bringbackandyhughes 0 Posted April 18, 2012 Were tickets £35 each as have had just over £70 taken out my account so assume that is for the two tickets plus a small admin fee? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Horn 0 Posted April 18, 2012 [quote user="bringbackandyhughes"]Were tickets £35 each as have had just over £70 taken out my account so assume that is for the two tickets plus a small admin fee?[/quote]Yes....I had £111.50 taken out of mine - that''s two match tickets, two coach tickets + an admin. fee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bringbackandyhughes 0 Posted April 18, 2012 Brilliant news. Can''t wait to be there to see us win in North London for the second time in less than a month! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMF 742 Posted April 18, 2012 £36.50 just come out of my account overnight. Delighted having been unsucessful in the previous three ballot application I''ve entrered! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 18, 2012 My tickets came through the door this morning. [:)] They''re tiny in comparison to the giant Spurs ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curly_whirly_tipz 0 Posted April 18, 2012 I''m assuming I haven''t been successful.... Guess I will have to make the most of Blackburn lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted April 18, 2012 I havent got them but I''m not fussed.I''m lucky enough to be a home season ticket holder so have attended every home game so far this season and I''ve been to about 15 away games this season. Have fun everybody who is going! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellow blood 0 Posted April 18, 2012 [quote user="Northluck C."]My tickets came through the door this morning. [:)] They''re tiny in comparison to the giant Spurs ones.[/quote]Handle them with care as they''ve got a chip embedded in them that will need to be read to get through the turnstile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Excited Canary 19 Posted April 18, 2012 Money just gone from my dads account! Get in [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted April 19, 2012 [quote user="nutty nigel"]Blimey Pete. 17 mates. Nobody could call you Billy[;)] [/quote]You''ll have to read between the lines Nutty, as Pete is actually saying he has ''12 mates, so now thats 18 going''. That''s like saying I''m going with 2 mates,and so that''s 60,000 of us going to the Emirates!!;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,343 Posted April 19, 2012 [quote user="Excited Canary"]Money just gone from my dads account! Get in [:D][/quote]You get a ticket and Dad pays.........Get in ( twice ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donttalksquit 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Just phoned club. They have just finished processing all of the tickets.If the money hasn''t gone from your account you have been unsuccesful, like me. Boo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Juler 151 Posted April 19, 2012 Same for us too. The current Group 3 is way to big. There are over 20,000 people eligible for Group 3, it''s a very poorly thought out system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e10_yellow 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Agreed that the club need to look into changing the system. We have far too many season ticket holders for it to work, add in the fact that there are only 19 away league games now as opposed to 23 and say a third of those go to group 3 ballot it''s actually quite difficult for a fan in group 3 to build up enough stubs even if they were willing to go to 10 games - they might not be successful in enough ballots.Our system of handing in paper forms to apply for tickets is completely archaic compared to most clubs not only in the PL but down the leagues too. By all means keep some kind of option of a paper application system for those who can''t or don''t want to do it online, but the vast majority of fans I think would appreciate an electronic system. If anything it would make economic sense given the amount of ticket office administration time it must take up dealing with these applications.I''m a STH with 10+ stubs and an Arsenal ticket so it doesn''t affect me in terms of losing out in ballots but I just can''t understand why we continue to drag on with this system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felixfan 53 Posted April 19, 2012 When I phoned later this afternoon the office said the ballot will not be finalised until tomorrow,although we are talking last knockings but still an outside chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Would a points system really be that much better?I''m just playing devils advocate with that question by the way. I have no idea how it''ll work.I do agree that it needs to change.I''m a group 2er but I drop down into group 3 as I go to away games with my brother. The only issue I have is that my brother goes to (or aims to) get to around 13/14 away games a season but because he doesnt have a home season ticket we always have a chance of missing out.Why cant those who go to loads of away games get precedent over home season ticket holders? If one goes to around 15 games the money given to the club is roughly the same. How much are away season tickets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted April 19, 2012 Like with ST''s there''s nothing to stop sharing. So if two ST holder''s get to 10 different away games between them you are better off taking it in turns to be certain rather than both of you being in the ballot each time. Just a thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e10_yellow 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Shaker Maker - the money you pay for your away tickets, other than the £1.50 admin fee, goes to the home i.e. opposition club, so the point about the club getting the same amount of money from those who either attend lots of away games or lots of home games isn''t right. I can understand why the club give home season ticket holders a certain amount of priority - they are after all the ''bread and butter'' of the fanbase (I''m not after a ''you have to have a season ticket to be the best fan'' argument here - I''m looking at it from the club''s perspective).A points system would at least get rid of the current huge gulf between a season ticket holder with no stubs and one with 9 stubs. It could also be used for home ticket priority to show a purchase history, which would help solve the complaints we''ve had of local fans of the big clubs buying a supermembership and buying up tickets for those games. By moving the system online it would also make it far more efficient. Obviously there''d be a certain amount of initial registration of paper ticket stubs involved to kick off a points tally from scratch, but you have to do that every year anyway to get in group 2.Away season tickets are the price of each individual ticket added up, plus each booking fee, plus the £20 admin fee. I worked it out a couple of months ago based on this season''s prices and it was about £700 all in (obviously not including travel). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted April 19, 2012 [quote user="s10_yellow"]Shaker Maker - the money you pay for your away tickets, other than the £1.50 admin fee, goes to the home i.e. opposition club, so the point about the club getting the same amount of money from those who either attend lots of away games or lots of home games isn''t right. I can understand why the club give home season ticket holders a certain amount of priority - they are after all the ''bread and butter'' of the fanbase (I''m not after a ''you have to have a season ticket to be the best fan'' argument here - I''m looking at it from the club''s perspective).A points system would at least get rid of the current huge gulf between a season ticket holder with no stubs and one with 9 stubs. It could also be used for home ticket priority to show a purchase history, which would help solve the complaints we''ve had of local fans of the big clubs buying a supermembership and buying up tickets for those games. By moving the system online it would also make it far more efficient. Obviously there''d be a certain amount of initial registration of paper ticket stubs involved to kick off a points tally from scratch, but you have to do that every year anyway to get in group 2.Away season tickets are the price of each individual ticket added up, plus each booking fee, plus the £20 admin fee. I worked it out a couple of months ago based on this season''s prices and it was about £700 all in (obviously not including travel).[/quote]I might look into getting a pair of away season tickets.You make a lot of excellent points there mate and I do totally agree with the point that home season ticket holders give more to the club than away ticket holders.I guess I should be thankful that Arsenal is the only game we''ve missed out on this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e10_yellow 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Check down the board the ''NCFC ticketing policy/online shop'' thread, spencer 1970 has just posted a report of an interesting discussion with the club regarding changing the system.Sounds like the club aren''t aware that some fans might like the system changed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted April 19, 2012 I''m puzzled that a club like ours still has this ridiculous system in place.It''s akin to something that Cambridge United would have! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted April 19, 2012 I wouldn''t be too sure of that Shaker. The current system was was set up by consulting fans. There is no consultation now. I agree it''s probably outdated given that so many people want to go at the moment. In the past it would only be used for the scum game and the odd cup game. But I''d still back the current system over anything we had before it when the club dictated what happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Just out of interest how were away tickets allocated before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rupethebear 7 Posted April 19, 2012 Away season ticket holders tickets were posted out yesterday so the rest should follow, good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellow blood 0 Posted April 19, 2012 [quote user="Shaker Maker"]Just out of interest how were away tickets allocated before?[/quote]A long wait in a queue outside Carrow Road... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rupethebear 7 Posted April 19, 2012 Just to clarify, you don''t pay any admin charges on away season tickets, just the one off £20. You always get great tickets and can recommend having one so you can tick off all the grounds without the hassle of getting into ballots and the unknown.......however back to reality next season but at least I will be in group 2 . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted April 19, 2012 [quote user="Rupethebear"]Just to clarify, you don''t pay any admin charges on away season tickets, just the one off £20. You always get great tickets and can recommend having one so you can tick off all the grounds without the hassle of getting into ballots and the unknown.......however back to reality next season but at least I will be in group 2 .[/quote]You''ve tempted me! I''m going to go down to the club tomorrow armed with questions [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,160 Posted April 20, 2012 [:(] Just got an email from the club saying I''ve missed out on the ballot. Can''t complain as I was successful for Spurs and Fulham. But I think I''ll apply for an away season ticket for next year. If you''re successful they just post the tickets, so no email from the club = good news, although I don''t know how long it takes them to send out the emails ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felixfan 53 Posted April 20, 2012 Just had e mail from club to say I was unlucky in ballot and really wanted to go to the Emirates. Have submitted 10 away stubs since applying so should be guaranteed in group 2 next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMF 742 Posted April 20, 2012 Matt you have a valid point, not sure exactly when the current system came into play, but P3 now has circa 20,000 and that means most fans within the group will be disappointed when there is a ballot for P3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
