Who on here uses it?
Has anyone managed to get tickets to any games this year?
For those that do not use it the club changed the system since Henry took over from selling tickets individually approx. a month before the game to this new system where there are two 'windows'. Tickets go on sale for all home games up until 1st Jan. So whereas before if you were unlucky for one match you could try your hand at a different match when they came on sale. But, with this new system, once you’re at the front of the queue you can stock up on EVERY game, which of course people do. Fair play to them, I would do the same in the same situation if I could afford that financial outlay. The second 'window' falls nicely in December, so if you do want to attend so games in the second half of the season you're forced to fit payment in around Christmas.
I attended 5 League games last year so didn't have any priority as such other that what being a member is supposed to provide. So this morning I got up at 8:15 to try and get tickets. Surprise Surprise, the website was down! So I spent 45 mins or so refreshing until it came back up. Then, I get told I probably have to wait 2 hours. Yeah cheers. Great way to spend a day off. I dont ever remember having to wait that long or anything like it with the old system.
When I was at the front of the queue, I got booted out immediately and asked to queue for 2 hours again. Luckily, I had dialled into my work machine so I was ‘in’ on that one and started looking for tickets.
I managed to get 2 Newcastle tickets and spent no more than 2 mins checking if I could get any others – I couldn’t. When I went to pay these were “now unavailable” and I need to contact the club. WTF?
So for my £30 I have a shitty scalf, a pen (same one I got last year) and a little badge. But fuck all in the way of tickets.
Does anyone else use this method to get tickets? If so how have you got on?
I understand why the club does it this way, as it gets the money in early and if we do happen to have a shit season the tickets are still sold, but has anyone else struggled? Has anyone else complained?
Has anyone managed to get tickets to any games this year?
For those that do not use it the club changed the system since Henry took over from selling tickets individually approx. a month before the game to this new system where there are two 'windows'. Tickets go on sale for all home games up until 1st Jan. So whereas before if you were unlucky for one match you could try your hand at a different match when they came on sale. But, with this new system, once you’re at the front of the queue you can stock up on EVERY game, which of course people do. Fair play to them, I would do the same in the same situation if I could afford that financial outlay. The second 'window' falls nicely in December, so if you do want to attend so games in the second half of the season you're forced to fit payment in around Christmas.
I attended 5 League games last year so didn't have any priority as such other that what being a member is supposed to provide. So this morning I got up at 8:15 to try and get tickets. Surprise Surprise, the website was down! So I spent 45 mins or so refreshing until it came back up. Then, I get told I probably have to wait 2 hours. Yeah cheers. Great way to spend a day off. I dont ever remember having to wait that long or anything like it with the old system.
When I was at the front of the queue, I got booted out immediately and asked to queue for 2 hours again. Luckily, I had dialled into my work machine so I was ‘in’ on that one and started looking for tickets.
I managed to get 2 Newcastle tickets and spent no more than 2 mins checking if I could get any others – I couldn’t. When I went to pay these were “now unavailable” and I need to contact the club. WTF?
So for my £30 I have a shitty scalf, a pen (same one I got last year) and a little badge. But fuck all in the way of tickets.
Does anyone else use this method to get tickets? If so how have you got on?
I understand why the club does it this way, as it gets the money in early and if we do happen to have a shit season the tickets are still sold, but has anyone else struggled? Has anyone else complained?
