Category B Games?

[Ted Danson]

Is there a list of the remaining fixtures anywhere which tells you what category the games are?

Ive just got a couple of free tickets to any category B game but dont know which are which so its hard to arrange it

 

[I should coco]

Is there a list of the remaining fixtures anywhere which tells you what category the games are?

I think they make it up as they go along.

In the unlikely event we are pushing for promotion, then all games are likely to be higher than they otherwise would have been.

Why not just make your arrangements and turn up for the next game anyway?. Imagine the excitement and sense of anticipation you will get, not knowing whether the the ticket barrier is going to let you in.........

ISC

 

[Ted Danson]

I think they make it up as they go along.

In the unlikely event we are pushing for promotion, then all games are likely to be higher than they otherwise would have been.

Why not just make your arrangements and turn up for the next game anyway?. Imagine the excitement and sense of anticipation you will get, not knowing whether the the ticket barrier is going to let you in.........

ISC

haha, unfortunately Ive got to fill in a form and post it off to get the tickets so I could do with knowing in advance, also my misses works lots of Saturdays and late on Tuesdays so I need to actually plan it in advance, or take a different misses

 

[WorkingtonBlade]

Is there a list of the remaining fixtures anywhere which tells you what category the games are?

Ive just got a couple of free tickets to any category B game but dont know which are which so its hard to arrange it

How do you end up with free tickets to any game providing it's a certain category?! As ISC says, I think it's decided as we go along, so there is no list.

The only thing I can say is that most games seem to be Category B. The Wigan, Swindon and Vale games are the three currently available, and they're all category B.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Is there a list of the remaining fixtures anywhere which tells you what category the games are?

Ive just got a couple of free tickets to any category B game but dont know which are which so its hard to arrange it

Sounds like a question for the Ticket Office. They've always been helpful and reply promptly when I've asked them a question.
boxoffice AT sufc.co.uk

It does seem to be petty, penny-pinching to say the free game has to be category B. Would be a lot simpler if it applied to any home league game.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

About time they got rid of this Category nonsense.

 

[Ted Danson]

Sounds like a question for the Ticket Office. They've always been helpful and reply promptly when I've asked them a question.
boxoffice AT sufc.co.uk

It does seem to be petty, penny-pinching to say the free game has to be category B. Would be a lot simpler if it applied to any home league game.

I agree completely

 

[Ted Danson]

How do you end up with free tickets to any game providing it's a certain category?! As ISC says, I think it's decided as we go along, so there is no list.

The only thing I can say is that most games seem to be Category B. The Wigan, Swindon and Vale games are the three currently available, and they're all category B.

a friend won them in a raffle and she isnt interested in football in the slightest so just gave them to me, as Highfield says, it should just be any game.

Surprised Wigan is a Cat B game as they would have been one of the favourites at the start of the season, I guess thats why they make it up as they go along

 

[jt64]

About time they got rid of this Category nonsense.

Only trouble is they'd make all the games the Cat A price

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Categorising should be knocked on the head throughout.

How many away matches are we classed as "Cat A" in this Division?

The admission prices at OT are just a joke.
£55 for a match that's on TV.

Still, some mugs will pay anything without question and follow blindly.

Hugh Cornwell got it right back in the 80's
"You've paid £12 to come and see us? Mugs, you could have bought three albums for that price"
or was a tenner?

 

[Sheffsteel]

The catorgory system financially works and has been a success so any decent business is never going to get rid of an idea that increases revenue.

Time and time again evidence shows that when it's an attractive match high admission hardly have any affect on deterring the crowd.

For example we have probably a 10K demand wanting to go to Old Trafford. Charging an extortionate £45 admission has hardly had an affect on demand.

We could lower admission to £10 like we do for the FA Cup and the lower prices don't encourage extra fans if it's an unattractive match.

Against Bradford Boxing Day if we'd have charged £19 there would have been 26,000 there. Instead we charge £27 and there was 25,000 there.

 

[BushBlade]

Categorising should be knocked on the head throughout.

How many away matches are we classed as "Cat A" in this Division?

The admission prices at OT are just a joke.
£55 for a match that's on TV.

Still, some mugs will pay anything without question and follow blindly.

Hugh Cornwell got it right back in the 80's
"You've paid £12 to come and see us? Mugs, you could have bought three albums for that price"
or was a tenner?

Or could have taped them off a mate for nowt but if we'd all done that he'd have to have got a proper job.

 

[Bartleby]

How do you end up with free tickets to any game providing it's a certain category?! As ISC says, I think it's decided as we go along, so there is no list.

The only thing I can say is that most games seem to be Category B. The Wigan, Swindon and Vale games are the three currently available, and they're all category B.

so Peterborough must have been category A was it? Just got my ticket for Swindon and it's 2 quid cheaper. It does seem a bit random to me.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

haha, unfortunately Ive got to fill in a form and post it off to get the tickets so I could do with knowing in advance, also my misses works lots of Saturdays and late on Tuesdays so I need to actually plan it in advance, or take a different misses

You can take mine mate, as long as you promise to not bring her back

 

[jt64]

so Peterborough must have been category A was it? Just got my ticket for Swindon and it's 2 quid cheaper. It does seem a bit random to me.

Peterborough was B. Did you by any chance buy for Peterborough on the day and get charged two quid extra because of that?

 

[Bartleby]

Peterborough was B. Did you by any chance buy for Peterborough on the day and get charged two quid extra because of that?

ah, yes I did indeed, forgot about that extra charge they put on.

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

ah, yes I did indeed, forgot about that extra charge they put on.

why is it an extra £2 if bought on the day?
what justification in that?

what next season? A fiver?

 

[Bartleby]

why is it an extra £2 if bought on the day?
what justification in that?

what next season? A fiver?

Same justification as charging a booking fee for buying tickets using the self service facility on the website. At least they did summat about the rip-off phone service

 

[BushBlade]

Same justification as charging a booking fee for buying tickets using the self service facility on the website. At least they did summat about the rip-off phone service

They'll be more of this shit if we ever end up in the PL. £40 Cat A tickets to see Manure etc, £5 for an 'artisan' pie. There's a part of me that prefers to be in L1.

 

[jt64]

why is it an extra £2 if bought on the day?
what justification in that?

So the queue for the ticket office doesn't reach as far as the Sheaf?

 

[BushBlade]

Couldn't we just fit credit card readers on the turnstiles with a link to a database that xrefs your card details with your ticket number? Is that possible?

And if it's not been done yet I'm copywriting that idea.

 

[Bath Blade]

why is it an extra £2 if bought on the day?
what justification in that?

what next season? A fiver?

It's just an incentive to persuade people to book tickets in advance, which gives the club a clearer idea of the likely crowd and helps the club plan for the match better (number of pies, number of bar staff etc) in theory at least.

Look at it as a £2 saving for buying in advance rather than a £2 punishment for buying on the day.

 

[Bath Blade]

Couldn't we just fit credit card readers on the turnstiles with a link to a database that xrefs your card details with your ticket number? Is that possible?

And if it's not been done yet I'm copywriting that idea.

As long as it's not a contactless reader, you'd find you'd inadvertently paid for the twenty people in front of you in the queue without your card ever leaving your wallet.

 

[BushBlade]

As long as it's not a contactless reader, you'd find you'd inadvertently paid for the twenty people in front of you in the queue without your card ever leaving your wallet.

I was thinking of putting it before the turnstile, not after.

 

[WorkingtonBlade]

There's a part of me that prefers to be in L1.

That's probably for the best.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Couldn't we just fit credit card readers on the turnstiles with a link to a database that xrefs your card details with your ticket number? Is that possible?

And if it's not been done yet I'm copywriting that idea.

Some PL clubs (and elsewhere?) "load" your ticket onto your membership card, if you purchase online in advance. You then insert the membership card into the card reader at the turnstile to gain access .

When you purchase, it's slightly disconcerting receiving a confirmation email saying that 'your card has been loaded' instead of receiving a physical ticket.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Is there a list of the remaining fixtures anywhere which tells you what category the games are?

Ive just got a couple of free tickets to any category B game but dont know which are which so its hard to arrange it

No cat B games until we get promoted.
They're all cat C games.

 

[jt64]

Some PL clubs (and elsewhere?) "load" your ticket onto your membership card, if you purchase online in advance. You then insert the membership card into the card reader at the turnstile to gain access .

When you purchase, it's slightly disconcerting receiving a confirmation email saying that 'your card has been loaded' instead of receiving a physical ticket.

So exactly like we do then?

 

[Leonardo Green]

Categorising should be knocked on the head throughout.

How many away matches are we classed as "Cat A" in this Division?

The admission prices at OT are just a joke.
£55 for a match that's on TV.

Still, some mugs will pay anything without question and follow blindly.

Hugh Cornwell got it right back in the 80's
"You've paid £12 to come and see us? Mugs, you could have bought three albums for that price"
or was a tenner?

It's not £55 for real fans.

 

[Bartleby]

£5 for an 'artisan' pie. There's a part of me that prefers to be in L1.

It's already £3.40 in the ground for a pukka pie , as compared to £3.20 all in for cottage pie, chips, peas, carrots and a mug of tea at Sharon's in the Moor market.