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Post by telfordSHREWS on Jan 3, 2005 21:58:24 GMT 1
We we told in advance by STFC via matchday programme & SS that Yeovil had issued a limited number of tickets to S'bury in advance with a couple of quid reduction., but it was definately not all ticket game. However what STFC traveling fans were not told was that when you get to Yeovil you have to still go and get a ticket before gaining entry to ground, total shambles as the game kicked off must have been a 100 Town fans outside trying to purchase tickets to get in. The Yeovil steward says that has been there policy all season. So why didn't STFC give us the full details or did Yeovil not tell STFC the arrangement. Its a long 3/4 hour journey to find your going to miss the fist 20 mins of a game A very angry TS.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Jan 3, 2005 22:07:03 GMT 1
I asked that steward in the blue coat if they could have delayed the kick off, he said they had asked but the ref said no...not too sure thats the case but there you go...
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Post by YeovilFan on Jan 3, 2005 22:10:31 GMT 1
This is unlikely to be Yeovils fault. This arrangement has been in place all season on, as far as I know, Police advice. STFC would have been aware of this.
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Post by yeovil mad on Jan 3, 2005 22:12:19 GMT 1
your club were told how we do tickets the fault is your club and not ours this is the first time we have had ticket problems with away fans
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Post by Adam YTFC on Jan 3, 2005 22:12:50 GMT 1
I'll be honest, the ticketing at Huish Park is a total nonsense, fortunately I miss all such shambles by having a season ticket, but the club's poliy is that you have to purchase a ticket from the ticket office, rather than pay on the gate. Which is bloody rubbish.
Surely the ticket office staff would actually prefer that not to be the case, potentially having to deal with a huge amount of away fans: Swansea early in September was a particularily big shambles, several hundred had to queue to get a ticket. Our treatment of away fans is very much still non-league, which is a shame because on the field we have come so far, but it seems off it we are actually incapable of effectively organising anything
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Post by somersetshrew on Jan 3, 2005 22:16:50 GMT 1
so how am I, as a visiting supporter, who doesn't live in Shrewsbury, let alone get to home matches as often as I like, supposed to know this.
Normally, I take 10, 11, 12, 13 14 or 15 of my english pounds to the nice man behind the turnstile who then lets me in. This is normal practice.
Is it also normal to shepherd 500 fans through one poxy little gate after the match, and leave the big double gates locked too?
Maybe you should inform other clubs of that little idiosyncracy too..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2005 22:28:56 GMT 1
so how am I, as a visiting supporter, who doesn't live in Shrewsbury, let alone get to home matches as often as I like, supposed to know this. Normally, I take 10, 11, 12, 13 14 or 15 of my english pounds to the nice man behind the turnstile who then lets me in. This is normal practice. Is it also normal to shepherd 500 fans through one poxy little gate after the match, and leave the big double gates locked too? Maybe you should inform other clubs of that little idiosyncracy too.. The fact there was only one turnstile open which was 'manned' by a 5 year old did'nt help matters-still felt like a non-league club (no disrespect-well, not much)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2005 22:34:04 GMT 1
It was a shambles. As a protest I bought a kids ticket and only paid £6
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Post by telfordSHREWS on Jan 3, 2005 22:35:20 GMT 1
I'm just trying to establish here, that if STFC knew this arrangement why the fcuk didn't inform us, they told us in advance that we were given a small limited number of tickets where we save a couple of quid in advance, or did Yeovil just presume we should have known despite them having this long standing arrangement already ?
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Post by harmerhillshrew on Jan 3, 2005 22:42:10 GMT 1
To quote Judy from the Bristol Rovers programme, It is not an all ticket game. Page 5 Paragraph 6
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Post by blueandamber on Jan 3, 2005 22:57:29 GMT 1
What a cockup.
the guy in the office screwed me for an extra 3 quid.
luckily me and my dad got in the ground just in time for kick off.
not good.
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Post by shrewforever on Jan 3, 2005 23:33:21 GMT 1
I agree as you know Dunc,total shambles. However having read what the Yeovil fans(very honest comments IMO) have said above,particularly that we are the first set of supporters to experience these problems, that you may like to address your question to STFC. Stupid of me really to lay all the blame at Yeovils door as I did at the time,never crossed my mind that the STFC PR system may have played a role in things. Not saying it did Whitters m8,if you read this,just saying it MIGHT have ....nice to see you today Ian and thanks for letting me know I hadnt missed GP,worth waiting for
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Post by HandsOffMeadowEnjoyment on Jan 4, 2005 0:03:15 GMT 1
i think two town fans may have got in through the wrong gate,a steward asked them if they had tickets,they both produced their tickets but were lead out only to reappear a couple of minutes later. did the steward make them leave and come back through the correct turnstile?
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Post by MartinB on Jan 4, 2005 7:31:37 GMT 1
No blame to STFC here. Below I have copied and pasted direct from Yeovil's website. First part is from the away fans guide, 2nd is from the ticket details section.
NOWHERE does it say no cash at turnstiles. Other clubs who use this same muppet arrangement either have cleary informed STFC or like Sarfend have a seperate window to sell tickets to away fans right by the turnstiles.
IF I had known this was the case I would have bought my ticket when I was at the ground at 1 pm not waited until 2.30 when I got back to the ground to go in.
"General Information For Away Fans
Huish Park has generally ample car-parking facilities for all but sell-out games. Away fans are at present accomodated on the open away terrace (clearly signposted at the stadium) and in one section of the covered, and seated, Bartlett Stand.
The cost for League Two games are £14 (£9 concessions) for a seat in the Yeovil College Stand Stand; £16 (£13 concessions) to stand on the terrace. See our Access Guide for accommodation for disabled fans.
Segregation is in force for all matches. A reasonable selection of hot food is available at the snack bars. "
Ticket Details section
"IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE TICKET OFFICE
REMEMBER THE EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICE ON ALL LEAGUE MATCHES - £2 WILL BE ADDED TO ALL TICKETS PURCHASED ON A MATCH DAY.
TELEPHONE BOOKINGS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – 01935 847888 (EXCLUDING MATCHDAYS)
MATCHDAY TICKETS FOR THE DAY OF THE MATCH WILL BE ON SALE UP UNTIL KICK OFF.
TICKETS FOR ALL OTHER FORTHCOMING MATCHES WILL ONLY BE ON SALE UP UNTIL ONE HOUR BEFORE KICK OFF. "
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Post by Tony_HullShrew on Jan 4, 2005 8:51:20 GMT 1
Hull get you to buy tickets at a ticket office before entry, so it is not a non-league thing. This came in with the new stadium, so it would seem to be state of the art - if very annoying! I guess it stops money being vulnerable on turnstiles, although I have never heard of a turnstile being robbed - usually too many police around!
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Post by ThrobsBlackHat on Jan 4, 2005 10:14:32 GMT 1
It will be fairly similar at New Meadow I think
you will have to buy a ticket in advance to qualify for the free bus, or something like that
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Post by ianwhit on Jan 4, 2005 11:49:21 GMT 1
dunc, not sure what's up...
it wasn't all ticket but from what your saying your upset as you had to buy a ticket to get through the turnstile and could not pay cash?
if so what have we done wrong? it's the same at oxford and a lot of other grounds these days, you buy a ticket at the ground and then go through the turnstyle?
saw yoy there about 1ish when we drove past, did you park up and get a ticket then?
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Post by El Huracán!!!! on Jan 4, 2005 12:20:18 GMT 1
I was in the Q with an outraged Dunc and Pete and Jemma ,Scooter and mate, me and my lot, and all of us knew about the fact that you could get early tickets and get them cheap which was fine – well done town and Yeovil for making that clear. But unfortunately we and a good many others could not make it down over the holiday period and could not hang about after the games. What seems to have not been relayed to the fans was that you could not pay on the gate – question is did you know that at the club? If not then fair enough you could not tell us something you did not know and Yeovil should have been putting something up on there website. If you did know a little line in the proggy would have been nice so after the massive walk to the ground from a pub you could have left early to get in the q for tickets. Also yeah most were there early and could have got a ticket but how the hell were we supposed to know that was the case??? Last I herd Ant was sending a letter to some one in complaint!!!!! (you have been warned) I personally blame the media department at Shrewsbury Town – for once again showing a total lack of respect to the fans!!!! big changes are needed there!
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Post by Pilch on Jan 4, 2005 13:24:57 GMT 1
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Post by scooter on Jan 4, 2005 13:40:28 GMT 1
dunc, not sure what's up... it wasn't all ticket but from what your saying your upset as you had to buy a ticket to get through the turnstile and could not pay cash? if so what have we done wrong? it's the same at oxford and a lot of other grounds these days, you buy a ticket at the ground and then go through the turnstyle? saw yoy there about 1ish when we drove past, did you park up and get a ticket then? The annoying thing was being there at 1pm and not knowing, so we did not get one then. Got back there at 2-45, joined a large queue of Town and Yeovil fans, and missed the first 5 minutes at least (did not see Stolcers booked) I should have got an early ticket, but got sidetracked on New Years eve (not drinking either )
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Post by scooter on Jan 4, 2005 13:41:56 GMT 1
Hull get you to buy tickets at a ticket office before entry, so it is not a non-league thing. This came in with the new stadium, so it would seem to be state of the art - if very annoying! I guess it stops money being vulnerable on turnstiles, although I have never heard of a turnstile being robbed - usually too many police around! Tony - I think it is to stop the gatemen taking the money rather than anyone else
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Post by telfordSHREWS on Jan 4, 2005 14:22:03 GMT 1
dunc, not sure what's up... it wasn't all ticket but from what your saying your upset as you had to buy a ticket to get through the turnstile and could not pay cash? if so what have we done wrong? it's the same at oxford and a lot of other grounds these days, you buy a ticket at the ground and then go through the turnstyle? saw yoy there about 1ish when we drove past, did you park up and get a ticket then? Im annoyed that nothing was said before the fixture about having to buy a ticket in advance at the ground before gaining entry, otherwise i would have bought one when i first got to the ground, we were told about the limited advance early bird tickets in the matchday programme and in the SS. Its great Yeovil have a set policy and promote it on their web site however i'm a STFC supporter and i dont log onto their web site and what about the Town fans who dont have i'net access ? Did STFC know the policy YTFC had if so it wouldn't have hurt to make it known along with annoucement the eary bird tickets that were sent up. I missed the Oxford game so i am unaware they do that there as well, however following the Town this season i have not encountered this system anywhere at any away game this season.
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Post by centre stander on Jan 4, 2005 14:54:51 GMT 1
I sit in the centre stand at the meadow, I am not a season ticket holder, but every time I go to a home game I have to buy a ticket from the ticket office, then take the ticket to gain entry at the turnstyle.
So we do a similar thing - I seem to remember doing the same thing at Kassam Stadium Oxford once.
I guess the idea is that the turnstyle operator just has to press the peddle to let you in, not worry about taking money.
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Post by Minor on Jan 4, 2005 14:59:45 GMT 1
This also was the case at Swindon on the day we won 1-0 with Scotty scoring, we did two laps of the ground before we realised you had to purchase a ticket to gain entry, all the turnstiles said ticket holders only , and you walk past the 'ticket' office 80 yard away from ground
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Post by ianwhit on Jan 4, 2005 15:51:20 GMT 1
I personally blame the media department at Shrewsbury Town – for once again showing a total lack of respect to the fans!!!! big changes are needed there! i do as well, blokes a complete hanker... the only info we have is that early bird tickets are avalable for a reduction, just looked at the match arrangement letter. do you really think if we'd been told to highlight that info we'd have kept it out? i'm amazed how ever day there are several posts on here just slating the club for everything under the sun.. my new year resoloution is to start an initative for the club to wipe the bums of all b&a members, just to make sure your all happy
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Post by nickjonesey on Jan 4, 2005 16:41:21 GMT 1
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Post by El Huracán!!!! on Jan 4, 2005 16:46:10 GMT 1
i do as well, blokes a complete hanker... the only info we have is that early bird tickets are avalable for a reduction, just looked at the match arrangement letter. do you really think if we'd been told to highlight that info we'd have kept it out? i'm amazed how ever day there are several posts on here just slating the club for everything under the sun.. my new year resoloution is to start an initative for the club to whip the bums of all b&a members, just to make sure your all happy To be fair Ian at the time in the queue and the anger most were blaming yeovil - i was
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Post by telfordSHREWS on Jan 4, 2005 17:28:19 GMT 1
the only info we have is that early bird tickets are avalable for a reduction, just looked at the match arrangement letter. In that case then Ian STFC should carry no blame, Yeovil clearly should take extra effort to make this known to visiting clubs so they have time to give out extra info for supporters who are going to travel 3/4 + hours to the game. Clearly seems to me that Yeovil couldn't give a toss to visiting fans as long as they look after there own.
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Post by ianwhit on Jan 4, 2005 17:29:01 GMT 1
Initially I thought that should be 'wipe', but then again ................................................................... bugger it should have been, have changed it now... pricey, all the anger wasn't in the cue as yourself and dunc have come on here and pointed your fingers at the club and said that it was our fault...
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Post by El Huracán!!!! on Jan 4, 2005 17:33:00 GMT 1
bugger it should have been, have changed it now... pricey, all the anger wasn't in the cue as yourself and dunc have come on here and pointed your fingers at the club and said that it was our fault... Ahhhh did i blame you And for that ian consider your self fooled - Its clear that you were not to blame as long as you did not have the info - but as its the first day back at work i though i would stir you up a bit - god only know you love it when its the other way around The fanzine debarcle has been revenged
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