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It’s seat blocking, bet they got friends in later phases.My group of friends have done the same thing.
club is moving these single seats so you'll soon find some very annoyed people who thought they were too clever...
It’s seat blocking, bet they got friends in later phases.My group of friends have done the same thing.
5 year rolling loyalty was always a joke. We're not the only club to adopt a similar thing though. I know some clubs allocate seats to cup finals and semi finals based on how many games you've been to in that cup competition that season unlike us with the loyalty point scheme.
The loyalty system did help me get tickets to Arsenal away though which would never have happened before as it favoured people who had season tickets for 10+ years over people going regularly now so the same people could go to the 1 or 2 away games every season and sell out the allocation. I recall the club saying they did it because of that at the time, to allow younger generations go to these games to generate a better atmosphere or something along these lines? That was soon scrapped and they said they didn't have accurate information on loyalty points like they hadn't stored them or some work experience kid had wiped all their records!
It’ll never be the same again. We just have to adapt or jump off. The price of progress. Which is fine as long as we make progress. Personally I had many great days and nights in a 36,000 ground. And I had sat in every stand and had season tickets in three of them.Yeah I understand that, and I have a pretty similar experience to you. I have no problem with a fan who has been a long term ST holder, but also goes away etc being ahead of me in the queue. I just have the hump with how they've cocked up the records, meaning people approaching 20 years etc may find themselves scrabbling for a seat up in the gods which still cost a lot more than their previous seat. Nobody can convince me that a seat behind the goal high up in the new stadium is a better seat than close to the half way line of the East Lower in the old WHL, despite the "facilities".
I still haven't heard a credible reason why they haven't just tried to relocate fans as close as possible to where they were in WHL.
Everyone in the top ~40k or so of the waiting list now was offered a season ticket last year and said no. I can't imagine many of them will want one now it costs 40% or so more.
Yeah I understand that, and I have a pretty similar experience to you. I have no problem with a fan who has been a long term ST holder, but also goes away etc being ahead of me in the queue. I just have the hump with how they've cocked up the records, meaning people approaching 20 years etc may find themselves scrabbling for a seat up in the gods which still cost a lot more than their previous seat. Nobody can convince me that a seat behind the goal high up in the new stadium is a better seat than close to the half way line of the East Lower in the old WHL, despite the "facilities".
I still haven't heard a credible reason why they haven't just tried to relocate fans as close as possible to where they were in WHL.
Huh? Everyone in the top 40 k did definitely not say no to a season ticket.
Same at Liverpool they have 4K corporate right in the middle of the new stand empty as second half kicks offIt's going to be another Wembley situation where the TV cameras pick up the massive empty corporate section bang in the middle of the East lower
I mean this just isn't even true. If you've had a season ticket for 20+ years, you will be in at least phase 3, even if you had 0 loyalty points. You'd be between the 10,001st and 15,000th person to choose a seat out of up to 42,000.
Thanks for the input Daniel.I think prices are low compared to the experience people are going to get from the stadium.
Everyone moans about the corporates not being back at kick off for second half, when tonnes of regular ticketed fans are in late for kick off, out for lots of the game, and miss the beginning of the second half because of boozing.
Didn't you know? The food and drink at a football stadium is the finest in the land. Why eat or drink anywhere else during the week when you can miss a large chunk of 90 minutes of football to get your fill?I never get that. I’ve on one or two occasions had a quick beer and slammed it to get back in time but last year I used to see people in the Park Lane casually drinking into the 50-55th minute watching on the screen.
Don’t get me started on early leavers!
Everyone moans about the corporates not being back at kick off for second half, when tonnes of regular ticketed fans are in late for kick off, out for lots of the game, and miss the beginning of the second half because of boozing.
I never get that. I’ve on one or two occasions had a quick beer and slammed it to get back in time but last year I used to see people in the Park Lane casually drinking into the 50-55th minute watching on the screen.
Don’t get me started on early leavers!
I am so undecided where to sit. Had my season ticket in the Paxton for 25 years so used to being behind the goal but I am very tempted to get a seat in the East or West Lower. What is everyone's thoughts on pitchside seats - view etc.
I appreciate the atmosphere in the West lower wont be amazing but remember I am used to that in the Paxton!
I think prices are low compared to the experience people are going to get from the stadium.
Didn't you know? The food and drink at a football stadium is the finest in the land. Why eat or drink anywhere else during the week when you can miss a large chunk of 90 minutes of football to get your fill?
I'll be surprised if I ever eat at the ground.Ugh I cringed when they said there would be “street food”. Yeah I bet they’re really emulating the experience of buying from market vendors in Mexico or Vietnam.
-That will be £12.95 for that burrito and would you like to pay £2.95 extra for gourmet ketchup?
-sure. Do you take Amex?
I am so undecided where to sit. Had my season ticket in the Paxton for 25 years so used to being behind the goal but I am very tempted to get a seat in the East or West Lower. What is everyone's thoughts on pitchside seats - view etc.
I appreciate the atmosphere in the West lower wont be amazing but remember I am used to that in the Paxton!