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Arrived at our seats to find the entire row full. Said "excuse me mate, you're sat in my seat". "Nope. Season ticket holder", came the reply.

We'd actually booked more than one seat (all taken), but the kids couldn't make it due to being ill last night. I was a bit dubious about the season ticket claim, until 8 more people turned up who'd also booked tickets on the same row (and seats). They weren't the last to turn up with tickets for the same seats! The entire top of the gangway was heaving with people without seats, all double booked. It was so bad you couldn't tell the difference between the aisle and the seats with everyone stood up!

TBH, it wasn't the end of the world, I'd have stood anyway, and everyone was very good about it (no arguments, just people laughing at the absurdity of it all). Also, the atmosphere was cracking with so many people crammed into the top corner of the Kop.

The stewards came and had a bit of a word, before realizing what had occurred (again, no drama, everyone very polite about it).

Not sure what happened, but the powers that be need to get a hold of the situation. I'd also guess the crowd figure was underestimated!
 



Flawed said:
Arrived at our seats to find the entire row full. Said "excuse me mate, you're sat in my seat". "Nope. Season ticket holder", came the reply.

We'd actually booked more than one seat (all taken), but the kids couldn't make it due to being ill last night. I was a bit dubious about the season ticket claim, until 8 more people turned up who'd also booked tickets on the same row (and seats). They weren't the last to turn up with tickets for the same seats! The entire top of the gangway was heaving with people without seats, all double booked. It was so bad you couldn't tell the difference between the aisle and the seats with everyone stood up!

TBH, it wasn't the end of the world, I'd have stood anyway, and everyone was very good about it (no arguments, just people laughing at the absurdity of it all). Also, the atmosphere was cracking with so many people crammed into the top corner of the Kop.

The stewards came and had a bit of a word, before realizing what had occurred (again, no drama, everyone very polite about it).

Not sure what happened, but the powers that be need to get a hold of the situation. I'd also guess the crowd figure was underestimated!
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How the fk can that be allowed to happen?
 
Flawed said:
Arrived at our seats to find the entire row full. Said "excuse me mate, you're sat in my seat". "Nope. Season ticket holder", came the reply.

We'd actually booked more than one seat (all taken), but the kids couldn't make it due to being ill last night. I was a bit dubious about the season ticket claim, until 8 more people turned up who'd also booked tickets on the same row (and seats). They weren't the last to turn up with tickets for the same seats! The entire top of the gangway was heaving with people without seats, all double booked. It was so bad you couldn't tell the difference between the aisle and the seats with everyone stood up!

TBH, it wasn't the end of the world, I'd have stood anyway, and everyone was very good about it (no arguments, just people laughing at the absurdity of it all). Also, the atmosphere was cracking with so many people crammed into the top corner of the Kop.

The stewards came and had a bit of a word, before realizing what had occurred (again, no drama, everyone very polite about it).

Not sure what happened, but the powers that be need to get a hold of the situation. I'd also guess the crowd figure was underestimated!
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So where did you sit in the end?
 
Flawed said:
Arrived at our seats to find the entire row full. Said "excuse me mate, you're sat in my seat". "Nope. Season ticket holder", came the reply.

We'd actually booked more than one seat (all taken), but the kids couldn't make it due to being ill last night. I was a bit dubious about the season ticket claim, until 8 more people turned up who'd also booked tickets on the same row (and seats). They weren't the last to turn up with tickets for the same seats! The entire top of the gangway was heaving with people without seats, all double booked. It was so bad you couldn't tell the difference between the aisle and the seats with everyone stood up!

TBH, it wasn't the end of the world, I'd have stood anyway, and everyone was very good about it (no arguments, just people laughing at the absurdity of it all). Also, the atmosphere was cracking with so many people crammed into the top corner of the Kop.

The stewards came and had a bit of a word, before realizing what had occurred (again, no drama, everyone very polite about it).

Not sure what happened, but the powers that be need to get a hold of the situation. I'd also guess the crowd figure was underestimated!
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Buy a season ticket.
 
Crikey that still happening, happened to me about 5 seasons ago, thought the newish computer system wouldn't allow it, h'mmm me wonders why.....
 
ourbob said:
Buy a season ticket.
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Had a season ticket for many, many, many years mate. My employment contract ended over the summer so I decided to start a business, so I couldn't commit an all out expense to one. We've been to almost every game this year! Cup games included!

Would have got a half-season ticket, but there was absolutely no saving to be had over buying tickets on a per-game basis. In fact, with the £10 additional ticket offer with today's ticket it actually works out cheaper to buy individual tickets than a half-season ticket! If there was a saving to be had I'd have got one (I'd have actually got 3 or maybe even 4, kids included!).
 
Flawed said:
Had a season ticket for many, many, many years mate. My employment contract ended over the summer so I decided to start a business, so I couldn't commit an all out expense to one. We've been to almost every game this year! Cup games included!

Would have got a half-season ticket, but there was absolutely no saving to be had over buying tickets on a per-game basis. In fact, with the £10 additional ticket offer with today's ticket it actually works out cheaper to buy individual tickets than a half-season ticket! If there was a saving to be had I'd have got one (I'd have actually got 3 or maybe even 4, kids included!).
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Sorry flawed, but I'm goner repeat myself.

How the fk can that be allowed to happen?

What's the point of the club offering half st's if there's no saving to be made?
 
Photo (this is the middle of the aisle NOT a seat!), and we were right at the front of the crowd on the aisle.

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Blade58 said:
Sorry flawed, but I'm goner repeat myself.

How the fk can that be allowed to happen?

What's the point of the club offering half st's if there's no saving to be made?
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I agree mate, it was discussed here (probably not seen by many as it was in a sub-forum)
 



HighfieldBlade said:
:)
Seriously though, was there any goodwill gesture from SUFC for your inconvenience?
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We only mentioned it to a steward. He said "Sorry mate. What can I do?". TBF, there wasn't a lot he could do!

Not blaming them at all. At first they were obviously trying to get everyone to sit down (in our non-existent seats). When they realised what was happening they pretty much left us alone.

Having said that, if anyone important reads this and wants to give us some free tickets, I won't turn them down! :D
 
First time on kop in years. Absolutely hated it. Awful seats with no legroom. Crap view and a high ratio of dickheads. Never again.
 
Grappler said:
Yep, not been on the kop in years, for that very reason
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Me neither. Used to have a season ticket on there until about 10 years ago - then I transferred to the South Stand to be with a better class of supporter! o_O It isn't all sunshine and roses though! This season we have been joined by a bunch of chaps who arrive 10 minutes late for each half of every game, stinking of beer. I timed it yesterday. To be fair they were only about 3 minutes late arriving for the kick off and about 5 minutes late joining for the second half. Much improved! Well done to them!

Within the first 20 minutes of the game they had got up to go to the toilet or for "refreshments" a total of 6 times. At half-time the number of times we had to stand up to let them past was 10. In the second half we had to stand up to let them past a further 8 times. So, 18 times in one match then. Now, sometimes they have children with them and as a parent I know that you just can't legislate for kids, so that's ok, I've no problem with that at all. But the adults should be old enough to hold their watter a bit better than this I think?

I moved on from the kop, mainly because I couldn't stand the piss-heads going to the toilet or for a pie every 5 minutes, but it seems the piss-heads are now in the South Stand as well.

Maybe we should put the prices up much higher and try and price them out of it? Or get standing areas back on the kop so they don't even need to go to the toilet for a piss but can just do it there and then on the spot, like back in the good old days!
 
Tyler Durden said:
Wouldn't happen if standing was allowed. Just putting that out there.
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I am sorry but you are wrong - "safe" standing still demands one person per rail seat and the booking system is therefore the same - tickets issued for a position in the ground.

I agree that safe standing should be available though.

UTB
 



Fulwood Blade said:
I am sorry but you are wrong - "safe" standing still demands one person per rail seat and the booking system is therefore the same - tickets issued for a position in the ground.

I agree that safe standing should be available though.

UTB
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Which is fair enough, but such confusion in a seated area is actually inherently more dangerous because it leads to people standing on gangways in front of exits and the lack of rails can lead to people falling down the stairs.

My main point was about the safety aspect rather than the mix-ups over ticketing. Which you're right about.
 
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