You can't really offer more away season tickets than we already have at the moment because of the potentially small allocations we get a some grounds. Plus, you need to have a season ticket before applying for one.
Its natural that non-season ticket holders are going to miss out on some of these more desirable away fixtures, as the home/away season holders get first dibs, rightly so. The simple answer really is to get a season ticket. But even then, there are going to be occasions when people miss out, and with our fanatical away support, I guess that isn't surprising at all. I would say that Southampton, Charlton and Norwich aways were top of everyone's wish list this season, so inevitable that people have been let down. I have heard a lot of talk about loyalty scemes and such, but would that be fair to say, only a core group can go to every away game? As a season ticket holder in the past, I only went to 3-4 away games a season, but would not have been happy to miss out on away days just because someone else doesn't work weekends or have other comitments. At the end of the day, I think it evens out in the end. On the bright side, there are always tickets available in Unkle Ken's corporate hospitality seating.... > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:55:12 +0000 > Subject: Re: [LU] Southampton spares > > Steve, > Ditto to everything you said re away fixtures. > I have often thought that making more away season tickets available could be > a possible solution? > > Kevin > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 1:49 PM > To: "KEVIN" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Southampton spares > > > From my experience the problems have been down to the online booking > > system, the last 3 times I have had to rely on my mate to do the booking > > for me as I've had work commitments (or on the last occasion jury > > service). He has had problems getting a connection to the site at 10:00 > > due to heavy net traffic, and by the time he has got on it has been too > > late, to be honest I do not know whether this is a due to his internet > > connection being crap or if the official site is actually crashing with > > the volume of traffic . > > > > He did ring the ticket office after failing to get a Spurs ticket and they > > advised him to send the next applications by special delivery, which he > > did but Royal Mail managed to screw this up and it did not get there til > > the Wednesday, the upshot of which is that we are unlikely to get tickets > > for Norwich, Soton, G'ham or Charlton. > > > > Has anyone had any similar problems with booking online or are there just > > more people wanting to go to away games this season ? For the past 2 > > seasons we have had little problems getting tickets, eg. got tickets for > > Swindon and Orient easily enough for the last 2 years but only got them > > this year after Swindon was rearranged and Orient gave us more tickets. > > All very frustrating. > > > > Steve Sims > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: KEVIN <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [LU] Southampton spares > >> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:39:17 -0000 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> I am also looking for 2 spares for Southampton if anyone can help? > >> > >> Have other members (non-season ticket holders) been having a harder > >> time at getting tickets this season more than the past? > >> > >> I have found the first two League 1 seasons not quite as difficult > >> as this current season (Bar Brighton and Northampton and other > >> small grounds). Possibly due to our overall form /position in the > >> league most of the season - more interest in away games ? > >> > >> Ironically I thought Norwich and Southampton would be easier games > >> to get because of premiership /championship size stadiums, yet > >> these may prove more difficult because of the interest in these > >> matches. Charlton is a loyalty game which may also be tricky for > >> some members as well. > >> > >> > >> Kevin Leizer _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails > >> away > > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. 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