You could do what I've done for some of the clubs near to where I live (Crewe). You pick a game when the club is playing one of our promotion rivals, so the game still has some relevance to Leeds. Then you're on their customer database, should you need to get tickets for a Leeds game. Though as MK are promotion rivals themselves, you could go to any game and silently 'support' their opposition on the day. Tim W.
--- On Fri, 25/9/09, Graham Longbottom <[email protected]> wrote: From: Graham Longbottom <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [LU] MK Dons - what a f56king palaver To: [email protected], "Leeds List (E-mail)" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, 25 September, 2009, 9:38 PM Problem is then I'd have to actually buy a ticket to MK Dons when the Gods AREN'T playing. Why on earth would anyone want to do that! :-) > Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:33:54 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LU] MK Dons - what a f56king palaver > > You'll have to get yourself onto their customer database, then they won't > check. > > I'm on the customer database of eight different clubs, supposedly as a 'home > supporter'. Can anyone beat that? > > Tim W. > > www.toellandback.org, an independent view of Leeds United. > > --- On Fri, 25/9/09, Graham Longbottom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Graham Longbottom <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] MK Dons - what a f56king palaver > To: "Leeds List (E-mail)" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 25 September, 2009, 6:26 PM > > > > Suddenly coming free this weekend, thought I'd treat myself to day at Milton > Keynes a scant 3/4 of an hour or so up the road - only my second sighting of > the Gods this season. > > No probs buying a ticket - still a fair few available. Set up nicely for > Saturday. > > Imagine my shock when the email below arrives (and just as well I checked > email before tomorrow else I'd have had an abortive trip) ... > > > Dear Mr Longbottom > > > > Thank you for your order. Unfortunately due to strict > segregation policies that we have in place here at stadiummk I have had to > cancel your order for the following > reasons. > > Any order that we have received from anyone who is > not registered on our ticketing database has been checked with Leeds united > to ensure that we have no away supporters in > the home end of the ground. When we supplied your details to them they have > confirmed that you were registered with them. > > > > > > > > I do apologise for any inconvenience this may have > caused but I hope you understand the reason behind my decision. > > > Should you wish to discuss this please feel free to > contact me on the number below. Your card has been refunded today for you. > > > > > > Kind regards > > Call ticket office and have long and ultimately fruitless discussion but they > refuse to sell me a ticket. Not because I'm a Leeds supporter (obviously I am > - but they don't know that), but because they suspect I am. Not because I'm a > member of the club, or an away season ticket holder etc., but because I'm > "registered" at Elland Road i.e. I've bought a ticket at Elland Road using a > card and/or my home address before. > > Note - they also tell me this just 45 minutes before the ticket office closes > so I've had to madly ring round mates who would lend me a credit card for a > day etc. and have never bought a ticket at Leeds and track one down before > they put up the shutters, and now have the time-wasting task to drive over > and borrow his card so I can pick up the ticket using the same card as bought > it. > > I can't believe how criminalised I feel just for trying to buy a ticket to a > footy game. > Presumably there is now no place for a supporter who goes to occasional games > anymore. We are all either away thugs, or ardent home fans who have a track > record of buying regular tickets. > > Sure hope we wallop them this week > > Graham/glongbot > > > > > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009
