only run one coach. They should be starting one at Bromley and one in Kent. It's not rocket science.
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 5,018
    Airman Brown said:

    Elthamaddick said:

    so if you get on the coach at Gravesend (v near the M25) you leave at 10.10am and then leave Charlton at midday ?!?!?!?

    who on earth worked that out !

    Everything is planned so they can only run one coach. They should be starting one at Bromley and one in Kent. It's not rocket science.
    Is there scope for more? That's really poor for a game when we'll be taking (say) several hundred. In the past when I've been on the only coach it's been for somewhere rather undesirable.

    For a trip to Essex you'd quite rightfully expect not to do a tour of SE London first. I'm in a group of 9 going so I expect demand for this fixture will be half-decent.
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,741
    Sold over 250 at 2PM.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,791
    edited December 2015
    RedPanda said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Elthamaddick said:

    so if you get on the coach at Gravesend (v near the M25) you leave at 10.10am and then leave Charlton at midday ?!?!?!?

    who on earth worked that out !

    Everything is planned so they can only run one coach. They should be starting one at Bromley and one in Kent. It's not rocket science.
    Is there scope for more? That's really poor for a game when we'll be taking (say) several hundred. In the past when I've been on the only coach it's been for somewhere rather undesirable.

    For a trip to Essex you'd quite rightfully expect not to do a tour of SE London first. I'm in a group of 9 going so I expect demand for this fixture will be half-decent.
    They are killing the numbers in part by doing the runaround. You would easily fill two coaches (probably four) for this and take about £300 per coach more than hire cost at £16. However their preference is to run one double-decker, which is cheaper to hire than two single-deckers. There are circumstances when that's sensible, but a game like this isn't one of them. I think the main problem is that the decision makers have no feel for the likely level of demand. It is very difficult not to make money from away travel over the season. They are doing their best to make as little as possible, however.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,404
    Airman Brown said:

    RedPanda said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Elthamaddick said:

    so if you get on the coach at Gravesend (v near the M25) you leave at 10.10am and then leave Charlton at midday ?!?!?!?

    who on earth worked that out !

    Everything is planned so they can only run one coach. They should be starting one at Bromley and one in Kent. It's not rocket science.
    Is there scope for more? That's really poor for a game when we'll be taking (say) several hundred. In the past when I've been on the only coach it's been for somewhere rather undesirable.

    For a trip to Essex you'd quite rightfully expect not to do a tour of SE London first. I'm in a group of 9 going so I expect demand for this fixture will be half-decent.
    They are killing the numbers in part by doing the runaround. You would easily fill two coaches (probably four) for this and take about £300 per coach more than hire cost at £16. However their preference is to run one double-decker, which is cheaper to hire than two single-deckers. There are circumstances when that's sensible, but a game like this isn't one of them. I think the main problem is that the decision makers have no feel for the likely level of demand. It is very difficult not to make money from away travel over the season. They are doing their best to make as little as possible, however.
    Surely if we take 1000 or more, they'll rethink this? It makes no sense at all, a game like this will attract an decent away following, and with the A12 outside the M25 being a reasonable road and the ground next to it, more people will be going by road than rail...

    Apart from anything else, if they're only running one coach, wouldn't it make more sense to start at Charlton then pick up last at Gravesend, before crossing at Dartford?
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,791
    edited December 2015
    killerandflash said:

    Airman Brown said:

    RedPanda said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Elthamaddick said:

    so if you get on the coach at Gravesend (v near the M25) you leave at 10.10am and then leave Charlton at midday ?!?!?!?

    who on earth worked that out !

    Everything is planned so they can only run one coach. They should be starting one at Bromley and one in Kent. It's not rocket science.
    Is there scope for more? That's really poor for a game when we'll be taking (say) several hundred. In the past when I've been on the only coach it's been for somewhere rather undesirable.

    For a trip to Essex you'd quite rightfully expect not to do a tour of SE London first. I'm in a group of 9 going so I expect demand for this fixture will be half-decent.
    They are killing the numbers in part by doing the runaround. You would easily fill two coaches (probably four) for this and take about £300 per coach more than hire cost at £16. However their preference is to run one double-decker, which is cheaper to hire than two single-deckers. There are circumstances when that's sensible, but a game like this isn't one of them. I think the main problem is that the decision makers have no feel for the likely level of demand. It is very difficult not to make money from away travel over the season. They are doing their best to make as little as possible, however.
    Surely if we take 1000 or more, they'll rethink this? It makes no sense at all, a game like this will attract an decent away following, and with the A12 outside the M25 being a reasonable road and the ground next to it, more people will be going by road than rail...

    Apart from anything else, if they're only running one coach, wouldn't it make more sense to start at Charlton then pick up last at Gravesend, before crossing at Dartford?
    They'll run more than one coach - the problem is that they insist on settng up for one, which makes most of the times nonsense and puts people off. I know they've been told this by the stewards and some of the passengers, but as with other things down there some people simply will not listen. All it needs is to use Charlton or Bexleyheath as a hub - you can then use it to fill up a Sussex coach if required too. There is no financial risk.
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,315
    who is making these sort of decisions at the club now?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited December 2015
    redman said:

    who is making these sort of decisions at the club now?

    This Don Goodman bloke
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,404
    Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Valley's ticket office in person, by calling 03330 14 44 44 or by going online. Those purchasing tickets online during the first two days of sale must log in and then refresh the page in order to book.

    Eh? I've logged in, but after refreshing nothing changes and I still can't see the Colchester game
  • GravesendAddick
    GravesendAddick Posts: 133
    Any idea how many we've sold for this s waiting till pay day to purchase 5 tickets with coach travel ??

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  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,791
    edited December 2015
    Tickets for Charlton's third-round FA Cup tie at Colchester United on Saturday, January 9th will be available to buy online only, as of 9am on Thursday, December 17th.
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-tickets-colchester-united-2854811.aspx#DBSAjvXspYTvTsbd.99

    Next stage of closing the ticket office altogether.

    However, if you want to use the coach service you'll still have to ring them up after booking your match ticket online because they haven't got round to setting up coaches online.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,352
    Covered End said:

    Well done the club. A very sensible rethink. I'm pretty confident we'll get 2,000 if we need them & everyone will be able to go. But at least the club have ensured the S/T holders & VG members won't miss out.

    You joking yeah?
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,952
    weirdly I still think we'll take a very healthy away following...we have a strange obsession with the FA Cup
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,404
    Airman Brown said:

    Tickets for Charlton's third-round FA Cup tie at Colchester United on Saturday, January 9th will be available to buy online only, as of 9am on Thursday, December 17th.
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-tickets-colchester-united-2854811.aspx#DBSAjvXspYTvTsbd.99

    Next stage of closing the ticket office altogether.

    However, if you want to use the coach service you'll still have to ring them up after booking your match ticket online because they haven't got round to setting up coaches online.

    Whereas if you want to book today, you can't use the online service (despite what the earlier instruction said)
  • HandG
    HandG Posts: 2,138
    Elthamaddick said:

    weirdly I still think we'll take a very healthy away following...we have a strange obsession with the FA Cup

    Helps us forget about the league. Also, this is a game we could actually win because they appear to be even worse than us!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,244
    killerandflash said:

    Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Valley's ticket office in person, by calling 03330 14 44 44 or by going online. Those purchasing tickets online during the first two days of sale must log in and then refresh the page in order to book.

    Eh? I've logged in, but after refreshing nothing changes and I still can't see the Colchester game

    Yep. I tried to book online and they were not there.

    However, they were still advertsing for sale the Leeds & Bolton tickets.

    I'm almost starting to believe that they want to drive away all the supporters and shut the club down.

    I've been unable to book tickets online all season. An absolute pile of cack !
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,878
    Anyone actually managed to find these tickets online yet?
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,741
    No, I looked at 9.45, but as the ticket office is shut on Thursdays perhaps someone has forgotten to flip the switch.
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,741
    edited December 2015
    After sending an e-mail to the ticket office, I received a phone call and the procedure is, on the page where banners for future games, there is a tab at the top the page that says tickets you click on that, you then get a page with tabs at the top which states away tickets, home tickets, FA cup tickets, season tickets you then click which one you want. Easy :-)
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,878
    Sweet, cheers for that Dansk.

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